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Okay I think it’s time for a con report.
Yeah, Otakon this year was a total blast, and probably one of the best cons I’ve had in awhile because nothing went horribly wrong, which is a first. Time to go through the pros and the cons…
+Largely unfrustrating ride down to the con: the only part that sucked was, of course, NYC.
+Arriving in Baltimore at a rather reasonable time. We parked at a commuter lot outside the city which didn’t cost us a dime.
-Of course, that meant lugging our luggage through the city trying to find our hotel… in the 105 degree heat plus humidity
+Got to meet up with Nick (tbkultracombo) and Diana (silencedrowns) during preregistration.
-One of our roommates was a really really overweight guy who snored like a cross between the Predator and Chewbacca. I BARELY slept that night as a result. I remember falling asleep at one point, having a dream, realizing I was dreaming because of something stupid in it, then going HOLY SHIT I’M ACTUALLY ASLEEP and waking up. Needless to say, I invested in earplugs.
+Friday morning, I got to cosplay Roux with Diana’s Haman! It was total fun and we were so fabulous. On our way to the con a construction worker tipped his hat to us and called us gorgeous. It was awesome.
+Having people ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE the Roux costume was fantastic as well.
+Scoring the two things I was really searching for at the con; Destiny Gundam Extreme Blast Mode and SRW L.
+I ACTUALLY GOT PICTURES OF MY ROXY COSTUME HOPY SHIT
+Went out to dinner with Chris/Robodevil which was fun, and got to go to this candy store with them, where I saw Chris attempt to pick up bulk Runts bananas with a pair of tongs. This was incredibly hilarious to me.
-However, Extreme Blast Mode was also what I was about to go into after dinner, and let’s just say, I almost didn’t make it to my hotel room bathroom in time…
+I did get to go to Barstuck and have a great time with Sara (ellarcy)! I also got to see my friend Jeff who I haven’t seen in yeeeaaars.
+Saturday was FEDDIETIEM with Nick which was fun. Many people appreciated our costumes.
+KARAOKE FUNTIEMS. While waiting for Nick to sing Planet Dance, we got to join a girl in singing Yuusha-Oh Tanjou, and we made it EPIC.
-Matilda is a great costume but fuck is it hot. D:
+My Qubeley won Best 1/100 scale Out of Box! However, best in show went to… the other Qubeley at the con. Whooops. But I didn’t mind, since they got an MG I didn’t really want for their prize. It woulda sucked if I won BIS the one year the prize wasn’t a PG!
+Since I won an AGE kit in the contest, I opted for an MG Blitz Gundam.
-Tooth color fucking SUCKS. Next time I’m just getting veneers for Redglare.
-I made the idiotic mistake of wearing my bra inside-out because it was so sweaty which just made me itch like a motherfucker, which seriously cut down on my wearing time. D:
-Those fucking guys dressed like toilet paper mummies were fucking annoying assholes. I don’t think anyone else had to deal with them, though.
+Epic Redglare/FLARP Terezi photoshoot with Kristen (vocalcannibal). :D
+Got to run into Arty (dunnowhatthefuckhe'scallinghisblogtoday) and Colin (Plaidkind) at the draw meetup!
-Whiiich I didn’t stay at long because I was TIRED
+/- Since Elizabeth couldn’t find all the parts of her costume, we ended up not doing PreCure again. I consider this more of a plus because it meant I didn’t have to cosplay on Sunday or pack a fifth costume. :3
+Got to see all the suberfab Jojo cosplayers at their yearly Sunday photoshoot!
+Grabbed my kits from the Bluefin booth and picked up the limited edition Banshee kit, because I figured I’d regret it if I didn’t.
+Said all my goodbyes to the wonderful people I almost never get to see with no real issues.
+Went out to dinner with Corey, Morgan, Laura, and the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh abridged and his wife! I’ve never seen the show before, but he was a pretty great guy to hang with.
-THE LACK OF GIANT FRIEND JORG AT THE CON D:
-Not getting to see some of the people I really wanted to see. D: Ah well, there’s always Katsu~
So yeah… as you can see, the good COMPLETELY outweighed and pretty much nullified the bad. The ride home was good, too. I left the con… satisfied. Like “Yeah, that felt good”, none of that “WHEN’S THE NEXT CON” shit. I swear, I’m good til like… Katsucon or something. Besides, there’s still JAM Project in November~
