HereComesTom

This is so relatable, I totally get what you mean.

I haven't watched pony content in yeeeeears either, yet I'm still slowly working on pony stuff. However, I do intend to give up on my pony games in the near future, though not because I lost interest, but mainly because real life just doesn't want to cooperate, heh.

$550 to go to a fan convention? You account travel and all that stuff, right? Well, that's a lot, I'd never be willing to go even if that was for something I'd be super hyped for and the like.  For the same reason I've never ever in my entire life been on vacations. My budget kinda tight. 

$550 is the hotel plus the registration; I live near enough to Windy City to drive there.  Food and gas aren't a part of that, but I know those'll up the cost.  It's high partly because the con starts on the 7th and ends on the 9th, and while I could save myself money by arriving on the 7th and leaving on the 9th, I'd prefer to be rested; I plan to arrive on the 6th and leave on the 10th.

Just after I posted this, I realized that I still daydream about a portal to Equestria opening in my laundry room---I'm not exactly proud to admit to something that silly, but it is enough to tell me that G-4 is still very much a part of who I am; I've already paid for registration, and I think after my next payday, I'll look into a hotel.  Maybe I'll cut a day to save some money; I don't know.

I hope you'll enjoy your time then!