...Home Again

I was pretty disappointed by my Conestoga experience. In fact, so many things went wrong they changed it from Conestoga 13 to Conestoga 12 3/4. Panels were screwed up, rooms and events were double-booked... I also spent a lot of time silently judging people. Because Brianna Wu seemed nice? But terrible moderator. And the Hardcore Whedon Fans who were very adamant about the difference between camp and cheese? Dude. You cannot love Bruce Campbell movies because they're "camp" and hate on Mammoth for being purposely "ridiculous". Shut it! My icon is for you. And the Guilty Pleasure panel was 98% full of fail (the high point was Clement-Moore making a point about "Impressing" a vampire - it's like getting a Companion or a Pern!dragon in that he has superpowers and having him means you're special - and she wasn't even on the panel).

The zombie guy, Ed, was awesome. And kinda cute. My earrings and necklace and books and t-shirt ("...And then Buffy staked Edward. The end.") are awesome. Selina Rosen and Julia Mandala and Rosemary Clement-Moore and Real Musgrave and Tony Frazier and Glen Cook were awesome. A+ for what I saw/heard of the bands, Safari Sanctuary, and the falconry.

I'll go next year and hope it goes better.