Seriously, I think I gave out fliers to… maybe five people? It was pretty pathetic, even by my already embarrassing standards. Well, at least the Face Painting itself went well. And speaking of forgetting things, I totally failed to color[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I REALLY don’t like trying to get myself together at the same time as everyone else in the room, so if I can’t get up in time to do so BEFORE everyone else, I’ll just wait around until things get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Thursday Night Madness panel ran right up to when the RCC kicked everybody out, so the lights came on rather abruptly. The effect was… most unpleasant.
Yep, the giant, opaque, allegedly clock-like glasses now exist in OUR world! I actually tried making some for Katsucon, but that attempt kind of crashed and burned. This time, however, everything worked, and the glasses were a rather big hit.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I actually end up spending the nights before most cons like this. If it’s not something simple like getting cosplay finished, then I’m probably going over stuff for a panel or reacquainting myself with something that I’m going to a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Note too self: all those people waiting for the bus under the tree at the far side of the parking lot aren’t wimps, they’re SMARTER THAN YOU. Thankfully, most of this had died down before the con kicked in. Still,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was the first con I’ve traveled to from DC, so it’s the first time I’ve had to haul all my junk from the apartment to the bus all on my own. Yeah, even the most cramped, over-stuffed car will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dude, it would be AMAZING if somebody cosplayed as this at Animazement one year. I don’t just mean throw on some historical clothes and say they’re Raleigh, I mean cosplay THE STATUE. Like, paint everything brown and metallic looking and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I mean, really! How often does THAT happen around here? It’s not that I’m an old foggy who only watches old anime… well, not ONLY that. It’s just that the new anime I DO enjoy is usually pretty obscure, whereas[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BOY I’m glad anime fans are such a visually distinct subculture. It makes it SO easy to spot any gathering… which is especially good for people like me who can get lost going to the bathroom. But yeah, I successfully[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…