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Fan-Made Video Tribute to Dragon*Con 2011
It’s now been two months since Dragon*Con 2011. Maybe your withdrawal has started to subside by now; maybe you’re still poring over Flickr galleries, amazed that you’re still finding photos of...
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Fandomania Podcast Episode 201: The Pros and Cons of Cons
00:00:16 – Episode Opening 00:00:28 – What we’ve done this week in TV and gaming Answering Facebook questions: 00:06:39 – Troy – DC’s new fighting game 00:09:50 – Dan – The gay Green Lantern 00:17:31...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures, Part 1
Some friends have yearly weekend get-togethers in Vegas or at the beach. Each year over Labor Day weekend, my geeky friends and I meet up at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. It gives us the chance to leave our...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures, Part 2: Thursday – Arrivals, Amigos, and Antics
Meeting up at Dragon*Con gives everyone a focus and goal for getting together. It’s our definite time once a year to party with each other. We save, plan, and plot all year for that one weekend. We...
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Fandomania Podcast Episode 220: Dressed Like Meatloaf
00:00:16 – Episode Opening 00:00:36 – We’re coming back to Dragon*Con! Game Talk: 00:09:01 – Borderlands 2: Mechromancer 00:17:18 – X-COM: Enemy Unknown 00:28:38 – The Secret of Monkey Island: Special...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures, Part 3: Friday – Lines, Lunches, and Laughs
Dragon*Con 2013 officially opened Friday morning. Excitement permeated the halls as convention-goers prepared to brave the experience of navigating the pathways through the venues and the inevitable...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures Part 4: Saturday – Middle-Earth Men, Weirdo...
Our Squirrel group scattered in all directions on Saturday. Each of us wanted to play in and see the view from a different tree. My focus was checking off a big must-do item on my list: stalk, I mean,...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures Part 5: Saturday – Star Struck, Silliness and...
One of the reasons I love going to conventions like Dragon*Con is meeting favorite actors/writers/artists that I would never otherwise encounter. Conventions provide a setting that is comfortable for...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures, Part 6: Sunday – Sleep Deprivation, Stargate,...
By Sunday, the third day of the convention, sleep deprivation and adrenaline-fueled excitement had combined and resulted in making the memories of the day a jumbled mess. Even after consulting my...
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Ava’s Dragon*Con Adventures, Part 7: Monday – Good Times and Good-byes
Labor Day Monday is the last official day of the Dragon*Con convention. Activities are scheduled until the convention closes at 5 p.m. The reality is most of the guests and many attendees have...
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