If I could just reverse time, I'd be set.
In case anyone else is wondering, the conclusion I've drawn from the discussion I posted about previously is that Harry Potter conventions have a high price tag for a combination of four main reasons:
1) Smaller dealer's room.
2) More expensive venues.
3) Extra days.
4) Because they can.
I can accept that, for the most part.
Anime night went well. Six people including me. That's a good number, it's enough to feel like a big group without actually being a crowd. We fit in bits and pieces of six different series.
Before that, I cleaned house. After that, I spent a few hours with jambosana when she was in town. While picking her up, her mom's townhome got me thinking about real estate. I've never been a fan of huge townhome complexes where everything's alike, but these were separated duplexes with some variety between units. Very nice. I've been ignoring the housing question since I don't want to commit to settling here, but if I really face the facts, unless I lose my job I'm going to be living here until I get published and can live anywhere I want - if that ever happens. And even if it does happen, it probably won't be for ten years. So there's nothing really wrong with a townhome or something in the meantime.
After Googling around, though, it looks like my price range won't buy me much better than the apartment I have now. So that may be the end of that train of thought, at least for a while.
On a completely separate note, I need a new fandom to get addicted to. Something recent and alive. Nothing grabs me like Sailormoon did, but it's starting to feel like living in the past.
1) Smaller dealer's room.
2) More expensive venues.
3) Extra days.
4) Because they can.
I can accept that, for the most part.
Anime night went well. Six people including me. That's a good number, it's enough to feel like a big group without actually being a crowd. We fit in bits and pieces of six different series.
Before that, I cleaned house. After that, I spent a few hours with jambosana when she was in town. While picking her up, her mom's townhome got me thinking about real estate. I've never been a fan of huge townhome complexes where everything's alike, but these were separated duplexes with some variety between units. Very nice. I've been ignoring the housing question since I don't want to commit to settling here, but if I really face the facts, unless I lose my job I'm going to be living here until I get published and can live anywhere I want - if that ever happens. And even if it does happen, it probably won't be for ten years. So there's nothing really wrong with a townhome or something in the meantime.
After Googling around, though, it looks like my price range won't buy me much better than the apartment I have now. So that may be the end of that train of thought, at least for a while.
On a completely separate note, I need a new fandom to get addicted to. Something recent and alive. Nothing grabs me like Sailormoon did, but it's starting to feel like living in the past.