[Rundown] Long Beach Comic Expo 2016
+ Disney cosplay meet up - so many awesome people!! Cool meeting you all!!
+ The Video Games - aka cosplay stunt show. I love watching mock combat and stage fighting. These guys are really awesome at what they do. This is the real cosplay contest - to the death!
+ Meeting some really awesome artists like Joe Stanton and Chris Claremont.
+ Lots of cute creative trinkets in the Artist Alley. Took some earrings home. I love following more Artist Alley peeps!
+ Chatting it up with some chill cosplayers from Bob’s Burgers, Disney, Star Wars, etc.
+ Oh hi Long Beach Terrace Theatre for photos
+ Getting more motivation to cosplay Star Wars...it’s that fabric though
+ I really like that this con is chill enough to hang out with friends and to catch up with people I don’t see often.
+ Lady Killer cosplays were super comfortable
+ Made the awesome choice of bringing TJ’s salad to the con. Yay for saving money.
+ Not con related, but watching Hail Caesar afterwards in period clothing was the bee’s knees. (”Hey! This room is full of Jared’s!”)
+ The pinups who are also cosplayers are kinda stuck up? At least that’s the impression I got. Come on guys, pinups are far more chill than this! (takes one to know one)
+ Eh...I prefer the actual convention center for main events and panels.
+ Some panel rooms were too small.
+ Noticing the the comic con cosplay and anime cosplay communities are like two different worlds.
+ Eh...awkwardness with some comic group that did not start talking to me until my significant other stepped out for a photo starting to talk about how I needed a safe space. What? I’m hoping that’s not your intention. The only safe space I need for creativity is quietness and easy access to tea.
+ Eh...the LBGT cosplay panel had some good intentions, but it seemed more focused on individual fame than banding together as a community.
+ Oh snap, broke my heel. My bad!
+ When I say “Club” you say “Cosplay!” “Club! “Anxiety...” “Club!” “Anxiety...”
+ Convincing Deb to go as Annie and @daoutlaw to go as Sandy.
Recording the podcast tonight. Overall, I had a good time. I like the smaller, more laid back events that aren’t as overwhelming.
