Daisho Con

“It's dangerous to go alone. Here. Take this.” (You receive Fandragon.) 

Okay, so that wasn't really what Link was handed, but it should have been. At least, it should have been if he was going to DaishoCon. This event is truly a Fandragon's paradise.

In Jac's infinite wisdom, the girls pre-reged at Geek.Kon, so all we had to do was show some ID and we got our badges. As with any con, the order of day one is to explore and sample. First we find the viewing rooms and check the schedule. Then we find the merchants and check hours. Next, we find an empty seat in the game room to check the con program to see if there are any panels we want to see. Then we play.

Classic Sega. Columns. 'Nuff said.

I didn't realize how much gaming took out of me when I hadn't eaten anything previously. Lucky me, Jac had room for me in her satchel. (Which very quickly became mine. Even though I have to share it with her checkbook.)

I got to see the whole con this way... Yay!

Smoke break for Jac and naptime for me and CJ.

Saturday, and no con would be complete without pics of me and my favorite cosplayers.

Me and Seras Victoria from Hellsing.

Pikachu and Lucario, I choose you!

Me and Jac and Stevie, DaishoCon's original mascot.

“What about the shopping?” you ask. Well, (and this is the only time I will mention size) for being a small midwestern con (Stevens Point, WI) the merchant area was huge. It took up a whole room and an entire hallway. Jac and CJ got their Pocky, (which only lasted them a month), CJ got little Neko stuff for Jac (which is why I couldn't post this blog 'til after the holidays), and Jac got CJ an onigiri fob for CJ. The complete series of Fruits Basket was acquired as well as the standard Ramune. 

Then we explored Artist Alley. The girls got belt pouches from Prairie Knoll Stitchery. Jac got a drawn portrait by Apeliotus, and I got a portrait by Rebecca Burg. (The details of which will be my next post.). And this was good. Until Jac got hungry. Did she go out to eat? No. Did she have lunch at the Tilted Kilt? No. Did she enjoy ramen from the Consuite? Not this time.

Good for ramen, spicy rice, and all your snacky needs.

What did she do to stave off the growling tummy? She went to Anime Klub's merchant table and got some sort of weird, but tasty, gummy fruits. (In my opinion, she is a fruit.) 

--blink-- 

Oops. Did I say that out loud? 

--blink-- 

Heh. Hrm. Um, where was I? Yes, Anime Klub. The most awesome and nicest people we've met in a long time. The guy who runs it, Ian Coutts, remembered Jac from Geek.Kon, which impressed her to no end. I have to admit, I was pretty impressed too. Any way, he was fairly busy with other customers, but that's fine by me, I got to meet Julie. They told us about Anime Klub's Birthday Celebration and asked us to come by and get cake and goodies. 

 

The cake was very yummy.

Her lips tasted like chocolate. Mmmm. Chocolate.

  

Uh-hm, Yes. New topic: The Rave! Good beats. Lots of glow. And I got my pic taken with the pretty ladies of the DaishoCon staff

Yay Me!

 

We wrapped up Saturday with a Mature Audience Only panel with Spike Spencer. He's funny. I like him. “I want to live in A-meer-i-ca.” Spike's a voice actor, cuisine specialist, and author. (Note to self, must pick up his books.)

Sunday was the wrap-up. Being a slow day, the girls and I hopped between the viewing rooms to sample anime. The chairs were a little big for me, but I found a good perch on Jac's knee.

D-Gray Man is, um, interesting. Loved Black Butler and Black Blood Brothers though.

 

We enjoyed the DaishoCon Variety show. Dr. Cancer and the Skambies were hosting and playing throughout. The Anime Klub commercial was excellently executed and I love it when they throw out freebies. (Jac caught strawberry Pocky!)

The sad part of all of this is that it was indeed Sunday, the last day and the wrap up. But all good things must end so better things can begin. Thus, I expect great things from DaishoCon 2011. May the best mascot win.

Oh wait, he did. Yay Stevie! Good luck to you next year Daisho Ninja and Corporate Fan-boy. (Do Corporate Fan-boys get to come back from heaven for future cons? I shall have to ponder that one.)

Until my next event, my loyal fans...

Cheers

Faraday,

The FanDragon

Geek.Kon

Confucius say: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Or in my case, a beeping alarm clock. 8:00 A.M. It's the last day of Geek.Kon, and having spent the two previous days watching from the auction, today I get to be an attendee.(My girls are awesome.) After packing suitcases and getting dressed, we checked out of the hotel. The drive to the Kon was a short one, but still eventful. The girls felt bad for leaving me behind the night before (when they went to the room parties and a rave), so they made it up to me. CJ let me use her camera and I just had to test it out on Jac's lucky car cat. (Isn't she a cutie?)

Hellooo Kitty!

When we arrived at the Kon, we discovered that it had compressed as it seems there was another event happening in the hotel that day. But all was good. The girls hadn't had breakfast yet, so, on my suggestion, we checked out the hotel cafe. (See my last post for the bacony goodness.) We were trying to decide what to do next, so I took an opportunity to peruse the program. (CJ thought this was a good photo op.)

Proof I was there

I found stuff to do

Jac decided she needed to spend more money, so off we went to the Vendor's room. And we found stuff. And more opportunities for my mad Canon skills.

I just love all the bright colors..

What did Jac need more of?

Nuff said.

My silly girl then challenged me to a game. (No one ever told her not to bet against a Dragon.) Jac started out well enough.

She's good with Talim

But in the end, I wiped the floor with her.

Nightmare rules!

Then we decided to watch some anime. One Piece made CJ's brain melt. The Nerima Daikon Brothers made Jac's brain melt. Galaxy Railways didn't make anyone's brain melt.

No brain goo in this theater

Our show ended way before the next panel began, so in an effort to kill a little time, Jac suggested another game. (I was so thrilled to be a part of everything, I didn't want to tell her she would lose again. So I didn't) There were so many games to choose from. I had never played any of them before so I let Jac pick.

Overheard at Kon: “What games can you recommend for a Dragon?”

She chose Risk

She's good

But I'm better

I was very curious about all the bright colors and fancy garments that walked past us in the hall. When I asked the girls about it, they just said “Cosplay,” and took me to a panel about dissecting costumes.

Dude's got swords on his back!

Our day wrapped up pretty quick after the panel. Someone must have cranked the A/C, because the hotel suddenly got a little chilly. CJ's weather predicting knee was getting the better of her and we still had a two hour drive to my new home. And as I am a young Dragon, and it was a busy day for me, I slept for the entire trip.

Overall, I had a blast. And from what I've overheard from the girls, so did they. Seems we'll be doing this again, only next time I will have brightly colored bits of garments. Perhaps I will even attempt entry in the Masquerade. I mean, if a tortoise can enter dressed as Discworld, why can't I dress up and enter?

And there you have it. I'm Faraday, and this has been my review of Geek.Kon 2010. Watch for my next post. It'll have thrills! It'll have chills! It'll have a sticky floor from where some kid spilled soda pop! Coming soon to a blog spot near you.