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The All-Con Experience: Chronicles of a Super Nerd.
Note: This blog entry is a personal anecdote. Although it's fairly entertaining in my un-biased opinion, it also contributes nothing to any sort of discussion about gaming or games journalism. With that said, please read it anyway. It'd be much appreciated.
I’m back, and I have stories!
Back from where, you ask? Why, All-Con, of course. Oh wait, I guess I should go into further detail. See, a “Con,” is a convention and–oh, you wanted more details on All-Con? My mistake. All-Con is a convention that, like many of its brethren, focuses on nerdy stuff. In the past, I’ve only attended anime cons, so this was, well, not really different at all, actually.
Generally, whenever I use the word “all,” I’m either referring to the entirety of a single thing, or the entirety of everything ever. The organizers of All-Con, on the other hand, decided that “all” simply refers to anime, videogames, podcasts, sci-fi, and desperate thrift store owners. Needless to say, pay attention next time you say “all.”
Upon arriving at the illustrious Crowne Plaza in North Dallas, I was immediately identified as Bob Dylan by a guy cosplaying as a camera man. Or at least, I assume he was cosplaying — you never know at these conventions. But yeah, he told me he was a fan of my music and went on his way. It’s really not all that surprising when members of my particular clique casually mention that I look like the brilliant(ly handsome) virtuoso; they regularly choose to spend time in the presence of my curly locks and unique facial features. But now that a complete stranger has identified me as such at a glance, it has to be true. If you ask nicely, I can probably sneak you into the Grammys 20 years ago.
After buying my admittance badge, I meandered about the convention. Before long, I spotted the dealers’ room. But as I strolled towards the dealers’ door, something else caught my eye: a Firefly/Serenity table. Whoo! They had, among other paraphernalia, Jayne’s trademark orange and yellow snow cap. My envy burned greener than the brightest of Grinches. Apparently, this table represented the Austin Browncoats, a sort of fan/charity organization. I need to research it further before I reach a definitive conclusion on whether it’s amazing or merely great Continue reading.
I’m back, and I have stories!
Back from where, you ask? Why, All-Con, of course. Oh wait, I guess I should go into further detail. See, a “Con,” is a convention and–oh, you wanted more details on All-Con? My mistake. All-Con is a convention that, like many of its brethren, focuses on nerdy stuff. In the past, I’ve only attended anime cons, so this was, well, not really different at all, actually.
Generally, whenever I use the word “all,” I’m either referring to the entirety of a single thing, or the entirety of everything ever. The organizers of All-Con, on the other hand, decided that “all” simply refers to anime, videogames, podcasts, sci-fi, and desperate thrift store owners. Needless to say, pay attention next time you say “all.”
Upon arriving at the illustrious Crowne Plaza in North Dallas, I was immediately identified as Bob Dylan by a guy cosplaying as a camera man. Or at least, I assume he was cosplaying — you never know at these conventions. But yeah, he told me he was a fan of my music and went on his way. It’s really not all that surprising when members of my particular clique casually mention that I look like the brilliant(ly handsome) virtuoso; they regularly choose to spend time in the presence of my curly locks and unique facial features. But now that a complete stranger has identified me as such at a glance, it has to be true. If you ask nicely, I can probably sneak you into the Grammys 20 years ago.
After buying my admittance badge, I meandered about the convention. Before long, I spotted the dealers’ room. But as I strolled towards the dealers’ door, something else caught my eye: a Firefly/Serenity table. Whoo! They had, among other paraphernalia, Jayne’s trademark orange and yellow snow cap. My envy burned greener than the brightest of Grinches. Apparently, this table represented the Austin Browncoats, a sort of fan/charity organization. I need to research it further before I reach a definitive conclusion on whether it’s amazing or merely great Continue reading.
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