Jackie: A Tale of Perversity and Woe

I went to Comic-Con yesterday! It was a lot more fun than last year, probably because 1) me and Rob dressed up, 2) We went on a day that was not Sunday, and 3) We met up with some friends. Also we went to an Adam West and Burt Ward panel and it was great.

I went as Cersei Lannister -- last-minute costume, though, as I had not been planning on cosplaying in any way but I was invited to a costume party (which I wound up not going to, lol go figure), so it's just a Party City Halloween costume and a blonde wig, but I thought it worked alright. Maybe next year I'll actually try to be recognizable. And Rob went as an Aperture Science field test subject, since he got a fo realz Portal gun for his birthday. Well, it doesn't shoot actual portals obviously, but it's life-size and lights up and does sound effects and everything! People kept stopping us every few minutes so they could get a photo and geek out over the gun. I got my photo taken several times too, even though I'm positive no one knew who I was dressed up as.

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My feet were killlling me by around noon, though. Never wearing heels to one of these things ever again. What a mistake.

I got some cool stuff, though -- a book signed by The Oatmeal, a Tesla > Edison shirt, some Game of Thrones illustrations from Artist Alley, a House Lannister patch, and an Iron Man glass.

Then I fell asleep at 10 am and slept for about 10 hours, then took a nap for 45 minutes not long after waking. Exhausted. Thankfully I had off today. Not sure I would've been able to handle going into work.

I didn't take a ton of pictures, but hopefully these will suffice. Footage will be coming in my Five Nerdy Friends video on Thursday.


Snake vs. The Chicken

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It was so much fun! I didn't wind up going today but it was a blast. I'd really love to go again next year.

I just got back from Comic-Con, and it was craaaaazy. Crazy awesome and also just crazy. I've never been to Comic Con before, so seeing just how HUGE the place was, and geeks everywhere in costumes, and the crazy lines, and the panels and the comics and the crowds -- such an experience. I was on the floor for only about ten minutes when I already bought $40 worth of stuff. I got the Stark: Disassembled series, and also got a Cyanide & Happiness book signed by the creators themselves! They were really cool and had neato hats and shirts.

I got there pretty early -- around 10 or so -- so I was one of the first people in line, and they gave us free stuff, and I got a Spider-Man toy for free, and also a couple of comics, a Power Rangers DVD, some cards, etc. Plus I was standing next to this dude in a chicken costume, and he challenged costume-wearers passing by to fights. He fought Snake, SymbioteSuit!Spiderman, and one of the dudes from Halo. It was fantastic. I got a couple of pictures, but I'll wait to post them all 'til I get home (I'm staying over at a friend's house for the weekend). I didn't think waiting in line would be such fun, but it was! Stan Lee waved to us from the window and everyone started flipping out, lol. I also walked past Stan Lee later, and the dude walks really fast! He had this whole group of people trailing after him. We also walked past Seth Green. Good times.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to get something signed by Romita. Let's see if it happens!

I ordered my ticket for New York Comic-Con a couple days ago! I'm excited. It's a 3-day pass and I'm going with sidonay and we are going to have an awesome time. Is anyone else going?

I may be going to New York in a couple minutes. It's such a nice day out, I figure I might as well.