Look out, New Jersey, here I come!

[agt_spooky]

Woot! I'm off to Eastern Media Con 2 this October!

My good friends Gloria, Kath and Kelly run this convention, and I was really bummed that I couldn't attend the first one last year. I heard nothing but amazing, fantastic things about this multi-fandom con and I was determined to go this year.

And now I am! Of course I'm traveling with my ever faithful companion, charityflint, and if I have to, I'll go kidnap alli_everyday and take her with, too. :-)

I've signed up for all sorts of workshops they're having on making songvids, putting a zine together on a shoestring budget and a writer's workshop as well. I've been asked to run a panel on Photoshop, which I'm considering doing.

All of the panel suggestions so far on the Yahoo Group list sound awesome, and if they run the four-track panels like they did last year, I might have a hard time choosing what to attend. :-)

There's going to be a vid show, so this weekend I started work on a brand new Supernatural songvid. Took me hours to get all the clips together (that's always the most time consuming part) but I've got them all now and can start putting the vid together this week.

I've never been to New Jersey or New York so I hope to find some time at least one day to go sightseeing. Do I have any native NJ or NY folks on my flist? Is there an easy way to get from Newark, where the con is being held, into New York City? Will I need to rent a car or is there public transportation I can take?

So is anyone else attending EMC2?

Comments

[yffy.livejournal.com]

You should have easy access to NYC seeing as the con is at the airport. EWR has its own stop on the New Jersey Transit line, so you can catch a train into the city very easily. It'll drop you off at Penn Station, right under Madison Square Garden.

I might swing by for a day of the con, looks like fun!

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, thank you SO much for this information! That's fantastic. I'm glad I don't have to get a car. While I'm from Chicago and used to driving in crazy traffic, I wasn't looking forward to navigating the NYC streets. :-)

I might swing by for a day of the con, looks like fun!

You totally should!

[yffy.livejournal.com]

lol, when my friend Tulip from Chicago went to NYC with me for the first time, she said 'oh, the traffic in the city can't POSSIBLY be as bad as TV and movies make it out to be!' Five minutes later, when we hit the city proper, she was hanging onto the passenger door going 'I take it back, we're gonna die!' ;)

Thankfully, as long as you can get to the train or bus station, NYC is very easy to navigate on foot.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Five minutes later, when we hit the city proper, she was hanging onto the passenger door going 'I take it back, we're gonna die!' ;)

LOL! The friend I'm going with has been to NYC once before and even she said we should avoid driving if at all possible. :-)

Thankfully, as long as you can get to the train or bus station, NYC is very easy to navigate on foot.

Awesome! I'm not a stranger to public transportation, so I think I'll do just fine. *g* Thanks again for your help!

[mayphoenix.livejournal.com]

GOD, I've been thinking since Media that I would love to go to this con! Unfortunately, I'd have no way to get there (we've got just one car and PJ won't be able to get off work so she'll need the wheels) and would be on my own in a strange place (which terrifies me). But man, it sounds like fun! *SIGH* Someday...

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Awww, I wish you could come, too, Tami! :-(

and would be on my own in a strange place

On your own? Hmph. What are Chris and I, chopped liver? ;-)

[sonicbookmark.livejournal.com]

if I have to, I'll go kidnap alli_everyday and take her with, too. :-)

Dude, I'm WAITING.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Dude, I'm WAITING.

Dude, I'M waiting for you to buy your airfare, then I'll kidnap you from the airport and not let you out of my sight for four days!

YOU MUST COME TO THIS CON SO WE CAN FINALLY HANG OUT TOGETHER!!

[khek.livejournal.com]

That sounds like fun! I wonder how long it would take to drive there from the Boston area...

:)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Oh man, Kelly, you should totally come!! Chris and I would love to hang out with you again!

[samazon13.livejournal.com]

I head into rehearsal in a week and a half, and from then until Christmas, I can't go anywhere. :(

Have fun for me too!

-Samazon

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Awww, I wish you could go to this con, too, Sam! :-(