To sum up the day in a single word, I would say smooth. The airport check in was no problem at all, and the TSA line moved along unlike previous experiences (I’m looking at you, Boston). After I told the stone-faced gentleman I had an artificial hip, he summoned another to run the scanner booth which was no big deal, although it did remind me of the disintegration booth in that Star Trek TOS episode.

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Sunday

6:45
Alarm. Too many snooze cycles before I am finally up. Some terrible room coffee, a shower, and off to breakfast.

8:50 or so
Real coffee and breakfast. Then back to the room, after I take an apple for an afternoon snack.

10:00

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Saturday is always, or so it’s seemed to me, the biggest day of any convention. Everybody’s there, settled in, ready for the featured events. So it was with me today.

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Is anyone at Nightmare Nights Dallas? I will be joining Needling Haystacks MLP Physics panel at 4pm on Saturday 28 October (by Skype link - while I would love to take a trip to Texas, it’s not very practical right now). Come along to hear a group of physicists discuss, and possibly argue, about the sonic rainboom, multiple timelines, and how things like orbital mechanics and genetics might work in Equestria.

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I'm in an important staff position, so I have to be on call, but if any of y'all want to meet me there, drop me a message and I'll try to find time between events.

If you live in the DFW area, you should drop me a message either way, as I run a fan club in that area.

I'll try to post the final part of DiN chapter 7 and the first part of the followup to What's Your Problem? before then...

Whenever EQD posts conventions, I like to pop them into the calendar and set an alert for six weeks or a month prior to the date. Not that I plan to do everything or go everywhere, but if the opportunity arose, I would like to have enough time. So far, Trotcon and BronyCon are the only pony events I've attended. Ciderfest and EFNW are still on my list. At one point, BUCK was a possibility, if I renewed my passport and could score a cheap flight, but it disappeared before I could make it

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I'm going!

For those of you attending and want to hang out, just comment on the blog and let me know when and where.

Take care and God bless!

-Ru

P.S.
For those of you unable to attend, I wish you could come, but I'll try to have some fun for your sake.

-The hat I made for the con. Based on Woona's hat from Moonstuck.

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Hello everyone! It's summer time, which means it's also time for conventions! So if any of you are going to be at Fiesta Equestria next week or one of the other Texas conventions, let me know! I'll come say hi.

So, seeing as I'm currently living in Dallas for a contract job, and Nightmare Nights Dallas is only about 45 minutes away from here, and less than 15 from the job site, I will be in attendance. This is, surprisingly, the first time I've ever been to a convention on a non-professional basis, so it's all going to be new for me.

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That is my weekend! If you are happen to be attending, I'll be volunteering with the National Museum of the Pacific War, and their educational trailer. I will not be dressed like the Americans. I am the program's (volunteer) Imperial Japan Commander.

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*Sigh*

Went to Nightmare Nights Dallas this past weekend. This was the last year for the convention.

Why have all the cons down south shut down? Fiesta Equestria, Derpycon South, and now Nightmare Nights?! Are there more that I don't know about?!

WWWHHHYYY???!!!

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And on that note, I'm going to try and attend Bronycon next year. Don't know if I'll make it, but I'll try.

-Ru

I heard from one of my readers that they really liked my story, but that the ending felt like an insult to the readers. Having gone back over it and looking at it from their perspective, I can see how that could be interpreted as such. I did not intend to insult my readers, but it seems the method I used to conclude the story is something that is generally considered, um, frustrating.

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hey guys! animefest in Dallas is in a few days. I'll be cosplaying Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy from MLP. I'll also be going as Yuno Gasai from Future Diary. I'll be posting pictures and stuff after I'm back. I will be posting a picture of my cosplay for the day so if you're going to be there you can try and find me! i mean.. if you want to

Well...

That was a disappointment.

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The convention’s events did not start in earnest until midday, so I spent time going through the schedule and making calendar entries for panels I wished to attend. Then I got a text message.

From one of our credit card companies.

From their fraud department.

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Just so y'all know, I'm currently slated to give panels at HarmonyCon 2020, and I think y'all should look into going.

Here is the website.
Here is the Discord.

They are doing the first in a series of regular streams right now, that's why I was thinking about it.

I just found out that Discount Rates for HarmonyCon badges end tonight! If you wanted to go, make sure you register today!

HarmonyCon Website Here!!

I'll be at Harmony Con, running seminars, trolling, and hanging around all 3 days, so if y'all wanted to see me at a con, this would be the one to be at.

Okay, in honor of Alien Covenant's release, I'm going to review the first four Alien movies. The ones that started this franchise... no I'm not reviewing Prometheus. I've heard the reviews, I've seen clips, if you like it fine, if you don't like it fine, it just didn't interest me. You take out the Xenomorphs in a story that's part of the Alien franchise, I don't see a point in me seeing it.

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Hey everypony! Getting excited for HarmonyCon in less than a month!

If you want to go, and still want a badge, you can still purchase them in advance at harmonycon.org. Remember, Director Jim Miller, Comic Artist Tony Fleecs, and the voices of Zecora, Ocellus, and Starlight Glimmer will all be there!

For those who are attending or watching the streams, these are my seminars...

Worldbuilding 101

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