Had a great time at Otakon this year. It was once again in Baltimore and in August. Our group consisted of 9 people, two of which drove in from Canada. Overall, the trip was a blast but the convention itself was sort of a let down. There weren’t as many videos or panels that I wanted to go to this year and the dealer room just seemed to lack items I was hoping to find. I did get a free Gurren Lagann poster though at the Bandai booth, but probably only because I was a girl amongst a crowd of guys, all of us with our arms reaching up like a band of deprived third world countrymen, hoping the passer-outer would touch the paper to our fingers. The guy in back of me really leaned into me, making his arm that much longer and grabbed the poster I was reaching for when the passer-outer guy said, “No - that’s for her”. Score. For purchases, I got some Nightmare Before Christmas figures, a Kon mug, Naruto keychains and pins and then cutesy gifts for my sisters. I always try to bring them back something when I go on a trip.
We went on more group dinners than I remembered in the past which made the experience that much better. It seemed like in previous years, we just went on our ways when we got there, but maybe that was just Joaquin and I. The first night, we ate at Uno’s and the following nights were food court, Hard Rock Cafe, and finally Cheesecake Factory. Since I didn’t buy much at the dealer room I spent the money on food and drinks instead.
This convention was a first for three things: I got to sleep in a bed all four nights. I got my period during the convention which made me really tired, resulting in me sleeping a lot. And I wore a costume. I wasn’t just there this time to buy stuff and take pics of other people. I was there for others to see my handiwork. Although, the costume wasn’t completely finished and most of the last-minute stuff was half-assed. I had stayed up the whole night before the convention finishing it and then another 10 hours while in Baltimore just to get it to a wearable state. I need to fix a lot of things before wearing it again. Here I am, posing with another Macross Frontier cosplayer. I’m dressed as Klan Klein and he’s Alto.
Next year, I definitely will not slack off. I’m trying for something more elaborate, but with my beginner’s sewing skills and I-don’t-need-a-pattern-I-can-eyeball-it attitude, it’s going to end up a beautiful mess.
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