Dragon*Con 08

[torment_x]

While it was a blast seeing everyone again this year, Con was a disappointment this year. Over the last few days I've tried to put this years D*C into perspective. On the plus side there was the aformentioned getting to see everyone again this year... well sorta. I got to meet Laurell K. Hamilton and actually talk with her some. Her panels were

Comments

[moon1]

You sound as disappointed about this year as I was about last years Con. After last year I decided the Con had to be different for me so I looked at what had made it so much a bitch and focused on making it my own this time around .

I can understand if you decide not to come next year. That said if I were you I'd take a little time and think about what made it so sucky. Is it possible next year you could try to experience the con differently?
I'm not suggesting dumping your friends but maybe you need to be involved in the con in some way, maybe you need to drink more,game more, etc...

[stone_x]

moon1 makes some good points..which is scary :)
thats what im doing..im thinking what brought me down this year and im doing my best to change that next year..i think we talked a bit about that and i think if we stick to our guns...we can avoid not having our feelings taken into consideration and having then stepped on by sticking to our plan

[moon1]

Its hard to avoid others disregarding your feelings. The thing is to make their attitude less central to your experience. This includes not worrying if they include you or not. Let everyone do their own thing and accept when fate brings you together. Its nothing personal with your friends its just different people have different needs at any given time.

There is a ton of stuff to do outside your normal group. Hell there were like 60,000 people at the con; plenty of people to find some new friends to play with.

[stone_x]

ive been holding off on posting my views this year of dragoncon for the fact we both know you should never post angry :)

[spryt]

Sorry that you feel that way. My favorite times are when we get to hang out and just be friends again. I did feel like we missed some of that this year. Even when you were there sometimes it felt like you weren't.