Back from cons (with pictures!)...

[summer_jackel]

Dude, two cons in two weekends. Am I a party jackal or what?

Morphicon was awesome. It was small and fun, I met a lot of excellent people I wouldn't otherwise have met because I don't tend to leave the West Coast much. It was my first experience having a dealer's room table, and that was very good as well. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep for all the right, fun con reasons, and I even managed to get myself tied up and photographed. (!) (Yeah, I'm a tease. I'll share some of those when I get them, I don't have them yet). Thank you, Morphicon furs!!

So THIS weekend, I went to...another con. This would be BayCon, the local general scifi con that I've been going to for at least...I want to say, 13, 14 years straight? I almost didn't because of Morphicon, but decided at the last minute to show up Sunday. Baycon has gotten...a lot smaller and less interesting this year, at least from my POV, but it was still fun. And the new hotel was...bizarre. Though honestly I enjoyed the opportunity to hang out with, in no particular order, leora, madmanatw, baxil, darch and joreth. Particularly pleased about seeing the latter albiet briefly, since she was here from Florida.

Some pictures were taken, and lo, they are behind the cut.



We'll start this with a cute cat picture. To make things confusing, this isn't Magic. This is Lao Tzu, madmanatw and corpsefairy's cat. In photos they may look similar, but in actuality Tzu is at least 2 1/2 of Magic...who is not, mind you, a small kitty!


This is me at my table at Morphicon. It's a crappy picture and I look zombie-esque, but that's what I get for getting in to bed at *5 am* the night bef...wait, no *that morning*. :P



babsbunny in her Lily costume, being really cute and impressing me with her improv skills:



And another critter shot. I was rather astounded to see that one of the dealers had...a pet baby alligator. 0_0 Now, I have serious concerns about the long-term implications of keeping this animal as a pet (they were planning to keep her in an appartment, even as an adult 'gator) but...well, I got to hold and pet a baby alligator, and she was just stunning. I hope she has a good adulthood.


Now we skip to Baycon!
Here's madmanatw lookin' just too darn pretty in his new armor. Prettier than it is comfortable to have lunch in, but hey! I got photos!


This one shows the extent of the armor better. I was going to say something about how I'm glad I'm not the one wearing it, but then I recalled that I wear both fursuits and Victorian garb.


And here's joreth, looking completely gorgeous in the Fire Elf costume she made for Baycon. And boy, is it nifty. All that from liquid latex!!





And lastly, because yes, I am a geek. My only real purchase from either dealers' room was this delightful plush Anubis jackal! He brings my plush Anubis collection up to three. (And my jackal collection to a paltry four...no one makes plush jackals! Unfair!) At any rate, here he is with Malawi, my African Wild Dog plushie (wearing a necklace gleaned from a party at Morphicon).



The cons were great. Wish other aspects of my life were working so well but...well...keeping on trying.

For those of you who missed it (I chose a really bad time to post this) I still have a sketch meme going in both the G-rated and Adults-locked version of this journal.

I think I need sleep now.

Comments

[madmanatw.livejournal.com]

It was good to see you.

Ya know, I do look pretty badass in that armor. ;D

[martes.livejournal.com]

You look fine in your pic.

Now that guy at the table behind you, however...he looks like he's staring at his crotch with disturbing intensity...

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

hahahaha! I hadn't noticed that, but it is so true. 0_0

[zrath.livejournal.com]

That octopus stuffie on your table is awesome!
I want one like that!

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

That octopus is one of my very favorites.

[dollbunny.livejournal.com]

Lao Tzu the mystery kitty!! Ohh no Mina pictures? :( She's such a sweet little meatloaf.

Whoa Adam looks damn good in the armor. And vaguely intimidating as well.

[madmanatw.livejournal.com]

:D
I had to check your journal to remember who went with that username. :)

[dollbunny.livejournal.com]

I am the Compliment ninja!

[archteryx.livejournal.com]

Zombielike or not, it was still great to meet you. :>

[nicole-monkey.livejournal.com]

Aww! I wish i had gotten to see you while you were down :(
I was at Kubla Con being a great big dorky gamer all weekend. Oh man did I ever buy soo many games (eep! money's!) but I had a super fun time! I'm glad to see that you had fun at your cons.. I just wish people would space these things out a little so I could make it to more than one and not die from excessive bleeding of the wallet! Hope to see you soon!

[madmanatw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, some of us are talking about doing Kubla next year instead of BayCon (maybe Sat at BayCon or something). We'll see how it goes.

[baxil.livejournal.com]

I think 2007 may have just been The Year Baycon Sucked. There are several factors going into that, but the hotel really did have a suppressing effect. It'll make a big difference if: A) next year's hotel has a real party floor (with, oh, an external deck, which has an immeasurable effect); and B) con-space layout is simple and adjacent.

*random comment*

[donaithnen.livejournal.com]

Everyone keeps saying that so it must be true, but it seems a little surreal to me since i had an absolutely awesome time there. Of course it was my first year there, and in fact my first trip to a mid-sized con ever, so i had no real idea what to expect. Perhaps i'll just be blown away when i go back next year :)

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking Sat at BayCon would be good for me too; Kubla, alas, has little draw for me since I'm not a gamer.

Hope I see you soon, too. :)

[swandog.livejournal.com]

Off topic: Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Birthday! :D

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Swannie!!!!! <3 <3
I appreciate your well-wishes a lot.

[donaithnen.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

That was weird, i just happened to stumble across your profile on OkCupid, and then happened to follow the link to your LJ, and then started going down through the public posts because i've got a friend who's very into cephalopods so i was checking for interesting links for her, and then was very surprised to see comments about leora darch and madmanatw!

So _you're_ the one who took the awesome pictures of adam! Now that i go back and check he clearly credited you, but the nick didn't click at all until i saw the pictures again here.

This was clearly my moment of synchronicity for the day :)

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

well hey cool! I like moments of synchronicity!

Be welcomed. :) I try 'n post cephalopod goodness when it comes my way. Has your friend seen http://squid.us/ ?

mayhap I'll see you around some time.

[donaithnen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So, um, do i have to ask about the G-rated vs. Adult-rated filters that you mentioned above, or is that decided by you on your own discretion?

I have no idea, but i'll certainly add it to the list with the cephbase links when i tell her about them later today. Thanks! :)

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

If you would like to be on the adults-only filter, all you have to do is ask. :)

[donaithnen.livejournal.com]

*asks* Thank you! :)

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

you are now on! Let slip the dogs of porn!

[donaithnen.livejournal.com]

Oh my! That certainly sounds rather... something :)