Retro con 2014 day 1!

We got up pretty early to get ready for all the excitement!  But I got suited up as Gizmo.  Yes, I bought this and didn't make it.  The other cosplayers can snark all the want.  I am a novice just having a good time.  I prefer the critters and the slimey villains in pop culture.  ( one day, I will do sexy Jabba the hut! One day! )

 

I surprised my friend Rose, she kept trying to guess the night before!  

My friend Teri looked amazing as Ursula from The Little Mermaid and I think she should have entered the costume contest, but she's a bit shy.  In fact, this is the first time I have seen her in a dress.  She has over 30 yrs experience in costuming, but only has been cosplaying for a few years like me. 

People were flipping out over her Ursula! She sewed the whole thing herself.  We joked that we should have took pictures of us trying to get this costume in the car and driving with it! 

   

Our friend Elita one entered the costume contest and here she is with other Transformers.  

She wore this at Bot con this year and for her first costume, this is awesome! She sewed this 

entirely by hand.

Lots of great props, cosplay, and dealer tables.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

I worked the table that sold extra raffle tickets for a few hours, talk about excitement.  The first drawing was a few minutes late, but many people left happy with what they won. 

More great cosplay and of course the cosplay contest.

There were tons of tables full of classic toys and collectibles.  

There was so much, I am sure I didn't see it all.  

Over all, it was a good day.  The mister has his geewunner table and the day went by fast.

    

   

Pre-retro con

Today was pretty busy for our friends tony and rose setting up for retro con.   Austin and I did what we could to help. 

See the price above? That is what a day at a con should cost!  And with a room with a ton of dealers tables.  Austin looks like he's in deep thought.

Austin created this custom bill and ted booth and his friend and CEO of retro con made custom mini-figs.  It will be presented in this case....

Here is where I will be from time to time......

Awesome cars and yeah, Austin is going to steal Tony's delorean. 

And the kitties.......

More costume props : Rose always comes up with great ideas.

And Jem toys .....

And herself the elf! Yes!!

And Tim, Tim-May!!  After 20 years! An old metal edge pen pal and fellow civil servant and pop culture junkie.  Can't wait to hang out more. 

The pre-party at Arnold's was mellow.......

We caught up with a couple of friends and sort of mapped out early morning plans.  Time for a crazy weekend! 

LA county fair, We will Rock you, future costumes and life. Random entry.

I've had a long and busy summer.   I have gone to many parties and get togethers with friends. Despite my exhaustion, it has been worth it.  I have helped out an old friend with Yard Sales and caught up with some great friends from the past.  I am glad we are all connected again!

Work has kept me busy with the summer reading club, library programs and events, to the point that I am still playing catch up.   And more stuff is happening and it's all good.   I am trying to read more fiction, because I have to be aware of more of the popular titles for reader advisory.   The webinars on romance and mysteries are helpful for me.  (I don't read either genre.  I read more sci-fi and urban fiction).  All of the webinars are on Booklist.com.  I need these because I always end up reading all of the New Non-fiction instead of all of the Fiction titles that come to my branch every month.  

http://www.booklistonline.com/GeneralInfo.aspx?id=73

I saw We will rock you a couple of weeks ago for a friend's birthday! Yay! 

http://www.wewillrockyou.com/ I normally despise musicals, (says the metalhead, prog rock, concert nerd), but because it was Queen's music, it was awesome! 

I went to the LACF (LA County Fair) this past weekend and this was my decadent treat.   Bacon wrapped fried pickles and a beef kabob.  Good times.  I have tried all the deep fried Oreos and Twinkies.  I don't need to do that every year. 

I didn't take pics of the wine tasting my friend and I enjoyed.  I should have.   What confused us was at the steampunk club at the fair was playing Taylor Swift.  Thus, I cannot classify this place as steampunk. You would think a Steampunk club would play industrial or trip hop? But not pop.

Our selfie after all of the shopping and festivities.  We have regular vendors we buy from and I got yet another toe ring on one of my toes on my left foot.  

And onto costume ideas, the ninja turtle group cosplay for Comikaze is in progress.  We are going to make most of the weapons and make the shells out of cardboard.  We are going to wear tutus to our corresponding colors to keep it cute and girly! I decided to buy masks because it's sort of a pain making stuff out of felt.  My other costume for the other day at Comikaze is a surprise.

And yes, the Mister and I made it to Disneyland to celebrate our first wedding anniversary!

There is a hilarious picture of us out there on Splash Mountain somewhere.  We rode everything, but focused on riding Star Tours four times and Indiana Jones twice.  Lots of walking, lines were surprisingly short and much gluttony that day!