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Hey everyone!

I'm back from Lansing, Michigan and MediaWest and I had a FANTASTIC time.

Myself and my best buddy, [livejournal.com profile] charityflint, decided not to sell out of our room this year and it ended up being a great decision. We got to spend loads of time with our friends from California, Canada and Indiana. We did SO many things together this year, including things having to do with turtles and penguins and mixed nuts. ;-) And I'll have you all know that the peanut taped to my badge Friday morning made it all the way home to Chicago on Monday evening still intact. HA!

Not only did I get to see my regular crew of friends, but I also got to spend a little time with [livejournal.com profile] khek, [livejournal.com profile] sithdragn, [livejournal.com profile] towerbridge2006, [livejournal.com profile] mayphoenix, [livejournal.com profile] renegade782003 and [livejournal.com profile] the_other_sandy, just to name a few.

Another reason I like MediaWest is because it's the only place that I get to run into all of my fellow Sentinel fans. Even 10 years after the show ended and we're still going strong.

And because Charity and I weren't tied to our room, we actually went to SIX panels! We haven't done that in years! We went to ones on Leverage, Castle, The Sentinel and three Supernatural ones.

The best panel was the Jensen/Jared RPS panel run by my friends [livejournal.com profile] jensenrick and [livejournal.com profile] partners4life. It was so awesome! We even made tinhats to wear! My friend Jan made mine and it had devil horns on it. [snort]

I ended up buying quite a few things in the dealers room and from the hall dealers. It was mainly art this year. I wanted to decorate my office at my new house with pictures of pretty boys. :-) And because I was looking for new art, I got to meet [livejournal.com profile] digitalwave!! She was selling out of her room and I went home with three prints of hers, two SPN and one Clark/Lex. And let me tell you, folks, she is the sweetest person and I'm so glad I got to chat with her a few times during the weekend. And we've both got the same first name, so we totally rock. ;-)

All in all, it was just a great fun-filled, laughter-filled five days. It was bittersweet, though, as this was most likely my last MediaWest. :-( My entire group of friends agreed not to come back next year. We are just SO tired of the horrible way this convention is run, especially with the "room lottery". The hotel is also a piece of crap. And the attendance keeps dropping steadily. There used to be around 900 people at this convention when I started going around 10 years ago. There was maybe 300 there this year. It felt almost deserted. Some of the older fans just aren't physically able to attend anymore, lots of dealers have dropped out, and the new wave of fans just aren't interested in face-to-face contact, which boggles my mind. You'd rather just sit behind your computer screen instead of interacting with people in person?? I just don't get it, truly.

So if this was to be my last MediaWest, I'm glad I had an excellent time. :-)

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Date: 2009-05-27 02:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sinjinh1.livejournal.com
The Jensen/Jared panel was excellent. I loved the tin hats you guys made.

You're right, MediaWest has started to fall apart and the hotel is not getting any better. I swear I only ate one meal in Hummingbirds and spent the rest of the morning meals at Grumpy's.

If I don't see you next year, it was great meeting you this year.

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Date: 2009-05-28 12:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
The Jensen/Jared panel was excellent. I loved the tin hats you guys made.

LOL! I thoroughly enjoyed wearing my hat and talking J2 with everyone. It might not be real, but man, we made a pretty good case for it, didn't we? :-)

It's very sad that MW has started to decline so sharply. It was the one event I looked forward to every year. And wow, I only ate one meal there as well, and went to Grumpy's twice!

If I don't see you next year, it was great meeting you this year.

And you as well! :-)

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Date: 2009-05-27 03:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] morganslady.livejournal.com
It's sad when Cons change. My first Con (EM2Con) is on hold,cause of hotel issues.. I loved meeting folks for the first time, putting faces to names.. That's why I'm going to KAZ Con, as much as I love the big ones meeting the actors and all, I love the fan run ones,getting to meet the fan fic authors and artists and the panels.

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Date: 2009-05-28 12:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
It really is sad, especially when MediaWest was the one event I looked forward to each year. :-( And I'm really bummed about EMC2 as well. I'm hoping they'll be able to put one on again next year, because last year was so much fun!

And aww, man, you're going to KAZ Con?? Now I'm really bummed I can't go! :-( I had a fantastic time at the last one, so I have no doubt you'll enjoy yourself. :-)

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Date: 2009-05-27 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] celtprincess13.livejournal.com
I'm so glad to hear that you had a good time! Sounds like it was a lot of fun.

fans just aren't interested in face-to-face contact, which boggles my mind

I don't get that either. Hell, I think meeting other like-minded fans is the BEST part of going to conventions. Yeah, that five minutes with Jensen (or whoever) is cool, but it's meeting the other girls and guys who think like you do and who can talk in depth about theories and ideas that makes it fun.

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Date: 2009-05-28 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
but it's meeting the other girls and guys who think like you do and who can talk in depth about theories and ideas that makes it fun.

YES! Exactly! Man, some of the discussions I've had with fellow fans at conventions have been amazing. Email and blogs will just never take the place of face-to-face interaction in my book.

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Date: 2009-05-27 06:04 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] tracys-dream.livejournal.com
I'm glad you had a great time.

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Date: 2009-05-28 12:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
I really did enjoy myself this year. It's always so much fun to see folks you only get to see once a year.

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Date: 2009-05-27 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alynt.livejournal.com
Oh, if I could afford to get over the pond, I'd so be there!

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Date: 2009-05-28 12:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
Fan conventions can truly be SO much fun. The discussions I've gotten into over the years have been fantastic!

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Date: 2009-05-28 03:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] partners4life.livejournal.com
The tinhats were fun! M. and I still hope to go next year.

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Date: 2009-05-28 07:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
Your panel, hands down, was the best one I went to. It was just such a relaxed, fun discussion. J2 might not be real, but we certainly made an excellent case for it, though!

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Date: 2009-05-28 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jumpuphigh.livejournal.com
Sounds like you had an awesome time. I'm glad.
Sentinel. *squee* ;)

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Date: 2009-05-28 07:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
The Sentinel panel was great. It was about how this is the 10 year anniversary of the show ending and how the fandom is still going strong, and will it be one of those "forever" fandoms. Like Star Trek and Starsky & Hutch, etc. We had a really good discussion and it was fun to see all of my TS friends again. :-) Long live Jim and Blair!

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Date: 2009-05-28 06:06 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] dairwendan.livejournal.com
I'm sorry we've never made it to MediaWest. I think the best part of the Cons I have been to (all four of them *LOL*) has been the panels and the discussions afterward!

But it's always great to get together with friends!

I'm so glad that You and Charity had a such a good time! And especially that you were able to raom about and see a lot more, since you weren't doing and room dealing this time! (Wow that sounds illegal, doesn't it?!)

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Date: 2009-05-28 07:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
Yeah, I really wish that you and Casey could've come up here one year to experience MediaWest. I think you guys would've enjoyed it. :-)

And you're right, all of the great, interesting discussions you can get into with a room full of fangirls can definitely be the highlight of a con!

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Date: 2009-05-29 01:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gothphyle.livejournal.com
You know, I'm still trying to recruit you to VidCon... ;D

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Date: 2009-05-29 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
LOL! Rick mentioned it a couple times this past weekend. If I wasn't going to Vancouver in August I'd be tempted. I just need to remember it's in July and then plan for it, cause it sounds like you guys have a great time!

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Date: 2009-05-29 05:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] riveryklown.livejournal.com
Jensen/Jared RPS panel

What do you talk about there?

Aww, I have nothing like that anywhere around. Shame. But I'm glad you had fun! :)

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Date: 2009-05-29 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
What do you talk about there?

We had such a hoot, bringing up every reason why J2 could be real, from photos to interviews, you name it. It was all in good fun, but man, we certainly made a case for it to be true! :-) We also talked about our favorite fanfic stories.

Aww, I have nothing like that anywhere around. Shame. But I'm glad you had fun! :)

If you ever do get a chance to go to a fan-run convention, definitely go. You'd have a great time. :-)

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Date: 2009-05-30 12:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] towerbridge2006.livejournal.com
It was great seeing you again. I hope we can convince you over the next several months to change your mind and come again next year.

I do wish that the con committee would work harder to attract membership, though. I am hopeful that the hotel will be in much better shape next year.

I'm still wondering about that peanut on your badge...:)

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Date: 2009-06-01 08:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com
Deep down I do hope this wasn't my last MediaWest. I do think I'll take a break next year and then I'll be yearning to go back again. :-)

But yeah, Lori and Gordon do nothing to promote the con. I mean, for crying out loud, open up the Yahoogroup to discussion! Let us talk about the con, let the dealers say what they'll be bringing, etc. That way if we know someone who's thinking about going, they can at least check out the Yahoogroup.

As for the hotel, yeah, if it's not fully renovated by next MediaWest there's definitely a problem.

The peanut will forever remain a mystery. :-)
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