Horny!

[dancerjodi]

Brian spent some more time working on my bantha horns last night (we're working on a 'sexy bantha girl' outfit for me to wear so that I can lead him around in his Tuscan Raider getup). I cut out the pieces for the outfit on Monday, sewed them last night, and should be able to do the finishing touches (trim and try the thing on) tonight. This should be interesting :)

I was hoping to go to either Bottle Rocket last night or Man Ray tonight but I can feel the start of a cold coming on. Since I'd rather be healthy than sick for a month I'm going to pass on it so that I can drink tea, keep warm, and get to bed at a reasonable hour. Dammit, I'll make it there before I go back to school though! We'll be at Ceremony next Monday.

Arisia, who is going? What is happening there?


We're going to give it a chance and all, but usually I'd like to know what I'm getting for my $50 per person (not even a formal schedule, just a list of the kinds of things that will happen would be nice).

I know friends work really hard on this con but what happens there seems to be some mythical, guarded secret - all people can tell me is that "its a lot of fun". That's usually after they've asked us to volunteer. I'd like to actually experience the thing first before giving my time to it, you know?

Right now all that's advertised is a list of guests (most I haven't heard of) and The Dresden Dolls. I know at some point there will be a masquerade, perhaps a drum circle, presumably vendors and an art room. Presumably panels: but I don't want to spend the whole day sitting in a corner of the hotel waiting for the evening events if all panels have to do with Sci Fi Literature, Polyamory and Filking :).

We won't be staying at the hotel so we need to figure out how we're going to pull off the costume change thing (and knowing what's happening when is kind of important for figuring out what we're wearing when). There's no sense in being a bantha chick if I'm going to get bored after 20 minutes (if I'm unable to find an interesting panel or activity during the day) and want to go walking down Boylston Street (I'd be much more comfy doing that in my jeans).


I'm not expecting DragonCon or anything, I'm just kind of nervous about what we'll end up finding (paying $50 to hang out with friends in a hotel. well, normally I wouldn't do that kind of thing). I've definitely been spoiled :)

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Honestly, if the daytime stuff will bore you at all, don't go. Come later at night, after 8pm and a good dinner, and do the wandering the hotel game and find people you know. Parties, people, costumes. There's way to manage changing (bathrooms), chances to stash stuff (friends, coatcheck, car?), and well. If that gets you hooked, great.

On the Other Devil, Yes, $50 is a lot, but that could be useful if you're at all interested in what the con offers. Movies, Art, Masquerade, Late Night Drumming, Late Night Dancing. There's a small dealer's room which requires a membership. Dealer's Row is run out of individual's rooms and generally does not.

Namaste.

[slickgothgurl.livejournal.com]

looking forward to seeing you at ceremony next week!

i think my headache is actually a sinus infection times a million. that would royally suck. but at least i have a dr's appt tomorrow.

hope you feel better soon.

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

Tember said that the marketplace is a lot of fun. I'm also curious about the whole thing so hopefully someone will have the answers :)

[nepenthedreams]

I used to go to Arisia (95-97) and I found that during the day I would go shopping - there are shopping floors where each vendor has a room, plus a whole ballroom of shopping. Some of the panels were fun, but I have never been much for panels. Playing samples of new games and hanging out in the consuite is always fun too. I also found that I'd spend all night awake and so would sleep for much of the morning.

I seem to remember they also had movie rooms, showing all anime, or all of some other genre.

[lillydrag.livejournal.com]

I would suggest that you keep your options open for leaving the hotel and strolling around. I found the day time hours a bit dull. I didn't find much appealing to me during the day except shopping, and when you're ready for lunch you may want to go outside the hotel. The restaurant there is extremely expensive if I recall and not good enough to justify the prices.

I'd save the fun outfits for night time.

[lensman.livejournal.com]

Well the Major events are posted at http://www.arisia.org/2004/events.html

The list of Programming items was supposed to have been posted. Hopefully soon, but as soon as I get it I'll let everyone know.

[bratling.livejournal.com]

i'll be working columbine's table there, too.


it sounds like arisia is either (a) a bunch of fuckwits this year, or (b) are already operating near capacity, and so function on repeat business, not trying to get new business. repeats will come regardless.

...anyway, i stopped going to arisia years ago because i stopped being interested in getting drunk and partying. i hear they have panels though ;-)

[alabastard.livejournal.com]

We're actually going to Ceremony this week as well, I haven't been since the fall, and then only once.

Arisia hasn't been much fun the past two years, but for the Masquerade, the first year I went was great. Too much poly and fetish focus for me in the panels, but the roaming can be fun, what you make it.