God I hate Chicago

[gwyn]

I fucking knew it. I just knew this would happen--I made plans to stay in Chicago for a week after Vividcon to see Sebastian Stan at Wizard World, something I’ve never done before (I’m not usually an actor-con type person), but I figured I was in the city anyway and he’ll never come out here to the Northwest. Guess who just cancelled?


And now I’m stuck there with a nonrefundable plane ticket and the costs of all these goddamn hotels, and there’s literally no one I give a shit about seeing there other than meeting up with my friends who were also going to see Sebastian. They didn’t even say whether the refund means the entire cost of admission, or if I’ll have to buy an actual pass for the fucking con, a con I really have no interest in attending. I have always hated Chicago--every time I go there something shitty happens, last year was the only year I’ve gone where it was actually a relatively pleasant trip and no disasters. I should have known.


I am so bummed. I didn’t really care about the autographs, but I was looking forward to actually seeing his pretty face in person and he's always such an entertaining panelist.

Comments

[giandujakiss]

Oh man that really sucks. I am so sorry.

[grammarwoman]

Oh, that's horrible! I am so sorry. I've had that exact experience of paying for a con to mainly see one celeb, and then arriving to hear that they had canceled. I can only guess how much you wanted to see SebStan, given your current interests and his general appeal. *HUGS*

Did you buy his VIP package, or general admission? If WW doesn't refund it, you might be able to sell off your ticket online. You could also ask the airline about what it would cost to reschedule your return flight.

Worst case scenario, you could cancel those hotels, get some cheaper ones in the suburbs and use public transit or rent a car, and bum around the area for a bit. Chicago does have some activities to offer.

[gwyn]

I finally heard back from the WW people--I'd have to buy the hundred dollar pass because the VIP tickets were my admission. I still haven't heard back from the friend I was supposed to be meeting up with.

The thing is, I have get togethers lined up with some Chicago peeps, but…I'm back out at the fucking airport in a crummy hotel like the VVC hotel, and there's literally nothing to do there. I'd have to cab to transportation to go into the city. And I'll be there for the entire fucking week after VVC, so by then I'll have seen everything that I didn't already see last year when killabeez and I were there. Chicago in August is a version of hell for me. I have to figure out if my friend is coming, then if she isn't, weigh the cost of the ticket change, which last time I did was not insignificant.

The universe does not want me to have nice things. It never does.

[gwyn]

Yeah, and half the people I love most aren't coming to VVC this year, either, so there's that.

[dine]

oh, that really bites - I'm so sorry things fell out this way, so your fun is ruined!

[rainkatt]

I'm so sorry! That is just way past annoying. Not to mention costly.

[gwyn]

Yeah, Sebastian is not my favorite right now. I know I'll love him again someday, but right now…I wish I could bill him for all the money this is costing me to change flights and hotels.

[gwyn]

yeah, it's turned out to be…basically more than the money they refunded me for the VIP pass to change flights and hotels. At least I'll be back for kitty sooner than before.

[rainkatt]

Grrrr!

On the other hand, Chicago in August sounds vile, and my tiny memory of it is that it truly is, from train layovers there when I was a child. I'm sure it's lovely and interesting and has many things going for it, but I'm a wimp about the weather.

On the other other hand, kitty! Who will be so happy you're home.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Effing hell! Perhaps you and your friends could organise something non-Con related (not like that!) to do in or around Chicago? There must e something there worth seeing/doing?

[mackiemesser.livejournal.com]

Ugh :( That is a situation full of suck.

[kirbyfest.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I won't be around that week. It really is a great city with so much to do and see.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, they aren't coming either, so…I had to fork out the exhorbitant fee for changing flights and hotels. But at least I can still meet up with devilpiglet for a bit, so that will go a long way toward making me feel better.

It's just that…most of what I wanted to see in Chicago I saw, and it seems to hate me, so I just hate it right back. And it's unbearably hot in summer, which, as a person raised in a climate much like yours, I don't do well in. So many other places I would have loved to spend all this money at!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Sebastian is not my favorite right now. I mean, I'm glad he got a role, but…couldn't he have cancelled in a place where no one cares about? :-D

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

It just seems to hate me. Last year really was the only year I've been where nothing went horribly wrong. Our flights were even sort of on time! And killa and I took tours, and walked around, and met up with people, and we both have such bad luck there we were waiting and waiting…but it was fine. I should really have known better, but I wanted to meet up with my friend, and see him, and I was stupid to think I could have nice things.

[mackiemesser.livejournal.com]

Right? He could have at least checked with you first...