wait, WHAT?!

[oloriel]

Oh Gods, the only guests confirmed for Ring*Con this year are Twilight people (except for one lovely Newzealandish lady, who has, however, been to the Con three or four times before).

*sighs* Well, I suppose this is the year where I have to do what I told the people who didn't like Pirates of the Caribbean two years ago, or Harry Potter last year: Just go to the panels you care for and let the fans of the "other" fandom have their fun even if you don't understand it.
At least the Alice and the Laurent are hot.
And hope that some LotR guys who played more than "third elf on the left in the second row" show up. Because although I like PotC and HP, some actual guests from the original fandom that helped build Ring*Con would be kinda nice.

Good thing I won my ticket for this year, because so far I wouldn't have bought one. >_>

And good grief, why can people not offer differing opinions on the forums without being sniped at for "bitching"? Forums are for discussion, Erudamnit.

The worst thing is that I can see both sides of the argument, and thus keep explaining them to the ones who didn't get them. Not sure yet whether or not it helps. It feels odd, though; diplomacy is not usually my job. I have done more face-saving in the past few days than I normally would in a year. Next thing is probably keigo...

Wondering whether I should attend the Pirates' Gathering. It sounds kind of like the Middle-earth Festival, only for the Pirates fandom. Which would be a good thing.

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[oloriel.livejournal.com]

It might not work in a small LARP setting like at the Rohan LARP, but with something like the Drachenfest it would work very easily. Nobody is playing all the time and people keep disappearing for hours to sit in a tavern, meet friends or shower. Last time the golden Avatar - a major character in the Drachenfest mythology - had to go missing for one and a half days because he was best man at somebody's wedding, and that was solved by some magic and an in-character explanation for his absence. So if there are enough people, some people going off to attend a lecture for a while, or to have a good look at the market, and later returning would be no problem. If everybody wants to attend the same lecture, well, the game is paused, everybody goes OOC, listens to the lecture, and then returns IC.
It may take some creativity, but it could be made to work.

Actually I was surprised by the prices. Two nights at a Youth Hostel with full board costs around 55 - 60 € these days. More if you want to have a barbecue, more if you need more than one common room, and more if you are older than 27 years. With the cheapest option - only lectures, market and taverns - at 60 €, I can only assume the lecturers don't get paid, or only if there are enough people who don't sign up before the Ides of March, or some money is left over from the LARP preparations.
It may be a lot of money, but it's hardly "too expensive" for what you get. ;)

Not sure whether I can afford it myself, but I'm sorely tempted.

[yoodi.livejournal.com]

As for the money, I see your point now. Hmmm....