Tea & Automatons

So a quick report on Dragoncon 2012.   It was exhilarating, exhausting, colorful, costumed, and such fun.  I had seven outfits, but I seem to have only gotten pics of half of them.  This seems to happen even when I have my husband along to take pictures, so I guess I can’t complain too much.  The two most popular ones were Copernia and the Bride of Frankensteam, although my Bride outfit got downgraded due to the difficulty of it, so I hope to do a full version for Steamcon.  As always Big Baby got lots of attention and I am glad I made an effort to bring it.

Thanks to Q and his staff, the Alternate History track ran well.  My panels ran smoothly.  I really enjoyed the Gadgeteer’s Showcase.  The amount of creativity there was just amazing.  The Mechanical Masquerade was also fun. I got dragged off to the photo booth by Veronique Chevalier, for which I am grateful because I always forget to do things like that.  I got to catch the Lantern City panel, which looks intriguing and I got my workers card and key chain for being in line early.

Thursday night while buying shoe inserts (the most popular/essential item in the store) The girls in CVS Pharmacy asked what I was from and when I said the outfit was from my imagination, they told me no.  It was definitely from a movie.  Finally one of them gets very excited and shouts “Lemony Snicket!”  They all agreed, and whenever I would drop in to buy a snack, they would call out “Lemony Snicket!”  So, I guess I am codename: Lemony Snicket.  Who knew?

I almost ran over Felicia Day twice.  I got petted by a Fraggle.  Talked up Steamcon.  I mostly lost my voice from all the talking.  Got to hang out with friends I rarely see and meet lots of new folks.  Had my picture taken a lot, but of course have only found a few of them online.  Basically, it was a Dragoncon.  Huge.  Bustling.  Fun.

My small Dragoncon 2012 Gallery

 

I was asked to be on a few panels at Dragoncon in Atlanta this year, so I am busy planning outfits and packing like a madwoman.   Dragoncon is a very costume heavy event, so it’s a lot of fun to wander and people watch.  They have an Alternate History Track that has a lot of steampunk content like the Mechanical Masquerade.

Panels that I am on at Dragoncon. If you happen to be going, please drop in:

• Everyone’s a Captain: Finding a Fresh Persona in an Alt. History World – Fri. 2:30p in Intl BC (Main Room)

• Tesla and Edison: The Men, The Myths – Sun. 5:30 pm in Intl A (Roundtable Room)

• Organizing Your Steampunks: Airships, Clubs, and Others – Mon. 2:30 pm in Intl A (Roundtable Room)

Go check out some of the past Dragoncon Steam pics.

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