@cometcola
"Were you stuck in the elevator?" "You're Sarah Spaceman!" That was probably my favourite moment of the whole video, just such a funny and wholesome interaction!
@KnoviceCosplay
It means so much that you loved our skit! ahhhhhh i'm glad you liked it and i have to plug the amazing game we cosplayed from, Little Goody Two Shoes made by Astral Shift!
@alloragamer
Hey, as someone who talked to the constaff at the end of holmat 2023, I can confirm that the venue change was 100% because of the mariott pushing holmat out and treating the attendees and staff horribly. I don't know what thier beef with holmat was, but they were for sure trying to push us out with forcing bad dates, trying to upcharge the con on the booking fees, treating attendees badly, etc. As far as the hyatt convention center stuff/18+ stuff, the panels were good and packed, but the organization was absolutely atrocious. the wristband thing was a mess and imho shouldn't have been implemented with how poorly it was done in practice, and there was a huge issue with the hottest men in anime line getting pushed back, moved around, broken up and reforming, etc for like, 3 hours straight and it was clear the staff had no idea how to handle the crowd (which was surprising since 2023 had a good system of "you can line up 3 hours ahead but you have to stay in the roped off corner so you aren't a fire hazard") overall i agree with your sentiments, but wanted to pop in w that, especially about the whole mariott situation.
@four1629
sometimes i get sad at my age because it feels like all the good things that are already established are coming to an end 😠i know there are plenty of good events still, but things get more expensive and we have to make new ways to have fun or be around each other. i wish i could've experienced these things at their greatest!
@ggenie7489
50 year old woman, who knows nothing about cosplay, or anime, but i find your videos engaging and strangely comforting. New subscriber.
@chacha_rouge
One of my local cons put the artist alley right at the entrance of the con, and while it's not as big as American cons at all, this was really nice for the artists, as it put them in the same priority as the vendor hall, and far from loud stages, which were closer to the food court hall which was always loud anyways. I hope French cons take example and continue doing this.
@skellebonez
The characters from the skit you started playing around 25:25 are from the video game Little Goody Two Shoes, which is a connected to another game called Pocket Mirror. And that is legitimately one of the BEST cosplays for these characters I have ever seen, if not the best hands down, and based on the description and what we get to hear the skit seems to be a play on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Fits extremely well with the game itself!
@nosleeptillcosplay
As locals (and long time HolMat goers) this has been a hot topic of discussion. The bottom line seems to have been that during the last several HolMats con goers did a lot of destruction to the hotel itself (and sadly I can confirm quite a few I personally saw) so that’s why they kicked us out. Being local (but still staying at the Rosen Plaza for costume change ease) it was easier for us to do fun stuff outside of the con but for folks flying in or driving in it was probably super annoying compared to how all in one the original HoMat experience was. This year was strange but not as bad as expected and we are going to go next year just to see if it gets a bit better.
@thelying2594
25:36 Hey if anyone is curious these characters are Elise and Freya from Little Goody Two Shoes!, the game is amazing I watched a retrospective on it a few weeks ago.
@F0rtuneLT
Petition to abbreviate the Orange County Convention Center "OC3" in the same way people abbreviate Archive Of Our Own as "AO3"
@nat__bird
aaaa thank you so much for the kind words about our goody two shoes skit!! 🥺 it really means a lot
@honey2200
New dose of Sarah-tonin
@StartSplash
That's us at 0:04 performing as Vivid BAD SQUAD! Always happy to be the little dancers during halftime B)
@heishi_keki
I was a vender in the HolMat artist alley and holy hell, it was not good. This was my first time vending at a convention and hearing the commotion from my booth neighbors about the quality of the con a few HOURS in to day one was concerning. Not to mention everyone almost got MAJORLY screwed over price-wise when booking tables because Staff thought it'd be a fantastic idea to raise table prices right before sending acceptance emails and then not reply to anyone for three days. I only almost BARELY broke even and artists were constantly saying that their display products were getting stolen after hours by staff and VIPs. It was a hot mess but I'm only hoping that this is a "first time venue" problem and not something up with the Organizers themselves.
@Forginswagger
28:54 After getting trapped in an elevator I will say the worst thing that can happen is immediate panic. Yes it will get hot and there won’t be air flow and you will be standing in it. But as long as you stay calm (easily said then done) and you breath and then you’ll be fine. I did start to panic, so obviously this is easier said then done.
@SanikraindoomXD
I'm the Radahn in the cosplay runway, you have been such an idol to me for so long you have no idea how much I just started freaking out to hear you compliment my cosplay ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ©·ðŸ©·ðŸ©·ðŸ©·
@HarryLovesRuth
Pro tip on milk and kettles: you can make an open topped kettle into a double boiler with a second vessel inside the kettle. Milk in the inner cup/jar, water 3/4 of the way up in the kettle. Keep an eye on it and use a hot pad when removing the inner cup.
@fioledarsenic
7$ a hot dog and it doesnt even have crispy onions on it what a world we live in
@MadisonSquareCosplay
It was so strange this year. Giving it the benefit of the doubt that it’s the first year at OCCC and they hadn’t figured out how to utilize the space properly. Was amazed at how empty the Chapin theatre was for the WCC too.
@SarahSpaceman