Last night, by fate, I decided to check out the Otakon web site to see if there were any hotel blocks for next year's Otakon (I was hoping to get a heads up from one of my fellow DAS'ers about the Days Inn, but didn't happen), and both the Days Inn & Holiday Inn (near the 1st Mariner Arena) were SOLD OUT!!!! I didn't want to spend $200 or more per ( Read more... )

Hard to believe Otakon is less than a month away! As far as my hotel mates for Otakon goes.....Jefferson is considered 35% maybe, while Samantha decided to stay with another person (it's cool with me, I respect her decision, and she was an awesome hotel room-mate at this year's Katsucon. If she ever needs hotel space for next year's Katsu, she's ( Read more... )

Hard to believe Katsucon is officially this Friday, hopefully the weather should cooperate for the ride down DC. At least there won't be a foot or more of snow like 2003's "Kat-snow-con". I'm heading down tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon so I can get a head start on my gopher hours. Although I have a room for Friday thru Sunday, I was thinking of ( Read more... )