Yelp getting there just as the con opened worked. Of course I pulled into the furthest parking lot attached to the convention center (was I walking from home? Felt like it) but I crossed the con and got registered instantly and was then shunted into a line to...I had no idea (exhibition hall as it turned out so 45 minutes of standing there as my ( Read more... )

Unless you've always stayed at the hosting hotel you've probably seen the striptease. You stumble back to your car, covered in con funk, sweating body parts off under your cosplay and you start stripping it off right there at the car. The hardest part is trying to get pants on under your skirt without carrying everything back to the hotel/ ( Read more... )

Today was all about Costco and dealing with the deadness of my bad leg (I can feel none of it from thigh down today so it's fun walking on it) so instead let's have fun. I have the promised pictures from Key City Steampunk plus a ton of stories and art to share.

Pictures first ( they're hiding under here )

Today was the last day. 6 AM my GI tract decided to play up. Fantastic. I still have 2 hours to go back to sleep. My body is like yeah nope. At 730 I gave up, took the suitcases out to the car and went to breakfast. After coming back, dressing and emptying out the car, I went to the first talk: page to stage. I thought it was about play writing. ( Read more... )

Dancing until midnight is much easier in my glass slippers and flapper dress. Now on to midnight cannolis to unwind. Today was another good day at the con. The only hiccup today was the hotel pulled the same thing the one for the Loveland Frogman fest. And I get it, I do. They're not used to completely sold out hotels and the kitchen can't handle ( Read more... )

Know what's hard? Dancing for an hour to a rock band in one inch heeled boots with a knee like mine while wearing a corset and being closer to an elder than a youth. Fun as hell though. The convention is good, really good. Multiple dealer rooms, lots of talks and how-tos. And music. lots of music ( Read more... )

Hoping the trip here does not augur how the weekend shall go. I started out an hour late because I needed to change my contacts (they're monthly) and I hadn't last week because of the funeral. However they're missing. I know they were at my parents place but they are NOT in the toiletries bag. At all. Nor in the closet, any bathroom drawer, any of ( Read more... )

Not to mention it was also free comic book day and Derby Day (but I was so unmoved by that this year I still haven't even looked up who won).


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For anyone new to my blog, Rathacon is a tiny pop culture con in Athens OH and at this point my friends are the ones running the whole shebang. I am not up for being there all day yet but I was there half the day at the airship table which was...not the airship, not really. MK had her Audrey II stuff all over the table, showing off her skills (It ( Read more... )

You'll have to wait for pictures as it's a few minutes to midnight and I'm pretty tired. I've never been to the Charleston WV convention center before. It is NICE and I lucked into the handicapped spot right at the door practically. All I had to do was toddle in wearing my bunny slippers. The line in was long but you have to expect that ( Read more... )