comic con

is not really my thing. I went last year for the first time and was appalled by the behavior of many of the grown men I saw there. Yelling at children for distracting them at the videogames was bad enough (especially when there were over 10,000 people in the convention center), but I saw so many men, grown men, pushing little kids and disabled folk out of their way. In my angered and horrified state, I told my son that it would be much better to get the four day passes to deal with this behavior in smaller amounts of time. Of course, he remembered this which is why I ended up calling out sick this date to attend the first day of the convention. Fortunately, I was able to convince him that three days is ample time to see everything.

We also attended the preview night to get our badges. This year has been completely different. I got to see and spend time with a dear friend from college who authors and illustrates his own comics. I had not seen him since 1995. Adair & I also had the chance to meet many other sweet and interesting people. We are going back on Sunday to get a few presents for friends and maybe a thing or two for ourselves. I think I need to start saving money for next year as I spent the budget the first night! Damn Gris Grimly and his merchandise!