WonderCon/Foam

A friend invited me to go with him to WonderCon today. It was a pretty interesting experience, I must say. Even though I knew I was going to run into people dressed as all sorts of things, it still wasn't quite enough to quell the general amusement (and occasional shock). Countless Supermen, Wonderwomen, Jokers, Star Wars characters...I even saw a Sailor Moon and a family from Planet of the Apes. But watching four Storm Troopers play a new Wii game, Just Dance, was full of win though.

There was an entire corner of posters, but I couldn't find anything I wanted to shell out money for. However, I ended up running across a booth for something called PMBQ. I had no idea what it stood for, but the important thing was THEY HAD ALL THESE DIFFERENT AMAZING PANDA SHIRTS. They were really cool designs, with really cool pandas in various states of emotion or really cool samurai/ninja fighting. Really. Cool. I ended up paying $20 for one, but I couldn't find an image of it to post here. I was also tempted to buy a Totoro plushie, but that was $24 and I couldn't bring myself to get it. My friend tried to convince me to buy a hat with animal ears on it, but I figured I'd just look silly. (lol nekos.)

Overall though, it was something that I really enjoyed. I truly respect people who use art to make their living, as do their fans (my friend got an autograph/print from the author of Dresden Codak. He was so elated). Maybe I'll end up going again next year if it's in San Francisco still (I actually have no idea if it will be).

Also! Last night was a foam party at one of the frats. Basically they covered the floor in plastic and then turned on a machine which generated like soap suds. It was dirty, wet, but awesome. We left before the party ended because it was starting to become so crowded that it was a little dangerous to be in the middle of the dance floor. I'm fairly sure the shoes that I wore to it are ruined. But that's okay.