Sigh...

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Things like THIS make me depressed because they are true.

Which is why I really want my friend to come with me to VanCon this year, so that she can hopefully ask one non-vapid question...even if no one knows how to answer it. (My friend is hella smart, folks, and ponders things like constructions of masculinity.) (Do people say "hella" anymore, or was that an early 2000s thing that only I still do?)

In other related news - and because I had a great time at last year's con - I broke down and just went ahead and bought a silver ticket and even some photo-ops. Because I am crazy like that. 

Now I just need to figure out how to make more money...while still quitting my good-paying job (because it may be good-paying, but I'd gladly sacrifice that money not to have my soul sucked out of me. I'm sure Sam and Dean would agree that soul-sucking should be avoided at all costs.)

Anyway, yeah, the game might be crooked, but it's the only game in town, so you might as well smile while you play...

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I do think that he comes in with an expectation, and maybe that alone pulls his enjoyment rate down.

Yes, I agree with this.

Last year when I went to VanCon, I had negative-expectations...so, unlike the author of the article, I didn't expect to learn anything informative (my god, I've done so much research on my own, what could they possibly tell me?), and I knew full well that the writers never appear at these cons...and I also am rarely comfortably in a room full of hysterical girls...and I also expected that I'd spend the whole time cringing as people tried to make the boys uncomfortable with targeted questions.

And, yeah, I also expected to be ripped off, because I had heard enough about Creation Cons to know to expect that.

So, with all those negative expectations in my head - I was pleasantly surprised when I had a blast and was able to find some really cool people to talk to...and discovered that while Creation WAS trying to suck the money out of us, the actors themselves were super personable and kind and doing their best to give us our money's worth.

It really does have to do with expectations...and perspective. I think the author of the article also didn't really understand that for a lot of con-goers, it's less about boys and more about meeting up with fellow fans.

Now, that all being said, seeing as how Creation paid for that guy to go as a member of the press...I'm kind of glad that he wrote a negative review, because there's always the off chance that Creation will hear the complaints - because despite the negativity, he DOES have some good points about the money-gouging and the lack of writer-panels. Not that I expect those to change because of one silly blog post though...

But yeah, one of the reasons I'm really glad they started having Cons in Vancouver is because we get to hear from the crew. It's neat. :)