The 10th Doctor's Creepy Eyes

There’s an amazing display of geekery at Norwescon, which is part of why it’s so exciting to attend each year. We are excited to share ten geeky things we saw that you may not expect.

1. Charity Fandom War

Charity war between Lord of the Rings, Discworld, The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones
Charity war between Lord of the Rings, Discworld, The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones

Sure, the competitors are staples of scifi/fantasy fandom, but what makes it great is that there are large denominations in those glasses! It’s wonderful to see giving geeks.

2. Masquerade Photography

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Maleficent cosplayer is photographed by a dozen or so geeks

There is so much geek in this photo from the Maleficent cosplayer to the photographer wearing a kilt and Chuck Taylors. But what’s really great is that shadow. How awesome is that?

3. A lost anti-gnome sticker

No gnome
No gnome

What does it mean? Other than “no gnome,” of course.

4. An ignorant Jon Snow

I know nothing
I know nothing

Someone was kind enough to provide this cardboard cut out with some dialog.

5. Free Game

Free video game and pinball!
Free video game and pinball!

These two games — a Neo Geo and a pinball machine — were never seen vacant.

6. The Haunted Mansion stockings of a geeky ukelele musician

Molly Lewis rocking ... Disney Haunted Mansion tights.
Molly Lewis rocking … Disney Haunted Mansion tights.

Molly Lewis plays geeky songs on a ukelele but at Norwescon she was also sporting leggings whose pattern adorns the wallpaper of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Geeky indeed!

7. Thai Food

Thai food
Thai food

GeekyLibrary essentially runs on Thai food so naturally we took a Thai food lunch break at Norwescon. Very quickly after we were seated, George R. R. Martin and company found a table in the same restaurant which means GeekyLibrary and GRRM both run on Thai food.

8. The creepy eyes of the 10th Doctor

A cardboard figure of the 10th Doctor. And his creepy eyes.
A cardboard figure of the 10th Doctor. And his creepy eyes.

They legitimately follow you everywhere.

9. A solid silvery rocket statue

A solid silvery rocket statue
A solid silvery rocket statue

You don’t even need to know that it’s a demonstration Hugo award for it to be awesome.

10. The Iron Throne

The Iron Throne
The Iron Throne

Seeing a replica Iron Throne is super geeky. But even better is getting to sit in it!


Did you attend Norwescon? Share your photos and the unexpected geeky things you saw.