Wondercon 2013

^{H&M dress // UO floral tights // Guess glasses // La Marelle necklace (gift) // Dr Martens boots // T-shirt & Jeans bag}

Off I went to my first ever Wondercon this year. It was set at the Anaheim Convention Center, and I was quite surprised when I saw a fellow convention go-er while waiting for the two-hour long bus journey from downtown LA to Anaheim! He had on a spiderman jacket and when he boarded the bus in front of me, I spied all sorts of fandom geekery on his wallet. That, and he and another stranger got to chatting when he confirmed his destination. I have to say, I think I make a pretty decent ~~creep~~ spy…

I didn’t dare chat them up on the bus; I’ve always felt caught between worlds. I read graphic novels, watch animation and mainstream media, but I can’t remember trivia about my favourite characters most of the time. Hell, sometimes I don’t even remember the names of my favourite characters. My interest in something pales so much in comparison when I see the fiery passion lurking behind some of the people I’ve met, that it makes me feel ashamed to profess a decent liking of something sometimes. But perhaps I’m overanalysing things.

Anyway, on to the event! I met up with Shamis, my trusty convention buddy for the past two years. It’s awesome having someone to meander through the alleys of exhibit halls with.

I got invited to Wondercon as a professional, and couldn’t resist taking a photo of my ‘achievements’. X3

The Cosplayers

She was the most beautiful Dr. Who cosplayer I’d ever laid eyes on. I love every element of her outfit!

There were a handful of Joker cosplayers as usual, but Joker Elvis took the cake at Wondercon.

I have no idea what these duo was cosplaying from, but I was appreciative of the detail and fabric of their costumes.

Sesame Street’s Count cosplayer taking photographs.

This little doggy though, stole the show with its My Little Pony getup. I felt a little sorry for it though.

The Food

This was it. But it was the best overpriced hot dog Shamis and I had for the entire convention.

The Geekery

Shamis and I attended a Star Wars vs Star Trek debate panel, and when it came to round three, I just couldn’t contain my excitement at seeing my two favourite characters from both shows- C3PO from Star Wars vs Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The good people at Astro Mech created real-life droids of R2-D2 and Wall-E. IT WAS AMAZING.

This little princess was afraid of them at first, but her parents encouraged her to overcome the uncanny valley with R2.

My second panel at Wondercon was the R2 Builders, who did a showcase of all the droids they had at the event, and answered questions on building your own. They have free blueprints at their site, and boasted variations such as actual movable arms and antenna.

I was fascinated by the digitally-printed drawings that Stephen Silver did on these matryoshkas. He said they were done from England I think.

Here is Shamis with Stephen Silver, and his autographed sketch book.

I was awfully creepy when I saw Pascal Campion in the flesh! I’ve been following his very pretty tumblr for a while now. SO MUCH REPRESSED SQUEE.

Some awesome wool toys at woolbuddy‘s super cute booth.

Minecraft and moustache supplies.

Life-sized shuttle pod from Oblivion.

Not forgetting a little bit of anime. Franky from One Piece! I really need to catch up from where I last stopped…

Drawing demonstration of Ryu from Street Fighters on a larger-than-life tablet. So. Cool.

Wuvable Oaf is wuvable.

Dinner at Pasadena

I forgot where we had sushi at, but it boasted a conveyor belt with little boats carrying the dishes round and round.

And then it was down to 21 Choices (which had an awfully long queue), to find out what the fuss was about:

We finally got into the shop interior after queueing for so long; the staff were incredibly friendly and were giving out samples of their special mixes. Needless to say, I got every one of them. XD

My favourite photo from the batch.

Making of the yogurt. They basically take all the toppings and crush them together with the yogurt base. And then you get to choose a non-crushed topping on top. As usual, I got sprinkles in mine.

I forgot what I got, but this small cup was way too big for how 21 Choices makes their yogurt. I remember regretting not getting the très small, which would have been perfect without me getting tired of all the yogurt I had.