Geeky Hooker

@kerrydixon I see no problem here 🤣🤣🤣

I wasn't going to post this publicly, but I think it's too funny not to. I ordered a shirt online from AMC and, uh, this is what I got. Literally, what? Whose child is this??? 😂😂

He’s short. He’s grumpy. And he’s coming with me to SDCC! Find lil’ Wolverine at SDCC and he’s yours to keep! geekyhooker.com/hes-short-hes-…

Enjoying the book, but also UGHHH @geekyhooker/post/DX9ggpHjp1o?xmt=AQF0RMPoV-2lQlQRqjoEwHkPwnVTkGXsXKNXEDcxcdazvxqLq8vki5QYidxVoJsFS8JAIICz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.com/@geekyhooker/p…

Happy Star Wars Day! Here’s your reminder that I’ve got a FREE crochet porg pattern at my blog, go forth and make alllll the little squawkers! Happy hooking, and may the fourth be with you! geekyhooker.com/patterns/porg/

@fairygyr88 I’ve actually never watched/read any Percy Jackson! 🫣

@GeekyHooker Gah! Love this! Are you doing a Percy Jackson themed one?/

Get ready to face your impending DOOM…if you find this lil’ Doctor Doom at SDCC, he’s yours to keep! geekyhooker.com/i-am-doom-dest…

I made a tiny hat for my friend’s tiny pet! 😆 @geekyhooker/post/DXaAg6sFNc2?xmt=AQF05lno6pf986Oy9zyZZP6qkJVS2L9BJ9LfJx1WqVaih9If-ES4ZeXwOaSlCMaz5PbDbUoI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.com/@geekyhooker/p…

@SD_Comic_Con @clowchan I was more (pleasantly) shocked that my friends who got in around the 45 min mark still had decent hotels to choose from. You weren’t going to have the Hilton Bayfront or MMM by that point, but seeing places like the Westgate/Sofia wide open was a pleasant surprise

Which is also an absolutely fair assessment, and we agree it's not perfect (and have suggestions at the bottom)! Of course the people who got what they wanted will have a sunnier view. But we try to look at overall trends, and it definitely does seem like more people got at least something in this sale than normal.

I think it was a very mixed bag. ones who got in under 10 of course will be very positive about it. Some folks like me got in nearly 50 minutes and had to go through a lot to find rooms that weren't single occupancy. There were others who didn't get anything. It needs work.

@Colleen84 Yeah, in the end we’re still at the mercy of when the lottery system lets us through, but I’ll take having everything laid out for us once we get through than having a SECOND stressful “lol wait and see” time period after that

@GeekyHooker Oh, I totally get that. I just think it's crazy how bad the luck of the draw can be in the whole thing. I also feel badly for the panelists & volunteers who have no recourse here.

Hotelpocalypse will always suck, but dare I say this year’s system may have been one of the less sucky ways to do it? 👀 Was pleasantly surprised at which hotels were still available 45 mins in, in the old days you’d be in Mission Valley by then

Also to add to this: I’ve had years where I had to move hotels mid-con. It’s not ideal, but I’d MUCH rather piecemeal my hotel plan right away than frantically check onPeak/forums daily hoping for something to open up 🫠

Great recap! There will never be a perfect system, but I’d much rather rip the band-aid off than wait for the onPeak overlords to decide our fates 😅

@X7YoungBlood7X Clearly the PTSD is from finding the hotels to piece together post-hotel sale instead of the moving itself haha. Also not to mention if I found a room from a rando online, then I had the anxiety of making sure they didn’t scam me. So yeah, much prefer this 😅

@X7YoungBlood7X Haha it wasn’t my favorite, but it’s doable! Moving from one hotel to another was doable, finding the hotels to piece together sucked SO much more. I’d much rather piecemeal my hotels right away instead of frantically checking to see if anything opens up DAILY on onPeak 😭

@Colleen84 Yeah, the biggest hangup is still being at the mercy of whenever the system decides to let you in from the waiting room. :-/ I still would rather know right away that the hotels I wanted were full, instead of entering a bunch of info and then waiting for a rejection email 🫠

@GeekyHooker Not one person in our group of five got in before the one-hour mark. By then, Friday & rooms with double beds were sold out almost everywhere. We also have people in our group who get panelist & volunteer badges who couldn't participate bc they don't have their badges yet.

@geekandsew BOOOOO glad you still got a downtown room! Badges and hotels are definitely a group effort 😩

@GeekyHooker I got in about 30 minutes in and then got an internal server error message and never got in again. 😭 Luckily someone in my group got in about 15 minutes later and got us a downtown hotel, but I think we could have got gaslamp if I got in.

@SDCCGuide TBH I was pleasantly surprised that there were still a good amount of hotels available 20-30 mins in. In the old days everything would’ve been gone by that time for sure

The #SDCC hotel sale is going slow, so don't give up. I was shocked by getting the Marriott for the first time in 3 years - and I didn't even get in right away. The top hotels are gone but there are still some other downtown hotels available. Hang in there.

HOOOO boy, let's get ready for this mess