So I had this brilliant idea to dress up as
Reginald for the
Philly Geek Awards (did not win). With slightly less than 3 weeks before the ceremony I went looking (albeit not very hard) for anyone who would be able to do up a head and hands in time and not for exorbitant cost. My mom said, "I know a guy" (or rather, a gal) who offered to do the outfit for $150 plus any extra materials she had to buy. "Deal!" I said. The rented tux was another $200, which I'd have had to get anyway for the black tie dress code.* I also had a camelback full of vitamin water to stay cool and hydrated hidden underneath the jacket; drank about two liters and sweated all of it out, despite the air-conditioned venue.
The result was fantastic. Also, I look damn fine in a vest.
Now, for pictures:
Photobot 3000:
Pic 1 Pic 2JR Blackwell's photos (JR would be the dashing gal to my left in Photobot's second picture, and partner in crime)
Philly.com (regional newspaper's online presence).
A total of about 14 other people had their pictures taken with me (two were too shy to ask, but they looked like they wanted a photo, so I spoke up), along with all of the other cameras, still and video, plus one fellow with
Google Glass, though I haven't seen any of those pictures show up online yet. Video will likely take a while to edit before showing up.
Had a blast, even if V!C! didn't win and I was sweating like a pig.
*Almost no one showed up in
actual black tie. Most of the guys were dressed in
suits with
strait ties, so even with a giant foam head, this put me in the top 20% for adhering to intended dress standards. Although I did have a vest and not a cummerbund and was wearing my sneakers (which was an accident of not-having-retrieved-them-from-my-car before emptying my pockets on JR's coffee table in preparation of leaving). I don't think anyone noticed.
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