Alright bumbos, as those of you following me on the Twatters know, I’ll be attending Otakon in Baltimore from July 26-29, which is a week from now! I know there’s around 70-80 unfortunate souls subscribed to Hobby Hovel’s RSS feed, and I’m betting at least a few of you are also attending the second largest anime convention in North America. Since conventions are all about diving head-first into a sea of like-minded freaks and weirdos, I propose this question: does anyone want to meet up sometime over the weekend, possibly over lunch/dinner/anything?
Remember Otakon-goers: only you can prevent me from looking like a total loser on my own blog with whom nobody wants to hang out with. My very self-esteem hangs in the balance! Order Reply today!
Now, I know your common sense is warning you about meeting strangers from the internet, but as Hamstercorp (who will be my guide in this weekend of swirling madness) would attest, I am not a bear or a shark dressed up in a human suit, so you are relatively safe from the possibility of being mauled and/or cannibalized. So asides from emotional trauma that time cannot erase, what do you have you to lose?
Anyway, the business of meeting up aside, I’m pretty pumped about Otakon. Not only is this my first major anime convention aside from Anime North, it’s also my first time traveling solo! In any case, I’m sure this trip will yield some fun stories one way or the other. Either I’ll have a fun time, or you’ll have a fun time reading about some form of psychological scarring that I’ll detail in the inevitable blog post. Yep, even if you can’t make it COUGHAshlotteMietteExileheroCOUGH, you’ll hear all about it! Unless you don’t hear from me ever again, in which case Hamstercorp has probably sold my vital organs on the black market, and you’ll have learned to know better than to meet up with strangers on the internet…erm, I mean, hope to see you there! ;D
14 replies on “Otakon, prepare for disaster.”
Do you hear that ticking noise? That is the sound of time counting down TO YOUR DOOOOOOM!!
I hope you enjoy Kyubey watching over you as you sleep.
Welp, I hope enjoy the dirty cash you’ll make from the human organ pawn shop. I wonder how many figmas you can buy with a kidney.
Oh god, are you bringing the big-ass Kyubey? Jeuschristhowhorrifying.
Hm. Maybe? That would definitely be a weekend trip, huh? Wait. Would I be wrong thinking you live in Toronto? Cause I live in southern Maine, so you could like totes stop by my house and we could carpool to Baltimore! IT WOULD BE A MAN DATE! =D As long as I can find a decent hotel… >.>’
I do in in Toronto, and I’m all for mandates, but I’ve already made plans to fly there instead =/. You should come over, though — having a car really opens up your options, and there’s gotta be a hotel room somewhere in the city!
Again: Maybe. I’m torn right now between Going to Otakon, and pre-ordering Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – Wizard’s Edition. Namco’s doing an interesting thing where the more people that pre-order the Wizards edition, the more stuff they’ll throw in it! So I’ll probably throw my money at that as hard as I can. xD
If you decide to come, let me know — we’ll get in touch via e-mail, twitter, or whatever’s convenient for you! =)
Have fun on your trip!
Thanks!
Unfortunately Im from another continent, I would have liked to tease the people who wear bad cosplay outfits XD Im far away, so I just wish you an entertaining trip ^^
Daww, thanks! Do you go to any cons in Germany?
No, so far I haven’t been to such an event here.
I could try it, but I think it can’t compete with these bigger cons in the states.
Take it from me: bigger is not always better. The best con experience I had was a tiny event that took up all of 2 hotel rooms. It was more of a meet-up with vendors and scheduled events, and that was where I met my roommate for the first time. Fast forward 2 years and now we’re living together!
It’s not about how big the crowd is, but rather how well the crowd is managed. Having the right density of people makes it ideal to meet new people. I know not everyone would be a fan of conventions, but it’s something that I encourage everyone to try out at least once. =)
Good luck and have fun! Going to cons and meeting new people seem like such a neat thing to do, something that I haven’t done much in my… 7 years of con going. Damn, I’m old 🙁
Hey, that ain’t so bad — why meet new people when you already have such lovely company? ;D