Okay. One of my online friends (the one that lives closest to me, actually - which is to say, 2 hours away) still plans on going to AC this year. Which is to say, Anthrocon. Its a Furry Con.
I've gone to Furry cons; 3, specifically. They're rather fun. The genre itself has a rather annoying stigma that came about because of a lot of assumptions and few facts on people's part, though, and I find that rather annoying. Otherwise, though, they're fun. Not a lot of bad things to say about a group of people who are basically out to have a good time, and try to make sure everyone else at the con is having a good time, too.
Regardless of this, AC was not in my original plans for this year. But, my friend is arranging a ride with a couple of guys she met online, and she'd like me to come along. For one thing, she's never met these guys in person before, and for another, that makes for another driver for the trip to Pittsburgh. The main problem is, I did the math. Even if I eat fast food for the entire trip, given what our other friend (who usually books the hotel stay for our group of friends) has mentioned the cost of the hotel being, I'm looking at about $400 in expenses, not counting the $45 for registration.
Now, if the arranged ride *does* fall through, that would basically leave me and she stranded, and no way to get to the con. We could always "go Greyhound," of course, but if we do the 21-day advanced purchase offer, that's still $280 for two tickets. Not sure that I want to do that (as I'm not overly fond of taking the bus anymore), more we could do that.
Should I go, I want to have items in the Art Show; from the looks of the numbers in the past, I could potentially make back to money invested in going to the convention this year. Instead of being in the Dealer's Room, I could go for Artist's Alley instead - they take care of the taxes portion of it (one less thing to worry about, though I would still need to file), and it doesn't cost anything to get a table - just an entry into the raffle they have for participants. The year I did the alley was actually the most profitable convention run I'd ever had.
So, the potential to make back what I spend for/at the convention is there. It's just a matter of whether I want to spend the money in the first place. I've already rearranged my budget, and it is feasible; all it would do is delay completion of two cards by about a month, which isn't too bad. And it would be great to see my friends that would be there again.
I think, for now, I'll wing it and see what happens. :/
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Have you gotten an Art Show info packet yet? The reservation deadline is March 31, although we'll take reservations later if there's still space, which may be unlikely. If not, e-mail art-2010 AT anthrocon.org with your full name and postal address. Thanks!
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