I know a lot has been mentioned about the crowd being up and the long wait times at Registration during MFF…so how was the rest of the con? Overall it really wasn’t that bad. I have been in the Dealers Area in the past when it was so crowded the pins on my backpack were literally squeezed off. But not this year, in fact, the only place where it did feel close was the Hyatt itself. Both the 1st and second levels were fairly crowded on the days I was there. Even on Sunday, I had to literally work my way through the crowd to get where I was going. Compared to last it when hardly anyone was there, is quite a big difference.
MFF Memories: The Surprising Moments
MFF Memories: The Crowd in Pre Reg
MFF Saturday Dec 1, 2018
The first thing you may be asking yourself, Is why no video? The simple answer is that I am just too tired and more on that later. Yesterday was my chance to meet up with a couple of friends and enjoy the con. My real highlights are Bingo, where I won something called a “Scuncii”, I didn’t know until I actually got home that it was actually a barrette…at least I won something even though it was the very last prize.
Charity Whose Lion was just as laugh filled as ever, everyone involved was GREAT.
Finally the Furry Variety Show, amazing talents all of them.
Went around with my friends and checked out both the Dealers and Artists Area. Also by accident my first exposure to Bad Dragon and it’s merchandise. Let me tell you that was an experience.
You can see why now this is written, I really can’t think of much to say. Other than I will do an overall piece later and maybe something tonight.
Now for the reason why I am so tired, and why I can’t believe I walked nearly 5 miles yesterday and that number came from a pedometer I happen to bring with me. It seems MFF has created a Con Goers Workout. It’s called traveling that corridor back and forth between the hotel and the convention center.
One more thing and this was only discovered after I lost my cell phone signal. Which is a normal problem at the MFF, it’s called too many in use. The Convention Center has FREE WIFI, meanwhile, at the Hyatt, it requires an access code and you must be a guest at the Hotel to get one.
It turns out Special One of a Kind MFF Theme Hotel Key Cards the Hyatt uses for some of the guests at the con are highly collectible and super rare because the hotel only has a limited number of these key cards.
That is all I can think of for now, later.
MFF Friday Nov 30, 2018 My Plans
Going to MFF today and like back at my very 1st back in 2013 I really don’t know what to expect. The main reason so much has been moved since the last con. There is one panel I want to see and I am not quite certain where Rosemont A is located, I think it’s next to the Con Suite but I’ll have to ask when I get there. Still, plan on taking a ton of photos and a couple of videos. I know some expect me to do interviews, but really I don’t come to MFF to work…I at least try and have fun. I am bringing my 3DS hope to do a little Spot Passing, don’t laugh at Anime Midwest my 3DS shook hands with 24 others. Hope to drop a lot of ads for my blog today, once these are gone I got a new design I really want to use for the next batch, and these will include my Twitter and Instagram accounts
MFF Opening Day
All reports take from MFF own Twitter feed
There were reports on Twitter that the down escalator was broken due to stupidy on the escalator
There were some reports that a few waited as long as 2 hours and 30 minutes to get their badge. So this announcement really isn’t surprising.
Fun Fact: Gary Larson & Dinosaurs
RIP Steve Hillenberg
Amazon Delivers?
I know this time of year with the holidays rolling around and as Christmas nears we think of presents and in these times were the brick and mortar store is slowly becoming a thing of the past we generally get our orders from Amazon. I admit I am an Amazon Prime member but I have had my share of problems with Amazon, in fact, every other company has a better track record of deliveries than Amazon. Truthfully I never get about 10% of my orders, and they all have the same pattern. Amazon says on their site the package was delivered to the mail room. When in fact we don’t have a mail room, the packages can be usually found in my landlord’s office…if they are left somewhere else by an Amazon driver. Take the other day when my landlord found a package delivered by Amazon left on the sidewalk in front of my building. I was told that directly by my landlord.
But packages being left on sidewalks are fairly common in my area I generally see one left about every 2 weeks. Amazon says Packages are only left on the sidewalk because the receiver wants it left there. My own informal investigation says the opposite. In one case where a package was left outside the business. The store owner actually put a sign on their door directing the package be delivered to a nearby business that was open. But it was left on the sidewalk and as it turned out also stolen. We have Amazon Lockers nearby but good luck in getting a package sent there. They are always FULL, the same with every other Amazon Locker I checked.
Speaking of which I recently had an order from Amazon that if you guessed was stolen you would be right. Amazon said the package was delivered to the mail room, and all I got was a refund. I would not be so pissed off if it wasn’t a special gift for a good friend. I literally found the same thing for $1 less plus free shipping on eBay.
When roughly 10% of your orders never arrive, and all the while on Amazon it says they were delivered is it no wondered I picked up for the same price an item as Amazon at Target who was having a Black Friday sale. I went there because I wanted to make sure I got it.
Really that is one thing I am noticing more and more, people are getting fed up with Amazon. What this will mean only time will tell.
Furry Times 