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Aug. 12th, 2008
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Aug. 12th, 2008 05:27 pmOkay, I need to finish up my Otakon report.
So! Saturday! I decided not to cosplay, since I got my 00 cosplay fix the day before and I felt like being able to see properly. My first stop was supposed to be the Bandai panel. So I got there a little early (was by myself at that point), and the line...was enormous. They also put it in Panel 2, which is a very very small room. So of course, they close the room a few people ahead of me. RAGE. RAGE. I sat around and emo'd for a while, then eventually met up with some people from LUElinks and grabbed some pizza with them. Afterwards, I met up with Nui, and we went by the dealer's room a little (got my 1/100 Exia!) before heading to the Gunpla panel. ...dear god I'm never going to be able to do all those steps. I stop at the test-fit. I don't have the money for all those tools nor the artistic abilities nor the patience. It was pretty cool, though, and impressive. Good panel.
Wtf did we do after that...I think we met up with Chris (one of the Lockon cosplayers from the day previous), and me, him, Nui, Suu, and Ami went out to Hooters to eat. Nomnom food. We went to Iron Editor after that, and remained there for a good long time. Funny as usual, other than the fat otaku next to me who kept singing along to every AMV and screaming and dancing and bouncing in his seat and oh god I wanted to murder him.
We were going to go to an 18+ panel later that night, but ended up getting delayed. So we sat outside one of the entrances for a while, whereupon we got stalked by the rabbit from Donnie Darko. Who also chased a shrieking man around the area for five minutes. One of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. I got a call from Justin (the other Alle cosplayer), inviting me to the breaking open of the Zero (Code Geass) pinata he made. On the way there, I saw a cardboard box Setsuna, Kinue, and Tieria. The box had a whole bunch of hilarious IC messages on it...pics will be posted after this of it. Anyway. As for the pinata breaking. There ended up being about...ten or so of us, maybe a little more? We grabbed a Minato on the way there because he had a wooden kendo stick, which we needed to break open it. Off to the walkway we went, hanging it from a level up. So, first up, was a Captain Falcon cosplayer. However, what kind of Captain Falcon uses a stick on a pinata?
FALCOOOOOOOOOOON PUNCH!
And WHOOSH it goes flying. Thought it flew clear off the walkway. We picked up the candy and what was left of the pinata before going back into the con center. Ended up jamming on the 200 level above the fountain area for a while, about twenty of us there including the other Tieria cosplayer who wasn't Eric (same guy who was a panelist on the Gundam panel), etc. We all basically decided that we need to make a giant Haro pinata for next year. After a while, we called it a night and headed to our respective hotels.
The next day, Sunday, the last day. ;; Packed up and headed out. Skie met me at the hotel, so we rolled down to the con center (not literally, though I think it's generally downhill in that direction) and got him registered. I saw a Firo cosplayer, which made me very happy. We met up with Nui and Suu soon after, and headed down to the dealer's room. I ended up picking up a set of figurines (Feldt, Lockon, Alle, Setsuna, Sumeragi), and a full set of the I-dolls *_* Little chibi talking ones. Setz, Lockon, Alle, Tieria, Graham. Once all our shopping was done, we met up with Chris again and went to Five Guy's for lunch. Longass line and crowded place, but damn if the burgers weren't good. Nui had to leave after that cause she's a h0r, so the rest of us ended up camping out outside the exit to the dealer's room for a while before they kicked us out.
The con over, Skie, Suu, and I met up with Tadas then brought Suu's rolly luggage from hell to Skie's car before finding a place to eat. And my god was the food amazing. I want that soft-shell crab sandwich again so. badly. And the dessert...oh god. I can't wait 'till next year. And nothing like singing the ferret song in the middle of a restaurant. Suu and Skie left after that, and then I came back home later that night on the train.
Oh god why is it over ::sobs::
I haven't uploaded all of my pictures yet, but here are a few I uploaded during the con:
( Pics~ IMAGE INTENSIVE YO. )
So! Saturday! I decided not to cosplay, since I got my 00 cosplay fix the day before and I felt like being able to see properly. My first stop was supposed to be the Bandai panel. So I got there a little early (was by myself at that point), and the line...was enormous. They also put it in Panel 2, which is a very very small room. So of course, they close the room a few people ahead of me. RAGE. RAGE. I sat around and emo'd for a while, then eventually met up with some people from LUElinks and grabbed some pizza with them. Afterwards, I met up with Nui, and we went by the dealer's room a little (got my 1/100 Exia!) before heading to the Gunpla panel. ...dear god I'm never going to be able to do all those steps. I stop at the test-fit. I don't have the money for all those tools nor the artistic abilities nor the patience. It was pretty cool, though, and impressive. Good panel.
Wtf did we do after that...I think we met up with Chris (one of the Lockon cosplayers from the day previous), and me, him, Nui, Suu, and Ami went out to Hooters to eat. Nomnom food. We went to Iron Editor after that, and remained there for a good long time. Funny as usual, other than the fat otaku next to me who kept singing along to every AMV and screaming and dancing and bouncing in his seat and oh god I wanted to murder him.
We were going to go to an 18+ panel later that night, but ended up getting delayed. So we sat outside one of the entrances for a while, whereupon we got stalked by the rabbit from Donnie Darko. Who also chased a shrieking man around the area for five minutes. One of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. I got a call from Justin (the other Alle cosplayer), inviting me to the breaking open of the Zero (Code Geass) pinata he made. On the way there, I saw a cardboard box Setsuna, Kinue, and Tieria. The box had a whole bunch of hilarious IC messages on it...pics will be posted after this of it. Anyway. As for the pinata breaking. There ended up being about...ten or so of us, maybe a little more? We grabbed a Minato on the way there because he had a wooden kendo stick, which we needed to break open it. Off to the walkway we went, hanging it from a level up. So, first up, was a Captain Falcon cosplayer. However, what kind of Captain Falcon uses a stick on a pinata?
FALCOOOOOOOOOOON PUNCH!
And WHOOSH it goes flying. Thought it flew clear off the walkway. We picked up the candy and what was left of the pinata before going back into the con center. Ended up jamming on the 200 level above the fountain area for a while, about twenty of us there including the other Tieria cosplayer who wasn't Eric (same guy who was a panelist on the Gundam panel), etc. We all basically decided that we need to make a giant Haro pinata for next year. After a while, we called it a night and headed to our respective hotels.
The next day, Sunday, the last day. ;; Packed up and headed out. Skie met me at the hotel, so we rolled down to the con center (not literally, though I think it's generally downhill in that direction) and got him registered. I saw a Firo cosplayer, which made me very happy. We met up with Nui and Suu soon after, and headed down to the dealer's room. I ended up picking up a set of figurines (Feldt, Lockon, Alle, Setsuna, Sumeragi), and a full set of the I-dolls *_* Little chibi talking ones. Setz, Lockon, Alle, Tieria, Graham. Once all our shopping was done, we met up with Chris again and went to Five Guy's for lunch. Longass line and crowded place, but damn if the burgers weren't good. Nui had to leave after that cause she's a h0r, so the rest of us ended up camping out outside the exit to the dealer's room for a while before they kicked us out.
The con over, Skie, Suu, and I met up with Tadas then brought Suu's rolly luggage from hell to Skie's car before finding a place to eat. And my god was the food amazing. I want that soft-shell crab sandwich again so. badly. And the dessert...oh god. I can't wait 'till next year. And nothing like singing the ferret song in the middle of a restaurant. Suu and Skie left after that, and then I came back home later that night on the train.
Oh god why is it over ::sobs::
I haven't uploaded all of my pictures yet, but here are a few I uploaded during the con:
( Pics~ IMAGE INTENSIVE YO. )