Just a (theoretically) quick update since it’s been a while.
Another Dragon*Con has come and gone. This was a really good time, all told. It was a little disappointing on the geek-out end, as there was a lot of schedule confliction for things I was really looking forward to — Atl Radio Theater Co’s Call of Cthulhu performance (which I’d looked forward to more than anything else, and was rescheduled in the last week or so before Con :( ) vs. Dawn contest (which I still have yet to make it to) vs. Aquarium (with pre-purchased tickets, so obviously that won out), Arc Attack vs. mc chris performance (who I’ve seen before, and AA, I hadn’t), and lots of cool discussion/guest panels early in the day (including Peter S. Beagle — and I forgot my copy of The Last Unicorn! Again!! >.<) vs. too much late-night partying (which, yes, is completely my own fault :p)– and I didn’t see most of the friends I’d meant to. But experience-wise, and just in terms of relaxing on what is the one real vacation I take every year, it was fantastic.
It was another year with no true costuming, though most of our room got together and went out as Miskatonic University faculty (complete with ID badges!) for the Mad Scientists’ Ball. Apparently the badges were a huge hit, and there are a bunch of people who want to join us next year! Represented this year were the Biology Dept. (Marine Biology specifically), the Theater Dept. (ramping up for the student production of The King in Yellow — $2 off with student ID!), Field Archaeology, the Medical Reserch Lab, and the Orne Library Archives. I’m already researching for one costume for next year, with a well-formed idea for another, and a couple other nebulous concepts floating around. It’ll be the first year I’ll be doing costuming, and I’m really excited.
My Dragon*Con 2009 Flickr photo set (including the faculty badges)