Megaplex Report ^_^
I keep meaning to type up a report so here goes!!!
Thursday night Joe and I drove up to Jax to go to dinner with animecat and akelavincent for AC's birthday. gilmorelion somehow knew that we were eating soup and managed to interrupt, as usual. ;)
Friday we got in to the dealer's room late, set up about an hour later than it opened, and began our weekend! I helped AC with a panel on life drawing, by being a model in fursuit. ^_^ Then back to the dealer's room. After we closed up, we all went with Stephie and Bucktown and Sophie over to The Landing for dinner. Then headed back to the hotel, chilled for a bit and then came back home so we could get some sleep. ;)
Saturday was busy for me! Joe and I got in a little bit late but with good reason- we brought Krispy Kremes for anyone who could grab them before they disappeared. ;) I helped AC with two panels, one was for "tools of the trade" with artwork, and Stephie was there too, and that was fun!! Then later we had "designing for fursuits" and I was in Adie for that, helping to illustrate how to create a good reference drawing to be given to a fursuit maker. We also touched a little bit on building fursuits, but not too much. Then back to the den, and we packed up in time to catch Bucktown's act and Hali's concert. Both shows were most excellent!! Hali serenaded a couple that was having their 40th anniversary party at the hotel, next to our main event room. XD The music was great, and AC and I raised a cheer for "one more song!!!" in which Hali sang "In The MUCK" which absolutely ROCKED because it reminded me of "the good ol' days" and then he sang the song from Portal for his closing song. And it's funny. You know how back during Woodstock, everyone carried a lighter in their pockets, and they would wave their lighters during a song? Yeah, well times have changed. What the GEEKS have in their pockets are not lighters, but cell phones. And I kid you not, everyone in the room had a cell phone out, and opened, and held up in the air to glow. It was so hilarious, so surreal. LOL!! After the concerts, AC and Akela, me and Joe, Stephie, BeeeJaay, DrakenByte and (someone whose name I forgot oh noes!!) went to get dinner at The Loop. When we were done eating (everyone except Joe got milkshakes, so I shared mine with my hubby) we went to play on a fountain that had some big lions on it. I spotted a tree frog clinging to the side of the fountain and I picked it up, and it peed all over my shirt. ;_; Apparently it was memorable to everyone when I squealed "the frog peed on me!!!" :P Then we dropped AC and Akela off at the hotel and headed back home for the night.
Sunday rocked awesomely. Got up, got to the hotel on time and with bagels from Panera (we kept a lot of people fed this past weekend!!) and then AC gathered me up for the fursuit parade. I hopped into Adie and grabbed a beach ball I'd brought with. The parade was fun, a lot of suiters (~45 suits, for all of 255 attendees at the con! good turnout!) and afterward they played some music videos in the main room so a lot of us suits rocked it out dancing around. Danced with Roxi a little, and of course with River and Sebastian. :) I managed to pop a seam in my paws so off to the headless lounge for repairs! Then I had to get back to the dealer's room.... finished up the day, spent a short bit of time in the art jam, then we packed everything up and went out to Panera for dinner with AC, Akela and Stephie. (I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!) We giggled and cackled and all nearly died of laughter just talking about anything and everything, then headed back to the hotel for closing ceremonies. After that, we hung out a little bit, AC and I talked shop, and then we got suited up and went down to the dance. DJ Spiderman was SUPER AWESOME (I got a Spiderman hug too, before I left) playing the best of the 'Net. Man, I never have danced so much in my LIFE. And I felt every bit of it. ;_; But I rocked it through all sorts of fun songs, White & Nerdy, Dragosta din tea, and even led around the VengaBus, LOL. Man. Good times. I had to duck out early because I'd been dancing so hard my asthma was killing me. ;_; Got out of suit, ran through the shower and then Joe and I packed everything else up (my suits were all that were left) and then went to say goodbyes. Chilled for a little while with some folks including brace_bear (missed you throughout the con!!! Glad we got a LITTLE hang time!) and helped devour a few of the leftover munchies in the suite. ;) Hey, I love to nom some chex mix! :P Finally we had to go, it was getting late, so we left for home.
The whole weekend was just so nice and laid back, so chill, it was a nice change of pace.
Some highlights and quotes:
- BIGGEST ONE. GYL HUGGED A FURSUITER. CALL THE PRESS!!!! <3
- Rocked the cash box.
- The frog peed on me!!!!
- Akela bagged Joe's jewels. O_o;
- I about killed AC illustrating what the undead mourning dove that sits on the cranky old neighbor's roof sounds like. >_> :D
- SHOUTOUTS to all sorts of folk!!!! Ahkahna & Greg, Julie, Gyl & Josh (who I didn't get to see!), Shine, DrakenByte (& her partner in crime), BeeeJay & Undying Song, Gen, Karl & Marti & V, AC and Akela of course, SOPHIE so nice to finally meet you!, Stephie - we miss you!!!, Hali - thanks for a great concert! Thanks for coming back to your table so I could throw money at you ;) - and BUCKTOWN YOU FREAKING ROCK!! <3 WildBill, I'm raiding your photos for stuff to show friends at work! :) Shamus, thanks for coming by and music dorking with me! ;) Brace for taking such great care of the sponsors!! ALL of the staff from Megaplex... you did SUCH A GREAT JOB! I know I'm forgetting SOMEONE here.... but I want EVERYONE to know that we had SO MUCH FUN and this past weekend was so energizing to me. I miss you all sooooo much!!! I wish I could just drive back up there and you all would be there still. ;_;
Narr. I'm going to go read a little and rest before bed because goodness knows I am still exhausted. The weekend took its toll on me for sure!!!
Thursday night Joe and I drove up to Jax to go to dinner with animecat and akelavincent for AC's birthday. gilmorelion somehow knew that we were eating soup and managed to interrupt, as usual. ;)
Friday we got in to the dealer's room late, set up about an hour later than it opened, and began our weekend! I helped AC with a panel on life drawing, by being a model in fursuit. ^_^ Then back to the dealer's room. After we closed up, we all went with Stephie and Bucktown and Sophie over to The Landing for dinner. Then headed back to the hotel, chilled for a bit and then came back home so we could get some sleep. ;)
Saturday was busy for me! Joe and I got in a little bit late but with good reason- we brought Krispy Kremes for anyone who could grab them before they disappeared. ;) I helped AC with two panels, one was for "tools of the trade" with artwork, and Stephie was there too, and that was fun!! Then later we had "designing for fursuits" and I was in Adie for that, helping to illustrate how to create a good reference drawing to be given to a fursuit maker. We also touched a little bit on building fursuits, but not too much. Then back to the den, and we packed up in time to catch Bucktown's act and Hali's concert. Both shows were most excellent!! Hali serenaded a couple that was having their 40th anniversary party at the hotel, next to our main event room. XD The music was great, and AC and I raised a cheer for "one more song!!!" in which Hali sang "In The MUCK" which absolutely ROCKED because it reminded me of "the good ol' days" and then he sang the song from Portal for his closing song. And it's funny. You know how back during Woodstock, everyone carried a lighter in their pockets, and they would wave their lighters during a song? Yeah, well times have changed. What the GEEKS have in their pockets are not lighters, but cell phones. And I kid you not, everyone in the room had a cell phone out, and opened, and held up in the air to glow. It was so hilarious, so surreal. LOL!! After the concerts, AC and Akela, me and Joe, Stephie, BeeeJaay, DrakenByte and (someone whose name I forgot oh noes!!) went to get dinner at The Loop. When we were done eating (everyone except Joe got milkshakes, so I shared mine with my hubby) we went to play on a fountain that had some big lions on it. I spotted a tree frog clinging to the side of the fountain and I picked it up, and it peed all over my shirt. ;_; Apparently it was memorable to everyone when I squealed "the frog peed on me!!!" :P Then we dropped AC and Akela off at the hotel and headed back home for the night.
Sunday rocked awesomely. Got up, got to the hotel on time and with bagels from Panera (we kept a lot of people fed this past weekend!!) and then AC gathered me up for the fursuit parade. I hopped into Adie and grabbed a beach ball I'd brought with. The parade was fun, a lot of suiters (~45 suits, for all of 255 attendees at the con! good turnout!) and afterward they played some music videos in the main room so a lot of us suits rocked it out dancing around. Danced with Roxi a little, and of course with River and Sebastian. :) I managed to pop a seam in my paws so off to the headless lounge for repairs! Then I had to get back to the dealer's room.... finished up the day, spent a short bit of time in the art jam, then we packed everything up and went out to Panera for dinner with AC, Akela and Stephie. (I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!) We giggled and cackled and all nearly died of laughter just talking about anything and everything, then headed back to the hotel for closing ceremonies. After that, we hung out a little bit, AC and I talked shop, and then we got suited up and went down to the dance. DJ Spiderman was SUPER AWESOME (I got a Spiderman hug too, before I left) playing the best of the 'Net. Man, I never have danced so much in my LIFE. And I felt every bit of it. ;_; But I rocked it through all sorts of fun songs, White & Nerdy, Dragosta din tea, and even led around the VengaBus, LOL. Man. Good times. I had to duck out early because I'd been dancing so hard my asthma was killing me. ;_; Got out of suit, ran through the shower and then Joe and I packed everything else up (my suits were all that were left) and then went to say goodbyes. Chilled for a little while with some folks including brace_bear (missed you throughout the con!!! Glad we got a LITTLE hang time!) and helped devour a few of the leftover munchies in the suite. ;) Hey, I love to nom some chex mix! :P Finally we had to go, it was getting late, so we left for home.
The whole weekend was just so nice and laid back, so chill, it was a nice change of pace.
Some highlights and quotes:
- BIGGEST ONE. GYL HUGGED A FURSUITER. CALL THE PRESS!!!! <3
- Rocked the cash box.
- The frog peed on me!!!!
- Akela bagged Joe's jewels. O_o;
- I about killed AC illustrating what the undead mourning dove that sits on the cranky old neighbor's roof sounds like. >_> :D
- SHOUTOUTS to all sorts of folk!!!! Ahkahna & Greg, Julie, Gyl & Josh (who I didn't get to see!), Shine, DrakenByte (& her partner in crime), BeeeJay & Undying Song, Gen, Karl & Marti & V, AC and Akela of course, SOPHIE so nice to finally meet you!, Stephie - we miss you!!!, Hali - thanks for a great concert! Thanks for coming back to your table so I could throw money at you ;) - and BUCKTOWN YOU FREAKING ROCK!! <3 WildBill, I'm raiding your photos for stuff to show friends at work! :) Shamus, thanks for coming by and music dorking with me! ;) Brace for taking such great care of the sponsors!! ALL of the staff from Megaplex... you did SUCH A GREAT JOB! I know I'm forgetting SOMEONE here.... but I want EVERYONE to know that we had SO MUCH FUN and this past weekend was so energizing to me. I miss you all sooooo much!!! I wish I could just drive back up there and you all would be there still. ;_;
Narr. I'm going to go read a little and rest before bed because goodness knows I am still exhausted. The weekend took its toll on me for sure!!!