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I guess I really don't need to make a HUEG Anthrocon recap post. Since I updated here twice and then a lot on Twitter.

I don't know, this year's con felt something lacking. I don't know what exactly, but something felt like it was missing.

We got in around 10AM on Friday. Me and Angie proceeded to flip out because we needed to REGISTER and SIGN-UP for Artists Alley somehow within an hour. The reg line was at least an hour long. We heard from one staffer that we HAD to reg first in order to sign-up. Then we heard from another staffer that we could sign-up and come back to reg for the con.

Needless to say, I did what I'd done previous years. I went and spoke to Duncan to find out for sure. He told us we could sign up, but we had to be back at 11AM sharp for the lottery. That meant we had to rush to the car (which wasn't parked at the hotel yet, but the garage down the street we always park in), get our art shit and then get back to the convention center. We slipped into the AA sign-up room with THIRTY SECONDS to spare. It was amazing.

We both got in, but we still had to reg. We could only leave our tables open for thirty minutes tops before they'd pass them off to someone on the waiting list. But a very understanding Dorsai let us through the Sponsor line to register.

And all was well.

I recouped my registration pretty quickly. A nice, full-color two person image. I sort of undersold myself on my more normally expensive pieces because I was aware of what other people were charging. And I didn't overload myself with work, and that was helpful. I finished all but one little art card at the convention and that was only because I needed to double-check with the customer and he never came back by my table again. Ah well.

Most of the con, when not sitting in AA or fagging in the room, was spent wandering around. TJ and I spent Saturday together, since I didn't do AA. We found an awesome deli down the street that has amazing pistrami sandwiches. Bought some little trinkets (Rat pins, pin from Tomhoshino) and some cheap prints (little pea rat, $1 prints from PsuedoManitou). Bidded on some stuff in the art show (naked rat, crows, nakey bat lady). Saw OPOSSUM. Chatted with people and wandered about.

We went swimming on Saturday and hung out in the hot tub for a bit. Bummed around in the Zoo a lot. Sat in the room and watched bad HBO and fagged about things.

Talyn brought delicious Everclear and OJ. :3

Saw a lot of people, but didn't really get to hang out with anyone this year. Maybe that's what was different. Ran into Silvermoon, Cajun, Talyn, Coffinberry, Skech, Blue, Ivy, Vera, Mar, Tresch, Aisling (holy shit was that a surprise!), etc., etc. I didn't run into Karn this year! Usually we end up wearing similar shirts and have a good laugh about it.

I think, for next year, we're all going to plan ahead. We're also considered a dealer's table. Since they're only $75 and they include your admission. I just wish I could get some merchandise stock or something. I hate having to only do commissions and conventions.

Now that we're home, we've been unwinding and such. Fed and re-watered all the critters. Everyone seemed fine while we were gone, which is good. I need to do some cleaning up and such, since the house is a bit of a mess right now after having five people tear it apart for the last couple days.

I'm also scanning a bunch of stuff Squeeji's been holding out on me. D: D: Lots of cute little sketches for