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Oh God, Convention Season |
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Posted Apr 8, 2016 - 11:18:24
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Photo courtesy of The INDYpendent Show
There's not just one convention in the Greater Lafayette, IN area this weekend, but two. I'm not kidding, both Purdue's Boiler Con (ha, I came up with that name) and Laffy Con are scheduled for Saturday (in what seems like a poor choice for timing), and I think I'm going to skip
both of them.
I'm just too damned tired.
I mean, last year I did one of them (the event that is now called Boiler Con), but between all the conventions and weddings I'll be at this year, I just need a regular
weekend to decompress. Last weekend I had
both a wedding in Wisconsin followed by
The INDYpendent Show in Indianapolis (one of my favorite cons). Next weekend, April 15-17, is
No Brand Con up in the Wisconsin Dells too. And anyone who knows anything about me and my history with that event (*cough*I co-founded it*cough*) there's no way I'm missing it.
So I skip two different cons, both almost literally down the street from me.
Choosing what conventions I do is a lot harder these days, because I'm being pulled in multiple directions. On the one hand, I want to keep doing shows and promoting myself as an artist. To do that I want to reach out into new markets and get my name out there in more areas. On the other hand, now that I'm running
The Nerd & Tie Expo as well, I have to focus efforts on markets adjacent to Wisconsin where I used to be based.
I mean, it would make no sense to promote the Eau Claire, WI based show at most Indiana conventions.
It's a tough call figuring out which part of my life to focus on. Lord knows what I'm going to end up doing long term. Eventually I'll find the balance, but I'm far from that point yet.
On the upside, whenever I go to a convention I get to hang out with my friends. Between No Brand Con next week and
Anime Central in May, I ought to have a pretty good time.
It's managing what's in between that's hard.
- Traegorn
