PAX Cosplay Pictures

There were some solid Cosplays at PAX Prime this year so I figured I should share with y'all my favorites.

Mad Maxxing it!

Mad Max ala Mario Brothers.

Some rad cosplay thanks to Magic the Gathering Booth.

Courage the Cowardly dog with Muriel.

Hagrid enjoying one of the PAX 10.

Bender living on the edge.

An amazing Red from Transistor

Master Shredder looking for some youth to corrupt.

My attempts at cospaly: Ellie from The Last of Us.

...and my personal favorite: Miss Frizzle goes to PAX Prime.

Seattle Sight Seeing: Chihuly Garden and Glass

Can we just take a minute and recognize how amazing Chihuly is?!? Y'all in St Louis, might recognize his work as the Missouri Botanical Gardens have one of his most impressive chandeliers on display in the main building and few other pieces through out the garden. If you love those pieces and you ever end up in Seattle, then you REALLY need to go to Chihuly Garden and Glass. It was the one thing I wanted to spend money besides food and it was totally worth it!


Here are a few pictures I took:



The first exhibit room was a breath taking work of light and glass.

Underwater Basket Weaving

Glass Bowls no longer have to be symmetrical!

Turtle Turtle!

Now don't get all crabby!

Not a chandelier, upwards of 400 pieces, carefully stacked in a wire frame.

Much like his ceiling at the Bellagio, this was a breathtaking moment that make you think

you have been transported to Wonderland.

The ceiling piece is back lit and has little snail sculptors to add to the other worldliness. 

Welcome to another realm!

I love the alien and psychedelic look of this piece.

The green and black striped pieces were Pigeon and my favorites in this piece.

The beach ball boat and the party boat!

His chandeliers always give me chills

He not only did the Chandelier, but he also designed the Green house.
It was so breath taking that I didn't notice the Space Needle outside the greenhouse.

The colors of this pieces were perfect for my tastes. It was raining which added to the beauty of it all.

I don't know if it was designed this way, but the shape of the flutes of the red glass piece
echoed the shape of the Space Needle beautifully.

This swirly piece was striking against the grey sky of Seattle.

They are both so tall that I decided we just needed my eyes in the picture.

An extra grateful Memorial Day for us

Having the opportunity to see all the amazingly beautiful memorials of DC made this Memorial day even more profound than normal. Here are a few shots from our trip:

The Newest Memorial

Very moving and should be seen.

In Honor of Grandpa Moller, we took a quick picture. He has been talking about this memorial since he saw it in Aprils so we were thrilled to get to see it as well.

Husband's Mother's Cousin.

Korean War Memorial

DC War Memorial

The following aren't War Memorials, but witnessing them in real life sure makes you proud of living in the USA. They remind you WHY those that died, went out and became the tools that the ranking officers used to defend our nation and our ideals. We are not a perfect country by any stretch. I mean really, we are kind of in a state of adolescence in comparison to many other countries in relative years. But for the most part, we have stood up for what is right. Unfortunately we are no longer ruled by the people, but instead by Bureaucracy. The sooner we remind Congress, the Senate, and the President of what their JOBS are (that it is to represent us, not their parties), we will be back on track. Sorry. I know I NEVER talk about politics, but after this trip I am full of thoughts and feelings about all these things.

Ducklings in the Reflection Pool!

Washington Memorial growing out of Z's Head

The big man himself.

The power of speech is an amazing thing.

Taking a break in the colonnade.

One of my favorites.

 

Perfect.

Truth.

A great man.

Tidal Basin.

Me too, FDR.

Go see the FDR Memorial. Worth it.

Jefferson Memorial.

More truth.

White House because we are in DC!

White House from the other side,