Otakon or bust?

[osaraba]

So after 10 years of faithful attendance at Otakon, this year, potentially to be year eleven, is the one in which I will not be going. It feels crazy and weird and wrong to not go, but there are a few things which just naturally point in that direction for this year.

A little higher up on my travel priorities right now are Berlin (sometime before 2nd week in August) as I mentioned previously, and Vancouver (theoretically over Thanksgiving).

The other two cons that I'm planning on attending this year are Dragon*Con and possibly Wincon. D*C's "cheap rate" deadline is coming up (end of the week!) and I've got to shell out the $80 for that. Wincon's second pre-reg deadline is at the end of the month, but is $100.

I'm less sure about Wincon, truthfully, because I don't know anyone in the fandom all that well (except for you two) and... well. Not that I wouldn't have a good time, but in light of the lack of connections, and not wanting to do the *I DON'T KNOW ANYONE, LET ME CLING TO YOU* thing... the cost might be prohibitive? (But the potential for going to a Blackhawks game! DO WANT!)

Sigh. I'm just going back and forth, thinking aloud now. Why is this so difficult!

Anyway, back to the point: I'm not going to Otakon this year. Neither are Liz or Juliet. And probably not Maryann either, come to think of it. What is up with that?!

SO SAD. ;_;

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[osaraba]

Angelica is definitely still going to Otakon.

And hmmm, I will keep the Parsippany con in mind -- maybe as a one-day thing. I assume you and DC will be driving there and back each day? Or will you be staying overnight?

[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

Yep, we're going for the day and driving back home at night. Parsippany is only about an hour away from where we live. We got the Silver tickets, so we have guaranteed seats. It was a lot less expensive than getting the Gold package, but less risky than getting general admission. I'd be sad if I didn't get to hear Misha's presentation.

Hopefully we'll hook up with you on Labor Day weekend. We still plan to be at OTP Con. ^_^

[osaraba]

OH NOES! Link had contacted me about OTP Con but I told her I'm going to be at Dragon*Con over Labor Day weekend. ;_; I wasn't sure if it was definitely on for then -- I'm going to be SO SAD to miss that too!