Fan X Saturday

Saturday, the final and busiest day of the Con by far.  This was a great day for me because I had some company to brave the masses with me.  Also, I wore my new costume, which was actually a lot of fun to put together.  Remember how I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan?  Even though none of the celebrities at the con were connected to Tolkien's work, I couldn't help but dress as one of my favorite female characters from the movies, Galadriel.  Especially since the final Hobbit movie just came out in December.

For this I got to use all kinds of fun props, including my hand-crafted elf ears, and hair extensions (I wish my hair was really that long).  What a fun outfit!  I was disappointed because most people didn't recognize me.  I attribute this to the fact that for the most part, Galadriel wears white lace gowns, and I just didn't feel like making a dress that was so reminiscent of a wedding gown!  Anyway, I went in blue.

I admit that by Saturday I was a little bit burnt out.  I had seen all the vendors, and wandered the floor for two days already.  I was, however, excited about a few celebrities coming that day, and I got to introduce my friend Dave to the con!  Dave opted out on costuming, but he was good to be seen walking around with me.  I had to laugh, because my costuming is mild compared to some of the things people come up with at these events!

Dave and I braved the crowds to check out the booths, see the Lego fortress, and get some photos.

Dave and I with the TARDIS.

Tom Felton, or better known as Malfoy from Harry Potter.  He was actually very nice!

Paul Wesley.  This guy is from one of my favorite shows, the Vampire Diaries.  Dave was being a good sport for this one since the que for the photo was filled with fan girls!  This was weird, because Paul is super attractive in real life (not just on TV), and it was pretty intimidating.  Also, it's a little surreal to watch the show and realize I got to meet him in real life.

At some point in the day we stopped by the Truffle Cottage, home to geeky-shaped delicious truffles like Millennium Falcons.  As an odd coincidence, Dave is related to the owner of the cottage, so they were nice enough to give us a sample of "broken" truffles to try out.  Yum!

Lemon Sherlock-themed truffles from the Truffle Cottage.  They were delicious as well as nerd-themed!

We also bumped into a guy from Studio C, and another guy Dave knew of from his mission.  I, on the other hand, had a fabulous time getting pictures with random cosplayers!

Awesome Guardians of the Galaxy!  They were just missing their Groot.

Captain America and a rather beefed up Spidey.

This guy playing Captain Hook from Once Upon a Time.  I can't get over how much he looks like the actual actor!  Apparently he works for a charity cosplaying for kids.  There are actually several different organizations like that, which I think is pretty cool.  Maybe I need to be a part of one of these?

Gandalf the Grey!  I was really excited to see fellow LOTRs people, since there really weren't that many.

Sauron with a lightsaber?  I was a little confused, but his helmet was awesome!

Lego Movie people!  Both of them were my heroes.  Uni-Kitty was actually an adult woman who could fold herself up inside the box, but was walking around with these boxes around her shoulders!  Seriously hilarious.  She actually ran into me, so I asked for a picture.

 Dave got bored, and found some creepy-crawlers to entertain himself!  I, however, was less than amused.

We attempted to get in on a panel, which was too full, so we sat around and observed cosplayers, then eventually headed home.

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.  Thanks Dave for coming and partying with me!
That Sunday was Super Bowl Sunday, and I basically just spent the rest of the weekend trying to recover from the Con.  It's pathetic that it wears me out so much!