Greetings and Salutations
Today I am going to talk with you about a very special part of being a Nerd, which is going to the Cons. It takes a special type of person to be able to dodge through everybody and fulfill all the requirements to be at one of them, and so today I am going to give you all the information you will need for going to one. Before I start, just know that whenever I say Con, no, I am not scamming you and am not referring to a confidence trick, those aren’t cool at all. In addition I will be giving a word of the week every time I post, which you can attempt to use in your life or just point at and laugh, as in this week’s word.
First off, let me tell you what a Con is. A Con is a convention, hence the Con-vention, it’s just a shortening of the base term. When you talk about a convention, usually you are talking about an industrial convention, where you get together and discuss what is happening in your industrial field, or in your profession. There are also the conventions similar to E3 or the World Fair where everyone interested gets together to show everything new that is being developed. But these are all conventions. what we want to talk about is a Con, which is actually very different. A Con is a multi-genre convention, which means that it doesn’t just rest on one specific subject, as an industrial or professional convention does, and in addition it doesn’t serve as a path to commercial gain, as the World Fair and E3 do. Now I’m sure (actually I’m not) that you’re wondering why I’m going through all this stuff to talk about a simple topic, but it’s actually important information that you should know, or at least I think you should know.
So now that you know the basics, let me tell you about how it works. A Con can either be divided up into several fan tracks, or can be amalgamated out on the floor. Dragon*Con in Atlanta Georgia is an example of a split Con, whereas Comic-Con is an example of a amalgamated Con (there are also a few specific one track Cons, but those are not as well known). So at Comic-Con, you walk in and there are aisles, you walk down each aisle to see whoever you want to see, and then you leave, whereas at Dragon*Con you pick which fan track you want to go on, and walk down each one of those which are secluded from the others, until you finish and leave, or stay around for some of the many guest speeches and new showing or games.
Unfortunately for you, I won’t be discussing fan tracks or the people who go to Cons until the 22nd of December, because I have to give you some background first this upcoming week. But I can, however, tell you that the people who go to Cons are formidably solid in their Nerddom. Going to Cons gives you a great chance to be with people who have the same interests, and to have fun with others like yourself.
I hope after this unfortunately brief discussion, you will think about going to a Con, and if not, maybe I can persuade you later this year when I tell you some more.
Word of the week: Lopadotemakhoselakhogameokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakekhymenokikhlepikossyphophattoperister-alektryonoptokephalliokigklopeleiolagōiosiraiobaphētraganopterýgōn.
Translation: “a dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces”.
Today I am going to talk with you about a very special part of being a Nerd, which is going to the Cons. It takes a special type of person to be able to dodge through everybody and fulfill all the requirements to be at one of them, and so today I am going to give you all the information you will need for going to one. Before I start, just know that whenever I say Con, no, I am not scamming you and am not referring to a confidence trick, those aren’t cool at all. In addition I will be giving a word of the week every time I post, which you can attempt to use in your life or just point at and laugh, as in this week’s word.
First off, let me tell you what a Con is. A Con is a convention, hence the Con-vention, it’s just a shortening of the base term. When you talk about a convention, usually you are talking about an industrial convention, where you get together and discuss what is happening in your industrial field, or in your profession. There are also the conventions similar to E3 or the World Fair where everyone interested gets together to show everything new that is being developed. But these are all conventions. what we want to talk about is a Con, which is actually very different. A Con is a multi-genre convention, which means that it doesn’t just rest on one specific subject, as an industrial or professional convention does, and in addition it doesn’t serve as a path to commercial gain, as the World Fair and E3 do. Now I’m sure (actually I’m not) that you’re wondering why I’m going through all this stuff to talk about a simple topic, but it’s actually important information that you should know, or at least I think you should know.
So now that you know the basics, let me tell you about how it works. A Con can either be divided up into several fan tracks, or can be amalgamated out on the floor. Dragon*Con in Atlanta Georgia is an example of a split Con, whereas Comic-Con is an example of a amalgamated Con (there are also a few specific one track Cons, but those are not as well known). So at Comic-Con, you walk in and there are aisles, you walk down each aisle to see whoever you want to see, and then you leave, whereas at Dragon*Con you pick which fan track you want to go on, and walk down each one of those which are secluded from the others, until you finish and leave, or stay around for some of the many guest speeches and new showing or games.
Unfortunately for you, I won’t be discussing fan tracks or the people who go to Cons until the 22nd of December, because I have to give you some background first this upcoming week. But I can, however, tell you that the people who go to Cons are formidably solid in their Nerddom. Going to Cons gives you a great chance to be with people who have the same interests, and to have fun with others like yourself.
I hope after this unfortunately brief discussion, you will think about going to a Con, and if not, maybe I can persuade you later this year when I tell you some more.
Word of the week: Lopadotemakhoselakhogameokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakekhymenokikhlepikossyphophattoperister-alektryonoptokephalliokigklopeleiolagōiosiraiobaphētraganopterýgōn.
Translation: “a dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces”.
Live Long and Prosper,
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