NEEHU Recap

For those of you who weren't aware, NEEHU was this past weekend. It's the New England Erotic Hypnosis Unconference. Here's a somewhat short version of how the weekend went under the cut.


FYI - this may get weird. I'm picking through the fog of a weekend of fun, fractionation, odd sleep schedules (for me, at least) and ADD Pisces kitty attention span. Also, initials and code names are used whenever possible to protect the awesome. If I've forgotten an important name, it's not because they didn't do something special. It's because the fog of the weekend is that deep. Links will be provided where applicable for your further enjoyment. There will also be footnotes, except I don't know how to do superscripts in Blogger, so they're just in parentheses.

Thursday:
We flew out at 6am Thursday morning. Jukebox and I stayed up all night, and my Lady got a few hours sleep. We had a 45ish minute layover in Milwaukee, where there was a cute couple with an adorable little toddler that we all squee'd over. Then the 2 hour and change flight to Hartford. I didn't get much in the way of sleep cause it was pretty cramped. (Then again, most airplanes tend to be, unless you pay to be bumped up.)

We arrived safely, checked into cheapo pre-con hotel(2) and promptly laid down. I got no sleep, but my Lady and Jukebox crashed hard, which they needed. I finished up the (sadly unused) door sign while watching Mission Impossible on tv and keeping watch for the folks who were arriving that day. Sleepyhead was the first to arrive, followed by Glacilux and Copper, then Reth and Lyinar, who were my roommates in North Carolina, for anyone keeping track, and were the only ones to drive in. 14 hours in a car. Those guys are masochists.

We socialized and ate Chinese delivery and had a giant, collective "OMFGTIRED!" in addition to the "OMFGMISSEDYOUGUYS!" Then promptly passed out for the night.

Friday:
Friday morning, we checked out and moved to the host hotel. Holy gods, it was the nicest hotel room I've ever been in. 2 bedrooms, a master and a second one with two beds, a real kitchen, dining room and living room. At about that time, Twinklie came in. Her flight in was rough, and so she was starving and less than happy, and rightfully so. So we stopped off and got her and me foods (cause i have the unholy metabolism of sucky doom and need to eat like a fragging horse), then got her to the hotel. Next was Merriweather. More would show up later, so I'll mention them then.

We all got settled in and went to the con. I rode out with a very nice couple who were new to hypnosis. I ended up riding with them a lot over the course of the con.  It was hosted by the local kink group, The Society, and held in their play area. We cannot thank them enough for being so generous and letting them use our facilities. I had  "volunteered" (read: ordered by my Lady and I had no viable reason not to :) ) to be a hypnotized appetizer server, so I was sent to the kitchen to help do some early setup, and then took a tray of stuff out. Here's where the real fuzziness starts. Lady Ru'etha promptly grabbed me and looked into my eyes with the look that says "You. Drop. Now." and, yeah... fuzzy, happy warmth.. ^_^ I'm even shivering with happy feelings as I write that. lol. I made my rounds, offering stuff like tiny chicken and cheese tacos, fried cheese sticks and quiche. Making the rounds, offering food, making some small talk, every round my Lady looking in my eyes and reminding me how good it is to go deeper.. (deleted some stuff as i drifted off for a moment here lol) Anyway, after that gig finished, I ate a bit and sat down to watch the stage hypnosis show and hypno slam. The show was great, the tist, HypnosisEnthusiast, didn't embarass anyone. He actually made sure everyone had fun and was feeling good about what they did. The hypno slam involved some of the hypnotists in attendance getting props and improvising trances with subjects. I volunteered as a subject and my tist was given a bouncy ball. It's the kind that's clear plastic, filled with water, glitter and a light that activates on impact and flashes for a little bit. She did well enough with it, considering the ball didn't want to cooperate with her. After that, the Suite 611 club (as I'm now calling our group) returned to our room, where we were promptly joined by 2 more folks: HypnosisEnthusiast and MistressJaya. And after spending a few minutes deciding on any not-already-decided arrangements, we went to sleep.

Saturday:
Saturday morning came all too early. I was one of the last people up, woken by my Lady if I remember right. We ate some rather delicious continental breakfast and were on our way back to the Society. I went to a panel or two, but the headache I'd woken up with wasn't going away. Quite the opposite. So I sat down and just tried to power on through it, when the beautiful Mietteloaf offered me ibuprofen and a trance to help. I gratefully accepted both. The details are fuzzy, but I do remember snuggling with her while I was under, then other hands petting and scritching me. (3) That helped immensely. Foods were had, and I meandered around, meeting some awesome folks. Panels were attended, one preconcieved image of someone there was broken for the better, and good times were had. Finally, the crown of the night. As previously mentioned here in this blog, I've been performing tasks for Lady R, in order to prove my devotion to her. Each person who seeks her collar is given tasks during the time of Quest. Mine had to be extended, due to life circumstances, and it was done with her blessing. April 15th was my final deadline, and I completed it. (That is part of why you guys were beaten over the head with the 2 30 Day memes. Sorry. lol) The details are different for each ceremony, because each person who achieves it is different. The details for this one were kept secret from Twinklie and me, since this ceremony was for both of us. Needless to say, it was absolutely beautiful and I cried on and off throughout.(4) Afterward, we split up to find some play and wound down the night.

Sunday:
Sunday morning came early, as Saturday's did. Continental breakfast, then off to the Society. I visited the Light and Sound Machine panel, and during and after that, we did some kitty play. I got tangled up in some purple ribbon and had a grand time. Then, there was the Kinesthetic Induction class. My partner, hypnosquirrel, did wonderfully, and I fell asleep as she held me. I also got to see a hypnosis through hairbrushing class, which was awesome and I was held by Irreverie and napped. (sensing a theme? lol) After that, the con kind of officially ended, so we all started saying our goodbyes. The beautiful mietteloaf got the brunt of my mischievousness, but I couldn't really hear her complaining over the absolutely gorgeous sounds she was making. We parted ways and the most of Suite 611 crew stayed one more night. We watched the new ep of Dr. Who, followed by me getting some playtime with hypnosquirrel. Then we sat down in the hot tub (we meaning most of us.. I forgot a bathing suit, so I geeked out and philosophically dueled with Aaronhalt. Gods, did I miss having a playful argument with someone and know that neither of us could seriously risk offending the other. When we returned to the room, most of the folks went to sleep, but a handful of us gathered in the master bedroom to just be together one last night. There was lots of snuggling, lots of kissing, and quite a few goofy comments, including one by me that broke up a kiss and caused the room to lose their shit laughing, immediately followed by me crowing "C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!" which subsequently everyone cracked up even harder.

Monday:
Morning came how, class? Too early? Correct! Stuff was packed and Copper, Jukebox, Lady Ru'etha, Twinklie, Glacilux and Sleepyhead checked out and went straight to the airport at noon-ish, so we could have time for lunch before Sleepyhead's flight. We all spent time together, reassuring each other and holding each other when needed. After he left, we went to Glacilux's gate and spent time with her, telling her that we enjoyed getting to see her again and making sure she knows how much we like her. She was off, then off to Twinklie's gate. She is so beautiful and I wish I knew how to make her know deeply and thoroughly exactly how much we all love her and care for her. Our flight was next and we surrounded her and held her, letting her feel each of us' love for her. We boarded and flew home. It was a flight. We got home about 11:30ish pm.

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Footnotes:
1. This is a work in progress. Links and names will be coming, so keep up with this entry in particular. I just need to get it posted because I have been wanting to get it done, and it pleases my Lady.

2. We did cheapo pre-con hotel because to stay at the host hotel that night would have added $450 to the bill. For. One. Night. No thanks. We'll happily take the Econolodge.

3. For some people, randomly being touched is a hard limit. For me, no. Once I'm in a little more comfortable around a group, anyone can touch me in a non-sexual way and I'll seriously welcome it.

4. I am going to keep the details of the ceremony itself to myself. Partly because I just want to be a bit selfish with it. <3