Conventional Wisdom

*deep breath* Okay, here we go…

Katsucon wasn’t the only event at the Gaylord that weekend, there was also this Jewish youth organization thing going on. This is far from the first time Katsucon’s had to share space with another event. Heck, the first year in the Gaylord they had to coexist with the big anual army ball whatever… and everyone managed to get along fine!

…that didn’t happen this year.

Now, there’s a LOT more to be said about what went down this weekend than what I’m gonna discuss here, because that other stuff didn’t happen to ME. I’m trying to make it official Conventional Wisdom policy that I only deal with stuff that I experienced personally, ESPECIALLY when it comes to complaining about stuff, because… Well, let’s just say it’s hard to separate Level 3 from Level 4 when you weren’t actually there. (If you REALLY want to hear all the juicy stuff, just go poking around the internet. It won’t take long to find stuff)

Now, what I DID experience was entire wings of the hotel being blocked off by this event, INCLUDING THE ELEVATORS AND THE GARAGE. You have to understand that the Gaylord is a VERY large facility, so “just going around” is a very lengthy, time-consuming matter… which we had to do a LOT. (And really, let’s face it: YOU CAN’T BLOCK OFF PUBLIC ELEVATORS FOR YOUR PRIVATE EVENT, GUYS)

Oh, and just for the record: Cthulhu and ancient rome HAVE appeared in comics before.

(Historical Notes: I want to add, just for the record, that I can SORT of  sympathize with the other group’s situation.  We all know that teenagers are mindless, slobbering, barely-human beast, and being responsible for the well-being of a whole busload of them on the road is going to be a liability nightmare under any circumstances.  Trying to keep them out of trouble while in the same hotel as A HOARD OF ANIME FANS, who are even harder to qualify as human, has got to be absolutely panic inducing.  That said, just because I can understand WHY somebody broke down into a panicky mess doesn’t mean I have to avoid pointing out when the decisions made in that state turn out to be really, really, REALLY bad.)