Current mood:

happy

Saboten Con Report
I got to indulge my inner geekdom this past weekend at Saboten Con!

I had a blast! I managed to finish my Kendappa costume. (Um...though I did have to stay up until 3:30 am the day of the con to do it...) I wish I'd managed to make her harp, though because everyone kept asking me if I was Belldandy. *sigh*

I also entered the AMV contest, and entered my BJD Didi into the BJD Fashion Show. I didn't win anything, but Didi did! LOL More on that here.




Likes:

The AMV Contest: Yah, the 40 or so minute wait before sucked, but as soon as things got up and running it ran really smoothly. There were also alot of good videos! I had a hard time choosing who to vote for! On top of that, the crowd was really reactive! They laughed, cheered, and were just a great audience for those of us with videos in the contest.

Cosplay: I don't know what it was, but it really felt like everyone went all out this con. There were so many great costumes! It makes me sad because I didn't have a camera! ;-;

Masquerade: See above for costumes. Seriously, there were such great costumes in the Masquerade! And (from what I could see of them - see dislikes below for more info) the skits were cool too! And if the AMV Contest had a great audience, then the Masquerade had a superb one! You guys were so excited and welcoming! It was all a contestant could ask for in an audience! Plus we all got a nifty participation prize. That so rocked! Plus - CUTIEPOP! 'Nuf said.

BJD Fashion Show: I didn't make it to a second day at the con - but my BJD Didi did! LOL From what I've seen and heard, this event was cool. I wish I could have come with my boy and met everyone. But, he did pretty good on his own - he even won 2nd place! Thank-you everyone who voted for him!

The Feel: I don't know how else to put it, but Saboten just had this awesome feeling to it. Everyone was so friendly - attendees, con staff, hotel staff, ect. You could just start chatting with random people, and they'd just chat back like old friends. It was fantastic! I've been to cons in which even just asking a fellow cosplayer for a picture is uncomfortable because they make you feel like an annoyance. I never experienced anything like that here. It was wonderful!

Being a Volunteer: This was also my first time as a volunteer, and admittedly I didn't do as much as others. I helped Yukiko at her Kimono Panel. I made props for the BJD Fashion Show. Otherwise I did a little gofering for people. I fetched drinks, and helped move tables. LOL I enjoyed doing it alot though. I think I'd like to volunteer again. Maybe even try to run an event.

Dislikes:

The Hotel: Too small! It got really crowded, especially in artist alley/around the panel rooms. Sometimes it was hard to get through. And it seemed sometimes it would clog the path whenever someone stopped someone for a picture. I also don't think I'd want to stay there. Windows on the inside? That seemed a little weird.

How the Masquerade was Run: Though I enjoyed being in the Masquerade, I didn't like how it was run. We only met one of the judges, which I didn't like. And we weren't told right away that we had to talk to people about music. I actually left and came back before I was told about it. Then there was alot of confusion about where we were supposed to meet before the Masq. My seat during the Masq was right in front of the side curtains - so I was trying to see through them to see the skits. At one point I stood up to go stand at the side so I could watch, and was quickly asked to sit back down by the staff. If I couldn't actually watch the Masq, I'd rather have been in a seperate room where I'd have felt free to move around and get water and such. I did get offered water by a staffmember during halftime - which I was really grateful for! I also feel the halftime went on way too long. Several contestants were saying they had to leave, and were wondering how long before the prizes were announced.



Okay, I'll post pics of me in my Kendappa costume later, as well as a link to my AMV.