The Ecstasy of Fun

I only now got to write this thing down but something happened to me during Icon. Something that made it all more true that this is what I love, and this is what is fun for me.

First of all, I think that this year’s convention was probably, to date, the largest and most packed convention I’ve been too and yet, the one where I went to the least amount of events. I spent a lot of my time just talking to friends, walking around the grounds and playing games.

What happened to me happened during my last day in the Con. It was thursday noon and I didn’t know if anyone else paid any attention to it at the time.

We were playing Grave Robbers from Outer Space on the second floor of Eshkol. I think it was the female Kenny who told us around noon that the mayor was supposed to be coming and not to leave any mess of garbage and not to block the path, god damn it!

So, we were playing cards and 9 people were in on it, including me and my brother. I think it was the largest amount I have ever played with, and not just Grave Robbers, any card game. More than half of them didn’t know how to play so the game went real slowly but we were all having lots of fun because everyone was laughing at the funny quotes on the cards. And there was this cute girl next to me (Yes, Maya, you can chip in) and I was showing her how to play, and I showed her my camera and we exchanged details. And then it happened.

My hands were shaking. I was shaking. Tiny little vibrations but all over my body. It was similiar to what you’ll feel if you were lying on the ground in the middle of an earthquake. It was so much that I told Maya to hold my camera or I might drop it. I eventually had to go down to the bathrooms to splash some water on my face and relax.

I don’t know wether it was the excitement, the rush, the air or the sheer wholeness of fun I was having. I’d like to think it was the latter. It just solidified my belief that what I’m doing is right. I’m not a freak. I’m not a wierdo. This is not junk. This is not Satan (Satan would wish he was this cool).

I’m a Geek. I’m a Science-Fiction-Loving, Role-Playing Geek. And I’m proud of it.


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