There is really only so much volume and stress any system, even one as well-managed as the San Diego Comic-Con can endure. After 4 days of activities staring at 7 am and running to 3 am; of crowds gathering as early as 4 am and filling every available space around the San Diego convention center; [...]
As you might surmise from my earlier postings, the San Diego Comic-Con is kind of like geek Mardi Gras or Karneval. And as wonderful and amazing as any of those events are, I don’t find it as much fun as some of my fellow human beings to be part of a massively crowded event. But [...]
San Diego’s children’s museum is only two blocks away from the convention center, and I took Kelly (and later Neil as well) there as an escape from the Comic-Con craziness. I’d been there many years before when Neil was a toddler, so it was a surprise to me that this incarnation of the museum was [...]
It was a given that Kelly would bring her Superman costume (a hand-me-down from Neil) to the Comic-Con and wear it. In fact, this summer she’s wanted to put on the costume and be “Super Kelly” all the time. She wore the costume at the park; she wore it at the children’s museum; she wore [...]
Peter miraculously had some time off from booth duty on Thursday afternoon, so we strolled off to explore the convention hall. Just steps from our booth, we discovered a freaking long line of people. I asked the person on the end what was the line for: people will stand in line for anyone, and I’m [...]
I originally planned to leave the San Diego on Sunday morning and skip the last day of the show, but when I was looking over the program guide, I saw an ad for the Hamlet 2 panel on Sunday morning, which would include an appearance by Steve Coogan. As I’ve blogged earlier, I seem to [...]
I skipped out on the last two years of the San Diego Comic-Con because it’s just to freakin’ huge for my comfort: in particular I loathe being caught in a huge crowd. But this year, Neil needed a ride to the show, and like his dad, he’d be heartbroken if he missed out on it. [...]
