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A longer post will come later, but here are the highlights from the Vampire Masquerade Ball:
- My outfit turned out perfectly. Many people complimented me, and I was OMG sparkly under the stage lights.
- Lady Raven (the organizer) completely freaked out and faked out the audience; she spoke about the huge effort that goes into VMB, talked about how she's always said that if she ended the event, it would go out on a high note, and then said this was NOT the last VMB (I personally know this was a decision she had been agonizing over for the past month, as it was the subject of a lot of our phone calls. I didn't know what decision she had made until the evening of the event.)
- My friends who came with me as support staff ("We're your renfields!") were again fantastic and helpful during the event.
- I managed to avoid all interaction with a friend's horrible ex-husband! Bonus: the Stroppy One saw him at the hotel, and the ex literally dropped his head against his arm (which was resting on one of the bars of the bellhop luggage cart) to avoid eye contact with the Stroppy One. Yes, horrible person, understand that everyone is shunning you.
- My outfit turned out perfectly. Many people complimented me, and I was OMG sparkly under the stage lights.
- Lady Raven (the organizer) completely freaked out and faked out the audience; she spoke about the huge effort that goes into VMB, talked about how she's always said that if she ended the event, it would go out on a high note, and then said this was NOT the last VMB (I personally know this was a decision she had been agonizing over for the past month, as it was the subject of a lot of our phone calls. I didn't know what decision she had made until the evening of the event.)
- My friends who came with me as support staff ("We're your renfields!") were again fantastic and helpful during the event.
- I managed to avoid all interaction with a friend's horrible ex-husband! Bonus: the Stroppy One saw him at the hotel, and the ex literally dropped his head against his arm (which was resting on one of the bars of the bellhop luggage cart) to avoid eye contact with the Stroppy One. Yes, horrible person, understand that everyone is shunning you.
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Hurrah for fabulous ensemble and being fabulous with fabulous people <3
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I know organising an event like that must be a massive amount of work, but is there nobody who could take it over from Lady Raven if she's reached the point where she can't keep doing them any more? Or is it so much her personal thing that having someone else would be weird?
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I had the impression from what you relayed about your convos with N and what she posted about what she's been dealing with recently that this year's event was especially challenging for her. I wouldn't blame her if she decides she doesn't have the capacity to manage this anymore. The commitment and generosity she's shown in putting on this event for so long are WAY above and beyond. If the time has come to stop (or is near), I can't blame her at all.
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Perhaps LR can make a 'bible' for putting the event on? Something that would make it possible for someone else to take over the task, or even take over parts of it for her to make it easier on her?
Hurrah team of Renfields!!
and yes, the shunning is mighty. and I am just pleased that he KNOWS we all know and universally decry him and his actions.
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