I gotta say: I prefer having a job to do at DragonCon rather than just wandering aimlessly. Since the good panels are impossible to get into and I’ve seen all the small panels I need for one lifetime, and I’ve seen every cosplay on the planet, DragonCon has little appeal these days. We’ve worked with an artist for the last few years, but last year we swore off that, partly because we didn’t know what would be going on this year and partly because we were sick of the drama.
Then Joystick Gamebar pops up with this awesome arcade idea… The idea that I had early this year. I contacted DragonCon in early spring about doing an arcade and they blew me off, so either they got the idea from me or they’d already contacted Joystick. Doesn’t matter, the upshot is that we DID the arcade and it was a smashing success!
Really, the only snag we hit was that not all our badges had the vendor sticker, which caused problems on Saturday when we tried to enter the venue. Of course, the Con staff had no idea what was going on, so we snuck in the exit door. Turns out, the badge I was borrowing* had a vendor sticker, so we managed to get the relief staff in, but it was a huge hassle. DragonCon needs to go back to using the flags like they did a coupla years ago. It’s easier for everyone if it is CLEAR that we are vendors.
*I misplaced my badge Friday night when we were out with Ted and his lovely ladies, so I borrowed one for Saturday. I thought it was gone, but NOPE, it was under the visor, where I’d put it before going in. DERP. It’s fun getting old and forgetful! NOT! :P
The arcade itself was a big attraction once word got out. The Powers That Be at DragonCon were happy with it, so we’ll be doing it again next year with a few modifications on the layout and we really want a disco ball! LOL
I’ve been using Instagram a lot since I discovered that it now cross posts to other media. It is very handy to be able to post pics everywhere at once. I’ll be setting up IDS and POAS accounts soon.
I owe you guys a video, which I’ll get done this week. I’m down another 3# or so since last post. Not as much as I’d like, but I’ll take anything as long as it’s going DOWN. Just 7# to 199, which is my first goal: under 200! More details in the video. Stay tuned.
My lower back and knees are being pissy about all the walking and standing on concrete all weekend. But overall, not bad for a busy con. I did a ton of cleaning and caught up on laundry yesterday, so the rest of the week will be TEV work and a few other house cleaning tasks. Cheers and welcome to Autumn!