I had a great weekend, lots of fun and though (for me) it was a little quieter than last year, I had an amazing time and met lots of great people.
The guests were great (though I'm still unsure what to make of Charisma). Amber was absolutely lovely and I think is my favourite con-guest to date - not that I've met that many! Adam was a pleasant surprise and I agree with [MENTION=11353]UnderYourSpell[/MENTION], I thought it was great how he shook everyone's hand and really made an effort to talk to you. We wondered if this had something to do with what he was saying in one of his talks about trying to make you feel comfortable with him, because of the negative associations with his character Warren.
The hotel was amazing, unlike others I loved the decor - made you feel really grand with chandeliers everywhere! Breakfast being included with the room was great but I think I've reached my limit of Full English breakfasts for the year! Bar prices at the parties were ridiculous though. Almost £5 for a small glass of wine!
The talks were interesting but I think the ones where they had someone else on stage to react against were better. Some stupid questions asked again (seriously, 'are you related to some other random Busch guy?' - what kind of question was that? 🙄) but on the whole good. I'm not sure why Charisma forgot (couldn't be bothered...?) to use her mic halfway through one of her talks; and why no one reminded her to use it (though perhaps they were a little afraid of her!)
I enjoyed the parties though I didn't stay too late on any of the nights. It was fun dressing up and I was happy with how my costume turned out on the Saturday night.
The dealers room was a little disappointing, last year I was able to get a couple of small things cheap as some more mementoes, but everything in there was quite expensive and there wasn't a great deal of variety.
I'm really glad I went and it was nice to meet some BBers, though some of you only briefly. It's nice to be able to put faces to names!
Roll on Hallowhedon 4. 😀