The Geek Fu Morning Show

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• 1. KyleCarm replies at 20th August 2006 um 11:33 am :

  Nice little guide. I like the fancy terms you used: fleshy, 3-2-1 rule, and fragile fllower.

• 2. Clair replies at 20th August 2006 um 12:24 pm :

  This is all excellent advice! I have a couple of things to add and emphasize to those who have never been:

  The hotels won’t stop you from bringing in your own food… at least the Marriott has never stopped us and we usually brought quite a bit. Typically we would bring several coolers worth (PIGS!).. saved us scads of cash. There are a couple of grocery stores (IMO) within walking distance.

  To emphasize a couple of the things you’ve said… The biggest for me were the 3-2-1 rule.
  Definitely EAT! To add to that - drinking alcohol or not - drink water. Do yourself a huge favor and stay hydrated. Please!

  Showers are an imperative for me, but to some it isn’t. One of our roommates decided to bring someone “home” to our room a couple of years ago and to make a long story short, we were thankful we brought a fan with us. We had to sit the fan blowing air out of the room because the person the roomie decided to bring to the room who smelled like they hadn’t had a shower since the last DragonCon.

  Hand sanitizer/wash your hands almost obsessively! With lots of people in small space, getting very little sleep, running their immune systems down, and some people’s poor hygiene habits, its easy to catch and pass on the dreaded “con crud”. This is a life-saver.

• 3. Clair replies at 20th August 2006 um 12:25 pm :

  Good grief. You’d think a second grader wrote that. Forgive me.

• 4. Marie replies at 21st August 2006 um 6:05 pm :

  Seems to me all the blogs and information I’ve read forgot to mention one itsy-bitsy tiny thing… it’s not in the 3-2-1 rule. A shower is appreciated but man, isn’t a pleasant breath too - as in, carry gum or breath mints, brush your teeth?

• 5. Mur replies at 21st August 2006 um 6:29 pm :

  When I think “shower” I think “…and all other necessary hygiene.” I don’t remember coming across a foul breath issue often at cons, any moreso than in everyday life.

• 6. Leann replies at 24th August 2006 um 6:06 pm :

  HAHAHAH!!! Ok, now you have heard both version of the hotel room funk story. I claim Clair here, that woudl be my fiance who CLEARLY we sit in different rooms frequently with our laptops.

  

• 7. Leann replies at 24th August 2006 um 6:13 pm :

  And we are residents of Atlanta, so we could tell ya some great cheap places to eat!!!

  Sorry about the multiple comments, but I am typing as I am listening. I am not a saver.

• 8. Anita replies at 7th September 2006 um 7:21 am :

  Wish I had seen this before DragonCon! Oh well, I’ll know better next year.

• 9. edward woodward replies at 18th April 2008 um 5:36 am :

  server is down right now, so i have not been able to get the epi but i wanted to thank clair for the extra advice. i am trying to get my act together so i can attend dc this year. i have never attended a con before so i am looking for all the advice i can get!

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