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"Hey Shinji... Let's go make out."
Jun. 23rd, 2003 01:43 pm@_o Title quote is, of course, from ReDeath. -.-
Fanime is over, and I can say quite frankly I'm happy about it. I guess I depended waaay too much on my mom coming for so much-- money, food, discipline... I had a better vision of what Fanime would turn out to be like, with all my friends with me, me finally cosplaying a recognizable character and everything.
But the truth is, when you're away from home and parents, and then everything like time and money becomes an issue, people will act differently around you. True, circumstances out of my control had some part in messing up the weekend, but I can't say I had no part in what made it a less than stellar weekend.
Last year's con was much better, even with Gina running up the hotel phone bill to $40 (she still owes me money for that, not to mention she/Tri's got my earring!) and such. I did have FUN this year-- I mean, it's not like I walked away with nothing. I just feel bad about a) not hanging out with everyone as much as I wanted to; b) not going to the fanfiction panel; c) not going to several screenings I really wanted to see, especially Fanboy Bebop; c) unintentionally segregating our group...
Yeah, apparently Mike's mad at me or whatever, and as much as I'd like to pretend that I couldn't care less (there's a whole big story behind Reasons Why *I* Can Be Mad At Him, but it's not REALLY my story to tell) I can't-- because I consider Mike a friend, and I'd hate for him to go back to NJ not talking to me because he was mad at me. Admittedly, I'm a little wounded over how he treated me this weekend-- I mean, I didn't do ANYTHING to him at all, and all of a sudden he started giving me the cold shoulder.
He didn't call me when he went to Battle Royale, like he said he would. Forgivable, since I was tired then, and decided against going. I also thought Mike would be in too much of a frump to go either. But when I tapped him on the shoulder yesterday morning to tell him the Dealer's Room would be open in a half hour (which he had been telling everyone he was going to as early as possible, to avoid the line) he swatted at me and yelled "Damn woman!" I was pretty taken aback and so I just shelled myself off from then on; last night was pretty apparent that Claudia and Will were fine hanging out with just each other, while Mike wanted nothing to do with me. I should have figured that out on Friday afternoon when Mike told me (after I asked him if he was okay) that if I didn't understand, I shouldn't ask questions (which makes no sense, if you think about it-- why ELSE would I ask him questions!?)
But it's not like I had NO fun whatsoever. I mean, I went swimming with Amber and Grace twice (one time Grace left early because it was freezing out and the hot tub was filling up with COLD water...) and that was fun... I pretty much wasted all that money (okay, about $10) and time (Will's too-- sorry!) putting that blue stuff in my hair. On the second day when I finally decided to cosplay, my cape was being a bitch, and Grace had to put some blue hair gel (made my hair feel like blue straw!). But it all worked out okay, and people actually asked for my picture! ^_^ YAY! I just hope I remembered to get pictures of myself in cosplay... >_>
I went to ReDeath and Nescaflowne with Amber, though I nearly fell asleep in the latter fan parody... haha, it was still funny though. Claudia and I had a running joke that those who hadn't seen Nescaflowne didn't understand-- "Give us Head, Give us Head!" Haha... I also bought some stuff from the Dealer's Room, though not the stuff I'd GONE there for-- I bought a purple Fanime shirt (with art by Idol Hands! SUGOOOI!), I.N.V.U. #2, and Erica Sakurazawa's new manga. I *wanted* to see if I could find Treasure and Second Treasure, the Star Ocean 2 manga artbooks, along with Eikoden, and the Unison game soundtrack. I didn't really look for the Unison soundtrack, but none of the dealers had ever even HEARD of Treasure, and Eikoden was sold out wherever I went. I was tempted to buy other DVDs, like Ayashi no Ceres (even though the anime isn't as good as the manga) and Ranma Forever. *wince* Not to mention His and Her Circumstances...
But what it comes down to is that I have a lot of email to check, and once that's done, I'll get dressed and head to Japantown. I still also have to go to some bookstore or another and get a new copy of "Wicked." It's a good thing I took the $15 Will paid me back with (YAY!) and put it in my Tootsie bank to save for today. In the end though, I didn't spend all the money I had-- thankfully no one did anything stupid that cut into the $50 incidental fee I had to pay when we checked in. So I have money today. Priority... hmm, I think it'll be the artbooks or the DVD, since the artbooks are hard to find and tend to stop being made; the DVD because I can watch it (i.e. use it) over and over.
I want Jonathan to call today, but I've got two things on my mind-- 1) I hope Mike wasn't right when he said Band Camp (I'm pretty sure that's what it was) is really Sex Ed 101; 2) Jonathan might need some sort of breather like I do. Who knows when he came home? So yeah, maybe he'll call... I hope he does. I have a lot to do anyway, but I guess I'm kinda lonely and wonder if he's forgotten about me (like SOME people) or what.
Mike and Will (I think it was Will) both left stuff here at my house, so if they want it back, they're going to have to see me sometime.
It's only been 45 minutes since I came online, but it feels like longer. I wanted to make this a concise entry, with lots of vagueness, but I guess it's a mix between all that I wanted to say and... well, the list format. So that was my weekend. Next year should be better-- it's May 28-31 (4 days!) at the San Jose Convention Center, which is supposedly bigger and all that. It's not like we've ever used ALL the space the Santa Clara has had to offer, but I guess it's best we move on-- the place will be more accessible, offering more options, and we can do much more... I hope there's a pool, and I hope one of the two connecting hotels is a Starwood hotel, so I can still get good rates... I didn't pre-reg for next year (kinda of last minute, even if I did have the $25 for it) since I don't know what I'll be doing then.
But that's it. Hmm, I might as well get ready to go soon, as later tonight I should review my Japanese vocab for tomorrow night's test, and work on the Usa Week SMRFF layout. ~_~ I need to get another part of "Spooferlicious" (Co-Fic with Siggy) out, along with another chapter of "Golden Apple," (Co-Fic with Baine).
Hmm, Mike just called-- he's going to come over soon and get his CDs. He didn't sound the least bit surprised that *I* was shocked that he called-- doesn't even seem to remember that he treated me like shit this weekend. Bah, whatever. Just... whatever.
Fanime is over, and I can say quite frankly I'm happy about it. I guess I depended waaay too much on my mom coming for so much-- money, food, discipline... I had a better vision of what Fanime would turn out to be like, with all my friends with me, me finally cosplaying a recognizable character and everything.
But the truth is, when you're away from home and parents, and then everything like time and money becomes an issue, people will act differently around you. True, circumstances out of my control had some part in messing up the weekend, but I can't say I had no part in what made it a less than stellar weekend.
Last year's con was much better, even with Gina running up the hotel phone bill to $40 (she still owes me money for that, not to mention she/Tri's got my earring!) and such. I did have FUN this year-- I mean, it's not like I walked away with nothing. I just feel bad about a) not hanging out with everyone as much as I wanted to; b) not going to the fanfiction panel; c) not going to several screenings I really wanted to see, especially Fanboy Bebop; c) unintentionally segregating our group...
Yeah, apparently Mike's mad at me or whatever, and as much as I'd like to pretend that I couldn't care less (there's a whole big story behind Reasons Why *I* Can Be Mad At Him, but it's not REALLY my story to tell) I can't-- because I consider Mike a friend, and I'd hate for him to go back to NJ not talking to me because he was mad at me. Admittedly, I'm a little wounded over how he treated me this weekend-- I mean, I didn't do ANYTHING to him at all, and all of a sudden he started giving me the cold shoulder.
He didn't call me when he went to Battle Royale, like he said he would. Forgivable, since I was tired then, and decided against going. I also thought Mike would be in too much of a frump to go either. But when I tapped him on the shoulder yesterday morning to tell him the Dealer's Room would be open in a half hour (which he had been telling everyone he was going to as early as possible, to avoid the line) he swatted at me and yelled "Damn woman!" I was pretty taken aback and so I just shelled myself off from then on; last night was pretty apparent that Claudia and Will were fine hanging out with just each other, while Mike wanted nothing to do with me. I should have figured that out on Friday afternoon when Mike told me (after I asked him if he was okay) that if I didn't understand, I shouldn't ask questions (which makes no sense, if you think about it-- why ELSE would I ask him questions!?)
But it's not like I had NO fun whatsoever. I mean, I went swimming with Amber and Grace twice (one time Grace left early because it was freezing out and the hot tub was filling up with COLD water...) and that was fun... I pretty much wasted all that money (okay, about $10) and time (Will's too-- sorry!) putting that blue stuff in my hair. On the second day when I finally decided to cosplay, my cape was being a bitch, and Grace had to put some blue hair gel (made my hair feel like blue straw!). But it all worked out okay, and people actually asked for my picture! ^_^ YAY! I just hope I remembered to get pictures of myself in cosplay... >_>
I went to ReDeath and Nescaflowne with Amber, though I nearly fell asleep in the latter fan parody... haha, it was still funny though. Claudia and I had a running joke that those who hadn't seen Nescaflowne didn't understand-- "Give us Head, Give us Head!" Haha... I also bought some stuff from the Dealer's Room, though not the stuff I'd GONE there for-- I bought a purple Fanime shirt (with art by Idol Hands! SUGOOOI!), I.N.V.U. #2, and Erica Sakurazawa's new manga. I *wanted* to see if I could find Treasure and Second Treasure, the Star Ocean 2 manga artbooks, along with Eikoden, and the Unison game soundtrack. I didn't really look for the Unison soundtrack, but none of the dealers had ever even HEARD of Treasure, and Eikoden was sold out wherever I went. I was tempted to buy other DVDs, like Ayashi no Ceres (even though the anime isn't as good as the manga) and Ranma Forever. *wince* Not to mention His and Her Circumstances...
But what it comes down to is that I have a lot of email to check, and once that's done, I'll get dressed and head to Japantown. I still also have to go to some bookstore or another and get a new copy of "Wicked." It's a good thing I took the $15 Will paid me back with (YAY!) and put it in my Tootsie bank to save for today. In the end though, I didn't spend all the money I had-- thankfully no one did anything stupid that cut into the $50 incidental fee I had to pay when we checked in. So I have money today. Priority... hmm, I think it'll be the artbooks or the DVD, since the artbooks are hard to find and tend to stop being made; the DVD because I can watch it (i.e. use it) over and over.
I want Jonathan to call today, but I've got two things on my mind-- 1) I hope Mike wasn't right when he said Band Camp (I'm pretty sure that's what it was) is really Sex Ed 101; 2) Jonathan might need some sort of breather like I do. Who knows when he came home? So yeah, maybe he'll call... I hope he does. I have a lot to do anyway, but I guess I'm kinda lonely and wonder if he's forgotten about me (like SOME people) or what.
Mike and Will (I think it was Will) both left stuff here at my house, so if they want it back, they're going to have to see me sometime.
It's only been 45 minutes since I came online, but it feels like longer. I wanted to make this a concise entry, with lots of vagueness, but I guess it's a mix between all that I wanted to say and... well, the list format. So that was my weekend. Next year should be better-- it's May 28-31 (4 days!) at the San Jose Convention Center, which is supposedly bigger and all that. It's not like we've ever used ALL the space the Santa Clara has had to offer, but I guess it's best we move on-- the place will be more accessible, offering more options, and we can do much more... I hope there's a pool, and I hope one of the two connecting hotels is a Starwood hotel, so I can still get good rates... I didn't pre-reg for next year (kinda of last minute, even if I did have the $25 for it) since I don't know what I'll be doing then.
But that's it. Hmm, I might as well get ready to go soon, as later tonight I should review my Japanese vocab for tomorrow night's test, and work on the Usa Week SMRFF layout. ~_~ I need to get another part of "Spooferlicious" (Co-Fic with Siggy) out, along with another chapter of "Golden Apple," (Co-Fic with Baine).
Hmm, Mike just called-- he's going to come over soon and get his CDs. He didn't sound the least bit surprised that *I* was shocked that he called-- doesn't even seem to remember that he treated me like shit this weekend. Bah, whatever. Just... whatever.
