Well that was a surreal way to spend the weekend

[cupcake_goth]

I went to Sakuracon. On Friday night I had a panel (that lasted 2 hours, and the room was almost completely full, zomg!), but the rest of the weekend was free. I spent that time roaming around with the Infamous BlueJay, boggling at the scenery. Let me put it this way: Sakuracon is very much like experiencing hard-core sleep-deprivation hallucinations, but while being well-rested and awake.

I saw some AMAZING outfits and cosplay. I also saw some ... things ... that have permanently scarred themselves into my memory. I was fangirled at by a few people (which is always nice, because I like meeting the people who read my stuff), and I got to give a copy of the Gothic Charm School book to one of the designers for h.nanato/sixh, whose designs I've long admired in the pages of Gothic + Lolita bibles. (The embroidery! The asymmetrical details! The buckles! The skulls and coffins!)

(I totally used my "clout" that came with my "industry" badge to get front row seats at the h.nanato/sixh fashion show for the Infamous BlueJay and me, and only felt marginally silly about doing so. Look, the two rows they had set aside for "industry" people were almost completely empty, so it made sense to at least try to see if we could get seats.)

Today was cut short by one of the fastest-onset migraines I've ever suffered. It's finally starting to dissipate; I no longer feel like I'm going to throw up, thank goodness.

All in all, I had a wonderful time at Sakuracon, and would love to go back next year.

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

YAY! (except migraine onset at all)

[marchwarden23.livejournal.com]

Glad the migraine is resolving itself. I might get smacked for this but...

WHITE FURRY LEG WARMERS AND UNFORTUNATE FLESH.

Also, Sebastian/Ciel cosplay? Y/Y? I will totally bother Anna for that haircut. =D

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

How was it that you were there and we were there and never the twain met, hm?

Glad you had a good time, though-- it's the Diva's favorite. She's plotting on what character she should cosplay as next year.

[reddheart.livejournal.com]

Sakuracon is very much like experiencing hard-core sleep-deprivation hallucinations, but while being well-rested and awake.

This summarizes EVERY anime convention in my opinion. XD At least, the ones I've been to so far. I like the energy myself...it's a more enthusiastic dynamic that I can't really put my finger on, and that I somehow find hard to get out of sci-fi conventions.

As I was telling a costuming friend of ours, D and I have contemplated doing a NorWesCon/SakuraCon run at some point. Just a matter of when :)

Incidentally, I think the same folks from h.naoto will be at AM2 down in LA in July. I had to plug it to a friend who I know is a big h.naoto fan. I actually first heard of them via Volks/doll things, not by their human-sized things, but I keep looking at myself and going "there is no way I will get myself into that stuff and not need to alter it a LOT.

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had a great time and sorry to hear about the migraine.

{{{{{{{{{{ Hugs }}}}}}}}}