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RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - Jiggly - 08-19-2018
(08-18-2018, 03:56 PM)mothered Wrote:(08-18-2018, 01:54 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-16-2018, 02:26 PM)Oni Wrote: Megacon was for anime, comics, sci-fi, and gaming.
Anime Matsuri was primarily anime. Some other stuff.
Ohh megacon sounds fun. Was it expensive?
(08-16-2018, 04:27 PM)mothered Wrote: In my locality, there Isn't anything that captures my Interest so I don't attend any conventions.
I'd love to attend Defcon, however It's not very convenient.
Yeah, if it wasn't for cost and travel, I'd go to more.
I'm sure It would've been quite an experience.
I'd love to go, but It's not as though I can jump In my car and make my way there. It's quite a lengthy flight and because of my height (198cm), I'd have to travel first class. No chance I'll sit comfortably In the economy/regular seating.
Good lord you are a tall fella. O_O
Spoiler:
I had to google what 198cm is in feet xD
(08-19-2018, 04:17 AM)KimS Wrote: I would Otakuthon 2017 was one of the best experiences of my life. Which is an anime convention.
Haha it's in the title! (Otaku is also the name of our anime & manga group here).
(08-18-2018, 07:20 PM)skrtja Wrote: My dream would be to attend Defcon. But otherwise I've attended local fair trade shows and generally had a great time. Good food, good people, and you see all these local innovations made by companies. Which by itself is pretty cool.
Local stuff can be awesome.. I've not done local conventions (not a thing here), but I've been to art shows which were superb.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - mothered - 08-20-2018
(08-19-2018, 04:58 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-18-2018, 03:56 PM)mothered Wrote:(08-18-2018, 01:54 PM)Jiggly Wrote: Ohh megacon sounds fun. Was it expensive?
Yeah, if it wasn't for cost and travel, I'd go to more.
I'm sure It would've been quite an experience.
I'd love to go, but It's not as though I can jump In my car and make my way there. It's quite a lengthy flight and because of my height (198cm), I'd have to travel first class. No chance I'll sit comfortably In the economy/regular seating.
Good lord you are a tall fella. O_O
I've been that height since the age of 16.
I remember In my biology class, we had to take our height and weight every month or so. I thought I'd be taller (not that I wanted to be), but It stopped at that age.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - Jiggly - 08-20-2018
(08-20-2018, 04:45 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-19-2018, 04:58 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-18-2018, 03:56 PM)mothered Wrote: I'm sure It would've been quite an experience.
I'd love to go, but It's not as though I can jump In my car and make my way there. It's quite a lengthy flight and because of my height (198cm), I'd have to travel first class. No chance I'll sit comfortably In the economy/regular seating.
Good lord you are a tall fella. O_O
I've been that height since the age of 16.
I remember In my biology class, we had to take our height and weight every month or so. I thought I'd be taller (not that I wanted to be), but It stopped at that age.
That's amazing. But hey, I bet your parents/guardians were glad you stopped at that point!
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - BurritoBeans - 08-20-2018
I'm tempted to say NAMM, PAX, or ReplayFX but I think VCF is going to take the top spot.
Nice amount of people but it's nowhere near crowded, a great atmosphere, and just a ton of neat stuff. The whole convention is vintage computer hardware and just a bunch of hobbyists getting together and messing with stuff, showing off projects, designing devices to make it all usable for modern tasks, etc. and it was just a ton of fun.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - mothered - 08-21-2018
(08-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-20-2018, 04:45 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-19-2018, 04:58 PM)Jiggly Wrote: Good lord you are a tall fella. O_O
I've been that height since the age of 16.
I remember In my biology class, we had to take our height and weight every month or so. I thought I'd be taller (not that I wanted to be), but It stopped at that age.
That's amazing. But hey, I bet your parents/guardians were glad you stopped at that point!
They certainly were, especially when trying to find clothes to fit my length.
My father Is around 190cm, but my grandparents (his mother & father) were both rather tall for their generation, so that's where my height derives from. People say It's a good height, but I'm bending over for most things I do- washing dishes, showering etc and really feel It on my back. 6'2 Is okay, but not 6'6.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - Jiggly - 08-21-2018
(08-21-2018, 04:10 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-20-2018, 04:45 AM)mothered Wrote: I've been that height since the age of 16.
I remember In my biology class, we had to take our height and weight every month or so. I thought I'd be taller (not that I wanted to be), but It stopped at that age.
That's amazing. But hey, I bet your parents/guardians were glad you stopped at that point!
They certainly were, especially when trying to find clothes to fit my length.
My father Is around 190cm, but my grandparents (his mother & father) were both rather tall for their generation, so that's where my height derives from. People say It's a good height, but I'm bending over for most things I do- washing dishes, showering etc and really feel It on my back. 6'2 Is okay, but not 6'6.
I'm sure it's a great height for some things, but not when houses/buildings and just about every other thing is designed for people who are 5'5-5'11. I can imagine the back pain
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - mothered - 08-22-2018
(08-21-2018, 07:14 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-21-2018, 04:10 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-20-2018, 09:51 PM)Jiggly Wrote: That's amazing. But hey, I bet your parents/guardians were glad you stopped at that point!
They certainly were, especially when trying to find clothes to fit my length.
My father Is around 190cm, but my grandparents (his mother & father) were both rather tall for their generation, so that's where my height derives from. People say It's a good height, but I'm bending over for most things I do- washing dishes, showering etc and really feel It on my back. 6'2 Is okay, but not 6'6.
I'm sure it's a great height for some things, but not when houses/buildings and just about every other thing is designed for people who are 5'5-5'11. I can imagine the back pain
Yes, reaching the top kitchen cupboard and changing light globes without a ladder, Is a breeze.
Trying to remain Inconspicuous at a Defcon convention, Isn't so easy. I'd really love to attend (Defcon) and will plan on doing so within the next few years.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - Pikami - 08-22-2018
Haven't been to a lot of conventions, would love to go to some but there are no conventions that interest me in my country and to travel abroad costs money witch I don't have much of because I'm still a student, hopefully that changes in the future but for now I can say that the best convention I've been to is GameON witch is the biggest video games culture con in the Baltic states.
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - Jiggly - 08-24-2018
(08-22-2018, 04:05 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-21-2018, 07:14 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-21-2018, 04:10 AM)mothered Wrote: They certainly were, especially when trying to find clothes to fit my length.
My father Is around 190cm, but my grandparents (his mother & father) were both rather tall for their generation, so that's where my height derives from. People say It's a good height, but I'm bending over for most things I do- washing dishes, showering etc and really feel It on my back. 6'2 Is okay, but not 6'6.
I'm sure it's a great height for some things, but not when houses/buildings and just about every other thing is designed for people who are 5'5-5'11. I can imagine the back pain
Yes, reaching the top kitchen cupboard and changing light globes without a ladder, Is a breeze.
Trying to remain Inconspicuous at a Defcon convention, Isn't so easy. I'd really love to attend (Defcon) and will plan on doing so within the next few years.
Simple solution. Go with 7 foot friends. You'll totally blend in.
(08-22-2018, 07:12 PM)Pikami Wrote: Haven't been to a lot of conventions, would love to go to some but there are no conventions that interest me in my country and to travel abroad costs money witch I don't have much of because I'm still a student, hopefully that changes in the future but for now I can say that the best convention I've been to is GameON witch is the biggest video games culture con in the Baltic states.
Definitely know that struggle! Fingers crossed for the future of our bank accounts!
RE: Best convention you've ever been to? - mothered - 08-25-2018
(08-24-2018, 07:20 PM)Jiggly Wrote:(08-22-2018, 04:05 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-21-2018, 07:14 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I'm sure it's a great height for some things, but not when houses/buildings and just about every other thing is designed for people who are 5'5-5'11. I can imagine the back pain
Yes, reaching the top kitchen cupboard and changing light globes without a ladder, Is a breeze.
Trying to remain Inconspicuous at a Defcon convention, Isn't so easy. I'd really love to attend (Defcon) and will plan on doing so within the next few years.
Simple solution. Go with 7 foot friends. You'll totally blend in.
You always have a solution for everything. That's one attribute you should be proud of.
Trying to find friends of that height, Is next to Impossible. My best friend Is the tallest of the lot at 6'3 (190cm), whilst others range between 5'6 to 5'11.