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COSPLAY THOUGHTS
- I suffer from specialist little boy syndrome. every local con i've gone to, i've been the only mara jade. HOWEVER. i knew that there would be multiple maras at legends con. and i was right
- when i saw barbara hambly was going to speak at legends con, i knew i was going to have to cosplay callista. because i suffer from specialist little boy syndrome.
- this is my own interpretation of callista, based on a combination of several official art pieces that i just didn't vibe with tbh. i do what i want
- BUT in retrospect. if i ever decide to work with this type of vinyl again. please shoot me
- anyway. a few people recognized me. i probably shouldve asked for a photo with barbara hambly but i chickened out.
- i'm glad fandom is starting to reevaluate callista. because the misogyny present in some of those older fics? woof
- also: new definition of hell unlocked: sitting trapped in a lightsaber sales pitch while your wig cap crawls up your head underneath your wig and you have to sit there nodding politely while trapped in a sensory nightmare
CONVENTION THOUGHTS
- pretty tight. lotta good panels
- got the unofficial guide book for dark horse star wars writers. some stuff thats applicable to fic some stuff not. vv funny to see how many of its rules the new canon violates tho
- also some panels that were actually sales pitches
- also some panels that couldve used some audience q&a rather than just prepared questions, but who knows what guests stipulate
- i recognize that with every con there will always be some panel overlap, but the 15 minute overlap specifically felt a little harsh. day-of it wasn't as much of an issue bc of last-minute reschedulings
- artist alley was a little bare, but it was a first con, things can only go up from here. shocking the places that supernatural merch can creep into tho
SOCIALIZATION THOUGHTS
- i shouldve come out of my shell more. or cajoled a friend into making the thousand-mile drive with me.
- i might have made more friends if i had gone to cantina night but i don't drink so idk what the vibe wouldve been
- i did end up meeting a tumblr mutual for breakfast in burbank proper and that was fun
- to make up for not making friends day of i have been following everyone whos posted in the legends con tag. from my main which has a cring url so who knows if they know i was there
HOTEL THOUGHTS
- i wish i had checked out the hot tub but i didnt see the sign for where it was until i was checking out. i thought the only pool was outdoors and (see photos above) me and outdoor pools don't mix well
- this is a very white trash and/or dean-coded thing to say but every hotel room should come with both continental breakfast AND a microwave
- staff were vv nice but also i did feel silly walking around in my costume in the fancy lobby during an actual like. work convention
CONCLUSION
one of the organizers informally speculated that the next legends con might not be until spring/summer 2025. if thats the case, good, bc it means my body will have forgotten what it was like driving from green river utah to burbank in one day (do not recommend)
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