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.

I almost forgot about Vienna Comic-Con this weekend, which would have been a lot more annoying than usual because this time I have tickets! I bought them before they had to postpone the event, that's my excuse for why it wasn't on my radar anymore, but fortunately someone I'd told about it way back then reminded me.

It was a lot of fun today. I mostly walked around looking at all the art and stuff, played some game demos, went to a panel about voice acting in video games, and then to the cosplay contest at the end. So many cosplayers, and so many of them looked fantastic. A lot of Genshin Impact, I noticed that even though I barely know the game (LB was into it for a short while, which is the only reason I even recognized anyone.) Quite a few very cool Star Wars and A:tla cosplayers too, a great Jester&Fjord couple, and a wonderful Obelix. I only saw one Hades cosplay, a Hypnos, but unfortunately that was at the very end and they'd already taken half of it off.

I managed to resist buying anything because I knew I'd be back tomorrow, so tomorrow the challenge will be not to spend too much money, on books (that I am skeptical I will find time to read, my to-read pile next to my bed just keeps growing) and other stuff (I know I don't need a Minecraft mystery bag but. I kinda wants it.) I was looking for some art for our kitchen but sadly didn't see anything that speaks to me yet. Lots of very cool "I'd want this if it was one of my fandoms" art.

Right now I'm too tired to do anything but not tired enough to go to bed yet. Tomorrow I'll try to go earlier than today, and I'll take a break for lunch with my parents, who conveniently live not too far away. I look forward to seeing hopefully even more great cosplays tomorrow :)