BEST WEEKEND EVER.  <333

My first Otakon was absolutely freaking amazing, and it was so, so incredibly difficult to leave.  Boy do I love you guys.


BTW, DB cosplay rocks hardcore.  *needs icons*

Hey, all, I'm back from the convention!  XP

Uh.... The whole thing was kind of underwhelming.  I think I expected too much.  ^^;;;  The Dealer's Room was OK but had NO original Japanese manga, which was really what I was looking forward to....  Umm, does that make any sense whatsoever???  I can think of at least three Japanese bookstores in the New York/New Jersey area, so what gives?  Ehhh, still, it was nice.  I picked up GT Trunks (I know, GT, right???) and SSJ Gotenks figurines; they're really nice-looking, very detailed.  Amanda and I both bought artwork by Georgia Horesh from Stormwolf Studios.  All in all, I spent less than $20 on stuff at the con.  Pre-registry was $20.

The DB panel was good, but I was pretty surprised by the small audience that showed up for it.  (The more intimate setting was pretty nice; if only Andy's phone didn't go off towards the end there...)  I missed Julian, but watching Mike and Meri do their thing was very very cool.

Amanda and I left soon afterwards for Edgewater (I desperately needed my manga fix after finding nothing at the con.)  We got really lost.... and ended up in NYC, where some guy decided to back up into my relatively new car...  ><;;;  I was freaking out pretty badly (inside), shaved a few years off my life trying to leave the city.... THANK YOU so much, cousin, for taking over in the driver's seat!!!!  <33

I HATE HATE HATE HATE CITY DRIVING.   People honk.  People stupid.

The damage's not too bad.  I was expecting a huge dent in the left bumper because the noise the collision made was scary.  It's still bad, but not too bad...  (Intelligent much..)

I'm debating whether or not to go back tomorrow.  If I did, it'd only be for the Dealer's Room, since there are no other panels that interest me.  ....But I think I'll wait until next year for AnimeNEXT or Otakon, where, hopefully, I'll have my own cosplay and more money to spend.  Maybe I'll just drive to Edgewater and Ikea tomorrow.....  but.... alone?!??  DD:  XD;;

So, I'll get some pictures up soon.  I didn't take very many....

(I might go back and clean up this post.  In my current state, I don't know how hard a hit grammar took... and I'm too OCD to ignore it.)

[EDIT] Happy 4th!  ^^  Sorry I forgot; it feels like just another day to me because I'm working.  -_-  Ah, weather-wise over here: it's a crappy day for barbeques and fireworks...  [/EDIT]


I bought a du-rag at a dollar store in Somerville yesterday.  Who'da thunk dollar stores sell wig caps?  The store Amanda and I went to happened to be out of wig caps, but still...  ^^  Anyway, du-rag isn't going to work out.  I can't even figure out how to wear it properly.  o_O
However, after much experimentation, after simply taking a shower, putting my hair up in a braid while it was still wet and bobby-pinning it to my head, I finally discovered how I'll hide my copious amounts of HAIR beneath my Youji wig.  I think it's almost time to HACK IT ALL OFF and donate it.

...I still can't find my hat from when I cosplayed Tsuru-sen-ryu Disciple #3.  I mean, I haven't actually been looking very hard  (...); more than likely it's at my father's office (where we stored all our crap when we moved from Hillsborough to S. Plainfield)...  Hopefully I didn't leave it in Ohio.  D:  ....I miss that dang hat.  T_T  There are so many tweaks I can make to it for random use for another event.


CON PLANS '07:
A very tentative schedule of events, just to know what we're up against, or what might be cool.  Amanda, there's a whole list here to check out.  What would you like to do?
Friday
- 10 AM; Amanda and I embark.
- 12 PM; AMV contest
- 2 PM; guest panel with Ikeda Toyo, producer for GONZO, one of the creators of the anime Romeo x Juliet

Saturday
- 10 AM; drive to con on my own!
- 12 PM; AMV Panel
- 3 PM; DBZ Variety Hour
- 4 PM; Pokémon Card Gaming.  It'll be no fun without Amanda, but I might just check it out.  Maybe I'll bring my old skool/Base Set Grass Evo deck, which is totally against regulations, perhaps.  XD
- Evening; meet up with Amanda.
- 8 PM; Manga Publishing 101; panel.

Sunday
Like we plan that far in advance.  Pffft.  lolz

There's also: "How to Shop", "Debate: Anime or Manga" (Manga FTW!!  lol), "History of Manga", "Anime Plush Workshop", and "Go/Shogi Workshop"... all of which sound fun.

..Times subject to change (for Saturday and Sunday), 'cuz I don't remember how long it takes to get there.  XD

A question for cosplayers out there: Should I wear my full regalia in the car/on the way to the convention?  Or should I wear part of the costume and put the rest on later, at the con itself?  I'm thinking the former, though I really don't want to sweat in my costume in the car....  And wearing my wig in the car will be fun and interesting.  Let's give those afternoon commuters on the Parkway something to stare at and talk about later with their friends!  XD

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Finished list:
- Suzuoki Hirotaka (View here.)
- Nozawa Masako
- Tanaka Mayumi

In Progress:
- Furuya Toru
- Koyama Mami

[EDIT] Oh yeah, has anyone read/seen Earthian or Saint Seiya?  Is it/are they good?  ^^