Dragon*Con Day 1 -- overview

Been a busy day

• Con is obviously facing heavier attendance-- my usual parking spot was FULL and I was forced to go to a more expensive alternate.
• Got to attend sessions for both Richard Dean Anderson AND Stan Lee again. This is first time for Richard.  I was surprised how many McGyver questions were brought up as opposed to Stargate. This is the third time I've seen Stan.   It never fails. Someone always brings up his cameos asking about new ones, which he OBVIOUSLY wants to talk about but can't.
• Stumbled on two photo shoots -- one of Avengers.  One of DC characters, mostly of the Batman Family and villains.
• Saw lots of costumes.   As expected I saw 4 or 5 Skyrim costumes -- 2 Whiterun guards, one guy in a Dragon Preist mask, and several in the traditional horned helms. Including one in a wheelchair with an arrow through the knee.   Some are hard to tell -- They could easily be Game of Thrones.   The wildest?   There was a good Dalek roaming around.  And another guy in a wheelchair done up as the George Pal classic Time Machine.  So big its a wonder he can get that thing around at all...
• Broke my watchband
• Still fighting the knee
• Got several Radio Plays from Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, something I've done every year.
• Got my usual tie-die DragonCon shirt, and one for the wife.   Also found an "arrow-to-the-knee" shirt.   Still tempted on a few - a Dr. Who "The Angel have the phonebox" one, another Skyrim one, and another cute one "Asteroids: Nature's way of saying "How's that space program coming along?"

Going to make an early night of it.  Going to have to get up EARLY to get in to the parade.  IT starts at 10AM, but you have to be downtown by a little after 9 to get ANY kind of a good spot, and then fight to keep it.   There is always some family with kids that comes in at 9:55 and wants your spot.  Counting breakfast, travel to downtown, parking time, etc -- It is always close and a hassle.  MORE so now since my knee doesn't want me walking a third of what I'll have to.  Its a good thing I took an extra day for knee recuperation.  I've a feeling I'll need every second of it.

Of Course tomorrow is the big day with the COH Meet and greet.  Wish me luck on that one.  Its been 2 years since the last session, and we've always had a surprising turn out sessions.  I hoping that skipping last year hasn't broken that cycle...