Patrecon
On one hand, this is pretty awesome, I won't lie. :D As far as I can tell, we had to pass at least _some_ hurdle to get a free membership and hotel room out of these people. (I don't _think_ we just got picked out of a hat?) For a con that was invite-only to start with, that's pretty awesome...
On the other, ugh, their event site is so full of Monetization, Disruption, and Self-Branding gorp. It's clearly NOT aimed at small, static-medium creators like Peg and me...
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(If any of you have seen Lodge 49-- and I recommend you do-- let's just say I've already told Peggy I intend to "Dud it up" something fierce at this con. :) If I come across as some kind of Holy Fool who just kinda got in as a fluke and doesn't really belong there... Working As Intended, baby.)
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If anyone hassles you at all, be sure to say "Careful, there's a beverage here!"
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@Phorm Hey, I'm only dropping in to see what condition my condition is in. <3
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💕
(Seriously, though, if the techbro disruptive online monetization branding clan are opening their doors to you, I say eat all their food, find a way to take extra booze back with you, and be generally whimsically cryptic the whole time.)
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@Phorm Waaay ahead of you, hun. :D I am not ashamed to say I registered for at least one event, giggling all the while, purely because it offered a free lunch. 🐯
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only partially serious suggestion: offer the disruptive monitized branded dudebros terrible drink advice "oh sure try the malort" "baiju! good baiju" "you gotta ask the bar tender for thunderbird" etc..
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"blended tuna whiskey"
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@001zlnv 🐯
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@001zlnv I'm flattered somebody remembered that throwaway line. ^_^
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So basically, I'm anticipating feeling like the Slacker Barbarians At The Gates through the whole con.
I can totally deal with this. There's a lot to gain and nothing to lose, really. So my current plan is to pack a bathrobe, get a White Russian from the bar as soon as I get there, and play up my Dudeness as much as possible. I have absolutely NO fear of coming off as a hilarious low-rent outsider there, and if anybody has anything to fear, it's them. :D