What CONS are you going to this year?

[dsheinem]

I don't know anything about PAX.

it's all video games, man.

But Anime Boston has videogames AND anime. More general Japanese culture. However, because they are the same weekend this year AB may be lighter on the videogames. And slightly lower in attendance. Horrible planning.

it's also Easter weekend, which means I may have to look for a hotel as the buddy I stayed with last year will most likely be out of town hanging with his very catholic family all weekend. It also means hotels will be very full and probably more expensive

[noiseredux]

yeah Easter weekend was a stupid idea. Especially for those of us with large families and lots of family commitments. Pfft.

[dsheinem]

yeah Easter weekend was a stupid idea. Especially for those of us with large families and lots of family commitments. Pfft.

you aren't going to let something so trivial as "family" keep you away for the weekend, are you?

[noiseredux]

well it certainly rules out Sunday. I'll probably only go one day, like I did last year. Just not sure if it'll be Friday or Saturday yet. I'll figure it all out once the schedule is announced.

[ZenErik]

Good thing my family is not religious.

[Yancakes]

I'd gone to DragonCon every year for a few years until last year (got married in September so it wasn't really a possibility), was hoping I'd get to go again this year but I doubt we'll be able to so we're gonna aim for Pax west...though I'm not sure when badges go on sale

[Mephikun]

OP: I wanna go to PortCon, but most likely won't be able to go unless my sister wants to go...

[fastbilly1]

I'd gone to DragonCon every year for a few years until last year (got married in September so it wasn't really a possibility), was hoping I'd get to go again this year but I doubt we'll be able to so we're gonna aim for Pax west...though I'm not sure when badges go on sale

Which tracks panels do you go to when you go?

[Mephikun]

Yay, probably going to PortCon. My first Con

[Yancakes]

I'd gone to DragonCon every year for a few years until last year (got married in September so it wasn't really a possibility), was hoping I'd get to go again this year but I doubt we'll be able to so we're gonna aim for Pax west...though I'm not sure when badges go on sale

Which tracks panels do you go to when you go?

A bit of a hodgepodge... I generally don't go to the larger panels due to hating the multi-hour lines for them, unless they're Babylon 5 or Futurama panels. I like going to the little theoretical debate ones for things like economics in sci-fi occasionally, but it's usually just a random mix of what I like and my friends like.

I also spend probably 10 hours wandering around the dealers halls every time I go for the entire weekend. Also, autographs, of course! I've got a S3 Babylon 5 booklet with all of the surviving main cast's autographs, it took a few years (and about 180 dollars) but it was worth it