Arisia 2011

One of the things I'm really big about is that I live in Boston and that there are so many awesome things going on all the damned time. This weekend is Arisia 2011, a scifi/fantasy convention at the Westin Waterfront. I have to admit, I gave up on scifi/fantasy cons after a bit. I mostly used to go to Boskone but when they moved out of the Sheraton and to the Westin Waterfront I kind of decided it wasn't worth my time and energy. I think they moved out to the Westin in, like, 2006 or 2007. Whenever it was, I decided to hell with it.

Granted, I also had a friend at the time (no longer, however~~) who was anime/video games and I was getting to the point in my life that most people got over in high school - wanting to constantly do things with other people and alone time was like a plague. So I mostly went to Anime Boston (until I couldn't take the BO) and Otakon (until it was too expensive) and then New York ComicCon (missed a year, but will be there next year!) and then a bunch of smaller comic related conventions. Yes, that is the cycle (more or less) over 5(ish?) years of my con history. Why is this important? Pfft, I dunno. It just is. Anyway, so when a coworker and I started talking about cons we'd been to and so on, she'd asked if I'd ever gone to Arisia. I know it had been mentioned to me before but I was all like "OMG BOSKONE!" and, well. Not so much anymore. But I checked Arisia out on the web and said "why not" and bought student rate (oh, my age is showing...only not really.)

The con is halfway over (4 day con, Saturday is just ending for me) and it has been the most productive, most enjoyable convention I've been to in ages. Considering I've been having a pretty crap Winter Break (oops, there goes the age thing again) this was exactly what I needed. It's fun, upbeat, blows Boskone out of the water, and has been so informative and helpful in so many things. Not to mention, I bought a kick ass skirt and a steampunk bracelet. Mm, shop therapy! They even asked to take a picture of me (and I am really nothing to look at, so.).

Even more, it's making me want to write. :D I shall be looking through my folder for bits of my story and post something soon! ...after I come up with a good way to introduce my world and so on. Bleh. Complicated mess of things in my head that need to be straightened out.