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My First Convention Ever (not a furry convention)
12 years ago
RAWR, this lion has something to say.
As those of you who follow me on Twitter by now likely know from me tweeting so much about it, I on Sunday went to Dragon*Con in Atlanta which was my first time ever going to a convention of any kind.
So being there was everything that I expected with seeing lots of awesome cosplays of things that are favorites of mine, and in addition I at one point passed by someone in a Lion fursuit that waved to others, including me, as they walked by. Some of the most notable cosplays I saw there were I did see 2 Pikachu cosplays by females which my thought was, O sexy, as well seeing lots others doing Pokemon cosplay stuff which I expected. I also walked by an elaborate very impressive Wookiee cosplay and saw someone walking around with a very cool looking Ghostbusters Proton Pack from a distance that had lights on it. In addition to all that will just mention that it was almost impossible to miss the prevalence of Star Wars and Star Trek related stuff there such as elaborate model lightsabers you could buy. Last will just mention I saw a bit more of Nintendo related cosplay stuff than I expected such as a great Link, and I could mention a lot more of the cosplays I saw there, but I don't want to make this seem like an endless paragraph about what I saw there.
Now about Dragon*Con in general is that it was so great to have on my iPhone the official app for the con that does not need an internet connection to work since once it got past noon I was barely able to get any cell data even while getting 3-4 bars of LTE. I also had no problems asking the staff there a few questions at times about where exactly certain places and other stuff was. But do be aware that if you go to Dragon*Con make sure you are ready to do lots of walking around since the con is so big that it is contained in 5 hotels, and for me it so helpful getting around there to be agile like a feline zig zagging and squeezing around through places.
Now that Dragon*Con has been the first convention I have ever been to, it should be obvious that I intend to go back someday and be able to spend at least Friday through Sunday there.
And I almost forgot to mention that in an area where you could get autographs from famous people from some of your favorite shows, I did go and for a few seconds stand one foot away from George Takei, known from Star Trek, and Jason David frank, known as Tommy from the Power Rangers series.
The very last thing I have to say is that I am now sure that I plan to make my first furry convention I go to be the one that also occurs in Atlanta which is Furry Weekend Atlanta.
So being there was everything that I expected with seeing lots of awesome cosplays of things that are favorites of mine, and in addition I at one point passed by someone in a Lion fursuit that waved to others, including me, as they walked by. Some of the most notable cosplays I saw there were I did see 2 Pikachu cosplays by females which my thought was, O sexy, as well seeing lots others doing Pokemon cosplay stuff which I expected. I also walked by an elaborate very impressive Wookiee cosplay and saw someone walking around with a very cool looking Ghostbusters Proton Pack from a distance that had lights on it. In addition to all that will just mention that it was almost impossible to miss the prevalence of Star Wars and Star Trek related stuff there such as elaborate model lightsabers you could buy. Last will just mention I saw a bit more of Nintendo related cosplay stuff than I expected such as a great Link, and I could mention a lot more of the cosplays I saw there, but I don't want to make this seem like an endless paragraph about what I saw there.
Now about Dragon*Con in general is that it was so great to have on my iPhone the official app for the con that does not need an internet connection to work since once it got past noon I was barely able to get any cell data even while getting 3-4 bars of LTE. I also had no problems asking the staff there a few questions at times about where exactly certain places and other stuff was. But do be aware that if you go to Dragon*Con make sure you are ready to do lots of walking around since the con is so big that it is contained in 5 hotels, and for me it so helpful getting around there to be agile like a feline zig zagging and squeezing around through places.
Now that Dragon*Con has been the first convention I have ever been to, it should be obvious that I intend to go back someday and be able to spend at least Friday through Sunday there.
And I almost forgot to mention that in an area where you could get autographs from famous people from some of your favorite shows, I did go and for a few seconds stand one foot away from George Takei, known from Star Trek, and Jason David frank, known as Tommy from the Power Rangers series.
The very last thing I have to say is that I am now sure that I plan to make my first furry convention I go to be the one that also occurs in Atlanta which is Furry Weekend Atlanta.
