Glad to hear that you are enjoying the Con so far Shag. The badges are a neat idea. I like Serv's idea of trying to import it to DC.
On Friday, February 15, 2013 12:24:19 AM UTC-5, Shag wrote: > > I'm at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention in LA right now. Having a > great time! I'm here by myself and was worried I'd be lonely. Whenever I go > to Dragoncon, I'm surrounded by friends. So I wasn't sure what it would be > like to attend a con alone. I am amazed at how friendly and outgoing this > group of people are! They are so incredibly nice to everyone. I was > immediately made to feel like an old friend. I talked with tons of people > tonight. The night before the con everyone shows up to hang out in the > lobby. It's called LobbyCon. It's sort of like the Marriott gathering at > Dragoncon, except here everyone talks to each other! These folks make > Dragoncon attendees look downright cliquish. > > > One of the neat things is that many attendees show up with their own > pre-printed badge ribbons. I've attended lots of hobby and professional > conventions and I've never seen anything like this. They trade them with > each other and give them away. Attached is a photo of some of the ribbons > that were just handed to me. Some people had a string of ribbons four feet > long! > > Such a great start to the convention! > > Shag > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
