Well, I can safely say one thing about Dragoncon that absolutely everyone who attends every year will agree with. It is an experience. But then again, so is a train wreck. Not that Dragoncon is a train wreck--but it shares many of the same qualities. Such as crowding. Last year's count was 30,000. This year's estimate is 60,000 people in attendance. And I think I saw every single one of them as I ran from hotel to hotel getting to my various workshops. There was no respite from the smell, pushing and squeezing through masses of costumed bodies, stern stares from Snape and Gandolf or Clone Troopers. Luckily I shopped as early as the doors opened and got most of the way through the exhibit hall before it became impassible. And I'm glad I did. I got some great new skirts and such. Continue reading
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