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when did dragoncon become comic con?
So I was up way too early this morning to join in on the “marriott landgrab” for Dragoncon 2011. When we first started going – for probably I’d say 2002-2005, we had no issues getting a room at the Marriott. There was no “room grab” day when the rooms went on sale – they just went on sale and people…
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last bit of birthday
Had the gang over for my birthday last night. We watched the rifftrax of New Moon, and let me say our new(er) Bluray player is MUCH better at pausing and starting than our old cheapie dvd player! Chase made cheese fondue for dinner and chocolate for dessert, the chocolate one was the best chocolate he’s ever made, it was soo…
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the Supergirl wig curse
I feel like I was cursed when it came to wigs this summer – and I couldn’t really talk about it since I was keeping Supergirl under wraps. I searched for a long time for the 2 wigs I needed for Gaga and the wig for Supergirl. The yellow wig was weirdly enough the easiest. I found a blonde wig…
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Thinking about costumes for next year..
Dragoncon kinda signals the end of the “season” for me – I generally start thinking about next year around this time of the year. So here’s my thoughts for next year… Halloween/GMX: Not making anything new for GMX – but I’m going to make Briar Rose for Halloween. I need to finish off my new Aurora wig I bought last…
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More Dragoncon 2010 pics
More Supergirl pics: Magik: Updated Starfire, with DJSpider’s Blackfire: Donna Troy: And awesome Wonder Woman group shot: And me and George Perez 🙂 I had to tell him I kinda stalked him at cons back when I did my Cartoon Network Starfire and could NEVER find him! So it was awesome to finally get a pic with him in this.
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A few Dragoncon 2010 pics!
Sorry I haven’t posted lately. Been busy doing nothing! Except uploading pics, and cleaning the house, etc. Indy had another ear hematoma, like she did last year. Except in the other ear this time. Took her to the vet saturday and he drained it and she’s on steriods now. Makes me sad because now both ears are going to be…
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agenda for next year
It’s a little early but here’s my agenda for next year, some of which I already touched on. 1. Only 4 new costumes, can only bring at most 10 all together. 2. At least 2 most have comfy shoes. 3. Will go to artist alley/art show, and spend more time hanging around and people watching. 4. No photoshoots. 5. Carry…
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a few thoughts about dragoncon pics on flickr
from surfing flickr. 1. photos of some random fetish chick in spandex taken in your basement should not be tagged “dragoncon”, because they aren’t. 2. photos of fish at the aquarium should not be tagged “dragoncon”, because they aren’t. 3. editing is awesome. i know its cool you got pics of your fav celebrity but do we really need to…
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Dcon 2010 costume wrap up
I had a lot of fun at all the photoshoots this year, they were awesome, well organized and fun. However next year I’m not committing myself to ANY photoshoots. I spent all day sunday between the Teen Titans and DC shoots. From 9AM when I got up to when I left DC a little after 4PM. Saturday was the parade/SOSI…
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Dragoncon 2010 Recap (sorta)
We’re home! I tried to post a couple of times from the con but just didn’t have enough down time. So here’s a recap. This isn’t going to be that interesting – we didn’t really “do” much outside of changing costumes LOL. Wednesday: Ash and I went and picked up the van, Chase got home, we loaded it up and…
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almost there…
Last night, I dreamt about arriving at dragoncon. It was basically just us moving the van and parking the van and trying to figure out if we could check into the hotel or not. That totally stems from us not having any kind of plan for tomorrow. Them moving pre-reg pick-up up to 10 really threw us off. We’ll probably…
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now what do i have left?
Lady Gaga: sew one more weft into the wig, curl it sew snaps on bodice to hold hoops in place finish applying sequins to bodysuit (got about 75% done today! Finish it up tomorrow morning.) apply finish to hoops Surprise #2: Gather edges, stitch onto top, gather back figure out placement of velcro and finished! Magik: hand sew a few…
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Tomorrow’s To-Do list
Tomorrow I’m going to get up and start knocking it out of the park. I’ve got one big thing left to do – finish my Gaga hoops – and everything else is rather small. Lady Gaga: sew one more weft into the wig, curl it sew snaps on bodice to hold hoops in place finish applying sequins to bodysuit apply…
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Starfire & Gaga updates
So last night I finished installing the bra in the front of Starfire. I’m really nervous about wearing it. I’m going to be taped to high-heaven, but it’s been a long time I’ve worn something like this and I’m worried. I went ahead and sewed the boots back onto the bodysuit, too – I just need to fix the brooch…
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Alyss Heart costume – finished!
So the surprise costume #1 was Queen Alyss Heart from “The Looking Glass Wars.” SO glad to have it done! From the beginning – here’s a little write up. I started out with a champagne coloured taffeta – it originally had an empire waist but I decided it needed to be more fitted through there to work, so I added…
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Running errands, costume updates
Spent this morning running last minute errands. Let me see… CVS for eyelashes and bobbie pins, and looking for lipstick for Gaga. It’s an unusual colour and couldn’t find anything. Chick-fil-a for breakfast! Target for snacks for the cooler. I got reese’s, pringles, cokes and starbucks double shots. it’s what I usually subsist on at dragoncon LOL Also again no…
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RAIN??
Atlanta had a 60% chance of rain listed for next saturday, worrying a lot of people about the parade and some of the photoshoots. As least for now the chance has dropped to 0%! Who knows what will happen between then and now, but hope it stays that way. I got my tiara for Surprise #1 about halfway done last…
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Black Widow updates
…Because last night I finally finished the stupid Gaga bodysuit, and actually got a whole leg from the knee down sequinned. YEH! Attempts at a photo: So tonight is more sequinning, and I want to try to finish up Surprise #1, and also Starfire. I did end up trying a couple of things on yesterday – I had to put…
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dragoncon stats
I love stats. I love making little lists and breaking things down and comparing. I’m just a nerd like that. That and I don’t feel like working at the moment, so… Dragoncon 2002: Took 6 costumes: 1 Superhero costume, 1 Star Wars costume, 2 TV costumes, 1 movie costume, 1 original costume 4 new, 2 old Dragoncon 2003: Took 9…
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why am i writing a blog post
when i’m already 10 minutes late for work? just a quick overview of last night. Finished all the hand sewing on the gaga skirt – it’s finished. figured out my gaga wig. It’s nearly done, just a few more tweaks. Tonight is finishing the bodysuit and working on the Surprise #1 tiara, which once I get some decent shots of…
