“The Night Before Awesome Con”: a Poetic Live-Tweet Distraction

Awesome Con Indy! October 3-5, 2014. Tickets still available!

Saturday my wife and I will be checking out the inaugural Awesome Con Indianapolis down at the Indiana Convention Center. Awesome Con will be our sixth convention this year, but we have high hopes that this experience will find its own positive form of uniqueness. The guest list isn’t too lengthy or overwhelming, and contains quite a few names we’re excited to meet. We presume there’ll be nifty new things to buy, too.

Now it’s Friday night and I’m still not ready. I’ve had a busy week (not all of it was my fault) and my attention span has been stretched to its limits in myriad directions. I’m really trying to concentrate and prepare for our big, fantabulous day of walking, shopping, walking, meeting, walking, cosplayers, walking, potentially talking to someone, and after that some more walking because my free parking is several blocks away. But I needed to unwind first before I could resume researching.

My idea of a rest break took the form of this unplanned thing that spiraled off the top of my head on Twitter. Just because I could and no one tried to stop me. Presto:

'Twas the night before convention and the end of the week / Not a creature was stirring except for one geek

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Their backpacks were on the table, both ready enough / For tomorrow's fun quest to fill them with stuff

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

My wife slumbers deeply, but I'm having none / Not while this to-do list is only half-done

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

The schedule! The guest list! The exhibit hall maze! / The dealers! The artists! The stars' Q&As!

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

So many options, it's not even funny / But not all can be told "Shut up and take my money!"

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Do I bring my want list? Fill gaps in my collection? / Or skip dollar boxes and the CGC section?

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Do I scout Artists Alley and seek out new voices? / Find the Next Top Creator from the young hopeful choices?

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Will there be heroes in costumes, in armor, or in specs? / Tell me there'll be things besides just zombies and sex

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

There'll be artwork and freebies and stories and laughs / And our biggest line item: those darn autographs.

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

There's Batman and Robin! And Kaylee and Wash! / And Badger's here, too — a "Firefly" hat trick, by gosh!

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

So many names, and another standout by far / was John Stewart, Static Shock — Mad TV's Phil LaMarr!

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

A last-minute Star Wars guest has made my wife's day / It's Jake Lloyd, and she insists only nice things we'll say

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Alas, this impulse writing can be super fun / But it's not helping me get one single thing done

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

…but as I end here on a note of sweet sorrow / Let me just say, " Hey, #AwesomeCon! I'll see you tomorrow!"

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

*bows*
*doffs fez*
*waves to empty seats*
*hands a rose to himself*
*tosses orange cubes to the crickets*

— Randy Golden (@RandallGolden) October 4, 2014

Lollygagging time is over now. If you’ll excuse me, I need to knuckle down, finalize my lists, and prepare for adventure. And yes, there will be cosplay photos.

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