Convention Schedule (for the rest of 2009)

[furtech]

I think I'm going to pass on Fanime this year: most of the people I want to see aren't going and those few that are going I'll see at SDCC a month or so later. The one project I was thinking of doing for this con I got nothing done on (including contacting the person who'd wear it!), so maybe next year.

Another reason to skip Fanime is that another friend is lobbying heavily to get me to come up for the Maker Faire the following weekend. I'm tempted...it sounds like a lot of fun and mind-stimulating creativity.

The next con: SDCC! Aka, ComiCon International. The Big Store!

After that, Eurofurence! Sugar-Coke! Raw Sausage! Horse-milk liquer! Costumes and puppets galore!

BlizzCon: aggh! Logged on at 10am sharp on Saturday to buy tickets: I was 7,849 in line! Tickets sold out when I was still some three-thousand customers away. Gonna try again on the 30th. But if I don't get a ticket, I'll live. No costume for this year and I never even got through the lines to the stores last time.

Then...maybe nothing for the rest of the year. 2 possible trips to Seattle: I'm considering Rainfurrest (though their theme this year is -zombies-, my least favorite horror theme). The other trip would be just me and the dogs renting a cottage on a beach in western Washington in the middle of winter (when they're dog-friendly). All of these things are subject to change...it's been an "interesting" year.

Other possible trips: Minneapolis to visit friends and freeze to death.

Comments

[furtech.livejournal.com]

ComiCon is not for the faint of heart...even if you're just going to shop or go to panels, the con can be a big stress-event: the dealer's room is elbow-to-elbow packed from day one (you have to walk around holding your arms scrunched-in like a veloceraptor); many panels have lines forming for them over four hours before the start!

Wow...AniMagic '04! Ancient history!

But I understand: any con away from home is a big deal when you live in Hawaii! At least you have all those Kikaider events that I can't make it to!

[kyubikitsy.livejournal.com]

Seriously.. I don't think I've ever spent more than one day at SDCC.. and each time, it's been KILLER. We're considering exhibiting at SDCC next year, but always hesitant because of the huge crowds. ^^;;

The sad thing is, we're so busy prepping for events, we always miss the Kikiader/Inazuman events here. X_X; They *always* have them on critical event prep weekends (or during our local craft show events. >_>;;;) Talk about bad timing. ^^;

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Do your homework before you exhibit at SDCC! My suggestion would be to find a booth or table to share space with-- preferably someone who does this every year. That way you share table costs and you can share the table-manning, allowing both of you to take breaks (rather than have to do this one at a time).

The huge crowds are -good- for you dealers!

That's awful about missing the Kikaider events! So close (and get-to-able), but missing them still!