Friday, August 22, 2003

So we managed to make it to UeL without injury, although if I'd had a larger breakfast before leaving there might have been a different story on the stuffy and poorly ventilated Northern Line. Signing in in the main atrium of one of the buildings was nice and easy, and then with time to spare we went to the uni canteen where some fresh fruit invigorated me somewhat. Being Bicon newbies we decided the sensible course of action was to go attend the first-timers introduction to Bicon in which a couple of the committee members basically explained the general rules and regulations of Bicon, along with tips and advice for how to make the most of it, before giving us a chance to mingle and chat. After that it was lunch. Back to the canteen once more, for some quite decent grub. We had to wear our name badges at all times as there were other groups on campus and the name badges were the only way to distinguish Biconners from other people and so stop other people getting where they shouldn't be. As we sat outside after lunch we saw some members of one of these other groups, about a half dozen teenagers who seemed to be giving it all So Solid Crew and filming some sort of pop video. Most bizarre.

Looking at the time-table for the afternoon activities I didn't see anything that appealed, 'The ABCs of BDSM', 'How to set-up and run a bi-group', 'erotic writing' and many others, so I decided that was it for me for today and made my way home. There's other stuff tomorrow and Sunday which has more appeal, 'practical relaxation skills', 'fitting and misfitting', 'transgender issues' and many others, so I shall conserve my energy for them. Travelling there this morning I was gripped by the fear that there would turn out to be only a dozen people there and it would be badly organised, it was a relief to be proved wrong on both counts, around 175 people were there and there were more people expected at the weekend, people who couldn't get the day off work. And a high proportion of the people there seemed to be goths, so Camden must have seemed a ghost town today. And so far the organisation has run smoothly without problems, except the map they gave us of where all the rooms are is wrong in every respect, but it seems to be a fairly small campus, so we've found our way so far. So, my plan for tonight is to relax, followed by serious sleeping, so that hopefully I won't be too frazzled when I turn up there tomorrow.

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