San Diego Comic-Con.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s my favorite and least favorite time of year. So much fun! So much stress!<\/p>\n
Going to Cons for almost 15 years couldn\u2019t even\u00a0prepare me for the madness that is Comic-Con. Luckily, I\u2019ve learned to relax, take it all in stride, and not try to do every. single. thing. Every year I go is a completely different and unique experience and I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n
Here is some general information, tips, lessons learned, where you can find me, and people\/panels I feel deserve to be seen. I\u2019ll be posting Con coverage on my social media during the Con (so be sure to follow!) and some wrap ups afterwards.<\/p>\n
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May the Con be ever in your favor!<\/p>\n
Panels I\u2019m thinking about attending:<\/strong><\/p>\n My list is much longer than this but here are a few panels that I plan to attend that have nothing to do with a TV show or movie. I\u2019m a bit biased because I have friends and acquaintances involved in each of these but they definitely deserve some attention and if you want to meet me there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll get a chance at one of these panels! Again, I can\u2019t guarantee (things happen, one must be flexible at SDCC) but I\u2019m going to try my best! Either way, these are panels and topics that are definitely worth checking out!<\/p>\n Thursday:<\/p>\n 10:00am \u2013\u00a0Wrath of Con Bloggers\u00a0(Room 14A)<\/p>\n 12:30pm \u2013\u00a0Roddenberry Entertainment Presents\u00a0(Room 24ABC)<\/p>\n 2:00pm \u2013\u00a0Greenlight Your Passion Project\u00a0(Room 7AB)<\/p>\n 7:00pm \u2013\u00a0PodCRASH with That Chris Gore Live\u00a0(Room 25ABC)<\/p>\n Friday:<\/p>\n 10:00am \u2013\u00a0Geek Wars: The Nerds Awaken\u00a0(Room 14A)<\/p>\n 12:00pm \u2013\u00a0Star Wars Goes Steampunk\u00a0(Room 14A)<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/p>\n 11:00am \u2013\u00a0Andre the Giant: The Man Behind the Legend\u00a0(Room 29AB)<\/p>\n 4:00pm \u2013\u00a0Oddball Comic Live!\u00a0(Room 7AB)<\/p>\n Where you\u2019re guaranteed to see me:<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll be at the Game of Bloggers\u00a0meet up on Wednesday night at the Dragons Den next to Petco Park 9pm-12am hosted by Tony Kim of\u00a0Crazy4ComicCon\u00a0fame<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on how to attend go\u00a0HERE!<\/strong><\/p>\n People to visit in the Exhibition Hall:<\/strong><\/p>\n I-07 \u2013 Sergio Aragones (one of the nicest people you will ever meet)<\/p>\n 1915 \u2013 DC Entertainment (great photo op! The photographer with the spiky white hair is my friend\u00a0Tre Ridings. Everyone be sure to tell him that I say \u201chi\u201d \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n 4037 \u2013 Hollywood Sci-Fi Museum (great photo op!)<\/p>\n 4016 \u2013 Ivy Doomkitty (she\u2019s hosting a bunch of your favorite cosplayers, check out her\u00a0Twitter\u00a0for a schedule)<\/p>\n 1947 \u2013 NASA (because\u2026NASA\u2026)<\/p>\n 1309 \u2013 National Cartoonists Society (specifically Greg Evans and Karen Evans)<\/p>\n 2543 \u2013 Roddenberry Entertainment<\/p>\n The single most important piece of advice I can give you:<\/strong><\/p>\n At Cons I shake a lot of hands and am touched by a lot of people. I\u2019m a hugger and a touchy-feely person who puts my hands on people while we\u2019re talking. I\u2019m also\u00a0Obsessive Compulsive and I get sick VERY easily. Therefore\u2026<\/p>\n Hand sanitizer, hand sanitizer, hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n I cannot emphasize this enough. Even if you\u2019re pro-germ, anti-anti-bacterial (I get it, I use good old fashioned soap and water at home), make this the ONE time of year that you use tons and tons of the stuff. The more alcohol the better (none of the \u201call-natural\u201d stuff). You WILL get Con Crud. Frequent applications of healthy-sized dollops (none of these little mini squirts) of hand sanitizer will help prevent Con Crud. I promise. Get one of those little bottles that hangs from your backpack. Everyone has them, no one will think you look like a dork. Hand wipes also work but are harder to use on the sly. But get some becuae you will use them, often. And wash your hands with soap and water as often as you can.<\/p>\n TMI WARNING:<\/strong><\/p>\n Girls, if you\u2019re surfing the crimson wave, RUN and get yourself a period cup. Moon Cup, Lily Cup, Whatever Cup. Doesn\u2019t matter what brand (they\u2019re a personal preference thing anyways). You will not regret it. I\u2019m convinced that it is the single most important item a woman can have in the\u00a0zombie apocalypse\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n Other helpful advice based on my experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n Relax. For real. There\u2019s NO WAY on God\u2019s green Earth that you\u2019re going to get to do everything you want to do. Pick and choose and make a plan. Want to see the Doctor Who panel in Hall H? Plan to camp out that night.<\/p>\n Which brings us to Hall H. Frakking Hall H. It used to be so simple. Not anymore. I\u2019m older and wiser now so it would take a lot to persuade me to camp out (the need to camp out is a relatively recent phenomenon I\u2019ll point out), especially with the new wrist band requirement. I used to get with a group of friends and take turns, I could go shower, eat, brush my teeth, etc. We were all there for some part of the night and weren\u2019t letting in a huge group of people at the last minute \u2013 usually just my Mama but she\u2019s tiny and doesn\u2019t count. It was a very non-douchy way of helping each other out. With the new wrist band requirement you can still do that but say goodbye to any parties, meetups, premiers, or evening activities that night. If you\u2019re not there when they hand the bands out, you\u2019re not getting in. Unless you\u2019re between the ages of 18-25 and can handle night after night of it, camping out sucks. Decide which day is most important to you and do it once. I\u2019m not gonna lie, it\u2019s a huge rush to be in the Hall and to see everything first. It\u2019s also where I first saw Tony Kim of Crazy4ComicCon and the Button Lady. I have some amazing memories in Hall H. Now they pretty much release most of it online immediately after so I\u2019m over the camping. That being said, I was in Ballroom 20 for the 10 year Firefly reunion and you can bet your ass I\u2019d be camping out for the 20th. If you can\u2019t live without it, camp for it. Otherwise, don\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n Where to drink according to\u00a0Discover SD:<\/strong><\/p>\n *Disclaimer: I\u2019ve only personally been to a few of these so I can\u2019t vouch for them personally<\/p>\n Best downtown bars<\/p>\n Comic-Con specialty cocktails<\/p>\n Things to do around Comic-Con if you couldn\u2019t get tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n Find ideas\u00a0HERE\u00a0and\u00a0HERE.<\/p>\n Links to last year\u2019s SDCC coverage by yours truly:<\/strong><\/p>\n 2014 Part 1 (Panels and Floor)<\/p>\n 2014 Part 2 (Costume Contest and Cosplay)<\/p>\n 2014 Part 3 (Joss Whedon Nerd HQ and Outlander Premier)<\/p>\n My two favorite Comic-Con insider blogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n Crazy4ComicCon<\/p>\n The Nerdy Girlie<\/p>\n Stay tuned for more San Diego Comic-Con coverage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" San Diego Comic-Con. It\u2019s my favorite and least favorite time of year. So much fun! So much stress! 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