2009 in Preview
Alrighty! 2009 is officially here and I now have a busy, busy year ahead of me!
Upcoming Cons:
Feb: Ikkicon (maaaybe..?)
It's during the start of my internship semester so going to this one prolly won't happen. Although I may just go up there for a day to check out the cosplays and take pics and not worry about cosplaying for it.
March: Mizzumi Con (pretty sure I just misspelled that really badly)
This one is a sub-con of the larger one in the summer (San-Japan). Curious to go see it. Might make a good alternative for Ikki, but since its smaller, there might not be as many people there.
May: A-Kon
This is one of the two biggest cons in Texas (along w/ Oni-Con). I know that there are literally thousands of cosplayers that go to this one and I really want to go. Only real downside to this one would be the cost of driving all the way across the state (and Texas is a big state) and the cost of the hotel (can't day trip this one). However, this is one of the best places to see some really creative and overall epic-level cosplayers in action so I may see what my money situation looks like come May.
July: Animix
This is probably a very do-able con. It's only about 90 minutes away and it's during the summer. Only problem is that it seems that this is kind of an 'unknown' con. It's located in a small town that's kind of far away from any of the major cities. It seems cool from everything I've read, but I have yet to talk to anyone who's been to this con.
August: San-Japan
A very nice local con, with the obvious downside of being located at two sites half a mile apart. Not a terrible problem until you understand that it is usually over 95 degrees with 95% humidity during the summer in Texas. Factor in a cosplay into all of this and well, yeah...
I swear I drank a gallon of water a day last year at this con. But regardless of the weather, this is prolly one of my favorite cons I've been to, and I missed getting my photos taken on the Riverwalk last year (a seriously EPIC backdrop for any cosplay photos!!) so I'll have to squeeze in some time for this one.
Upcoming Cons:
Feb: Ikkicon (maaaybe..?)
It's during the start of my internship semester so going to this one prolly won't happen. Although I may just go up there for a day to check out the cosplays and take pics and not worry about cosplaying for it.
March: Mizzumi Con (pretty sure I just misspelled that really badly)
This one is a sub-con of the larger one in the summer (San-Japan). Curious to go see it. Might make a good alternative for Ikki, but since its smaller, there might not be as many people there.
May: A-Kon
This is one of the two biggest cons in Texas (along w/ Oni-Con). I know that there are literally thousands of cosplayers that go to this one and I really want to go. Only real downside to this one would be the cost of driving all the way across the state (and Texas is a big state) and the cost of the hotel (can't day trip this one). However, this is one of the best places to see some really creative and overall epic-level cosplayers in action so I may see what my money situation looks like come May.
July: Animix
This is probably a very do-able con. It's only about 90 minutes away and it's during the summer. Only problem is that it seems that this is kind of an 'unknown' con. It's located in a small town that's kind of far away from any of the major cities. It seems cool from everything I've read, but I have yet to talk to anyone who's been to this con.
August: San-Japan
A very nice local con, with the obvious downside of being located at two sites half a mile apart. Not a terrible problem until you understand that it is usually over 95 degrees with 95% humidity during the summer in Texas. Factor in a cosplay into all of this and well, yeah...
I swear I drank a gallon of water a day last year at this con. But regardless of the weather, this is prolly one of my favorite cons I've been to, and I missed getting my photos taken on the Riverwalk last year (a seriously EPIC backdrop for any cosplay photos!!) so I'll have to squeeze in some time for this one.