I did it! AWA Con Report BEFORE 2010!
So, this is my AWA '09 con report! Only, honestly, it's just going to be a glorified image dump. Not a lot to talk about, really. o_o But a LOT of photos to post! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. (117 photos under the 3 cuts.)
Friday was Strawberry Panic Day!
Because I got held up by an online test that I had to take, I ended up missing the Lionel shoot, but I made this image to totally make up for it. SHIZUMA-APPROVED.
An absolutely atrocious attempt to get a shot of Mary giving her panel.
DAMN! My chest looks DFC-flat here.
Waiting for our photographer to show up.
The best part about this shitty-quality cameraphone photo was that the guy came over to the table of us, pointed to me and Mer, and was like "YOU AND YOU. I NEED A PHOTO." As Mer said it, "A TRUE FAN~" LOL So we gave him a sexy posuu~.
Later, we had a photoshoot with isamu85/Black Goblin/Rob
Unfortunately, it was already getting pretty dark. ;_;
HEY YOU. YEAH, YOU. I SEE YOU EYEING MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND. YOU BEST STEP, SON.
I may not have the boobs or the waist, but I've sure got Shizuma's chicken legs down.
No flash.
My favs.
LOVE TRIANGLEEEEE~ KIIIIIMI WA DARE TO KISSU WO SURU~
The two head-lesbians.
Breakin' hearts and taking names. Of female conquests.
The whole gang!
Clearly, Ashley and I were amused!
Inspired by the last picture, I decided to make Ashley into a GHOOOOOOOOOST in this one. SO CHEESY. LOL
After the photoshoot was over, I went into full-on lesbian mode, and started molesting EVERYBODY. Starting with Sam.
Quickly! Someone get me a pair of Aviators!!
SAM-RAPE.
LOLI-RAPE.
SHIZUMA-APPROVED!
Ashley and I kept cracking up as we tried to pose.
Mary gave us directions on being lesbian lovers.
ASHLEY-RAPE.
MARY-RAPE.
MER-GROPE.
Diana was like, "hahaha, no." So instead, have this picture of us walking away and Sam pretending to grab my ass. ...My body looks huge next to my skeletal arms, you guys, it's weirding me out.
After that, we went out to eat. Cliff came along.
OMFG, he is the cutest thing ever.
The girls and I called this shot "Shizuma's Experimental College Years." Look at Cliff's biceps~!
Saturday was Macross Day!
Diana made a Minmay outfit based off some MF promo art and I updated my Sheryl costume so we could enter the costume contest together.
Turns out this was dumb, because everyone else apparently brings their BIG GUNS to AWA's costume contest. Who knew??!?!
Terrible shot, but when I found it, the caption said something like, "FINALLY! A picture of Katie!" ...Yet, I don't remember anyone calling me by name? XD
So later that day, Diana and I had a photoshoot with Lionel.
I look tiiiired. Diana looks like she's luring you to your doom.
Again with the tired.
These are the ones I processed:
I'm such a serious model.
This is random, but I actually thought my eye make-up was really pretty here, so here's a strange close-up of it.
FINALLY! Photographic proof of the sequin trim I added to my train!!
And then, of course, since it's us, we did some funny shots.
I'M MINMAAAAAY, BEST MACROSS IDOL EVAAAAR~
SHERYL HERE, BEST MACROSS IDOL IN THE GALAXYYYY~
LAAAAAA~
WAT.
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
OH, HELLS NAH, BETCH.
This is MY stage.
GET OUT OF MY FACE, WHORE.
OMGAWWW, THE PAPARAZZI???
HEEEEEEEEEELL NAHHHHHHHHH
OUCH, I just elbowed D in the THROAT.
SCARY FACE.
Sorry for the nutty, ghetto captions. It was way too late when I wrote these.
I ran into these two ADORABLE Sheryl cosplayers, who were the sweetest things EVER.
I hadn't run into two many MF fans at AWA, so I was surprised when we got photo-mobbed after I grabbed two shots on my camera.
Then Poko wandered over and found us!
Then we fought over him! (I look STRAIGHT-CRAZY, Y'ALL.)
I AM SUCH A DELICATE FLOWER.
Shots of us onstage:
RINGU SHERYL.
So, as if it wasn't obvious, we didn't win anything in the costume contest. I was kind of raging at my poor judgment, because Mary, Ashley, and Cliff all got to go off and get drunk on free liquor from the Embassy Suites while Diana and I had to sit through a pointless competition that we knew we'd lose. HINDSIGHT. 20/20.
The only good thing to come out of the costume contest? Seeing these costumes up close and talking to these girls backstage. I fucking flipped my shit over their accurately-constructed tutus. I had actually been wanting to do this for AGES (and got so far as deconstructing and disattaching my tutu skirt from my old bodice), but now I'm just INTIMIDATED AS HELL. I attempted to help them both with their turn-out here, but as I didn't feel comfortable groping their hips to do so, I gave up. XD
D and I had a photoshoot with Leo afterwards.
(D's in between my legs.)
Diva pose.
Katie pose.
W pose.
Money shot.
Minmay and Sheryl go to pick up their fanmail.
I look goofy as fuck, but Diana looks adorable as fuck.
So, Leo, I got to thank you for shooping out my undereye shadows, but as a note, if there's a reflection, you should probably consider shooping them out there, too. XDDDDD
D'AWWW, BEST FRIIIIIENDS.
DIANA'S MINMAY WILL HAUNT YOUR DREAMS.
Sunday was Rosario + Vampire Day!
Diana and I helped out in a Cosplay Thrift Challenge panel (Mer was there for a few minutes, too) and it was a LOT of fun!
That's also where D and I met Dean!
After that, we found Leo for a quick outdoor photoshoot. Here, we look silly because we were imitating the poses of those statues.
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Then it started raining. ;_;
Note our rain-spattered skirts (and my blazer).
My "I have to go pee!" pose
I GOT COTTON CAAAANDY!
I fed some to Diana. :3
Then our SEXY MIZORE~ had to leave. :(
Cliff and his weird, pink-haired weeaboo girlfriend. Or, wait, I mean CASUAL-TSUKUNE AND MOKA-SAAAN~
My jacket finally started to dry, but too bad my wig looks awful. :\
Diana made a moustache out of my hair! XDDDD
Then she mocked my DRAMATIC PHOTOSHOOT~.
The dramatic shot Leonard wanted. :D
Our faces are GLOWING~. We're either both pregant, or Leo gave us a few sweeps with the dodge tool.
If you ignore the fact that I'm straddling a chair, then I LOVE this shot!
This photo was soooooo unflattering- even AFTER I went in and got rid of the perspective that made it look like I had a pinhead. XD But my heart-hands are good!
Then Diana left, and Cliff and I walked around the con one last time. We decided to end it by going to Tomato and getting some glorious WEEABOO SNACKS, like taiyuki, imagawayaki, pocky, etc.
I documented the acquisition of pocky in Cliff's car.
And that was AWA!
Now to start seriously planning out my costumes for 2010...
Friday was Strawberry Panic Day!
Because I got held up by an online test that I had to take, I ended up missing the Lionel shoot, but I made this image to totally make up for it. SHIZUMA-APPROVED.
An absolutely atrocious attempt to get a shot of Mary giving her panel.
DAMN! My chest looks DFC-flat here.
Waiting for our photographer to show up.
The best part about this shitty-quality cameraphone photo was that the guy came over to the table of us, pointed to me and Mer, and was like "YOU AND YOU. I NEED A PHOTO." As Mer said it, "A TRUE FAN~" LOL So we gave him a sexy posuu~.
Later, we had a photoshoot with isamu85/Black Goblin/Rob
Unfortunately, it was already getting pretty dark. ;_;
HEY YOU. YEAH, YOU. I SEE YOU EYEING MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND. YOU BEST STEP, SON.
I may not have the boobs or the waist, but I've sure got Shizuma's chicken legs down.
No flash.
My favs.
LOVE TRIANGLEEEEE~ KIIIIIMI WA DARE TO KISSU WO SURU~
The two head-lesbians.
Breakin' hearts and taking names. Of female conquests.
The whole gang!
Clearly, Ashley and I were amused!
Inspired by the last picture, I decided to make Ashley into a GHOOOOOOOOOST in this one. SO CHEESY. LOL
After the photoshoot was over, I went into full-on lesbian mode, and started molesting EVERYBODY. Starting with Sam.
Quickly! Someone get me a pair of Aviators!!
SAM-RAPE.
LOLI-RAPE.
SHIZUMA-APPROVED!
Ashley and I kept cracking up as we tried to pose.
Mary gave us directions on being lesbian lovers.
ASHLEY-RAPE.
MARY-RAPE.
MER-GROPE.
Diana was like, "hahaha, no." So instead, have this picture of us walking away and Sam pretending to grab my ass. ...My body looks huge next to my skeletal arms, you guys, it's weirding me out.
After that, we went out to eat. Cliff came along.
OMFG, he is the cutest thing ever.
The girls and I called this shot "Shizuma's Experimental College Years." Look at Cliff's biceps~!
Saturday was Macross Day!
Diana made a Minmay outfit based off some MF promo art and I updated my Sheryl costume so we could enter the costume contest together.
Turns out this was dumb, because everyone else apparently brings their BIG GUNS to AWA's costume contest. Who knew??!?!
Terrible shot, but when I found it, the caption said something like, "FINALLY! A picture of Katie!" ...Yet, I don't remember anyone calling me by name? XD
So later that day, Diana and I had a photoshoot with Lionel.
I look tiiiired. Diana looks like she's luring you to your doom.
Again with the tired.
These are the ones I processed:
I'm such a serious model.
This is random, but I actually thought my eye make-up was really pretty here, so here's a strange close-up of it.
FINALLY! Photographic proof of the sequin trim I added to my train!!
And then, of course, since it's us, we did some funny shots.
I'M MINMAAAAAY, BEST MACROSS IDOL EVAAAAR~
SHERYL HERE, BEST MACROSS IDOL IN THE GALAXYYYY~
LAAAAAA~
WAT.
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
OH, HELLS NAH, BETCH.
This is MY stage.
GET OUT OF MY FACE, WHORE.
OMGAWWW, THE PAPARAZZI???
HEEEEEEEEEELL NAHHHHHHHHH
OUCH, I just elbowed D in the THROAT.
SCARY FACE.
Sorry for the nutty, ghetto captions. It was way too late when I wrote these.
I ran into these two ADORABLE Sheryl cosplayers, who were the sweetest things EVER.
I hadn't run into two many MF fans at AWA, so I was surprised when we got photo-mobbed after I grabbed two shots on my camera.
Then Poko wandered over and found us!
Then we fought over him! (I look STRAIGHT-CRAZY, Y'ALL.)
I AM SUCH A DELICATE FLOWER.
Shots of us onstage:
RINGU SHERYL.
So, as if it wasn't obvious, we didn't win anything in the costume contest. I was kind of raging at my poor judgment, because Mary, Ashley, and Cliff all got to go off and get drunk on free liquor from the Embassy Suites while Diana and I had to sit through a pointless competition that we knew we'd lose. HINDSIGHT. 20/20.
The only good thing to come out of the costume contest? Seeing these costumes up close and talking to these girls backstage. I fucking flipped my shit over their accurately-constructed tutus. I had actually been wanting to do this for AGES (and got so far as deconstructing and disattaching my tutu skirt from my old bodice), but now I'm just INTIMIDATED AS HELL. I attempted to help them both with their turn-out here, but as I didn't feel comfortable groping their hips to do so, I gave up. XD
D and I had a photoshoot with Leo afterwards.
(D's in between my legs.)
Diva pose.
Katie pose.
W pose.
Money shot.
Minmay and Sheryl go to pick up their fanmail.
I look goofy as fuck, but Diana looks adorable as fuck.
So, Leo, I got to thank you for shooping out my undereye shadows, but as a note, if there's a reflection, you should probably consider shooping them out there, too. XDDDDD
D'AWWW, BEST FRIIIIIENDS.
DIANA'S MINMAY WILL HAUNT YOUR DREAMS.
Sunday was Rosario + Vampire Day!
Diana and I helped out in a Cosplay Thrift Challenge panel (Mer was there for a few minutes, too) and it was a LOT of fun!
That's also where D and I met Dean!
After that, we found Leo for a quick outdoor photoshoot. Here, we look silly because we were imitating the poses of those statues.
Then it started raining. ;_;
Note our rain-spattered skirts (and my blazer).
My "I have to go pee!" pose
I GOT COTTON CAAAANDY!
I fed some to Diana. :3
Then our SEXY MIZORE~ had to leave. :(
Cliff and his weird, pink-haired weeaboo girlfriend. Or, wait, I mean CASUAL-TSUKUNE AND MOKA-SAAAN~
My jacket finally started to dry, but too bad my wig looks awful. :\
Diana made a moustache out of my hair! XDDDD
Then she mocked my DRAMATIC PHOTOSHOOT~.
The dramatic shot Leonard wanted. :D
Our faces are GLOWING~. We're either both pregant, or Leo gave us a few sweeps with the dodge tool.
If you ignore the fact that I'm straddling a chair, then I LOVE this shot!
This photo was soooooo unflattering- even AFTER I went in and got rid of the perspective that made it look like I had a pinhead. XD But my heart-hands are good!
Then Diana left, and Cliff and I walked around the con one last time. We decided to end it by going to Tomato and getting some glorious WEEABOO SNACKS, like taiyuki, imagawayaki, pocky, etc.
I documented the acquisition of pocky in Cliff's car.
And that was AWA!
Now to start seriously planning out my costumes for 2010...