Houston Area Sci-Fi Convention

[Zardoz]

I know this is a bit off topic, but I thought I'd let any of the Houston area crew that are Sci-Fi fans know that our local convention, ApolloCon, is  coming up this weekend. It's a three day event- June 25th-27th 2010 at the DoubleTree Hotel near the Houston Intercontinental Airport.

More info;  http://www.apollocon.org/index.html

I'll be on hand hosting the Starbase Houston Trivia Challenge on Saturday afternoon, so if you have some Sci-Fi trivia skills come on down and try for one of these cool thophies!

Tell your friends, Come on out and get your geek on! It's too hot outside anyways!

[-:-Juju-:-]

This sounds awesome!!

Thanks for sharing this, I had no idea stuff like this went on in Houston!


Do people dress up for this, like other Cons?

[Mouse]

Yeah, I learned about the various Con's in this area after TRF last year..it's to abate the withdrawl certain people have from having to go back into the 'Dane world. Myself included. I have list of the Con's that were posted on the boards or if you feel up to archive diving, I am sure it is still floating on here somewhere.

As for dressing up for this con..why not? It's a con. Even if you are the only one, and I doubt it, more power to you..but it's a sci con, you know you won't be the only one, but probably among the hottest. I think I am going as a Brown Coat myself.

[-:-Juju-:-]

Jawesome!


My bffgf and I have decided to go as Buffy and Faith. I really wanted the bf to come with and go as Dr. Horrible and us be Penny and groupies, but he's too shy to actually show off his nerdiness...hence me bringing Lauren as my date and costume-other half instead. Plus...two Joss Whedonites are better than one!

Annd YAYYY for Brown Coats! Mad props to you, sir. I've been meaning to catch up on old episodes that i've missed and re-watch the series I'm actually doing that right now with Buffy..go figure <3

Zardoz! I will make sure we stop by your area on Sat if I can remember to..i'll be the one flitting about like a n00b because we will probably get lost >.< lol. But..what better place to get lost than a Sci Fi Con!?

Are any of y'all going to the masquerade that night too? We are thinking about it but not sure if we have to have an ubercostume/outfit to do so? As Buffy/Faith...we won't exactly be that dressed up lol -_-"

[Mouse]

"We do the weird stuff" Have you watched Commentary: The Musical on Dr. Horrible DVD yet? I highly recommend it if you do end up going as the groupies.

[JackGonzo, MD]

Will attempt to remember to stop by Saturday Zardoz

[Zardoz]

I'll see y'all there! As usual, I'll be the guy in the kilt 

JuJu- Lots of folks dress up! let your geek flag fly!  BTW- I want to get a photo of the Buffy and Faith deal, Please look me up if I don't see you first!

[Breandan]

A few items of note here-

A) Mouse, if you need any "field gear", let me know via PM and I'll see what I can hook you up with. All of my hardware is real, though, so they won't be welcome at a con, but I have plenty of other gear.

B) I wish I could go, but my little brother is in town this weekend, which means Operator's Edge, the range, the gaming store, and playtesting till dawn. I shall have no life.

C) Juju, your new pic broke my brain, in a good way, and I am trying my damnedest to be a gentleman about it, but I cannot help but let one "SWEET MOTHER OF THE GODS!" escape in appreciation. Apologies

D) I have never dressed up for a con before in my life. Sounds odd considering I work at a ren faire, but it's never really been an option. Still, if I did, I have no idea what I would dress as *shrugs*

[meauho]

I'll be there as a vendor (right inside the door) - DVDs, books, and jewelry.

Dressing up: I've been there the last 2 years and have seen people dressed up.

Dr Horrible Commentaries: there are 2 different DVDs - an Amazon exclusive version that has 45 minutes worth of extra features, and a different version that has 90 minutes of extra features (for a 45 minute show).

[-:-Juju-:-]

I could go, but my little brother is in town this weekend, which means Operator's Edge, the range, the gaming store, and playtesting till dawn. I shall have no life.

C) Juju, your new pic broke my brain, in a good way, and I am trying my damnedest to be a gentleman about it, but I cannot help but let one "SWEET MOTHER OF THE GODS!" escape in appreciation. Apologies

D) I have never dressed up for a con before in my life. Sounds odd considering I work at a ren faire, but it's never really been an option. Still, if I did, I have no idea what I would dress as *shrugs*

LOL!

Well I'm sorry for breaking your brain! I hope it gets well soon I appreciate the appreciation! Annd..apologies accepted, but no need for them, really. It's better to hear "Sweet Mother Of The Gods" than "Oh Dear God..My EYES! My EYES! I can't get that image out of my head- It's like a trainwreck! AhhhEeeee!!" Or something horrifying as such..lol. (Not saying that I've had that reaction...but that would obviously be a horrible thing to have to hear lol.)

And that is crazy talk.. a Rennie not knowing what to dress as! Heck, you could proabably even wear Garb to a con like this..it is a Sci-Fi /Fantasy / Horror themed Con, and Fantasy seems pretty well meshed with Garb for the most part!

And did I hear men in kilts will be there!! YAYYY!!! I'd better not tell Lollie (my 'date" aka Buffy for the day)...she will go NUTS! Lol..get it...Nuts? Puns...good stuff..

[Breandan]

And that is crazy talk.. a Rennie not knowing what to dress as! Heck, you could proabably even wear Garb to a con like this..it is a Sci-Fi /Fantasy / Horror themed Con, and Fantasy seems pretty well meshed with Garb for the most part!

Well, I've been told I should go as everything from a barbarian to Batou from Ghost in the Shell to Briareos from Appleseed *shrugs*

[Mouse]

And that is crazy talk.. a Rennie not knowing what to dress as! Heck, you could proabably even wear Garb to a con like this..it is a Sci-Fi /Fantasy / Horror themed Con, and Fantasy seems pretty well meshed with Garb for the most part!

Well, I've been told I should go as everything from a barbarian to Batou from Ghost in the Shell to Briareos from Appleseed *shrugs*

You go as Briareos and I shall bow to your king nerdom for the rest of my days...seriously. I will send a cheese basket or something. Just Batou is easy..just get some metal for your eyeballs.

[JackGonzo, MD]

Did see JuJu I think in the hall with her friend as Buffy and Faith. Did not see Zardoz, likely due to all the panels I went to.

[JackGonzo, MD]

Also, leave it to me to go to a Science Convention and come home with 3 Ren Faireish CDs.

[dbaldock]

Saw the photo of -:-Juju-:- and Lauren that Zardoz posted on his Facebook album.         

[Zardoz]

A few ApolloCon photos....


How about a little steampunk? This is O.M.Grey, a Texas author (and holder of a BA and MA in British Lit) who works in the paranormal romance and steampunk genres.


Here's Ms.Grey and my friends Moogie and Sandy.


Here's Linda, who missed the photo session, but I did catch our friend Scott darting by in his UK!


I ran into Ju-Ju and Lollie, I mean Faith and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! in the dealers room!


My wife had to get a picture with Buffy.


Here's a bad picture of me MC-ing my Sci-Fi club's trivia contest, I think one of my questions just gave the middle contestant mild brian damage...

There is a costume contest every year, here are some of the contestants, either on or backstage.

"The Boss" and "Naked Snake" from the Metalgear video games


An out of work Oni.


Robot costume based on Hajime Sorayama's 'Sexy Robot' paintings.


From Star Trek to True Blood's Snookie Stackhouse, little bit of everything.



A couple fairies..


Some of the Costuming winners.


Here I am presenting the awards for the trivia contest. I stepped behind the podium, but a bunch of ladies hollered for me to come back out!     sorry about the quality, but the harsh spotlight was messing up my little camera settings. 


Here's one of the trivia winners with her Rocketship award.


And afterwards, we had a dance party! 

[Mouse]

If it doesn't violate any protocols or the sort, what are a few choice questions from the trivia...?

[dbaldock]

A few ApolloCon photos....


I ran into Ju-Ju and Lollie, I mean Faith and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! in the dealers room!

Hey Breandan,  Is your brain still broken?     

[-:-Juju-:-]

Here's some of my shots.

Also..Mark..what's with the black inky streaks on my head? See that? Oddness..lol.


My "Typical Interwebs Mirror Shot" to show my outfit.Yes, that's a bag of "Bl00d" on my necklace..with a big silver cross in front. Talk about a tease! "Heeere vampy..I have n0ms for you! Oh noes..but you have to get past the cross first!" /lol:



My nametag <3



Another shot of the blood thing I got..it's actually an energy drink but made a great prop! And yes..those are "bite marks"..we made them from red nail polish! lol.



Various JujuFaith/LollieBuffy (Lollie or Lauren is my bestie, y'all have probably seen us joined at the hip at faire for years..at least when we do chainmail!)







I'm a Star Wars gal but Lollie is a bona-fide Trekkie! She LOVED this guy's Kirk getup ((Had there been a Jedi Master or Storm Trooper..id've gone crazy and insisted to get a pic with them too!))

[-:-Juju-:-]

A few ApolloCon photos....


I ran into Ju-Ju and Lollie, I mean Faith and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! in the dealers room!

Hey Breandan,  Is your brain still broken?     

Probably broken but not in a good way now! Man oh man...the flash + my tights = scary glare! Made my legs look huge! I'm glad most of my shots were without the flash lol >.<

Plus um..the whole transparency thing..I see they were a bit transparent in the light -_-" Note to self: Get darker, thicker, flash-resistant pantalones! lol

[Breandan]

A few ApolloCon photos....


I ran into Ju-Ju and Lollie, I mean Faith and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! in the dealers room!

Hey Breandan,  Is your brain still broken?     

Probably broken but not in a good way now!

Bets?

I shall refrain from flirtation and merely say that I now truly regret not being able to go 

[Zardoz]

If it doesn't violate any protocols or the sort, what are a few choice questions from the trivia...?

I'll throw out a few I don't plan to reuse next year;

a; What was the first 3D film to win an Oscar for  Cinephotography?
 
b; What is 'Buck' Rodgers first name?

c; Which former Miss USA played the part of Wonder Woman?   

d; Who played Lana Lang in 'Superman 3'?   

e; Name the Star Trek actress who played an android in 'Alien Resurrection'     
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;Answers;

  a Avatar

  b Originally; Anthony.  Later,  William in the TV show

  c Lynda Carter 

  d Annette O'Toole
 
  e Wynona Ryder

[Sir Martin]

Nice photos, all ... wish I could have been there.  Juju and Lollie looked great, and you were quite dashing yourself, Zardoz - and I LOVE Shelley's shirt!    

Edward vs. Buffy

[-:-Juju-:-]

Mark,

I wish we could have made it to the Masquerade/Dance Party! It looks like it would have been a lot of fun, bright lights and funky music and all! Hopefully next year we can!

Breandan, thanks! Maybe next time y'all can make it out and dress up too!?

Sir Martin: Thanks mucho! We threw our outfits together in about a day but considering, it turned out pretty well! Lollie and I are planning a group costume again next year..probably Anime or Video Game chicks next time.. (Maybe some Soul Caliber or Final Fantasy Gals).

[Mouse]

Mark,

I wish we could have made it to the Masquerade/Dance Party! It looks like it would have been a lot of fun, bright lights and funky music and all! Hopefully next year we can!

Breandan, thanks! Maybe next time y'all can make it out and dress up too!?

Sir Martin: Thanks mucho! We threw our outfits together in about a day but considering, it turned out pretty well! Lollie and I are planning a group costume again next year..probably Anime or Video Game chicks next time.. (Maybe some Soul Caliber or Final Fantasy Gals).

I say Ivy if Soul Caliber or Maybe Pain, Riku, or Lulu if FF...oh, did that link come through on the message finally?

[-:-Juju-:-]

Lulu is my Fave FF Char! I think I could do a Lulu..that'd be so much fun!

Yeah Mouse! Those are awesome! I may have to get one of those!! Thanks for the link

Mark, is Starbase Houston only for Trekkies? Jw..

[Mouse]

Well, your picture does invoke shades of Lulu...*cough*. Also, you MUST have a plushie doll to carry around...Which would you pick..I'm a cait sithe fan myself.

[Zardoz]

Mark, is Starbase Houston only for Trekkies? Jw..

No, not just for trekkies! we like everything! Starbase Houston was founded in 1978 as a Trek fanclub, but now we promote all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc. http://www.starbasehouston.org/

[meauho]

Hey, this one was taken in our dealer booth.