Currently: Planning for Comic Con 2008
Comic Con 2008 is July 24-17. I have been wanting to go since my first con experience at Wizard World Philly in 2003 (hey, I was a late con bloomer, okay?).
[Also because of Comic Book: The Movie
Now that I live in Utah, a mere 10 hour drive from San Diego, my desire to attend Comic Con has grown stronger. The hardest part is justifying the expense of the trip, because to stay anywhere in proximity of the convention center means shelling out a couple hundred bucks a night.
The second hardest part is to convince Ben that the cost is worth it and that he needs to come along. He's not into comics or the whole geeky convention scene as much as I am, so that has been a little bit of a challenge. The San Diego Padres will be playing a home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, though... and a baseball games always a way to draw him toward my side.
But regardless of what the final outcome of my wishing and hoping and planning may be, yesterday I took a solid step forward.
I have a hotel reservation in San Diego! It's 5 blocks away from the trolley line, which will drop us off right in front of the convention center. And it has free breakfast and free internet access. I was able to get a (relatively) good rate, even though it's still waaaay more than I'm used to paying for a hotel room. Then again, I used to work for a hotel and got insanely cheap rates at any chain hotel in the family.
The next major decision (after Ben says yes to going) will be whether to fly or drive. With the cost of gas creeping toward $4 a gallon, it might be worth a little extra money to NOT spend 10-12 hours in the car together and opt instead for a 2 hour flight.
Anyway, I'm totally stoked and will probably be very, very crushed if it turns out that I don't (finally) go this year. Ben, are you reading? CRUSHED.
Comments
Yvette, even I can be swayed by baseball games now! And I am always happy to do something new, so if you would like me to go, I will.
Posted by: Mom | May 18, 2008 12:18 AM