What are us nerdy folk supposed to do to get through the next five days unscathed?
We’ve really tried to prepare you guys for comic-con this year. Laura told you what to pack. Nikki told you what to wear and what to see. Bekah told you how to survive the fun, and now I’m telling you how to survive the fandom.
Download the app
You cannot be prepared for the panels and the programs and the products you want to get out of SDCC without knowing when and where they are. It’s rare, but sometimes things move around, and you need to be notified before you head over the Sails Pavilion because that walk sucks.
Mark your faves, put them in your calendar and set up notifications and reminders. Because you will caught up in trying to get a wristband to see Elijah Wood and you will forget that The Walking Dead panel started 15 minutes ago.
Identify your holy grails
Know what you must see, what you want to see and what you will see if you have time. Because you will most likely not get to all of it, and if you don’t know what you want more than ANYTHING, you will be really upset that you missed it.
This year, for me, my Holy Grail of Comic Con is American Gods. I’ve been writing about the upcoming show since it was announced, and I’ve been writing about the book since before then. I love this novel. Love Gaiman. I love Bryan Fuller and I really really really want to love Ricky Whittle, so I am dying to see this panel and everything that they are bringing to the con.
I mean have you SEEN the new pic of Bilquis? I CANNOT WAIT.
Missing out on American Gods stuff would ruin my con, so it’s first on my list. After that, I’m stoked for Mr. Robot, the WB panel, Snowden, Luke Cage, Silicon Valley, Man in the High Castle and Preacher.
Schedule Down Time
Whether it’s walking the convention floor, grabbing a bite to eat outside the convention center, finding an outlet to charge your phone or simply taking a smoke break (ew, don’t smoke), schedule some time where you have nothing to do that’s time-sensitive. Otherwise you will CRASH and BURN before Thursday is over.
Get that pic
If you get a chance to get a picture with someone you really admire, take it. That 15 seconds of embarrassment you feel when you go up to Laini Taylor and gush about Akiva will be worth it when you look back and see her giant smile, happy to have a fan at her industry cocktail party. :/
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Fuck that Line
Seriously. Aside from the aforementioned “Get the pic” suggestion, get out of any line that is not giving you life. If it sucks, fuck it.
This is what we look like when “not surprised.” #tnsdcc
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I am so 100% ready now! Thanks for letting me get all that out of my system you guys. Get ready for a ton of coverage from San Diego Comic-Con starting bright and early tomorrow because we have a HUGE team of folks going and covering everything from Vikings to Sex Criminals. Also … booze.
