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Star Trek (I know) Con℥Trip Report
14 years ago
First off... dear god, I had 131 messages on FA... ... I guess that's what I get for not having internet access for 10 days... I am working on going through them all, but I still haven't even looked at submissions...
Ok...
The drive out to Mesa Verde was uneventful, except for this buck that
I didn't get a good look at that /almost/ decided to take a jaunt into
the road and gave my sister heart palpitations...
Mesa Verde was nice. We got to set the tent up in the dark, and then
had a Comedy of Sleeping Bags, since dad and sister couldn't figure
out how to get them set up (the sleeping bags... ...).
I got nicely sunburnt the first day, and the second day got to listen
to dad and sister rant and rave about how bad it was... even though it
wasn't nearly as bad as they thought... I got some pictures, but they
aren't really furry, unless you count the couple few with me in
them...
The drive to the Grand Canyon was beautiful, and I think I got some
decent pictures of some buffalo... will have to check and find a good
one to post.
The Grand Canyon itself was very big. I got pictures, again not furry
except for me... We went on a day hike down the North Kaibab trail to
the bridge about halfway down (so 2000 ft of elevation loss?), and
then I steamed back up in about the same time. There's a warning that
says to not attempt going /up/ the canyon at the same rate as you went
down... Whoever wrote that sign is crazy, because they attempted
it... ... and it's really hard to do. Trust me, I tried. I had
leftover stamina (but not much) at the top, so I guess it worked...
Ok... the drive into Las Vegas was uneventful, and the hotel was a
casino... and then a hotel... ... just like last time I was in
Vegas...
Ok... con report...
The dealer's room was pretty meh... mostly people selling old stuff
that they had hung onto. It was like a garage sale with a few original
items.
Most all the "panels" weren't panels at all, and were in fact an Actor
Meet and Greet followed by Q&A... which mostly consisted of
{{OHMAIGODSQUALINGFANGIRLEEEEEEE}} type stuff...
Nimoy's thing was good... Takei _COMPLETELY_ embarrassed John Cho (the
new Sulu actor) in his introduction... (and I just realized I'm
wearing headphones but no music's playing... one
moment.... .... ....all better) and the Kirk-Picard-{{female captain
who I can't remember, sorry}} thing was good as well...
First Con:: excellent -- dad and sister both enjoyed it, dad more than
sister because he was the Star Trek fan in the group
Furry Compare:: mediocre -- There was almost no original art, and only
a couple events worth going to on Saturday and Sunday. Half the
scheduled events had a fee attached... between $50-200... and the
entire con was a Gratuitous Marketing Portion from the
sponsors... ... but that's what happens when you have a For-Profit
organization running things...
The drive home... ... was long... It takes roughly 13 hours to get
from Vegas to Denver, and we arrived back at around 1 AM... If you
have never sat in a car for 13 hours, I highly suggest you don't... it
gets very uncomfy after a while...
Ok...
The drive out to Mesa Verde was uneventful, except for this buck that
I didn't get a good look at that /almost/ decided to take a jaunt into
the road and gave my sister heart palpitations...
Mesa Verde was nice. We got to set the tent up in the dark, and then
had a Comedy of Sleeping Bags, since dad and sister couldn't figure
out how to get them set up (the sleeping bags... ...).
I got nicely sunburnt the first day, and the second day got to listen
to dad and sister rant and rave about how bad it was... even though it
wasn't nearly as bad as they thought... I got some pictures, but they
aren't really furry, unless you count the couple few with me in
them...
The drive to the Grand Canyon was beautiful, and I think I got some
decent pictures of some buffalo... will have to check and find a good
one to post.
The Grand Canyon itself was very big. I got pictures, again not furry
except for me... We went on a day hike down the North Kaibab trail to
the bridge about halfway down (so 2000 ft of elevation loss?), and
then I steamed back up in about the same time. There's a warning that
says to not attempt going /up/ the canyon at the same rate as you went
down... Whoever wrote that sign is crazy, because they attempted
it... ... and it's really hard to do. Trust me, I tried. I had
leftover stamina (but not much) at the top, so I guess it worked...
Ok... the drive into Las Vegas was uneventful, and the hotel was a
casino... and then a hotel... ... just like last time I was in
Vegas...
Ok... con report...
The dealer's room was pretty meh... mostly people selling old stuff
that they had hung onto. It was like a garage sale with a few original
items.
Most all the "panels" weren't panels at all, and were in fact an Actor
Meet and Greet followed by Q&A... which mostly consisted of
{{OHMAIGODSQUALINGFANGIRLEEEEEEE}} type stuff...
Nimoy's thing was good... Takei _COMPLETELY_ embarrassed John Cho (the
new Sulu actor) in his introduction... (and I just realized I'm
wearing headphones but no music's playing... one
moment.... .... ....all better) and the Kirk-Picard-{{female captain
who I can't remember, sorry}} thing was good as well...
First Con:: excellent -- dad and sister both enjoyed it, dad more than
sister because he was the Star Trek fan in the group
Furry Compare:: mediocre -- There was almost no original art, and only
a couple events worth going to on Saturday and Sunday. Half the
scheduled events had a fee attached... between $50-200... and the
entire con was a Gratuitous Marketing Portion from the
sponsors... ... but that's what happens when you have a For-Profit
organization running things...
The drive home... ... was long... It takes roughly 13 hours to get
from Vegas to Denver, and we arrived back at around 1 AM... If you
have never sat in a car for 13 hours, I highly suggest you don't... it
gets very uncomfy after a while...
