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FanExpo and the Coming of Summer's End
14 years ago
I hope I don’t look back on my journals one day and realize how often I apologize for being incredibly busy. Because this is that kind of journal. My submissions and journals stacked up over the past weeks and I would try to read them on my phone as I headed to work, putting off leaving comments ‘until tomorrow’ all the time.
For quite some time I was planning to go to the convention known as FanExpo located here at Toronto, Canada. FanExpo is your typical sci-fi, anime, horror, and gaming related convention being the second convention I attended (the first being FanExpo 2010).
This year I wanted to go all out and make a prop for FanExpo. Naturally it was a papercraft, another gun from Borderlands (a 1.6 meter long sniper! I am so very hardcore!). Over the past two weeks I’ve devoted any extra time to finish this project, while balancing sleep and working eight-hour shifts of putting rear bumpers onto cars and the like. The morning of FanExpo I completed the craft. Sadly the barrel did not hold as well to the body as I hoped, and I did not end up brining it and instead I brought the oversized revolver I finished previously. So it was somewhat a disappointment after all that work, but telling myself I will bring it to FanExpo really motivated me to finish it, so I’m glad I ended up finishing that project. I will upload some pictures for those interested within the following days! ;)
Rest assured I had an incredibly awesome time at the con and I’ll leave out all the minute details for your readers as you likely have better things to do. Here is a short summary: people everywhere, merchandise everywhere, comic books, video game booths, spending too muchtime in the artist alley, bought a few neat posters and buttons, many photos taken of some great cosplays, and LOTS of Stormtroopers! I’m planning to go again next year too, yeah! :D
Finally, I have about three days left of my summer student position at the car plant. The money of course was great, but the work not too mentally stimulating. On occasion I would imagine I am docking a spaceship into a port as I locked the suction cups of my device to the front fenders of the car (air release sounds included in device! Docking commencing. Activate thrusters. PSSSSHHHHHT). After that I have a short break before back to university. I always look forward to the first days of classes and then end up wishing for summer after the first week passes. >_>
For quite some time I was planning to go to the convention known as FanExpo located here at Toronto, Canada. FanExpo is your typical sci-fi, anime, horror, and gaming related convention being the second convention I attended (the first being FanExpo 2010).
This year I wanted to go all out and make a prop for FanExpo. Naturally it was a papercraft, another gun from Borderlands (a 1.6 meter long sniper! I am so very hardcore!). Over the past two weeks I’ve devoted any extra time to finish this project, while balancing sleep and working eight-hour shifts of putting rear bumpers onto cars and the like. The morning of FanExpo I completed the craft. Sadly the barrel did not hold as well to the body as I hoped, and I did not end up brining it and instead I brought the oversized revolver I finished previously. So it was somewhat a disappointment after all that work, but telling myself I will bring it to FanExpo really motivated me to finish it, so I’m glad I ended up finishing that project. I will upload some pictures for those interested within the following days! ;)
Rest assured I had an incredibly awesome time at the con and I’ll leave out all the minute details for your readers as you likely have better things to do. Here is a short summary: people everywhere, merchandise everywhere, comic books, video game booths, spending too muchtime in the artist alley, bought a few neat posters and buttons, many photos taken of some great cosplays, and LOTS of Stormtroopers! I’m planning to go again next year too, yeah! :D
Finally, I have about three days left of my summer student position at the car plant. The money of course was great, but the work not too mentally stimulating. On occasion I would imagine I am docking a spaceship into a port as I locked the suction cups of my device to the front fenders of the car (air release sounds included in device! Docking commencing. Activate thrusters. PSSSSHHHHHT). After that I have a short break before back to university. I always look forward to the first days of classes and then end up wishing for summer after the first week passes. >_>
But it is a friendly rut of sort, since I can still enjoy education without having to dedicate my life to working full-time (yet). I am still allowed to have fun! :D
And yeah... sometimes just finishing something is an accomplishment in itself.
The artist alley at FanExpo had some furry art at a few booths for sale, and there were a few people walking around with fluffy ears and tails, but I wouldn’t quite call it a furry convention. Would this be your first real furry con you will be attending? Swiftcutter venturing forth to a furry convention; is he brave or just crazy? Either way, good luck sir and enjoy! :D