by Gail Z. Martin
There’s a Klingon in my bed
There’s a Vorlon in my head
Guinan’s serving in the bar
Reavers passed out in the yard.
Con suite’s closing for the night
Is that a tattoo or a bite?
Photos of last night
Posted on the site
Dude!
It’s a fandom blur
But I know for sure
It ruled.
Last Friday night.
Yeah we gamed on tabletops
Then we did some True Blood shots
Think we filked but I forgot
Last Friday night
We went LARPing in the park
Crashed the Green Room after dark
Had some panels jump the shark
Last Friday night
Do it all again…Do it all again
What can I say—it was Dragon*con! Just got back from Atlanta, and it was wonderful, as usual.
I had a great panel schedule, because it also gave me time to wander the vendor rooms and art show and catch some live music, as well as the panels with the stars of True Blood, and appearances by William Shatner and Carrie Fisher.
Panels were a lot of fun and very well attended. How can you not have fun when you’re on panels with folks like Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Carole Nelson Douglas, Brent Weeks, David B. Coe, Scott Sigler, and other fun guests! And I saw lots of other friends, like my esteemed co-blogger J.F. Lewis, my Ravencon roomie Jean Marie Ward, and all the Broad Universe crew, plus folks from my Thrifty Author Meetup group, and many more friends, colleagues and con buddies.
Costumes were fantastic, as always. Saw a lot of great Steampunk interpretations. My favorites were the Steampunk Green Lanterns and Captain America. Lots of anime-inspired costuming too, as well as characters from all the big hit summer movies and top video games. I think my favorite con t-shirt was the one with a white anime cat dressed in camouflage with a big gun—Halo Kitty, of course.
Of course, it was a total mob scene, and the elevators can only be compared to the Japanese subway, but otherwise it wouldn’t be Dragon*Con. So now you know where I was Last Friday Night. And all I can say is—Do it all again!
