Gen Con 2012 Coverage...By Me!

[AnaKhouri]

I have gripping (ha) day-by-day coverage on my blog of my experience at Gen Con 2012. With pictures! Warning: I do tend to have a sailor mouth so if swearing offends you, you're better off not looking. Enjoy! (?)



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[Mytical]

I honestly wish I could write half that good. Then all the insane stories I have stuck in my head might have an outlet. I love the style and pace of these blogs, the pictures are perfectly placed imo. Also..I want an Owl now..ok not an Owl..a Drake..but same thing!

[AnaKhouri]

Thanks Mytical! I kind of threw these posts together well after the fact so in reading them again I notice I missed some stuff, like doing a live Yellow Menace poscast Friday afternoon with my friends. But I like writing these up to hopefully encourage other people to go to Gen Con.

Edit: BTW here is the 'two guys kissing' song by Tom Smith:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8woKHUAZ7HA

[dragon_wings]

My sister and her hubby go to GenCon every year. And every year she post pictures on her Facebook. I wanna go with them at some point. Too bad I can't afford it (or Dragon*Con).

[AnaKhouri]

I've been to both and the last time I went to Dragon*con, the crowds were just ridiculous (this was 4 years ago, I can imagine they are worse now) and the con is spread over 4 or 5 hotels now, so lots of trying to find things. My friends who have gone recently have recounted standing in line for panels for hours, just as bad as Comic-con.

Gen Con has around 40,000 attendees but is in one large convention center and a couple hotels, mostly attached, and the halls of the ICC are so large that I rarely ever felt crowded. I much prefer it at this point in my life.

[dragon_wings]

I saw a Facebook post by a friend of mine that's been going to Dragon*Con for years... The hotel fubar'd her and her hubby's reservation. They've apparently been dealing with this bs for a couple months trying to get it sorted out. She is less then pleased. This is their 13th year going too. I think I might just stick with GenCon for now. Here's hoping I can go next year with Sis and Bro-in-law.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Here are photos from the Dragon*Con parade.