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waiting until the last minute doesn't help.
Thus, long story short, I was not able to procure a pass this year before the scalpers got to them.
(Ironically, you'd think having a job would make it easier, except having excess cash makes you buy expensive things.)
Luckily, a friend, or should I say, a complete stranger was able to help me out on this part.
.......I will not be providing the details.
Also, friends suck.
Because of this very generous procurement, I was able to secure access to the con for most of the afternoon, barring a few hours where I had to move and babysit my car on account it being a stupid weekday.
If you've been there, I don't need to tell you access is pretty damn extreme year. E.G., I sort of had an incredible need to use the men's room before I got my pass, but from scoping things out in the morning, pretty much the ENTIRE Javits center is behind checkpoints, save for a small portion of the front lobby.
DA-ME, otaku suckaaa!
Having attending this con for the last SIX YEARS, this was highly unexpected, as all the checkpoints, without exception, used to be further in. I mean, if you desired so, you could just pretty much chill in the lobby and people watch allllllll day.
Like SRSLY.
(In regards to the bathroom thing, thank God for that McDonald's, for once in my life.)
Anywayyy, on my first day this year, a few major points stood out:
1. RFID chipping the badges prevents counterfeiting; it doesn't do a daaammn against scalping.
2. GoodSmile is back again! Awesome! And they're still Bastards.
3. It's a damn waste of money if you're planning to go to mostly panels, 'cos you'll wait for at least an hour and still won't get in. And it ain't even Saturday yet!
I'll be back (eventually) on my thoughts on my second, more epic attendance. I skipped Saturday (I HATE Saturdays), so you'll hear about the third day of the con...which would be (for press) actually the fourt- goddamn Sunday, October 12th, 2013.
(BTW if Peter Tatara is reading this, thanks for getting back to me, slthough you couldn't help me get past security at all, really).
