(Please remember, Mr. Letterman, that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.)

For those of you who either have never been to Dragon*Con before, or you’re feeling at odds about what to do next, this Canadian duo of roving reporters give you the top ten list of things you must do before 5PM on Saturday at Dragon*Con.

10. Watch at least an hour of DCTV. Because the people who create the content are built of awesome, and you might see a panel …

About an hour ago, I passed the 24-hour mark at Dragon*Con. No, I haven’t been awake for all of them; sleep is my friend. But something happens to my brain when I’m bathing in the pool of Dragon*Con euphoria and this change tends to happen somewhere around the 24- hour mark.

I call the phenomenon the comfort slide, or TCS, for short.

Before I arrive in Atlanta, I go about my business in a typical and uneventful Canadian manner. I set aside …

This year, the Dragon*Con app for iPhone and Android is absolutely fantastically awesome. On the coolness scale, the app rocks like an airship on plutonium.

Have you installed the app on your phone yet? Because you should, you must, we cannot recommend it enough.

Want to see your favorite celebrity? Click their name in the speakers/performers list and get an instant list of their panels and events. On the coolness scale, this feature is most assuredly tweetable.

Like the look …

Because folks can’t be in multiple places at one time or always get to the most popular events at Dragon*Con, we live broadcast as well as video record some events for later showing on Dragon*Con TV.

Check out the full 2012 DCTV broadcast schedule (link opens a Google Docs spreadsheet). You can also access the DCTV broadcast schedule as a PDF in Show Documents of the mobile app.

Hear ye, hear ye!

The Sheraton Information Booth is located on the 1st Floor.

In the mobile app, the 3rd Floor Sheraton Map is also showing an Information Booth, but it’s wrong. If you need Dragon*Con information at the Sheraton, go to the 1st Floor, not the 3rd Floor.

That is all.

For LifeSouth, which serves more than 40 hospitals in the Atlanta area and more than 110 hospitals in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, Dragon*Con is a major undertaking. Last year, the drive collected 3,448 units, assisted by a crew of more than 60 people from all three states who descended on Atlanta to handle the flood of donors in costume.

“We expect to have zombies, vampires, super heroes and aliens from a multitude of galaxies to stop in to donate,” Galen Unold, Director of Recruitment and Retention for LifeSouth stated. “Until you’ve experienced it, you can’t imagine the experience.”

Don’t miss out this year! Join us, give blood, get a free t-shirt!

In two locations at Dragon*Con:

Gamers, get yer 2012 Dragon*Con Gaming Guide PDFs!

• 2012 Dragon*Con Gaming Guide

To save this file to your hard drive, right click and choose “Save Link As” or choose the “Save” icon in the bottom right corner of the document when it opens.

The Gaming Guide will also be uploaded to the mobile app under “Show Documents” for your convenience.

The title says it all. The 2012 Dragon*Con Pocket Program/Schedule Grid PDFs are here!

• 2012 Dragon*Con Pocket Program
• 2012 Dragon*Con Schedule-Grids Only

To save these files to your hard drive, right click and choose “Save Link As” or choose the “Save” icon in the bottom right corner of the document when it opens.

These will also be uploaded to the mobile app under “Show Documents” for your convenience.

With the newest update to the Dragon*Con mobile app*, you now have the ability to share your schedule, status, and messages at the convention with your friends or other devices via the “Friends” function. Check it out:

Just in from the Parade director:

Registration for the 2012 Dragon*Con Parade is now closed. The response has been amazing! All available space in the 2012 parade is now full. There will be no at-con signup again this year. Thanks to all who are going to make this another fantastic parade!

If you have questions, please email the director of the Dragon*Con Parade using this online form, and select “Parade” in the department dropdown.