Holy monkey. Insanity. Madness and emotions. None of these words are working properly to explain how I feel after my very first Dragon*Con. It… was… AWESOME. If ever there was a place where I truly felt as though I fit in 100%, this was it. Britt and I spend the long weekend, 3 solid days, immersed in a world of costumes, podcasts, panels, and geekery. It was like nothing I’ve ever experienced before and I will be back every year, ad infinitum.
I thought I knew costumes. I didn’t. The sheer number of costumes at the con was mind blowing. Add to that the quality of said costumes and I was picking up pieces of my brain from off of the walls. At one point I was part of a 25 person Dragon Age group in a huge parade! Every night for 3 days we were in a gigantic hotel atrium both posing in costume and gawking at the other incredible costumes that were flooding the place. I was able to squeeze off a handful of photos of myself. Check them out here if you’d like to see what I’m talking about.
I also got to meet a whole bunch of amazing people, including but not limited to: Felicia Day, Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont, Brian Brushwood, Justin R Young, Harrisson & Emily Krix of VolpinProps, Obsidian, and many, many more. Britt and I were even featured in an impromptu costume contest on the NSFW video podcast.
Finally, I was able to catch up to the wonderful and talented Harrison and Emily Krix (volpinprops.net) for a quick photo shoot in their AMAZING Daft Punk and Soul Caliber costumes. You can see the whole set here.
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