AOD 2010

Friday: Day 0; Pre-con I did not attend the hotel. However I  did stay up 24hrs prior to Friday... So I ended up falling  asleep around 10pm and woke up Saturday at 7am.

Saturday: Day 1; Woke up at 7am... Got changed into my  costume, had a lot of issues with my costume and prop... I  really wasn't happy with the overall look the screw looked  lopsided at some times of the day. It wasn't very fun wearing  it either this time around... I'm thinking of sawing off the  teeth for my next cosplay of Stein which will be Fanime.

Gloria was supposed to meet us at the BART once we got  ready however she got a ride. When we arrived at the  convention we went straight to Pre-Reg which seemed much  longer to get through compared to At-Door registration. I  didn't mind I got to speak with people in line.

Once we got our badges we went off to investigate the  convention. We already had panels lined up, which was a  good thing. People overall flipped out over my costume and  the screw which clicked. For the most part we just hung  around till Opening Ceremonies.

This was an interesting panel, got to meet the Guests of  Honor. Which is typical for all cons. Once this was over we  went to the MacHall panel which wasn't what I expected we  ended up looking at a lot of images from Ian MacHall's  computer. Pretty funny actually.

We ended up meeting up with several people through the con  however we ended up meeting with Chris and ate at Popeyes  and soon returned to the con afterward... The rest of the day  went well, went to the Dealer's Hall, Jon picked up a signed  copy of an artbook by MacHall. The New People CEO  requested to click my screw and squealed once she got to do  it... So did several other people who were amazed by it.

After all of this was done, hanging out with friends and other  people we ended up going to a Bishounen Panel which was  family friendly. It was alright, everything I knew pretty much.  The rest of the day went nicely, while I was meeting up with a  friend; Manya; a staff member from the Masquerade asked for  me to join the Masquerade; more on that later, needless to  say I accepted. Then hung out with Manya and her boyfriend.

Then I met up with Celina and Julie who were cosplaying  Medusa and Stein. Ran into another friend who cosplays  Aizen and CosplayRose who was cosplaying Amaratsu from  Okami till Masquerade... We ended up missing the party at  New People because we didn't want to take the chance to  miss the Masquerade and the line was uber long. A young man during this time walked past me saying "Steeeiinnnn~" and right before he left the room I clicked the screw and the young man flipped out; wigging out on how COOL the screw was and etc. It was pretty fun.

So I ended up in the Masquerade, Number 17. We had a briefdown in the masquerade hall and I soon went off to talk with my boyfriend and returned, chatted with Rose and a few other friends and soon the masquerade started and enjoyed it entirely. It was a lot of fun so many good skits. I especially liked Jango from One Piece's Skit, Rose's walk-on and Cooking Mama panel. Though there was one panel that stood out, but in an odd way, they lost their wigs and knocked down the mic. o_o;

When it came down to mine, my heart was pounding! I walked onto stage, people screaming out for Stein and I proceeded to take one pose, and then the second and moved the screw; the clicks echoed throughout the room and everyone screamed even louder. I finished up my skit and headed off stage. The rest of the masquerade finished and soon it was a half-time, the show was hilarious. As was the MC for the entire event.

Soon it was time to hand out the prizes. Judge's Awards went out first, and the Judge Kane absolutely loved my screw and went on about details and called me onto stage. I accepted my award and took photos. I was taken back, shocked that I would have won. I was so happy. X3

Afterwards, we headed off to the cosplay room to wait for our prizes. I said goodbye to Rose who also placed, runner up for best construction and went to the swap meet where I got a really cute little Miku figure. Swap meet was small and had a lot of con funk. .___.; After that we got changed and went home.

Sunday: Day 2; Got up early again changed into my Leeloo cosplay and headed off to the con again... Dressed in pants and a kimono shirt. I had Jon make a multipass for me I was so exhausted; I lost the multipass on the BART. And... I found out yesterday that I forgot to put my tattoo on my wrist for Leeloo (feck). In any case I went to get changed and ended up hanging out with Gloria while Jon went to a webcomic panel. I had a lot of people come up to me, asking me for photos and squealing over my Leeloo costume. This was the majority of the day, people freaking out over the costume. I had a LOT of fans for this costume and I can't wait to cosplay it again.

Not a lot of happenings on this day... I did enter the Hall Cosplay contest, didn't win but a friend of mine did. X3 Had lunch with Tatiana and some of her friends, including a Reno I had met at AnimeDestiny. Also met up with the daughter of Conpix who held a panel at Anime Destiny. Jon lost his badge sometime after, we think it got set down probably when we were taking pictures. Also Jon thought he lost his Zune, but luckily he found it yesterday... It nearly costed his fun at the convention. So those who are wondering; we found the Zune! We ended up losing Gloria a lot of the time through both cons but we finally found her right before we left. There were also several other people I wasn't able to find which bummed me out. Manya lost her badge and Hatsune-Yuna I didn't see at all on Saturday but she had called out for me. Other than that I had a lot of fun! We hung out at the con till 5 and then headed home... On the way home a crazy old lady ran up to me and screamed "I WANT YOUR HAIR!!!!!" ...Yep.

Pros: +Just overall wonderful time enjoyable small con.
+ The attendees were great.
+ Staff was AMAZINGLY sweet and helpful! First time I didn't  have ANY trouble with ANY staff at a convention.
+MC was hilarious at Masquerade.
+People staffing masquerade were very helpful especially  since it was my first time entering a masquerade.
+Dealer's Hall wasn't cramped like most cons, rather spaced  out compared to most.
+Registration was a breeze.
+Panels were awesome.
+Right near Japan Town.

Cons: -Layout was a little odd for the con.
-Artist Alley at the top where there were like 6 booths near  the Dealer's Hall wasn't a good idea it got backed up really  quick and it was hard to make it through.
-Artist Alley below was a little... Awkward as well.
-Photographers taking photos on the steps leading up from  the AA to the Dealer's Hall.
-Wasn't three days, but I still had fun for the two days I was  there. X3

Overall: Wonderful convention I WILL be returning for next  year. I adored this convention and it's staff members, as well  as it's attendees. I was completely amazed with this  convention and I look forward to next year.

***** Stars: It's been a long while since I've posted this many  stars for a convention. I think the last time was my first  convention; Animazement 09. Overall this convention was  amazing and had the same feel that AZ09 had. I will be  returning for 2011.

AOD Gallery: http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss274/foxberryconventions/AOD2010/
KValentine's Masquerade Video: (Stein's Segment): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnWZ9Hh2do