|
|
 |
| .:A-Kon Picture Galleries:. |
| This is our A-Kon Galleries, see the sights, the costumes and the insanity! For more infor, visit A-Kon.com! |
| A-kon 15 |
 |
| So, You like to cosplay? So do we! This is year number 4 for us too. Now, if this is your first convention, here some 411 you may want to considered in your travels, stay and cosplay. 1) TAKE SOMETHING WITH YOU ON THE CAR RIDE! We live about two and a half hours outside of Dallas, so of course the ride is boring. Take a gameboy or PSP, MP3 player or what ever else keeps your mind off the road... Unless you're the driver. Make up game to keep you and your driver company. Or if you're like me.... SLEEP!!!! Oh yeah, I can sleep in the damn car! 2) Long ride? You have to piss like a damn race horse? Hungry?! Plan rest stops on the way! We usually hit the same McD's going to Dallas, reguardless if it's A-Kon or not. 3) The room is where you're staying.... WITH SIX OTHER PEOPLE! Don't be like fan boys/girls and not bathe! That's just f***ing sick man! On this subject, I keep names and sexes to myself, but I will tell you my expericence on the not bathing bit. I had one person our second A-Kon who came with us and this person refused to bathe, refused to put deordant on, shave vital areas the whole time they were with us. Not to mention this person didn't want to do what they were suppose to do when it came time to check out. We actually had to GO back and find them so we could leave. Big no-no! So, if anything, have a plan, and BATHE! 4) You're most likely gonna get hot in your costume you made. If that happens, make sure you have a layer under it so you can strip to that and cool off for a little. Don't overheat yourself. With some costumes, you can use different parts from the seires to show that character off. Like Naruto. In the beginning of the seires, you see him running through the village with his coat around his waist and a black shirt on. That works. Or with Sephiroth (and yes girls you too can trick the eye on this). When Cloud comes to beat the shit out of Sephiroth, Sephiroth is without his trenchcoat. Girls, to hide you breasts if your Sephiroth and you get hot, wear a skin-tone tanktop. It always work! 5) Oh the fun part! THE DEALER'S ROOM! Get ready to be stopped by photo-goers for pictures! And also, watch that wallet! Make sure when you're getting you picture taken in the dealer's room, your wallet is tucked away so no one snatches it. Or ask your friends to hold your stuff while you're posing for the camera. 6) On the streets. This is sad to say, but there are people who dress themselves up as homeless people and linger around the hotel asking for money. And not to sound hateful or rude, but I just don't give money to them. It seems they do it because there's a bunch of "kids" in this hotel with a lot of money. 7) Hungry and you don't want to leave the hotel? Pizza and chinese! Nah, not really. There are some restarunts in the hotel (depending on which one your convention is at) amd you can get some good grub! Sports bars, sushi shacks, pizzairas! Come on, it's all good! 8) WHOA! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE SWINGING THAT THING! Yes, a 411 on weapons!!! Clouds and Cids! Watch where you're swinging your weapons! You really don't want to poke someone's eye ball out, now do you? I know some rules will differ at each con, so make sure you read them. 9) "Mommy, what are those?" Funny story.... You girls who plan on wearing something revealing, make sure you don't "pop" out of your costumes. The first A-Kon I was at, this girl was dressed like Naruto's Sexy Jutsu, and she accidently popped out of her already small costume. And I'm sure you've heard of the Man-Faye. Yeah.... I have heard he got kicked out of a convention for his little pet making an appearence. 10) Magpie learned this the hard way.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T SAY ANYTHING IF YOU CAN'T TELL IF THE PERSON IS A GUY OR A GIRL!!!! Lord, our fisrt year we went to the con, there was a person, taller then Alex (which he's 6'3") dressed in pink. Well, I thought this person was a guy, and so did the rest of us. Here's the kicker, Magpie told this so-called guy that he must have been very comfortable with himself to be dressed in drag. T_T Oh god, as soon as she said that and the person looked down at us and said "I'm not a guy, I'm a girl," I thought she was going to eat us alive! Yes, Magpie told us year after year, that if you're gonna act like a guy and look like one, she's gonna call ya a guy. But for fair warning, please don't. T_T 11) Shoes. Those who are going to wear open toe or open heeled shoes, be careful. There is a chance you may have your feet stepped on. And for those who like to step on people's feet for the hell of it, perpare to be punched. It's painful enough to have some fat mofo step on your feet with a pair of boots, so out of respect, don't. 12) Elevator HELL! Oh yes, clausiphobia, sweat and the f***ing waiting kills us all! Word from the wise. Get what you need for the day, cosplay weapons, money, credit cards, whatever and go! Don't make a million and one trips back to your room unless you actually have to go back! The less trips, the better! 13) SAY CHEESE! If you are in costume, there will be a chance someone will stop you and ask for a picture. Feel honored! You're costume may be on a site! The last three years, I've been stopped and every year, my costumes (and a tattoo) have been posted on sites! Coolest thing in the damn world! |
 |