So as some of you may know, I fancy myself a bit of a nerd. I love being around other people who have passion for their fandoms and want to celebrate in all things nerdy. I take pride in being a nerd and take it as a compliment (not an insult) when someone calls me one. Everyone is a nerd about something, whether they want to admit to it or not.

So I decided to take advantage of the fact that Awesome Con (a type of comic convention) takes place in DC. I decided I would save the money of a 3 day ticket by volunteering. I’m so glad I did!

Volunteers are not allowed to be in costume/cosplay while working so I decked myself in a Star Wars tank top and headed to the convention center, fanny pack donned.

I was assigned to VIP registration and basically helped them with their tickets/badges and other needs. I also was the line police at times. Gotta keep these kids orderly!

Unfortunately, while working we are not allowed to take pictures. Which was so sad because I got to see some AMAZING costumes while working the front. Such as the family where the father dressed up as the joker and his wife and 4 daughters were all variations of Harley Quinn. They were adorable!

When I was off duty the first day I just walked around a bit but I worked until close so I didn’t see much. But after my shift on Saturday, I changed into a basic Beetlejuice outfit and got going!

First up? Adam West and Burt Ward did a Q&A panel and they were hilarious!

They retold stories of set mishaps and how many different ways Burt got injured. It was a roaring good time. The only stumper of a question was “What is your favorite ice cream?”.

After that I decided to hit the floor and see who all was around.

People put a lot of time and money into their cosplays and I respect each of them so much. It is so cool to see the creativity abound in these conventions. Everything from gender swaps to steampunk versions of your favorite characters.

There were some other panels I went to on Saturday and Sunday (Karl Urban is a gentleman and a star and should keep the scruffy look) but many of them requested no photography. And we respect that.

I did a little shopping before my highlight of the con.

I was going to meet and get a picture with Matthew Lewis. For those of you who don’t know who that is, he plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies. He is one of my favorite characters from the books as he gets a ton of character development and is the unsung hero. It helps that Matt got incredible attractive following the movies.

When I went up for my picture, I wanted to do something clever. Something different than all the basic pictures. So as I approached him, I asked if we could actually not smile in the picture and stand back to back. He grinned and said sure. And we did our best.

Goodbye world. I’m satisfied now.