We were so excited to be in a decent hotel. We got into our room and started to dance. We took pictures of the hotel bc it was just so nice to be in a safe, clean room. We were on the 11th floor so we had a nice view of the city.
We got our costumes on: Wonder woman and Prince Valiant. Then we walked down to the convention center. We walked around and looked at the booths and vendors etc. Then something unexpected happened. Someone aksed if they could take our picture. Hmmm ok. Then another and another. I finally realized that it was the norm to stop someone and ask to take their photo if you liked their costume. I felt like a celebrity or a model. It was really cool. I started to look out for cool costumes and get their photo. Then we went to the photo booth and got our photos taken by a real photographer.
We checked out the program which is huge to get an idea of what we wanted to see. They have workshops going on in 5 different hotels. We loved Battle Star Galactica so we went to a Q and A panel for some of the cast members. We had great seats. It was awesome to see the actors and listen to them answer questions.
Later on that night we went to see the costume contest. The costumes were all home made. It was amazing to see the amount of detail and time put into the costumes. They had some that were more historical/theatrical and some that were fun. My favorite was bender from futurama..
We had a great first day and went home to crash. I discovered that my fabulous boots gave me some serious blisters. It was so worth it.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Atlanta Trip Day 1
I decided to break up my trip into multiple posts because there is a lot to share and I know it is hard to read a book at once.
We got to our local airport and the plane left on time. The flight was great and quick only about 2 hours. We got there with no problems. I am very thankful for this because you always read about the horror stories about being stuck on the plane or hitting turbulence etc.
We got to Atlanta and took a taxi to the hotel. We knew that it was not in the center of the convention but we thought it was a few blocks away. It turned out to be very far away where we could not walk. Then we got in and looked around. That is when I started to get that feeling of being unsafe. I realized that this was the kind of hotel that people live in. It wreaked of smoke.
We got our key and went to our room. On the way I saw some women who looked like they lived there and worked the street corners. Then I saw a man who was dressed as a stereotypical boss so I figured I was right. I started to freak out. We went to the room that was super tiny and smelled of smoke. The bathroom was a closet with no window and no sink. The shower leaked onto the floor and was right next to the toilet so your feet got wet. Our view was a wall. Then we looked at the sheets and they were stained yellow. So at that point with being far away, smoke, stains, and tiny size I freaked out. This was our big vacation. We had saved up for a long time and I was so upset that I had to spend 5 nights in this place. I don't need a fancy hotel just a clean safe one.
We booked through hotels.com so we called them up. (We do not have Internet on our phones and the hotel did not have a computer) we told the woman we felt unsafe and unclean and wanted to change hotels. She put us on hold for 10 min and never came back. We called back and that time were placed directly on hold. I was really upset that they just abandoned us. At this point I was scared that we could not get a new room because of the size of the convention. We got out the phone book and went old school. We started calling up hotels. We found a nice lady from Canada who answered the main line for Marriott. She got us a nicer hotel a few blocks away from the convention.
We could not sleep because the bed was so gross and small. We took off all the sheets. The next day we checked out first thing. We went over to the new hotel and we explained what happened and asked to keep our bags behind the counter bc we knew check in was not for a long time. He let us in right away. YEAH!!!!
The new room was so beautiful. We had a nice view of downtown Atlanta. We had a nice bathroom, large bed with clean sheets etc. I was so happy to be back in vacation mode and not survival mode. We were only a few blocks from everything so we could walk around and not pay for cabs. At this point we are still not sure if we will get a refund from hotels.com but we don't care bc this place is so nice and we are happy to feel safe.
(When the next post comes out you will get more of the story)
We got to our local airport and the plane left on time. The flight was great and quick only about 2 hours. We got there with no problems. I am very thankful for this because you always read about the horror stories about being stuck on the plane or hitting turbulence etc.
We got to Atlanta and took a taxi to the hotel. We knew that it was not in the center of the convention but we thought it was a few blocks away. It turned out to be very far away where we could not walk. Then we got in and looked around. That is when I started to get that feeling of being unsafe. I realized that this was the kind of hotel that people live in. It wreaked of smoke.
We got our key and went to our room. On the way I saw some women who looked like they lived there and worked the street corners. Then I saw a man who was dressed as a stereotypical boss so I figured I was right. I started to freak out. We went to the room that was super tiny and smelled of smoke. The bathroom was a closet with no window and no sink. The shower leaked onto the floor and was right next to the toilet so your feet got wet. Our view was a wall. Then we looked at the sheets and they were stained yellow. So at that point with being far away, smoke, stains, and tiny size I freaked out. This was our big vacation. We had saved up for a long time and I was so upset that I had to spend 5 nights in this place. I don't need a fancy hotel just a clean safe one.
We booked through hotels.com so we called them up. (We do not have Internet on our phones and the hotel did not have a computer) we told the woman we felt unsafe and unclean and wanted to change hotels. She put us on hold for 10 min and never came back. We called back and that time were placed directly on hold. I was really upset that they just abandoned us. At this point I was scared that we could not get a new room because of the size of the convention. We got out the phone book and went old school. We started calling up hotels. We found a nice lady from Canada who answered the main line for Marriott. She got us a nicer hotel a few blocks away from the convention.
We could not sleep because the bed was so gross and small. We took off all the sheets. The next day we checked out first thing. We went over to the new hotel and we explained what happened and asked to keep our bags behind the counter bc we knew check in was not for a long time. He let us in right away. YEAH!!!!
The new room was so beautiful. We had a nice view of downtown Atlanta. We had a nice bathroom, large bed with clean sheets etc. I was so happy to be back in vacation mode and not survival mode. We were only a few blocks from everything so we could walk around and not pay for cabs. At this point we are still not sure if we will get a refund from hotels.com but we don't care bc this place is so nice and we are happy to feel safe.
(When the next post comes out you will get more of the story)
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
I'm Back
I came back home from my trip to Atlanta. It was great. I had so much fun. There was no mention of TTC or the internet for 5 days. I got to dress up as wonder woman. It was fabulous.
I have to go unpack and get ready for work tomorrow. It is the first half day of school and I am a teacher. I will be back to tell you all about my trip another day.
I have to go unpack and get ready for work tomorrow. It is the first half day of school and I am a teacher. I will be back to tell you all about my trip another day.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Dragon Con
About 5 months ago, my DH and I were watching TV when we saw a documentary about Dragon Con. http://dragoncon.org/ "Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!" It looked like a lot of fun. Since my DH and I are both into sci-fi we thought it would be a great trip.
We have been saving money since we saw it on TV. You get to wear a costume. My DH is going to be Prince Valiant and I am going to be Wonder Woman. We leave on Thursday. This is going to be our biggest trip since our honeymoon 9 years ago. It has given us both something to look forward to. There are many many many events going on at the same time in multiple hotels.We get to leave the world of TTC behind.
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