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14 years ago
(Below is mostly regurgitated from my LJ)
In short, I had an AMAZING time! This one was a bit different than the last few cons in that I didn't have set plans to room or hang with anyone in particular for an extended period of time. I was going into this in "freestyle cruising" mode -- wanting to go where I wanted at any time and visit with who I wanted at any time. Except for one day where I couldn't coordinate dinner plans, that worked great for me! Now this doesn't mean that I haven't enjoyed past roomies or friends I've spent a lot of time with in the past. I do and I look forward to doing more of the same. This was just different and a bit refreshing.
Lots of positives at this con! Quick and cheap flight up for me. Hotel room on the first floor (a first for me!). Met a ton of cool folks. Had plenty of time to roam around the con in suit. Even managed to snag a Tani Da Real sketch, which I'll try to get scanned in a bit later!
Probably the only few downers I can think of is the lack of cell signal at the hotel. For a hotel situated across the street from a major Pan Pacific international airport, the signal on the property was horrid! I burned through my phone batteries in half the time I normally would, since it was constantly hunting for a signal. The layout of the different modules of the hotel was also a bit haphazard. It took quite a while to hike from my room over to the convention center. Nothing big, but like at Anthrocon, all those extra steps add up at the end of the day.
The other great thing about this con were the folks I did get a chance to hang around! Got to participate in my live fantasy hockey draft while downing drinks with fellow teammate
phoenixaudubon. Attended an excellent tiki room party (as well as a test-run Friday night get-together) thrown by 
skyote and 
MrSkyote. Met some awesome folks there for sure!
On the subject of great couples, I had the great fortune of meeting
KazulGFox and 
FrosteeFox in person for the first time. Awesome energetic couple! I really look forward to spending more time with them at Further Confusion next year. :)
It wouldn't be a con without having a chance to share a beer with
dogbomb and 
teh, so I managed to get that one in just before checking out. Great to hang with the dogs to end the con!
Anyway, back at the grind now. Thought I had a few minutes to get this in, but that was about 5 hours ago and it's been busy since. No more cons for me the rest of the year, but one big one coming at the beginning of next. :)
In short, I had an AMAZING time! This one was a bit different than the last few cons in that I didn't have set plans to room or hang with anyone in particular for an extended period of time. I was going into this in "freestyle cruising" mode -- wanting to go where I wanted at any time and visit with who I wanted at any time. Except for one day where I couldn't coordinate dinner plans, that worked great for me! Now this doesn't mean that I haven't enjoyed past roomies or friends I've spent a lot of time with in the past. I do and I look forward to doing more of the same. This was just different and a bit refreshing.
Lots of positives at this con! Quick and cheap flight up for me. Hotel room on the first floor (a first for me!). Met a ton of cool folks. Had plenty of time to roam around the con in suit. Even managed to snag a Tani Da Real sketch, which I'll try to get scanned in a bit later!
Probably the only few downers I can think of is the lack of cell signal at the hotel. For a hotel situated across the street from a major Pan Pacific international airport, the signal on the property was horrid! I burned through my phone batteries in half the time I normally would, since it was constantly hunting for a signal. The layout of the different modules of the hotel was also a bit haphazard. It took quite a while to hike from my room over to the convention center. Nothing big, but like at Anthrocon, all those extra steps add up at the end of the day.
The other great thing about this con were the folks I did get a chance to hang around! Got to participate in my live fantasy hockey draft while downing drinks with fellow teammate
phoenixaudubon. Attended an excellent tiki room party (as well as a test-run Friday night get-together) thrown by 
skyote and 
MrSkyote. Met some awesome folks there for sure! On the subject of great couples, I had the great fortune of meeting
KazulGFox and 
FrosteeFox in person for the first time. Awesome energetic couple! I really look forward to spending more time with them at Further Confusion next year. :)It wouldn't be a con without having a chance to share a beer with
dogbomb and 
teh, so I managed to get that one in just before checking out. Great to hang with the dogs to end the con!Anyway, back at the grind now. Thought I had a few minutes to get this in, but that was about 5 hours ago and it's been busy since. No more cons for me the rest of the year, but one big one coming at the beginning of next. :)
It's too bad you had to hop on your plane so early on Sunday or I was gunna have you come to DB's birthday party. But it was far too late in the evening. *hug* See you at FC? ^^
Oh yeah! FC will be happening for sure! :)