scifi con and me

well now that the craziness of the ten days is finally behind me, i guess i can talk about helping to run scifi con. i didn't realize that i'd been promoted beyond a DJ until i was told, and it was certainly another ball game to be part of the event staff. i'd never done anything like this before, it was different than just being a host.

i got to send out notices for the events, do handover for the different acts, and basically be a simultaneous host as well as a stage hand. countdowns, stream handovers, i felt like one of those people who wear a headset at real life shows. it was pretty cool, and pretty crazy at the same time because i basically had no warning and got thrown into the deep end.

admittedly it got the most crazy when i spent three days doing the work of five people by myself, but somehow i managed to pull it off and have each show perform absolutely flawlessly. the by far longest shift was when i had to do a twelve hour shift without any breaks because somehow emergencies and craziness all cropped up at once.

 this was me after the doctor who experience show, i'd asked for a photo with the doctor and he obliged. i had my staff shirt on at the time since i didn't really dress up until later on in the con.

 this was the doctor's assistant at the show, i didn't catch her name but it was interesting to watch.

and then this was me, front row at the metallica concert. what you can't see are the thirty or so people behind me. the show was absolutely crazy, and by far the best show i've attended in a while.

while it was certainly fun, i don't really know if i'll do it again next year, DJ or staff. dealing with the craziness on the heels of fantasy faire was really draining for me and it seems my recovery is slow.