10 things I learned at Dragon*Con

[rm]

I've seen a few lists like this, so here's mine. Apologies for a few in jokes that will simply not be explained.

1. What happens at Dragon*Con stays at Dragon*Con. However, with 30K or more people at Dragon*Con, that's hardly reassuring.

2. A long line outside is not necessarily indicative of a good party inside.
2a. After 24 hours at Dragon*Con that will sound really dirty. So will "hello."

3. Beware of pirates.

4. DrinkBot is only cool if he is serving drinks to you. He is not. However, blaming DrinkBot when you get busted drinking something totally embarassing is entirely appropriate.

5. Two words; many stories: Waffle House.

6. Hung over panelists are often more amusing than drunk ones.

7. Your fandom will embarass you. Possibly very, very badly. Do not embarass your fandom. What does this mean? "I love your work" and "I love you" mean two different things. Learn it. Live it.

8. Just because Voltaire was sighted paying for autographs on the Walk of Fame, does not, in fact, make the Walk of Fame experience any less weird.

9. Before you buy that hot resin-cast model of a Webley, remember that you didn't check any luggage on your flight and instead have the good sense to mail order the thing, because airport security hates you enough as it is. And they really, really hate you. Steampunk and metal detectors: not friends.

10. You are not alone. Everyone, EVERYONE will have a moment at this con wherein they feel like less than they are. It's okay. Let it be beautiful.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

Not for this camper. However, I informed a few people of the code phrase such that no one could keep a straight face through a particularly boring Who panel wherein we just kept muttering "Waffle House" to each other by way of "I'm too hung over to be funnier but this is pretty damn funny!"

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

I get the sense invisible_lift was involved. ;)

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We were rather extraordinarily poorly behaved during that panel.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure the panelists didn't mind. That would've required them to be aware that they were speaking in front of an audience and not just yapping with their friends. :P

[rm.livejournal.com]

I still have to sit down and compose a note to BritTrack, because they were so amazing at some things and totally failed on others.