To add to all the nice things in here, I also had a fantastic time! This is going to be long, I apologize if it gets boring :P
Friday:
-brought Bumblebee, couldn't wear it for very long because it's getting to be very uncomfortable. Considering a 'reboot' of the costume
-still had a great time posing for pictures as Bumblebee
-just about died laughing at 'Jimmy Stewart' and the opening ceremonies
-hanging out with friends
-watching the trivia contest hosted by Garry Chalk and JLvatron
-running barefoot across the room to grab some candies (I was wearing flip flops and didn't want to make noise)
-enjoyed Decepticon Army's Collecting 101 panel as his information is good for pretty much any purchase and general web safety when doing online transactions. It's just too bad that with the delay in programming (because so many people were registering, which is a good thing!), the pictionary game got shoe-horned into the back of the room and it was slightly distracting. But they were good and weren't too loud
-playing pictionary when Phil was finished his presentation
-hanging out at the bar
Saturday
-finished Optimus costume at 5:30am, got about 4 hours of sleep
-arrived in time for Garry Chalk's Q&A. Paul Eiding's hijacking was freaking hilarious! Smurfs and their ice cream...
-had help getting into my costume (thanks guys!) and lined up with the other contestants. I felt really bad when a lot of people turned and started taking pictures of me instead of paying attention to the girl in the Blackarachnia costume who was on stage at the moment. I tried pointing at the stage and shouting 'Oi! Eyes up front, pay attention to her!' but I don't think the message got through because people were still taking pictures of me. I'm really not trying to be modest or humble here because the other contestants worked really hard on their costumes too and they deserve just as much credit and attention.
-though I must admit I was pleased to take 1st place again. I will gladly host another how-to panel on costuming next year if anybody's up for it!
-decided to stay in costume, went and got Garry and Paul's autographs (hehe so cool, Prime and Primal, and then G1!)
-wandered around, posing for pictures, stopping to chat with almost everybody, had a good sit on the couch and rather enjoyed being 'Lazymus Prime' because everybody got a good laugh when they saw me lounging there in my costume with a Coke in hand "That should be a Pepsi!"
-very much enjoyed the script reading, and was especially amused when Phil told me how weird it was to have Prime staring at him the whole time he did his lines! I can't take the helmet off by myself (or put it on for that matter) and it was airy and comfortable enough that I just left it on
-got in on the group photo (can't wait to see how it turned out!)
-finally took off the costume just before 7 and it felt so good to scratch my itches! I can't believe I wore it for 5 hours and didn't die! Yes, it was very hot but being able to sip water through a straw (under the mouth plate) and actually lean back into any chair, it was really quite comfortable. Basically, my Prime costume is to the Bee costume as silk pajamas are to the iron maiden. I think I'll get a zentai spandex suit and then it really will be super comfy!
-watched the Faction Feud. The answer is 'Whores'!
-partied at the bar, enjoyed Garry's concert, and especially enjoyed chatting with Simon Furman about British TV series for at least an hour! I really hope going for a pint at the Sherlock Holmes pub in London with him comes soon
(I gotta say that our conversation was probably my favourite part of the weekend)
Sunday
-crashed at Hinky's place and drove home in the morning to shower and change
-got back for 1, got Simon's autograph
-'transformed' into Prime and spent the afternoon wandering about again. Played piano, pretended to have a late-night talk-show while seated on the chairs beside the piano, had a pretend nap to do photos, held a baby, played 'Santa Prime', thoroughly enjoyed myself
-took off costume when it seemed almost everybody had gone home and hung out for the rest of the afternoon/evening, had a real nap in the lobby (those chairs are so comfy)
-Slurpee run with Guber, his friend Bob, Hinky, and Ninjatron!
-stuck around for the podcast recording and did an interview
-headed home close to midnight and was sad to see the end of TFcon but glad for all the fantastic memories with friends new and old!
And if you've stuck through this long, here are my pics:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...a4af53b&type=1
