Dragon*Con: The Countdown

So its Friday. Jackson and I will be attending Dragon*Con on Sunday. I have to work Friday and Saturday and he didn't want to go without me. He is so sweet!

An update on my crafts, now. The lunchbox took FOREVER to paint due to the poor weather around my house. There was a constant rain for like 4-5 days straight. So besides being depressed and lonely, I also couldn't get my Vitamin D from the sun. Bummer. I believe that I have abandoned the lunchbox for now. I truly do not have time to get the pictures ready and put on completely. The project would be rushed and half-assed. Its not workth doing if its not full-assed. :)

As for my uniform, Jackson will be cutting it out today. I can sew well but I have difficulty cutting the material in a decent fashion. Once he cuts out the pieces, I can help him pin them together and we can break out the two sewing machines. MUHAHAHAHA! Then the real fun will begin.

I jsut hope this costume turns out well. I haven't made plans to wear anything as a backup, so I'm pretty much banking on this working. I know it will be great. I just hope that Jackson can get me started in the cutting department. I would also like to do a test run before Sunday. I would prefer to get up on Sunday and put on a costume that I'm happy with.

I will try to post pictures from Dragon*Con as soon as I can. I may not blog tomorrow, depending on how much I have ready for the big day. :)

The Loss of a Great Henchman

As a HUGE fan of the adult swim show The Venture Brothers, I tune in every Sunday at 11:30pm to watch the latest episode of season three. The final two episodes entitled A Family That Slays Together Stays Together I and II were quite a shock to Venture fans.

Throughout the final episode, I had a feeling that someone wasn't going to be in the fourth season. Every time a character did something dangerous, I just knew it was the end for them. Despite that lengering feeling, the episode began to close and I thought we had dodged a bullet. Not so fast.

One of the characters since the beginning, Henchman #24 was killed in an explosion with H.E.L.P.E.R. Jackson and I were horrified to see #24's head fly from the wreckage of the Monarch-mobile and land in the arms of his hetero life partner #21. At first I thought, no. This will just be another nameless Henchman, but it was confirmed.

The tee shirt for the last episode on the Tee Shirt of the Week was in memory of #24. WHY?!?!?!

May he rest in pieces, a good friend and a great Henchman. May he find a villian in the sky where he will finally be Henchman #1.

Dragon*Con 2008: The Preparation Continues

In my last post, I wrote about my costume for Dragon*Con.

Today, I started working on my "purse". Its actually a plain lunch box from Hobby Lobby. I plan to paint it and put pictures of the Original Crew of the Enterprise. While watching episodes of TOS, I used painter's tape to cover the trim to protect it from the paint.

Tomorrow, I plan on applying the paint to the lunch box so it has time to dry. I have picked out the photographs to go onto the box, but i still have to print them out and resize them.

I'm not sure how long it will take for the paint to dry due to the stormy weather and changes in humidity. Hopefully I can get the box painted and the pictures ready to apply tomorrow.

Jackson and I will also have to work on the uniform. Once he has my measurements, the sewing should not be such a problem.

A great find at the Thrift Store today will help to accent my costume. I found an old glue gun that kinda looks like the phasers. The most impressive thing is that the glue gun only cost me 54 cent. I think that is enough for a project. I plan on spraying the white gun black and adding some silver highlights to make it look more like a phaser.

Only 7 Days Until I Go to Con!

Dragon*Con: Tonight We Prepare

ACTUALLY, the preparation will take longer than tonight. I'm fairly worn out from the restaurant and do not have all of the supplies necessary to complete such a task.

My first convention was Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2006. In 2007, I went to Dragon*Con for the first time and fell in love. Its a great convention full of great panels, fans, actors(some actors), concerts, and shopping. There's a little bit of everything.

Last year, Jackson dressed up in his LARP character to promote the game he plays in. As much as I love cosplay, I didn't have the time nor money to prepare for the day. I felt a little inadequate, since this was my first large scale convention. This year, I will have a costume. I have set my heart on that matter.

I am a HUGE Trekkie. I adore the TOS or The Original Series. So for my costume, I decided to build (with the help of Jackson) a uniform like the female officers wore. I have sketched the uniform based off of watching TOS and the internet.


I am super excited about my costume! I will publish photos as soon as I can and I will definitely upload photos from the convrntion.

Dungeons and Dragons! Oh My!

I recently watched the film Gamers. This is a mockumentry about a group of guys (of course) that are obsessed with the rpg Demons, Nymphs and Dragons. They have played for 74,558 hours and are attempting to break the record for longest hours ever played. The film looks into their lives, sacrifices, and dedication to the game while viewing their personal lives.

After viewing this film, I had a renewed interest in D&D. I've been playing for about a year now and started with a combination of 3.o and 3.5 edition. Since 4th edition came out in June, I've been playing two separate games. In my boyfriends campaign, I play a level 3 (soon to be 4) Tiefling Warlock named Nemia. In our friend's campaign, I play a recently (last night) level 4 Dragonborn
Cleric.

Before watching this film, I would feel the stress of playing. The game almost seemed like a job or task. I had gotten to where I didn't look forward to playing. Thats went I realized that I can't continue like that. D&D is a hobby not a chore. But, after being amused by the group and seeing their struggle, I could relate. I knew the stress of everyone depending on you to put your heart in the game and to not half-ass it. My faith and interested was renewed in an 87 minute film.

I have actually begun to tabulate my own rpg hours. Wonder what that will tally to, 75,000 hours? :)

Yes, Massster!

So, I'm probably jumping the gun here, but I found a new comic that is currently be made into a movie.


Well, actually, the comic is a prequel to the movie to help introduce the characters before the movie comes out. Its called, Igor. The story about a dark humor town of Malaria. In Malaria, the best job is being an evil scientist. Every year these is an evil science fair to determine who is the best evil scientist.

Of course, these scientists need someone to pull the switch! There are Igors for purchase at Igorium. :) There is an accidental switch between to rival scientists, and so we meet Igor, the star.

Igor is smart and has ambition of becoming the first Igor evil scientist! Follow the adventures of Igor, Scamper, and Brain (both failed experiments) as they secretly try to develop the perfect experiment to win the evil science fair!

The movie itself has a star struck cast including John Cusack, Steve Buscemi *blushes*, Christian Slater, John Cleese, Sean Hayes, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, Arsenio Hall, James Lipton, and Paul Vogt.

Here is a trailer for the movie Igor set for release September 19th 2008!