{"id":667,"date":"2011-09-17T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress65\/?p=667"},"modified":"2011-09-17T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:42:36","slug":"dragoncon-2011-pictures-part-3-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/dragoncon-2011-pictures-part-3-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon*Con 2011 Pictures, Part 3: Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For reference: Pictures, Part 1 were of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/forums\/entry.php?661-Dragon*Con-2011-Pictures-Part-1-My-Friends\">me and my friends<\/a>, and Pictures, Part 2 were of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/forums\/entry.php?662-Dragon*Con-2011-Pictures-Part-2-Filk\">the filk track<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\nConventions like Dragon*Con are a lot of fun, and at a convention the size of D*C a lot of the fun comes in seeing the costumes &#8230; or, in some cases, the lack of costumes!<\/p>\n<p>Here, the family that cosplays together stays together:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pix\/blog\/xtra3-DC2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAs do the Stormtroopers and Sand People who play together:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pix\/blog\/xtra2-DC2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nThe workmanship of some of the costumes is remarkable. It&#8217;s hard to see, but parts of this costume lit up:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pix\/blog\/xtra1-DC2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd, of course, there&#8217;s always the danger that someone else will show up with the same costume:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pix\/blog\/xtra4-DC2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nWhich, if you haven&#8217;t seen it, reminds me of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t4m6CrBUvWw\">cosplay public service announcement starring Kaley Cuoco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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