DON’T BE AN ABLEIST FUCK

TeeVo & The Beard Episode 16 - FlashGirl Con

CON ADVICE 101:

SUNFLOWER SEEDS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND SO IS WATER. STAY AWAY FROM CAFFEINE BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO BE ACTIVE AS SHIT AND YOUR MUSCLES WILL BE CRYING FOR RELIEF FROM RUNNING AROUND ALL DAY, ESPECIALLY COSPLAYERS PLAYING GENKI CHARACTERS LIKE GOKU, LUFFY, NARUTO, ETC.

THE REASON YOUR MUSCLES HURT IS BECAUSE OF BOTH LACTIC ACID AND A DEFICIENCY IN MAGNESIUM. SUNFLOWER SEEDS ARE AN AMAZING SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM, AND IF YOU DON’T CATCH YOUR MUSCLE ACHE, YOU’LL REDUCE IT.

SHOWER. EVERY DAY. PLEASE. AND NOT A HOOKER-BATH, EITHER, DON’T TITS-AND-PITS THAT SHIT, WASH.

MAKE FRIENDS. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS STUPID, BUT FRIENDS AT A CON ARE LIFESAVERS. YOU’LL HAVE SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET HURT, HAVE AN ATTACK, OR NEED TO RELAX AND TRULY ENJOY YOURSELF. FIVE TO TWENTY IS A GOOD GROUP TO HANG WITH.

COMPARE PRICES. YOU CAN USUALLY GET QUALITY MERCH FOR CHEAPER AT COMIC BOOK STORES THAN IN THE DEALER ROOM, BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON TO HAVE FRIENDS, THEY CAN POINT YOU TO THE GOOD SHIT.

PASS ON THE POCKY. IT’S TEMPTING, BUT YOU CAN GET DOZENS OF STICKS FOR WAY CHEAPER ONLINE THAN AT A CON. WHEN YOU GET IT, FREEZE IT. YOU’LL THANK ME LATER.

IF YOUR CON HAS A RAVE, GO. IT’S REALLY SAFE, SUPER FUN, AND EVERYONE LOOKS OUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE. YOU WILL NOT BE JUDGED FOR BEING A WALLFLOWER.

Please be friendly and affectionate towards the artists at the Artists’ Alley, they paid a lot to be there and sell their wares instead of having fun like you.

Dude, STRIKE UP CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SHIT. YOU MIGHT GET INTO A NEW FANDOM THAT YOU’LL END UP LOVING!

Don’t be a dick to cosplayers and always ask before taking pictures, that way you can get awesome poses on top of making a new friend! If you want to play with their props, PLEASE ASK FIRST. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT PERMISSION IS.

Almost always, cosplayers will be gleeful and enthusiastic that people want pictures, because that’s considered not only good etiquette, but a compliment all its own. It means their hard work paid off!

Be kind to guests! They took time to be here, and usually, congoers want them to come back, so be courteous! Don’t litter, either, and be nice to the convention center staff.