Nerd-doms
I have always been an avid book reader. I love delving into the fantasy of other worlds or lives unlike my own. I also was a huge fan of Superfriends, X-Men and other superheroes. I loved the stories or comics about groups of heroes banding together.
I started reading Harry Potter in 2000 when I learned that my birth daughter liked the series, games and movies. I was communicating with her adoptive parents and so I read the series to feel a connection to her. My son was born in 2002 and he was raised watching the movies. ““Chamber of Secrets” was his “Frozen”. We watched that SO many times! 4 In 20210 when Universal Studios opened the Hogwarts section - we were there! When they opened the Diagon Alley part - we were there a few months after they opened.
My favorite characters have always been the quirky, offbeat or goofy personalities. I have always been drawn to them. Harley Quinn and Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter) were always my favorites. Minions were hilarious and Olaf from Frozen was adorable and goofy!
I moved to Georgia in 2011 after getting married. We heard radio ads for DragonCon but were just getting settled. It was not until I started work at the residential facility in 2013 that I asked my husband if we could go for one day just to check it out. I had never attended a convention before (except a few math teacher conventions) and I was curious to see what it was all about.
We went for the Saturday show and parade. We had a long line to buy our ticket. We saw a lot of cool costumes while in line - including a picture perfect Captain Jack Sparrow - and Professor Snape and McGonagall. We got our passes and got breakfast. We then made our way to a parking garage to watch the parade. My son, Tristan, and I were completely “geeking out” seeing all the different groups of cosplays int he parade. My husband also had his interests and loved seeing all the costumes and props. We loved the: Dr. Who, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, DC & Marvel, Lord of the Rings, Resident Evil. and some others we did not recognize at the time but still thought the costumes were amazing. . We left the parade and went to the vendor hall. We purchased some stuff and decided that we wanted to attend the next year for the whole weekend. This became a family thing.
We would plan our costumes for the next convention. I have done Harley Quinn, Professor Trelawny and Arya Stark. My son does anime and manga or computer games. My husband does horror. We started out with one costume for the whole convention. We’ve now branched out to 2 or 3 costumes.
For 2022, we are planning to start Wednesday evening. This will require another costume or two. So between tie-dyeing shirts, I will be working on two new costumes for 2022 DragonCon