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What year did you first attend Dragon Con?

I think it was 2009? Maybe 2010? I’m really not sure, because I have a terrible memory. Largely because of things like Dragon Con. I know I’ve been five times. Or six. And not every year. But most years. Anyway, next question please.

How has Dragon Con changed since your first attendance?

Definitely the size. Just in pure population. I mean when I first went, it was massive. People were already complaining about how much bigger it had gotten, and I was just the new kid, being part of the problem. But now I’M the old one, and I’M telling the kids to get off my Dragon*Lawn. I keep thinking that it’s so big that I wouldn’t notice if it got bigger, but I’ve noticed every year. Now, to be fair, programming has expanded too. I rarely did panels at all my first two years, but this year there’s a ton I want to see.

Other than that I appreciate how much hasn’t changed. I mean my perspective is pretty limited cause I’m like Mr. Target Audience…’s slightly older brother. But as far as I can tell, it still feels very fan-oriented and not all gross and commercialized.

How have you changed since your first Dragon Con?

Look, I don’t need to start getting in to how little I’ve grown as an adult, or as a human being in general. Yeah, I sure am older and more married now, but I can’t say I’ve changed much in many other ways than I was in 2009 or 10 or whenever we decided that was.

What is your best Con story?

It’s all the little moments, you know? Being charmed by Cary Elwes, meeting Hodor, seeing Cruxshadows for the first/last time… Late nights in the game room, early mornings at the Marriott rave. “Rave”? It’s the only rave I’ve ever been to so I don’t know if it deserves quotation marks or not. The point is, it’s hard to pick out one, because everything just becomes this one giant messy memory. Half the time you’re freaking out cause of what you’re seeing or who you’re hearing cause it’s the best gathering of people in the world; the other half you’re dancing and laughing your ass off cause it’s the best weekend-long party in the world. So I’m giving the easy answer: Everything. Also I met Rebecca Mader and she basically said I was extra special because I was the ONLY person to ask her about LOST all weekend. Everybody else wanted to talk about stupid Once Upon A Time. We’re BFF’s and also married now. Hi Bex! ❤

What’s something you still have yet to do at Dragon Con?

Haha, see the parade. I get all excited and stay up all night on Friday and never make it down there!! I swore I would go the one time I actually had a hotel room and I STILL missed it. I could see a corner of it from the 16th floor window, which I counted at the time. But I do wanna see it for real one day…

Please attach your favorite photo of yourself at the Con

I mean it’s gotta be me, my (actual) wife, and Hodor. (Sorry Bex! xoxo)