So, Otakon has grown to the point that two additional panel rooms were located next door in the Hilton Baltimore. It’s a good idea, but I kind of didn’t find out about it until I’d spent 20 minutes walking around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is basically 4chan in the real world. “Oh, you did something funny? Well, watch how I’M gonna do it!!!” …except with more profanity, racism, pedophilia, and misanthropy. Also, I don’t know how anyone cosplaying Vegeta can make it through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Surely it’s happened to you at some point. You’re at one end of the room, the guy on the phone is at the other, 50 billion people are wandering around between you and him, and you’re both afraid to go[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*sigh* Okay, I get that both the people with the cameras and the people with the costumes have places to get to, but you guys GOTTA quit stopping right in the middle of crowded hallways to take pictures! Come on,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The big hallway in front of the Dealer’s Room was a focal point for this sort of stuff all weekend. Now, I know we all go to these things to goof off for a weekend, but at this point, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the one hand, this was insightful because I actually DID buy a Beatles wig for the Lupin costume. More importantly, though, being mistaken for a Beatle is the greatest honor any human can ever hope to achieve. (Historical Note:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re ever at an anime convention, especially on the east coast, and you see “Awesomely Bad J-Music” on the schedule, you WILL got to it and you WILL enjoy it. That’s not a suggestion, it’s not even a command,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like a significant portion of Animazement’s attendees, I came along after the “old days” of anime fandom had drawn to a close (even if I DO come a lot closer than a lot of these kids). Thus, I found this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, people. It was old a YEAR ago, and it’s even MORE old now. Yelling ANYTHING at the top of your lungs in a crowded room is pretty lame, but when it’s a “joke” that everyone with a brain stem[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For several years now, I’ve done free face painting at Animazement. At first, it was just something to kill time while helping run a video room, but I’ve kept on doing it just for fun. The ironic thing is how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…