AWA 2018 is just about here
Sep. 19th, 2018 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davemerrillI'm mostly packed, I've printed everything I need to print, I've emailed everybody I need to email, I should have US service on my phone, I have all the junk I'm selling packed away, now I'm killing time until my flight. This is the zone, that weird antsy time before AWA when a zillion thoughts are bouncing around in my brain and I'm in a state of low-grade panic. It's been this way for 23 years, though I'm a lot less stressed than I was when it started.
Should be a pretty good show this year. Anime Hell got knocked back to 11:30 because of musical acts and film premieres taking over Main Events, so that's a thing. I have some stupidly early panels, that's another thing. But I'm looking forward to the show, seeing friends, seeing what interesting stuff shows up in the SHFS, generally wallowing in the maelstrom for a few days.
What will I be doing and where will I be?
Next year the show moves to Halloween and the reaction has been mixed - there's grumbling about it taking place on the 31st because, trick or treating? I guess? There have been some remarkably petty FB complaints. Retail employees say they can't get those days off, "witches" complain because it's happening on one of their holidays, one guy says it's happening on "his brother's birthday".
The fact is that no date is perfect for everybody. And yeah, I get Halloween is a big deal. Well, unless you're eight years old, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. That's how I feel about it. Ask me about Christmas sometime. Anyway, we've held AWAs on Halloween before and the world didn't end.
I think it's great myself - I get more time between Anime North and AWA to rest and relax. The Atlanta weather will be cooler. The staff gets more time between Dragoncon and AWA to rest and relax, and the fans get a few more paychecks.
Anyway, I get on a plane in a few hours and then I'll be back in Atlanta for a few days. See you there, maybe!
Should be a pretty good show this year. Anime Hell got knocked back to 11:30 because of musical acts and film premieres taking over Main Events, so that's a thing. I have some stupidly early panels, that's another thing. But I'm looking forward to the show, seeing friends, seeing what interesting stuff shows up in the SHFS, generally wallowing in the maelstrom for a few days.
What will I be doing and where will I be?
Next year the show moves to Halloween and the reaction has been mixed - there's grumbling about it taking place on the 31st because, trick or treating? I guess? There have been some remarkably petty FB complaints. Retail employees say they can't get those days off, "witches" complain because it's happening on one of their holidays, one guy says it's happening on "his brother's birthday".
The fact is that no date is perfect for everybody. And yeah, I get Halloween is a big deal. Well, unless you're eight years old, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. That's how I feel about it. Ask me about Christmas sometime. Anyway, we've held AWAs on Halloween before and the world didn't end.
I think it's great myself - I get more time between Anime North and AWA to rest and relax. The Atlanta weather will be cooler. The staff gets more time between Dragoncon and AWA to rest and relax, and the fans get a few more paychecks.
Anyway, I get on a plane in a few hours and then I'll be back in Atlanta for a few days. See you there, maybe!
