(Historical Notes: *gasp* Can it be? It it true? A COMIC ABOUT THE ACTUAL CONVENTION?!?!?!?!? What a concept! …and yeah, I know, I’m still guilty of this kind of thing, but it’s just waaaay more annoying in this context. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Okay, I KNOW I’ve mentioned this before, but I really don’t care about fanstuff in Artist Alley or cosplay gear anymore. The only reason I get excited in the Dealer’s Room is if they’ve got stalls selling used[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: No, I did not buy any anime on laserdisc, but you’d better believe the temptation was strong. I don’t even care that I will almost certainly never own a laserdisc player, just the novelty of owning at least[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Still one of the better purchases I’ve ever made at a con, dang it! Also, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that Past Me linked to one of the various Patreon blogs I wrote about how I got into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As far as creepy Miffy moments go, this one is kind of mild… but that’s probably because I used up all my creepy on that Neelix mask. GEEZ, I think that’s somehow even MORE spooky than the actual cut-out photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, yeah, if you follow me on Twitter or Conventional Wisdom’s Facebook and tumblr pages, you may have heard me saying I was giving bags of stuff to anybody who bought one of my comic booklets and found a typo.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dude, are you seeing these things? LOOK AT THESE THINGS. So, yeah, that was the table right next to ours, so I got to hear live demonstrations all the time I was at the table… which was good, seeing as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And the weird thing is, I wore this very costume in the middle of May in Raleigh without this problem… but then, they probably had the air cranked up way harder at that point. Also, it was really REALLY weird[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No. Seriously. I know “Man, Otakon’s Dealers Room is kinda big” is something I’ve said more than once, but that’s just ‘cos it’s true. I’ve lived in TOWNS that were less impressive than the giant industry displays up by the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dealer’s Room is always crowded at any con, but Friday at Ichibancon was CRAZY. There was a line all day. and I don’t just mean people were lined up waiting to for it to open all day. I mean[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…