From edbb8bc549285ee4591be7dca33964d86222cc3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: uvok cheetah Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:48:12 +0200 Subject: Start con report EAST --- _drafts/convention-report-east-12-2024.md | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _drafts/convention-report-east-12-2024.md (limited to '_drafts') diff --git a/_drafts/convention-report-east-12-2024.md b/_drafts/convention-report-east-12-2024.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fc8eb9b --- /dev/null +++ b/_drafts/convention-report-east-12-2024.md @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: 'Convention Report: EAST 12 (2024)' +date: 2024-09-01 18:47 +0200 +description: "My convention report of the furry convention \"EAST 12\" in 2024" +--- + +Time for another convention report. +I've been going to the EAST convention since EAST 7 (except EAST 10, which was +canceled due to Covid. Apparently that number was altogether skipped as a +consequence). This years topic was "The 90's and beyond". Being born in 1989, +the theme appealed to me. + +**Monday, Aug 12 (Day -1): Rerouting / Traveling via…** + +The previous years I've been going by car, i.e. my own. This year, I planned to +go by train, but alas: Deutsche Bahn did some construction work on this track, +so I had to replan. Furr Shadowwolf was kind and offered me to go with him, so I +went to him the day before Early Arrival - via train. Which was also about 30 +minutes delayed. DB really makes it hard to love them. Anyway, I enjoyed his +hospitality, and had some nice dinner. + +**Tuesday, Aug 13 (Day 0): Early Arrival** + +(image deco 0817) + +Somewhat later than planned, but still before midday, the journey started. No +major events, but it was quite warm, the car (which also was on the motor car +show) didn't have an AC - really like back in the 90s :3. This brought back some +memories from my childhood. (Insert some old man ranting "Children these days +don't know how good they have it" here ;) ). With no major events, the +destination Suhl was reached somewhat after noon (I think). + +What's different, this year I didn't reside in the main hotel (Ringberg) but in +the overflow (City Hotel), completely voluntarily. It was clear to me the moment +I heard EAST 12 was gonna be in August. Ringberg doesn't have (regular) ACed +rooms, and since sleep is very important to me, I decided for the "cooler" +option. Thankfully, the organization was able to secure a shuttle service, which +made things a lot easier. After having lunch, roaming in the lobby for a bit and +registering, I went down (with the regular bus), and first got myself a nice +ice-chocolate. (insert picture here). + +Then I continued to check-in the hotel, unpack and have a well-deserved nap. I +don't have any further notes for that day, I think I went back up again for a +few hours. + +I was member of the conops team again, but I scheduled my shifts in the evening +this year. Kinda happened "automatically" since there were little other shifts +left the when I had time to take a look in the planning tool. I didn't miss +anything, so it was allright with me. + +**Wednesday, Aug 14 (Day 1)** + +"Why not do my own panel", was a vague idea I already had a few weeks prior to +the convention. I was kinda hesitant, and also caught in my "everyday routine +and job". On-site sig/panel registrations are possible, so I went and registered +a "tinkering furs meetup" the day before. I was kinda surprised that still quite +some furs showed up, even on such "short notice". The idea was that other +furries could present their projects. I scheduled around 90 minutes, which was +barely enough time. I guess not enough for next year if I properly register this +event. Anyways. + +We basically had + +- a working dial-operated telephone (connected to an old Siemens/Nokia mobile + phone, the impulses were converted to inputs to the phone's keypads). You + could make calls and also receive calls with it. +- A very interesting cooling device for making "liquid air", basically. To + roughly quote the maker, "because it's possible". The talk about this device + actually covered quite some time of the event. I mean, it's not every day you + see something like this. +- LED balls/cubes. Built using these popular WSxxxx LEDs, to either display + certain patterns, or even react to noises in the surroundings. There were + various variants. If I remember correctly the "structures" themselves were + 3D-printed. + +(pic here) + +Earlier, I was also in the games room, where a fellow furry brought a remodeled +slot machine. Yay. Very cool. + +Then there was of course the opening. I thought of wearing ear plugs this year, +and thus could enjoy the show very much. + +In the evening, we had some nice light show in the sky, made by nature. + +(pic here). + +**Thursday, Aug 15 (Day 2)** + +(pic infla-in-window) + +**Friday, Aug 16 (Day 3)** + +Stage tour. +Do not show pics. + +**Saturday, Aug 17 (Day 4)** + +(image skateboard suit) + +(suit parade?) + +**Sunday, Aug 18 (Day 5)** + + +**Monday, Aug 19 (Day 6): Goodbye** + +Since I packed the evening before, it was a calm day. + +I enjoyed another excellent breakfast at the City Hotel, in the company of Nox, +said goodbye, checked out and then waited in the lobby in the company of Elenir. +We chatted for a bit until Delta arrived, whom I had asked for a ride. The +journey home went by quite fast. And then I was suddenly at home in my usual +environment. + +The effects of the con still lasted for the rest of the week (I worked again +from Wednesday), but already the week after ("previous week" from now, when I +start writing these lines) it was "back to the normal daily routine". Meh. It's +quite a shift from having dozens of other (kind) people around me all the time +to going back to my rural live. + +It kinda occurred to me that I should probably switch jobs at some point in the +future. Though what to, I haven't got the slightest idea. It feels, I dunno, +kinda draining/unfulfilling(?). -- cgit v1.2.3