Baycon Day 2 - Fun & busy, but now I'm tired.

[johno]

Up "early" at 9am (considering we went to be at 4am...), to be able to take care of morning routine & breakfast, before heading for my first panel at 11:30

Masquerade 101 - A combined tips for surviving the day of a masquerade and a guide to the time line of the day of the masquerade.

Then off to my 1pm panel

Cynthia McQuillin Memorial: Lots of good songs and a couple stories of knowing Cindy.

Had lunch, then got in a tour of the dealers room. And several good chats in the hallway.

Early dinner in the Lobby bar, I had protein and salad, as chriso and some other friends had sushi.

Off to setup the fan photo* area, but found that jadecat9 and her 2 Ooks** has already mostly finished.

First photo subjects were myself and _oy_, as I laced her into her new corset.
Hermione in a corset...Special hell...

Next 3 hours were spent herding folks in costume into and out the fan photo area, basic posing of them, but letting jadecat9 do the primary posing.

Photo pit was well behaved, so I didn't get a chance to abuse them to much.

Many wonderful costumes. Many hall costumes that should have been on stage.
Stunning participant costumes. From the singles to the groups. Great concepts, great executions. Very original costumes, very little tried and true.

jadecat9's photos will be stunning.

Was informed by rmjwell that I obviously hated my life as I finished posing a trio of beautiful ladies. When I told him of lacing _oy_, his response was that I was so smug, that I deserved to die, but that would make chriso sad, so he would't kill me.

Packed up the fan photo equipment and let jadecat9 and her Ooks carry it away.

Stuck around the Masquerade area to take pics of the winners and give out the Silicon Web CG's Dreamcatcher award.

Headed back to the room, changed and party hopped, attended some filking and though tired, felt I need to make this post anyway.

Why? Because there is a quiz later this morning?


*my fingers kept type Phan Foto

**Ook: n, a person who Ooks.
Ook: v, to lift and move heavy objects.

Ooks are:

Strong like goat,
Smart like tractor,
Smooth like brick.

Comments

[karisu-sama.livejournal.com]

*dons Ben Kenobi robes and beard*

"I believe the droid you are looking for is LJ username is jadecat9". :)

[johno.livejournal.com]

thanks, fixed

[grimmtooth.livejournal.com]

Ooks are:

Strong like goat,
Smart like tractor,
Smooth like brick.

If you do that in a Cloud William voice I guarantee giggles from the audience. Especially with appropriate gestures.

:-P

[johno.livejournal.com]

Gary Anderson, and friends (he liked to spread the b/l/a/m/e/ credit) created it years and years ago.

Gary had a deep gravely voice

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Hmm, lacing people into corsets, posing the ladies...I just wonder what keeps you motivated to go to conventions, it sounds like so much work...

[johno.livejournal.com]

I so suffer for my friends. ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_oy_/]

Thank you again for the assistance! :~)

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Hey you! Sorry I didn't get to see more of you this weekend! You kind of barely materialized in filking and then disappeared again... such is the life of one so in demand as you. :)

See you again soon I hope!

[johno.livejournal.com]

We rarely make it to filking at regular cons, so much that we are interested in.

We try to reserve some energy for a late night visit, but we both were fading fast when we got there.

Will you and Tony and/or Fishy being making it to Westercon or Worldcon?

[howeird]

Hi John
I tried posting this on Jade's LJ but she is all friendslocked, so I'll put it here where it's only screened.

Thanks again for sharing the photo setup with us hooligans in the peanut gallery. I was the one in the Col. Sanders outfit. I took about 300 pix at the con, which are webberized and posted on my web gallery, and I am offering free of charge a DVD of the high-res set for anyone whose picture is in there, for unlimited non-commercial use. You and Jade are, of course, entitled to one each for the asking, and since you provided the setup, you both can use the pix commercially if you like. I just ask for attribution. Just grep my email address from my user info and tell me where to send it to.

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the ribbon, nice Mr. Johno Man!