Dunno man, I'm a little ill at the moment, so my "give a crap" function is slow, but yeah, I still have a commission to work on for NYCC, but the fabric hasn't arrived yet. Luckily it's a jacket, vest and pants, which usually take me less than a week to make, or else I'd really be panicking by now o.O

>Getting ready for AX07
>Costume half finished
>Stayed up the entire night before sewing the shit
>Ended up forgetting to pack half of it in my tired stupor the next day
>Six hour bus ride to LA
>Don't fucking cosplay

>>5043222

Awwww. That sucks, bro.

> night before con
> have terrible nightmare that thousands of indian (?) children are living in my hotel room
> they mess up all my wigs
> I fall off a balcony and get kicked out of the con.

I have this recurring dream every single con. I still don't know why.

>>5043257
This made me laugh so hard. I am sorry you have recurring stress-related dreams though.

I just started having precon dreams at the last few cons. Mostly waking up in a hotel room with my fave cosplayers. But I always end up leaving my planned cosplay at home some few hundred miles away.
Right now I'm just sweating getting my own cosplay done and doing a friend a favor.

>>5043317
Didn't know you were at AWA.

what is with all these people going from west coast to one of the worse eastern cons?

>>5043257
i can't stop laughing i'm sorry. hopefully they'll stop eventually though

>>5043346
You're a troll, but children starving in Africa is something the scale of which beggars the mind and most of the people involved in this thread are hardly at a point financially where they could devote themselves to such issues.

It's also a scale at which it is an almost practical impossibility to solve completely due to a staggering number of complexities in each specific area such as ongoing drought, civil war, uncontrolled population growth, etc.

Oh man, I weas freaking out about NYCC today as well

but my wig came
so I am no longer

Good luck OP! Should have bought your ticket online, earlier though.

btw, Im cosplaying saturday too! Hope too see you there. (btw, is anyone organizing a /cgl/ meetup?)

>>5043365

Well I bought my ticket a month ago and it arrived in the mail. That's not what I'm worried about. It's the costume.

>>5043367
Mine are after cons too. Arguments, ticket trouble, pictures out of many not given from photographer, etc

>>5043365
There is another NYCC thread (well, it got turned into general NYCC thread) People are OK with Saturday but not sure wht time or where meet. Post there to throw out time and place

BUMP!

>>5043257
hahaha that is hilarious but horrible. I love con stress dreams

I always have some kind of dream where I'm afraid of being late for the con. It would usually involve me not having my stuffed packed up (and I'm often searching for clothes in the dark) and my friends driving off without me. :(

Luckily, I usually pack for cons involving road trips ahead of time, and I usually do the driving.

I had reserved a hotel room 11 months in advance for a con. Great location, it's only 1 block from the con.

I get a voice mail from the hotel 6 weeks before the con: "We're sorry, the hotel will no longer be operating on the date you have reserved..."
I nearly flipped out, except it continued: "... your reservation has been transferred to one of our other locations."

That worried me. I wasn't renting a car & would have to walk at night, potentially alone. I come to find out it's a hotel 10 blocks away. Shit sucked. I ended up paying a lot of money for taxi service every night because the neighborhood was too dangerous to walk through.

I was glad it all worked out in the end, but I had never heard of a hotel shutting down like that.

>working on my wig
>Start feeling strange
>Assume it's just fatigue from standing will styling a super long wig
>Have a seat for ten minutes
>Feeling goes away
>Couple minutes later I start profusely sweating
>Thinking maybe it was hot so I cracked a window
>Five minutes later I'm so sweaty my brush is slipping out of my hand that I keep on dropping it
>My mom comes downstairs
>She starts freaking out
>"OMG the whole right side of your face is drooping!"
>WAT
>All the sudden my chest starts burning
>asgasffgdssed WTF IS HAPPENING?!
>I start freaking out
>my heart starts to rapidly beat
>collapse
>wake up in ER
>Get out at 3 am
>Go to convention next day anyway

> Every single Con, something goes wrong cause I go with a huge group of people

> This year, go with my boyfriend, don't cosplay, have a great time

Lesson learnt, anyway, actual story time

> Mum is a lawyer and is really paranoid about hotel rooms
> She drills into me that I need to take pictures of every wall and surface in the room before unpacking my stuff
> We get there and everyone else goes out to get something to eat, I decide to photograph our room
> Scuff marks, scuff marks and dents everywhere
> I take at least 50 photos of the room
> Con ends, everyone goes home
> I check my credit card account, overdrawn $400
> It was taken out by the hotel, I call them and ask why
> "The room was damaged, there were scuff marks and dents everywhere"
> I freak out, mum reminds me of my pictures
> They pay me back the money and give me a weeks stay for free for trying to blame me for old damage

thank god I did what she said

>>5044142
holy christ what happened

>>5044299
Stroke, they wouldn't have let that person go that early, surely. I smell a troll

>>5044337

There's actually something called a transient ischemic attack (TIA) that mimics some of the symptoms of a stroke, but is a temporary thing that can reside by itself. It can be an indicator that a stroke is in your future, but it alone really isn't a life-changing problem.

>>5044337
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy

>>5043184
That really sucks, but can you spend the money right now if you're in the hole?
Looking out for ya sis

>Kumoricon 2011, friends decided to do Teen Titans cartoon group with me as Raven

>order leotard from We Love Colors, but email them first to ask if they have a size chart
>get told to use the one on their site that goes by weight
>buy an L, my weight is easily within the range they give for the size
>receive it
>uncomfortable, scratchy, too small
>send back and order a size up which is for people 50+ lbs bigger than me
>it fits but is still uncomfortable and doesn't breathe

>start making cloak
>buy extremely nice, expensive matte satin in the perfect color
>start cutting out pattern
>realize I completely cut out the pieces wrong and don't have enough fabric
>bullshit it anyways
>accidentally sew one panel on the wrong side of the fabric
>fuck, whatever

>cast resin for the belt
>resin takes 6 hours or so to dry
>don't start making it til the week before the con because I'm a dumbass
>have to go on vacation the week before the con with my mom
>she tells me I can bring my resin casting stuff
>get to the house we're staying at
>she tells me it's too messy
>end up doing it anyways
>two days before the con accidentally mess up mixture and it doesn't set, ruining my mold
>fuck it, I give up

>hate costume
>it's unflattering, I don't look like Raven
>step out of hotel and get stopped for pictures every 5 seconds
>people ask me for hugs constantly
>get some really nice group shots with my Terra and Starfire
>everything went better than expected

Anxiety all day everyday, no con needed.
I have dreamt of being stopped on and trampled in a con though. Especially since the con has been overcrowded for years and they haven't done shit about it.

>Going to Fanime 2011
>Four days beforehand, have massive "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK AM I DOING" moment
>Legitimately consider saying "No what the fuck I'm not driving nine hours to San Jose sorry guys"
>Wake up the morning I'm going to drive to con
>"Fuck this, I'm gonna drive to a goddamn con."
>Everything went better than expected.jpg

>Had to cancel hotel reservation due to lack of funds (fucking car repairs).
>Had to bargain with folks to get driven to one day of the con as result. (Fucking stingy bastards.)
>Conclude folks are paranoid and would have heart attacks out of sheer panicked worry while I'm merrily driving along in Denver.
>End up missing much of con as result.
>Argue with the folks that yes, I do need the tiny rolling suitcase for all the loot I'm getting, so shut the fuck up.
>Cosplay pants that fit last week don't fit this week.
>Do different cosplay with shitty wig.
>Sleep like shit before day of the con despite liquoring up a bit to maximize knockout properties of medication, and forget to print directions.
>Waste time day of the con printing directions.
>Get to con earlier than expected.
>Get badge in less than seven minutes because A-K line is practically nonexistent.
>Get to dealers' room and find snacks, and out of print manga. Prove tiny rolling suitcase can fit all the loot, plus more.
>Kill time in panels until seeing the one I REALLY want to.
>Hang out with said panel host for hours afterward.
>See another cool panel.
>Hang out with host again.
>Feel ultimate letdown about having to leave host and miss another panel I wanted to see when my dad comes to get me, because he didn't make it clear I could stay as long as I wanted.
>Curse parents' paranoia.
>Get taken home.
>3 1/2 stars out of five.

>>5044384
>Legitimately consider saying "No what the fuck I'm not driving nine hours to San Jose sorry guys"

>>5043184

>women
>bad with money


Why am I not surprised?

Wait, where the fuck did my post go?

The best con I ever went to was during an interesting time in my life.

I was broke and I went to AX 2009 on a budget of 230 dollars, ended up having best con evar.

2012 I plan on having awesomecon times again, but with an actual budget this time.

>>5044110
Shoulda made the hotel pay for your taxi service. Tell them you can't walk long distances and the original location was moving ten blocks away was a huge inconvenience.

>>5044680
I remember feeling like this driving up to San Jose. It was nothing but farm land and country everywhere for a while and I was really worried whether or not I was even going the right way. Then OUT OF NOWHERE massive city.

>first time attending NYCC
>Have my ticket and 300 bucks in spending money
>Live on Long Island, only 1 train away
>never took a train to the city, only around LI
>Only been to the city when it was work related
>Dont have a place to stay
>Might have an apartment to stay at, but if not, I'll be living on the streets that weekend
fuck fuck fuck

>Have panic attacks often, managed to hide itt from friends for a long time
>Go to con
>Be triggered by something, excuse myself to go back to the hotel
>Don't make it in time, have to sit down and freak out
>Random guy comes up to me
>"You okay dude?" (i'm male)
>Panicking hard, next thing I know hee's hugging me
>actually feel better
>awkwardly hug for about five minutes
>I ain't gay bruv talk, make friends with him
>explain myself, thnak him over and over
>become good friends with him
>actually gay and dating him now.
>everything went weirder but better than expected.

No, but, it was seriously awkward haha. Just two guys hugging in the middle of the crowded place on the floor.

Two stories

>cheching through my bag the night before the con
>okay cool i have everything, time to sleep
>dream that i went to the con
>meet with a friend and we chat
>she asks if i have a hairbrush she can use
>look through my bag, no hair brush
>start crying
>I wake up
>pack 3 hair brushes into my bag in my half asleep stupor
I still laugh when thinking about that.

>Get a taxi from my hotel to the con with my roommates
>after we pay and walk down i see a bunch of assasins
>attempt to grab camera from shoulder
>camera isn't there
'Oh fuck'
>Full on panic attack
>go to a friends hotel room nearby
>still freaking out
>call the taxi place, as soon as I mention where i got a taxi from they say they have my "item"
>meet the taxi driver where he dropped us off
>get my camera back
panic averted

>>5045028
>Long Island

You taking LIRR right? If manhattan is only one stop away then just try to take a train back at a reasonable time.

I would've recommended trying to find someone who could rent a room out to you for the con or something so you could attend the after parties and all that but still have someplace nearby to rest, shower, and change clothes. I just don't think there is enough time to find a good enough person for that now.

>>5046967
http://www.hostels.com/new-york/usa

>>5045010

Haha, it's just like that when I go back and to St. Louis. Cornfield, after cornfield, after cornfield....if I were to be punished in the afterlife, this would be hell; it doesn't help that the roads are straight all of the way.

I think I've gotten highway hypnosis on that road (I-55 Southbound) a couple times.

>>5045028
Dude the convention center is only like 3 blocks from penn. either go home in the evening, or make a new friend and crash in their hotel room. Trains run just about 24 hours so you should be able to catch one regardless of the hour.

>>5047022
>or make a new friend and crash in their hotel room.

I live in Jersey and this is what I want to do even though I can get home just fine.

>>5045028
>never took a train to the city, only around LI
>Dont have a place to stay

nigga, are u stupid, and 13 years old?

mta.info

the fucking trains run nearly 24/7, with a break from 3~ - 5~ish

>>5044346
>>5044337
>>5044299

Sorry for the long reply. I have NCS and it sometimes affects my facial nerves since the the cause of it is my vagus nerve being triggered. I though I was stroking too. But they did the arm test and they were symmetrical, so no stroke.

>>5047317
Derp link
http://www.dinet.org/NCS/ncs.htm

>>5046967
>>5047022
>>5047046


Yeah I plan on making a friend and staying in someones hotel.

I'm actually talking to someone right now who lives in the city, to try and stay in their apartment, and if that doesnt turn out well, I can ask my old boss.


I'm too much of a jew to take the train back home each day, I also want to enjoy the city when the Con is over.

Bampf

>Decide I;m goign to book my own hotel room for Dragon*con next year
>School starts the week after D*con
>Busyyyyyy
>Look around at hotels and find out the Hilton and Sheraton are booked up
>Fuuuckkk
>Find out that the Marriott opens up on the 3rd and the Hyatt on the 28th
>Okay gonna get that shit
>COMPLETELY FORGET
>Remember yesterday
>FUCK FUCK FUCK
>Freak out, think that only the Hyatt is left its gonna be expensive, shitttt
>Go on the Dragon*con wiki
>Remember that the Westin is added on
>HOPE?
>There are still rooms available AW SHIT
>$185/night (before tax) for 2 double beds
>BOOKED THAT SHIT
>FUCK YEAH

So it was anxiety that got resolved and now I can relax knowing that I have a concrete hotel situation and I'm not going to be a poor fag shelling out $250 a night.

>>5046765
Aw I like this one.

>>5048875
....oh man should I have booked that by now?

>>5048907
Do it now, there's no guarantee that there will be anything in any of the host hotels by November. The Hyatt is technically the last one, the Westin might still have rooms. There's a link in the D*con wiki under the Westin page. I would go for it since its a much more chill hotel, and way cheaper than the Hyatt (the estimate people are thinking is around $190-210 before tax). My only concern now is coordinating roommates but it shouldn't be too hard.

>>5048917
OH adding that sometimes the Westin and Sheraton open up blocks of rooms throughout the year but its hit-or-miss. And you might end up paying the hotel rate rather than the con rate which will be much higher.

>>5048917
The link only has too closed ones and one that opens on the 17th.

>>5048953

Fuck.

Time to sleep in the rental car and get a local gym membership to shower.

>>5048966
Yup, shit is crazy.
Good thing I live 10 mins from the con.

>>5048969
>live 10 mins from the con
Which is why I only did SDCC back in the day.
But I got too many recommendations to go to D*C to ignore it.
I'd stay with my ex but I think she lives like two hours away from ATL.

>>5048907
Ok. Here are your options on finding a room:
> Check a secondary website (Kayak, Hotels.com, etc).
> Call the hotel and speak to someone.
> Research hotels that are near the convention - there are quite a few within 1-2 blocks of the con.

I just would suggest booking a room soon.

I already booked my room at the Westin, and I'm very relieved.

>>5049000
What's near the con?
I'm on Expedia right now, looking for other options.

My ex just told me anything in the downtown area....like I know what's there....

>>5049016
Google. Maps.

bump for more stories

>pick up tickets for a con
>drive home
>can't find tickets anywhere
>retrace my steps and look for tickets
>can't find them
>SUDDENLY one week before the con
>decide to finally buy more tickets
>paying a toll on the way back from work the next day and drop a coin on the floor of my car
>I look under my seat........

I find my old tickets right there underneath the passenger side seat along with my coin. I was mad at first for not finding them there in the first place but it turned out better then expected and I just invited some people that normally wouldn't go to a con and now they go every year.