AC 2009 was the BEST anthrocon yet. Hands down. As you guys know, I had a table there and I really cleaned up with sales. More than I ever have before. It was amazingly nice to walk away fro mthe convention with way more money than I started with. :) Thank you to all of my commissioners who keep my bills and rent paid!
I didn't actually get to suit all that much (too much badge homework!) but when I did, Meowth was a HUGE hit! Everyone seemed to really like him and I couldn't move without getting a picture snapped. If anyone finds any of those pics, lemme know! It's also a lot of fun having a character without the hot and heavy padding, hands, feet, etc. Dancing was a breeze and I stayed on the dance floor longer than I can ever remember. On Saturday,
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draco751 put on a great freakin' set. The energy and light show and EVERYthing was just spectacular. I didn't really get to catch anyone else's (just DLed Croc's, so I get to jam out while making suits). I met and hung out with a lot of different people. Thanks to
marymouse and her crew for inviting us to dinner on Thursday night. It was a lot of fun! Also a huge thanks to _patches for letting me chill so much. And a BIG shout out to kookyfox, tabenclearwater, fauxpawroo, Haku, and Gir for running around in my creations. It was great meeting those of you who I hadn't before. :)And of course a big shout out to mah roomies
booboobunnygirl, trufflehog, and sagejackal. Sorry I didn't spend more time in the room! XDOh, and
roogear's shirts sold amazingly! We're taking shipped orders, so please email roogear@gmail.com to inquire. :)
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Went to Aquatica last weekend. It was a BLAST. I am sad this next weekend is Memorial Day, or I'd go again! Me and Ras even skipped over to Manta and rode it twice. What a kick. It was an AWESOME coaster. One of the best I've ever been on.
In OTHER, far more trivial, news. I am looking to load up the ol' iPod with music while I work on suits. If anyone has any songs they'd like to suggest (or even send: sophiecabra@gmail.com ) I would appreciate it. I like everything from 90's alternative, 80's, mashups, to folk music, to soundtrack music, to techno!
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Tomorrow, however, I walk. All my friends are walking (even though most are in the same need 1 hour credit boat with me) and I couldn't be happier. I'll be throwing on my robes and mortar board and walking across that stage with my head held high. I've done it. I've narrowed myself down to one more class. I see the end, and I am excited. I am not sure where my life is about to take me. An animation career? Suit making for the next few years? California, New York? I don't know... but I'm young and I'm willing to roll with anything.
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I'm excited! I've never been to one in the hotel, so I'm looking forward to it! I've always had fun at King Elliot's shindigs in the past, and I bet this time will be a blast like none other! That's one royal cat that knows how to throw a party.
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See you guys there. I'll likely be arting it up (who wants a baaadges?), go-karting, and playing around in a waterpark. And hanging around JD puppy and Jimmy Wolf. YAY! 'Cause thats some of the stuff that's going down! Eee. Can't wait!
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FWA was a blast! It has long-stood as my favorite convention. The way it's run, the thought put into it's function and placement.
I think a large problem with a lot of cons is they don't really think about the overall layout and organization of a con. FWA thinks of those little things that come together to insure larger enjoyments. The large gathering space, the fursuit 'play room', the ability for FWA to grow in this hotel. (There is a whole floor of convention space in the basement that was roped off since we were only taking the one floor.) I must commend the staff for picking just about the best location a con could ask for. After all, a 40,000 person con (D*C) calls their home in that hotel along with the Marriott and the Hyatt. If the fandom grew enough to pull those numbers? FWA wouldn't have to move a muscle. So thank you, FWA staff. I believe you made a amazing choice. When the Hilton is finished with the construction (and adds two more elevators to ease the mess) plus yet ANOTHER lobby to suit/gather in? Not to mention all the places within walking distance to eat... and of course the staggered floor lobbies set in the hotel that made for excellent random food/social gatherings.
It'll be the best con in the fandom in my opinion, hands down. (Hell, it already is the best imo)
Other than the physical bonuses of the Hilton, FWA when off with a bang due to the hard work of the staffers. The chocolate fondue night was delicious and gracious as always, the dances were top notch both in room size and lights and DJs, the dealers was fairly large (though next year I'd like to see it even bigger), the 24 hour artists alley is an innovative and a very successful idea, and the attitude of the staff and Hilton staff were second to none. I remember going to set up my pieces in the art show (every piece but one sold, yay!) and the systems were not working. A lot of the artists were being snarky at the poor guy who was running the whole shebang, but I offered a thanks and sympathy and I couldn't have had a nicer person working with me. He took me aside and helped me work past the technical problem. I wish I could remember his name, but I really appreciated his attitude even in the face of several pissy artists. Even just registration was a very easy and fast process. Suiting at this con as fun and easy. I've suited more at this FWA than I have in over a year!
All right, all right.... I've babbled a bunch. To the usual shout outs, you know who you are. Ras, Louve, Booboo, Yiffy, Dax, Zell, Blaez, Zot, Patches, Kargo, Crssa, YouthCulture, Llama, Recca, Cos, Apollo, Nova, Trance, MaryMouse, the Sandwich Man, Jaggers, Frazzles, Leo, Chorca, Banshee, Ty, and everyone who got a badge from me in the artists alley.
The convoy up was hilarious and went by quickly, the DS chats were AMAZING, the food runs were fun, and the aquarium was awesome.
ALSO: In the Alley I was talking to a buuunch of people about Redwall. I made a community last night for Redwall fans to gather...
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redwallfurs. Join, chat, RP, whatever!Thanks for a great con everyone. FWA is a 'must-go' for me. :D
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At this con I'll only have Tartuffe. Mostly I'll be selling in the artist's alley, so there isn't much point to me bringing more than one suit. But he'll be decked out in safari gear, so watch out for the big mammoth d00d.
Blah. I still need to run to Staples. I'll be getting to the Hilton likely around 4pm-ish. Text me yo' room numbers when you get 'em!
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Sophie, RasRoo, Zell, Chorca, Sly, Tank, Indi, Media, Havoc, Brace, Mangusu, Garret, Cos, Recca, Chase
HOTEL COST (assuming someone does not drop. But I encourage you to pay your share regardless at this point): $15.50 per person
Registration Cost: $24.00
Hotel Parking: $12.00
We will be meeting at 9am in the hotel lobby. We will not have a room right away, so leave your stuff in your car for the time being. From there we will hop on a shuttle and go to the convention center. We'll pick up our tickets and then plan lunch. There are several places around the area, including a McDonalds if we wanna keep it cheap. (PLEASE. Let's not all plan to go to a sit down restaurant together. That would take forever with our number. Plan to split up if you want to do different things for food.) For the early afternoon I plan to walk around the con for a few hours and then head back to the hotel when our room is ready. From there we can take stake in the room and then play it by ear. I will likely suit after that, come back for a break around 6 or 7, and then go back one last time for the dance.
I know 9am seems a little early, but PEOPLE. There are a billion of us and we need to allow time to get our tickets and to make our rounds of the con. We can all do number swaps at the beginning of the day, because I don't think we'll all be able to stick together.
After the dance I figure we can all order pizza and hang in the rooms. Right now Tank, Indi, Havoc, Ras and I are staying in the room. If you wanna crash, we can bring an air mattress, so bring pillows and blankets so we can all be comfy!
Please refer to old posts for where to buy the tickets and where the hotel is. Thanks guys! I think this will be a blast!
SO. We have an last minute influx of people. Right now there are 14 people confirmed to come: Me, Chorca, Zell, Sly, Mangusu, Brace, Ras, Tank, Indi, Cos, Garret, Recca, Media, Havoc
People who have NOT given me a for sure answer: Trigger, Moon, Inu_the_shiba
We are getting TWO rooms now, since there is a large number of people. Hopefully they can be conjoining, but none the less two rooms will be much better. Right now, the hotel space will cost each person $15.50
You guys on the not sure list need to confirm that A: you are going and B: You are cool with spending up to 15.50 bucks for the room.
PLEASE RSVP BY 9PM TONIGHT.
If you don't, you don't get to use our room, sorry! Also, note that this RSVP is a commitment to chip in for the room. I know last minute things can come up, but I can't risk letting that leave 10 other people high and dry.
UPDATE:
I would HIGHLY suggest grabbing tickets to Megacon BEFORE the convention. They are being sold at the following locations:
Coliseum of Comics Orlando
4722 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32839
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Coliseum of Comics
Fashion Square Mall Orlando
3201 E. Colonial Dr.
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For a Saturday pass it is $24.00 and if you get the tickets before the event, you get to skip the register line. I am making a run to the mall CoC tomorrow, so if anyone wants to run me their cash tonight, I can pick up your tickets for you!
Sorry to those out-of-towners, but I can't afford to front money for any tickets I don't have cash for. You guys should show up extra early at the hotel, leave your stuff in your car, and take the shuttle over to the reg line. It opens at 8:30 a.m.
So! We have just secured a room in MegaCon's official hotel:
The DoubleTree Orlando
5780 Major Boulevard,
Orlando Florida 32819
It's going to be $111.38 for the night, so it should be around $12 a person (though that may change if anyone joins/drops out). While the hotel is quite a distance from the convention center, there is a complimentary shuttle to and from the con all day. So yay!
Parking at the Hotel is $12 per day, so plan to car pool if you need to!
So far the RSVP list is: Myself, Ras, Chorca, Zell, Sly, Brace, Mangusu, Tank, Indi, Cos
Not sures: Trigger, Moon, Banshee, Inu, Media
Hotel check in isn't until 4pm (though they say you can check in earlier if your room is available) but we will probably not even be suiting until the evening/dance time anyhoo so I suppose this isn't a huge deal. This convention is BIG with a ton of dealers so the beginning of the day probably won't much more than lunch and dealers-browsing. We can leave our stuff in our cars or leave it in the hotel's care if the rooms aren't ready.
Plan to meet up at the hotel around 11am on Saturday the 28th. From there we will probably plan lunch and convention browsing.
The hotel room will be open Saturday night to those who wish to stay in it, there are two double beds to share, and floor space. So far I believe Tank and Indi are staying the night. I may depending on the demand for space.
If you have questions lemme know!
WHEN: Feb 27th-March 1st (I will only be attending Saturday, Feb 28th)
WHERE: The Orange County Convention Center in Hall D (Near the theme parks)
HOW MUCH: $22.37 pre-reg and $24.00 on site reg
WHO: Me, Ras, Zell, Chorca, Sly, LV, Moon, Trigger
Website: http://www.megaconvention.com/
I am thinking we can all just head up there for Saturday, suit a bit, walk around the dealers and see what con things are going down, do lunch/dinner. There is a Costume Contest, as well as a Dance from 8:30-11pm.
HOTEL? I found the Hampton Inn just a little less than a mile from the convention center. Not sure if people want a hotel room to crash in, but it's only $100 for the night so if I get 8+ people willing to chip in for the room, I'll get it. That way it'll only be about 15 bucks per person for a room to hang/change in all day. Anyone coming from out of town is welcome to use the hotel for crashing in that Saturday night as well.
Let me know if you are interested!
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