EF 2008: Thursday

[furtech]

Again, for those of you who want to just skip ahead to the Flickr photosets, go ahead!

Click here for the THURSDAY PHOTOSET



Thursday was the first full day of the con. I had a panel on exotic materials in the afternoon, so I put off going in to Suhl until Friday (when I was panel-free). Most of the day was socializing and catching up. I saw Fatkraken again and we schmoozed costuming; helped a minotaur on with his armor; saw the dealer's room and still made it to my panel on time.

Late night caberets were new: Thursday's was a "naughty" gameshow-- mostly bachelor party-type games and contests, so I left it for the lobby early on. It's hard to convey how much fun it was just sitting around talking about everything-- from costumes passing by to interesting stuff in the news to just finding out what everyone has been doing. People are having a really good time and the mood is light-- to the point of having its own energy. I didn't go to the dance (except for pics), but it went on until dawn with a number of people still on the floor when dawn's light peeked in. I think I managed to get to be sometime around three AM.

Other highlights: seeing one of the heads I made for the charity auction again! I forgot to take pics of him when I donated him and seeing both the head and the costume the buyer made was great! Nicely done!

A moderately amusing moment: the mighty tech crew got stuck in the elevator on the way to the caberet! Since it was a glass elevator, much friendly mockery ensued.

Comments

[wyoon.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting pictures. I enjoyed them. That Shepard head..Me and a friend were going back and forth how it was and wasn't your work. I was right. It was the eyes and eyebrows that gave it away.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Winner!

I use the charity events to play around with different styles and looks. I'm told my eyes/eyebrows are pretty distinctive, tho'.

[vulpesrex.livejournal.com]

I am enjoying the reports and the pictures; though I find navigating through Flickr difficult (I'm on a 48kbps dial-up), it is a good enough collection to make me supremely envious of your adventure.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Flickr on a dial-up is a pain (I used to have to do that when visiting relatives)-- sorry about that! I try to take pics of a broad range of activities and sights to give an impression of the whole event. Maybe you can sneak a peek the next time you visit someone with broadband.

[sketchkat.livejournal.com]

yay ^^ I was tiny tigress ;P

thanks for the photos ^^