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By. Car.
Keep in mind that the only way I had traveled to San Diego was in an airplane. Last year, I did this as a bucket list item upon arrival.
The drive was long and full of traffic. And traffic. And some weird car issues that I'd rather forget (like those stupid hotel nachos). On the bright side, Scout and I had a proper road trip, enjoyed an overnight with friends in Los Angeles and listened to a ton of David Sedaris thanks to OverDrive and the library's audiobook collection! We took some time to stop and have some fun to and from San Diego.
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Drinks are the best reason to stop! |
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Someone needed to get their energy out. |
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The picture doesn't really show just how close she is! |
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No, Michael Rooker... YOU rock! |
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Yeah. She went crazy before and after this picture was taken. |
It wouldn't be ComicCon without the costumes. Cosplay (as defined by the Oxford dictionary) is: the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga and and anime. Many people also dressed up as their favorite television characters.
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I love this Up cosplay. Kevin is a girl! |
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People get darn creative! I love this DeadMaus/Nyan Cat mashup! |
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Stars from the show, "Heroes of Cosplay" |
Movies, television and video games are heavily promoted at ComicCon. From booths to bags, posters to pins, there was never a lack of free items for one to snag. I met and discovered a lot of amazing artists at ComicCon. They had booths in an area called Artists Alley. Some of my favorites are:
Katie Cook, Patrick Ballesteros, Karen Hallion, and Pascal Campion
I have a friend who is an expert (to me) on comic book art. He took me around to every booth and we looked at every bit of art. My friend talked to a lot of the artists and I appreciated the work they did and how iconic they were in the comic book stratosphere. It was one of the best walking days I've had. I learned a lot about comic book history and appreciated the talent that was at the show.
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Mockingjay had a huge presence at ComicCon. Scout rebels against the Capitol! |
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ComicCon is the perfect place to advertise new games....and pose with them! |
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Selfies in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace! Our hotel had a free photo booth to advertise the show Ascension. As you can tell, we took full advantage of it. |
Security was a large presence in the hotel entrance and lobby. The entrants had to go up to the 4th floor pool entrance (our floor!!) to get to the party so it was easy to loiter around and sneak a peek before the celebrities went into the fete.
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Scout and Matt Bennett |
Saturday night was a huge night for Scout and the other kids in our room. It was the night of the Entertainment Weekly party. With good eyes and polite asking, Scout got a hug from Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead (Daryl Dixon), a dark (not visible at all) pic with Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Matt Bennett (Robby Shapiro) from VicTorious. Scout wants to add, "If you want to take a picture with a celebrity, make sure to call them by their REAL name and not the character they portrayed.
This didn't mean that I didn't see anybody noteworthy! I had my share of elbow rubbing. I had to be quick on my feet and ready to ask at a minute's notice. I was starstruck by the passing by of Orlando Bloom, so my friend took a quick picture.
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Andy Serkus (voice of Golem) and Orlando Bloom walking around. |
Yes.
Like I said, even if you don't have a ticket to go into the convention center, there is SO much to do in and around ComicCon.
Until next time, SCIENCE! (and a picture of me with Grant Inahara).
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I ran out of line just to take picture with Grant Inahara from Mythbusters!! |
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The ride home made us sad. |
Such a cool blog. Thanks for sharing Rena.
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