I'll try to reproduce my experiences.
First of all, I would like to say that I met the best troupe you could wish for and would not want to miss a minute, even though some things could have gone better, at least from my side.
There was a point that day, I wondered, is today Friday the 13th? For me it was!
At first we were at the autographs, everything seemed fine, we had fun in the queue. Then it was my turn to give my picture what I had designed myself. He looked at it and said, that's magnific and I got the blackout of my life at that moment. I was in a state of shock and could not speak a single word, neither in English nor in German. Embarrassing!! The Con employee next to him said RDA wanted to know if I had draw it. God, I understood him, but could not react. Somehow we then managed to get him to understand that it is a edited image.
Can it even get worse?
Yes, it got worse!
He asked where he should sign, the space was quite limited, I have to admit, but it was possible. He asked if he should sign on the back and I said "NO", panicked, still in shock. He thought it was a pity to sign at the front site.
I tapped wildly with my finger in the upper corner, where he should write the dedication and he understood. Then I pointed down to the left where he should sign. He did it. I thought it would be good if the ground opened up ..........to devour me
While he was signing I actually found my voice again
He gave me the photo and I pulled a copy out of my pocket and said I had a copy for him. He was really happy, thanked me so much and said "I did not want to ask"
LOL
When I wanted to leave, he said my name again, just wanted a confirmation that the name was correct. I repeated my name again to confirm. He was so nice, I do not want to know what he thought of that scene. In retrospect, I find it funny, but when I stood there, I could have screamed.
The first photo shoot did not go well either. I took a picture with a friend in a costume.
However, it was such a mess in the shoot, it all went much too fast. The photographer did the picture, for my part I was not ready yet. Absolute NO GO!
You pay a lot of money for it and the photos should be good, this was nothing !!
I was pretty angry about it. Then the picture was made only once, instead of twice and printed only once and another pic twice. I was not happy.
At least I had the opportunity to take many pictures while waiting for the autographs and at the panel. I sent all photos to Kate. Despite everything, I had a lot of fun and would not miss the day, gained experience, worth something.
The resume for day two will follow tomorrow ................ From my point of view, it can only get better! It will be