What was the part after “Boo-friggin-hoo”?
This is not a good time for my extracurricular events.
- I was offered a chance to make it into Club 33 this weekend (thanks, Sara!), but had to decline ’cause it would’ve cost a bundle to jam down to Anaheim.
- That’s okay, as it happens, because I got violently ill late Thursday night. Whatever it was, it kicked my ass six ways to Sunday; I only started to feel somewhat human yesterday.
- Comic-Con starts Thursday. For the first time in seven years, I’m not going.
For those of you going to SDCC, or for those who are merely curious about the impact of the con on downtown San Diego, here’s an article on locals’ reactions to the invasion of “Nerd Prom.”
“It’s huge business for us,” said Dan Flores, marketing manager for the Gaslamp Quarter Association.
He hesitated, then broached the sensitive part: “The attendees are … ”
Different?
“Different. But they don’t all come in costume.”
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