Watching Doctor Who is almost always better with someone special. Most things are. If you have geeky tendencies – especially if they rule your life – it’s helpful to find someone who will appreciate them. There are plenty of single men and women in the geek dating scene, you just have to put a little effort into finding them. Though it can start online, you’ll eventually have to leave your house. You’ve been warned.
Convention season never really ends, but with C2E2 and WonderCon within the last couple of months, it feels like we’re only at the beginning. Naturally, attending any kind of convention takes a little preparation. Sure, you can just show up with your tiny purse or without the extra memory card for your camera, but the cool kids are prepared. Besides being organized, there are some important points about basic comfort to keep in mind when you head off to a convention. You should treat it like you’re going to a theme park. Lots of walking, potential for multiple long lines, and expensive food and water. I’ve been to a few conventions, and I’ve picked up some tips along the way. I pass this knowledge to you, Padawans. These pointers apply to most any type of gathering held at a convention center but especially crowded comic conventions.
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It’s becoming harder and harder to actually get to San Diego Comic-Con. If you make it through the gauntlet that is purchasing tickets, you have another quest to face – getting a bed to sleep in. Hotels set aside huge blocks of rooms each year for Comic-Con attendees, and they’re at a discounted price. Even with a lot of rooms reaching from next door to the convention center to several miles away, they disappear fast. It’s not easy to accomodate a sudden influx of 125,000+ people.
Comic-Con uses a system that seems convoluted but apparently works. They release the block of rooms to the general public at the same time. We fight tooth and nail to get through on the set day by internet and phone. It’s bloody – bloody frustrating. I actually can’t complain; I really lucked out last year and got the fifth hotel on my list. I read about plenty of issues getting through and lost information though. This year, hotel rooms go on sale Wednesday, March 9, at 9am PST. I don’t have any magical solutions to help you get a room at the Hilton, but here are some tips that will make your life a little easier next Wednesday morning:
A Stoner’s Guide To Investing:
1. Never put your money in a commercial bank. The Government uses that money to fund secret experiments on aliens, whales, and drifters. Money is safer in a sock under your bed or in a bank like the one pictured above.
2. Put your money into the herbs and Cheetos markets. They have a nearly identical pattern of growth for some strange reason.
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