Lady Aerin Firehair (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aerin_pegadrak) wrote,@ 2007-07-30 10:52:00 |
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I'm on vacation. I needed it badly, and it has worked wonders for me.
Sometime last month or so, Becca called me up to tell me that her parents wanted to take me to Comic-Con for my birthday. Cool! I'd always wanted to go to San Diego Comic-Con, so I was perfectly happy to sign on. I asked for the extra days off of work, and against all odds, actually got them. So on Wednesday afternoon, as soon as I clocked out after my Jungle Cruise shift, I got changed into regular clothes, hopped in my car, and headed down to San Marcos, to Becca's aunt's house. Her gorgeous, expensive house. Man, it's nice to be rich. We chatted for a while, watched something on her giant flat-screen TV, then headed down to San Diego. Unfortunately, we didn't get down in time to get our badges, but we did get to slip in to the last bit of Preview Night and grab a program, so we could plan our weekend.
Like I said, I'd never been to Comic-Con, so I didn't really know what to expect. I mean, I figured that it was going to be a fan convention, so people dress up and you buy a bunch of crap and get autographs and such. There's certainly that element, but I hadn't expected the professional aspect of it. The networking opportunities available there are really surprising. I mean, I went to a couple of panels with T Campbell. Not attending panels he was on, but sitting next to him and chatting, then going to the next one together. T freaking Campbell! (He's really big and important in webcomics, if that name doesn't mean anything to you.) I was really glad I hadn't worn a costume (I was considering it), because I didn't see a single person in costume at any of the panels I attended (aside from the massive studio presentations), and it would have been pretty hard to be taken seriously if I'd been dressed as a cartoon character. I think next year, I'm going to be much better prepared to market myself. I didn't even have business cards this time.
And I think that's the best thing I got out of this convention. Aside from getting away from work for a few days, it really got me going creatively. I've written a few pages, and even finally designed a logo for Song of Avalon that I think is pretty damn good. Plus, I came away with a few ideas for short films and other comics. Not to mention loads and loads of swag. Posters, books, T-shirts, and random free crap galore.
Plus, I'll have a place to put all that stuff, since I'm moving on Saturday into an actual, honest to God house. I'll be sharing a room with two other people for a couple of weeks, then I'll be getting a room of my own. With a queen-sized bed! It'll be magical. I'm terribly excited. I'm even more excited about it, because Saturday I should also be getting signed off on Steam Trains, which I've been trying to get since I hired in at Disneyland.
Yup, a new attraction, a new house, and a new creative drive. (Plus new gorgeous and cheap clothes from this amazing store in San Marcos.) Life's pretty damn good right now.
Sometime last month or so, Becca called me up to tell me that her parents wanted to take me to Comic-Con for my birthday. Cool! I'd always wanted to go to San Diego Comic-Con, so I was perfectly happy to sign on. I asked for the extra days off of work, and against all odds, actually got them. So on Wednesday afternoon, as soon as I clocked out after my Jungle Cruise shift, I got changed into regular clothes, hopped in my car, and headed down to San Marcos, to Becca's aunt's house. Her gorgeous, expensive house. Man, it's nice to be rich. We chatted for a while, watched something on her giant flat-screen TV, then headed down to San Diego. Unfortunately, we didn't get down in time to get our badges, but we did get to slip in to the last bit of Preview Night and grab a program, so we could plan our weekend.
Like I said, I'd never been to Comic-Con, so I didn't really know what to expect. I mean, I figured that it was going to be a fan convention, so people dress up and you buy a bunch of crap and get autographs and such. There's certainly that element, but I hadn't expected the professional aspect of it. The networking opportunities available there are really surprising. I mean, I went to a couple of panels with T Campbell. Not attending panels he was on, but sitting next to him and chatting, then going to the next one together. T freaking Campbell! (He's really big and important in webcomics, if that name doesn't mean anything to you.) I was really glad I hadn't worn a costume (I was considering it), because I didn't see a single person in costume at any of the panels I attended (aside from the massive studio presentations), and it would have been pretty hard to be taken seriously if I'd been dressed as a cartoon character. I think next year, I'm going to be much better prepared to market myself. I didn't even have business cards this time.
And I think that's the best thing I got out of this convention. Aside from getting away from work for a few days, it really got me going creatively. I've written a few pages, and even finally designed a logo for Song of Avalon that I think is pretty damn good. Plus, I came away with a few ideas for short films and other comics. Not to mention loads and loads of swag. Posters, books, T-shirts, and random free crap galore.
Plus, I'll have a place to put all that stuff, since I'm moving on Saturday into an actual, honest to God house. I'll be sharing a room with two other people for a couple of weeks, then I'll be getting a room of my own. With a queen-sized bed! It'll be magical. I'm terribly excited. I'm even more excited about it, because Saturday I should also be getting signed off on Steam Trains, which I've been trying to get since I hired in at Disneyland.
Yup, a new attraction, a new house, and a new creative drive. (Plus new gorgeous and cheap clothes from this amazing store in San Marcos.) Life's pretty damn good right now.
