#8/41-Hope you got your button back!

This past weekend was my first-ever My Little Pony con (bronycon?) Fiesta Equestria!  By now you have probably heard about ‘Bronies,’ or adults that like the show. If not, would you like to know more?

1. BEFORE THE CON : As much as I don’t like to ding a show before it starts, they seem to be a bit unorganized based on their website/schedule issues
2. No, brony friends, just because I have apples at the dinner table doesn’t mean I’m razzing you
3. Minor drama even before the show started, oy
4. FRIDAY : The closer I get to Houston the worse the drivers seem to get
5. My GPS was set to ignore toll roads. I forgot I have a TXTag now /facehoof
6. DQ down the road from the hotel? AW YEAH
7. The hotel seems to have good WiFi, w00t
8. A press pass! I feel special
9. I liked the little Canterlot Times newspaper thingie
10. Except for my badge, I have no pony stuff.  I’m always the weirdo at these things
11. If your job is to check badges, it might help to take off your sunglasses, dude
12. Note to self: You don’t like heights, stay out of the clear elevators
13. Furry 101 went well, had a good crowd out!
14. Maybe a little too well, I blasted through my material in 30 min
15. I kinda don’t want to go anywhere and lose my AWESOMELY CLOSE PARKING SPOT
16. It’s a little strange how formal dances have become a thing at cons now.
17. Thing I said in the elevator: “Yes, I’m here for the cartoon thing”
18. SATURDAY : The day to day schedule thing isn’t that great if you’re a panelist.
19. HOUSTON HAS WAFFLE HOUSE YES
20. There’s a charity? Need to work on that advertising, guys!
21. Sombrero covered with foil; what Mexican conspiracy theorists wear.
22. Except for the whole ‘dudes carrying plush ponies’ thing this isn’t THAT weird.
23. Thing I forgot: Writing panel handouts. Thank you business center!
24. It wasn’t into today that I realized I should probably turn off my YOU’VE GOT *ING MAIL message sound. Oops
25. A friend was all GET ME SOMETHING WITH THIS PONY ON IT, and I had to look up what she looked like.
26. I have to say, the hotel is in a really good spot, plenty of places to eat around and even some within walking distance.
27. Wore my red Wreck-It Ralph short on Saturday and realized if I let my hair grow out I’ll kinda look like the Steven Universe kid. YAY LAZY COSPLAY IDEA
28. Not sure how I feel about the whole ‘paid lesson panel’ thing
29. Saw another panelist who stood still in front of the audience and droned on and on.  Yeah, I think I’m Doing It Right
30. Selling is always a crapshoot, Thom Zahler didn’t have any copies of Love and Capes on him, guess I’ll check it out online! Long Distance was very charming, be interesting to see where it goes.
31. I am a mite disappointed in the hotel, the early check in thingie in their app didn’t work and I put my ‘do not clean’ sign up at night and they did it anyway.
32. Someone I may or may not have known in college recognized me. Whoa.
33. E-book panel went well, too, I think I’m getting the hang of this!
34. Question during panel: “Was DashCon or Sonic Con worse?” Me: “SonicCon…At least people went to DashCon.”
35. Apparently my OC “Big Words” made everyone think of George W Bush…D’OH
36. One elevator broke down, wasn’t too big of a deal, though
    

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37. Got a letter from a Derpy cosplayer addressed to ‘Someone Special’. ITS SO CUTE I DON’T WANT TO OPEN IT
38. A musician got their tail in a knot because there were DJs in a musician panel.  Oy.
39. No conbooks, a bit odd considering all the art/fiction this fandom produces.
40. If the point of the speakers in the flowers were to annoy the bleep put of me, Fission Mucking Accomplished, hotel.
41. SUNDAY : Found a button on Friday and turned it in to lost and found on Sunday, I didn’t want it to become my “tell tale tie”
42. I didn’t think AJ was going to remember the ‘No Fun Zone” thing he mentioned in our podcast, but there it was!
43. Note to self: Always take pictures of cosplayers because likely YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN even if it is a small con.
44. I didn’t want to leave early Sunday, but life had other plans. Stupid life.
45. Almost made it all the way home on the same tank of gas, thank you Honda CR-V!