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A brief FWA recap
13 years ago
Excerpted from an LJ entry I wrote:
The convetion itself was okay, I guess. I remember it being a lot better the last time I went. The hotel's convention space was pretty nice, but I didn't like the hotel itself. The rooms were small, the bathrooms were tiny and you had to pay $13 a day for internet, so I went web-less for the weekend.
I spent most of my time in Artist's Alley selling inked cartoon sketches. I sold $70-worth, which was nice, but I didn't break even with the cost of going down there. Most people seemed to be more interested in fursuiting and/or getting drunk at that convention than actuall buying things, and I got that same feelign from a few artists/dealers that I talked to. I still had a decent time and don't regret going, but that part did kind of suck.
I don't think I'll be going to furry cons terribly often anymore. The pretending-to-be-an-animal-person aspect of the fandom doens't interest me anymore. I even made a Toon Jess badge to wear there! So other than the raves and selling art and maybe playing a couple of video games, there's nothing at cons that I want to do. If I can't make a decent amount of money while I'm there I feel it's not worth my money to go. I might try Anthrocon next year and see what happens. I've had good luck with their art show the past two years.
I'm going to refer to this con as FratBoy Weekend Atlanta from now on. It was kind of a boozefest and all about partying, which is okay for some people, but not for me. I don't come to cons to make friends, I come to make money. So I won't be going to FWA anymore. It used to be a lot better! But I don't really feel it's operated too well these days. That and the general atmosphere of the con isn't one that I care for.
The convetion itself was okay, I guess. I remember it being a lot better the last time I went. The hotel's convention space was pretty nice, but I didn't like the hotel itself. The rooms were small, the bathrooms were tiny and you had to pay $13 a day for internet, so I went web-less for the weekend.
I spent most of my time in Artist's Alley selling inked cartoon sketches. I sold $70-worth, which was nice, but I didn't break even with the cost of going down there. Most people seemed to be more interested in fursuiting and/or getting drunk at that convention than actuall buying things, and I got that same feelign from a few artists/dealers that I talked to. I still had a decent time and don't regret going, but that part did kind of suck.
I don't think I'll be going to furry cons terribly often anymore. The pretending-to-be-an-animal-person aspect of the fandom doens't interest me anymore. I even made a Toon Jess badge to wear there! So other than the raves and selling art and maybe playing a couple of video games, there's nothing at cons that I want to do. If I can't make a decent amount of money while I'm there I feel it's not worth my money to go. I might try Anthrocon next year and see what happens. I've had good luck with their art show the past two years.
I'm going to refer to this con as FratBoy Weekend Atlanta from now on. It was kind of a boozefest and all about partying, which is okay for some people, but not for me. I don't come to cons to make friends, I come to make money. So I won't be going to FWA anymore. It used to be a lot better! But I don't really feel it's operated too well these days. That and the general atmosphere of the con isn't one that I care for.
I guess cons work for some people and don't work for others depending on what you're going for. I feel I've pretty much done everything there is to do at furry cons that this point, so I'm going to further explore the worlds of anime, comic, gaming and sci-fi/fantasy conventions over the next few years. I also want to start my own crafting convention!