During most of my normal life, I don’t really get the chance to geek out very much. My life usually revolves around my toddler, husband, school, work, housework and other rather mundane things.
But recently I was able to. I attended ConCarolinas and I got the overwhelming feeling of belonging. It is great to be in a hotel with hundreds of other fellow geeks.
Also, in the course of normal life, most moms don’t get to dress up in costumes. I love costumes, and it’s one of the best things, in my opinion, about going to cons. I wore my Kaylee Layer Cake costume from Firefly and nearly everyone knew who I was supposed to be. I also got a lot of compliments on it which made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
The highlight of the con, for me, was the Buffy / Dr. Horrible sing-along. We watch the Buffy episode, Once More With Feeling, followed by Dr. Horrible. And yes, nearly everyone sang along with both shows. It was great to be in a packed room full of people who love these shows as much as I do.
As I left the con, I had big smile on my face. It’s really great to be able to connect with other people with similar interests and really feel at home with my geekiness. I think this is one of the biggest reasons I love going to cons.
Where do you feel most at home being a geek?
Yeah, I love going to Cons. That’s where I realize that I’m not half as weird as I think I am.
With my kid, On FB and at work (and I work at a hospital). I recently found out that I am considered “too smart” by some of my hubby’s friends and I’ve known these people for 18yrs. Oh well.
Awww, I’m sorry! Personally, I don’t think is such as thing as ‘too smart’.
Nothing wrong with being smart. I guess at conventions, though hubby and I watch our “geek-type” films and TV shows at home and are not ashamed of reading and more.
And as an author, I write scifi, fantasy, horror, and paranormal romance–same as I read.
Currently, the place I feel most at home is on twitter. I love that everyone gets my crazy references. However, PAX is definitely the best real-life place for me, especially the concerts. A whole room singing the last chorus to Jonathan Coulton’s Skullcrusher Mountain is awesome. For something in between the computer and a place I only go 1-2 times a year, I love my weekly DnD group. We are so much fun.
I never get to go to PAX – since it’s almost always the same weekend as Dragon*Con.
I loved your dress – even if it did make sitting in the Browncoats booth a challenge 🙂
I hope you think about wearing your layer cake to our Geek Gala in October – I’d love to see it there!
I’m really hoping to get to the Geek Gala – though I’m not sure right now. If I do go, I’ll be wearing the layer cake dress.
I will be at the Charlotte Browncoat’s CSTS screening and I’ll be wearing the layer cake dress for that as well. Plus Dragon*Con, of course!
And thanks 🙂 Sitting is a bit of a challenge especially in spaces with not a lot of room *L*
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I don’t really have any Real Life Geekiness to hang with beyond my husband. College was the pinnacle of feeling at home with geeks– I lived in an honors dorm and it was… well, just awesome, the density of geekitude in one building like that. I miss college.
First of all, it was nice to meet you in person.
After spending most of my life around non-geeks feeling like I was the one from another planet, I seem to have found my true home. While I don’t *just* love my boyfriend for his Star Trek toys, it was Star Trek that first brought us together.
Going to cons has brought a whole new level of belonging. I’ve always wanted to go to a Star Trek convention and for the last couple of years I lusted over stories from San Diego ComicCon in particular. After TrekTrax, InvaderCon and ConCarolinas, I’m hooked. I’ll never again live with a geek-centric social life.
Ooooooo, the sing-a-long sounds AWESOME! So glad to hear it was a good con!