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Heh, I just realized. creating really awesome costumes that only worked in certain zones would be a guaranteed way to get players into the zone. there are actually a lot of players for whom the costuming is the most important part.

Not even slightly worried about her looking too pretty. Why? Charlize Theron in Monster.

Unfortunately Dark One wasn't completely joking which you would know if you had ever been to a con. There is a large number of con goers who don't bathe and seemingly don't use deodorant either during the entire time they are at the con. Fortunately most of them confine themselves to the table top gaming section of cons. This is in fact what has led me to avoid gaming sessions at conventions. Except at gaming conventions where for some bizarre reason there is only rarely a stinky player. At one point some folks around here (Seattle area) formed a con group called FWW (short for Fans Who Wash) and would hand out sample size bars of soap and deodorant to the stinky ones. They stopped doing that eventually. Probably gave it up as a lost cause.

Con Crud is almost unavoidable though. You are exposing yourself to loads of minor cold and flu outbreaks. And the more popular the convention (IE Comicon or Dragon Con) the more people there are and the further away they will come from. Hence the greater variety of stuff you probably haven't been exposed to. And virtually nobody will stay home from a con. A three day pass costs around $40 to $50 for most cons. The big ones cost much more. Not many people are willing to throw away that kind of money if they happen to have a minor cold. And if you are doing a con correctly then you are going to be exhausted most of the time which lowers your resistance.

So really the only way to avoid it is getting lots of sleep. Eating your own meals. And sticking to unpopular events. And if you are going to do that then you might as well stay home. Cons are only superficially about the panels. They are mostly about dancing till you are exhausted or hanging out in the bar for hours just talking about anything and everything with the authors and actors you have been a fan of for years. Seriously, the majority of writers, artists, and actors who go to these things are as down to earth as most geeks and drink more than most rock stars. If you buy them a drink then you are their friend. Unfortunately you can't get in on this part if you are underage. Which is why most of the guests spend so much time in the bar because there they only have to deal with adult fans.

In my opinion the best thing for con crud is to drink lots of alcohol and stay at the dances until they close. Then find a hall party and keep going till you are about to pass out. Then go collapse on your bed, wake up and start all over. That way you won't know if you actually have the con crud or just a hangover that lasts two days. Either way it's worth the fun.


Note: The above statements apply to cons in general. Since I have never been to Comicon I can't say if it's applicable there.

Edit: One more thing. Like Hyperstrike said eat real food. That is one rule I stick to. Most hotels have a decent restaurant or two and there are usually a couple in the area. You have no idea how much better a good sit down breakfast or dinner can make you feel compared to a fast food place. I honestly can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food place while at a con.

That would be perfect.

That only worked with PDP and the Rikti Crash Site. Since then they have implemented a auto teleport feature for changed zones. Just like at the Chalet after winter event is done. You appear in the old zone for a few seconds and then are teleported to a different location.

Unless the bag was an artifact.

Hopefully Jinx stays around. I actually like the character.

And it was good to see the return of the football.

Whenever I see posts like yours I picture Woody Allen in one of his maximized nerdy insecure roles. "Oh gosh I don't know. I mean I might like it but I might not. I'm just not sure what to do." All over some minor thing. It's just a television series. If it is of a genre that might appeal to you then watch a couple episodes and decide if you will like it or not.

And if you have friends who like it then definitely watch it. That way you will save yourself all the grief of them nagging at you for year after year saying "Just watch one episode!!!!".

Well, when the original news came out it was Fox which was going to produce the show and Barrowman was only possibly involved. I stopped paying attention to any news about it after that (Fox was involved after all) until I heard about this latest incarnation. Thought it was a different approach not just a different studio.

I still think it's a bit too americanized but we'll see how it develops.

1. Not offended nor taking it seriously. I just like mocking and shooting down the arguments of those who become outraged over the tiniest of details. I know it's not much of a hobby but it amuses me.

2. Yep, fully aware of this. But he was in the first Conan movie. I could have brought the Kull argument up but since your primary post was about eye color I thought I would stick to the physical appearance theme.

3. Scythus is right. You need a sarcasm disclaimer.

I am really looking forward to this movie though. Momoa is kind of one dimensional as an actor but I suppose that describes all action stars. However he is charismatic and actually a very good stage combatant.