Where am I going? San Diego. That’s where.
Overlord Miller has already noted his admirable vacations plans for this week – an unplanned, extemporaneous exploration of the untamed Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I applaud this. It is precisely the type of creative, relaxing decompression that everyone should aspire to. That noted, it turns out that I’m off on a bit of a trip of my own today. Is creative, relaxing decompression on the menu for me?
No. Quite the opposite: I am headed into the San Diego Comic-Con.
I’ve never had any significant interest in attending this geek trainwreck-to-end-all-trainwrecks, namely because it embodies the “media” side of convention fandom which has never really resonated with me. Also, walking into a poorly ventilated structure sausaged full of 150,000 or so people isn’t the wisest idea, medically or otherwise. However, Laura managed to score us tickets, and we have friends to stay with minions in the area to provide us with shelter and nourishment, so the trip is officially on. Thus far on the docket:
- The convention itself – The schedule is daunting, to say the least, but there are a few things I can see myself wading in to line for. In particular, my enchantment with all things Dragon Age and Mass Effect will spur me to hose down the staphylococcal masses with alcohol hand sanitizer on my way to any Bioware panels, and my support of the Warren Ellis documentary on Kickstarter suggests I should attend that event as well.
- w00tstock – We have snagged tickets for w00tstock Thursday night, which is somewhat hard to define, but I am assured it will be vastly entertaining.
- Viva La Lucha! – I haven’t finalized this, but really, how can one pass up going to a Lucha Libre wrestling show at a YMCA 15 miles from the border with Mexico? Answer – clearly, one can’t.
I expect I will have some manner of report on my return, which might include images and/or sound. To best focus my enjoyment in this zombie outbreak waiting to happen, do any of you have any recommendations for must-see goings on or not to be missed local establishments? Or better yet, are you going to be there?
Tags: John Cmar, San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC, vacation, w00tstock
Nice. Enjoy geek prom.
Haven’t had the pleasure of doing any kind of convention in years [hence the 'pleasure' part]—enjoy the preview clips if nothing else!
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