Back from teh Expo
Well, I am back from London Expo. ^__^
I didn't buy as much as I usually do, but that is perhaps fortunate, seeing as I'm low enough on cash as it is.
My mouth also feels funny, probably because I've been eating & drinking obscene amounts of pickled onion flavoured snacks & Coca Cola over the past couple of days.
But, yes, I had a good time overall.
Friday in brief:
Got up early to catch the 8:00am bus to London, and proceeded to feel queasy throughout most of the journey. I was okay after a couple of hours, though.
Upon arriving, we buggered off to Camden Town, where we were hassled by those incredibly annoying salespeople who constantly try to force their sales upon you and won't leave you the fuck alone to browse through the stock at your own pace. >_< They pissed me the hell off. I didn't buy anything, although I was tempted several times. Euan bought some new clothes, though. ^_^
We then met up with everyone else & went to the hotel to dump our stuff off, before catching a tube into central London and just hanging around for a bit. We also went on a mad goose chase all over Tottenham Court Road to find somewhere to eat, before eventually deciding upon McDonalds - t'was worth it, since the completion of our meal lead to the creation of...... the McShinji Monster version 2.0!
....Okay, okay, so it was a load of McDonalds litter piled up to make a small creature. Don't ask why. XD
Later in the evening (and during the hideous hours of the morning), we proceeded to kick each others' arses on Soul Calibur III, Smash Bros., Mario Kart & F-Zero GX to name but a few, as well as watch various stuffs. Yah.
Saturday in brief:
Day of the Expo itself. ^__^ The sodding DLR (Docklands Light Railway) was down, though, so we all had to catch a bus to get there. Feh.
Upon arriving, I marvelled at the fact that the Con wasn't all that busy. That, however, was soon to change. In a big way. O_O It seemed to become even busier than last year, if that is indeed possible.
I bought:
- One gothic-style vest top.
- One Ninja Bunny T-shirt.
- Two Xena CD soundtracks.
- A book of..... hentai artwork. Yes, I bought hentai. Shut up. XD
- Three boxes of Pocky (chocolate, strawberry & milk).
Yes, that is a very small haul. Told you I didn't buy much. No, there's nothing wrong with me.
The Con didn't really hold my interest for a vast amount of time, though. I think we must've left at about 2:30-ish, before having some food & drink (I can't believe I spent £3.50 on sandwiches *cries*) and then heading back to the hotel room with Euan & ObsessedShanksLover (a girl from one of the forums of which Euan is a member - don't know her real name, sorry XD). The latter quickly became obsessed with my hentai book. *Chortle*
.........Come to think of it, everyone else in the room quickly became obsessed with it upon their return. :D Hmmmmm, I wonder why that is, exactly?
It was a bit annoying later on, though, one of the groups in the room next to us was making a lot of noise, and our group got blamed for it! Sheesh. That was when we were at our quietest, too. Ah well.
We watched Battle Royale later on. Win.
As for today...... well, we, erm, went home. Yippee.
Memorable highlights of the weekend:
- The McShinji Monster of McDonalds opposite Tottenham Court Road tube.
- Euan & the other lads demonstrating what not to say on a crowded tube. ("Is that your hand?")
- Naming some of the Colossi on Shadow of the Colossus. (I hereby dub the first one Billy-Bob, the second one Rover, the third one Shnookums, the fourth one Beatrice, & the sixteenth one Bubba.)
- Soul Calibur III tournament.
- Soul Calibur III league (I came in 3rd place, not too bad, I suppose).
- Playing Twister with a bunch of people I don't even know. XD
- PSP Porn. ("Hide the wang!")
- Me being the only person in the room to purchase hentai. Yay for animated lady parts.
- Watching Battle Royale Special Edition in the hotel room.
- Watching all the guys in the room simultaneously crossing their legs and cringing at the nut-stabbing scene in BR.
- The revelation that Maxi's hair gel fathered Sophitia's children. *Nods* (Do not ask how we came to that conclusion. We just did.)
- Siegfried sticking his massive chopper through Tira's ring.
- General comments on Tira's ring (aka her Soul Edge weapon). ("It's big." "It's red." "It also has teeth.")
- Amy the Pokemon.
- Euan picking Shadax, his undefeated, custom character on Soul Calibur III, and then, in a marvellously stunning display of cheap bastardry, pwned everyone else's characters by using the same string of moves repeatedly.
- Kawada's boner. Everyone loves Kawada's boner.
- Funky Cat Maybe. Oh yes.
- Discovering that the bible that was thrown out of the window by Shinji last May was still lurking in the bushes. Minus the ice cream.
- "Does my bomb look big in this?"
- "That's not a nice thing for him to do to her ass!"
- Tube Tactics! (Our methods at fighting our way through the crowds of smelly, sweaty people on the tube.)
- Lush Subway sandwich before returning home.
- General pervery, bad jokes, bad puns, and sexual innuendo galore. (We are so five.)
And a glorious time was had by all.
I didn't buy as much as I usually do, but that is perhaps fortunate, seeing as I'm low enough on cash as it is.
My mouth also feels funny, probably because I've been eating & drinking obscene amounts of pickled onion flavoured snacks & Coca Cola over the past couple of days.
But, yes, I had a good time overall.
Friday in brief:
Got up early to catch the 8:00am bus to London, and proceeded to feel queasy throughout most of the journey. I was okay after a couple of hours, though.
Upon arriving, we buggered off to Camden Town, where we were hassled by those incredibly annoying salespeople who constantly try to force their sales upon you and won't leave you the fuck alone to browse through the stock at your own pace. >_< They pissed me the hell off. I didn't buy anything, although I was tempted several times. Euan bought some new clothes, though. ^_^
We then met up with everyone else & went to the hotel to dump our stuff off, before catching a tube into central London and just hanging around for a bit. We also went on a mad goose chase all over Tottenham Court Road to find somewhere to eat, before eventually deciding upon McDonalds - t'was worth it, since the completion of our meal lead to the creation of...... the McShinji Monster version 2.0!
....Okay, okay, so it was a load of McDonalds litter piled up to make a small creature. Don't ask why. XD
Later in the evening (and during the hideous hours of the morning), we proceeded to kick each others' arses on Soul Calibur III, Smash Bros., Mario Kart & F-Zero GX to name but a few, as well as watch various stuffs. Yah.
Saturday in brief:
Day of the Expo itself. ^__^ The sodding DLR (Docklands Light Railway) was down, though, so we all had to catch a bus to get there. Feh.
Upon arriving, I marvelled at the fact that the Con wasn't all that busy. That, however, was soon to change. In a big way. O_O It seemed to become even busier than last year, if that is indeed possible.
I bought:
- One gothic-style vest top.
- One Ninja Bunny T-shirt.
- Two Xena CD soundtracks.
- A book of..... hentai artwork. Yes, I bought hentai. Shut up. XD
- Three boxes of Pocky (chocolate, strawberry & milk).
Yes, that is a very small haul. Told you I didn't buy much. No, there's nothing wrong with me.
The Con didn't really hold my interest for a vast amount of time, though. I think we must've left at about 2:30-ish, before having some food & drink (I can't believe I spent £3.50 on sandwiches *cries*) and then heading back to the hotel room with Euan & ObsessedShanksLover (a girl from one of the forums of which Euan is a member - don't know her real name, sorry XD). The latter quickly became obsessed with my hentai book. *Chortle*
.........Come to think of it, everyone else in the room quickly became obsessed with it upon their return. :D Hmmmmm, I wonder why that is, exactly?
It was a bit annoying later on, though, one of the groups in the room next to us was making a lot of noise, and our group got blamed for it! Sheesh. That was when we were at our quietest, too. Ah well.
We watched Battle Royale later on. Win.
As for today...... well, we, erm, went home. Yippee.
Memorable highlights of the weekend:
- The McShinji Monster of McDonalds opposite Tottenham Court Road tube.
- Euan & the other lads demonstrating what not to say on a crowded tube. ("Is that your hand?")
- Naming some of the Colossi on Shadow of the Colossus. (I hereby dub the first one Billy-Bob, the second one Rover, the third one Shnookums, the fourth one Beatrice, & the sixteenth one Bubba.)
- Soul Calibur III tournament.
- Soul Calibur III league (I came in 3rd place, not too bad, I suppose).
- Playing Twister with a bunch of people I don't even know. XD
- PSP Porn. ("Hide the wang!")
- Me being the only person in the room to purchase hentai. Yay for animated lady parts.
- Watching Battle Royale Special Edition in the hotel room.
- Watching all the guys in the room simultaneously crossing their legs and cringing at the nut-stabbing scene in BR.
- The revelation that Maxi's hair gel fathered Sophitia's children. *Nods* (Do not ask how we came to that conclusion. We just did.)
- Siegfried sticking his massive chopper through Tira's ring.
- General comments on Tira's ring (aka her Soul Edge weapon). ("It's big." "It's red." "It also has teeth.")
- Amy the Pokemon.
- Euan picking Shadax, his undefeated, custom character on Soul Calibur III, and then, in a marvellously stunning display of cheap bastardry, pwned everyone else's characters by using the same string of moves repeatedly.
- Kawada's boner. Everyone loves Kawada's boner.
- Funky Cat Maybe. Oh yes.
- Discovering that the bible that was thrown out of the window by Shinji last May was still lurking in the bushes. Minus the ice cream.
- "Does my bomb look big in this?"
- "That's not a nice thing for him to do to her ass!"
- Tube Tactics! (Our methods at fighting our way through the crowds of smelly, sweaty people on the tube.)
- Lush Subway sandwich before returning home.
- General pervery, bad jokes, bad puns, and sexual innuendo galore. (We are so five.)
And a glorious time was had by all.