Encounters with The Crazy™

At the beginning of September, three friends and I attended the 25th annual Dragon*Con. This was my fifth year attending, and we enjoyed ourselves quite a bit.

Dragon*Con runs from Friday through Monday over Labor Day weekend each year. If you can possibly make it and you enjoy science fiction, fantasy, horror, cosplay, filking, skepticism, science, space, the occult, Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, animé, gaming, comics, writing, reading, parades, scantily clad people, parties that go all night, meeting famous TV and movie actors, musical performances, spending lots of money on art, getting autographs, and just generally anything having to do with pretty much anything fandom related, you would probably enjoy it. Along with 40,000 others who also enjoy those things. And all in the oppressive heat of Atlanta, Georgia in summer!

The Atlanta Skeptics have hosted something called The Star Party for three years running. It's not an official part of Dragon*Con and is hosted at the observatory at Georgia Tech on the Thursday evening before the official beginning of the con. It's an evening of astronomy, science, food, drink, and unadulterated, unabashed geekery.

And, for me, my first encounter with The Crazy™ this year.

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