So here I am, curled up on the tattered gypsy couch at T.E.G., biding my time until the last bit of information for the website launch becomes available at the end of the month. Once the website goes live, it'll be crunch time for all of us, but for the time being we're in a holding pattern, twiddling our thumbs and sighing wistfully as we stare off into the distance. It gets a little infuriating knowing that there is so much that needs to get done, but not being able to put a finger on exactly what those things are. I guess that's the nature of flying by the seat of your pants when doing something for the first time. I know what the end product is, but figuring out the steps to get there is a messy process. OmegaCon is incredibly lucky to have the team that it does, because we've somehow magically managed to find just the right group of people to make sense of the chaos. Each section of the convention (Anime, LAN, Video Games, Hobby Games, and Dealer's Room) has a coordinator that is truly passionate about their position. Because of that, each of these sections are being carefully planned and cared for like geeky little dream-babies by the collective genius of their adoptive parents. I truly think that the end result is going to be epic.
As head of the Dealer's Room, there unfortunately isn't a lot for me to do until the website launches. I spent the first week of my official position furiously searching the interwebz for prospective vendors, drooling over their wares and squirreling away their contact information for later. I even contacted a few of the bigger ones in hopes that I could fill a few crucial spots (anime vendor, t-shirts, retro games, etc.), but quickly discovered that I was lacking in information. I had just written up the rules and regulations for the Dealer's Room, but hadn't yet put together a Vendor Contract, which as it turns out is a pretty important thing to have on hand. I quickly rectified this, and was able to pull in a couple of excellent vendors, but not having a website to direct them to, or a way for them to pay for their tables and badges makes me fidget. Because of this I've decided to put my vendor search on hold until this is set up.
The problem with being passionate about something is that it's making me impatient. I have this frustrating urge to get things done now. When I'm forced to wait, my urges get filtered into other venues, which I guess could be a good thing if somehow I could control them, but sadly it usually winds up with me having a serious itch about doing things that require money... like nerdcrafting!
By nerdcrafting I mean basically anything that is both crafty AND nerdy. My current urges include 8bit patchwork pillows and blankets, polymer dolls, Perler bead crafts, seed bead crafts, and the list goes on and on. It's infuriating because I love having crafty urges. They come to me so seldom. I just hate that all of these things require money, which at the moment I don't have much of. It also makes me sad that these crafty urges have little sway over me wanting to draw... which is the one other thing that I could be doing to actually benefit the convention. I have no urge what-so-ever to draw. BALLS. CURSE YOU BRAIN AND YOUR TRIFLING WAYS.
Once I get my money situation turned around I think I will be giving in to my patchwork ideas. It seems terribly fun and I keep thinking about it. Who knows, I might be able to HELP my financial situation a little if I'm prolific enough. Bweheheh.
Until then, it's Daft Punk and the interwebz.
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