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Anthrocon Review
10 years ago
Anthrocon went over pretty well. Like most cons, Pretty much got there...got settled in..and had the feeling of 'yaaay im here..now what am i going to do for the next 4-5 days???' but as usual. Once things get rolling. Too many options/choices the entire con..busy busy busy!
I feel I did pretty well this con. Nice balance of suiting and socializing. I at least pulled a 3-4+ hours of suiting every evening of the con. Had a great time seeing friends, meeting new people, new suiters, and had a couple cases where I got to be an assisting aid for a few friends.
Had a lot of fun hanging out with
and waaaay too many others to list
Kept the budget of this con, in total ( food, room, drive, everything ) around $400, which isnt bad.
Been running my cons a little bit differently, learning from each con as I go. I work 2nd shift, so I'm use to staying up really late, and waking late. So, Often I was getting to sleep by 4am, and waking by 12PM. Full hours of sleep...multiple showers ( Being a suiter, i shower before/after every suiting session ) its nice not having money as a concern..since instead of watching my spendings, I can just enjoy the con, and do everything properly. Lots of running around, but felt great in the end eating up full-course meals at tonics...ten penny..and all the other places around there, instead of mc donalds and other cheap places. Maybe its because I'm more active with work these days, but I feel I didnt get as sore as I usually do by the end of the con, Wasnt dead out of energy, everything felt "right" Even suiting 4+ hours straight, Besides being warm in suit, everything felt right. Been better about stepping out for water/cooling, even if i feel 100% fine. So physically, this was a good con for me. Mentally as well. Couple things bugged me while I was at the con, but I put matters lightly aside and let myself have a riot. AC being so massive, its easy to see the people you want to see ( with plans ) and not see the people, you dont want to see. Though, the people you WANT to find. never..seem..findable!!
Now. Some people dislike AC, because they think..the con is very large..and like smaller cons. Personally, I like AC, as my favorite, because its a larger con. I enjoy being able to have the option of waking up and "I have no idea what im going to do" just walk to the con center / lobby, and you'll always. find someone / something. Tooooons of panels to pick from...toooooons of people to hang out with..meet...chill with..too many options..its impossible to be BORED at AC, unless your shy and find it hard to interact with others. every other con, but AC, i hit periods ( short or long ) where I'm like OKAY! ... now what do i do...stand here? Bored! AC im like OMG the cons almost over and i still have like ... 100 things i wanna do, plans with people i was hoping to do...Nooooooooo!!!!
Far as the "Its impossible to plan things with friends, takes hours sometimes to get a group together" theory. Well, not in my case. I've managed a 8 person group meet-up within a few minutes with a 'meet at room ________' and left. when I wanted to find people.. via text/telegram...found them fast.
My views on the elevator system: I think it was okay. Its probably the best you can get. You get really have a "Enter how many people" option, because you dont know if they're 100 pounds...300 pounds..handy-cap wheelchair...luggage..etc. It eliminated the issue of people smashing every-button so the elevators stop on every floor. I personally liked it a lot. The longest i had to wait for the elevator was maybe..5...8 minutes? and when i wanted to go down, about the same. 5-8 minutes...always empty or maybe a couple people. None of the 'fuck this im going up to go down' because the elevator would hit w/e floors on the way up, to bring people up. then go down, to bring people down. Also eliminated people holding the button combo to 'skip all floors' that a lot of people got their hands on. So personally, I loved the elevator system. I've had far worst experience at smaller cons, and AC over-flow hotels, than the westin.
I feel I did pretty well this con. Nice balance of suiting and socializing. I at least pulled a 3-4+ hours of suiting every evening of the con. Had a great time seeing friends, meeting new people, new suiters, and had a couple cases where I got to be an assisting aid for a few friends.
Had a lot of fun hanging out with
and waaaay too many others to list
Kept the budget of this con, in total ( food, room, drive, everything ) around $400, which isnt bad.
Been running my cons a little bit differently, learning from each con as I go. I work 2nd shift, so I'm use to staying up really late, and waking late. So, Often I was getting to sleep by 4am, and waking by 12PM. Full hours of sleep...multiple showers ( Being a suiter, i shower before/after every suiting session ) its nice not having money as a concern..since instead of watching my spendings, I can just enjoy the con, and do everything properly. Lots of running around, but felt great in the end eating up full-course meals at tonics...ten penny..and all the other places around there, instead of mc donalds and other cheap places. Maybe its because I'm more active with work these days, but I feel I didnt get as sore as I usually do by the end of the con, Wasnt dead out of energy, everything felt "right" Even suiting 4+ hours straight, Besides being warm in suit, everything felt right. Been better about stepping out for water/cooling, even if i feel 100% fine. So physically, this was a good con for me. Mentally as well. Couple things bugged me while I was at the con, but I put matters lightly aside and let myself have a riot. AC being so massive, its easy to see the people you want to see ( with plans ) and not see the people, you dont want to see. Though, the people you WANT to find. never..seem..findable!!
Now. Some people dislike AC, because they think..the con is very large..and like smaller cons. Personally, I like AC, as my favorite, because its a larger con. I enjoy being able to have the option of waking up and "I have no idea what im going to do" just walk to the con center / lobby, and you'll always. find someone / something. Tooooons of panels to pick from...toooooons of people to hang out with..meet...chill with..too many options..its impossible to be BORED at AC, unless your shy and find it hard to interact with others. every other con, but AC, i hit periods ( short or long ) where I'm like OKAY! ... now what do i do...stand here? Bored! AC im like OMG the cons almost over and i still have like ... 100 things i wanna do, plans with people i was hoping to do...Nooooooooo!!!!
Far as the "Its impossible to plan things with friends, takes hours sometimes to get a group together" theory. Well, not in my case. I've managed a 8 person group meet-up within a few minutes with a 'meet at room ________' and left. when I wanted to find people.. via text/telegram...found them fast.
My views on the elevator system: I think it was okay. Its probably the best you can get. You get really have a "Enter how many people" option, because you dont know if they're 100 pounds...300 pounds..handy-cap wheelchair...luggage..etc. It eliminated the issue of people smashing every-button so the elevators stop on every floor. I personally liked it a lot. The longest i had to wait for the elevator was maybe..5...8 minutes? and when i wanted to go down, about the same. 5-8 minutes...always empty or maybe a couple people. None of the 'fuck this im going up to go down' because the elevator would hit w/e floors on the way up, to bring people up. then go down, to bring people down. Also eliminated people holding the button combo to 'skip all floors' that a lot of people got their hands on. So personally, I loved the elevator system. I've had far worst experience at smaller cons, and AC over-flow hotels, than the westin.
glad you had fun though! I had a good time
It was a great feeling to see you and finally give you a hug for all the help you've given me... Thanks a million, Vex!