Dear Internet,
A coulpe of weeks ago, after many months of planning, myself and nearly a dozen of my closest friends met up in Chicago to hook up for C2E2 to present on best practices, programming, and more for graphic novels in libraries, have karaoke good times, and other fun shenanigans.
Overall, as a conference, C2E2 rocks the fuck out of all the other conferences I usually attend. The registration price is super inexpensive, it’s close by, we get work with great people like Toby who acted as our liaison to ALA, we get to meet new people from the Internet, and we get to have a lot of fun while doing our jobs. THIS Is what makes being a librarian awesome. From a comics and pop culture experience, I also love C2E2 because everything is easily accessible, the guests are approachable, and the panels are excellent. This conference is a win-win situation all around. And the city itself ain’t too shabby either.
The cherry on cake this year? Several of us cosplayed as Doctor Who.
Hilights from C2E2, including vines and more:
- Myself, Kristin, and Andrew presented on The Silver Age of Comics in Libraries: Programming, Best Practices, And More
- Getting ready for our presentation
- I like to get classy before I present
- We each take our turns presenting
- I’m brilliant AND charming
- In an effort to remain classy, I wear my green Zelda Legend at Work t-shirt with my ORANGE pants
- Kristin talking about murder shacks, while Andrew and I look on
- Kristin talking about co-branding for FCBD and other events
- Q&A time
- #C2E2 talk and associated information
- Resources for academic libraries interested in building a graphic novel/comic collection
- C2E2 Librarian Karaoke FTW
- Puppehs!
- Chicago!
- Lake Effect Snow (Belgian White)
- Build Me Up Buttercup [vine]
- Build Me Up Buttercup [vine]
- Since U Been Gone [vine]
- Since U Been Gone [vine]
- Waterloo [vine] (and there was dancing! [vine])
- Livin’ On A Prayer (still) [vine]
- Livin’ On A Prayer [vine]
- Love is a Battlefield [vine]
- Love is a Battlefield [vine]
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun [vine]
- Beastie-oke
- Leah and the Amazons
- Cut footlose
- Librarians as Doctor Who
- Doctors 11, 10, 4
- 10th Doctor and Rose
- Donna Noble
- 10th Doctor
- Donna Noble gets interviewed
- Donna Noble getting interviewed [vine]
- 11th Doctor
- A sultry Captain Jack
- I have a pocket full of jelly babies, come have some
- Random C2E2 moments
- Is it over already?
- Val’s tiny tiara
- I was the 218th person to buy Twisted Dark
- TARDIS and a Dalek
- Marvin!
- A Dalek roams the halls
- Marriott board, Sunday morning
- Julie at Moe’s Tavern with Rob
- Julie at Moe’s Tavern
- R2D2
- R2D2
- Ryan Buell!!
- Ryan Buell & Sergey from Paranormal State
- Goddamned Patton Oswalt
- Patton Oswalt Q&A
- Another Patton Oswalt Q&A
- Yet another Patton Oswalt Q&A
- Harley Quinn and The Joker
- Superheros arriving at C2E2
- Epic librarian photo
- Conference [vine]
- Marriott board, Saturday
- CMMRB 4Eva
- Wikia Mini Tacos
- Buttons
- Val’s glorious hair
- Val & Kristin playing Candy Crush in bed
- Cosplay Day, guess who.
- What happens at C2E2, stays at C2E2
- Marriott board, Friday
- Best vine ever! [vine]
- Drunk vine! [vine]
- Fish, chips, and peas at the Globe Pub
- Marriott board, Thursday
- Marriott board, Thursday – TARDIS
- Marriott board, Thursday – Ew, Comic Sans
- Marriott board, Thursday
- Aquaman 4Eva
- C2E2 Brunch
- Pro Chip and Dale
- C2E2 Pro Badge
- Pros before Bros
x0x0,
Lisa
Credits: Me (Instgram, Vine), Kristin (Instagram, Vine), Val (Instagram, Vine), Carolyn (Instagram, Tumblr), Beth (Instagram), Julie (Instagram), and Rob (Instagram, Vine).
Best. <3
So many good times.
YAYYYYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!