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I haven't even started to go through the photos I took at the con yet. I spent today sleeping, trying to convince myself not so sleep MORE, doing laundry, grocery shopping, making a pizza and atching True Blood. I'm currently watching s3 of Battlestar Galactica (FINALLY!) and downloading Project Runway from last week.

I hope to look through the photos tonight but I don't even know how to approach them right now. I took A LOT of photos (probably close to 2000?) so I'm not sure how I'm going to share them, if I'm going to tag them, etc. I've never had to deal with something like this before. Anyone have any advice?

I enjoyed the con but now that I've been I think I can count this as my one and only official con. I spent a lot of the time there missing the way winchestercon is run because the FANS are what matters and that's where all the interaction is. Yes, it was fun to meet the actors and hear them talk and all but they were on stage for about 40-ish minutes each. People who bought autos or photos got a little extra time with them or the people who went to the karaoke, the desert, the concert, etc. They all got a little more face time but that was all more money than I was willing/able to spend.

This convention was awesome and it was nice getting to see Jared and Jensen up close but we're not bffs now as a result of our 10 second encounter. I guess, once it was all said and done and I was walking back to the subway with two photos in my hand that cost me $150 American, the reality of it all really set in. So while I enjoyed the con while I was there it wasn't something I necessarily want to do again.

Bring on winchestercon! THERE I can get drunk with all the celebs and people can grope as much as they want! Woo!

I don't know if people have heard but there's fanfiction survey going around from people who are trying to make some kind of academic conclusions about desires. There's more details and links to other info here but basically there are outsiders trying to put a finger on an important part of fandom to tell the outside world about it who are talking out of their asses. I skimmed the info so I don't have a great handle on it but basically, be aware.

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So that's that. The con is over. And what a con it was.

My Twitter is the best place to get a run down of how the weekend went. I've never texted/twittered so much ever. I didn't even intend to before I went, either, but then I found a rythym that seemed to work so I went with it. You can tell I ran out of steam near the end of today, though. OH!  And!  If anyone needs anything clarified please just ask.  140 characters isn`t a lot to get points across, especially when people are telling whole stories.  I also mangled a few words and things so feel free to ask me what the hell I meant on certain parts.  I might not get it totally right, but I`ll try!

The con wasn't 100% perfect but it wasn't a disaster, either. I noticed things that could have been better (communication and the staff not being snappish at each other were a couple) but it could have been a LOT worse so I'm happy.

I'm disappointed that Jared didn't get a solo panel but I understand why it happened and sometimes shit just happens. I'm just happy I got to meet Jared and Jensen at all and that we got to see what we did.

EVERYONE who was at that con--from the celebs, to the fans, to the staff--were awesome. There's always a couple rotten apples, of course, but for the most part it was enjoyable.

I think Aldis Hodge might have been my fave guest but I don't know. I loved Alona, too, even though she was quick to point out (three times, I think) that she's not bitter about how the show went.

The whole PETA thing was bullshit. I don't care what justification people have for that fuckery but if you want to call someone out on something they obviously care SO MUCH about, do it in a professional, civilised way and write them a goddamn letter. Hell, even start a petition on the internet or some shit asking them to pay attention. I don't care. Just don't stand up at a fun event (for us, for them it's WORK) and call them out on something like that. Attention: you has it. Now go away.

I have TONNES of pictures (maybe close to 2000?) but, genius that I am, I brought my new camera to the con and forgot the cord I need to load them onto the computer. So I'll see about those in the next couple of days. They won't be as awesome as the ones people got from the closer rows, that's for sure, but I think mine should be okay. I hope, anyway.

Going home tomorrow and SO happy about it. It's been awesome, don't get me wrong, but I'm fucking exhausted. I want to sleep in my own bed and not have to be up for an hour trip somewhere.

Are any of you going to the SPN Vancouver con? Or know of any people from LJ who ARE going? I'm just curious to see who's all going to be going.

I'm hoping against hope to possibly see Josh Jackson, or the Twilight people (I'd seriously shit to see KStew because even though everyone hates on her I love her) or... well, anyone.

I'll be trying to update Twitter (#vancon) as much as possible from my phone and I think laptop, at any rate. So we'll see how I fare as a con-goer.

OH. My insurance approved massage for my treatment so I'm going to ask my physio therapist tomorrow if I can go ahead with that. I'm SO SICK of physio right now.