• 10:56 Cleaning with the wife! It's comforting. #

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I was going to make this an LJ update, but no one reads LJ anymore, so I think I’ll also make this a facebook note as well. I’m sitting here in work, alone, burning off the last remnants of that con feeling. It’s kind of a post-con mollification as you stare down the barrel of reality. A melancholic malaise sets in that only people who attend cons can relate to, or even properly describe. You’re kind of embracing the joy and the magic of the weekend that just passed, while assessing the mundane vice of the reality you’ll have to endure until the next con. It’s a bitter-sweet pill that I go through every Monday after a convention. It’s probably a little more-so with Zkon, because I feel much more connected with the people, and events, of Zkon than with other conventions.
Overall, I think this was a good convention for all involved. Certainly for Friday Knights it was a good con, and I believe it was a good con for Zkon itself. If the con didn’t sell out, it had to damn near be sold out. The place was packed with people. I know that the weekend badges were gone in the first few hours of the first day. Little Mike (Twerp) barely got his two day pass, and he came early with Ganz (who was running the first panel of the show) . The programming was packed to the brim with panels, videos, and guests that made me want to flea my table several times to check them out. Also, it doesn’t hurt that my table was sandwiched between two of the best artist to be next to. So all in all, for me at least, this was probably the best overall convention I have ever been to.
Even though it wasn’t part of the convention proper, it was great going out with the Geeks Next Door on Friday night for Cheese Steaks. I’m going to talk some people and see if next year if we can have a meet up with staff/guests who want to attend and go out and get Cheese Steaks. Since Tony Luke’s was voted the big winner for “Best Cheese steak” that is where we’ll probably go.
There were a few things that while they didn’t ruin my experience they did throw me for a loop. I got stuck in a situation I would have rather have not been anywhere near, involving a friend, security, and his daughter. I did not come out on top at the end of that situation. I had a girl walk in on me in the bathroom whilst I was standing at the urinal. The hotel staff was rude, and a few of the guests didn’t quite understand the personal space limit. (Some guy kept wrapping his arms around Becky at one of the concerts. Yeah I know, I’ve done worse to Becky, but there is a big difference between horseplay with a friend and invading the personal space of a stranger.)
As for Friday Knights: well, financially we pulled Otakon numbers with less time and people (and competition.) We saw a lot of old friends, made a lot of new friends. One of the greatest things about our tables in an anecdotal sense is when events like a little English girl comes up to our table on the second day because she couldn’t wait to show us her 3.5 edition Drow Ranger (yeah I know, but when I was young I wanted to play Drizzt too!) character sheet that her friend’s dad designed, that she decorated with Elven runes. That kind of experience is the reason I do the art tables. Granted, the money was good this time, but not every time. So having an RPG fan come up to me and gush over their character, or their game, or their worst crit fail, is worth a lot more than the dollar. As long as we make enough to cover our costs, I’m happy.
Panel-wise: Ganz opened up the convention with his kungfu panel, and oddly enough he got to close the con with our FK panel. Both of which did pretty well, but because of their timing (the first panel of the show, the last panel of the show) the audience that we usually get wasn’t there. We still had a good crowd considering, so the panels were pretty solid. Jessi and Gabi did this super panel on Sunday that packed the main events hall. The Iron artist panel went over very well, and it seemed perfect for those two. It was a very mid-day con family-friendly panel, and it looked like the attendees had a lot of fun. Especially considering that we were afraid no one would show at the panel. It was also the emergence of the food faeries.
I’ve dubbed them that because they walked into that panel, through artist alley, and into our other panel handing out hand-baked food and bottled water. The food faeries were much appreciated after the weekend of talking, schmoozing and partying. Anyway, that was my wild weekend, there is a hell of a lot more. Everything from the shoutout from Coswatch to the Concept Galaxies amazing game, we had a mighty good time, and I hope everyone else did too.
As for next year, I expect they’ll be in a bigger place, I really think they should do it in the Valley Forge convention center. As for us, we’re working on new panels, bigger panels, non-webcomic related panels, and webcomic related panels. We have every intention of having a table once again, and hopefully we’ll be guests once again.

• 09:52 I'll never get over being amazed whenever I walk by someone I don't know at a con and they are wearing my shirt. #

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• 07:28 On the way to Zen-kai-kon! Although I'm tweeting from the car! (To the sound of on the way to rhode island) #
• 12:12 Con is sold out. Table is doing well. Zenkaikon is becoming a primere con. Strike the word becoming. :) #
• 13:02 Somebody cut their finger on the edge of our table because a staple was sticking out. This makes me angry #
• 14:31 I am now part of the carmen Sandiego game! Find me at the table, and see what I ask you to do for her money :) #
• 16:52 I love cons! I love my con friends! I love meeting new people at cons! #
• 19:42 What happens when film nerds get into anime. #
• 19:46 @BexMW @jadedwish the panel that I'm sitting in. #
• 19:49 In fairness at least these cats don't have this Japan is better than America tude. #
• 20:44 It was a good panel, those guys are just so...art-studenty! #
• 21:55 All alone at the table. Watching the girls go by #
• 00:10 At the con confessional with Jeesus. #

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• 08:21 @StefwithanF read facebook update, help Brother-in-law. #
• 08:22 @Bearlio absolutely! see Firefly, and then watch Serenity. Then if you can see Dollhouse. All good shows by Wheadon!! #
• 08:56 @StefwithanF Thanks, kiddo! You Rock! #

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• 12:01 Meh, just meh. #

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• 13:43 @Bearlio you should throw on an episode of Angel and Firefly as well. Go all whedonesq! #
• 16:19 @bearlio absolutely! A lot of people think Firefly is whedon's best show. Better than both Angel and Buffy. It's kind of starwars though. #

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• 13:38 @LauraKRobinson I can't properly answer that question in 140 characters. #

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• 08:09 My phone sucks! Expect the wrath of a thousand tweets today! #
• 08:11 @BexMW Sunday from 1-7 #
• 08:19 Why do I always get spamy twitter friends? I need more twitter friends that aren't trying to sell me something, or info mine me. Fuckers! #
• 08:42 Stairway to heaven is playing at work. I still don't get what's so special about that song, Robert Plant sounds like he is dying. #
• 11:00 @BexMW you can come down whenever you want babe! if you want to do the Star Trek thing come down on Friday by 6. wemight gosee movies onsat #
• 14:36 @BexMW going to see 9 and district 9 #

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• 10:34 @fifthnocturne: Dig hole. Pee in hole. Fill hole. Stop acting like little girl. :P /joke. #

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• 08:21 Ha! I'm back on Twitter!! for the time being anyway. Working on the game, maybe I'll twitter stuff from the game tomorrow. #
• 08:32 @LauraKRobinson should be, I think every one should tweet in character. That would be awesome! #
• 08:56 @LauraKRobinson dude it takes like two minutes to sign up. There is no reason why we couldn't. Except for resistance... #
• 09:01 @LauraKRobinson lol, that'll make me a cheap magic-item whore. #
• 09:19 @LauraKRobinson oh. hmm, that would be pretty shitty though. "Sign up for twitter or no sword + 3 for you!" I'd be the Sword Nazi. #
• 09:32 @jadedwish That's ashame, it could have been fun, but you don't know. #
• 10:23 @LauraKRobinson you have like the special cheese for the gravy though, right? if not, this will not do... #
• 13:57 I love the framers market by my work! But I always have to make willpower saves just to keep from buying up the place. #
• 14:01 @BexMW ugg...FARMERS market....sorry about that. #
• 14:10 @StefwithanF A friend of ours is coming over who is Vegan so we are being nice hosts. #
• 14:48 For all of you single ladies out there, follow the link for a real catch! bit.ly/oetj5 #
• 15:14 @BexMW yeah, there are actually people out there like this. #

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Wow, I haven’t been on here in forever, or so it feels. With these last two weeks of crazy con preparation, and then the big culmination that was the convention, I just haven’t had time for my little ole, Russian Livejournal. I was supposed to add a few people, and there are a few that I should probably remove, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. Meh, maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Zergqueen sorry I haven’t added you sooner, but I’ve just been so busy, and away from all things internet. I promise to IM you as soon as I see you on next.

So with how awesome the con was over the weekend, and believe me it was full of win, the highs this week were high, but the lows were really fucking low. Last night ended with very little accomplished and Gabi and I just kind of cuddling on the couch watching Avatar. I’m lucky to have her, even with stubborn-as-a-horse attitude and strong personality. It’s one of the things that’s keeps me attracted to her, and keeps our relationship strong. Now if she could just take a punch better. (For those of you with no brain, that last sentence was a joke.)

I wanted to check out Avatar because of how good I was told it was, and really, it is that good. It still falls prey to the usual American stereotypes however, (i.e. one of the male protagonists can’t wrap his head around the possibility of female warriors, etc.) Those things can sometimes get a little played out in American storytelling. I did like the fact that the show is not afraid to show war and death and the consequences that seem to follow those events. It starts out with a pretty impressive body count from the word go.

• 13:46 @LauraKRobinson you should turn your phone on so I can get ahold of you. #

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This is a little more scathing than I would have liked, but true never the less, and my favorite line is:

"Campus rape ideology holds that inebriation strips women of responsibility for their actions but preserves male responsibility not only for their own actions but for their partners’ as well. Thus do men again become the guardians of female well-being."

• 09:15 @LauraKRobinson Welcome :) but I don't know what I did... #
• 12:25 @LauraKRobinson I'd be happy to just live at a never-ending anime con. Anime cons are better than the woods! Better than Japan as well. #

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• 08:14 it rained all weekend, now I'm sick. I'll either get better or worse throughout the day. #
• 08:57 The worst part about these geek fests is packing to go home :( #
• 22:32 It was a good con. I lost my keys, but I always lose something at cons. The after con dinner was off the hook! #
• 22:58 Conventions always bring up conversations about othe conventions. Zenkaikon, Katsukon, otakon, etc. #
• 23:01 No spoilers! Bex! #

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I am going to be depressed all day now.

"The Diamond Throne" was the first book that I ever read cover to cover. "The Ruby Knight" was the book that got me into Fantasy.

I'm really sad about this.

Good night sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest

• 09:32 Stef nudged me, apparently I've been neglecting my twitter account, this will not do. #
• 10:10 @StefwithanF I live to serve. #
• 10:21 He hasn't really done anything in his time away from the UFC, but I don't care, he's fucking CRO COP! I'm excited now that it is official! #
• 10:32 Project Natal looks cool... #
• 11:27 I really hope Marcus Davis straightens that Limeys teeth for him. Wow, an intolerant, racist, Englishman...that's a surprise. (/sarcasm) #
• 12:54 Holy shit does the Mass Effect 2 trailer looks SWEEET! #
• 14:11 @jadedwish You know you can nudge me anytime you want :P #
• 15:09 @jadedwish I noticed...naughty for my little sister...I think I might feel dirty #
• 15:25 The Shaw brother's home base was originally in Singapore, and their movies mostly came from a HongKong under British rule. #
• 16:16 @StefwithanF riiight an update that was all, we believe you. (Wow I'm going to be in big trouble when I get home) #
• 16:20 @StefwithanF lol, comon Stef, I know you're made of harder stuff than that, you can take a little needling. :P #
• 16:21 @StefwithanF promises, promises. I thought you were coming over tonight. #
• 16:26 @StefwithanF Oh, well, good it'll give me a day to prepare, I'll take you down little girl! Put you back in the kitchen where you belong! #
• 16:28 @StefwithanF Oh, I did, I did... :P #
• 17:29 @jadedwish What are you talking about? Of course she can cook, she's a woman. That's like saying you can't play base. #
• 18:12 @jadedwish I was only joking anyway I don't really think that every girl in the world can cook. I was being playfully misogynistic. #
• 18:13 @jadedwish no way, she already said she was coming to my house, hence my kitchen. And since she is Gabi's family, Gabi can't even get upset #
• 18:14 @LauraKRobinson you mean kitchen sweetie...kitchen. Also, I'm going to have to beat her up, sorry sweetie. #
• 18:16 @LauraKRobinson yes...sure, whatever you want to think that makes you happy sweetie. #
• 18:17 @jadedwish hmmm, I might like getting into a scrap with you. Ok, not really. #
• 18:22 @LauraKRobinson Since we're taking request can I get a double reversed cow-girl when I get home? That would make me happy. :) #
• 20:50 @LauraKRobinson and I thought you loved me :( #

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1 buffy

and 2 buffy's

I’m going to try to keep an open mind about this. It could be good, unfortunately Fran Kazui has already proved herself to be a worthless hack riding on Whedon’s coat-tails. That could cause a problem, so if she is smart she’ll get an actually talented director to direct the film, and just take on a producing role. Here’s hoping.

As for it not touching the cannon, good move, because even with Whedon, Buffy started to suck after they moved television stations. So there you go, I’m torn about this, hoping it’ll be good, but without Whedon, won’t be surprised if it sucks.

Lil Mike turned me onto them. I think they are pretty fucking awesome! A little pop, but cool never the less.