Yamataro Kaeru, or “Yamataro Comes Back”. It’s a thing. A talking train engine raises a bear cub, and it grows up making train noises. Osamu freakin’ Tezuka did it. I still don’t know what I’m supposed to do with that.
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So… yeah. Quite a few people were dividing their attention between AB and PAX East this weekend. This includes Rym and Scott from Geek Nights… who somehow ended up recording a video version of this panel to run while they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, I hadn’t been to a convention Mookie was at in close to two years, and even then our interactions consisted primarily of me cosplaying and buying stuff. Dude still recognized me right away. Class. Act. (Historical Notes: In a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Due to the previous page, I wasn’t able to get my badge Thursday night. Come Friday morning, there was a bit of a line. A long, windy, confusing line. Don’t get me wrong, it moved FAST, but it was still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I get lost under the best of circumstances. These were NOT the best of circumstances. And I didn’t even include the bits where I worked crazy shifts every night leading up to this, OR the last minute repacking right before[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, here we go! Conventional Wisdom’s second new con of the year! I’m excited, if also every bit as exhausted as this picture makes me look. And speaking of this picture, LOOK! Finally, an official comic that shows all the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s the most depressing thing about leaving a convention, for me anyway: the realization that soon, I’m going to be surrounded by people who spend all their time watching reality TV and sports. Also, if I ever bump into those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly, I’ve NEVER had any luck with the whole “wait ’til Sunday and get great deals!” method of con shopping. I dunno if I just buy the wrong stuff, or if I’m just not pushy enough to actually haggle, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
…I’m just going to say that I think this needs to be a T-shirt. Agreed? (Historical Notes: Several things here. First, I really did think about using this as the basis for a poster, or at least an ad of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not great at improv. I just can’t think on my feet very quickly. Thus, I’m not the sort of cosplayer who’s much good at doing stuff in character. Dr. Forrester an the exception, though, since I’ve been doing him[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…