About
A long time ago in a– no wait, in 2009 (not in a galaxy far, far away either) two people who shared a love of the same sorts of things started talking. Many things grew from all this talking - including the website you are looking at now (and all the crazy stuff on it) - also an engagement and in 2015, a wedding! :O The website was put online in 2010 and was just the blog but didn’t really have any posts until a little later and since then it has grown into what it is today. A giant mess of everything!
On this site you’ll find many different projects we’re working on – some are costume-related, some are craft-related, others are video game-related… some are all three of those together! There’s craziness hidden around every corner so keep your eyes peeled.
On this site you’ll find many different projects we’re working on – some are costume-related, some are craft-related, others are video game-related… some are all three of those together! There’s craziness hidden around every corner so keep your eyes peeled.
What does Zhobot mean?
First off, we both love robots. Machinarium is a favorite game of ours, R2-D2 is too darling for this world, P-Body & Atlas are magnificent, Claptrap is just PERFECTION — we could go on for a very long time. We just love robots. The “Zho” is a thing that Heather’s family started doing in regards to cute animals — or cute anything, really. Like a family trip to the zoo would get lots of “Awwww, so cute. Zho zho zho zho. Looooook, OH MY GOD THE BABY CHEETAH IS ROLLING OVER. ZHO ZHO.” It’s an exclamation to show that whatever you’re saying “Zho” (or however many times you repeat said “zho”) to is flippin’ adorable. We love robots. We really love cute robots. Zhobot.
DRAETHEUS / NATE:
Twitter: @Draelight Games: Half-Life series, Portal series, (okay anything by Valve really), Bioshock series, Dishonored, lots of indie games and lots of DOS games Music: Celldweller and his ilk, various other types of rock, metal, and electronica Movies: The Matrix and things in that vein (future, time travel, mind trippy, etc) Also the Muppets forever and ever. TV: Arrested Development, 30 Rock, most everything Heather gets me into since I didn’t used to watch TV. The Muppets also apply here. Nate is not the social butterfly of Zhobot. More like the groundhog who sticks his head out of the hole too see if there will be 6 more weeks of winter because HELL YEAH SNOW DAYS! He enjoys doing weird nerdy computer things like modifying code, editing linux config files, and playing with virtual machines. He also enjoys sculpting and making small crafty things that no one buys at conventions. :< His bucket list has a number of hugetastic creative milestones like writing a book, releasing an electronica/rock fusion album, and creating a video game. Will these things ever happen? STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS TO FIND OUT! BUM BUM BUUUUUUUUUUUM! In the meantime, he plans on writing more small web apps to make Zhobot useful and interesting to fellow geeks. |
HEXTERAH / HEATHER:
Twitter: @hexterah Tumblr: hexterah Games: Myst/Riven, Persona series, Dance Central series, Silent Hill 2, Fallout 3, Saints Row series Music: Kate Bush, Akira Yamaoka, VIXX, Julien-K, BT, Empire of the Sun Movies: Legend, Clue, The Warriors, The Mummy, Heathers TV: Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Stranger Things Heather is usually the one you’ll see updating all of Zhobot’s social media pages. She is occasionally the more focused of the two, which isn’t saying a lot since her and Nate are both usually distracted by anything shiny or the least bit interesting (DUST MOTES?! WHERE?!). She is also the half that gets stressed easier – this was proven before Katsucon 2013 when there were so many things to finish that Heather gave herself a canker sore in her throat the size of a dime. The doctor said OH THAT’S FROM STRESS, WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE and Heather made this face :| --and pushed three unfinished costumes back to a later convention. These days she is currently trying to chill out (lol) and not procrastinate on things like new costumes (lololololol), so we’ll see how that goes! When the zombie apocalypse comes, she will be fine as long as she has a golf cart and a pen for stabbing zombie's eyes. She may not last long, but she’ll go out driving/stabbing like a champ. |
Around the Internet
We are extremely touched when places around the web feature us or make a note of something we’ve done or made. Here is a list of places and articles that have done just that – interviews, podcasts, articles, pretty much ANYTHING – aaaaand they’ve all made us roll around on the floor puddles of our own happy tears (you guys are the best <3). Thank you!
March 11, 2018: Screen Rant has a list of 15 incredible lightsaber designs and Heather's Tenel Ka saber makes an appearance! (Unlike the CBR list below, this one mentions Tenel Ka and where she's from.)
February 5, 2018: CBR's list of "15 Fan-Made Lightsabers Way Cooler Than Anything We Got in Star Wars" includes Heather's Tenel Ka saber! (This one doesn't acknowledge that it came from the EU though.)
July 11, 2016: Thethings.com article 15 Epic Geek Weddings has our BioShock wedding on it! <3
September 1, 2015: Our GTA V/Trevor Philips photo was included in Not Lit House's Grand Theft Auto Fanzine!
April 16, 2014: Our Morning Glories costumes were featured in the news section of Multiversity Comics' Morning Glories Academy Study Hall column!
January 22, 2014: Our Deckers costumes were on one of Adafruit's Wearable Wednesday blog posts!
January 16, 2014: Our original ToeJam & Earl photo from Genii Locorum (when it was for the Centuria Challenge!) was on a Buzzfeed post about ToeJam & Earl!
January 2014: Heather's entry in the Saints Row Reverse Cosplay Contest was a runner-up! She was very proud because she can't draw. At all.
December 2013: Our crazy video was in the winning montage of the Saints Row Christmas Carol Contest!
August 2013: RobAndDan.tv did a short interview with us while we were at our table at InterventionCon!
May 1st, 2013: Zhobot was in the Dancer’s Spotlight for May on the Dance Central website!
April 1, 2013: Harmonix posted their PAX East 2013 recap which had a picture of us in our Glitterati (DC3) costumes alongside our other cosplaying bros we miss very much. <33
March 27, 2013: Heather was a guest on Episode 51 of Tosche Station‘s podcast, Tosche Station Radio, talking Star Wars and costuming.
October 16, 2012: Our Star Wars genderswap costumes were in a post on Genderswap Cosplay on GeekSisters.de!
September 11, 2012: Heather’s Tenel Ka Djo (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights) costume was featured during Tosche Station‘s post-Dragon*Con Cosplay Week along with friends Jean & Jesse as Ta’a Chume & Teneniel Djo.
July 26, 2012: A set of Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn best friend Peg Posse necklaces were featured on a Buzzfeed Community post!
July 16, 2012: Featured costumers on Tosche Station‘s Cosplay Monday!
May 23, 2011: Heather in her Jedi Strike Team Tenel Ka outfit with her DIY lightsaber were in the slideshow Comic-Con Cosplay: Jedi Girls. (2019 edit: Link is now broken, here's the Wayback Archive's snap of it.)
September 12, 2011: Irrational Games posted their BioShock Cosplay at the Georgia Aquarium article which featured a ton of awesome costumers and our silly Andrew Ryan & Jasmine Jolene outfits.
February 5, 2018: CBR's list of "15 Fan-Made Lightsabers Way Cooler Than Anything We Got in Star Wars" includes Heather's Tenel Ka saber! (This one doesn't acknowledge that it came from the EU though.)
July 11, 2016: Thethings.com article 15 Epic Geek Weddings has our BioShock wedding on it! <3
September 1, 2015: Our GTA V/Trevor Philips photo was included in Not Lit House's Grand Theft Auto Fanzine!
April 16, 2014: Our Morning Glories costumes were featured in the news section of Multiversity Comics' Morning Glories Academy Study Hall column!
January 22, 2014: Our Deckers costumes were on one of Adafruit's Wearable Wednesday blog posts!
January 16, 2014: Our original ToeJam & Earl photo from Genii Locorum (when it was for the Centuria Challenge!) was on a Buzzfeed post about ToeJam & Earl!
January 2014: Heather's entry in the Saints Row Reverse Cosplay Contest was a runner-up! She was very proud because she can't draw. At all.
December 2013: Our crazy video was in the winning montage of the Saints Row Christmas Carol Contest!
August 2013: RobAndDan.tv did a short interview with us while we were at our table at InterventionCon!
May 1st, 2013: Zhobot was in the Dancer’s Spotlight for May on the Dance Central website!
April 1, 2013: Harmonix posted their PAX East 2013 recap which had a picture of us in our Glitterati (DC3) costumes alongside our other cosplaying bros we miss very much. <33
March 27, 2013: Heather was a guest on Episode 51 of Tosche Station‘s podcast, Tosche Station Radio, talking Star Wars and costuming.
October 16, 2012: Our Star Wars genderswap costumes were in a post on Genderswap Cosplay on GeekSisters.de!
September 11, 2012: Heather’s Tenel Ka Djo (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights) costume was featured during Tosche Station‘s post-Dragon*Con Cosplay Week along with friends Jean & Jesse as Ta’a Chume & Teneniel Djo.
July 26, 2012: A set of Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn best friend Peg Posse necklaces were featured on a Buzzfeed Community post!
July 16, 2012: Featured costumers on Tosche Station‘s Cosplay Monday!
May 23, 2011: Heather in her Jedi Strike Team Tenel Ka outfit with her DIY lightsaber were in the slideshow Comic-Con Cosplay: Jedi Girls. (2019 edit: Link is now broken, here's the Wayback Archive's snap of it.)
September 12, 2011: Irrational Games posted their BioShock Cosplay at the Georgia Aquarium article which featured a ton of awesome costumers and our silly Andrew Ryan & Jasmine Jolene outfits.
