"Short and sweet"
10 / 26 / 03
thoughtful
So i was going to give an more in depth report on the con, but as I was relying on the programming schedule to jar my memory, which has been taken down, I'll muddle through with a quick overview.
Oh yes, and my pictures? No good. However, you can find some nice ones at http://www.geocities.com/sharafanfics/y-con-03/index.html
Okay, let's see...
Thursday
Best part about today? The nice, quiet, relaxing bus trip. It was really wonderful, and one of the things I look forward to. Moving along, when I arrive, Kit's waiting for me, thankfully. 20 T-shirts is heavy, plus my regular luggage. So she gets me over to the hotel without the need of a taxi (saves me $5). She heads back off to Mills, I roam the lobby for a few, meet some early arrivals as well, then head up to this not-so-4-star room. (It was not worth the price.) It's around then that lovely me gets a depression attack. What a way to start. Okay, extra $11 for internet. I'll bite. Surf surf surf, until I'm finally sleepy/bored enough to go to bed.
Friday
I vaguely remember going out for something, but I forget what. Realise I have a head cold and plan to live off Dayquil for the next three days. Go back to room, surf net, read, basically be bored out of skull until I think it's late enough to go down and register. See that volunteers are needed. Why not? Not like I have anything to do anyway. This works in my favour, as I'm registered early. Eventually, Kit shows up. I suggest doing the same thing. We wind up taking care of anthology preorders for awhile, until I want to go off to the video room. I should mention that I spent most of my time there. Afterwards, we both did volunteer work again. I think we made another trip to the video room. I know Kit took off at one point. I stayed in the video room for a time, then back to my room.
Saturday
Okay, something to look forward to, the Dealer's Room. I know I have an early bird pass, but I remember last year. I secure a spot around 8ish. Kit shows up later and we just wait until the doors open. Oddly enough, I didn't go crazy-go-nuts as I have the last two years. Oh, I did buy. The first table I went to I spent $100+. Speaking of which, there was one table that made me laugh, as the guy believed in advertising. So imagine being in a room, and all of a sudden hearing, "GET YOUR RED HOT, DRIPPING COCKS HERE!"
Mirchan says that's actually her dealer. I like him, he's funny.
So we do the Dealer's Room for a bit, then I think we separate, gets hazy there. I know I have more volunteer work, and there's something I want to see in the video room again. Namely, Ai no Kusabi. I'll refrain from saying anything at this point, as they're only showing part 1, which gives no hint to the emotional trauma waiting for me tomorrow.
Then Kit and I, after getting a wee bit lost, hit Japantown. There's a sushi place there that I love, but damnit, I couldn't eat all of it because of my cold. (It's the same place we went to last yea, Domino.) I think that was the first time Kit was there.
Quick stop at Kinokuniya, because you can't go to Japantown and not pay a visit. I should've gotten that PSoH #3 I saw, but I clucked out, for I am a cheapskate.
Grab a camera before we return, then back to the con, because yes, there's something I want to see at the video room. Then there's the cosplay event, which I'd never gone to before. T'was hilarious. Maybe I can get a digicamcorder for next year instead of just pictures. I think the funniest skit was some GetBackers cosplayers with a Kenshin player. I'm not familiar with GetBackers, but I didn't have to be for this one.
"So what did you lose?"
Kenshin: My virginity. I woke up and it was gone.
Then there was the Yami no Matsuei group, and in an effort to save himself, Tsuzuki calls Byakko and Suzaku, the first of who tackles Hisoka.
I can't remember them all, but suffice it to say the majority involved tackling, kissing, innuendos, and gratuitous use of sexual situations without the removal of clothes.
What could be more fun than that?
Okay, it gets hazy here. I don't know if we separated again or not. I think so, as Kit wanted to crash, and I wanted to hit the video room again. Sue me, it's the only time I can look at anime freely with other perverts--er--like-minded individuals. Around 12:45 am, I rush back up to grab Kit, for everyone should be traumatized by Legend of the Blue Wolf, a.k.a. glowing cones, a.k.a. Jabba the Hut sex.
I believe Kit was suitably scarred.
It's late, we're tired, we're crashing.
Sunday
We get up early because we wanted to see Kaze to Ki no Uta. (I think the English translation of that is Song of the Wind in the Trees, but don't quote me.) It was weird, and that's really all I can say. Trudge back up to go back to sleep. I get up early to head down to the Dealer's Room again. And again I don't go on a spending spree, though I do pick up some lovely Gojyo djs. Problem, they're GojyoSanzo, which in truth I don't have a problem with, but it would have been nice to see some GojyoHakkai.
Putter around Dealer's Room, do some volunteer work, then... then it happens.
I go to see Ai no Kusabi 2.
To all of you, excluding Kit, who saw this anime, I have a question.
WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU PEOPLE WARN ME HOW DEPRESSING IT WOULD BE!
I'm calm, really.
More volunteer work, because there's nothing else in the video room. (Indeed, it closes after that.) Trying not to cry as a result. Catch up with Kit to say goodbye. (I wanted to go to Mills with her, but I've a fear of public transportation I'm not familiar with, and I'd have to catch it back on my own.) Make a mad dash to the art auction to snag a decent KH group pic. (If Kairi wasn't in it, it'd be perfect.) Then, after deciding to save money and check out a day early, I just do the volunteer thing until I have to leave. Mainly I stayed at the dealer's door to make sure nobody got in while they closed shop. Talked to some lingering people, including M, got an idea for a costume for next year, which I still have to send into to Miracle for. (I will be Fluffy--er--Sesshomaru!) Am royally pissed because I got a volunteer goodie bag, but I forgot it. Grr.
Unfortunately, the bus trip back was as unpleasant as the one there was nice. I will only take the express route. I can handle 8 hours in the bus, but not 10, while making frequent stops, and definitely not with a head cold.
That's more or less it. I know I'm missing important details, like the Nikki cosplayer, and the Leon one, or the really cute, obviously uke tiger/kitten/Byakko cosplayer (I'm not sure which he was, actually.) But you get the gist of it.
As always, I return with new interests in new anime that I must get. This year, along with the obvious Ai no Kusabi (which I have found fansub files for), there's Mirage of Blaze, and Virus (Virus buster Serge). The later I have 2 thirds of, as a really nice person at the con had an extra copy she got by mistake, and just gave it to me. Most of the new interests can be seen by the new anime wishlist page, as I've changed it around.
Unfortunately, I'm damn horrible with it comes to remembering names, so while I talked to a few people (which is harder than it sounds for yours truly), I can't remember a single name. Oh, I know their face, but not the name. Bummer.
As I said before leaving, this con was on probation. Well, it was ten times better than last year, so I guess I'll be going back in '04.
Oh yeah, Domino, I'll try and scan those covers tomorrow, so you can see if you have them or not.
Sorry, spammers forced my hand. Comments reviewed before being published.
Comments: 4 winds
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Great report luv, wish the pics would have turned out!... Great to have you back and hopefully I'll finally be on-line again here soon... =-.-=
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Gen-Gen! I still owe you money, but I need your address in order to send it to you. ^^;; I'm going to try using online banking, but presumably you'll still get something in the mail (it just might be from B of A, not me). But it should work.
There was something else I wanted to say, but I forgot.
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Yay for scannage!
I saw Ai no Kusabi last year... and I forgot to tell you just how depressing the end is. Such is the angsty yaoi.
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*grins* you linked my site. i was looking at my site log today and saw your journal in it so i clicked. i'm glad you liked the pictures enough to link them. hope y-con next year is even better then this year!!
( 8:11 pm )