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noidea-headempty · 5 years

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Dallascon 2019

Just got home from Dallas, time to talk about my weekend 😂 (Note: I’m just gonna be talking about stuff that happened to me during the con, not EVERYTHING because then this would take forever.)

FRIDAY: Briana’s panel, her photo op, Rachel’s panel, and her auto

Honestly I wasn’t that nervous to meet Briana. Just really excited. She looked fucking gorgeous (as usual). I asked if we could go back to back while flipping the camera off. Even though I shouldn’t have... I gave her a hug afterwards. At her panel, I asked for advice on how to gain more self-confidence. As she gave me her answer I started tearing up, by the end of her answer I was full on crying. So she came off the stage and gave me a hug 😭

I also met Rachel (since I last minute bought her auto) and she was the fucking sweetest. She and my sister needed out for a bit about Good Omens and my sister recommended Welcome to Nightvale to her. I asked a question at her panel which was what kind of advice would she give Meg if she ever met her. Aaaaand I I also last minute bought Briana and Rob autos and I got them (and Rachel) to sign Family Don’t End in Blood. I didn’t end up going to Karaoke because I was just emotionally exhausted

SATURDAY: Rob’s photo op, Rich’s photo op (Casa Erotica), R2M panel, Sam and Courtney panel, and SNS

So for Rob’s photo, I asked my sister to join and the pose was her and Rob playing tug of war with me in the middle. My pose for Rich’s photo was him lifting my leg while I held onto his shoulders (which was just ughhhh dude I’m pretty sure I was blushing for like an hour afterwards)

I asked a question for both panels. For R2M, I asked Rich what Gabriel would think about what God did at that season finale. He said that Gabe would be like “See? Dad’s a big bag of dicks, he left me to Asmodeus!” For Sam and Courtney’s I asked if they’ve ever cosplayed and if not what they would cosplay as.

SNS was fucking amazing! Briana sang Better Than That which nearly made me cry, and when Jensen came on stage he sang Heaven which also nearly made me cry. When Rob saw all the lights for Amazing, his face was just joyful surprise and it was just great to see. The last song was Mama’s Jam and during it, Billy and Rob literally got onto the chairs of one of the rows and walked across them while playing! It was just so full of energy and they were just amazing. Aaaaand I met @saxxxology and @peggingpadalecki and they were so beautiful!!

SUNDAY: Gold panel, Jensen photo, Jared photo, Alex photo, Misha as Cas photo, then J2 and Alex autos

All I can say about gold is... Jumbo Shrimp 😂

Jensen’s photo.... oh dear. So I was in line and I was so freakin nervous. There was a creation person (she had a pink Mohawk and was so nice and really pretty) and she was like take deep breathes, you’ll be fine. So I go up to him and y’all his hair looked so floofy and I just really wanted to run my fingers through it. I asked him to hug me around the shoulders and then I was like thanks and left. As I freaking left the photo op room I started tearing up and then as I was walking down the hallway, I was just crying. Fun fact: he smells just as good as everyone says he does and his hugs are amazing.

I wasn’t as nervous for Jared’s as I was for Jensen but I was still pretty fucking nervous. So I go up to him and the first thing I tell him is “Wow you’re so tall” 🤦🏽‍♀️ and he’s like I can like squat or something for the photo and I was like no no I just want a hug and he was like okay and hugged me. And.. I don’t know y’all his hug was just so warm and and... *dreamy sigh* his cologne also smelled really good and actually fucking lingered for a good while.

Soooo for Alex’s op my sister bought a blanket because it was really cold at the convention center and I was like can I use it for the photo op and she was like sure. So I go up to Alex and I’m like “Hey Alex can you wrap this around yourself” which he did and I wrapped my arms around his shoulders (because Jack must be wrapped up and be protected)

So I was waiting for autos to start and I actually got to meet @covered-byroses who was so beautiful and so sweet and I was so fucking awkward because I was so fucking nervous

Afterwards I was just chilling and then they’re like Jensen and Jared are here and I’m like awesome. Jensen goes to his area and as Jared goes to his I’m like wait wait wait wait IS THAT GENEVIEVE. AND LOW AND BEHOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE FREAKING OUT BECAUSE GENEVIEVE PADALECKI WAS IN THE FUCKING BUILDING. I got a sneaky picture of her 😂 So I like ran to Saxxy and was like GEN IS HERE and she was like I KNOW and just fangirled over her and freaked out over “What if Danneel was here too” The entire time I was just silently fangirling over Gen because uh who wouldn’t? So Saxxy and I talked for a while and then my row was called for Jensen autos so I went and got in line. I get up to the front and then I’m like Hi and he’s like hi. And then I told him that I cried after his photo op 😂 and he’s like why is it because of something I said? I was just like “No no no this is just my first convention and I was just really emotional I guess” and he was like “Oh really that’s cool where are you from” and I told him and he’s like well thank you for coming and I said “Thanks for the weekend”

So I line up for Jared’s and I was so freaking nervous because GEN WAS HERE AND I COULD MEET HER. I could’ve like left the line and gone to see her but I was like not prepared. So then they call Cas photo ops and I’m like fuck I hope she’s still there by the time I get back. So I go and do my op with my sister and then I like sprint back to the theatre. On my way I run into a friend that I made and I’m like is Gen still there and she’s like no they took her away but I still kinda hoped. So I walk in and I don’t see Gen so I’m like hoping she’s behind the thing with Jared so I get back in line and when I get there she’s not there which made me sad but Jared’s there so it’s still cool. He signs my book and I say “Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for this fandom. Like AFK and all the other things it means so much to me” and he just gets this look on his face and then he like glances down. And then I realize oh right I’m holding a bookmark with AFK and YANA on it that I made. And he’s like thank you. Before I leave though I was like “Can you please tell Gen that I love her” and he was like yeah sure.

Lastly, I’m in Alex’s line and I get to him and signs my book and I’m like “Say hi to the Lord Tyrion for me” and he’s like “I definitely will”

All in all this weekend has definitely been one of the best weekends of my life and I loved it so fucking much. I know they’re coming back to Dallas next year and I really hope that Ruth and Kim are going next year because I really really wanna get a photo op with them and maybe see an SPN Ladies panel. Idk if I’m gonna get gold again because jeez that shit’s expensive but either way I’m definitely gonna start saving up money again. I just hope I might be able to go

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bearpillowmonster · 4 years

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Steins;Gate Anime Review

I like a few time travel anime, my favorites would have to be Erased and Orange. This is neither of those. I can respect that because we don't see how the Delorean works other than using garbage, plutonium and a flux capacitor; We don't see a logical explanation in Erased or in Orange either, but it's fine for those respective stories because you basically just have to say "Time travel exists" and everybody will understand what you're talking about. I'm not big into the more science related stuff, where they get nitty gritty about the actual creation of the time machine but this does it in an entertaining yet smart way, making the time machine is not the point of the anime. A regular description of this anime wasn't enough to get me into it so let me rephrase it to peak your interest. They put bananas in a microwave and it turns to green slime. If that doesn't peak your interest then you could also say that it's an immersive anime that focuses on character development and uses time travel to do it, there, does that sound better?

I could've seen this as super serious and dark and complicated and that kept me from starting it all this time but I was wrong, this is a build-up anime. It has a really nice balance of where to be humorous and where to be serious. It starts out kind of aspiring but then works its way up and weaves itself in, making it all the more creepier during those parts, I was very much on the edge of my seat during some of the reveals. It's a smart anime but it doesn't make you feel lost or anything more like "Why didn't I think of that? It was right in front of me." it's funny because the time travel is easy to digest yet the actual story is complex. It's original, something I haven't seen in either a story or time travel as of yet. Now let me break it down. Our main is an average conspirator named Kyouma who thinks he's smarter than everyone else and challenges them. He's a scientist and calls himself an "evil genius" but ends up being more like an Invader Zim character. I could see where this is based from a visual novel, taking the time to focus on individual characters is almost like how that specific romantic route would go in a dating sim, surprisingly they make it flow well enough to not make it seem separate or chopped up, it seems like a natural progression of story and while you could argue that some of the women fall all over Kyouma, it actually makes him a bit of a better character, almost like he was meant to be annoying before and after you see everything, you start to feel bad for him and see his growth as well as almost wishing you had those little annoying moments back.

It seems to get better and better as it goes on but episode 7 threw it in for me at the very end of the episode because of how Kyoma is "the chosen one", it's absurd that first off, the weakest character of this anime is so powerful and second off, that there even is a 'chosen one' in the first place, it's an overused cliche. Then it really goes off the deep end with the next episode trying to change a boy to a girl? I'm not a conspiracy theorist and certainly not one as crazy as Kyouma but I've always found different dimensions and stuff of the sort, interesting, making this anime scratch that itch. I like an that anime sets its rules then follows them, that's probably the best thing about this being more science related. I don't quite get how the phone thing works but that's alright, I expect that kind of glossing. Kurisu is the red haired girl, she's pretty much a tsundere even though she proclaims that she's not. I thought maybe the color in the animation looked washed out from the promos but watching it, it seems fine, I feel like part of it was to get Kurisu's hair to stick out more but also to follow the visual novel style.

She's not the best girl though...Suzuha is! She is easily my favorite because it seems like every character has their own secrets (except maybe Kyouma because he can't keep his mouth shut) but hers is the most interesting throughout, not to mention her charismatic personality "Wassup!" then skidding around on her bike and being quick to make sure everything's alright. (You see why later in the anime but even without it she's cool) Mayuri is a childish girl, probably my favorite design wise but every time we see her she goes "Do-Do-Do" as if it's the Victory Fanfare from Final Fantasy, it gets kind of annoying. It's weird though, she talks that way to most of her friends but she seems different towards the end of her arc, like the tone of her voice, her choice of words, everything seems...better than before. It's true that each character gets better as it goes on but she just seems like she's putting on an act for most of it yet it's not outright said or made a part of the plot.

So what's a con of this anime? It fits in with both character and story, yet I wouldn't call it a con but more of a system of engagement. It drags you apart just to build you up again for very joyful moments to go back to very sad ones, it's quite a mix, in fact I might even consider them equally balanced, it's a heart-wrenching anime but by the end it becomes apparent that it's not building you up just to break you down again, it makes you question what matters at times. It's just showing you the struggle and that struggle is one I might have to recover from because of its immersion. I felt attached and like I couldn't turn back but I feel like it was intended. I could see American movies taking inspiration from it like Edge of Tomorrow (This is so much better though) and I could also see Brad Bird watching this when he made Tomorrowland because of the pins and Nixie tube clock idea.

I might give Steins;Gate 0 a try as well as the movie, not because I didn't like the ending, I loved the ending, but just to see more Steins;Gate. This is a 9 out of 10, you can see the amount of detail they put into the story, I now understand what the hype is about. It has no business being as good as it is, yet it is.

#steins;gate #gate #steins #anime #review

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