And the Rest of Saturday

[joyeuse13]

The parade ended on the basement level of the Marriott, which was perfect for me to run and find my wig lady. Cathy of God Save the Queen Fashions saved my bacon--the wig I'd originally ordered on eBay got lost in the mail, and she was able to special order one for me in time for the con. The bacon-saving came at a price, of course--I think I

Comments

[dellaran]

The paragraphs above describe a very common pattern at Dragoncon--you walk around for what seems like miles, and end up doing nothing. The first thing you try is full, the second one turns out to be lame, and the third thing is over by the time you get there.

I gave up on Dragon*Con a few years ago, for exactly this reason. I got tired of fighting the crowds and missing most of the panels I wanted to see.

[joyeuse13]

Well, I am still managing to enjoy it. I just need to remember to avoid the full/lame/over cycle.

[abovenyquist]

I know what you mean - my solution was to stop going in with a specific agenda during the day. I'm mostly there to see the bands anyway - to me DC is a 4-day music festival - so during the day I just sort of absorb the ambience.

I could see how it's not for everyone, though.

[vatavian]

Every year I wonder whether I really want to go through it again next year, but every year I find the reduced price badge way in advance it too hard to resist.