Tekko 2014

Time for my first (and probably only ever) TEKKO post.

I had an interesting experience this past weekend in Pittsburgh. I was invited to go with a good friend of mine to TEKKO 2014 at the David Lawrence Convention Center. It was a convention for people that enjoy Japanese Amine cartoons, etc. As you will see in my pictures, EVERYONE showed up!!! My friend Jenna loves Attack on Titan which is a popular comic series. She was dressing up as Hanji Zoe from that comic.

First, this is me and my friend Jenna (I am on the left)

This is Jenna dressed up as her character (Hanji Zoe)...hee! We actually made those boxes that she has on each side of her and the swords out of foam. It took many a lunch hours at work!

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And now onto the pictures. This is how you know you are at a comic book convention...boys (Men) actually buy these pillow cases to sleep with...cant get a woman???...then sleep with a pretend one on a pillow?!?! Whatever works for you! HEE

This was waiting for us when we were in line...and yes, it is a man. His chest looked really, really real!!!!!!!!

These people looked amazing - I think Jenna said they were Star Trek people.(They were actually Star Wars people - this has been edited thanks to a reader- thanks for the information Jacquie!)

This person is supposed to be from Dead Pool...I have no idea what that is...this is all according to Jenna.

 She swore to me that furries would not be there. I have heard of furries at conventions here in Pittsburgh and they have a pretty scary reputation (sleezy, etc.) so I try to steer clear. Well, she lied! There is a furry!!!

Here is the Hobbit! They looked awesome!

And another of the Star Wars group - pretty neat!!!

And lastly, Jenna ran into someone that was dressed as a different character in Attack of Titan so we had to get a shot of them together. Cannot remember this person's name. Awesome, hugh?

It was interesting and I am glad I went. I will try everything once. The only downside was that you could not get a one day pass for this thing! You had to pay $50 for the entire weekend!! Little steep for someone like me who was just going to check it out. So, I would never go back again unless they did a one day pass for $20 then the people watching would be worth it. But, for this one time, Jenna was worth it!!! We had a fun day all in all!

Another Pic Dump

 Another photo dump! 
The easiest way to recap my weekend is by taking my Facebook pics and putting them into a post - so, here goes another photo dump to recap the weekend!! Hee

I work for the world's best company! On Friday they sent every employee, yes, EVERY EMPLOYEE a gold anniversary coin! AMAZING!!! It is our 150th anniversary! It is worth over $250 dollars and we all got them on Friday via UPS.  It is awesome and I am proud to work for this company!

Saturday morning I went to an anniversary breakfast for the Windover Hills Meeting and they had these! Well, other stuff too but isn't this cute?!?!? I had a great breakfast of pancakes, sausage and hash browns and then these! yummo!!!! A real peach and a delicious pastry peach! It was hard to eat as it was sooo cute!!!

I run on a trail near my house on days that I do not Hip Hop or Zumba and lately there have been so many deer soooooooo close. It is amazing - they just stand there eating trees and grass and watch me run past and never even flinch. Amazing! They are so beautiful - I love nature!

Saturday afternoon I went to a Pig Roast at my good friend Jenna's parents home. It was awesome! Her step-father is a Shriner and he is called Bubbles. In the pic below is Sleepy (her step-brother). They threw the nicest and most welcoming party at their home - it was great! This is a picture of the pig as they were taking it off the spit to carve. They did it themselves - so yummy!

And this is a closeup....really moist and delicious!! They really did an amazing job! Yum!!! We met some of the friendliest people there!

 

Jenna's dad gave my boyfriend's son, Matthew, a new bike! It was an awesome dirt bike and he was so excited!!! About 20 minutes after they left the party he texted me the picture below. Matthew loves his new bike!

And finally, hopefully y'all are fans but just a reminder....tonight the Steelers play at 8PM!!!!! Everyone should watch a little Monday Night Football!!

Are You Ready for some FOOTBALL!?!?!?!?  All of us Steeler fans are!!!! WHOOP!

Hope everyone has an awesome week!!!!!!!!!