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All my non lewd things. It was amazing to meet tons of artists

@Bexar Bandito  
Yeah I should’ve bought one of the comic artist’s prints since they’re more memorable to me or a body pillow (but those were a hundred bucks). I didnt see any plushies worth buying though. I was hoping EquestriaPlush would’ve made their $1,000+ plushie of Tempest but it was just Luna, Tia and Chryssie that I saw. Her popularity has died down so much and it makes me a little sad about it, but maybe I’ll get one commissioned (if it doesn’t take a year or costs over my budget).
 
I think last year was pretty sad to me. People were crying on stage in 2018 about 2019 being the last, so I only felt a little sad this year. Everyone had time to get together and share their emotions about its fate and I imagine many attend more than one convention. 10,215 attendees and over 80k in charity donations which broke all the fandoms records. I was just disappointed that Tempest wasn’t included in any auction; cause I probably would’ve bought some.

@TempFizzle  
i saw some really nice tempest prints and a few plushies on thursday but i’m assuming you probably have every tempest plush ever already, lol
 
as for me, i’ll admit when i first got to the con i had very cold feet and i had no idea of i’d have a good time or if i’d hate it or what. turns out this was one of the most memorable weekends of my life. i’ve never had post-con depression before ever in my life but when i was riding the train back to the airport it really sank in at that point that i’d left the psychadelic party world of bronycon back into the “default” world and i got all pretentious and pontificate-y and was like “man, imagine if everyone lived their whole lives the way people live at bronycon.”

Well…I hope you shy peeps had a good time and didn’t let the end hurt too much.
 
I’m not sure what I’ll do as far as conventions go. BC was the closest for me.
 
I didnt buy any merch since I only wanted Tempest plushies.

Got to hear This Day Aira performed live and I met some of my favorite artists! Got the body pillow I want!
 
The SFM animations were badass. And anthology 7 was silly

Ugh cant find a body pillow I like that isnt 100 bucks
 
@TempFizzle  
Of course its gonna be packed. Last year was only 6k people and this year is almost 11k

@UserAccount  
You saved some money then. It’s so packed and lines are so long. It took hours standing in line of crowded, staring people just to go and see what vendors were selling. People are rude and loud and will almost knock you down to get past.
 
Opening ceremonies was so packed they wouldn’t let anyone else in because of fire safety. So if it’s going to be like that the whole con it would be a waste of money and time anyways. Only recommended if you brought along friends to pass the time so you aren’t stuck being looked at and examined while in line like some kind of experiment.
 
Last year you could go see what vendors were selling as you please without a line, but I guess since it’s the last con and Faust will be there, it’ll reach over maximum capacity.
 
Kind of a terrible last experience in my opinion (this is my 4th BC). People are even rude to talk to and have an eerie negative vibe. If I don’t at least get to enjoy what I paid for then I’m going to be pissed more.

I didn’t go.

Some people need to not put hands on others. Pretty much wasted the whole day waiting in line for merch and didn’t see anything worth buying yet.

Bored waiting for Marketplace to open (pretty much all I came here for).

i got in yesterday and i’ll be here until late on sunday. if you see a tall, thin dude wearing a daniel johnston “hi, how are you shirt” that would most likely be me.

Very excited. Gonna pick up some art prints and see Lauren Faust!
 
I’ll be there Friday and Saturday. Hopefully I can meet some of you all

Made it. Have a fun con you shy peeps.

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I will be going to MD in a few days. Hopefully I won’t be disappointed this year. I want some more Tempest STUFF.

I got one across the street for under $500. I’m going to use a cheaper hotel outside Baltimore to save money as well. Also, I didn’t know Lauren Faust will be there.

Still no hotel. I found a hotel alert website for any openings, but there’s no guarantee. I may just find one outside Baltimore, drive into the city and use a parking garage.
 
Hopefully I won’t be too depressed like the previous years, which is why I just constantly listen to my music for a distraction. I like the drive there, lots of land to look at and good music to listen to in my car. I’ll take my Tempy plush so I can sleep good at night. Also hoping to find better Tempy merch there. I’m not a fan of buying prints as much.

@TempFizzle  
when i made my hotel reservation i decided i’d go the thrifty route and go for the cheapest place in downtown baltimore, even if it’s not super close to the convention center. i settled on a hotel called the biltmore suites about 20 minutes by foot from the convention center but that hotel apparently went out of business so i got rebooked at the midtown inn, which is close to my original pick but still about 10 minutes from the convention center via light rail. it’s a tiny place but they might have rooms still available.
 
i’m glad i didn’t settle on a hotel that was really far away though. i got burned twice when i went to nightmare nights because i was basically commuting from where i lived at the time to the hotel in addison by rail, which took about an hour and a half each way. sometimes thriftiness isn’t worth it.

Hotels are looking pretty booked so far. I wanted to get into the Sheraton but I didn’t see any available. A few others are open about a mile away. I was about to buy a 4 night stay until I saw “Non-refundable”.
 
Should’ve bought a truck. I’d have my own bed in the back seat with some battery-powered fans running and just pay for the garage parking.

I’m having mixed thoughts about going. Previous years weren’t fun for a loner, and people can be really rude with what they say and how they act. Main reason I’d want to go is for the vendor merch, but I never buy anything.
 
Also the thing where they say “you’re guaranteed to make a new friend” is so fake. I hate hearing it. Is it worth nearly a grand for total expenses? No, but I’m bored and have nothing to do. I like to travel and drive hundreds of miles, but the destination is never as much fun. Just a ton of money and terrible experiences with rude people from the globe. Not a single positive encounter from them.
 
If I go, it’s going to be on a whim because I’m bored.

@Bexar Bandito  
Nothing is being organized by Derpibooru at the con, either officially or unofficially.

i know this year we aren’t doing any derpibooru events, but is there at least going to be some kind of derpibooru meetup or something? it would be cool to meet y’all but i get the feeling that most of y’all know each other well enough to kinda form your own social circles and not need/want to all get together. i’m in a bit of an awkward spot right now because this will be my first time there and i’m meeting some folks from RLPV but other than that i don’t really have any solid plans for the convention itself.
 
unfortunately, accommodating someone else in my hotel room would be pretty impractical on all fronts because i’m staying in a cheap hotel several blocks from the convention center with only one bed and i doubt they provide rollaways.

There is a chance I’ll have hotel room space available if things work out properly so I might need to find roommates to keep costs down pretty soon

I actually might go since it’s the last one. If anyone’s sharing a room and wouldn’t mind me joining just for sleep (I can sleep on the floor, not a problem). If not, I suppose $500+ on a hotel isn’t so bad.