Anime

Conventions, Sans Cars

by W4JDH
A few years ago, I wrote about attending Anime Weekend Atlanta without needing to rent a car. I was looking at the area around where AWA used to take place a couple days ago, and learned there is a CobbLinc bus route that connects to MARTA’s Red/Gold line that goes to the airport that has ... Read More

A New Convention to Write About: The Sakura-Con 2025 Post

by W4JDH
Hi there! Just over a year ago I moved to Seattle, and the weekend after I arrived was Sakura-Con. I had to work that weekend, so I didn’t go to it. Not to be defeated, I reached out to friends to see if anyone wanted to go this year, and one of them, the most ... Read More

The AWA Post, Ver. FINAL (Provisional)

by W4JDH
Well, it’s that time of the year again, though with a little bit of difference to it. You see, AWA is moving from the venue it has been for the last 20 years to the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta as well as moving for the first two years at this new venue ... Read More

Back on DreamHost for Now

by W4JDH
Last night, I moved my domains and their respective DNS hosting back to DreamHost until I can get settled elsewhere. I also put a ticket in with Coloblox that I wanted to derack my gear and discontinue service. It’s kind of bittersweet as not only am I going to have the gear deracked before this ... Read More

The AWA Post, Vers. 2021 and 2022

by W4JDH
Yikes! It’s been ages since I wrote here… What today’s post will be is a combination of con reports for AWA in 2021 as well as last weekend’s 2022 edition. 2021 I wasn’t going to keep my hotel reservation until the Atlanta Braves made it to the World Series, which they eventually won. I’d initially ... Read More

AWA XXV

by W4JDH
It’s been over a week since I got back from attending Anime Weekend Atlanta for the 16th year in a row, and if I had to be honest with myself, this really was the best one ever. It had nothing to do with the convention’s content but rather had to do with getting to hang ... Read More

Anime Weekend Atlanta, Sans Car

by W4JDH
Hi there! I’ve changed jobs since the last post, and my new job has me running all over town doing computer work! I was at one of my company’s clients in 900 Circle 75 Parkway one day this past week, and the office I was working in overlooked the pedestrian bridge between the Cobb Galleria ... Read More

Scaling Back

by W4JDH
Every year I’ve looked at Anime Weekend Atlanta as more than a chance to hang out with friends from out of town because of the rather unique situation having several laptop wielders in the same hotel room can present. Therefore, I come up with all sorts of hair-brained network schemes to get everyone online from ... Read More

The AWA Post, Ver.XVI

by W4JDH
It’s been a week since I returned from Anime Weekend Atlanta 16, so I figure it’s time to make the yearly post about the con. Play-by-play begins here↓ Thursday, September 16: I woke up a lot earlier this year than the previous years, excepting the two years I worked on Thursday, mostly because I needed ... Read More

The Convention Conundrum

by W4JDH
Here’s a scenario: you’ve found a {convention|hamfest|trade show|conference} you want to attend, have a hotel picked out, and have your method of transportation picked out. What you don’t know, though, is if you want to leave out Sunday evening or Monday morning. This was the scenario I ended up with in 2005 when it was ... Read More