A reminder, as Nerdly is upcoming.
When I meet someone in person after a long absence or for the first time, I try to remind them how we know each other.
I do this as I've got camouflage on camouflage: I'm a white guy with a beer gut, often wearing jeans and a casual button shirt. I've got dark hair and glasses, no tattoos, no piercings, and short hair. I don't stick out in any particular way, except maybe how much I don't stick out; there are a half dozen dudes you could reasonable confuse me with.
And I'm relatively picky about folk getting my name right.
So, maybe I'll say, "Hi, Brian! We talk on G+ a bunch, about necromancers. I'm William."
Or maybe, "Hi, Sarah! We played a pbta hack of mine about fantasy adventurers at Dreamation 17, with Sean. I'm William."
When I first started going to cons, I didn't have this strategy, and the following happened:
Me: Are you Jason?
Jason: Yes?
Me: ... ::leaves::
So: Do the former, not the latter.
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Well, I'll be at Camp Nerdly, and I met you at Dreamation in Dream Askew, and both your smile, bearing, and humor are quite memorable, so I doubt I will not recognize you, William! It will be great to see you again.
ReplyDeleteI love Dream Askew.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be good to see you!
That's also really sweet. And that game of Dream Askew was amazing.
ReplyDelete"Oh shit, you're William? Hi! I have no idea how I got to Nerdly, but awesome!"
ReplyDeleteI attend a convention here in Edinburgh once a year. For years I would assume that no-one one who I was. I don't know why, I guess because it was busy and I didn't know everyone. Recently though I've gone in with the assumption that people I spoke to in previous years will remember me. And more confidence to. Or has worked out well.