Phew… What a weekend. Youmacon has come and gone. Brittany had a blast and I learned a few lessons:
- If you are going to an Anime convention, wear a costume. Even if you’re not part of the subculture (Bebop Rules), the native cosplayers will appreciate the effort… even if it’s just a pair of cat ears or a Narutard headband.
- Cosplayers have an obsessive need to hug each other. So much so that many were wearing signs advertising ‘free hugs’ or ‘hugs for pizza’. Tread carefully lest ye be glomped!!!
- Those showing somewhat more than the legal limit of skin are most likely to be those who really shouldn’t.
- Those who could get away with showing somewhat more than the legal limit of skin, most likely won’t, but will likely skirt that limit very closely.
- Anime cosplayers are amazingly creative and talented. Awesome costumes!
- There’s always a couple smelly guys whose costume seems to involve nothing more than walking around barefoot and talking loudly to anyone who stops moving. This is *not* limited to anime cons.
- If you go to a convention for the express purpose of helping someone else out running the Penguicon table, make sure they’ve actually shown up!!! Definitely make sure before dropping $50 bucks on a badge you don’t otherwise need!!!
- The Hyatt (any Hyatt) is a terrible place for a convention (any convention). Please world, stop having them there.
- A double bed isn’t. It fits *one* adult!
- I don’t care how tired you are, leave the hotel rather than eating in the hotel restaurant. There is little or no excuse for a $32 steak, a $30 plate of pasta or a $22 salad bar!
- Youmacon is a heck of an event!
It’s good to be home and have full net access again, though.
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