Category: Event
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 228 – On the way to the D23 Expo
It’s D23 Expo time again! And time for another wonderful Virgin America flight to LA. Best airline around. Plugging in the laptop (power outlets!) and hopping online (WiFi!) means spending 5 hours in the air is no different than 5 hours in my office. The time flies while I do. And boy was that a lame line. But it’s true. Anyway… Disney mania on the way.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 216 – Halloween is coming!
While picking up dinner at Cracker Barrel last night, I spotted Halloween decorations. It’s on the way! I wouldn’t buy any of this stuff, but it means soon it will be time to go hopping between Target, Walmart, Michael’s, Spirit, and a number of other stores browsing (and buying) what’s new this year. I’ll have to start planning my 2011 Halloween decor soon!
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 209 – San Diego Comic-Con swag
A lot of people have been asking to see the swag we picked up at the San Diego Comic-Con so here’s a sampling. Everything on this table was free. I’ll be posting a more thorough look at all of this, plus a bunch of posters, plus a bunch of stuff that we bought soon.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 204 – Costume at Comic-Con
I can now say I have worn a costume to the San Diego Comic-Con. I was Mario as a Ghostbuster, fighting a Boo. I already owned a Ghostbusters “costume” T-shirt so I wore that along with tan pants, a Mario hat and mustache I picked up at Party City recently, and a Ghostbusters proton pack backpack with detachable proton gun pouch. To finish it off, I used an old green light saber as the proton stream and stuck the cardboard Boo I made earlier this week onto the end. I think it turned out pretty well, considering the time and money I spent on it.
But I do have more respect for convention goers who wear elaborate costumes all day. The mustache and hat were annoying me after only a few minutes of wearing them and I got sick of carrying around the proton gun setup very quickly. Though I only walked around the convention hall for maybe 15-20 minutes wearing the costume, I’m still happy that I did it. It’s one of those things that I can check off my life “to do” list. And a couple people laughed at the costume idea as well, which was great.
