March 27, 2008
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XangaCon!
Anime people have Otakon, comic book people have Comic-Con, and Xangans should have XangaCon (not to be confused with Xanga-cons, i.e. convicts who blog on Xanga). I think it would be a really
convenient way for me to kidnap you all at oncefun way to meet fellow hardcore Xanga users. And we can go dressed up as something Xanga-related in the same way anime fans wear cosplay outfits. I'd go as a bald, pantless, stick figure wielding a waffle cone and staring morosely at a scoop of pink ice cream on the floor. Totally badass.Oh, but you know what would be an even better idea? Dressing up as the literal interpretation of our usernames. My costume would look like this:
Get it? I'm a 64-year-old bottle of Absolut vodka with wings! What hotness! I'd be putting the "sex" in "sexagenarian."
Of course, conventions are a lot more than dressing up in cool outfits...I think. I've never actually been to one, so I'm pretty much basing this entire entry on random Anime Expo pictures I found online. It appears that you can do other things besides taking a million group pictures, like visiting booths or participating in scheduled activities. I don't know what you guys would want at XangaCon, but I for sure want to see a musical reenactment of Xanga's history--with costumes and an orchestra. Ooh! And the opening scene of "The Lion King." How does that not make sense? Do you know that the Xanga people didn't go to Africa to celebrate Simba's birth? No, you don't, so sit yo' ass down!
You know, I might actually put up a booth of my own: an art exhibit for my awesome Paint pictures...? Seminar on blogging etiquette...? Teaching hot Xangans the joys of putting a chloroform-soaked handkerchief to their noses and waking up in my cave all naked and covered with nacho cheese...? (Sidebar: why do people call handkerchiefs "hankies"? Shouldn't it be "handkies" or "handies"? Whatever, perv! That's not what I meant.) Endless possibilities!
You guys would go, right? Forget for a moment that this is probably an elaborate scheme to get in your pants.
XangaCon! XangaCon!
Comments (81)
hmmmm where do I get a costume that streams random Matrix code over my entire body ... that would be a interpretation of my handle =D. If there is a xangacon it better happen within the next 2 months since I won't be on the North American continent anymore after that. And what did I say about hot nacho cheese ... IT BURNS!!!! YOU explain to the ER doctor next time why a) I walked into ER naked and b) why I have nacho cheese all over my body
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I'm a motorcycle.
I think I'd have to change my username...
i'm a sexually aggressive panda
Hmm, I think this would be the worst convention ever!
Ninety percent of the attendees would be pubescent teenage girls bitching about their day. Then there would be a handful of booths with a bunch of youtube videos and pictures they found on digg.com. Combine all that with the 100 or so insane pervs *cough*absolutangel*cough, and you've got yourself a recipe for disaster.
Oh wait, I forgot about the underaged camwhores...
*discreetly purchases a ticket to Xangacon
I have no clue how I would dress up as my xanga username. The end result would probably confuse everyone. But I like the idea!
I actually hate anime-related activities. I find those associated conventions are attended by hundreds of weirdos who believe deep down in their heart of hearts that they are like.. a super-cartoon character. Please.
Don't mind if I do subscribe!
Haha, your posts never cease to amuse me.
i could go as a prostitute customer... this it the best idea evah!
I would go, provided it's somewhere nearby. But, I'm not sure it's possible to dress up as multiple crystal-ball-like objects from Lord of the Rings. :(
i'm thinking a history of Xanga Diorama!
I would totally go. After taking fail-safe measures to ensure I won't fall prey to that hankie of yours.
Why haven;t they thought of that before? It would be awesome. Only it might be kinda creepy, as people who stalk other people on xanga would be given the opportunity to meet the people they've been stalking. Not fun....but other than that, I think it's an awesome idea!
My costume would terrifying.
Sylvia, I think you have gone a mite overboard with your pillaging, kidnapping, baby-eating, manslaughter. I suggest you schedule an appointment with your parole officer/pediatrician soon.
On the up hand you are definitely improving with your drawings...
lol I'd go as ... a girl. XD
Your idea has merit...somewhat... but it would take a lot of planning. And I don't think a lot of Xangans have the stamina to help plan something elaborate. Heck, sometimes we can't even be bothered to make an intelligent post every other day.
Ok maybe I'm just speaking for myself but whatever.
A-kon is far superior to Otakon. But then again, as a native of DFW, I'm obligated to say that!
xD that would be a really interesting event!
so my costume would be a star and nothing...?
lol
hahahaha.... funny. i'd go as laughing dude with slurpee in hand.
I'm there!
:D:D
hahahahha that's awesome
damn u and your entries.
stop turning me on!
I think what should happen is there should be regional Xanga-Cons happening all in the same month or week or whatever.......and then one site where all the pics/vids could be displayed and shared.........Far_Skies and I were speaking about this today, as I held a "Convention" of sorts in Ohio for a Political Forum site I was a part of and did all the planning for it.......definitely was a blast!
I'm totally there. And now that we have the Xangster hand sign, it will really be like a Sci Fi convention! We'll be like Trekkies, making our hand sign everywhere we go and it will never get old! And all the Xangalebrities could have their own booths and people would come ask for their autographs and take pictures with them and be all "I loved that post you wrote on Nietzsche. It was so insightful and clever."
i'd go straight to ricebunny's booth.
damn, i'm glad i found your blog. where have i been all this time..
this is a really good idea!
I would be... a skater/female computer. Haha. I fully endorse this idea.
@flying_nutshell - I want this convention to happen so I could see a flying nutshell.
i'll get u a bouquet of casablanca lilies
Or i can just bring 3 lilies and cover the crucial areas to seduce you... hey whatever works.. 
You should have a xangacon by the beach... just not santa monica beach bc it's so freakin dirty.. maybe venice
You forget that it has to be on neutral grounds... everyone needs to have the same travel distance. That means that it would have to be in Antarktica.
What do you think would happen to all those poor kids that have names like 'sexybunny' or 'thumper', I mean after all they have to wear their costumes? - As an answer to this rhetorically meant question it can only be said that certain parts of their bodies would freeze off.
Also, are you really that keen to meet 65 to 70 year old men, who pose as 20 year old body builders, or as innocent little girls... Oh my bad, those probably would not show up.
Besides these obvious points, I would clearly take part in a XangaCon, though I might bore you all to death with my talking topics.
So my costume would be a tad dangerous around sharp object....oh well it's the price you pay for being fragile. Count me in!
Erm, can I choose to be covered in some other stuff, like maybe mustard? Not a big fan of nacho cheese.
My entire wardrobe screams my username already. How lame.
Haha, where do we sign up?
Count me in, for sure. Haha.
My costume would be pretty boring... Maybe I should dress up as my initials, instead. (DSL) Though, I'm not sure how to dress up as highspeed internet, exactly... also, I love this mini 'cause it's adorable. JUST LIKE YOU in your cute costume!
a representation of my user name would be fucking hot. oh yeah.
you are so all over the place. it's hilarious.
but sure...why not.
XangaCon! XangaCon!
Why do I have the slight idea this is all a trap and I wouldn't want to come without a gasmask...
youre too old for me to bang >.<
my costume's EASY.
and yes. XangaCon 2008. In NYC - I'll be there.
WILL YOU!??!?!
As the mother of an Anime fan who goes to the conventions, they are a strange brood...even I must say that as the mother. I would love to sit on the sidelines and watch you all secretly however! I find it all so entertaining and somewhere deep in the recesses of my being, would really like to be able to throw caution to the side and be young at heart again...oh and I love your Angel costume!
Great idea - let's start with NYC! Xanga base, YO. Although I have no idea how to dress up as a squeaky soul.
@electroactive - oh good heavens. You and most everyone else. lol maybe take a few minutes for the rest of us.
Well! I'd have to find an Eeyore costume somewhere....
But- hey! It sounds fun!
Didn't Xanga already have some get-togethers at one point?
I made a little cartoon guy,I am not into cartoons so it is not great
http://x48.xanga.com/c03c513702030181188304/w138545027.jpg
for you? absolutely i'd go!
pssh, get in my pants... just what do you take me for? i'm sorry, but it's going to take more than just a pretty face to do that -- not much more, but definitely more than that. let's see just how good your costume is, THEN we'll talk
Count me in! I can't wait to see all these Xanganerds that I stalk...BWAHAHAHAHA!
Of course, my costume....I'd be a little me, in a gigantic set of hands that would presumably belong to God.
I haven't decided if I'd be standing, sitting, or being squished by His hands....
Oooo! I think this sounds like a whole lot of fun! I of course would stear clear of your booth, and probably any others that involved people holding handkerchiefs (hehe, I like your handkies, and handies) and chloroform. Come to think of it, I generally try to avoid people with chloroform all together. But assuming there were some fun without chloroform booths, I think it sounds like a really great idea!
I really can't wait!
I love your costume idea....you would definitely be unique and (probably, I hope) the only alcohol-bodied old angel I ever come in contact with. My username comes from a character in a book I really liked as a child (and still like), Martin the Warrior. So I would be a really old washerlady mole (the animal kind) with a handkerchief on her head. Hmmmm...that costume may be a bit hard to make, but I could probably reuse it for future costume parties. So all in all, I for one am in! Yay for Xangacon!
Alisha
Hehe. Your xanga is so funny
You silly girl! I think your XangaCon idea is absolutely fabulous.
Unfortunately, I have a feeling that I'll be highly disappointed if I actually met the people behind these witty entries and clever usernames and discovered they aren't exactly what I would have imagined them to be. eh...
Heck, but if this does happen, I'll be the first one in line to purchase the ticket.
sounds like a great ideo to me!
I'm so making an icon of my name. How freaking funny!
@AdiOpERsOcoM -
It's that weird, huh? >.<
neyeheh.. handies..
and I'm pretty sure if you ever offer me a handkerchief I'm going to go ahead and use.. your sl.. no.. MY sleeve.. because you would probably anticipate my using your sleeve.. but wait.. you'd probably anticipate that too.. and now my sleeve is no longer safe.. omg.. om gomg STOP BREATHING.. why is everything so..
..nacho cheese ftL =(
I'll go, I'll go!
@squeakysoul - haha i never knew theree was a reply button! ricebunny and her cosmetics would own all. i'd get john's autograph too and maybe cosplay with a couple other xanstas but that's it.
i mean... i'd oggle at absolut angel kuz she looks like a hottie based on the display pic but meh.
but point is, most people would be on their laptops anyway bloggin about how cool or lame the xanga con is HAHAHA ~true facts
@squeakysoul - lol ricebunny and her cosmetics would own. i'd get john's autograph and oggle at absolut angel as she looks like a hottie on her display pic but meh.
i'm sure most of us would be on our laptops bloggin about how cool/lame the xsanga con is anyhow woot woot ~true facts
only 25% max would cosplay too.... ME!~!!
that would be a lot of pants for you to get in to. but i'm game. let the xangacon begin!
um, but i am my own literal version of my screen name -_-
maybe i could just wear a naked-looking fatsuit, die my hair grey and grow a long beard and pretend to be an internet stalker
I guess I'll have to change my user name to something a little bit more costume-friendly. We should have a walking liquor store! :p
Dear Sylvia,
I wrote a blog entry which got to the top five spot and mentioned your site in the article but haven't alerted you to that fact yet. Hi there. My name is Michael and I used a link to your "xangalebrity" article in my entry on "the xangapedia", crediting you with the use of the word before another blogger who claimed credit. I also notice, now that I'm here, that your blog is delightful and fun. And I like it very much. (And I've seen a lot of blogs lately, as I'm in "comment mode".hopefully xangratiating myself into the hearts of Xangans everywhere.
I will also use XangaCon with credit of course in the 2nd edition of my xangapedia.
I love the "blogging etiquette" entries. I also noticed that your "comment index" went up considerably since your Xangalebrity post. Congrats. I hope the same thing happens to me, since I just got featured a second time.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
wonderful idea!
Oh! But I am creepy! I really am! I have restraining orders in at least 6 states (I've lost count of them), however I am all about personal intimate stalking, instituting a xangacon for mass kidnapping simply isn't my style.
Dressing up as the literal meaning of our username? That would be tough for me.
hey sex addict, are you a True member O_o?
"convenient way for me to kidnap you all at once"
lol
We could just, you know, dress up in the same clothes that we have in our profile pictures, so people can recognize us.
I dunno.
But I think its a great idea.
XangaCon? That be great. Didn't youtube have a social sometime ago? I forget. Xangacon..haha i wanna see that ;-P
My username is my actual name, though, so I'd simply have to show up to win first prize.
Where would it be held, anyway?
This is a great idea! Do you know how many anorexic chicks I could hook up with at this thing???
This is not a half bad idea.
So I'd just go as a duck that you could only see if you were high?
Yes!
I think it's a wonderful idea...and I would have to spend thousands in latex and steel to make my costume work...
What if I was scheming to get you in my pants? Would your scheme and my scheme cancel each other out, or would the combined schemes cause a massive Xanga orgy, a Xangorgy if you will?
I'd have to go as my profile pic...nothing less would do. Now to find the hot babe to accompany me...
OMG that would be brilliant!! Espically the Lion King part, and the chloroform
Haha that's really cool.. :]
I already do embody my user name. I could wear something that shows off the belly. Not hard to do when it's as large as mine.
It's a good idea. Sounds like fun.
I'll direct the musical production of the History of Xanga.
A xanga con actually sounds kind of sweet. I'd be willing to do it.
I think a Xangacon would be brilliant. I was going to write an entry advocating it one day. I might yet do that. I'd totally go.
Hmmm Xangacon could be cool. My costume would be all ninjaish and something to do with a library. Don't ask me what, I am working on it!