convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
I’m your favorite reference, baby Joe, The Ministry of Propaganda, has entered the chat! Nadeshiko Gatsby, the wisteria witch, reads lore from yesteryear from the words from convention historian and archivist, Kevin Lillard (Fansview.com). These pieces of anime history will…
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Who uses typewriters anyway? Los Angeles Idol Matsuri 2024 (LAIM) took place on September 7, 2024 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance, CA). This one day event celebrated all things “idol.” The event’s focus was on “kaigai,” or overseas…
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I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone Trying to find the one where I went wrong. Writing letters addressed to the fire. Nadeshiko Gatsby, the wisteria witch, reads lore from yesteryear from the words from convention historian and archivist,…
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San Diego Comic Con 2024 took place on July 25 to 28, 2024 at the San Diego Convention Center in downtown San Diego. This is our fourth comic con since lockdown has been lifted. SDCC is celebrated as the grand…
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You can take me hot to go The last day of Comic Con International. Oh my goddess! We were so tired. The perils of an aging millennial. My friends and I dragged our corpses to the lobby to hail the next…
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Get it hot like Papa John Saturday was my big day to shine! I ended up wearing a new cosplay I made, Ranma Satome from Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine. What I didn’t know was this….
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Oh mama, I’m just having fun on the stage in my heels It’s where I belong down at the Pink Pony Club Hugged my two kittens before I left for the weekend. I took the train from Irvine station. It…
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HOW THE HECK HAVE I BEEN TO 15 OF THESE THINGS IN OVER 28 YEARS!? To quote Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon: “I’m too old for this S-” Yeah, it’s that time of the year folks, when all of nerdom converges…
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Baby, why don’t you come over? Red wine supernova, falling into me My Friday started later in the day. I was working remotely from our hotel and was not able to make it to the con until the early…
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I have an announcement to make at San Diego Comic Con? Join us in the wisteria cottage for the SDCC recap!