Invader Con is here
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85146)
Shingle Springs, California
July 28, 2012 10:32am CST
Invader Con II: Doom Con
http://www.invadercon.com/
Was almost 2 years ago that the kids became Invader Zim fans. They wanted so badly to go to the first Invader Con in Atlanta last year, but it just wasn't in the cards financially. But Invader Con II is in Los Angeles, my old stomping grounds. So here I am in a Best Western across the street from the Marriott getting ready to get my rear in gear and go see Zim and Gir and the various voices of the characters.
Can an adult semi-fan of the show stay sane with 3 children for a 2 day convention? We shall see....
What are you doing for fun this summer?
5 responses
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jul 12
I think I mentioned to you that one of my old friends was Rikki Simons' wife? I saw all kinds of photos on her Facebook at Invader Con . . . was looking for you in the background - ha ha. You may have seen her with him - she's got bright hot pink hair. I still haven't seen any Invader Zim, so I have no idea what it's all about!! Hope you're having a sane time - hee hee - but the good thing is now your kids are "older" and you don't have to run around watching their every move every second like I still do.
As always, we have been all over the place this summer. But for our main "vacation", we are going to spend a few days in Long Beach. Hit the aquarium, Queen Mary, and some other local spots. Hubby wants to go to Universal Studios on the way there . . . ugh, I hope the little one will sit still for it!! This will be a week before school - and school starts early for us this year . . . we're cramming things in this summer!!
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Jul 12
Yeah, I was thinking of telling him, "so I have this online friend who knows your wife. She's Asian, used to skate, just bought a house and has 2 kids, but I have no clue what her name is." lol Probably would have gotten me a really blank look...
Cary is trying to drive us nuts. Other than that, we're having a pretty good time.
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jul 12
Ha ha!! Too funny! Even though we are friends on FB, I wonder how much she truly remembers of me. I've heard she's been through a lot - and I mean A LOT - so really hard to say. I couldn't find her for the longest time because she goes by another name now (shhhh, her real name is Wendi!). If you didn't know, she is half Japanese herself. And I was relieved to hear she was a still "she" (that's another story) and that she did something with her awesome drawing talents!
Great you're having a good time!! Are you out here just for the weekend?
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
31 Jul 12
It is amazing some of the things that we will do for our children that we really don't want to do sometimes isn't it?
As far as what we are doing for fun this summer, we've been spending a lot of time at the pool at my mother's house, but we haven't really been able to do anything major that is fun because a lot of things have not happened the way that they had been planned to happen. I keep hoping that things will get better soon, but that still remains to be seen.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
31 Jul 12
I admit I wasn't wildly enthusiastic about the InvaderCon thing to begin with, but I ended up having a really good time. The voice actors were brilliant!
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
28 Jul 12
Well, in Italy (my country), this kind of cinematic spectacle, is not so much in vogue. The only movies of this genre that are shown in theaters, are in fact imported from the USA
However, I'm not going to the movies for a long time. My friends, do not like to go there!
I see streaming movies, whenever possible.
To your question: What are you doing for fun this summer?
I answer: July is now past, it's time to leave the holiday home and back to town. For the month of August, I expect other day at the beach, but in my town of Genoa.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Jul 12
There are so many more conventions than I have ever heard of, pretty funny. So far, I'm having a really good time.
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
31 Jul 12
I'm a little late, but I would of prayed for you.
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