Summer In The City 2015

19 August 2015

Hey guys! This weekend I was fortunate enough to go to Summer In The City (SITC) which is a youtube convection in London. I have been for the past two years (keeno, I know) and this year was different to the rest because it was in a different place and it was so well organised and I just had such an amazing time. I went for both days and I would say out of both of them the Sunday was better, personally. Probably because I met more people to be fair and on the Sunday I seemed to make more friends as well.

 
I asked to do a silly face with Daniel J Layton and he said 'I don't do silly, I smize'. So I was all hell yeah I can smize but now looking back at it I am 98% sure I am just squinting.
Also, how beautiful is Dottie god she's like a goddess. 
I went with my friend Lauren, who I have mentioned in a few other posts and met up with my tumblr friend, Kate, who is from Australia! She didn't come over specifically for SITC though, she's travelling the world at the moment. As we arrived we were given goodie bags that contained random things, including a Pickachu hat which was just so adorable. Whilst waiting to get in there were often crowds though and I've never been that great with crowds but this year I have become pretty awful. Me and Lauren were often by the edge but as soon as we ended up in the middle I started to panic a lot and it's a good thing I had her to drag me through the crowd because otherwise I probably would have just sat down and cried. 

There was so much to do in the expo hall, there were fairground things, merch stands and just random forms of entertainment. It was all pretty overwhelming to be honest, we spent the first part of Saturday exploring and getting our bearings. Then later on in the day I went to the LGBTQ+ panel and was sitting pretty close to Jake Edwards which was pretty exciting. The panel was really good though and all the people on it spoke so well. I also found out that rather than saying LGBTQ+ you can say Sexuality and Gender minorities, which I really like because it's inclusive of everyone. Sure LGBTQ has a + on the end, but it's not representative of everyone, but sex and gender minorities includes everyone, and there are so many different types of genders and sexualities so I think that phrase is pretty marvellous. 

Also on the left picture is me and my friends Meg and Saara who I know off tumblr and met last year as well. I love SITC because it's a time where you can meet loads of people you never normally see. It's more than just the youtubers, you know?
They had these Dan and Phil cardboard cut outs and there was a huge queue for them and then me and Lauren saw them when there was no queue and we were just like...lets gO for it.

This year there was a ballot system for meet and greets and you would select five options for the day(s) you were there and people were randomly selected for M&Gs that they had chosen. We got Niki&Sammy&Chai for the first day. Lauren collected the tickets whilst I was at the panel but neither of us were that bothered about meeting them, I do love them and find them hilarious but I'm not a die hard fan. Then Lauren being the lovely saint she is, gave our wristbands to these two girls who were desperate to  meet them, which made me happy because SITC only happens once a year  and each year youtubers you love get more and more famous so I'm glad these girls got the chance to meet their idols. Then for the rest of the day we wandered around and met a few other youtubers and watched some man stage performances. I'm annoyed I didn't really get any outfit pictures of my day 1 outfit, because if I do say so myself, it was pretty groovy. Oh well, it will come up in another post then!



The next day was a pretty great day and I met all the people I was really hoping to meet and my friend met the youtuber she was dying to meet. I saw Alex Bertie a few times on Sunday and I really wanted a picture of us hugging but in the picture I look like I'm being forced to be there which is not the case at all. But long story short I met him and Jake and there was so much I wanted to say to them then when I finally met them it was like someone had hoovered up all my thoughts, but oh well! At least I met them! Also on that day Jake performed on the main stage and he was so incredible, I'm so excited for him to release his new songs. He sang his called 'Changes' as well and it's probably my favourite song. Plus it kind of reminds me of a Twenty One Pilots song in the sense that it sounds really upbeat and it is a happy song but the lyrics are so deep and his voice is just so incredible. 

Lucy and Lydia are so beautiful and look how adorable their outfits are ah man love them
On the right is me and Jimmy and honestly, are we models or what
I also met Lucy and Lydia on Sunday which was honestly such a highlight of my life. They're so lovely, I aspire to be as kind as them because the world needs more people that are as great as them. Also they complimented my outfit which was amazing enough and then asked if they could vlog my outfit and I was just like OH MY GOD in my head. I probably seem like such a weirdo in the clip but I love them and there's just something really special about being complimented by youtubers. They were honestly so lovely and speaking to everyone rather than just doing a quick hi hug bye and ah it made me so happy. I also met Sam King who I met last year and last year in our picture we look like such a couple, I remember my sister text me and was like 'who is that boy in your facebook photo!?' and at first I was like 'mE AND A BOY??' but then I realised she meant Sam. This year I told him about our couple picture so we recreated it and he was just so sweet as well. All these youtubers had such huge queues, it must have been so daunting but they were all so patient and kind. 
Dodie was super busy and popular the entiretiy of SITC and I'm really glad we got to see her even if it was just a few seconds. Also because Lauren was dying to meet her and although she wanted to talk to Dodie and stuff I'm glad she still got this little encounter

For my meet and greet on Sunday I got Mamrie Hart which was so rad. Although when I met her there was a really loud band playing in the background so we had to like shout and I couldn't think of anything fun to say. Plus our pictures are hideous but either way, I met Mamrie!!
All in all it was a wonderful weekend and I'm so glad I went and the happiness from this weekend is carrying me through this week. I feel like in this post I haven't done it justice to how amazing it really was, but oh well. Also, to all of you guys getting your GCSE results tomorrow, I hope you get what you want! I would say good luck, but it's a little late for that I guess, but either way I hope your results make you happy!
New pals!! Also I apologise for the poor quality of the majority of these pictures

26 comments

  1. It looks so good! I really want to go next year :) It must be so good meeting people you watch on youtube in real life!
    Georgia

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    1. It was! It was also really weird seeing some in real life (especially Mamrie) because it was just so like woah x

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  2. this is so awesome! I've kind of gone off youtube lately but now I feel like going and catching up on everything I missed because of exams, I think you've reignited my interest ahaha. looks like you had such a great time, also there is major sass in like 98% of those pics, you nailed it xx

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    1. Ahaha thanks! I went really off it for a while then before SITC got back into it, I forgot how reassuring I find some peoples videos!x

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    1. Ahah it's troyesivanufeel.tumblr.com but it's not very good at all x

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  4. looks like the most amazing time! I wanna go x
    http://www.catchingdreamsblog.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. You should! And we can meet there and be like those internet friends who meet for the first time and like run up to each other screaming aha x

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  5. omigod you met so many cool people i'm jealous. and when you did the caption for the dan and phil cut outs, i read it in phil's voice when he says "let's go for it" kind of weird. i sound like a crazy person haha, i think it's from a pinof but idk. i digress. and you met dodie and daniel j layton (why do i feel the need to say his whole name?? haha) and mamrie. omigod i love her book. sorry i'm all over the place. it's late here and i'm filled with emotions from seeing you meet youtubers

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    1. Ahaha no I know what you mean as soon as I read your comment I also read it in his voice!I always call Daniel J Layton by his full name, it just flows aha. I know meeting Mamrie was so surreal because it was just like WOW x

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  6. I am going to make it my effort to go to SITC next year! I've been dying to go for so long and now I finally have a job I can actually afford it! Loved this post Libby!

    Bx
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    1. You should go, it's so fun! I'm so lucky I live where I do because I only have to pay for the tickets like I don't need accommodation or anything which I feel would be the most expensive. Ah man I need a job, I keep handing in my CV at places but never getting a job!x

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  7. You looked like you had such a great time! I've always wanted to go to SITC but it's such a way to travel- maybe next year!
    Sarah x
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    1. Ah I hope you can go next year, it's so fun! And it's so great to be surrounded b people who you know are into the same stuff as you and everyone is so friendly! Plus loads of people have such cool hair, I was in awe the majority of the time!x

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  8. Looks like you had a really good time, I've never been before but I would love to go to SITC or vid con! Though that's a little too far for me haha. http://www.coffeeatmidnight13.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I would love to go to Vidcon too, although SITC is much smaller so I feel like it's better in some aspects but Vidcon seems so rad!x

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  9. This was the absolute best day of my life, thank you so much for going with me <3 I love you loads xxx

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    1. Anything for my fans xoxo (I'm kidding ily2)

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  10. Lucy and Lydia vlogged your outfit, that's amazing ha! Sounds like you had a really fun two days there!

    The Velvet Black // UK Style & Beauty Blog

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    1. I know when she asked in my head I was freaking out but was just like..play it cool libby aha. I really did, it was so fun!:)x

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  11. Wow you met some of my favourite ever people!! Especially Dodie, Mamrie and Jimmy - so jealous! Glad you had a good time!
    Nia xx
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    1. Jimmy was so lovely because when I saw him not many people were around and he was chatting with everyone! And so was Dodie oh my god she was always meeting people and always doing stuff it was so sweet and Mamrie was just surreal because like Mamrie!! I hope you get to go sometime!!x

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  12. It looks like you had such a great time! I went last year too but I was so upset because I couldn't make it this year. It looked so good as well. Sam is lovely too I met him last year along with dottie, they're just all so lovely! I'm glad you had an amazing time though!
    Alice x
    ramblingroseblog.blogspot.com

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    1. Ah, I hope you're able to go next year if you want to! I still can't get over how beautiful Dottie is and how friendly everyone is!x

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  13. I went to SitC too and it was great! Dodie is such a lovely person - I met her last year!

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    1. Ah I know right it was so fun! I know she's so lovely, I didn't really get to say anything because it was so rushed but it's so kind that she was doing everything she could to meet everyone!x

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