This was my first time attending Shore-leave.  It is small, on purpose.  They only sell 2,500 tickets maximum.  Compare this to 70,000 attendees at Dragon Con, it is a much different environment.  It hit my radar because Ben Browder and Claudia Black were the featured guests.  I went to try out some new cosplay, make sure the outfits worked and to fan out:  get photos with and signed. 

The other tidbit is that for me, there is going some place with a purpose, such as going to a city to work.  I am good about that.  Going some place by myself for frivolous reasons, I can get overwhelmed.  idk, I am quirkie?  I was very proud of me. Non-stop flight – check, figured out to take the light rail, found the light rail, then found my hotel.  I looked up some social things, scoured the Vender area, got to my Photo Opportunities, got to the line to have said photos signed, and bonus, I met for coffee or dinner with folks in the area who wanted to be vetted for appointments.  Go me!

This is the cool expression I wanted to project:

I was so freaky frilling happy, I could not keep a solemn face.  My mouth was just smiles ear to ear. I flew in Friday and out Sunday.  Quick but on mark.  I highly recommend this event.  It was perfect in every way.