Report from a Comic-Con Widow
Jessica hit the Comic-Con with significant other Jeff this weekend, and files this report:
"I went to Comic-Con in San Diego over the weekend. This is without a doubt the biggest comic book/sci-fi/fantasy/horror convention in the world. This was my third year going; the first couple of years I attended a lot of panels and spent a lot of time on the vendor floor.
"But this year, I mostly went shopping and hung by the pool with the other "con widows." Still, I did manage to watch the crowning event of the weekend: the Masquerade.
"In theory, the Masquerade is supposed to be a costume contest where contestants walk on the stage and model homemade costumes of their favorite comic/sci-fi/fantasy/horror characters. In practice, it's where a lot of people who really shouldn't be wearing skin-tight black vinyl catsuits prance on stage and act out scenes involving their characters that the audience can barely hear and really wouldn't want to listen to even if they could hear.
"Granted, the craftsmanship of some of the costumes is incredible, but most of the costumes are just unbelievable. What are some of these people thinking?"
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