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dancerjodiBrian 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 :)
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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Arisia
Date: 2004-01-07 07:45 am (UTC)Right, but how will I know what the daytime stuff is, and if it will bore me or not if there's no list of what's going to happen? ;) I know that setting a schedule is tough but a general 'on Saturday this will happen', 'on Sunday this will happen' would be helpful.
"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."
I paid $50 and travelled to go to DragonCon, I think the amount is reasonable if there is stuff going on that I liked. The DC schedule wasn't set until a couple of weeks before the event, but there were lists of what was going to happen (tracks, panels, etc) so I knew that there would be lots to do. "Movies", what kind of movies? "Art", what kind of art? "Masquerade", when? I'd love to see this but don't want to spend the whole weekend there if the masquerade is the only thing I'm interested in. I knew that if I went to DC there was to be anime playing 24x7, that there was a British comedy track, a Star Wars Track, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Track . . . all I know about Arisia is that there is some artist, some filker, some author and some band (that's not really enough to fill up a weekend, though).
My only point is, I'm going because I have friends involved and I've heard of them having a good time in the past so I'm giving it a chance. What's to motivate someone that doesn't know a thing about the con to spend $50 based on the little information on the web site?
Re: Arisia
Date: 2004-01-07 10:22 am (UTC)They also show sci-fi movies
panels, anything from swordfighting sca stuff to poly to art, how to make costumes, write stories etc.
Masquarde, happens later usually on Saturday.
Art room... prof and non prof art, with art auction.
dealers room/row