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Nerdacon - The Short Con
10 years ago
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I am Ayn BlackFox: Storyteller
Well it's that time again, Nerdacon, gathering of all things nerdy and of course the addition costumes and food. Ah, yes, how joyous a time for me and my not so well lined wallet but a time to get all dressed and show off my prestige acting skills and not get in trouble. Anywho, I need to go back to wear this story started and work my well-timed way into the more lovely details.
This story starts back in august from the last journal I made and boy did a lot of things change other than about the countless pounds of cargo. I figured that I'd get to go to nerdacon after railroading my way through training miles like I didn't have jake brakes and my truck was going to crash in a massive, fiery explosion upon my arrival. However, a certain unfortunate fender bender courtesy of my OTR trainer set the plan back but I figured it could still be done. So with a smile I made my merry way to home to finally achieve my prize that loomed in the distance like a carrot dangling off a rope that was just out reach until you figured out the secret. Things looked up and I continued my journey until the state of Georgia turned over a new tablet with a revelation that turned the once a secret on it's head and I had start from the second square.
Stepping off my trainer's truck, I tried again....and again...and again until I finished a second race to the prize and boarded the next bus OUT of the state called Indiana. Lots of sleep later, I made it, back to the half-shell of a city called Columbus. 24 hours later, I was licensed to drive commercial vehicles and found out that Nerdacon was the next day. Panicking some, I remember that my lovely adopted character Lilah has been patiently waiting for me to return. Snatching up
furrymike we trotted our way to Lilah, dark prison and freed her from the darkness. Oh joy, been 4 months since I seen my lovely puppy and immediately I remembered that I had to get two fixed thanks to me letting a little extra fox body stretch her out a bit too much.
Thankfully
tobyg 's girlfriend is a fursuit maker and she came to the rescue and fixed Lilah's...holes... to make "The Queen of Cute" a happy puppy again and Nerdacon was absolutely doable. With a big grin I rested for the day and I figured that the sky would darken and the thunder I know I was going to plunder was going to u-turn and come back to get me. It was well worth the way, I couldn't wait, Lilah could not wait. I missed the first day of the con but I know I could let it go and use the second day to achieve my goal of suiting the ENTIRE TIME!
Day of Con visit: After politely asking for and fueling a friend's car, I collected Lilah and invited tobyg and his girlfriend (GerBear) to come with me. This was fun because I'd never been to a con with a known suit maker and more so someone who know as many people as she did. Honestly I was neverous but I kept my focus and drove to the convention site hoping the new site would be more interesting than the old one as there would be WAAAAAAY more space and more people to meet and interact with but my hopes were crushed when I found that parking was near impossible with out paying. With a sigh, I pulled out the $5 bill for parking and proceeded to the Columbus Convention and Trade Center parking garage. TO my surprise when I told the attendant that I was here for Nerdacon, it was like the gates opened my $5 felt like 3 cent. Parking was easy 10 spaces down, parking. Woohoo!
I decided to stay out of suit to see who was there before I get in character. It's not 1530 (3:30pm) and I figured by quarter after four I'd get in suit until close. This plan worked as I got to catch with my friend, a new to the trade blacksmith and an artist I'm working with on some new content. i was able to locate my brother and his two friends which worked OK but the time at the point was running low. Something about the Trade Center just didn't sync at this point. A gun should in the south hall, a HUGE birthday party in the north hall and Nerdacon eating up the entire second floor. This didn't seem to work as people were coming and looking for the gun show but came in the north side just to find us.
Anywho with grin it was time to get in suit. With in 15 minutes I was now Lilah and it was time to play. Lilah went back into the con and like she always does, it was time to get pictured more times that I could count. Every 2-5 minutes, I was stopped to take at least 2 pictures. This lasted for 127 minutes until I decided to go dance and even then there was even enough smart phones and digital cameras going to make for the great dance off. Anywho, I decided to try to stop the photos and just explore but my efforts were quickly shot away as people looking for once of the two other events decided to take a little extra time to take a picture with the lovely lavender puppy. It was like it was never going to the stop and got worse when I went into the dealer's room. Again...every few minutes or just a few steps I was taking pictures and at this point I was just tired....tired of standing!
After a couple more pictures, some surprise appearances in the TCG room and game room, I moved to the cooler and quieter area of the viewing room. It was at this time that things dawned on my like the sun rising into a cloudy morning.
1: Con space was there but the con seemed so much smaller than was it used to be. Maybe it was jjust the shear size of the ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR that spread the con thinner than pilot house coffee. This is OK as you not shoulder to shoulder to people but being spread so thin made it harder to find people.
2: The other events made it a little odd to suit with people who ventured too far and didn't know what was going on. Mixing costumes with suits and guns... mmm.. not a good idea with animals, ninjas and deadpool walking around.
3: Smaller Everything, yep there was no where as many games in the game room as it was before and I don't think the dance floor was too crowded either. Where did it all go? Game just don't vanish in thin air?
There is a lesson to be learned here and all you suck-ups and bench warmers can go lay an egg over this but honestly nerdacon at the Columbus Iron works was fun to suit at but yet this con just timing and issues with just organization. I seen that the costume contest took for what seem like forever and the raffle was a sham. Maybe this step in a new direction was at the least a good attempt but the attempt took 5 steps back. Overall a 75% positive expirence but one that I'm putting in the book as needed much more careful planning to avoid event conflicts.
Well I need to be careful about saying that as the event my end up at the Civic Center, crap, I said to much already.
Lastly, I want to end this not pleasing con report with thought that I do have bigger plans ready for the next nerdacon and other cons in the future. Just watch for updates as I do have some ideas in the works and more so already in motion. Until next time my fellow watchers and there some Lilah pictures coming!
This story starts back in august from the last journal I made and boy did a lot of things change other than about the countless pounds of cargo. I figured that I'd get to go to nerdacon after railroading my way through training miles like I didn't have jake brakes and my truck was going to crash in a massive, fiery explosion upon my arrival. However, a certain unfortunate fender bender courtesy of my OTR trainer set the plan back but I figured it could still be done. So with a smile I made my merry way to home to finally achieve my prize that loomed in the distance like a carrot dangling off a rope that was just out reach until you figured out the secret. Things looked up and I continued my journey until the state of Georgia turned over a new tablet with a revelation that turned the once a secret on it's head and I had start from the second square.
Stepping off my trainer's truck, I tried again....and again...and again until I finished a second race to the prize and boarded the next bus OUT of the state called Indiana. Lots of sleep later, I made it, back to the half-shell of a city called Columbus. 24 hours later, I was licensed to drive commercial vehicles and found out that Nerdacon was the next day. Panicking some, I remember that my lovely adopted character Lilah has been patiently waiting for me to return. Snatching up
furrymike we trotted our way to Lilah, dark prison and freed her from the darkness. Oh joy, been 4 months since I seen my lovely puppy and immediately I remembered that I had to get two fixed thanks to me letting a little extra fox body stretch her out a bit too much. Thankfully
tobyg 's girlfriend is a fursuit maker and she came to the rescue and fixed Lilah's...holes... to make "The Queen of Cute" a happy puppy again and Nerdacon was absolutely doable. With a big grin I rested for the day and I figured that the sky would darken and the thunder I know I was going to plunder was going to u-turn and come back to get me. It was well worth the way, I couldn't wait, Lilah could not wait. I missed the first day of the con but I know I could let it go and use the second day to achieve my goal of suiting the ENTIRE TIME!Day of Con visit: After politely asking for and fueling a friend's car, I collected Lilah and invited
tobyg and his girlfriend (GerBear) to come with me. This was fun because I'd never been to a con with a known suit maker and more so someone who know as many people as she did. Honestly I was neverous but I kept my focus and drove to the convention site hoping the new site would be more interesting than the old one as there would be WAAAAAAY more space and more people to meet and interact with but my hopes were crushed when I found that parking was near impossible with out paying. With a sigh, I pulled out the $5 bill for parking and proceeded to the Columbus Convention and Trade Center parking garage. TO my surprise when I told the attendant that I was here for Nerdacon, it was like the gates opened my $5 felt like 3 cent. Parking was easy 10 spaces down, parking. Woohoo!I decided to stay out of suit to see who was there before I get in character. It's not 1530 (3:30pm) and I figured by quarter after four I'd get in suit until close. This plan worked as I got to catch with my friend, a new to the trade blacksmith and an artist I'm working with on some new content. i was able to locate my brother and his two friends which worked OK but the time at the point was running low. Something about the Trade Center just didn't sync at this point. A gun should in the south hall, a HUGE birthday party in the north hall and Nerdacon eating up the entire second floor. This didn't seem to work as people were coming and looking for the gun show but came in the north side just to find us.
Anywho with grin it was time to get in suit. With in 15 minutes I was now Lilah and it was time to play. Lilah went back into the con and like she always does, it was time to get pictured more times that I could count. Every 2-5 minutes, I was stopped to take at least 2 pictures. This lasted for 127 minutes until I decided to go dance and even then there was even enough smart phones and digital cameras going to make for the great dance off. Anywho, I decided to try to stop the photos and just explore but my efforts were quickly shot away as people looking for once of the two other events decided to take a little extra time to take a picture with the lovely lavender puppy. It was like it was never going to the stop and got worse when I went into the dealer's room. Again...every few minutes or just a few steps I was taking pictures and at this point I was just tired....tired of standing!
After a couple more pictures, some surprise appearances in the TCG room and game room, I moved to the cooler and quieter area of the viewing room. It was at this time that things dawned on my like the sun rising into a cloudy morning.
1: Con space was there but the con seemed so much smaller than was it used to be. Maybe it was jjust the shear size of the ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR that spread the con thinner than pilot house coffee. This is OK as you not shoulder to shoulder to people but being spread so thin made it harder to find people.
2: The other events made it a little odd to suit with people who ventured too far and didn't know what was going on. Mixing costumes with suits and guns... mmm.. not a good idea with animals, ninjas and deadpool walking around.
3: Smaller Everything, yep there was no where as many games in the game room as it was before and I don't think the dance floor was too crowded either. Where did it all go? Game just don't vanish in thin air?
There is a lesson to be learned here and all you suck-ups and bench warmers can go lay an egg over this but honestly nerdacon at the Columbus Iron works was fun to suit at but yet this con just timing and issues with just organization. I seen that the costume contest took for what seem like forever and the raffle was a sham. Maybe this step in a new direction was at the least a good attempt but the attempt took 5 steps back. Overall a 75% positive expirence but one that I'm putting in the book as needed much more careful planning to avoid event conflicts.
Well I need to be careful about saying that as the event my end up at the Civic Center, crap, I said to much already.
Lastly, I want to end this not pleasing con report with thought that I do have bigger plans ready for the next nerdacon and other cons in the future. Just watch for updates as I do have some ideas in the works and more so already in motion. Until next time my fellow watchers and there some Lilah pictures coming!
