Geek Out Challenge Day 4 - Worst Con Experience

Thanks to Megan at A Geeky Gal and this list of prompts, I’m participating in her 30 Day GEEK OUT!

Today’s prompt is about my worst con experience.

Which actually has very few pictures. SDCC in 2013(I think?) had the worst security team in the history of security.

In addition to a staff that was clearly new to the gig, they also were man-handling the crowd and the people there. Shoving con attendees was so bad that there were almost fights between the people and the bastards in polos (as we were calling them). For the most part I’ve done fine with security at SDCC. I like everyone else just followed the rules, asked questions and stuff. You know, the usual.

But that year, I got shoved by a dude 2.5 my size who only backed down because my husband and the other people in line (we were waiting for a Hunger Games pin) all stepped up to him and said he was wrong for not just shoving me with no cause but for being a jerk, and picking the shortest person in line.

via Penguin Random House

Again, I’m a fan of questioning authority, SDCC is probably the most compliant you’ll see me actively being. But that year, was rough, and I’m so glad we have had better security since. Some of whom I look forward to finding every year and saying Hi to!

Have you had a terrible con experience?
Let me know in the comments

30 Day Geek Out - Most Recent Fandom

This month Is crazy for me for a lot of reasons. So thanks to Megan of A Geeky Gal, I’ve got some posts that I can write where I can share with you some of my favorite nerdy facts about me!

Today’s prompt is the most recent fandom is I’ve caught myself in. And TBH, I’m a in a bit of a pickle trying to remember which one it is. So I’m going to write about a random one that started in a weird way.

While D&D precedes this “fandom” I started out as a “Loyal Customer” but I’ve been told by my husband it’s actually become an “issue.” To which I say:

Kraken Dice make the most beautiful dice for table top gaming and especially for D&D. I LOVE them. Do I have a set of dice for each day of the week? MAYBE. But fight me. I don’t even care! I LOVE them so much! In fact, I hunted them down at San Diego Comic Con and proceeded to gush at the poor booth workers. I LOVE their glitter dice and continue to squee with glee at their new releases.

L to R: Black Magyk Amethyst, Cotton Candy II, and Unicorn Poop

L to R: Cotton Candy I (reissiue with giant D20, mini D20, and D2), Unicorn Tears, Tahiti Twilight Sea Glass (I call them Coulson lol)

To be honest, D&D will have you owning a bunch of sets of dice and collecting a lot of figurines. It’s a fandom based on imagination and being a little bit social. It’s a lot of fun! And it can lead to collecting figures and dice or you could be a one fig one dice type of person. But with dice creators like Kraken, the collecting for me, has gotten a little crazier. And I don’t even care!!!

Whats your most recent fandom?

And fo you have a fandom that’s not “traditional?” Shoes by a certain brand? First editions? Something completely different? Let me know in the comments?

Learn more about the 30 Day Geek Out Challenge HERE!