Pre con Superstitions?

[artamisalbrya]

What sort of Pre-con Superstitions do you have?

Mine is to  drive as little as possible and have people come to ME so I don't have to worry about leaving valuable cosplay pieces at people's houses. Also, another is to tripple check all cosplay like. Two days before con, spending as little time with people as possible.

[jaqua]

I don't know if this counts as a superstition, but usually for about two weeks before a con I get real nervous that I'm going to end up hurting myself somehow so I get really paranoid about being careful and cautious and stuff. I've never broken a bone or had to have stitches, but it would be Murphy's law to really mess myself up right before a big event where appearance is vital.

[veraca]

I stop hanging around people as much as possible so I don't get sick. I drink lots of juice and water to pre-attack my body for it. I also start stretching and meditating for all the walking & loud noise I'll be in for. I also make sure to give myself a mental list, and see what all I can put off until my run out of town - like gas & food being last.

I'm always paranoid about my cellphone, so I keep a close eye on it prior to the con.

[xxxchihiroxxx]

im afraid of getting sick, so i down E-mergency like it was water.

im also very afraid of having a break out, so I lather on my anti pimple creams

and I cant forget cold sores, very afraid of those before a con.

and lastly, I always go into extreme excersize/diet before the con : / so I can avoid a pudge

[DemonSpawn]

I make sure I pack aspirin... lots and lots of aspirin.

[DooFeRthePanda]

afraid of getting hurt like last year so i'm gonna stretch and everything every morning. last year i pulled my right calf and it was soo hard to walk.

[Man of the Public]

Superstitions? No.
Rituals? Yes

Like marathoning the series I'm cosplaying from to get into character.

[DooFeRthePanda]

Superstitions? No.
Rituals? Yes

Like marathoning the series I'm cosplaying from to get into character.

i'm cosplaying as ryofu and i only watched like 13 episodes and all ryofu is is a rapist/bi/kick-butt fighter/confused/sexy/mean/serious. yup yup.

[The_Geek]

*Chuckles* Thankfully for the main cosplay I'm doing, my character is introduced, has three episodes, then dies!

I haven't gotten any urges to be superstitious or ritualistic yet.
The only thing I'm concerned about is my friend getting stalked or something.

[Mei Long]

My main superstition is that darn "Murphey's Law"... so I make lists. Lots and lots of lists. I write them down, type them, rework them until the point I have them engraved into my brain and flawless in content. That way I (hopefully) don't forget anything, including the ever essential cosplay emergency kit! =D

[veraca]

This isn't pre-con really... cause I make sure to pack some comfy socks for hiding in my shoes if I can, and ibeprophen. A good portion of it.

[Agent47]

Superstitions? No.
Rituals? Yes

Like marathoning the series I'm cosplaying from to get into character.

I do something similar. Except I'm cosplaying someone from a video game, so I've been watching all the cutscenes from the video game with that character in it.. trying to get all the speech mannerisms down and whatnot.

[makichan]

im afraid of getting sick, so i down E-mergency like it was water.

im also very afraid of having a break out, so I lather on my anti pimple creams

and I cant forget cold sores, very afraid of those before a con.

THIS. I'm always conscious of these. I even thought about the first one last night lol.

[meep]

IM SOOO SCRAED OF GETTING SICK

XD I always eat really healthy before the con becuase at the con i end up purging on pocky energy drinks and LOTS of caffine and other junk food

im so scared of getting breakouts too before the con >W< (WASHES FACE LIKE 10 TIMES A DAY I SWEAR)

[~X~Hyuuga Neji~X~]

Hmnn....Not really. My only ritual is I always pack everything the night before we leave, and during the last week EVEN if I dont have ANYTHING completely done, I relaxrelaxrelax. Usually I have pimple free skin, but stress causes me to break out..Usually around the hairline, the jaw, and between my eyes xDD

[devyrae]

I always freak about getting sick or hurting myself..Which never normaly happens except this year... I twisted my ankel earlyer today but itll probably be better before con...i hope

Also i clean my face way more then normal cause i break out around my nose and mouth ): and end up trying to find my coverup last minute xD

Superstitions? No.
Rituals? Yes

Like marathoning the series I'm cosplaying from to get into character.

And that!

[CharlotteElbourne]

Well, I always try and get as much sleep as I can during the last week before conventions. I also try not to do too much so my body isn't stressed or tired out, or an accident happens and I hurt myself. I also groom myself very meticulously, keeping in mind my skin since sometimes it can be oily x_x. I also try and relax the day before and not sleep in, so I actually fall asleep the night before to get up early the next day to drive.

Anything else, I don't worry too much about. I just make sure I have EVERYTHING I need before I leave :3

[Corrugated-Cosplayer]

Well not really a superstition but it seems that I experience bizarre dreams.  like that I was searching for sunken ships competing against a submarine while being aided by a giant diving beetle that caught fish for me while encountering tribes of people who live under the sea floor made out of translucent blue gelatin.  Sometimes I really wish I could be just making this up...

[Meganekko]

I always freak about my clothes, if I'm in cosplay is somebody going to think I suck or not get it,
if I go in my day to day attire will somebody think I'm fashion challenged....

Like I already know,
"No, you're good." but in my head... panic mode.

So I never sleep the night before which makes me panic about getting sick.

Also ride, less so normally, but after getting shafted twice by the last train leaving before I got there now I'm like,
"I MUST KNOW THE TIME AND PUBLIC TRANSIT SCHEDULE AT ALL TIMES!!!"

[CLAP_attack]

Ugh , I'm along those lines of everyones superstition xD Min is normally afraid of the weather DX Wigs + water = FNFVVDSV.

[Aero]

I have pre-con and during con rituals/superstitions.

Pre-con:
Since Kumoricon 08', the con when I was still recovering from a dislocated knee, I make sure to not practice any anime dances, or things I might get hurt doing, at least two months prior to the con. I managed to recover from another knee dislocation and an ankle dislocation just in time for 09'. So, that ritual is staying.

I of course take like ten showers every day, and use proactive to keep away zits. I also hide my con outfit, so I can make an epic reveal the day of the con and march around my neighborhood and show my neighbors, who await it every year.

I also have to bring a hella lot of medicine and everything for if/when I get so nervous I get really sick.
I marathon animes I cosplay from too, to get in character. I also start acting like the character at all times, I know I'm a loser. xDD;

During-con:
I always lose something VERY valuable at the con, 08' a cellphone, 09' a camera and a chocobo. No matter what I do I lose something or another.
I also manage to hurt myself at the con on a moderately to decently bad level.
At one point or another I have to take a nap on the first day or I'm worried I will miss something or pass out.