Awesome Con

I have never been to a comic convention so my expectations were low but going to this event this Saturday really exceeded my expectations
My favorite parts
–Lecture on the evolution of zombies in history. I felt like I was at a film class and on of those film classes that you want to hear more about. We ended up watching Night of the Living Dead that very night (and as the lecture pointed out, no one in the movie says the word zombie in the entire movie– that was established later)
– Seeing the cast of Starship Troopers talk about how the director would just charge at them with a tennis ball on a stick and yelling BUGS BUGS BUGS
– Hearing William Shatner recreate this famous SNL skip where he tells a whole bunch of Trekies to «Get a life!»
–Taking pictures of R2D2 and Storm Troopers
– All of the amazing costumes!
It was honestly a well spent weekend. Will definitely go again, thank you Kim and Unilocal for the tickets!

Awesome con was indeed awesome. I unfortunately didn’t have enough time to attend any of the lectures but I did spend a few hours walking around the main area with a ton of exhibitors and seeing absolutely amazing people in costumes.
super easy location to get to at the DC Convention Center.
also great staff and organization. They had a ton of volunteers and they were friendly and helpful and most important really stressed a comfortable and harassment environment.
Basically a ton of fun!

Thanks to Unilocal,I won tickets to Awesome Con! It was my first time at Awesome Con and I had fun seeing all of the creative cosplay outfits. I saw the Legos Avengers, Rick from Walking Dead, a bunch of Deadpools, and Ghostbusters. I was able to catch the second half of the Lord of the Rings Q&A with Sean Astin (Samwise Baggins) and Jonathan Rhys Davies (Gimli), which was awesome!
I didn’t stay too long and was glad I didn’t have to pay for my ticket (~$ 40 for Saturday). I’ve been to the New York Comic Con a few times so I can’t help but compare the two. Awesome Con is fairly new and a lot smaller, but also more organized. There were not as many panels/​discussions or interactive features. Even the celebrity guests were just okay. You had to pay an average of $ 50 for an autograph or to take a picture with them.
The main exhibit area was pretty much a shopping mall. There were hundreds of vendors selling everything from art prints, toys, action figures, clothing, and weapons. There were so many cute and cool items, but I controlled myself and walked away without buying anything.
The convention is held at the Washington Convention Center, right off the metro. Street parking is limited. 2-​hours max. Walkable distance to Chinatown, if you’re looking for something better to eat.

It was/​is awesome. Superheros meets gamers meets cosplay meets Marvel on steroids. The social medial buzz provided a lot of information about the event before it started. Awesome Con allows you to plan ahead on line since there is so much to take in. The Con is three days and you need that much time just to attend all of the panels, play games, enter costume contests and shop for really cool items. Third Eye comics and Unilocal were some of the sponsors. The event coordinators were nice/​awesome.
The only details the organizers can’t control are last minute decisions made by actors/​personalities to attend. But taking a picture with your favorite personalty or getting an autograph is awesome.
AWESOME DAY ONE: The first photo opp was National Geographic’s Indiana Jones (statue and a human). The pics were fun. I sat in the Tardis photo booth. Hans Solo, Spiderman and some really AWESOME costumed characters. The retail items included a superhero bathrobe, cartoon drawings, Animé, stuffed animals, swords, hand crafted jewelry, artwork, unique T-​shirts, pins and themed items that you wouldn’t find at your local store. There were so many vendors. I enjoyed the jewelry and accessories. It was fun checking out all of the super hero themed pajamas/​bathrobes. C3PO was in the house. Highlights: Dressing like a goddess with NuN (by Chad Morton) models, Dead Bat Designs and their snarky worded T-​shirts, Junkyard empire
AWESOME DAY TWO: Additional hat props added at «The Exhibition» Indiana Jones. More photos! In addition to over 70 comic guests, there were amazing items for sale: costumes, swords, hand crafted drawings, books, movies, panels, gaming and lots of walking. Highlight: Office Poop, Screening of «Of Dice and Men» and William Shatner.
AWESOME DAY THREE: Waved at Indiana Jones… did not take a picture. The costumes walking around the convention center were simply amazing. Families even coordinated their looks. It never got old saying, «Awesome» all day. I hope I said it at least 200 times over the weekend. I attended a panel for Galaxy Quest. Highlights: Sam Ellis, Dawn Griffin, Maria Danalakis & learning that the Nationals vs Dodgers day @ National Stadium is Star Wars day on July 19^th 2015.
It was a CON and it was AWESOME! It will be even AWESOMEer in 2016.

Awesome Con was great!!! I went on Saturday, May 30^th for my daughter’s 4^th birthday. She loved it!!! I was never really into comic books until recently and this event really put it all into perspective. To describe it, it’s like saying that there is a different whole out there. For example, in the movie «Men in Black» there is a locker full of people and will smith is looking down on them while talking. Then Will Smith tells agent K that he should let them out the locker, or something like that… Then towards the end of the movie, they realize that we on earth are actually living in a locker too. It’s sort of like that. It’s a world filled with a wide assortment of comic books, collectibles, toys, games, animé, original art, cosplay, and much much more!!! There were also activities for kids!!!

Awesome Con 2015 was really awesome. I was really surprised to see a large number of great cosplays, most of them, like 95%, are done to perfection. You also can buy tons of stuff. I bought some posters of some of my favorite TV shows such as Breaking Bad, Attack on Titan, Batman and the Joker.
The staff are extremely friendly and made everything easier.
The location is amazing, it is at the DC Convention Center, right next to Mount Vernon Metro Station .
If you are Movies, TV shows, Animé or video games lover, then do not and I repeat DO NOT miss it next year.

Ahhhhh Awesome-​Con. I was soooo looking forward to it again this year and it did NOT disappoint. The venue is awesome, it’s held at the DC Convention Center right across from the Mount Vernon Metro (Green & Yellow line). For me a quick park at my closest metro and then I hope on the train and I’m there in 15 minutes. I was smart this year. I didn’t try to be there when it first opened. Last year I did that… Along with hundreds of others. That meant a line around the block. This year I waited a couple of hours and was able to walk right in. No line in pre-​registration, which they had plenty of. They zapped my phone, handed me and my BFF (this was her first time attending a con) our wristlets and off went. The crowd was thick but moving and other than the crowd around the superhero Legos, I didn’t have to wait in line. Now I should say the two things I didn’t do were wait in any line for celeb pics/​autographs and I didn’t hit any panels. I was there with a friend who was new to the con experience and I didn’t want to overwhelm her. I was there to check out some artwork, and get some cool stuff I haven’t gotten before. Although the layout was a bit confusing at first I appreciated the wider aisles. Got a chance to chat with the Alex +Ada creators as well as the cool guys selling superhero clocks. Got the coolest Wonder Woman clock made. Can’t wait to get a new place to I can put it up! The cosplay was fantastic as usual. Such a variety of people and costumes that hade guessing. Of course you had your zillion Harley Quinn’s but Mad Max, Deadpool, Batman, Lego Avengers and even Elsa was there. They had a wide variety of food vendors, didn’t try anything out but it stayed packed every time I passed one.
I like the fact that although Awesome-​Con is well known in this area, it’s still manageable. Much as I’d like to cross SDCC off the bucket list, I’m not rushing to get in that type of crowd this year. Awesome-​Con is still small enough to enjoy it without being run over by too many Supergirls pushing strollers of baby Jokers. Next year I think I’ll get the weekend pass. Go a day with a friend who’s never been to one to introduce them to it, then spend another day alone rifling through the gems my aching feet couldn’t stand for yesterday.
Came home with some awesome swag (I’ll post a pic) and feeling relaxed and stress free. Thank you Awesome-​Con! Until next year!

This being my first con, I don’t really have much to compare Awesome-​Con to. However, I’ve been a geek/​dork/​nerd for many years, and have lots of friends who are deeply immersed in con culture. So what’s been good?
Location! The Washington Convention Center is easy to get to via metro.
The volunteers! Everyone has been super friendly and helpful, which is important at events like this.
The sponsors! Unilocal,you rock as always!
The Q&As! I’ve gotten to listen to George Takei and Grant Imahara, and I’m loving the «behind the scenes» stories they have to tell.
The exhibit hall! OMG buy all the things! The geek level is so high, my brain can’t keep up. Galaxy Quest, Doctor Who, Total Recall, Star Trek, Star Wars, so much animé, whoa.
What’s not so great? The fact that you have have to pay extra for everything little thing — photo ops, autographs, etc. I’m sure that’s common to all cons, but seems like a huge ripoff.

Awesomecon took me back to the days when I was obsessed with sci-​fi/​comics/​animé. A large section of the convention was dedicated to vendor booths (I’d say about 60%) so everyone had a great opportunity to see a variety of types of goods (signed posters, pokemon cards, costumes, comics, etc.). A good number of vendors had a highlight showcase such as a moving life-​sized R2D2, a vendor employee in a storm trooper outfit and the sort.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the large number of attendees who dressed up in fantastic outfits (Nightwing was amazing and look at mini-​Captain america in my pics below). The bar has definitely been raised much higher compared to the days when I used to attend these conventions.
Interestingly enough, one of the things that I guess that I wasn’t so used to about this convention was that it was sales heavy. A bulk of the space was dedicated to vendors and most, if not all the celebrities who were invited were housed in tents signing and taking photographs with attendees who pay $ 30-​$ 80 for such an opportunity.
A small booth on the top floor (Convention hall E) was dedicated to several panels and showings, but it seemed far and few. Nevertheless, it was an entertaining experience where I got to see many dressed up in fabulous costumes. In honest truth, I’d say you’ll have the most entertaining time staying at the entrance and watching all those dressed up in costumes. That was definitely the highlight.

Awesome Con 2015 is still going on as I write this but I bought the 1-​day pass so my event is over. I’m not deep enough in geek culture to spend 3 days at something like this but I’m a casual fan so take that for what it’s worth. The cosplay was great and worth the price of admission, and there were many legitimately good artist vendors, but the panel sessions were mostly disappointing and need better oversight /​preparation.
I went to an «after hours» session about sexuality in Star Trek, which could have been very interesting for fans or not alike but it was just a bunch of trekkies reminiscing, disturbingly, about their «first awakenings» through Star Trek, making obscure Star Trek references («Remember that scene where…» No, I don’t. Show it to me and tell me why it’s relevant.), and giggling at every off-​color reference. They opened with a good video montage of such references, but should have had a structured presentation that explored various scenes, like the first interracial kiss. Instead, it was just some casual Q&A, chit chat with audience members, and bragging about being part of the U.S.S. Chesapeake, which someone had to ask what that even was because they said it with such authority that they assumed everybody knew.
Another «after hours» sex-​themed session had a catchy title about joysticks and geek love, which led my group to believe it would be an exploration of the culture or some sort of interactive experience. It turned out to be a mostly black-​and-​white PowerPoint presentation about human anatomy and high school safe sex-​ed, albeit with references to fisting and such that I think my teachers forgot to mention. I can’t help but imagine the packed room felt a little manipulated and most would not have showed up if the session was advertised honestly. They were there to have fun, not learn about fallopian tubes.
Now, before you think this is just some den of debauchery, during the day sessions, and fitting for DC, the Department of Energy had their first foray into comic con outreach with a potentially interesting panel featuring scientists discussing their agency’s real energy developments and research facilities featured in science fiction movies. They meant well and were as engaging as scientists could hope to be, but flew through a PowerPoint out of order about their actual involvement — which would have been really interesting to hear more about — and just went right to an awkward Q&A session. It’s not that people weren’t interested but it’s that they came to learn and were not given any information from which to ask questions. Again, as boring as the conventional conference approach might be, a structured presentation to disseminate information followed by questions should be the norm at this con.
Another potentially interesting session about the history of Alice in Wonderland really only skimmed the surface — modern interpretations age Alice above her original 7 years! — and listed obvious visual spins (like steam punk Alice) but I guess I was hoping for a more educated, academic analysis and, based on some of the questions, I wasn’t alone. They did have a more formal presentation, but it didn’t rise above the level of fans gushing over their favorite interpretations and then pitching their own project at the end.
I also went to a «celebrity» session with Bryan Johnson of the TV show Comic Book Men (with Ming Chen in the back), which was entertaining but the cavernous room was mostly empty — which Bryan was not shy in asking whether the con failed to promote it properly or if he’s just that unpopular. He certainly gave it his all, though, bringing his daughter with downs syndrome on stage with him who he tried to keep from talking the whole time and staying well after the allotted time to answer questions and tell behind – the-​scenes stories that kept the small but devoted audience engaged and happy.
Seeing so many empty seats for that particular session made me wonder why sessions like Whedonverse meets Marvel, which they had to have known would be popular, were so packed into a small room that I couldn’t get in.
I know this is a young con and growing rapidly, but they should just make sure they don’t sacrifice quality for quantity in future iterations.

Pretty cool to «rub» shoulders and hear the Q & A from my favorite childhood movie heroes! It’s funny and quite entertaining to see their more human side, joking and laughing and non-​scripted. It’s all good sh! t.
And FYI… Michael Biehn is the original die-​in-​every-​movie-​hero before Sean Bean!

Everything was AWESOME!!!
ok, not really, it wasn’t bad. Not too much stuff to do here, I’m glad I did not prepurchase tickets and glad I only went for one day.
The line to buy tickets was actually shorter than the lines to pick up prepurchased tickets. This was completely absurd, but, seeing as I was in the short line, I wasn’t complaining.
I’ll probably give this a try again for the next awesome con.

I was lucky enough to get free tickets [courtesy of Unilocal: D] so my Bolivian bro and I headed there Sunday. That was probably my first mistake but we didn’t experience any of the entry headaches that others experienced.
I was pretty disappointed all around. Merch wasn’t very exciting… how can there be no Naruto?!, R2D2 was pretty cool.
I was expecting more of a performance element? It was more of a giant display, not much interactive activities and I didn’t get the feeling that DC is big on cosplay… sad face. I should’ve just gone and stayed in the video game room.

Had an amazing time at Awesome Con. There was plenty of activities to do throughout the day. Wished there was more nighttime activities. A stage would be nice for the costume contest so everyone can view the cosplayers creations. Hope they get the ticket line situation figured out for next year as well.
This is only the second year Awesome Con has taken place, so it’s understandable.
Other than that I can’t wait till Awesome Con 2015! Gonna drag all my friends to it!

When I was a kid, I was an avid comic book collector and lover of science fiction. An event such as Awesome Con 2014, had it been in existence back then, would’ve truly been awesome to me. I decided to check it out of pure curiosity and to satisfy my inner geek.
What was not «awesome»? The «process» for gaining entry into the convention center was a total clusterf***. A convoluted, seemingly ad hoc, line was wrapped around the entire building. There was no event staff outside providing any organization or guidance to the masses of people waiting to get in. It took over an hour for me to get into the line for me to get my single-​day wristband. Thankfully, I wasn’t a parent with children standing in line. I also felt sorry for the people with multi-​day passes who waited in line. They could’ve avoided it and walked right in since they already had their entry badges. Awesome Con organizers need to get the entrance process fixed or sell fewer tickets.
What was «awesome» or at least pretty cool? Awesome Con had everything I thought it would. Plenty of comic book sellers? Check. The Cos-​play crowd? Check. Celebrities from across the SF/​fantasy/​comic book genres? Okay, there were a few of them that I had no idea who they were. Sorry, Doctor Who and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers never resonated with me. Still, check. Interesting and entertaining panel discussions and Q&A sessions? Check.
I’m glad I went. It was interesting. It was fun.

So, here’s my take on Awesome Con…
It was, well, awesome. I’ve long expressed my loathing of conventions, but some friends were correct in that I simply wasn’t going to the right ones. I don’t need a gathering of people just to geek out for a weekend. I don’t need a convention that is pretty much just dealers and artists. I want both, plus interesting panels, fun entertainment, and brushing elbows with celebrities (if even for a few seconds). So, I will most definitely be attending AwesomeCon again next year.
As my overall experience was positive, it is hard to list any singular aspect to focus on for praise. I can start with the dealer and artist tables, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Even ignoring the wide variety of booths and tables, which helped avoid redundancy, there was a wonderful layout. The wide aisles helped temper the amount of traffic jams, allowing better flow and more customers at each table. Several associates, regulars at NYCC and SDCC, praised the wide aisle space and open flow of the main hall. In addition, leaving areas on the side for people to walk without entering the shopping areas was also a smart idea.
The convention chose perfect celebrity guests, even if a bit overwhelming. I realize that Billie Piper was the big seller for many, but individuals like Sean Astin and Danai Gurira made this far more worthwhile to a broader audience. Adding a variety of convention regulars, like Nicholas Brendon and Ernie Hudson, combined with lesser known supporting actors provided a bevy of people for everyone to see. I also would like to praise the concept of celebrity interaction, dividing photo ops with autographs with Q&As; there were some logistical problems with implementation (that I will cover later), but the concept was sound.
The panels, while not perfect, did provide many interesting opportunities. From advice on writing to interesting conversations on the zombie apocalypse, there was usually something for everyone. In addition, various artistic endeavors, from Shakespearean Star Wars to Super Art Fight, added something entertaining to break up the usual shopping and lines for celebrities. Although my experience with panels is limited, as many previous conventions I worked with had none, I found very few that were poorly done.
Finally, although there were a few complaints about staff behavior, I had none. I have previously dealt with unprofessional volunteers and rude facility employees, but I found little of that here. The volunteers were all very helpful, including some who were currently on break but took a moment to help me when I needed it. Although obviously overwhelmed at times, the «Brute Squad» was never discourteous, arrogant, or conflictive and they behaved quite well compared to my previous con experiences.
For those wondering about the naysayers, let me note two things…
1) Every con has growing pains. Every con faces issues, especially when the majority of their staff are volunteers. These are things that will hopefully be learned from and fixed over time. When you have that many volunteers, attendants, etc., shit is bound to break down (from physical items to communication to plans). Be patient when this happens and you’ll still find ways to have a good time.
2) People really need to plan things in advance. The amount of people who were upset because they spent all day in line probably didn’t do that. They thought getting there right at open (or even later) was an option. They thought they could make it from one thing to another without taking into account travel time, delays, and being early in line. They thought they could just show up without having a schedule on what to do, and coast into anything. For every valid issue someone had (and remember what I said above about that), there were probably 9 people who were simply pissed they didn’t get what they wanted without preparation. And of those 10, there were probably 100 that had a great time. Remember: plan your stuff in advance, be prepared for delays or changes, and be patient, and ~any~ event (not just a comic convention) can be awesome.
So, for those that didn’t make it and are interested, AwesomeCon is where it’s at. For those that did, I hope you had as much of a ball as I did.

First, thanks to the fabulous Kimberly S. for the one-​day passes to Awesome Con. I’ve always wanted to attend San Diego Comic-​Con but given that it’s always sold out not two days after releasing tickets and that it’s in California, Awesome Con in DC was a nice substitute, especially since this was my first comic convention. This event is definitely tailored to the geek in all of us. Whether you prefer comic books, manga/​animé, or sci-​fi/​fantasy, there was something there for everyone. Good choice of venue, as the Walter E. Washington Convention Center has a large space for all the vendors and comic/​literary guests.
There were tons of vendors at this event, selling comic books for $ 1 or less, posters both unsigned and signed by famous celebs and artists, DVDs, novels, toys, collectibles, action figures, board games, T-​shirts, bags, trading cards, handmade quilts, jewelry, and other knick-​knacks. Vendors like Third Eye Comics, Action Lab Entertainment, Beyond Comics, Big Planet Comics, Doctor Who Store, Dynamite Enterainment, etc were all there. Even Über and 9:30 Club were there to promote their things. A lot of the vendors accepted credit cards but I think having cash is handy for faster transactions. Unfortunately, I didn’t see the Unilocal booth :(
There were opportunities to pose and take photos with Darth Vader, R2D2, and other popular figures. Of course, you could also pose with the many cosplayers in the space. People dressed up as Batman, Captain America, Catwoman, etc. In the back, there were individual booths set up to meet with comic, literary, and media guests. Sean Astin, Cary Elwes, Danai Gurira, Kevin Sorbo, and many more were in attendance to take questions, sign autographs, and pose in pictures. Note: photo op tickets are separate from entrance fees. It seemed that while some of the guests had a bit of a line, I wouldn’t call the lines ridiculous in terms of waiting. There were also game rooms to allow visitors to partake in some video game (whether vintage or modern) action.
I’ve already heard that they’re planning to have Awesome Con in DC next year, a good move considering the thousands of visitors this event attracted. Hopefully Awesome Con becomes the San Diego Comic-​Con of the East Coast (or at least the Chesapeake Bay region).

Thanks to Kimberly S and the Unilocal team, I scored a one-​day pass to Awesome Con. I had a really great time, and would recommend that any kind of geek (comic book, sci-​fi, fantasy, Animé, etc) should go. I’ve been to NYCC and while that is also really fun, I prefer the feel of Awesome Con because it’s big enough that there’s still a lot to do and see but not so big that it’s overwhelming or alienating.
What I enjoyed over NYCC:
–you could actually get into panels without waiting 2+ hours
–there seemed to be a lot more families and kid-​friendly activities
–lines are much shorter for media guests
–the con is small enough you start to recognize folks and it feels more like a community
As a female con-​goer, I also felt like Awesome Con was much more intentional about making it a safe space in what has been traditionally a somewhat sexist environment. There were a lot of signs around about making sure to ask before taking photos, I even saw a booth dedicated to anti-​harassment and non-​aggressive education of what is acceptable and respectable behavior. They gave out cool buttons and tattoos that said «cosplay consent».
I also attended the Friday night dance party and wasn’t sure what to expect but it was actually a lot of fun. I’m not a fan of EDM but the DJ was really good at reading the crowd and building the music. Some people came in costume and it was really great people watching + dancing.
Overall, I would definitely recommend that you go next year. Bring cash (though most vendors do take card), bring comfy shoes, and have fun!

Bigger, awesome-​r and back for the second time, Awesome Con took over (part) of the convention center and immediate area with cosplayers, comic enthusiasts, pop culture icons & relics, and (almost) every other fandom in between.
I attended the inaugural convention last year, was a kickstarter backer and attended the convention this year. With the kickstarter campaign, the intent was to get the ball rolling and step up the con to make a larger, more fun event and maybe even show the nation that there’s quite a few geeks hidden in those stiff stodgy suits, matronly skirt suits & pantyhose.
Let’s get the bad out of the way, then I’ll mention the good points.
While it was PHENOMENAL that they met their goal and was able to get more space, more rooms, more guests, more publicity than last year… it also meant growing larger at a very quick rate. I wouldn’t be surprised if they tell us the official numbers were triple of last year or more. A few things, logistically, didn’t mesh up well. For instance:
— On Saturday, some volunteers made guests with badges wait in a separate line, then some were told to wait in the same line as those waiting to get tickets which added to the line mayhem that led to a lot of sad, angry faces behind those masks, spandex & capes. Maybe next year have signs outside of the convention center pointing to a separate entry for those who already had their passes, and another for those who need to pickup/​purchase their passes.
— A lot of miscommunication between the staffers/​volunteers and attendees. Not sure how many sessions they had with the group prior to the con, but it was apparent a few times that many were out of loop which led to loss of cohesiveness when it came to instructions and handling certain situations
— Line control during some of the bigger panels on Saturday could of been handled better. It felt like they under estimated just how popular the Saturday panels would be and weren’t quite sure how to get a good handle on things when they got out of hand. Eventually though, they were able to handle them… somewhat.
Now for the GOOD!
— Adding another day (Friday was a preview night). Last year it was just Sat/​Sun
— Larger, better, exhibit hall that gave you plenty of room for more artists, vendors, exhibitors, dedicated photo op area and more
— Bigger variety of panels discussing various aspects of pop culture. No, not every fandom or every aspect of the entertainment industry was covered, but they’re certainly getting there.
— Although it was a larger convention than last year and went through some growing pains this year, it remains a fan-​driven convention with tons of potential
Overall, I had a good time and I’m sure the convention owners will take into account all the feedback attendees have sent their way and fix these problems for the con next year.

So this is my 300^th review, and what better subject than the event that commemorates all thing awesome, Awesome Con. Cat Woman, Ghost Busters, and Zombies oh my! They’re all here at Awesome Con, ready to make your dreams or nightmares come true. (OMG’ there’s Hit Girl from Kick Ass. Way to fight crime, little sister)
On the whole it is a pretty awesome time with a ton of vendors ready and willing to satisfy your comic and pop culture needs. They Also have quite a few celebrities hawking photos, but be warned, true believer, these photos can run as high as $ 50. If your looking for a cool photo, the cosplay people are out in full force and thy don’t charge for the photo
The schedule question answer sessions are cool and give you a chance to ask some pressing question of your favorite stars like: «Mr Astin how do you feel being snubbed by the Academy for your work on LOTR? Don’t you feel Sam Wise deserved better?» Or Firefly’s Jewel Staite «didn’t your character just want to slap Jayne sometimes? Oh, and how are you with engines?»
All in all, a good time had by one and all at Awesome Con! However, as the day has progressed, the organization sucks. In the Jewel Staite Q&A they had people line up down the isle so that those on my side could only see the backs of those lined up with a question for the entire session. So disappointing. ;(