Lessons Learned: Brickfair 2010
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So, here's what I've taken away from BrickFair this year. It was originally going to be a list, but that's been done by others so I thought it best to go pure-prose. This is just a first glimpse, hopefully this weekend there will be more coverage.
After five events of figuring out what I should pack and what I shouldn't, my car was still jam-packed driving there and coming back. Even though I gave away a whole bunch of sets, some prototypes, and some prizes for a few contests. At least I had enough room to pick up Nukaya (after worrying that she'd been stranded on a military base) and bring her with me.
It was discovered that Greyhound's purpose in life is to lull you into a false sense of security, and then break your soul when you least expect it. Then, once you're a shadow of your former self, they say, 'j/k.'
Cars will turn their backs on you when you least expect it. Despite this, you should always make sure your spare tire is inflated and that you have a proper wrench to remove the bolts. Having a tire pressure gauge can come in handy too. If you ignore that advice though, make sure you have awesome friends, and a AAA card.
MST3K is best watched with those you love, and with peanut butter M&Ms. And if you think the MST3K guys are funny, Smeag and Rob and Hanni are funnier (Maddison is funny too, but she was just asleep for most of it). Speaking of TV and those things, when someone asks you to bring stereo equipment, make sure it's compatible with their stereo equipment. Also you should really consider if you're going to actually use said equipment or if MP3s would work just as well.
Breakfast is overrated, especially when your eating schedule is screwed up and your body has no idea what time it is. Sleep, on the other hand, is completely underated. Well, maybe not if not sleeping means you get to hang out with awesome people. Late night conversations and hanging out are so much fun. Realizing you almost forgot to post news, however, is not nearly as fun.
When a convention vastly increases the amount of space for MOCs, it means you're going to need more time to take pictures. And then, when there's more people you want to hang out with, you won't have time to take pictures of everything. Despite all this, you'll still be able to take almost a thousand pictures, and then you need to spend time going through and sorting all of them.
Don't volunteer to run a Texas Hold'em tournament when only one of your friends like to play poker. You can make up for it though by ditching the tournament when it's nearly done and hanging out with Steve Witt and other awesome people. Singing songs is an awesome way to spend car rides, especially when it's The Beatles. Singing Beatles songs is, in fact, a great way to spend any time.
BZPower is made up of a diverse group of people, and I love them all. But sometimes people don't see eye to eye, and that makes me sad. I think we were able to work things out though, because we're all truly so awesome.
That's about all I can come up with now. I could go on for a lot longer, but I have other things that need to get done. Keep your eyes peeled this weekend for some awesomeness from BrickFair!
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