Hello all Fellow Geeks!
As all of you know this past
weekend I went to Dallas Comic-Con “Sci-Fi Expo” I had so much fun, I am not
even sure where to start! So I just start from the beginning! Saturday about
7am I woke up took a shower then got
into my Transporter accident. Seen here Two of my friend showed up
at the house and we got a photo taken and head out to the Con!
We arrived and went in to get our
tickets which surprisingly went very smooth since they change the way you get
your badges. You know have a bar-code you
use to get your wristband. Once we got our wrist band we were usher back
outside in the cold, in the parking garage where the line is to get in. My
group didn’t want to wait out in the cold as three of the four people where in
cosplays that either had short sleeves or a skirt that went along it. So we
waited in the car for about hour and half until we decide to head down.
Finally we enter the convention and
I always feel like I am under arrest, because they keep asking you to see your
wrist band so we usually end up putting both hands up in the air, like we are
under arrest. We first went into the
vendor Hall. Where we usually tend to do one round before we buy anything
unless if something you think will be gone later today. My friend and I
actually found some Star Trek snow globes for $5!!! We continue to keep walking the vendor’s hall
looking all the interesting stuff that out there, I had many people asking me
to stop so they can read my sign and chuckle and tell me that am very clever
and take a picture of it.
Around 1pm we went over to this new
thing they decided to do, it was call Cosplay Red Carpet. Two of my friends
walk it and I decided to take photos of all the wonderful cosplayers. I saw
some amazing costumes, everything from steampunk to Doctor Who to super heroes.
After the Red Carpet event we decide to
get in line for food, I believe that was the longest line I had waited in, like
always. (I really need to start packing myself a lunch)
Anyways, after lunch we went to the Piranha
Toys for the Star Trek Photo shoot, we took lots and lots of photos. Then they
had a costume contest at their booth in which, I one second place for my stuck
in the transport Costume. After that we walk around the vendors’ hall a bit, and
talk with my Sci-Fi club I belong to for a bit.
Soon, it was time for us to head up to the fourth floor to listen to the
Back to the Future Panel. I didn’t realize until I saw Lea Thompson that she plays
Bay’s mom on Switch at Birth! One thing
I thought was cute was a little girl
came up to the Microphone and goes “ Dr. Lloyd, I really like you show, so much
I did my science fair Project on Time
Travel and won first Place” The whole
room did the aww and clapped their hands. Then she goes “Does flux capacitor uses the wormhole theory?” Mr. Lloyd
paused and said are you busy tonight we need to have dinner.
After that panel we stayed because the next
one was The Walking Dead panel. That was really neat, I got to actually hear
Michonne (Danai Gurira) talk, I mean she doesn’t really chat on the show. It was
Danai and Emma ( Amy from season 1)
talking, Sadly Laurie ( Andera) couldn’t make it until Sunday afternoon,
well they talk about how in the
beginning the Zombies ate
separately from the ‘normal’s’ because it was gross trying to chat with something when things are
goosing or falling off while they eat. After
The Walking Dead panel it was close to the end of day one. I think we went back
down stairs and wonder the vendors’ hall a bit and then head out the doors to
go home!
Day two, we arrived a little later than expected but we put on our final
touches to our Cosplay, and head down to
the first floor and got in line in the garage, shortly it was time to enter. We
went straight up to the fourth floor to get a decent spot for Avery Brooks Panel.
While my friend held my sport I went down stairs to my local sci-fi club to see
if I can get someone to take photo of the Cosplay red carpet since I’ll still
be in the Avery Brook Panel. So, I finally got someone to help me and then I
ran backup stairs as it was getting close to Avery Brooks to come onto stage.
Boy isn’t he ‘High’ on life. He was so sweet, he ask while most of the audience
was sitting in the back, I yelled “Because are too poor for VIP” some people
around me chuckle and he us told to come closer. We all stood up and move to VIP
section, which was pretty awesome! Avery Brooks had the little kids come up the
stage and sit in the host spot and have them ask their questions. That was so
sweet of him too. After his Q and A I had to run down to the red Carpet Cosplay
walk, and they started early! Luckily I made it just in time! I walk the red
carpet and such got a time doing it.
Anyways, after that I believe we
had some lunch and decide to just wonder the Vendors hall, I got my photo taken
many time as always. Talk with some
great people and really enjoy just relaxing to finish up the con. We did run
into some con friend while were there and chatted with them for a bit.
In all, it was great smaller con. I always have fun and enjoy going to
these things! My next Con will be a very small convention down in College
Station called “Aggie Con” am super excited as I will get to see one of friend
who down there for Veterinary School. Of
course I will write another blog spot about that experience!
Until then,
Stay Geeky.
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