I have lived in San Diego my whole life and finally go the chance to attend Comic Con. Not only was I super excited it was in my back door, I couldn’t wait to finally be attending such an awesome event. This event was a huge success! There were thousand upon thousands of geeks, cos-players and of course there were us Dolls.  Not only did we get to meet tons of new people, we got the chance to be up close and personal with a few celebs. There was everything from comic books, the most amazing art and long, long lines of people, everywhere. We had all of the Dolls in attendance along with six cadettes and we also had the chance to meet up with some old friends. I put together a cool video for you guys to see exactly what we got to do and see the weekend of Comic Con!

That’s right folks! The final stop for the Frag Dolls on the Seagate Download Fest tour was anything but boring! The event began much as the last two had, but with a pleasant twist! Shedevil (or Faith), one of my fellow Frag Doll candidates from last year’s tryouts, came along to help pwn some BK’s in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 shootouts.

Along with Rhoulette and Brookelyn, we started off around 1PM taking on anything and everything that came into the Seagate tent. Just to make it fair, we even had one Frag Doll on the mic and only three of us actually playing. The cool part about these events for me is not only getting to hang out with Seagate, but also getting to check out the bands.  We got to spend part of the time playing with and challenging them. One of the awesome bands that we hung around with at all three events was MuteMath. Greg, the guitarist, has honorary Frag Doll status! He would sometimes fill in for us when we needed a break. 

Let me tell you, these events can get crazy! Beer, music and video games can make for some rowdy people! Whether it’s intense dodge ball fights with the Seagate beach balls, or some epic Frag Doll challenges, there’s never a dull moment! The end of the day for me always draws a fight in my mind about what to do - the best bands are always the last two, and I was trying to decide which one to see. In this case, Iggy Pop and The Killers were about to play.  I was sooo tired after nine hours of pure pwning! This time Morgan was the voice of reason and made it very clear that it’s part of a good Frag Doll education that we at least catch *some* of Iggy Pop’s set. To my surprise, it was AMAZING! But not Christmas morning amazing, more like watching your brother get grounded amazing. Part of you is horrified, but the majority is watching like your life depends on it. I couldn’t tell you one word that he sang, or even if he was trying to enunciate, but what I can tell you is that Rock’n Roll is just that for Iggy – Bodily rocking and rolling all over the stage. I can only hope Seagate will continue to sponsor future events like this. It was truly a blast anyway you look at it.

I thought about taking the beaten path and writing a blog about MLG, but I figured (it being a nice cold day here in Seattle) I’ll write about the summer thus far and other events it brings. July is shaping up to be a very busy month! MLG Orlando is but a month away, not to mention E3, Comic Con, and Quakcon just around the bend. The great part of being a Frag Doll is being sponsored by great companies, like Seagate who fly us out to events to promote them by destroying all takers in Rainbow Six.

I used to kind of hate traveling to back to back events, but with Seattle being extra chilly this year I’m looking forward to the warm destinations.  I’m actually missing Louisiana weather, which is bordering on crazy. 

These are my (and probably the other Frag Dolls’) favorite events which are mashed together, making them even more crazy and exhausting. With the exception of E3, I encourage anyone who lives in the area or wants to have a gamer’s vacation to go to any one of these events! I have not yet attended a Comic Con, but I hear they’re awesome for anyone with even drop of geek in their system. Quakecon is great because even though I have never competed in PC gaming, I can appreciate the skill of the gamers as I watch them play. Also, the venue is one of the best out their (swim up pool bars FTW). MLG Orlando is great because it’s by far their most popular venue.  With 24-hour pools, warm weather, and being within miles of Disney World, this tournament is fun for even spectators. Not to mention there are a lot of PMS and H20 members that live in the area!

For those of you who can’t attend, I’ll make sure to fill you in on the details through my blogs, and we’ll post plenty of pictures of the events. Hope to see you all there!