GMX and GKE, report and otherwise

I've just returned from a week and a half mostly away from home, having attended the Geek Media Expo and the Geeky Kink Event, a small convention in its second year in New Jersey. This post is going to be broken up into two parts. First I want to cover some aspects of GKE that I found interesting or notable, in a positive or negative way. Some of those things will be presented as a comparison to Frolicon, a similar event that I attend in the spring in Atlanta. I also want to write about my personal experience through my travel, the two conventions, and the dates I had along the way. I'm going to post those two things separately so that links from the future and comments from people will be more appropriately targeted. The second post will also be friend locked.

Geeky Kink Event

I've just returned from the Geeky Kink Event, a small convention in its second year in New Jersey. Delivering exactly what it says on the tin, this event is geeky and kinky. That describes both the programming and attendees, covering the spectrum from geeky to kinky and combinations of the two. The demographics of the attendees skews a bit younger than other geeky and kinky events I attend. The geeks tend to be of the internet media and fandom and video game generations, rather than the dea tree media and fannish and board game generations. The kinksters, likewise, tend to be less old-guard and lifestyle and "trained", more casual and friendly.
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Overall I found the event enjoyable and would recommend it for anyone who can get to the area. I made some connections with the convention staff and may be more involved in various ways next year.