AX? Wha?
I was invited to help out at AX this year. This would be the first official AX I've attended since 1998, I think.
Ugh, I've been doing conventions for way too long.
Anyway, I don't really have a lot of con drama to post. I'm not normally one for drama, and I never really saw the convention.
I was officially invited to host three of the Karaoke contests, and that went over well. I spent my remaining time either helping solve some technical issues, or going off-site for food and drinks. No panels, no reg lines, no cosplay contest, no nothing.
Wait, no, I went to the dealers room for 30 seconds. I looked around, thought "These are not my people" and turned around and left.
I didn't really pay attention to Karaoke open-mic hours, so this is probably why I'm not insane.
Otherwise, I got the chance to hang out with cool people, and met some others. I don't think I missed anything.
I started driving on the 101 around 10 pm, and got home at 5:30 am. While it was "light", the sun hadn't risen yet. This was a small consolation for the fact I had work in a few hours. Ah well, sleep is for the next night.
Driving on the 101 to get home: little traffic, no crowds, never too far away from gas or food. Also, no official rest stops, so it is tricky to pull over for a short legal nap. I needed naps, as the energy drinks and water didn't help at all. Neither the laptop, nor internet radio helped. Even the excitement of the power inverter catching fire and exploding in the car was short-lived.
The only way I stayed awake for the last 2 or 3 hours was a collection of the Super Smash Brothers Brawl soundtrack, cranked up to tinnitus-inducing levels. Hooray for guitar riffs to Metroid songs. Thank you for making me not crash my car.
Ugh, I've been doing conventions for way too long.
Anyway, I don't really have a lot of con drama to post. I'm not normally one for drama, and I never really saw the convention.
I was officially invited to host three of the Karaoke contests, and that went over well. I spent my remaining time either helping solve some technical issues, or going off-site for food and drinks. No panels, no reg lines, no cosplay contest, no nothing.
Wait, no, I went to the dealers room for 30 seconds. I looked around, thought "These are not my people" and turned around and left.
I didn't really pay attention to Karaoke open-mic hours, so this is probably why I'm not insane.
Otherwise, I got the chance to hang out with cool people, and met some others. I don't think I missed anything.
I started driving on the 101 around 10 pm, and got home at 5:30 am. While it was "light", the sun hadn't risen yet. This was a small consolation for the fact I had work in a few hours. Ah well, sleep is for the next night.
Driving on the 101 to get home: little traffic, no crowds, never too far away from gas or food. Also, no official rest stops, so it is tricky to pull over for a short legal nap. I needed naps, as the energy drinks and water didn't help at all. Neither the laptop, nor internet radio helped. Even the excitement of the power inverter catching fire and exploding in the car was short-lived.
The only way I stayed awake for the last 2 or 3 hours was a collection of the Super Smash Brothers Brawl soundtrack, cranked up to tinnitus-inducing levels. Hooray for guitar riffs to Metroid songs. Thank you for making me not crash my car.