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Aug. 26th, 2012
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Fan Expo 2012
Aug. 26th, 2012 09:33 pmNot a lot of pictures today, but there are some. Mix of reasons for this, one was a lack of costumes that really appealed to me (there were a lot of fine costumes, but many either seemed to be stuff I had no idea what they were, or old standbys I'd seen and photographed a couple times before already, probably by the same people), another was timing (there were a few times where I saw somebody I would have liked to photograph but they were in motion and by the time I could have turned my camera on and snapped a picture, I knew they'd be long gone), and a general social anxiety towards asking people that seemed to befix me today. Which is odd because in other social areas I did... well, okay. There's a difference that I think explains it which I'll get to behind the cut.
The story will be chronological, more or less, maybe with a bit of highlights at the second cut for those who don't want to read the whole thing. There may be a picture of myself behind the cut, so bewarned, venture in at your own risk.
( Read more... )
So, the edited highlights (but no photos except swag, for those, look earlier):
Met Alan Tudyk, talked about Blue Sun
Met John Rhys-Davies, class act.
Talked to a few people, but mostly a lonely experience as usual.
Mostly walked around in a daze
Got a free T-shirt and some candy
Went home.
Had a Gyro.
And now, the haul and swag pictures, including autographs: ( Read more... )
Was it fun? I don't know. Honestly, 'fun' is one of those words that don't seem to rightly apply to cons. When people ask if I had fun, I don't know how to answer them. Even a 'good time' is a bit tricky, although I can a little more confidently answer yes, since at least I don't regret it. It was an experience, that, even if it wasn't "fun" or especially "good" was at least different enough to the normal monotony of my life that it was worth doing for that alone. And it had some positive effects, and it was fun to mentally prepare for, even though I'll surely be depressed for a while afterwards.
So... yeah. I had a day.
The story will be chronological, more or less, maybe with a bit of highlights at the second cut for those who don't want to read the whole thing. There may be a picture of myself behind the cut, so bewarned, venture in at your own risk.
( Read more... )
So, the edited highlights (but no photos except swag, for those, look earlier):
Met Alan Tudyk, talked about Blue Sun
Met John Rhys-Davies, class act.
Talked to a few people, but mostly a lonely experience as usual.
Mostly walked around in a daze
Got a free T-shirt and some candy
Went home.
Had a Gyro.
And now, the haul and swag pictures, including autographs: ( Read more... )
Was it fun? I don't know. Honestly, 'fun' is one of those words that don't seem to rightly apply to cons. When people ask if I had fun, I don't know how to answer them. Even a 'good time' is a bit tricky, although I can a little more confidently answer yes, since at least I don't regret it. It was an experience, that, even if it wasn't "fun" or especially "good" was at least different enough to the normal monotony of my life that it was worth doing for that alone. And it had some positive effects, and it was fun to mentally prepare for, even though I'll surely be depressed for a while afterwards.
So... yeah. I had a day.