Hmm, what happened to posting yesterday morning? Lost by the wayside . . .
We took the kids back to the con last night for their first taste of nighttime convention. They both really liked it. The halls are filled with people in goofy and cool costumes, all acting silly. And, frankly, before 10:30 pm, most of the drunk people are not THAT drunk, so the kids’ perceptions of goofy people are reasonably accurate. Not to mention the fact that most of the sober people are also acting goofy.
I went into more cabana parties than I have in years — I tend to avoid them because I don’t want to get drunk and I don’t want to make a ton of small talk. But my kids are a great conversational opener. They love the room parties, they love the zombies, they love the ghostbusters, they love the Xena University carnival. My kids ran to the TARDIS with glee, they ogled steampunk weapons, they hugged a stuffed clown.
We spent a while in the Garden Court where I watched the boffer fighting while the kids played with glowsticks. K and M struck up conversations about weapons and costumes and Circus Juventas. I loved the boffer fighting, how often the bouts ended in mutual kill. Um, yep. If you get close enough to hit the other combatant, she can hit you.
I also went up to the 22nd floor for the first time in years. The Gaming Floor. We went up to watch the fireworks after it got dark, but, again, I wouldn’t have gone if I didn’t have the kids with me. Having them along gives me a different convention than I have experienced in the past. I think I like the mix — some time with kids, some time kid-free, in which I can sit and watch anime for an hour. (Ouran High School Host Club is, by the way, great.)
We’re heading back to con shortly, for more swimming, another sweep through Dealers’ and Art Show, and perhaps meeting friends. It’s been a good con.
Filed under: Conventions, Parenting | Tagged: CONvergence09
