So! I-Con was a hoot. It claims to be the largest sci-fi/fantasy convention in the Northeast, and it sure looked that way. Over six thousand attendees milling around the Stony Brook Campus...none of which I got to see because I was so freaking busy.


The drive wasn't too bad...until we approached NYC, which is simultaneously the world's most stunning, exciting place and a blight of crowded humanity. If we were small pets owned by some giant super-race of alien beings, New York City would be a habitat deemed "too overcrowded and stressful...may cause females to eat their young in distress...avoid keeping your humans in such overcrowded habitats."

Anyway that's how it makes ME feel...too freaking many damn people, too many trucks, wholly inadequate roads. NYC turned a pleasant seven hour drive into an eight and a half hour drive, with the tail end of the trip being the most frightening part. Eeep! Next time, screw the GW bridge during afternoon rush hour...I'm taking the LI ferry from New England. Seven pleasant hours of driving with a pretty boat ride at the end...now THAT'S my idea of the proper way to conclude a road trip.


The convention site was awesome and very pretty, Stony Brook University on Long Island Sound = SO pretty. If Charlotte ever wants to go there she has my blessings. We were in the sports complex, a huge indoor arena. I don't know how many vendors there were (my guess is about fifty or so, great ratio of customers to vendors by the way) but I was SO happy to find that my table was right near the rollup door entrance. We arrived at 5;30 PM, the sales hours on Friday were from 6 to 10 PM and we had time to spare (I set up ~lightning~ quick even under the most dire circumstances, Yay me!).

I got sandwiched between a Star Wars card -n- crap vendor and a really nice booth full of anime stuff. There was a HUGE booth of anime stuff directly behind us, too. I knew where my money was gonna go, I can tell you that.

This is me at my table. I only had one eight foot long table, but I think I crammed everything on it rather nicely. PLUS I made pretty signs for everything. I actually had my shit together (a nice alternative to the usual state of affairs, you know?).


The Cosplayers were ~everywhere~. I think the ratio was one out of every ten or so, at least on Saturday. Every other person had ears on or something, and a number of people went absolutely crazy with really elaborate stuff. I saw some disturbing things (like a guy who MUST have been pushing 60 or so...overweight, pasty, Coke-bottle black-frame glasses, looks like someone's dad, wearing a complete Inuyasha outfit...I threw up a little in my mouth there), also there were a lot of kids doing Naruto...a LOT. It was like a truck full of Naruto cosplayers backed up to the door and unloaded them. You couldn't swing a dead chocobo without hitting a Naruto kid (heh...get it? FF humor? Those were there too and I took great pride in recognizing the Final Fantasy cosplayers by name. I so rock.)

Without further ado, my cavalcade of cosplay pics:
State Alchemists!  They were adorable.
A very cute Asuka from Evangelion...I guess she was happy and not in full bitch-mode.  A little too cute and OOC, but hey the guys liked her.
Just for you, Rumdiculous.  Auron!!!  He was tickled that I recognized him (I guess no one else did).
Chi from Chobits.  The Chi girls were everywhere.  This one had the best ears.  Legions of fanboys surrounded every Chi girl like wolves around a wounded elk...it was funny.
Cloud!  This boy was so nice.  He told me all about his sword...
A very pretty Yuna from Final Fantasy X2.  Not armed, though (even fakey-looking fantasy guns were prohibited).
Kikyo!  She said I was the first person ALL DAY who actually claimed to like Kikyo (no I did NOT sell any of my Kikyo prints).
Lulu from FFX.  I told her I was glad that she came by my booth while my husband was out getting lunch for us.  The glare off the tops of her breasts was very authentic!!  Nice kid, really.  Great costume.
Hands-down BEST Naruto cosplayer in the house.  Kakashi (I think...not into Naruto).  He even had a red eye...cool!
A really cute Sango.  She looked awesome in that body stocking-thing.  Spandex is a privilege, NOT a right.
Star Wars dudes.  I forgot their squadron number. :::rolls eyes:::  These guys took themselves way seriously.  I think the white button contacts the Imperial squadron leader, the yellow one regulates breathing apparatus in spaceflight, and the red one calls mom for a ride home.

And that was just some of the stuff I saw. Everyone was really nice, and they got a big kick out of being recognized.


So anyway, I did really well. I sold all my little arm dragons and a TON of masks, including that really nice gold and copper Medusa that took me so long to make. Normally I'm hap-hap-happy when I sell such a pricey piece but THIS one I was actually quite attached to...I'm afraid I sniffled a little. Stoopid emo artist chick.

I did so well, I paid with cash for next year's table in advance. Saved about a hundred dollars that way. So, I know what I'll be doing next year on the second-to-last weekend of March. :-)

Picked up a TON of anime swag while I was there (of course. I was like a gambling addict in Las Vegas, surrounded as I was with anime crap dealers on two sides). Rumdiculous and Ash-Grey-Sky...I have neat stuff for you (going to mail it out tomorrow, probably).

Oh, which reminds me. On Res's advice I picked up an anime series, "The Twelve Kingdoms". Greg bought me BOTH box sets, so I have the whole series (yay for sweet husbands!). Been watching it...it's SO addictive...like potato chips, I can't stop once I start watching. More on that later (but thank you for telling me about it, Res...I LOVE the story).

Aaaand...that's enough for now. My fingers are bleeding!
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From: [identity profile] lotus-faerie.livejournal.com


(Sorry, I posted from the wrong account the first time.)

Wow, your stuff is so beautiful! You look so natural standing there, too. :)

Too bad we missed each other, but it seems like I'd better learn a lot more about current anime before I try to attend something like that, or I'll have no clue what's going on. :P

Okay, time to force myself to get to work on this paper abstract that's due at four-thirty. . .that's why I'm skipping class. *guilty grin*

From: [identity profile] rumdiculous.livejournal.com


Aw no Kikyou love, what's the world coming too? I would have praised that girl for having the courage to even dress up as the dreaded priestess. ;)

Hee, Auron. He's a pretty decent one. I would have tackled him. :P

You were stuck beside a Star Wars booth? Oh god, you poor thing. That had to be at least a little annoying. At least you could attract the fanboys attention with your fabulous masks. Aw, I'm sad that you sold the gold medusa mask too. It was so pretty...

I'm dying to know what you got me. Really. They say that a Taurus is supposed to be patient, but that is a load of crap.

I'd love to go to a event like that. It had to have been a blast. How long did it last?

Twelve Kingdom's! How long is that series? It looks wonderful. Plus it has unicorns, that's always a plus in my book.

From: [identity profile] empath-eia.livejournal.com


Wooh! *claps hands* I love the Yuna best, I think, followed closely by that Kakashi. His forehead protector is actually metal! I'm majorly impressed! Yay, Auron! (I'm a huge FF fan). And the Kikyo too. Waaahhhhh for being way up in the middle of nowhere, far from I-Con! Some day I'm going to have to take a trip to this, because it looks like way too much fun to miss out on. If I were to cosplay... I'd go as... actually, I have no clue. Kikyo would work well for me. I could pull off Kikyo. Funfunfun!

Your stall looks awesome!! So that's what you look like! *glomp*

From: [identity profile] pzb.livejournal.com


Damn woman, you do have a nice table set up. :D One of these years, I'll get mine down, though I can say I've set up in under ten minutes on several occasions. :D This weekend included.

That is definitely some nice cosplay. There were a handful of nice ones at Sakuracon, but the nice to crap ratio wasn't very good. :D

Stoopid emo artist chick.

Hee hee...yes, there's a reason I don't sell many originals. XD

From: [identity profile] a-hollow-year.livejournal.com


XD I love you at your table! It's so full of stuff I want to pick up and get dirty fingerprints all over. And I'd feel bad about having to sell something I was so proud of, too. Not stupid or emo at all! That's one of the reasons I could never really be an artsy person (well, a professional artsy person) ^^; I'd never let any of my babies go.
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