I want to go to San Diegooooooo

And not just for the Stargate panels, or because half the people I know are going to be there this weekend. Well, okay, that has something to do with it. Well, okay, quite a lot to do with it. *g*

But it's just been a long time since I was at a con at all. I was talking yesterday to a comics industry friend about getting "back in the game" and I really DO want to start doing conventions again. SDCC is the only one of the bigger conventions I've never been to; I always kind of wanted to, but since I was in the Midwest, I only ever could afford to do one West Coast con and that was APE (Alternative Press Expo) because it was really more my crowd, as far as actually managing to sell my books to people.

But there's something very appealing about going to a show as a "civilian", which is another thing I've never really done -- just being able to walk around and see stuff without finding someone to watch my table. (I've also always done shows alone, so the only times I could get away from my table was when I'd ask one of my booth neighbors to watch it for me for a minute.)

I think I'm just getting nostalgic for it. Cons are fun -- the party atmosphere, rubbing shoulders with all the (relatively) famous people, catching up with friends for dinner and drinks afterwards. I like living in the isolated place that I do, but I really can't afford to do cons at all anymore, and sometimes I do miss it quite a lot.

But I get to meet derry667 and tipper_green in Boston this fall, so I'll console myself with that! ^_^

I want to go to San Diegooooooo

And not just for the Stargate panels, or because half the people I know are going to be there this weekend. Well, okay, that has something to do with it. Well, okay, quite a lot to do with it. *g*

But it's just been a long time since I was at a con at all. I was talking yesterday to a comics industry friend about getting "back in the game" and I really DO want to start doing conventions again. SDCC is the only one of the bigger conventions I've never been to; I always kind of wanted to, but since I was in the Midwest, I only ever could afford to do one West Coast con and that was APE (Alternative Press Expo) because it was really more my crowd, as far as actually managing to sell my books to people.

But there's something very appealing about going to a show as a "civilian", which is another thing I've never really done -- just being able to walk around and see stuff without finding someone to watch my table. (I've also always done shows alone, so the only times I could get away from my table was when I'd ask one of my booth neighbors to watch it for me for a minute.)

I think I'm just getting nostalgic for it. Cons are fun -- the party atmosphere, rubbing shoulders with all the (relatively) famous people, catching up with friends for dinner and drinks afterwards. I like living in the isolated place that I do, but I really can't afford to do cons at all anymore, and sometimes I do miss it quite a lot.

But I get to meet derry667 and tipper_green in Boston this fall, so I'll console myself with that! ^_^