Your First Con: A Most UnConventional Experience

The popular image of a science fiction convention is less than flattering.

One pictures a massive convention center teeming with life provided solely by

people defined as those who have no life. An unending procession of geeks,

dorks, nerds, wonks, weenies and other kids who got picked last in gym, ranging

in ages from thirteen to forty (and yet all still live with their mothers),

dressed in such chick-magnet attire as extra-large “Batman” t-shirts and

homemade “Star Trek” outfits. Girls dressed as alien slaves or busty anime

chicks are sprinkled in and worshipped, though 90% of them are being paid to be

there by whatever the hell they’re advertising. B-list celebrities sign your

crap for a C-note. Inevitably, a trivia contest ensues, and while one man may

win, he is indeed still a loser.

This is an unfair, incomplete and inaccurate portrayal of a sci-fi

convention. To be specific, sometimes they take place in hotels.

All jokes aside, you may have had a certain reaction to the above

description.

• The mediocre and the kickable
• Singer Songwriter Showcase
• Right City Wrong Planet
• Popular Image Of A Science Fiction Convention Is Less Than Flattering
• Cornwell Gives 1 Million for CSI in NYC
• Conspiracy queries
• Conspiracy queries
• CDs out this week
• Abrams is generating a lot of interest for his projects
• A good book written by Douglas Wilson