This afternoon I'm picking up a rental car, then picking up my web-genius son, and driving us to Los Angeles to VidCon. VidCon is short for the annual YouTube Video Convention. The first was in 2010, and this will be the second. All 1200 spots have been sold out for quite some time. I got an e-mail a few weeks ago asking anyone who had ticket but had changed their plans and didn't intend to go, to return it for a full refund, because there is a waiting list of more than 1000.
I'm taking 1,100 individually wrapped, tiny, homemade, diet cookies for the "YouTube Grandma" (me) to pass out. I've devised a plan on how and when I'm going to do that, and I'll be interested to see how it works out.
I can admit to you, my friends who read DietHobby, that VidCon, for me, is 90% about pleasing my son. He produces, films and edits all of the videos of one of the YouTube "superstars", and knows some of the big names there...however, he, himself, does not have a "big" name, and he is a little anxious about how it's all going to go for him. The hotel was sold out, so he will be sleeping in an extra bed in my room which means I'll be more involved in his life than usual. I just want everything to work out for him, and if it doesn't go as he hopes, it is going to take a great deal of energy for me to remain positive.
This is sort of a first for us. It could be a really good time, or the opposite. However, I am determined to maintain a positive attitude and I have made plans to guarantee that I, personally, will have the best time possible...no matter what.
If I can find the time, I will make daily entries here, and if not...please know that I'm thinking about you.
Today's video was based on my Thoughts about VidCon and the social organization there, the stars, the fans, and the others. Sociology was my college major, and I have always found such issues interesting.
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