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Back from FWA and the USA For Another Year
14 years ago
Yesterday I returned from the US and mostly so far I've been sleeping and going "omg migraine no :(". I've been having migraine issues since Friday, and that combined with jet lag is not much fun.
Anyway, onto our trip to the US. It was great to see
banrai again and we did some cool stuff, like a trip to Gatlinburg and going to the WNC Nature Center (zomg coyotes <3). It was also nice to have some nicer weather than we'd been having in the Netherlands - going from 1-2 C to 15-20 C was a nice upgrade. ;)
Then there was FWA, which had its share of drama. For one, we had a tyre blowout on the 6 lane highway just about 10 miles from the hotel, in rush hour traffic, in 28 C heat. That was...fun. And we had some roomie drama which try as I might, I couldn't even remotely fathom out what people were thinking. I had a dealer's table - thanks to those who came by and said hi! - although unfortunately on Friday and Saturday I was plagued by migraines which meant I was only actually at my table for around 3 hours each day. Out of 8. Eek. I was lucky to have Simon to look after the table for me and sell prints and such.
I didn't really get much socialisation done at the con itself, which I had sort of promised myself I would try to do, but I just totally fail at getting to know people or making friends. So, bleh. Mostly the con was all migraines, work and uneventful, but the highlights each night were definitely dinnertime. :P We had a nice dinner with Brian, Becky and...I'm so sorry I've forgotten your name but you were cool to talk to! Even though the food at the Irish pub was utterly horrible. XD Also we had dinner at Cheesecake Factory which was omgNOM on the following night, and then a dinner with Nako and her man who were both also great to talk to and get to know a bit. :)
I was a bit "meh" about the con and the hotel, really. The sliding doors in the bathroom with a big gap and no lock were a definite minus...I was unfortunate enough to be walked in on during potty time X_x. And my biggest gripe is probably that G4's Attack of the Show were filming there, and I really had no idea who they were at the time or anything, and decided to film at my dealer's table, doing a close up shot of my adult prints folder and then a running commentary on the images inside which was pretty lewd and made me extremely embarassed. I am really dreading them airing this because I just wasn't sure what was going on, and the prints folder had my website address (www.korrok.com) on it in big letters. :| I hope they found someone more interesting and decide to cut the bit they filmed with me out of the show. I expressed my embarassment to them about it and they were just like "oh don't worry! Your art is cool!"...so...eh. :$ I had no idea what to say.
Anyway, overall the trip was fun and all that. I feel a little bored and empty being stuck back here again, but then I suppose that's to be expected. Our next convention is Confuzzled which is actually not that far away so that's something to look forward to.
Again, if you stopped by at FWA to say hello, thanks a lot. :)
- Sarah / Korrok
Anyway, onto our trip to the US. It was great to see
banrai again and we did some cool stuff, like a trip to Gatlinburg and going to the WNC Nature Center (zomg coyotes <3). It was also nice to have some nicer weather than we'd been having in the Netherlands - going from 1-2 C to 15-20 C was a nice upgrade. ;)Then there was FWA, which had its share of drama. For one, we had a tyre blowout on the 6 lane highway just about 10 miles from the hotel, in rush hour traffic, in 28 C heat. That was...fun. And we had some roomie drama which try as I might, I couldn't even remotely fathom out what people were thinking. I had a dealer's table - thanks to those who came by and said hi! - although unfortunately on Friday and Saturday I was plagued by migraines which meant I was only actually at my table for around 3 hours each day. Out of 8. Eek. I was lucky to have Simon to look after the table for me and sell prints and such.
I didn't really get much socialisation done at the con itself, which I had sort of promised myself I would try to do, but I just totally fail at getting to know people or making friends. So, bleh. Mostly the con was all migraines, work and uneventful, but the highlights each night were definitely dinnertime. :P We had a nice dinner with Brian, Becky and...I'm so sorry I've forgotten your name but you were cool to talk to! Even though the food at the Irish pub was utterly horrible. XD Also we had dinner at Cheesecake Factory which was omgNOM on the following night, and then a dinner with Nako and her man who were both also great to talk to and get to know a bit. :)
I was a bit "meh" about the con and the hotel, really. The sliding doors in the bathroom with a big gap and no lock were a definite minus...I was unfortunate enough to be walked in on during potty time X_x. And my biggest gripe is probably that G4's Attack of the Show were filming there, and I really had no idea who they were at the time or anything, and decided to film at my dealer's table, doing a close up shot of my adult prints folder and then a running commentary on the images inside which was pretty lewd and made me extremely embarassed. I am really dreading them airing this because I just wasn't sure what was going on, and the prints folder had my website address (www.korrok.com) on it in big letters. :| I hope they found someone more interesting and decide to cut the bit they filmed with me out of the show. I expressed my embarassment to them about it and they were just like "oh don't worry! Your art is cool!"...so...eh. :$ I had no idea what to say.
Anyway, overall the trip was fun and all that. I feel a little bored and empty being stuck back here again, but then I suppose that's to be expected. Our next convention is Confuzzled which is actually not that far away so that's something to look forward to.
Again, if you stopped by at FWA to say hello, thanks a lot. :)
- Sarah / Korrok
Also, I told Banrai, and I'll tell you too, that you should contact G4 and request that they remove the segment which includes yourself, your table, or your artwork. You did not sign a press release and thus they have no right to air that segment in their show. I think it was shit that they were allowed at the convention and we were given no prior notice. I also think it is crap that they just went around filming shit without getting permission from people first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuH9.....mbedded#at=152
:(
Turned out it was Green Reaper and not Korrok x.x
I would have been mortified!
That sucks G4 decided to focus on you, I didn't know they also did a segment in the DD, though I saw them interviewing people outside. I'm a little concerned how it will air. They should have asked you first!