Ziggy Becket ([info]ziggybecket) wrote,
@ 2005-10-31 00:37:00
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Entry tags:conventions, cosplay, yaoi con

Yaoi Con 2005
What can I say? It was Yaoi Con? LOL

The most pervasive quote during the con was, "What happens at Yaoi Con, stays at Yaoi Con." LOL X-D

But seriously, although it was stressful getting up to the con, over all it was a blast.

My partners in crime for our, Gilgamesh group, [info]ajmeow, [info]kitkat_nap, [info]positivespace, and [info]praedestinatio. It was just so much fun and I have to say, we looked freakin' awesome together! :)

Thanks a million to our photographer, [info]lionboogy for some of the wonderful photos and poses and background ideas and everything. I can't wait for him to share the photos with us and in turn with everyone else! :)

Edit: Yay! Lionel posted our photos!

The Bishi Auction. Just... wow... I think I said that a lot during the auction too. The big surprise of course was the co-MC, Lady Saya (yes she was a woman, a very hot woman, IMHO) went for a whopping $125,000!!! Yes, that's in US dollars. Still wondering how much of that is real. Hell, when they announced her surprise auction (actually, it was a total surprise to her as well! X-D ) I tried to grab the nearest auction card and throw in my bid. But ahh, the price skyrocketed in seconds.

I dunno what I was thinking, but as the bid went to astronomical numbers, I did go on stage, tip Lady Saya and then kiss the back of her hand. X-D Yah, I'm such a dork. ROTFL! :)

Edit: The Yaoi-Con LJ posted an statement that the auction was just a prank. Darn, no use in saving up my pennies for next year then. ;-)

But mostly, the con was about seeing and talking with people. As always, I met a whole bunch of new people and saw old friends. It was just a blast talking about the strangest things until ungodly hours of the night.

But who cares about that right?



Liddo-chan and Lionel... yes that's LIONEL as Rukia. I swear to god, I didn't know that was him until he came up to me and talked to me. X-D



Thanks to [info]kitkat_nap for taking all of the photos at the Bishi auction. Yah, I'll admit it, I was afraid to take photos in there. X-D



The lovely Mistresses of the Bishi Auction.



"Oh my..." I think I said that at *least* a few hundred times that night. Oh yah, that was Lionel's camera. He asked me to take photos of the Bishi auction since he needed to run an errand. So much for plan A, LOL! :)



Just having a ball!



Just some of the happenings on stage at the auction. Yah, this is the tame stuff. 8-O



And this is the, not-so-tame stuff. Yes, that's two guys on the stage there... yep... yes it is...



Just a hot picture of Lady Saya. Who needs any other excuse? Kim, I owe you. ;-)



Good times had by all. ;-)



I think [info]positivespace is just borrowing a bishi right here... yah... ;-)



A piano. LOL :D



Man, I totally forgot I was even IN costume at this point. Yay for HanaKimi! :)



Black and white. ;-)



I didn't get a chance to wear my Rude this weekend after all. Man I was TIRED on Sunday, but that didn't stop me from grabbing Reno and Rufus around for pictures. :D



What did I start this post with, "What happens at Yaoi Con..."



Sums up the con for me. ;-)


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[info]rukawagf
2005-10-31 10:21 am UTC (link)
ZIGGY!!!!! You are sooo awsome!!

so sad i missed seeing Lionel as Rukia!

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[info]rukawagf
2005-10-31 10:27 am UTC (link)
OHMYGAWD IS THAT JINYO?!!!!!!!!!!!! XDDDDD


oh forgot to add, YOU MAKE AwSOME HANAKIMI cosplayer!!! is that Sano?? :P

(Sano's my fav character)

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:09 am UTC (link)
Hahaha yah, that was such a trip seeing Lionel like that. :)

Yes, that's Jinyo. I think they were getting bored on Sunday so his friend decided to give him pigtails. X-D

Yah, that's Sano. Though my hair is wrong. That's just what my hair looked like after getting it out of a wig cap after 4 hours! X-D

But yay! Hanakimi! :)

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[info]antieden
2005-11-01 05:13 am UTC (link)
YAY HANAKIMI XD

Lionel was a hot Rukia D: There was so much fun the first night (since I missed you guyssssssssssssssss car trouble DDDDDD:) with him as Rukia seeing other people go "D:!!" and us talking and there being silence, then across the room there being a voice saying, "That's a guy?" and us cracking up.

OMG JINYO XDDDDDDDDDDD

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-02 12:06 am UTC (link)
Yah, I was wondering where you were. :( I saw your pictures on Friday but didn't see you at all the rest of the weekend.

Glad everything is ok though. :>

But yah, Yaoi Con... hahahah :)

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[info]antieden
2005-11-02 12:08 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I was there Friday and my car was like, "NO U *explode* on the way home and I didnt' get home until like 4:30 and D:

I missed a lot of fun and oh my GOD your group looks freaking fantastic. It's really inspiring D: Ho'shiz.

Hahah, your report was fun >D

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[info]heki
2005-10-31 10:31 am UTC (link)
HAHAHAH great pics! Looks like you guys had a blast!!

AND DAMNNNNN LIONEL IS SO SEXY!!!!
I saw that pic on C.com and I SWEAR I didn't know it was him O_O!!!!

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:09 am UTC (link)
I know, it's crazy! He needs to cosplay more. :)

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[info]johny__b
2005-10-31 10:54 am UTC (link)
You aren't a dork, you're just cute...and you can't help that.

Seriously though, those Gilgamesh costumes were spectacular.

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:09 am UTC (link)
Thanks :)

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[info]wagashi
2005-10-31 02:40 pm UTC (link)
Aw, looks like it was a lot of fun! XD Wish I could have been there. Thanks for the pictures! :D

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:09 am UTC (link)
Yah, I think you'd enjoy it. Hey I'm going to Tokyo in December, if you're around let's get together or something huh?

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[info]wagashi
2005-11-01 01:57 am UTC (link)
Dude, absolutely! :O Give me your dates and let's figure something out :DD

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[info]huongstar
2005-10-31 03:13 pm UTC (link)
>_> Lionel... LIONEL?!

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:10 am UTC (link)
Hahahahah! X-D

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[info]tidus_dream
2005-10-31 05:45 pm UTC (link)
$125,000?!?!?! woah! That's gotta be a record for the auction =O

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[info]sporkkunoichi
2005-10-31 06:25 pm UTC (link)
I talked to some of the staffers and I was told it was mostly a hoax. There was *some money* put up for the lady, but not nearly the $125,000.

Supposedly, they were actually auctioning her, but that went far passed what they expected (most of the insane contribution being joke bids from other staffers trying to outbid the one serious person bidding)

Of course, that's all he said she said. So, I'm still not 100% sure either.

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[info]positivespace
2005-10-31 11:30 pm UTC (link)
So how much did they end up paying for her?

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:12 am UTC (link)
Aww, I really wish the bidding would have been more realistic. I mean, I was seriously willing to put money down to bid on her. Though being the dork that I am, I would have spent the time photographing her for the rest of the night.

She looked awesome in that outfit. Oh yah, she was really hot too. ;-)

Did you ever find a photographer to take your pictures!? I only saw you guys really briefly, but those kimono's were beautiful! Let me know if you guys are wearing them again sometime, I'd love to get some photos as well. :)

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[info]avagoyle
2005-11-01 01:48 am UTC (link)
it was actually a donation

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[info]slave_to_anime
2005-11-01 04:45 am UTC (link)
If that's a donation, it's one hell of a donation.

The person who put in the winning bid was Jason Ebner, chair of Recca Con, so I'm kind of curious...

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[info]avagoyle
2005-11-01 05:00 am UTC (link)
maybe it wasn't then. i was told by someone that it was done by the chair of famine con as a donate to yaoicon.

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[info]rurouni_jedi
2005-10-31 07:26 pm UTC (link)
Oh ho ho, but you're WRONG, Ziggy. What happens at Yaoi-Con, stays on the INTERNET! :D (that line was shamelessly pilfered from Jinyo)

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:12 am UTC (link)
Hahaha, yah that quote seems so much more appropriate. :)

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[info]daenerys
2005-10-31 08:28 pm UTC (link)
LOL OMG at so many of them... for different reasons O_O XD!!!

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:13 am UTC (link)
You'd have fun at the con if you could ever make it. It's definitely... different. LOL! :)

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[info]hybrid_twist
2005-10-31 11:55 pm UTC (link)
Man, those are some great photos!! Some of the pictures scared me, but the majority of them made me laugh. XD Now I'm debating of going next year.

And I think that's the first time I've ever seen Jinyo crossplay. o.0

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:13 am UTC (link)
Some of them scare you? Imagine BEING there. LOL :)

Yah, Jinyo is such a good sport. LOL :)

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[info]jinyo
2005-11-01 09:24 pm UTC (link)
Dude, I wasn't crossplaying!!
That's simply what my hair looks like after I've been wearing a wig for a while...
~~;

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[info]antieden
2005-11-02 12:11 am UTC (link)
>D I LOVE THAT PICTURE OF YOU. Needs to be your new icon/avatar >.>

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[info]nerdcore
2005-11-01 12:25 am UTC (link)
Oh geez, what madness!

Nice seeing you again~! And I adored you and the rest of the Gilgamesh group! All those buckles. Spiffy. >D

This is Chas, by the way. Methinks I'll be adding you now. :D

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 12:29 am UTC (link)
Hey! It was great seeing you guys. You're photos look wonderful as well! Man, I so need to catch up on my manga reading. X-D

Thanks so much, I'm really happy with the way the Gilgamesh stuff turned out. It's been a long road, LOL. :)

I added you right back. :>

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[info]chiidesu
2005-11-01 01:28 am UTC (link)
Hi Mr. ZiggyB! I was directed by my friend here and I was just wondering If I can snag this pic. (Friend is on the bottom ^^;)

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Go for it. :) But if you're going to link it somewhere, please make a copy and put it on photobucket or something like that?

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[info]chiidesu
2005-11-02 08:11 am UTC (link)
Ah, yes, thankyou! No problemo ;D

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[info]silvernaofficer
2005-11-01 02:34 am UTC (link)
I missed the men in skirts what gives XD The only man-skirt pic I got was Shiki at the bar! Thanks for the pics as always, we'll chill again, foo'.

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[info]ziggybecket
2005-11-01 11:45 pm UTC (link)
Yah, I missed the masq entirely, but going to the In & Out in costume made up for that. LOL! :)

Great seeing you again. I think this is the last time we'll see each other in person until next year. :(

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[info]evanae
2005-11-02 07:06 am UTC (link)
HAHA. those are awesome! my faves are the yaoi-ness on stage and the raito (?) in pigtails. xD btw, i <3 the gilgamesh costumes, they came out great.

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[info]kawaiiaya
2005-11-03 02:39 am UTC (link)
ahaha that picture is awsome.. thanks for the photo Oscar! X3 me and Chas are so special!

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[info]jangmi
2005-11-03 05:50 am UTC (link)
Just a hot picture of Lady Saya. Who needs any other excuse?

MINE! XDD

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