D*C recap

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Bookended by long drives, there was the expected hanging out with friends, a nontrivial amount of crowd navigation and line wrangling (see previous post), and substantial amounts of geekery and snuggling.

Random events from the weekend not previously noted:
- carried cassandrasimplx a couple of blocks on my back after her bum knee bummed out (despite the preparedness and niftiness of poisongirl, who provided emergency support in the form of a spare knee brace and cane); as a corollary, Fitocracy doesn't award adequate points for moderately challenging shit like that (I categorized it as "hiking, moderate hill, 1xx lb backpack") and got something like eighteen points for it.
- had drinks and appetizers with a guy who was wrong on the internet, and CS spent the best part of an hour in a spirited back-and-forth with him; no minds were substantially changed, but respect for positions seemed to be earned, and then they geeked out over anime and Japanese movies in general.
- caught the new episode of Doctor Who via amazon prime on CS' laptop the morning after it aired, so she would not need to fret about spoilers at any of the panels, or on the bookface, or elsewhere. not a bad way to spend a portion of a morning.
- had a truly stellar bison burger with cajun seasoning at a place called "vertex." atlanta peeps, do not allow that joint to shut down. holy crap. they serve fondue with tater tots as dippers. (sadly, a preponderance of japalenos rendered CS unable to eat some of her stuff due to allergies, but there was the consolation prize of tasty adult beverages)
- found a new and convenient turkish restaurant, where we met up with two sets of friends (and I scored good boyfriend points for retrieving a lost cell phone on my way back to our hotel after I had to duck out of dinner early for staff obligations)
- discovered that a friend was an even bigger british media geek than CS is, and they are now bonded in some arcane manner that only the deeply fannish can be.
- relatedly, I'm happy that everyone I introduced CS to resulted in the following two reactions. 1) she likes them, 2) they all threatened to kick my ass if we break up. conclusion: i have excellent taste in humans i call friends; who knew?
- hit the kilt blowing, of course. took the opportunity to catch up with friends i see nowhere else. was thanked the next day by a random audience member for participating. i'm okay with that.
- did far less wandering in and around the more crowded hotel spaces than in years past, so i didn't see as much of the costume crowd as usual, though i did catch up with happygoth for a few minutes and we swapped stories of celebrity squee. (all the con guests i interacted with want to come back next year, and while that's almost certainly not my doing, i'd like to think i contributed to the good time they assert they had)

Comments

[cheez-ball.livejournal.com]

You can download Dr Who on Amazon Prime? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS? MUCH cheaper than trying to get a service with BBC America.

[smjayman.livejournal.com]

I forgot that you were going to be there! I am a dumbass and should've tried to catch up with you.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

what? you were there? fffffffffff

well, kids, get you some tix for next year - on sale for $65 starting today :-)

[cassandrasimplx.livejournal.com]

Yep. If you're a Prime member, it's $1.99 an episode or $14.99 for the whole season. Episodes are supposed to be available the day after they air; I watched "Asylum of the Daleks" at something like 8 or 9 the next morning. There's still a few hours' gap requiring spoiler-quarantine, but not much worse than mildly inconvenient, and even if you count the $80 for Prime membership, it's still less expensive than a cable or satellite package just for BBCA.

Also, you own the videos, so you can watch them as many times as you'd like without an expiration date, stream it to any Flash-capable web device you can log into Amazon from, and even download it -- though I think there is a limit on the number of times you can download it, and it's not DRM-free, just a less-restrictive license than iTunes'.

[cheez-ball.livejournal.com]

I think I can get Prime for free because I have a working .edu address.

We have a basic digital cable/internet package. Upgrading would be hella expensive and the only channels I'd gain that I'd watch are BBCA, Nat Geo and Science. I can watch Science at school and everything good on Nat Geo ends up on Netflix. I ~was watching BBCA on live stream but the Dr Who premiere killed the stream. I blame the Daleks.

[felisdemens.livejournal.com]

The Vortex? Yeeeeah, they're a must-stop when we're in Atlanta.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I got something like 400 points for the hardest fucking day of hiking the Inca Trail! I get more points for climbing a 20' rope five times than for 10 hours of HARD mountain climbing carrying a 12.5 kg pack at high altitude with low oxygen. Bullshit! Heheheh....

[ivy]

Glad that you had a good time, and that everyone affirmed your judgment in partners! (Also, the Vortex has great food. I stop in there most times I'm in Atlanta.)

[etcet.livejournal.com]

honestly, my biggest problem with their menu was that, after all day in the car, EVERYTHING LOOKED DELICIOUS. heh

[etcet.livejournal.com]

see, your points were discounted because of the international exchange rate where you were getting your exercise. ;-)

[ivy]

Haha, that is often me and hiking. ALL THE FOOD YES PRECIOUS I mean, sure, I can find something to eat on that menu.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Now I get it.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Zomg you're on LJ. Huzzah! I'm glad I'm not the only one. :D

Btw flirting with you will always be a perk of con. lol!

[etcet.livejournal.com]

flirting with, or getting your back popped? ;-)

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that's a tough choice actually. I'm going to go with both. Yes. Definitely both.