The conference finished Saturday evening and the satellite events finished today. I am almost officially done with all the events of the weekend. I think all that remains in settling up with the caterer and turning in my receipts.
I am worn out and am hoping I can manage to get into my courses (which begin tomorrow with a 10am seminar) without too much trouble. Gabry and Mike keep telling me I will be fine. I think I even believe them. But I am aware that I need to take extra good care of myself for the week. Ben and Gina will be staying with me from Saturday so I do have an extra incentive to get my living quarters into a bit of order after abandoning my home for most of the hours each day.
I did meet an assortment of fascinating individuals from around the world. Many lauded our efforts and said it was one of the best organized events they'd attended. (We even received roses and chocolates from a few of the attendees!) Steve kept thanking us for our efforts and saying that it was a success. I said there's not much more we could ask for than that. There were some tensions and curveballs during the weekend, but really that is to be expected on some level. And I felt I couldn't take the most troubling stuff personally because it was less about me and more about the other's own frustrations. I tried to be patient and generous and then I decided I was tired of being complicit in someone else's neurosis. The ignoring of baiting comments made things go much more smoothly.
And now I am going to take a hot shower, wash off the weekend, and prepare myself for a glorious sleep before beginning my master's program. (That sounds so much more exciting and esteemed than the reality is...)
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