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MFF Day 4! and final thoughts (NBPM pt.22)
15 years ago
Today is officially WHITE CASTLE DAY. Holy eff.
If you've been following my super awesome twitter (which you should) you would see maybe about a dozen posts today about getting White Castle. In fact, I'm pretty sure I had their burgers for three out of my four meals today. Also, bitching about the weather. But that's not as important.
I passed out around 2 or 3, after waiting and waiting for Alkali to get off work so we could raid WC. But it never happened because his work hates him so much. I was so exhausted I just went to sleep with all my clothes on. Not that my pajamas are much different...
The MFF hotel ran so smoothly I almost wonder if there wasn't even a con there after all. I never had to wait for an elevator, or wait at the front desk- ever! I was in the Executive Suite, so maybe that helped. But seriously... did anyone even SEE an elevator line? What the heck, how did this happen?
The hotel checkout process was pretty simple, and we were off to Sema's parents' house in nearby Itasca. It's a really comfy house, and her mom makes the BEST COOKIES EVER. I attempted the recipe once and failed. I had to drop off all my fabric and our suits to be shipped home.
I sort of miss living in IL, since I grew up there, but after this visit, I'm really glad I don't live there anymore. That was about as much damp cold and overcast as I can take anymore. Plus everything just feels old and outdated, especially the roads. I love being able to cite roads by route number, like 19, 53, 72, 58, 20 (bonus points if you know where those are) but the road system is a giant clusterfuck compared to the grid system out here. Thankfully everyone knows how to drive there.
However, the red-light cameras there literally scare me. This is kind of a political rant, so I'll keep it short- out here if you get flashed for whatever, they take your picture from the front AND back, so they can prove it's you. In Illinois, they only take a picture of your plate, so there's no way for you to fight it. Suppose you loaned your car to me, and I blew a red light. Who is responsible? If a cop pulled me over, I would be. But now, it's the registrant of the car. It would baffle me, but that state is a political nightmare in general. It scares me so because it begs the question, what will they put up with next?
Thursday felt like November, when I went to visit my parents. I only brought my Furry University hoodie, and it was about 32F, so I began convulsing in the cold within five minutes. Today was in the upper 60's and felt more like September or early October. If I lived there long enough again, I'm sure I'd get used to it, but the thing that irritates me about the climate is that it's like that everywhere- insides of buildings are cold, and heaters blow cold, and showers are painful because the bathrooms are cold... gah! I can literally feel my energy get sapped away by the cold. That, and the lack of sunlight made me feel groggy a lot. I think for me it's safe to say that near-freezing weather is about as uncomfortable as 110+ degree heat.
So you know how 60's in November is unusual? It's no surprise what happened next. When it gets warm like that in the midwest, it's a perfect setup for a cold front to cause a sudden temperature drop and severe weather. Sema and I were on the same flight as the Bad Dragon crew (Kamo, Streak, Dari, and Sarmy) so it was good times. Our 3:15pm flight was boarded on time, fantastic. I powered through a couple more White Castle burgers (which I had brought with me THROUGH SECURITY!) and brought everything on the plane. The plane left the gate around 3:37, and then got grounded on the tarmac for OVER TWO HOURS. We got to watch most of Despicable Me without leaving the airport! The takeoff was really rough but after the initial 10-15 minutes it was pretty smooth. Landed in Phoenix around 8:20, where I CONTINUED to eat White Castle burgers that had been sitting on the plane for six hours. They are amazing. Now Athus thinks there's a restaurant around here, haha. I'm pretty sure I've had about eight of them today :)
Pictures will be posted soon. I'm certainly gonna spam the shit out of FA with my hats I made.
Overall for my con experience, I'd say... somewhere around "meh"/"pretty ok".
Hotel: The hotel is amazing. However, as a dealer, I think the Dealers' room could have been in a better spot. Maybe next year, MFF can reserve that wing opposite the front desk? It just felt like DD was off in the corner normally reserved for red-headed stepchildren.
Programming: Once again, the only "panel" I went to was
Dealer Sales: Absolutely terrible; my Anthrocon sales were TRIPLE this, back in June. My hats sold great at AC, so they couldn't have gone out of style that quickly. MFF attendees are equally as spend-happy, judging by Bad Dragon's sales, so a money shortage isn't the problem. I'm thinking that competition was to blame. There were three other dealers selling hats at this con. Mine was the only one of the four facing away from the room entrance, and probably the least flashy in terms of setup. People probably saw those first and just wanted a quick, cheap, generic hat rather than a unique, customized one. Oh well. I'm kinda tired of selling hats at cons, because I don't like how much labor is involved.
Atmosphere: A little different. MFF seemed to be double-booked with other meetings the entire weekend, so I frequently spooked a lot of "gentiles" in the lobby when suiting or wandering around with my silly hat. I did enjoy getting to see all my friends, though. Would have liked to hang out with them a little more than the occasional meet-and-greet at my table.
Well, I am off to bed in my lurvely house. See you tomorrow!
If you've been following my super awesome twitter (which you should) you would see maybe about a dozen posts today about getting White Castle. In fact, I'm pretty sure I had their burgers for three out of my four meals today. Also, bitching about the weather. But that's not as important.
I passed out around 2 or 3, after waiting and waiting for Alkali to get off work so we could raid WC. But it never happened because his work hates him so much. I was so exhausted I just went to sleep with all my clothes on. Not that my pajamas are much different...
The MFF hotel ran so smoothly I almost wonder if there wasn't even a con there after all. I never had to wait for an elevator, or wait at the front desk- ever! I was in the Executive Suite, so maybe that helped. But seriously... did anyone even SEE an elevator line? What the heck, how did this happen?
The hotel checkout process was pretty simple, and we were off to Sema's parents' house in nearby Itasca. It's a really comfy house, and her mom makes the BEST COOKIES EVER. I attempted the recipe once and failed. I had to drop off all my fabric and our suits to be shipped home.
I sort of miss living in IL, since I grew up there, but after this visit, I'm really glad I don't live there anymore. That was about as much damp cold and overcast as I can take anymore. Plus everything just feels old and outdated, especially the roads. I love being able to cite roads by route number, like 19, 53, 72, 58, 20 (bonus points if you know where those are) but the road system is a giant clusterfuck compared to the grid system out here. Thankfully everyone knows how to drive there.
However, the red-light cameras there literally scare me. This is kind of a political rant, so I'll keep it short- out here if you get flashed for whatever, they take your picture from the front AND back, so they can prove it's you. In Illinois, they only take a picture of your plate, so there's no way for you to fight it. Suppose you loaned your car to me, and I blew a red light. Who is responsible? If a cop pulled me over, I would be. But now, it's the registrant of the car. It would baffle me, but that state is a political nightmare in general. It scares me so because it begs the question, what will they put up with next?
Thursday felt like November, when I went to visit my parents. I only brought my Furry University hoodie, and it was about 32F, so I began convulsing in the cold within five minutes. Today was in the upper 60's and felt more like September or early October. If I lived there long enough again, I'm sure I'd get used to it, but the thing that irritates me about the climate is that it's like that everywhere- insides of buildings are cold, and heaters blow cold, and showers are painful because the bathrooms are cold... gah! I can literally feel my energy get sapped away by the cold. That, and the lack of sunlight made me feel groggy a lot. I think for me it's safe to say that near-freezing weather is about as uncomfortable as 110+ degree heat.
So you know how 60's in November is unusual? It's no surprise what happened next. When it gets warm like that in the midwest, it's a perfect setup for a cold front to cause a sudden temperature drop and severe weather. Sema and I were on the same flight as the Bad Dragon crew (Kamo, Streak, Dari, and Sarmy) so it was good times. Our 3:15pm flight was boarded on time, fantastic. I powered through a couple more White Castle burgers (which I had brought with me THROUGH SECURITY!) and brought everything on the plane. The plane left the gate around 3:37, and then got grounded on the tarmac for OVER TWO HOURS. We got to watch most of Despicable Me without leaving the airport! The takeoff was really rough but after the initial 10-15 minutes it was pretty smooth. Landed in Phoenix around 8:20, where I CONTINUED to eat White Castle burgers that had been sitting on the plane for six hours. They are amazing. Now Athus thinks there's a restaurant around here, haha. I'm pretty sure I've had about eight of them today :)
Pictures will be posted soon. I'm certainly gonna spam the shit out of FA with my hats I made.
Overall for my con experience, I'd say... somewhere around "meh"/"pretty ok".
Hotel: The hotel is amazing. However, as a dealer, I think the Dealers' room could have been in a better spot. Maybe next year, MFF can reserve that wing opposite the front desk? It just felt like DD was off in the corner normally reserved for red-headed stepchildren.
Programming: Once again, the only "panel" I went to was
Dealer Sales: Absolutely terrible; my Anthrocon sales were TRIPLE this, back in June. My hats sold great at AC, so they couldn't have gone out of style that quickly. MFF attendees are equally as spend-happy, judging by Bad Dragon's sales, so a money shortage isn't the problem. I'm thinking that competition was to blame. There were three other dealers selling hats at this con. Mine was the only one of the four facing away from the room entrance, and probably the least flashy in terms of setup. People probably saw those first and just wanted a quick, cheap, generic hat rather than a unique, customized one. Oh well. I'm kinda tired of selling hats at cons, because I don't like how much labor is involved.
Atmosphere: A little different. MFF seemed to be double-booked with other meetings the entire weekend, so I frequently spooked a lot of "gentiles" in the lobby when suiting or wandering around with my silly hat. I did enjoy getting to see all my friends, though. Would have liked to hang out with them a little more than the occasional meet-and-greet at my table.
Well, I am off to bed in my lurvely house. See you tomorrow!
