PAX to the Future
I started this year with the goal that I will write, and I will write what I’ve planned—even if it takes me far too long to get to it. I said I would write about PAX Aus, and so:
PAX. A huge con that spanned the weekend of October 31 to November 1 last year at the Melbourne Convention Centre.
So many trees in that city! SO MUCH GREEN I’d been dreaming of visiting Melbourne for years, ever since being told it’s a “cooler Wellington”. Being invited along to PAX—Penny Arcade Expo—by my friends was the perfect opportunity to see the city and finally taste its world-class coffee.
(In hindsight, I’m not sure I even drank coffee there.)
It’s Not the End of the World
It’s been well over a month since the fact, but the biggest New Zealand Armageddon, Auckland Armageddon—aka Auckgeddon—has come and gone for the year. I meant to write this the week after the fact, time sure got away from me!
This year was just as busy as last—if not moreso—filled with truly lovely people and spectacular cosplay. Saturday was absolutely packed, it felt like being stuck in a can filled with sardines (note: I’ve never been stuck in a sardine can, but I imagine it’s smelly.)
My favourite part of the con, as always, was the cosplay. Every year, and I’m not exaggerating here, I get to the con and I say, “man, the cosplay community has really raised the bar this year.” Every year! And I’m never wrong when I say this.
Actual photograph of the bar being raised Auckgeddon 2014 gallery
Probably my favourite cosplayer of the weekend
A couple of nerds
Cutie with a booty (and a cat tail) (my other main girl)
Shar is just ridiculously gorgeous, honestly
This guy was totally rad!
Get some dragon age in ya
Group photo! Wonder Girl is at https://www.facebook.com/jvcacosplay?fref=ts & Kid Flash is at https://www.facebook.com/incendiarismcosplay?fref=ts
The two on the outside are mother & daughter, and they do the cutest duos
My cosplay idol — https://www.facebook.com/StaticCosplay
One half of https://www.facebook.com/teamhorkermeat
That embroidery BLEW MY MIND
My main girl Caf gives me heart eyes
This guy’s stuff, man — https://www.facebook.com/pages/SpicythaiDesign/171809186179704?fref=ts
The cutie on the left is at https://www.facebook.com/CloudyCosplay
The ever lovely kylie — http://keyshakitty.tumblr.com/
More kylie!
AND MORE
I love star wars cosplayers so much!
When will I learn to avoid backlighting
These two were super lovely
That Alice had the creepiness DOWN
My gorgeously talented friend Rowan
DAYUM GIRL
my also gorgeously talented friend Lisa. I’m so impressed by that chainmail
my darling https://www.facebook.com/PuraCosplay?fref=ts
The Aus cosplay winner (whose name I totally missed ): )
this Destiny guy was just SO impressive, holy shit
What cuties
This guy was in the line behind us, I love his expression!
Cute duo cosplay! I may not like Frozen much, but I love cosplays of it.
she was so happy I recognized her — she looked so good!
www.facebook.com/CloudyCosplay strikes again
The wig came out looking real cool for this
you can’t see it here, but she had this cool glowing ball trick — http://tatjna.livejournal.com/
I remember talking to her weeks before the con about those ruffles. They were worth it for this!
in respective order: https://www.facebook.com/noodlescosplay?ref=ts&fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/icarus.cos?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/Slinkysews?fref=ts
she is just the loveliest avatar cosplayer in the world, I swear
Skyrim Cosplay (July ’14)
Costumes and modelling: Static Cosplay, Horker Meat Cosplay (Kendra & Kelly)
Photography: Safalaff Cosplay (aka me)What’s Really “Ruining” Cosplay (Is Your Toxic Views)
One of the first characters I ever wanted to be was Leia Organa. Or Supergirl. A force-sensitive princess, a super-powered alien gal — they were both basically everything a four-year-old Saf could ever have dreamt of being. And while I didn’t know it at the time, they were the first characters I ever felt the urge to cosplay.
Bare Arms-ageddon
Good news everyone! It’s 4 in the morn’ and I’m listening to a remix of Binary Sunset while a heater blasts my tired feet. I should be asleep, but instead I’m starting this post about the weekend just been.
Armageddon Expo, the big con of lil’ ol’ New Zealand, has just been. The second-to-last ‘geddon of the year is over, now leaving us with a con-less gap until late October. Boo! But the weekend has been utterly amazing, helped in large part by my wonderful friends, cosplayers and civilians alike.
