Cons, Cons, Cons!
The last 10 days have been absolutely crazy - three cons in the Seattle area and a family vacation to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. I don't know if I'm coming or going!
Emerald City Comicon was a drive-by con experience. I was there for approximately four hours. I attended one panel (Falling Skies), went through the dealers room, hung out with ria_oaks, and got Jason Momoa's autograph.
Bitchin' Party (Pacificon) was a fun slash weekend, with lots of squee, interesting discussions, and too many fandoms to investigate in one lifetime. I went to the Bandom panel just out of curiosity, but I still feel quite mystified by the fandom. And pictionary was hilarious, but also baffling. My favorite panel was 'Id-Fic', which I went into with no expectations, but found myself really challenged and engaged. I found the idea that we write or read fanfic as an exploration of our deepest desires or problems to be very interesting. I have to do a lot more analyzing to figure out how that applies to myself. Other fun panels were 'The Evolution of Fandom' and 'Sherlock BBC'. The vid show was great and dance party was fun but exhausting.
Norwescon - this was my first time at Norwescon, despite living in the Northwest for years. I really enjoyed it and thought it was a really well-run con. I was badge # 3058, and there were still people registering after me, so it is a well-attended con. I really liked the handy-sized bound schedule book, which made it super easy to keep track of what was going on. I went to nine panels in the day and a half that I was there. A highlight was 'Romancing the Book' which had all the participants rolling in the aisles with laughter at the hilarious banter between Sir R L McSterlingthong and Jean Johnson. I definitely plan to check out one of Johnson's books, but I would be afraid to go near the zany McSterlingthong. "And then the Blond Kissed the Gryffindor' was fun because it was all about HP fanfic, my favorite subject! One of my favorite writers,oldenuf2nb , was on the panel, so that was a treat. I caught a fleeting glimpse of dysonrules on Sunday morning at the Quidditch game, but never got a chance to talk to her. The Quidditch was fun to watch, very fast-paced and competitive. The dealers room and art show were awesome.
Emerald City Comicon was a drive-by con experience. I was there for approximately four hours. I attended one panel (Falling Skies), went through the dealers room, hung out with ria_oaks, and got Jason Momoa's autograph.
Bitchin' Party (Pacificon) was a fun slash weekend, with lots of squee, interesting discussions, and too many fandoms to investigate in one lifetime. I went to the Bandom panel just out of curiosity, but I still feel quite mystified by the fandom. And pictionary was hilarious, but also baffling. My favorite panel was 'Id-Fic', which I went into with no expectations, but found myself really challenged and engaged. I found the idea that we write or read fanfic as an exploration of our deepest desires or problems to be very interesting. I have to do a lot more analyzing to figure out how that applies to myself. Other fun panels were 'The Evolution of Fandom' and 'Sherlock BBC'. The vid show was great and dance party was fun but exhausting.
Norwescon - this was my first time at Norwescon, despite living in the Northwest for years. I really enjoyed it and thought it was a really well-run con. I was badge # 3058, and there were still people registering after me, so it is a well-attended con. I really liked the handy-sized bound schedule book, which made it super easy to keep track of what was going on. I went to nine panels in the day and a half that I was there. A highlight was 'Romancing the Book' which had all the participants rolling in the aisles with laughter at the hilarious banter between Sir R L McSterlingthong and Jean Johnson. I definitely plan to check out one of Johnson's books, but I would be afraid to go near the zany McSterlingthong. "And then the Blond Kissed the Gryffindor' was fun because it was all about HP fanfic, my favorite subject! One of my favorite writers,oldenuf2nb , was on the panel, so that was a treat. I caught a fleeting glimpse of dysonrules on Sunday morning at the Quidditch game, but never got a chance to talk to her. The Quidditch was fun to watch, very fast-paced and competitive. The dealers room and art show were awesome.