Re: Member Announcements Thread
Yeah, Shrike, that was me. The one *in* the Masquerade. You also get a glimpse of the other Vincent that was running around when the FF cosplayers head up. I think it was done on, like, an Iphone or something. I showed my one friend the video and she goes "you didn't look at the camera!" I looked at her and went "I didn't *know* there was a camera!"
But yeah EAE was the first con I ever attended and this is their fourth year. They've been in four different locations each time but I love the small atmosphere. I went to Anime Boston for the first time this year and yeah, there's a lot to do, more to buy, more to see, but I went out for dessert with Mike Polluck because I could walk up to his table and go "Mr. Polluck, would you like to go to dinner?" My friend and I totally missed Sean Schimmel at AB because of the crowd and we waited, maybe 20 minutes to get to him here and that's because he was taking his time to pose for pics and chat up the guests getting autographs. We might not be able to regularly get huge name people, but the ones that we do get are really friendly and it's just got a personal level to it that you don't have at big places. I mean, heck, half of the staff know me by name or sight and are friends with me on facebook. (Which means I really have to behave myself sometimes *laughs*)
I say, unless it's really expensive, support your local cons. It's people going that allow them to get bigger and better. And the biggest thing to remember is that you're not the only geek there. You are one of many. Legion, even *snickers*