Dragon*Con - Day Four

This morning we got up to go to the Leonard Nimoy panel. We waited in line for about two hours, but it was worth it. As we sat there listening Nemoy, we got a surprise appearance of William Shatner!
After that panel was over, we booked it over to hop in line for the Stargate panel. Sheppard, Tela, Carson, Vala, Mitchal, and Ronan were all there. It wasn't as good as previous years, but it was still awesome to see all of them.
When we were done at the Stargate panel, we went over to the Steampunk costuming panel. That was a lot of fun, and learned a lot about Steampunk.
Then we went to have lunch and wander the vender halls. Once the halls closed down, we went to Marriott and people watch. This is some of what we saw:

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Dragon*Con - Day Three

Today was a lot of fun. The first thing of the day today was the parade. Hundreds, if not a thousand, people were dressed up all their finery, representing their favorite shows, movies, games, and just about anything else! We had ranks of Storm Troopers and fleets of Pirates. Groups of Klingon's to the Periodic Table.







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Once the parade was over, we booked it over to see the TAPS panel with Jason, Grant, Steve, Tango, Joe Chin, and Dustin. Those guys are awesome.

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After that panel was over, we went into the lobby of the Marriott to meet up with Victor's dad who stayed in the hotel room for the morning because he wasn't feeling good. :( While waiting, Victor thought that there was something special about see Gandalf looking out over the people of Dragon*Con.

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But, once he felt like going out, he met up with Victor and her mom to go to the vendor hall to look at merchandise. After looking through one room of booths, Victor came across this one booth that really captured her attention. It was a booth of swords and other weaponry. It wasn't long until she was walking away, fifty buck poorer, with two amazing daggers sporting in her belt.

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After Victor's new find, we headed off to Hard Rock Cafe for lunch.

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After lunch, we went to go to see an Adam Savage panel. That was amazing! He is such a great fun loving guy. It was awesome to see him in person. Unfortunately, we were ALL the way in the back and couldn't get a good picture of him. This was the best we could do, a picture of the screen.

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After that panel, Victor hooked up with her friends and wandered about for a little while until they had to go to a concert and Victor went in search of parents and food. Once she was fed, she went back to the hotel room to relax and get some sleep. (HA!)
Well, on that note of sleep, I will get some sleep!

Dragon*Con - Day Two

Today was interesting... All the costumes came out today. (Yes, Victor dressed up as a pirate.)



We saw everything from well done period style dresses, to weird, funcky, out-there steampunk cotsumes, to...well, let's just say, the "not so good" costumes. Word of advice, Just Say NO to Spandex!! O_o

Here are some of the awesome costumes we saw:


Spartans


The Sliver Surfer


Dread Pirate Roberts




Elvis Darth Vader

Then there were TONS of Steampunk costumes. Here are a few:









All that aside, we had a lot of fun. First thing this morning we went to a Leonard/Nimoy panel (That is to say, the original Captain Kirk and Spock!) which was absolutely hilarious!
After that was over, we went over to another panel about thrift store costuming. We learned a lot in there, not to go in and see what things [i]are[/i] but rather what they can become. Once all that was said and done, we went to go visit our friend Mummy Fairy in the Con Suit where she was working. (Got free food in the process!)
At the end of the day, we went to watch a costume contest. The costumes were, incredible! My favorite by far was the steampunk X-Men.















Well, it is late, and I am tired. I need my beauty sleep you know! So, I shall write again tomorrow night with more information about all the madness happening here at Dragon*Con.

Dragon*Con - Day One

Well today was...eventful... First, Victor and her mom were busy packing their bags and getting everything ready for the trip to Down Town for Dragon*Con. After they were mostly packed, they had to take the dog over to "camp Nana's" for the weekend. (aka grandma is watching the dog this weekend) Once they were back home, done packing, and Victor's dad came home, they loaded up the car and drove down to the the Hilton.



The rooms were quite nice!



Victor unpacked all her costumes.



And all her makeup and accessories.
Wait... Is that Jack?!?

After checking in and unpacking their bags, they headed over to the Sheraton for registration. Little did they know they had to stand in a line that wrapped 3/4 of a city block! After standing in line for two (or more) hours, they finally got their passes.

Dragon*Con

Well Victor is really excited, she and her parents are going to Dragon*Con tomorrow. Dragon*Con is a huge convention in Down Town Atlanta that is spread out over Labor Day weekend (Thursday-Monday). This convention takes over four of the the largest hotels Down Town. I can sum up this event in four words: Gathering of the Geeks! There are all sorts of tracks (Groups) on everything from anime, to robots, from LotR (Lord of the Rings) to Spiderman climbing the walls of the Hilton.
What Victor and her parents are most excited about however are the stars. Celebrities from all sorts of Sci-Fi shows and movies will be there, and they are looking forward to meeting them. Though to be honest, I don't see why they are so excited, I mean, I am a celebrity myself! *tosses fur*
Anyway, they will be taking me with them, and I shall keep all of you up to date on what is going on. Until then, goodnight, and I shall see (well not really) you tomorrow.