VIECC 2025

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I went to the Vienna Comic-Con yesterday with a friend. We spent most of the time walking around the artist alley and also costume watching and it was a lot of fun.

I wore the Jellie helmet and safety vest of my imagineer!Scar cosplay from last year, without the Minecraft balloons sadly because they didn't survive but I did add the "I've visited Scarland" sticker that came with the artbook.
I wasn't recognized once and I didn't see any other MCYT cosplay that I recognized either; though at one point I heard people apologize to a Dave Strider cosplayer for thinking they were TommyInnit (understandable mistake from a distance but less so from up close.)
There were especially many One Piece and Critical Role/LoVM cosplays this year, which was fun to see.

I also bought stuff. Tiny dice as a Secret Santa gift for a member of my TTRPG group, and some things for myself:

I bought washi tape. I have never used washi tape ever but the tiny dinosaurs were just too cute to resist.
By far my favorite is the snake though. It's 3D-printed, shimmery, very flexible, and it feels so good to just play around with. A bit too long as a one-handed fidget toy but great for both hands; my friend and I each bought one (hers is orange-yellow-red) and couldn't stop playing with it the entire time.

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[out_there]

That washi tape is adorable! (I never have a need or use for washi tape, but some of it is lovely!)

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There's so much beautiful washi tape, I'm sure that if I actually used it even semi-regularly I would start buying way more than I would need... I found at least one use for this one: I put it on top of my keyboard at work so now I get to see tiny dinosaurs to cheer me up :)

[out_there]

That's a great use for it!

[hokuton_punch]

Snake! ♥ I'm glad you had a fun time.

[schneefink]

Snake! :D
Now I just need to find a name for it.

[scintilla10]

Snake! Yay!

I love that washi tape, it's adorable! :) My wife loves washi tape, and uses it a lot for planner / agenda stuff, but if you don't use a planner here are some of the other things she does with it: add as borders or decoration to cards or letters, or to seal envelopes; decorate pages or covers of notebooks or sketchbooks; add to wall calendars; use it to decorate edges of laptops, TVs, ereaders, remotes, etc.; use it as tape to wrap presents; use as tape to hold notes or photos to wall; wrap it around the end of a plug or cord so you can easily identify them.

I'm glad you have it on your work keyboard already - that sounds super cheerful! :D

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Thanks for the ideas! I bet it would look great as decoration on envelopes especially - almost makes me want to send letters just to use it...
In the meantime I also put it on top of my screen at work and I love it.

[nonesensed]

Going to conventions is such a delight - and you got some wonderful loot out of it! I love that mushroom quote and the snake is wonderful 💚💚💚

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I've still not found a place for the mushrooms yet but I still play with the snake constantly :D