AWA con report!
Note: I wrote this a week ago, and will backdate it when I get the chance. Will write something (or link to photos) for Steampunk picnic soonish.
I'm really bad about these... heh. Feel free to ignore if you don't care!
So. Friday.
Left G'ville around 2:30, arrived in Atlanta at 7:30. w00t. Checked into hotel, picked up con passes, went to Olive Garden (pomegranate martinis aren't bad, though the alcohol part was noticeable on the swallow. *hates alcohol taste*), and decided to not actually go back to the con that night. So, missed karaoke, but not too much else we were interested in.
Notes: Ashley sprawls. Our smallest person took up half of a king bed on her own. *pokes* Also, True Blood is made of pr0n. 4srs.
Saturday.
Laur and I actually get up when alarms go off. Perhaps because they were our alarms, but whatever. And the Princesses are off!
Lots of pics were taken, even though I doubt even half of them recognized the series. Was still fun. Panels attended: Otaku Bellydance Fusion, Cosplay Makeup (very helpful!), Steampunk Gadgetry (very amusing); also caught part of the AMV awards. Laur and I were interviewed in the Makeup Panel about cosplay. Offered help with a wardrobe malfunction in the bathroom. Met some people from the sew_loli comm. Ducked out of the Atlanta Loli Meetup after standing around uncomfortably and listening to a couple of them complain about how it seems there were ppl that were only fans of lolita, and some snide remarks about outfits. I thought I left the snooty elitist ****s behind in middle and high school, and that's not the subset of the loli population I really want to associate with. So. Sorry to all the nice people I could have met, but didn't. Left for the hotel for a dinner of leftovers. yumm. Oh, as we were leaving saw Joe from high school (chorus and gamer's club). Talk about a blast from the past.
Observation: My hair is apparently recognizable even while pink. People really like nurses, while I'm actually not a fan of that egl type. Huh.
Saturday Night. Because it doesn't count as part of the rest of the day, apparently.
While Laur rushed off to a wing-making panel, Kristen and I waited in line to see Death Note 3. A very long line. Watched the cosplayers go by (including g'ville friends), and chatted with the people in front of us (some rant about emo kids getting away with stuff that regular people didn't?) and behind us. The girl behind us had a skele!dog plush that had a hole in it, which I ended up repairing with my emergency sewing kit.
Yay networking. It meant that I got one of the few empty seats in the room, so hey, its all good. We had to leave halfway through the movie (so absolutely adorable, we have to finditnow) for the concert. We had The Emeralds (in which over half a dozen of us were knocked over by a tug of war over a band towel, I lost my camera and someone found it for us, and we found a necklace charm and the person who lost it -- much friendlier than normal concert scenes, despite the physicality), TsushiMaMiRe, and The Captains.
(No pics of tsushimamire, but a vid clip up on youtube: here)
Did I mention that I got near the front? Second row. Which leads to my next observation.
Observation: Despite the mixed crowd, only the male band members were groped relentlessly while against the crowd. I think everyone was afraid to touch the girls that much. Also, girl in panda sweatshirt? Next time you start moshdancing with elbows, I will hunt you down and put the hurt on you. I was right behind or next to you, you contributed heavily to the stampede, and were very rude. MUCH. PAIN. As for Sailor, PurpleHair, and Fanboy? You were great. :D Hope your hand is ok from the stampede.
Sunday.
Decided to do nurse!Joker, since I had the outfit and the toy gun. I didn't have grease paint for the white, so I wasn't as pale as I could have been, oops. Twas fun freaking people out.
Had a few pics taken, but not like the day before. Possibly scared people away, though -- definitely overheard more character recognition than the day before :D. Found a superboy/robin comic. Arrived back in g'ville at 530-ish, and went to bed at 8.
Observations: Apparently, I like the photographic attention for cosplay. Self esteem booster. ...I'm not sure I like that about myself, but at least I can take note of it. Also, Joker-voice is easier to do than guy-voice, at least when I remember to do it. I can rasp and have weird high-modulation in voice, but can't stay in a baritone. Hmm...
If you want to see the entire album, go here
And now I have to do lit chinese hw. And sew for the steampunk meetup saturday. and the SCA Michaelmas even needs hanfu made for the Saturday after that (though it depends on when Beth is going, and how long, and willingness to transport both laur and I as to whether or not I go). Plus, midterm in astronomy this week, and I don't have the text yet -- turns out my address had some issues in Amazon, and the seller has been trying to get ahold of me for the past... 5 days? gah.
I'm really bad about these... heh. Feel free to ignore if you don't care!
So. Friday.
Left G'ville around 2:30, arrived in Atlanta at 7:30. w00t. Checked into hotel, picked up con passes, went to Olive Garden (pomegranate martinis aren't bad, though the alcohol part was noticeable on the swallow. *hates alcohol taste*), and decided to not actually go back to the con that night. So, missed karaoke, but not too much else we were interested in.
Notes: Ashley sprawls. Our smallest person took up half of a king bed on her own. *pokes* Also, True Blood is made of pr0n. 4srs.
Saturday.
Laur and I actually get up when alarms go off. Perhaps because they were our alarms, but whatever. And the Princesses are off!
Lots of pics were taken, even though I doubt even half of them recognized the series. Was still fun. Panels attended: Otaku Bellydance Fusion, Cosplay Makeup (very helpful!), Steampunk Gadgetry (very amusing); also caught part of the AMV awards. Laur and I were interviewed in the Makeup Panel about cosplay. Offered help with a wardrobe malfunction in the bathroom. Met some people from the sew_loli comm. Ducked out of the Atlanta Loli Meetup after standing around uncomfortably and listening to a couple of them complain about how it seems there were ppl that were only fans of lolita, and some snide remarks about outfits. I thought I left the snooty elitist ****s behind in middle and high school, and that's not the subset of the loli population I really want to associate with. So. Sorry to all the nice people I could have met, but didn't. Left for the hotel for a dinner of leftovers. yumm. Oh, as we were leaving saw Joe from high school (chorus and gamer's club). Talk about a blast from the past.
Observation: My hair is apparently recognizable even while pink. People really like nurses, while I'm actually not a fan of that egl type. Huh.
Saturday Night. Because it doesn't count as part of the rest of the day, apparently.
While Laur rushed off to a wing-making panel, Kristen and I waited in line to see Death Note 3. A very long line. Watched the cosplayers go by (including g'ville friends), and chatted with the people in front of us (some rant about emo kids getting away with stuff that regular people didn't?) and behind us. The girl behind us had a skele!dog plush that had a hole in it, which I ended up repairing with my emergency sewing kit.
Yay networking. It meant that I got one of the few empty seats in the room, so hey, its all good. We had to leave halfway through the movie (so absolutely adorable, we have to finditnow) for the concert. We had The Emeralds (in which over half a dozen of us were knocked over by a tug of war over a band towel, I lost my camera and someone found it for us, and we found a necklace charm and the person who lost it -- much friendlier than normal concert scenes, despite the physicality), TsushiMaMiRe, and The Captains.
(No pics of tsushimamire, but a vid clip up on youtube: here)
Did I mention that I got near the front? Second row. Which leads to my next observation.
Observation: Despite the mixed crowd, only the male band members were groped relentlessly while against the crowd. I think everyone was afraid to touch the girls that much. Also, girl in panda sweatshirt? Next time you start moshdancing with elbows, I will hunt you down and put the hurt on you. I was right behind or next to you, you contributed heavily to the stampede, and were very rude. MUCH. PAIN. As for Sailor, PurpleHair, and Fanboy? You were great. :D Hope your hand is ok from the stampede.
Sunday.
Decided to do nurse!Joker, since I had the outfit and the toy gun. I didn't have grease paint for the white, so I wasn't as pale as I could have been, oops. Twas fun freaking people out.
Had a few pics taken, but not like the day before. Possibly scared people away, though -- definitely overheard more character recognition than the day before :D. Found a superboy/robin comic. Arrived back in g'ville at 530-ish, and went to bed at 8.
Observations: Apparently, I like the photographic attention for cosplay. Self esteem booster. ...I'm not sure I like that about myself, but at least I can take note of it. Also, Joker-voice is easier to do than guy-voice, at least when I remember to do it. I can rasp and have weird high-modulation in voice, but can't stay in a baritone. Hmm...
If you want to see the entire album, go here
And now I have to do lit chinese hw. And sew for the steampunk meetup saturday. and the SCA Michaelmas even needs hanfu made for the Saturday after that (though it depends on when Beth is going, and how long, and willingness to transport both laur and I as to whether or not I go). Plus, midterm in astronomy this week, and I don't have the text yet -- turns out my address had some issues in Amazon, and the seller has been trying to get ahold of me for the past... 5 days? gah.