Rah BiCon

[ciphergoth]

I had lots and lots of fun at BiCon - many thanks to the organisers! Some interesting stories to tell. If I try and list everyone who made my BiCon better here it will be a long list, so I'll just include here the people I spent a substantial amount of time with and whose LJ handles I remember. That's a shout out to narnee, thekumquat, skibbley, daneel_olivaw, kerrykat, cujosmurf, neilhudson, bondagewoodelf, kinkykarleen, conflux, faerierhona, just_becky, maneatingtigger, softfruit, memevector, thehalibutkid, olethros, hieroglyphe, alexilian, my fab flatmates xxxlibris, webcowgirl, adjectivemarcus, and of course my wonderful partners lilithmagna, spikeylady, and ergotia!

If I try to name all of you who I spoke to briefly and would like to have spoken to for longer this really will get too long. And I shouldn't have started, because of the inevitable people I've left off, but I'll just go back and change it and hope no-one notices...

Now, should I tell the story of

• having a drunken arsehole try to feel me up while I was in drag, and bodily throwing them out of the flat with my bare hands, or
• being reported to the desk for harrassment for telling a long-standing bi inactivist not to be so rude ... last year!

Comments

[softfruit.livejournal.com]

I feel an either-or choice here goes against the spirit of bicon :P

[barakta]

The second one if you must choose since I'm intrigued as to which of the possible inactivists it could be. But given my own way I'll second softfruit and say BOTH - have it ALL.

Glad you enjoyed BiCon, I hear I missed some fascinating discussions and conversations.

[otterylexa.livejournal.com]

Embrace the power of AND!

[lolliepopp.livejournal.com]

dammit!

you got there first!

But I second the above vote....if BiCon had taught you anything it's that you can have both.

And I'm curious too
L
xxx

[painted-bird.livejournal.com]

One day I *will* manage to make it to BiCon... You at next Goddess?

[cujosmurf.livejournal.com]

Well, I already know the first story, since I was there (and the same drunken arsehole had been minutes earlier doing the same thing to me). However, I still think you should tell both. :-D

[spyinthehaus.livejournal.com]

Harrassment! OK Thx bye.

The drunken idiot!

[kinkykarleen.livejournal.com]

The biggest bummer of my weekend was tryng to cop hold of that drunken idiot who tried it on you! hehe his answer to flirting with me and me trying to get hold of him was 'im not on the pull this weekend!' well obviously he was, bloody liar! well he must be on a guy thing at the moment! thats the way i see it...cos i usually get-who i flirt with!

It was lovely to see you again, i had a good time, and hope to do it again soon!

kk
xxx

[hieroglyphe.livejournal.com]

Tell the stories!

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

The drunken idiot! Was it only a small idiot?

Both stories!

[bondagewoodelf.livejournal.com]

... although I was there when the first thing happened. Whoa! I never knew you could be so mad!

[skibbley.livejournal.com]

Harassment annoys me even more in places where I expect more knowledge and respect. Some people may remember me holding up a large "CLUE" for those who needed it after BiCon 2000 in Manchester after a couple of good friends were assaulted.

Are you satisfied with your response or would you have liked more support from others and the BiCon organisers?

With the second story, I know both of you and I hope this can be worked out. Share whatever you feel you want to of course, but I think it might be more effective to get some sort of problem solving going with the person involved - most likely through trusted third parties. This could be private or public but I'd rather not see two people I like having a go at each other through their friends.
I've only heard one side of it so far and know that people can report the same conversation in radically different ways and indeed may have heard it in radically different ways at the time.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

The resolution I agreed with the organisers was that we should avoid each other for the rest of the Con. This couldn't be better from my point of view - why would I do anything to change it?

[thekumquat.livejournal.com]

just to say I like the use of the word 'inactivist'.

[narnee.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks for the shout-out. And first in the list, no less! ;>

Having been there for your impressive display of strength against the drunken arsehole, if you have to choose one I vote for being reported to the desk for harrassment due to something you said last year, which I was not aware of occuring. However, both is best!