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Today was my first day back at work after six days in a row off. Each teacher at my school gets 4 days of summer vacation to use when they wish, so I decided to use mine to take time off during Obon (since there's hardly anyone at the school during Obon). I was off of work from Friday through Wednesday. I spent a little bit of time relaxing and did some fun things, too.
I got up early on Friday morning and met up with Leslie to go to Comiket! This was our second time at Comiket, so we had a better idea of how things were laid out this time and we were able to see a lot more. It would've been even nicer if they'd actually had the air conditioning on in the convention center though. I only bought a handful of doujinshi this time (2 Tiger and Bunny, 1 Sengoku Basara, & 1 Sailor Moon) though we looked around for a while. We only spent a little bit of time walking around the cosplay area because it was so damn hot outside. I give props to the cosplayers who were willing to stand around in that heat. I didn't want to try and cosplay in this weather, but I'd like to finally cosplay at winter Comiket later this year. After Comiket, Leslie and I walked over to Diver City so that we could see the giant Gundam they have on display outside. It was pretty cool and realistic looking. (I'm operating under the theory that it's actually a working Gundam just in case Japan is ever attacked by North Korea.) I ended my day by having dinner with Kaille because I hadn't seen her since my vacation!
On Sunday, Leslie and I went to the Rainbow Matsuri in Nichome. It was a pretty small scale matsuri (since Nichome isn't really that big), but it was still fun. I ended up running into Mihanh and Yuki, who I hadn't seen since January! I didn't even know that they were going to be there (I didn't even know that Yuki was currently visiting Tokyo). Yuki's friend Oriane was with them too and we ended up spending the rest of the evening catching up. Leslie came with us for a little while, but she didn't stay out for long because she had work the next day. The rest of us went bar hopping. We started at Kinswomyn, then went to Goldfinger, grabbed dinner, and ended the night at Adezakura. It was a good time! I don't see very much of them since Elise hasn't been around, and I missed the fun nights we used to have in Nichome.
Anna and I did our usual curry on Monday. After trying several other Indian restaurants, we've concluded that our favorite restaurant has the best curry. We went back to my place and did absolutely nothing because we were so hot and full of good food. That's okay though because we had a nice time being lazy and chatting about fandom related things.
Tuesday was aquarium day! Anna, Greta, and I went to the Sunshine Aquarium. It was a nice aquarium, even if it was slightly smaller than I was expecting. I would've enjoyed it even more if it hadn't been as crowded with small children pushing their way in-front of me to see the exhibits though. My favorite part of the aquarium was the small tunnel you could walk under that was filled with jellyfish. They're so cool to watch.
I spent part of yesterday afternoon bumming around Tokyo. I went to Shin Okubo with the goal of possibly buying another concert DVD and ended up getting G-Dragon's Shine A Light concert. I also ate a yummy waffle at Coffee Prince. After that I went to Shibuya, where I was going to meet up with my friends. I was there early, so I killed some time by browsing the cute new clothes at 109. Then I met Kaille, Leslie, and Greta so that we could see The Avengers. It was finally released in Japan this week! I actually saw it on the place ride back to Japan, but it was a bit hard to hear at times, so I ended up seeing it again. I thought it was a good movie the first time, but I liked it even more the second time! And now I have a huge new fandom to explore for fic, so I'm happy.
One more day of work, then it's the weekend! I have plans to hang out with Eri and Kaille, and then on Sunday I'm going to exist+trace's fan club concert! It should be a fun weekend. ^_^
I got up early on Friday morning and met up with Leslie to go to Comiket! This was our second time at Comiket, so we had a better idea of how things were laid out this time and we were able to see a lot more. It would've been even nicer if they'd actually had the air conditioning on in the convention center though. I only bought a handful of doujinshi this time (2 Tiger and Bunny, 1 Sengoku Basara, & 1 Sailor Moon) though we looked around for a while. We only spent a little bit of time walking around the cosplay area because it was so damn hot outside. I give props to the cosplayers who were willing to stand around in that heat. I didn't want to try and cosplay in this weather, but I'd like to finally cosplay at winter Comiket later this year. After Comiket, Leslie and I walked over to Diver City so that we could see the giant Gundam they have on display outside. It was pretty cool and realistic looking. (I'm operating under the theory that it's actually a working Gundam just in case Japan is ever attacked by North Korea.) I ended my day by having dinner with Kaille because I hadn't seen her since my vacation!
On Sunday, Leslie and I went to the Rainbow Matsuri in Nichome. It was a pretty small scale matsuri (since Nichome isn't really that big), but it was still fun. I ended up running into Mihanh and Yuki, who I hadn't seen since January! I didn't even know that they were going to be there (I didn't even know that Yuki was currently visiting Tokyo). Yuki's friend Oriane was with them too and we ended up spending the rest of the evening catching up. Leslie came with us for a little while, but she didn't stay out for long because she had work the next day. The rest of us went bar hopping. We started at Kinswomyn, then went to Goldfinger, grabbed dinner, and ended the night at Adezakura. It was a good time! I don't see very much of them since Elise hasn't been around, and I missed the fun nights we used to have in Nichome.
Anna and I did our usual curry on Monday. After trying several other Indian restaurants, we've concluded that our favorite restaurant has the best curry. We went back to my place and did absolutely nothing because we were so hot and full of good food. That's okay though because we had a nice time being lazy and chatting about fandom related things.
Tuesday was aquarium day! Anna, Greta, and I went to the Sunshine Aquarium. It was a nice aquarium, even if it was slightly smaller than I was expecting. I would've enjoyed it even more if it hadn't been as crowded with small children pushing their way in-front of me to see the exhibits though. My favorite part of the aquarium was the small tunnel you could walk under that was filled with jellyfish. They're so cool to watch.
I spent part of yesterday afternoon bumming around Tokyo. I went to Shin Okubo with the goal of possibly buying another concert DVD and ended up getting G-Dragon's Shine A Light concert. I also ate a yummy waffle at Coffee Prince. After that I went to Shibuya, where I was going to meet up with my friends. I was there early, so I killed some time by browsing the cute new clothes at 109. Then I met Kaille, Leslie, and Greta so that we could see The Avengers. It was finally released in Japan this week! I actually saw it on the place ride back to Japan, but it was a bit hard to hear at times, so I ended up seeing it again. I thought it was a good movie the first time, but I liked it even more the second time! And now I have a huge new fandom to explore for fic, so I'm happy.
One more day of work, then it's the weekend! I have plans to hang out with Eri and Kaille, and then on Sunday I'm going to exist+trace's fan club concert! It should be a fun weekend. ^_^