#gridlock 2015

I am dying!

Okay, so I'm packing last minute things before I leave in a few hours and I pull out my neck pillow I take on trips with me that has a collection of pins.

As I pull it out I notice this madness.

And remember how I got it given to me back in 2015 when I went to Gridlock con in my city cosplaying fem Seb.

I was sad bc everyone was cosplaying John or Sherlock, some Mycroft and Molly, even lestrad.

I saw the maddest most bravest woman in my life cosplay naked Irene Adler for the costume contest.

Her hair was on point, her robe was a replica of Irene's and well her nipples where taped clearly. But she was otherwise fully naked and my god I admire her bravery to this day.

I saw one other Seb, but we did't talk and I found a single Jim and he was lovely. He hugged me and we took a picture.

All in all it was a lovely experience, but while I was looking through the fandom merch the owners of one of the table's saw me and freaked out.

She started flapping her arms and squealing and went full blown fangirl mode LMAO.

when she calmed down enough she looked tnrough a bag and pulled out the pin handing it to me saying.

"You,need this"

And kept fangirling.

It was a lovely thing and I wore it happily and if I have the courage to go to the Fan Sherlock con in my new city in two wreeks and cosplay Seb I'll put it to use again.

Gridlock2015 Photos (p.s.- Some of the photos are blurry and it was hard to fix but posting it anyways)

Jude Law: @magicaldragondetectives

Fem!John: blackwingeduke

Hiya all, don't know if anybody will respond to this because GridlockDC '15 just happened, but I thought I'd ask and hope someone notices.

I totally didn't know about this con until, like... last week. (I just went to my first con a month ago, okay??? :p) So I've never travelled in my life and DC is a ways away from me and I'm consistantly on a budget but I'm a huge Sherlockian and this... this con.

If you've been there - or if you're one of the con runners, great - how goes this con? What all goes down as far as panels? Guests? How many people attend? I've looked on the website, but seeing as how I just missed it, I don't think there's as much info there as there probably is, haha. Are there lots of vendors with lotsa Sherlock merch? More importantly (and I cringe to say this, but I know our fandom!) is everyone respectable? The con mentality where people are bashing people for their ships or their adaptation or their headcanons absolutely terrifies me. I've got a little bit of Cumberbatch Sherlock in me; social settings sometimes unsettle me but I've got to get over my social anxiety so

basically

if you've been to GridlockDC, how was your experience?

John’s totally ready to take you on a mustache ride winkwinknudgenudge

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It took months of planning, but all went well, and much fun was had in the Three Patch Podcast room at Gridlock! Thank you to everyone who came by to taste Hamfords, take in the 16 ft long wall* of AU!Sherlocks, pin mustaches on John, photobomb Benedict, kiss cosplayers at the Kissing Booth, enjoy tea and silence during Diogenes Club, and share your sexy headcanons at our live podcast recording.

Extra special thanks to the generous folks who donated via our website and our various donation jars (and red pants!) at Gridlock!  All donations go directly toward reimbursing folks who provided cake, tea, tastings, energy bars, decor, and activities in the Three Patch Podcast room and Suite. If you would like to donate, please visit our website at http://www.three-patch.com

Most of all, thank you to the Gridlock con committee for entrusting us with an entire program room for us to manage as we saw fit.  It was a joy to tailor our offerings to this con and this venue.  The Hyatt Bethesda was delightfully meticulous about helping us meet their regulations, gave us discounts where possible, and came through with an elegant presentation for the Hamford sandwiches.  For the Diogenes Club, they even surprised us with a cake platter and serving utensils, free of charge!  

* foxestacado developed a new technique for custom banners that cut down on cost and baggage:  she redrafted her "Sherlock AU" and "Mrs. Hudson's Snax and Sarnies" art, printed them out on 86 sheets of paper, and hand-taped them into murals, 16 ft and 9 ft long, to transform the space.