Mah flag turned out epic :3 and it made me happy. More on that later if anyone is interested ^^;
Anywho, my day started out super early and went super late. I only had the one day (Sat) at Comic Con, so I had to make the most of it ^__^
Set alarm for 5:30, woke up at 3:30 and then 5:15. Left the condo at 6 to get cash and food, and was on the road by 6:25. Got slightly lost on the way to
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itsmisstea 's house, but finally made it and picked her up. We actually got a bit more significantly lost on the way to Comic Con ^^; I had looked at a map, and saw that the 5 pretty much ended in downtown San Diego, so I figured we'd follow it until we ran into the exits I recognized. Turns out the 5 magically turns into the 805 with no warning, and we almost made it to the Mexican Border O_o. Fortunately, Misty remembered the right freeway to take (because she was smart and picked up her badge the day before) and we made it to Downtown just fine. Parking was 'meh.' A bit more than I like to pay, but the place I was used to parking was full. Fortunately, there was a shuttle that stopped a block away, so getting to and from wasn't an issue.
Finally, at about 10:30, I had my badge and we were in! Stupid me left my cell phone in the car, so Misty and I parted ways so I could recover my missing piece of electronics. Then, until about 2 I wandered about Dealer Hall. It was so much fun, and a bit stressful ^^; I wanted to see so much, and I had to find a couple artists. Finally got to meet
missmonstermel , and joked around with the creator of
Questionable Content.
From about 2:30 to 4, there was Masq rehearsal and chilling out (while waiting for peoples and whatnot). Then, back to the dealer hall! Got to say hi to Johanne Matte and pick up her wonderful Water Tribe comics (and surprise pins :O ). Did a bunch of random stuff, and then I had to go back to the car and drop off my flag (pictured behind the cut) and pick up my stage ninja clothes, and then make it back to the masq. green room, on the way talking to a good friend of mine from college, Keaton. It was an awesome 15 minutes XD
( Me and my Kings flag ^___^ )Finally got locked into the green room at 7:15, and changed into dark jeans and a long sleeve turtle neck. Masq didn't get started until a bit past 9 O_o I think they started late because they had to show the commercials/previews, even though everyone else was ready. We were number 6, and part of me is really glad we got it done early. I think I stepped on stage a bit too soon in the rant, but whatever ^^; everything else went fine, and now I know better when it comes to timing on the stage. Everything is better backstage. You get to see the costumes up close, talk to the people who made them. It was just such a wonderful experience, and I get to say I survived Comic Con Masquerade (SHHH I know it was as a ninja, but still >:3 ).
We finally escaped the green room at 12:30, and this is where my Comic Con experience got kinda dangerous. Stupid me decided that I would drive home that night. I didn't really get on the road until 1:30 or so (due to needing gas and getting to the car and whatnot). Fortunately I never got lost, unfortunately the long day was really catching up to me. At 2:20, I saw a rest stop and I decided that it was time for a nap. I curled up in the backseat wrapped in my dress that I wore that day, and slept until 3. My desire to get home and sleep for real propelled me onward. I listened to cranked-up (terrible) music, turned the AC up to freezing, and made it safely back to the condo at 4:30. I consider myself lucky O_o I never drifted to sleep or nodded off (I
definitely would've stopped and slept if that happened) but nothing could seem to focus and I found myself squinting a lot. The best technique I found for clearing my vision and head was to bite as hard as I could on my hand. Adrenaline does amazing things.
Slept until 11:30 the next day, and then slept another two hours before dinner ^^;
Yay Comic Con! Now I just need a fucking job so I can afford to go next year, and make costumes!
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