Super-Con (San Jose, California)

[Fade2Black]

Will anyone be attending the Super-Con (http://www.super-con.com/main.html) convention in San Jose California (May 17-18th)?

[Fade2Black]

I take it by the overwhelming (insert sarcasm here) number of responses to my previous post, that I'm the only one here that attended. Fortunately I brought my camera, and actually remembered to use it.


http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7716/conventionentranceea0.jpg

Droids?

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I have to admit, one of my guilty pleasures is admiring all of the cosplayer's costumes. It takes balls (or the female equivalent) to wear some of those getups.

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The poor guy in this Alien costume suffered a severe heat exhaustion attack, and had to leave early.

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4972/alienap1.jpg

While I was taking some group shots, Jorge Garcia ("Hurley" from the television series LOST), decided he wanted to be in the picture.

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[Fade2Black]

More photos...

Death checks Claire's pulse...

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8260/deathcheckspulsedj4.jpg

Death is confused.

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6863/deathisconfusedyv9.jpg

I've seen a lot of Death costumes over the years, but this person nailed the look (IMHO).
Full disclosure - I digitally removed Death's blue convention armband for this shot. The notion that Death would even need a pass seemed absurd.

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Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, ECHO, Runaways, and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane) frantically trying to finish the last 2 commissioned sketches of the 10 he promised over the weekend,

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After the con, I met up with several members of another forum I frequent, for beer at the local Gordon Biersch brewery/restaurant. Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from STNTG) was there. If he was alone, we probably would have invited him to join our table, but he was with someone so we opted to respect his privacy.

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[Plunder Down-Under]

Sweet.

Thats really all that I need to say, but I'll say it again.

Sweet!

[Necrotism (aka TJ)]

ok ok ... ya know how when you were in middle school... and the "so called" super cool people made ya feel... out of place? ...

thats like how i feel... around the... rightious geeks...


i feel out of place... i'm NOT geek enough!!


i need a converting...

i'm not sure its gonna happen 'fore our goddess Jennie gets back to seattle.. but y'all can HELP...

- feels the need... to geek out :)

[RazorJAK]

Be comfortable in your own level of geekery.

Trying to outgeek another is just another form of "Keeping up with the Joneses" and really is something to be avoided.

Life's a ride; a one way trip with many detour and we only get one shot ( usually). So just enjoy it and be what you want to be.

.... who put this zen garden around me?

[Plunder Down-Under]

*stops with armful of smooth pebbles*

Umm.. Sorry, felt appropriate

[Fade2Black]

ok ok ... ya know how when you were in middle school... Sadly, I recall very little of my middle school days. My best guess is that I experienced some sort of trauma resulting in a mental block; either that or I'm just getting old and forgetful.