Defcon gave me insomnia! did you come back with any quirks?

[DJ Jackalope]

I now have the magic ability to sleep in three hour installments. Its quite annoying, actually, cuz i'm starting to always feel like I am awake.

Anyone else come home with some new ability?

[entr0py]

I now have the magic ability to sleep in three hour installments. Its quite annoying, actually, cuz i'm starting to always feel like I am awake.

Anyone else come home with some new ability?

well i don't think its a new ability, but Che said he has this terrible rash....:biggrin:

[che]

well i don't think its a new ability, but Che said he has this terrible rash....:biggrin:

Yes... and I am upset. Your mom said she already had that cleared up..

[entr0py]

Yes... and I am upset. Your mom said she already had that cleared up..

dude, what do you expect for a nickle???

[shannon]

Hmmm... My shirts keep blinking.. I don't get it... little blue dots.. hmm.. weird.

[astcell]

I can't get to sleep until 4am, and then to help me get to sleep I have to play really loud music. Sirens help too.

[renderman]

I'm going through the usual Defcon withdrawl.

- Body is having trouble adjusting to the lack of heroic doses of caffine
- Ears are ringing
- Ears not used to the quiet
- Brain going through atrophy from lack of stimulus
- Body won't sleep more than a few hours
- Wierd flashbacks involving changing color lights, pirate flags, and a mythical half rabbit, half deer creature
- The desire to take apart everything (not a new thing, but more intense)
- Desire to learn and thirst for knowledge is off the charts
- Real food seems strange
- I was up till 2:30 am last night, pinning up training locks for Grey Frequency to learn to pick on and this did'nt seem strange

[Thorn]

I wouldn't call it a quirk or ability, but a couple of nights after arriving home, I was fiddling with a pile of electronics on the coffee table. The converstion with my wife then went like this:

Her: What's that?
Me: A robot.
Her: You brought a robot home from DefCon?
Me: Yup!
Her: <shakes head; rolls eyes>

[Z^2]

I go to bed at around 5AM and wake up sometime in the afternoon, and the other people around me find this weird.

I find that I no longer have the ability to communicate with the people around me - it's like a total immersion course in a foreign language/culture right now.

My body seems to be going through pizza-withdrawal.

(and Thorn - figures I'd join Defcon after moving to where nobody else seems to exist - I'm from the good land of Vermont)

[sammo]

-I can stay up much later and sleep much later in the day.
-I can drink much more.
-I cannot fall asleep before 1am.

I'm from MN, so partying until 4am in Vegas is like partying until 6am here... last weekend I ended up partying until 5am with some old friends and I wasn't tired, despite drinking much more than my usual limit. This is alright, besides trying to get up on Monday morning for work at 8am.

[jur1st]

- I'm able to function on about 4-5 hours of sleep comfortably
- I find myself running tcpdump every time I access an open wifi connection
- Driving must be accompanied by D & B at earth rumbling volumes
- Each time I go through a door, I find myself carefully examining the locks
- I'm trying to come up with an effective way of placing an wifi detector in my car complete with LED's. Granted, the last time I drove for wifi was months ago...LEDs just seem cooler now
- My anti-social scowl that I developed during Bar review and perfected at Defcon is extremely effective in discouraging people to engage in single serving conversations with me

[DJ Jackalope]

I'm going through the usual Defcon withdrawl.
--pirate flags, and a mythical half rabbit, half deer creature


I keep seeing some guy in a hat with strange antennas strapped to him walking about. . .

[CP99]

I find myself antsy when theres no loud repetitive music near me.

[astcell]

Her: What's that?
Me: A robot.
Her: You brought a robot home from DefCon?
Me: Yup!
Her: <shakes head; rolls eyes>

You could have added: "I got it because it listens to my commands." I bet I could have seen the fireworks from here. :>

[shannon]

I would have replied:

"Really? No accounting for intelligence then, is there?"

or:

"Wow, wonder how long it will take you to break this one too."
:p

[Nikita]

I keep having dreams where Deviant is in them. For example I had one dream where I needed to find him to give him ice cream before it melt, and then running around in a panic thinking i wouldnt find him. And then one dream which simulated an actual experience where we were both sitting on a chair and i had my bac read and then in the dream he discloses that he is a super spy and converge is a robot explaining his lack of conversation and then i look over and converge is putting easy cheese into a bucket of nickles. All the while FX and Neil are drinking and contemplating something to do with a life size something..i forget it just got werid at that point.

[Chris]

i forget it just got werid at that point.

Yeeeessss....THAT's the point where it got weird.

[DJ Jackalope]

Yeeeessss....THAT's the point where it got weird.

Thank you, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[Nikita]

Thank you, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking.

Hey you werent there, it really was very non chalant and ho hum up until that perticular dream sequence began...no joke.

[renderman]

I keep having dreams where Deviant is in them. For example I had one dream where I needed to find him to give him ice cream before it melt, and then running around in a panic thinking i wouldnt find him. And then one dream which simulated an actual experience where we were both sitting on a chair and i had my bac read and then in the dream he discloses that he is a super spy and converge is a robot explaining his lack of conversation and then i look over and converge is putting easy cheese into a bucket of nickles. All the while FX and Neil are drinking and contemplating something to do with a life size something..i forget it just got werid at that point.

Oh, you mean saturday night....

[mage2]

I am finding it hard to focus on my normal job and even harder to curb the urge to bring my bot to work so I can get some work done programming it. I even worry about the blasted floresent lights bothering my IR detctors. Also mornings are a event in how much caffenne and sugar it will take to keep my eyes open.

[Tacitus]

I don't have to put all my free time on the scavenger hunt or the robot contest? I can put effort into doing new diffrent non-con realted projects? This concept confuses me to the point where I can't get started on anything new yet.

[[Syntax]]

I came back, feeling that life here was hum drum, boring, nothing going on, nothing to excite me.

I was craving alcohol 2 days after I was back. Went to the store to get something to drink between sodas. I guess my body has incorporated alcohol
into its needed operating substances.

[meee]

I can see dead people

[theprez98]

I was bored for the three days of DEF CON (and the day or two of recovery afterwards) because the forum traffic went to almost zero and I had no good stories to read. Now reading stories of dreams, insomnia, robots, Red Bull, vast amounts of alcohol and good music, I'm good again (yes, even reading about alcohol is close enough for now).

[converge]

']I came back, feeling that life here was hum drum, boring, nothing going on, nothing to excite me. This I can relate to. In addition to the typical caffeine drag (I dry up tomorrow, water only for a while, fucked if I even consider detox AND work .. um no):

Upon return I immediately was annoyed by people, moreso than normal. You'd think all the tourists in Vegas would have things beat, but I swear I could have pushed, shoved and completely mauled an entire grocery store of dumb people that could barely articulate which foot to move in turn. Granted.. the defcon group has its share of tards et al, but a grocery store full of people moving and thinking in slow motion .. must not .. rip.. off.. heads. After swapping wit with some of the coolest folks in Utah for a week, swapping ideas with and gleaning off the brightest minds our community has to offer.. I've got to amp down a little before I explode. I liken it to getting high off of those way brighter than I could possibly be in the next 5 years. I greatly recommend it.. in Defcon sized doses.

..oh.. and I'm having dreams about Deviant Ollam and easy cheese.. wtf is that about? *cough*fridaynight*cough?*

[TheCotMan]

I was bored for the three days of DEF CON (and the day or two of recovery afterwards) because the forum traffic went to almost zero and I had no good stories to read.
I see this (mostly) as a good thing-- people at Defcon not using the forums unless the have to use them.
(Last year, things were very slow on the forums and elsewhere, when I stayed home and skipped DC13. It sucked to not be there, and a lack of discussion was even worse.)

I gained the power of being more social with people than I've ever been at Defcon, but at the cost of sore feet.

I tried Greyhound this year-- NEVER AGAIN!
I gained the power to tolerate stupid people in greater numbers than I ever thought possible. I met 6 people that claimed they were smart, but I think these were more claims for reassurance than anything based on truth.

I gained the power of Short Attention Span Disorder, where I would-- Ooo! Shiney.

I gained the power to ignore the idiot beeps of the GOLDEN VAN OF DOOOOM we bottomed-out on the way to the ToxicBBQ.

[converge]

I gained the power of being more social with people than I've ever been at Defcon, but at the cost of sore feet. .. see .. I thought I was amazingly, tiredly outgoing and social throughout all of Blackhat and Defcon .. I think I spoke more to others there than most of the year and in some cases felt I was speaking/blabbing more than I should... yet others would argue that I was 'like a robot' (nikita!?) or otherwise spaced out the entire time (meee!?). God.. women are hard to please sometimes.

I tried Greyhound this year I still think that's one of the craziest rides I've heard .. next year I'll avoid flying and we can caravan down instead or something (time permitting). It was the plan this year, but work changes and other factors encouraged the flight .. stupid airlines.

I gained the power to tolerate stupid people in greater numbers than I ever thought possible. Glad I could be of assistance :p

I gained the power to ignore the idiot beeps of the GOLDEN VAN OF DOOOOM we bottomed-out on the way to the ToxicBBQ. I don't think we hit the max weight limit, we only bottomed out when hitting bumps.. next year I'll need to purchase more alcohol.

[dYn4mic]

My sleep cycle is all fucked up. I don't get tired until 3-4 in the morning... if that.

It sucks because the rest of my life isn't on 'vegas time'...

[staticblac]

I seem to be sleeping during the day I will go to sleep around dawn and wake up when it is dark, I think Defcon + Alcohol made me a vampire.

[hackajar]

I don't have to put all my free time on the scavenger hunt or the robot contest? I can put effort into doing new diffrent non-con realted projects? This concept confuses me to the point where I can't get started on anything new yet.

Yes, I keep looking for impossible problems to solve, like finding different colored sporks. Damn scav hunt!

[DJ Jackalope]

[QUOTE=converge]You'd think all the tourists in Vegas would have things beat, but I swear I could have pushed, shoved and completely mauled an entire grocery store of dumb people that could barely articulate which foot to move in turn. QUOTE]

You should come out and kick it in the local grocery store, they play country music in there. I'm sure you could scare up a line dance or something.

[Tacitus]

Yes, I keep looking for impossible problems to solve, like finding different colored sporks. Damn scav hunt!


Just wait for next year...

[digital_dreamer]

my sleep schedule is still fked up, I crave alcohol at 10am, and life back here in VA seems so boring and dead now. let's see its only what 344 more days till DC15?

[DJ Jackalope]

ha, your body waits til 10am?

[noid]

I went up 2 levels. Added 3 to my Charisma, 2 to my strength, and gained a +2 to any roll against poison. On the downside I lost several hit points that I have yet to recover. Also, my bag of holding.

[DaKahuna]

I'm good again (yes, even reading about alcohol is close enough for now).

Just tell me your tour will be over and that you will be back among us for ShmooCon. The first one is on me!

[[Syntax]]

I had breakfast the other morning, a bacon sandwich and a mikes apple wine cooler.
This is the alcohol craving I was talking about, least Im not alone on this one.

[Nikita]

.. see .. I thought I was amazingly, tiredly outgoing and social throughout all of Blackhat and Defcon .. I think I spoke more to others there than most of the year and in some cases felt I was speaking/blabbing more than I should... yet others would argue that I was 'like a robot' (nikita!?) or otherwise spaced out the entire time (meee!?). God.. women are hard to please sometimes.


Actually, it's just fun to tease. You were very sweet and I just wish I had the pleasure of your company more than I did. Neil and I both thought you were cool. Same thing for everyone I met this year. A "queit/shy/teddy bear" conversation was that night so (in my dream ) it made sense, you were pretty blitzed at that point so you probably dont remember. And yes, I am still having weird dreams.

[mfreeck]

Actually, it's just fun to tease. You were very sweet and I just wish I had the pleasure of your company more than I did.

Sorry for taking him away from you, but I wanted to get him while he was still walking. I got him just in time too... by the time we got up to our floor, his ambulatory powers were fading fast. Fortunately, no one on that floor seemed to mind the occasional thud on the wall.

You were talking about robots/teddy bears? And here I thought you two were talking about boobs. :)

[theprez98]

Just tell me your tour will be over and that you will be back among us for ShmooCon. The first one is on me!
Since Shmoo moved to March next year, it's looking more and more likely that I'll be able to make it.

[Deviant Ollam]

Since Shmoo moved to March next year, it's looking more and more likely that I'll be able to make it.rockin'

i look forward to buying you a drink.

[noid]

If not, come on out to LayerOne. We're doing it May 5-6th, 2007

[Nikita]

You were talking about robots/teddy bears? And here I thought you two were talking about boobs. :)

It was for the best im sure!
HAHA When was this? There was a point where i was beyond limit too :-) Neil is always talking about boobies so it doesnt surprise me i would join in! Or was this with regards to them falling out of my dress?

Also- The bucket of nickles in my dream i think was atributed to you when you were winning all that money that day because i remembed all the nickles clanking. The easy cheese itself was kenny.....I have disected all of my dreams and it makes perfect sense to me now.

[renderman]

I'm suffering a classic case of PDD (post defcon depression), after spending weeks with people who make sense and are smart, going back to the land of idiots is painful and makes the sufferer anxious for the next con on the circut.

[DJ Jackalope]

I'm suffering a classic case of PDD (post defcon depression), after spending weeks with people who make sense and are smart, going back to the land of idiots is painful and makes the sufferer anxious for the next con on the circut.

Yeah, it definitely sucks to wake up at any given moment and not have 6000 of your best friends to go talk to at any given time. Like me, I bet it reminds you doubly so of how far away you live. *sigh*

[latras]

I don't have any lasting affects since I was just taking it all in...but next year...maybe after I get to know some people, I'll be changed!

[Siviak]

I lost my ability to deal with stupid people.. allowed my boss to know that I am smarter then him.. and got fired... so my DefCon 14 super power; Unemployment!

[converge]

my feet are falling off. approaching one month after the chaos, my feet are peeling, one layer at a time.