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| San Diego Comic-Con 2015 or SDCC2015 as it's most commonly known on Social Media--we've arrived! |
I’m a self-proclaimed geek wife and mom. And nothing says “geek” more
than the Comic-Con Convention. I have to say, it’s been quite an
adventurous experience: from the lottery-type system in acquiring the
tickets, to the pre-paid parking structures (you snooze, you lose), to
the massive crowds, & finally to the epic event itself! I feel
honored and privileged to experience this juggernaut phenomenon San
Diego puts together every year (and I hope will continue to despite all
the rumors I’ve heard to the contrary). But I have to pay a little homage to Comic-Con itself…
Dear Comic-Con,
you kicked my butt! I can’t remember a time when I felt like my body had
been hit by a mack truck! Not even 18 days in Orlando, Florida (and
believe me, that was go, go go!) has made me feel physically fatigued as
much as I do today. After a full day of manuevering crowds and
standing in long lines, I’m so exhausted I feel like I can’t move. Hand
me a mai tai and a place to put up my feet, put a fork in me…this Mom is
done…for now. (I still have another full day of Comic-Con on Sunday, so
I best find the will to recover!) Thank goodness for my Skechers
sneaks….if you were a person, I’d take you out for a coffee!
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| Signs are everywhere! You have to know something big is happening today! |
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| Badged up & ready to go! |
We arrived in San Diego so unbelievably early I don’t think even the
roosters were up. But guess what? We’re late! There were large crowds
all lined up & ready to go! We already purchased our tickets so all
we needed to do was get our badges. Great thing though, it’s pretty
well organized. Just simply ask what a line is for & most people
know and are willing to share information. The lines are generally long
but once they get going, they move rather quickly (at least in geek
time). The badge process was easy and the boys loved the way they
looked–talk about being official! Not surprisingly, my guys’ main
purpose on this particular day was to take advantage of everything Lego
had to offer at the Convention.
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| Who could pass up a photo op with R2D2? Certainly, not the boys. |
This includes standing in line
for hours just to possibly get a chance to get a voucher to shop for
exclusives (a handy dandy term meaning these toys are found nowhere else
but at this event OR at an inflated price at some online auction) and a chance at an exclusive and very highly sought
after mini-figure of the weekend. Luckily for this family, we have 4
chances at everything–so all in all, the guys had a nice loot &
stash of pretty much all the products they wanted.
Lots
of people come dressed up in their favorite characters from movies,
television, video games & any other genre I can’t possibly remember
to come up with right now. Some are just downright creative and I love
the fact that they are so willing to take pictures with anyone that
asks. So, go ahead, don’t be shy! Find your superhero and/or villain
& snap away!
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| Look what we won! |
So
how fun is it, to get to the end of this massive line and have to press
a button that lets you know whether or not you win something? Maybe it
doesn’t sound good, but it’s actually pretty thrilling! And I’m not one
to get too excited about these things because I’m that person that comes
home empty handed at raffles that everyone seems to get a prize at, but
my luck held out today! All 4 of us were able to get a very rare (and
cool) mini-figure exclusive–some would give a right toe for or maybe
just pay a ridiculous amount for (I mean, how much are mini-figures
worth? 5 dollars at most–well you would think, until someone offers you
80 dollars for them). Trust me, this is a massive acquisition!
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| 4th of July may be over, but we shine out our patriotism. Hello there, Captain America! |
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| One side...Save all the geeky heathens from the firepits of hell! |
It wouldn’t be an epic adventure without a little protesting now
wouldn’t there! Amongst the massive crowd crossing the streets to get to
different events throughout the Gaslamp District of San Diego, shouts a
religious group calling for the repentance of all the Comic-Con
attendees!! “Turn from your evil ways”. My kids…aww, poor
kids…especially my first-born…”What? Are they saying I’m going to hell
because I like Lego & Skylanders? Well, that’s just wrong”. All I
could respond was, “Well, I’m glad you know that.”
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| On the other side, we're heathens & proud of it! (And hell might be fun.) |
And to the Satan Worshipers…hey, to each their own beliefs. I may
disagree with you (and just a tad bit afraid), but I respect your right to express yourself. Just as
long as your members practice free will and don’t hurt anyone, what do I
have to do with it? Keep on, keeping on! And again, it’s the perfect
opportunity to tell my two boys, see?, everyone has a right to believe
what they want & it’s okay to disagree–just don’t disrespect. Who
says, Comic-Con isn’t educational??
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| The boys spent some time at this exhibit. You think they're excited for the release of this video game? Maybe a little. |
The boys had such a wonderful
time & the husband was on geek cloud 9. And me? As exhausting as it was, loved every minute! People watching galore…so many unique characters
in costume, people with varying interests vying for the latest and
greatest products and ALL so very different!! No one was weird, yet
everyone was weird. If the world was one big Comic-Con, a lot of our
problems would cease to exist.
I
have a couple of days to recover & we’re back at it on Sunday! Now
that I know what to expect, it’ll be a cinch…I hope…fingers crossed!
