Funny self portrait with my crazy hat on
- Mon, 09:28: Sunday was the last day of #DallasComicCon #FanExpo2016 . I wore the crazy #Twi'lek hat I… https://t.co/g7BX9JeIrm
Last weekend was Dallas Comic Con Fan Expo. This year the whole family had to go since our local baby sitter is either my MIL or a friend of ours. Well my mother-in-law was in a car accident not too long ago and is still recovering from having a complete shoulder replacement. Her health isn't very good to begin with so Saturday was the first time in months she felt up to watching our kids. That meant Friday and Sunday the kids came with us. I think it turned out okay though. The con had a special "Kids Corner" set up that had a bunch of nerdy crafts for kids to do and a bunch of Lego tables for kids to just build. Plus my oldest (who is 9 now) got to meet the voice actor that does the voice for Ash in Pokemon. Considering Pokemon is his favorite show right now, that was pretty fantastic. She even bent down and whispered in his ear (in Ash's voice), "I think you would make a great Pokemon master." I know it's silly, but I got tears in my eyes from it. When I was his age, my favorite show was Scooby Doo. If I had met any of the voice actors and they talked to me in the characters' voices, I would have been over the moon!
We also got to meet the currant Doctor, Peter Capaldi, who hasn't done any North American conventions before. Two companions were there too, Jenna and Freema. We met the voice actors for Winnie the Pooh, Goofy, and Obi-wan Kenobi. Todd McFarlene was there, and I ran over and bought a Spawn #1 for him to sign. I wish I'd remembered to bring something from home or even bought a second item for him to sign though. We didn't realize it, but we could have gotten two autographs for free since they were included with the price of our VIP tickets. My husband got a comic signed by Frank Miller, but I didn't get to meet him. I went to the Q&A for John Cusack. I still can't believe he was there too.
There were a bunch of other fantastic people there too. It was a pretty stellar weekend. One thing is for sure though, I'm not as young as I used to be. The Monday after all that, I was walking around the house like an old lady.
Perhaps if I ever get less self-conscious about my face I'll get into dressing up in costumes. I've taken to making a Pinterest album of characters I'd like to cos-play. Too bad there aren't any that need full helmets.