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Surviving DragonCon: 2025

Following my Pre-Planning post…We’re 30-ish days from DragonCon, and this may be your first year going! Never to fret, Dragon is the most nerd-friendly place! Get ready to hang out with 80,000 of your socially distanced newest friends! Labor Day weekend in Atlanta is busy – and HOT. Several things are going on in town that weekend, and with these tricks, you’ll do just fine. 1 – Pre-Plan:…

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DragonCon 2025 - I need a hero!

30ish days until con, TIME TO PANIC!!! (Or like the Guide says in big friendly letters, DON’T PANIC). This, of course, means time to get serious, if you haven’t already. As of this writing, attendance is being capped, and very limited day passes (especially Saturday) are going to be sold – day passes go live Aug 1. Remember, all passes must be purchased online. No more on-site registration –…

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Costume Write-up: Fallout Vault 42 Dweller (Medic)

Now that DragonCon has come and gone, I am finally able to do a proper writeup for my vault dweller. To be fair, I’ve been dealing with Con-Covid and then the busy season at work, so it’s been a lot since I got back from Atlanta. I even had to cancel the second trip (for runDisney), because of said covid. 😦 For the write-up itself, I’ve tried to include as much information (and links/sources) as…

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Surviving DragonCon: 2024

Following my Pre-Planning post…We’re 30-ish days from DragonCon, and this may be your first year going! Never to fret, Dragon is the most nerd-friendly place! Get ready to hang out with 80,000+ 65,000 of your socially distanced newest friends! Labor Day weekend in Atlanta is busy – and HOT. There are several things going on in town that weekend, and with these tricks you’ll do just fine. 1 –…

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DragonCon 2024 - Crawl out through the fallout, baby!

30 days until con, TIME TO PANIC!!! (Or like the Guide says in big friendly letters, DON’T PANIC). This of course means time to get serious, if you haven’t already. As of this writing, attendance is being capped and very limited day passes (especially Saturday) are going to be sold – day passes go live Aug 1. Remember from last year, all passes must be purchased online. No more on-site…

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I feel like this is all we ever talk about...

Oh, what’s that? We have how many days until DragonCon? 75!? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt… Well, I guess that means we’re talking about it again. I’m working on a couple of costumes for con this year, including one I’ve been wanting to do for ages. I’m finally working on a vault dweller – the show re-lit the fire in my heart for Fallout, so I’m going all in. Unfortunately with not being able…

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I did the thing!

I have been granted the rank of Master (unlike Anakin)! Reflecting on my academic journey I am filled with a mix of emotions: Pride, excitement of being finished, a touch of nostalgia, and being a bit at a loss. The last two years have consumed an enormous chunk of my life, and I find myself not knowing what to do with my free time. I’ve had a routine, and now it’s suddenly over. This adjustment…

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Just Keep Swimming...

My cap topper – May ’24 Sitting here surrounded by beakers, pipettes, and the constant hum of machinery, I can’t ponder my journey through graduate school. Days blend into nights, and weeks fade into months, all in pursuit of that master’s degree. Amidst the chaos of the lab, there’s a glimmer of hope. The promise of completion and the chance to finally take a breather. Graduate school is often…

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Starlight and the Princess Half!

Actual GIF of me running… I am running the 2024 WDW Princess Half Marathon on behalf of Starlight Children’s Foundation with mah friends as part of Team “Imperial Made Me Do It“! Starlight delivers happiness to thousands of hospitalized kids at more than 800 children’s hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S., including my local hospital – Texas Children’s, which is very near and dear to…

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Just Pick Already!

Decisions, decisions...

I’ve started packing for DragonCon and wouldn’t you know it – I’m wanting to change my costume lineup AGAIN. By this I mean I want to drop a couple of things, and MAYBE finish a new one in their place. I say maybe because it’ll be a lot of work and I have 9 days before fall semester starts. I have a few new costumes I’m bringing (ok – I made them back in October), so those are staying. I have a…

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Surviving DragonCon: 2023 - Fuck Them Boats

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DragonCon 2023 - Once More With Feeling!

It’s the REMIX! We’re getting down to the four-week mark (yeah, yeah – I missed 30 days), so you know what that means, TIME TO PANIC!!! (Or like the Guide says in big friendly letters, DON’T PANIC). This of course means time to get serious, if you haven’t already. As of this writing, attendance is being capped and very limited day passes (especially Saturday) are being sold. New for this year…

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Running for Starlight!

Running for Starlight! What have I gotten myself into? I believe it's jogging. Or yogging, it might be a soft J. I'm not sure...

I am running the 2024 runDisney Disneyland Half Marathon on behalf of Starlight Children’s Foundation with mah friends as part of Team “Imperial Made Me Do It“! Starlight delivers happiness to thousands of hospitalized kids at more than 800 children’s hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S., including my local hospital – Texas Children’s, which is very near and dear to me! With their…

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I'm still here...Promise!

Convention season is in full swing – and that means I’m sewing! Or rather, I should be. Seriously, though. All of my free time of late is being dedicated to sewing – costumes, bags, etc. I feel like I’ve been a bad blogger for staying more active online. I promise, after Dragon*Con and my husband getting back from Afghanistan some time in September, I promise you’ll get sick of my posts. Not to…

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Changing designs Mid-Construction - Cadance needs a makeover!

Cadence right now Normally I try not to do this when I’m building a costume or outfit. Especially if it’s mostly complete. But I’ve done it this time. I’ve changed designs for Princess Cadance. I like the idea of a formal dress but it’s looking so….lackluster… at the moment. I’ve decided to do more of a fit-and-flare dress! Surprise, surprise – I know. But it’ll be cute. 😉 MSPaint Mod I also plan…

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The Costume List Keeps Growing...

I’ve been hard at work adding costumes to the site! I’ve added Nurse Chapel, Princess Zelda, ROGUE, and a few others! I’ve also changed the format of each costume page as well – I’ve added a reference picture as well as when they were made and for what event I made them (as well as the “Also Worn”) list. Another new feature – I actually added the same links to the main “Costumes” page as the…

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Another semester down...

Another semester down, and project updates!

I won’t lie, this semester was kind of tough! Not in a bad way, but I was challenged mentally unlike I have been in classes prior. It was both refreshing and exhausting? Astrobiology, while difficult at times, was really intriguing. The idea of looking for life on other worlds, what makes worlds (and moons) potentially habitable, etc. I learned a lot. I also had to do an art project for the…