Independent Post #1: Kamicon

Not this weekend, but next weekend, I will be setting sail toward Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Is it because of my love of the Crimson Tide? Heck no! (GO DAWGS) It is because of the 4th Annual Kamicon convention. What is Kamicon, you ask? It is the equivalent of Comic-con in San Diego, except it isn't limited to only comic books. You are encouraged to come to Kamicon and chat and hang out with fellow lovers of...well anything nerdy. (comic books, animes, video games, exec.) A good friend of mine is going to be selling her art at the convention, so I am going to support her. This is my first time and I am really excited about it...I didn't even know it existed until about a month ago. Why did I bring this up? The answer is simple, every that this event is celebrating is about...that's right, MASS MEDIA! Even though this is a celebration of nerdism, it all comes from some source of media: books, television, movies, games...and that's why it's so cool to me! Everyone who lays eyes on this post has seen something from some sort of media and said, "Man, I wish I could (do / be like) that" but you where too afraid to because of what people might say. Well, this is the chance, dress how you wanna and act how you wanna without the fear of prying judging eyes. I'm am gonna let my inner nerd out as you can see at the bottom, my friend is even going as the pyramid head from the silent hill games...(I hope he can pull it off). But in any case, I am very excited about next weekend, and I thought it would make a good example of how Mass Media plays a role in my life. Thank you for reading! :-)