Well AWA 14 was good. There was much debauchery, especially once we met up with Drake and Melody again from last year. Nothing much happened during the day time though I was EASILY the best Robin there and was told that by almost every person who knew my costume. So go me! Everybody loved Drew's Raoul Duke costume and the girls were wildly popular in the Ouran costumes (though I'm pretty freaking mad they didn't spend more time in their Eternal Sonata costumes.). I got a Dark Saber figure, an Akira poster, a Red Hot Chili Peppers poster, a free Witch Hunter Robin t-shirt (it's too big, but I'll see if I can get it taken in) , the Eva movies, and a picture of Gendo that says "INSTRUMENTALITY" (it's drawn in the same style as the Obama "CHANGE" posters. It's genius). My favorite costumes were two guys as Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Ofdensen, the manager, from Metalocalypse. They were amazing. The Swkisgaar guy did a perfect impression of him. XD Anime Hell was disappointing this year, so was the dance. But I met a really hot girl named Victoria there and we danced the whole night. Flirting was happening. But she was 22 and from Bama so nothing happened. XD Oh well.
I dunno. I had a really good time but aside from my nighttime activities and the dealer's room the con seemed uneventful. It's... Uh, I dunno. I just feel sometimes like my dedication to the Anime fandom is fading. I'm pretty positive I'm going to make Dragon*Con my main con next year. Besides, a D*C costume could double as an AWA costume.
Tired. Enjoying my Robin costume because it is ridiculously comfy. Wasn't very hot either because they kept the hotel freezing. <3
And now ladies and gentlemen, the journal of my trip to Minnesota back in July. I know it took forever, but here it is. Be warned: it is fucking long and somewhat fucked up/depressing.
7/11/08
8 AMish and On
On the plane. Sitting next to a Chinese kid. He listens to Japanese music
and "Ice Ice Baby". Awesome. I must find a way to speak to him.
Anyhow, VTM!
((I wrote VTM stuff for awhile. Will not post here, obviously.))
Auuugh my legs hurt. I'm losing bloodfloooooow.
Have had some minor turbulence. There's supposed to be storms in the
Chicago area of the US so it's probably air currents from that.
The fact that I have another plane flight directly ahead of me is
almost shocking.
Also Oh! We'll be landing in 15 minutes! That was fairly quick... I
think I've finished most of my VTM stuff too... Oops. The next flight will
probably be mostly sleeping and/or reading The Epic of The King of
Heroes Gilgamesh or Agrippa. lol, I still want to sit next to an
occultist while reading that book so we can talk occult.
That would be ~super~.
That's about it really for this leg of the flight. Now for the haul to
Fargo. X_X And then the drive to Detroit Lakes. Baaaaah.
PEACE!
7/11/08
Early Afternoon.
I think I'm going to die already.
All they're playing is shitty hiphop and are seriously enjoying it. It's
like being in BHS and listening to the popular table talk.
Kill me please. I love them all or else I would have killed them.
ANYHAT! Chicago O'Hare was annoying to get through cuz I had to go from one
end of the airport of the other. Auuuugh. But it was cool 'cuz I got to
ride one of those planes where you climb stairs to get on it! Way awesome.
Drive here was pretty. Ate lunch at Perkins. Is basically Denny's.
Perkins + Muggy weather + this music =
Wait, I came here to escape GA, not to go to Lake Lanier.
(PS: I never thought I'd say this but I think Stephen is actually okay)
((The previous statement will be proven false over time.))
7/11/08
Late afternoon
Jennifer is okay. I think she's gonna be the person I hang with the most.
((The previous statement is only semi-true. I didn't hang with her the
most.))
Sat around and listened to music- most shitty, some not. Read some Agrippa
and listened to "99 Red Balloons" which made me feel better. :3; Got made
fun of slightly for my geekiness, but that made me feel proud, as usual!
X3!
I MISS KABUKI!!!!
I'm starving and I miss Drew and Caroline. *sigh* I'm gonna spend a lot of
time inside being ~GOTH~.
Molly is annoying.
I just realized that I probably won't be able to go tubing on the boat
because I probably won't be able to hold on with my hands being bad...
Fuck. There goes just about any fun I could have boating.
All I want is to watch Digimon, supperchill, and eat a bunch of sushi. And
kick it with Drew and Caroline. *le sigh*
7/11/08
Near midnight
Alright report.
Fried chicken for dinner. Spent lots of time semi-moping, though I
genuinely enjoyed the lake.
Went back to Farm to chillax. Sleeping in Shakespeare w/ Jane and
Alexandra. Have determined that this will be my favorite part of the day
most likely because this is when we get to truly chill.
ALSO!!!
Everybody hates Mark and Molly.
Jane and Alexandra and me had a hour long discussion about how evil they
are. Damn they are abusive to Alexandra! Especially Molly, who I
have determined is actually a cold hearted bitch. Mark and Molly, much to
the protest of Sally/Evans/Melissa, have officially bought the farm!
WTF. We're all terrified of what they might do to this place... They never
even gave anybody else time to try to get it. Bastards. They have to keep
flashing their fucking cash too. God. Okay. Night.
7/12/08
Early afternoon
Got up about 10:30, ate breakfast w/ Alexandra and Jane. Then came down to
lakeside.
Chilled w/ everybody for a bit. I ran back to house for painpills and now
everybody is doin' their own thang. Jen and me are chilling on the dock.
She's tanning and borrowing my iPod to listen to Bella Morte. I may or may
not be listening to "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne on hers.... SHUT UP.
Anyway, that's really it. Not much happening because it's too cold/windy to
go boating or really anything but that's cool.
Damn I miss the city- more specifically the Masq. More specifically the
smell of the Masq. <3
NOOOOOOO!!!!! CHARLIE! JEW! YOU JEW! NIGGER! YOU'VE NOT SEEN THE LAST OF
ME! JEW!!! I'LL BE BACK!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(That's nice Ripper. We'll see you next week.)
7/12/08
6 PM
Watching everybody dance right now-
Well more accurately do dance class related stuff. It makes me miss
horseback riding.
We've, uh, just sat around. They watched "Epic Movie" and I listened to
muzak and read Agrippa. Then we chilled and drew and stuff. Oh- I drew a
picture of Ripper! <3 It's adorable. I'm going to bring it home to Drew,
lol.
Then we talked about piercings and tattoos. God these people are
sooooooooooooo vanilla. They're all like "OMG U WANT A SEPTUM PIERCING
GROSS!"
Whatever. Hos.
God, right after AWA I'm getting my first piercing ASAP.
Okay. I'm going to go. Grandma is trying to eavesdrop.
7/12/08
Late night
Ate dinner at Uncle Orlo's. Chilled w/ Kyle. ((Kyle is Stephen's friend.
This kid is amazing.)) That kid is cool as shit. Anyway, played gameboy
while people watched a movie.
The kids got pushed on us at one point. Blah. ((Kids as in little kids who
belong to our second cousins.))
Talking w/ Alexandra and Jane. <3
Night.
7/13/08
Mid Afternoon
Went to the flea market today after Jane and I told Grandma we wanted to
go. Everybody else had decided for us that obviously we didn't want to go.
Wtf. Whatever. I got an ammo box. It's amazing and I want to marry it. It
was $8. Am tempted to write Hellsing stuff on it, lol.
Then we ate lunch with Harrison, Jane, Alexandra, Georgia, and Grandpa.
((Georgia is Suzanna's friend. Cool for a 12 year old.)) Oh, and Jennifer.
Man... They (Jen/Harrison) keep saying it's their farm and
everything. It makes me fucking sick. I don't know how long I can take it
before snapping back at them...
Went into the old tack room. It's bloody amazing. Some of it is still
useable too. Most amazing. I'm going to make sure I get some of it if they
ever start fucking around with stuff. Which they will.
Grandma Aletha is going downhill. She apparentally doesn't know about
selling the farm. Disgusting.
Oh well. I'm by myself in Shakespeare right now, finding solace in the
Sisters of Mercy. <3 I feel like getting all gothed up now.
Peace.
7/13/08
Sunset
Had discussion w/ Jane in Shakespeare a bit after last entry. Girl's got
problems. I wonder if she might be autistic or something.
Went down to the lake and played pokemon w/ Kyle. He bought Red version and
a gameboy color at the flea market, lol. I love that kid. Then we ate
really fucking good curry (Indian style) at the Gilberts. Jane had a hissy
fit at one point because she got scolded a bit for being really,like, not
okay around Eva- you know, cursing, being harsh to her, etc. ((Eva = one of
previously talked about children)) She needs to grow up, god. Whatever. She
needs some therapy.
We just got back to the lake so I finally found time to write again. Not
much else to say other than I fucking LOVE my box.
There was a crying session amongst Grandma Sue and the sisters and Mary
about Grandma Aletha. Apparentally it's gonna be soon. I don't know if I
want to see her. I mean, I do, but I don't. Dying people are awkward.
Well, my hands are hurting so I'm dippin'.
Peace.
PS: GOOOD THESE PEOPLE ARE SO VANILLA! XD
7/14/08
Mid-morning
Chilled with everybody for a bit more and then we (Alexandra, Jane) went
back tot he farm. We went to sleep early because we had been told to come
to the lake early to go boating.
STOP SINGING JESUS. Uh. Nevermind. The other chicks are singing MCR aloud
and it's getting annoying. Anyhat.
When Alexandra/Jane/and I got down tot he lake, we found that they were all
still asleep!! lol. Oh well. We chilled outside and waited for them to wake
up. Then we went for a cruise on the boat. Is nyce! :D We'll be going out
again here soon. I'm most excited.
I can't believe that I'm leaving day after tomorrow. I don't know if I'm
ready to go. I think I will be though.
... Shit. I left my glasses on the boat and Mark took it out again. I hope
they didn't fly off. Shit. At least I still got my sunglasses.
My DS batteries ran out. Am most sad. At least I have the Epic of
Gilgamesh. It's really fucking good. XD I also love my box. I want to put a
leather strap on it to carry it as a purse. That would be soooo rivet.
Peace. I'll update again later.
7/14/08
Approx. 6:00 PM
Woohoo! SPent all f-ing day on the boat. It was most excellent. <3 I tubed
a few times, which was fun. I only got sunburned a tiny bit on my
shoulders too, whihc is sweet.
Now... Uh. I dunno. Stephen tried wakeboarind but failed. Harrison, Jen,
and Alexandra attempted skiing under the tutalage of Phil and Mark, but
really only Alexandra did well.
Georgia went home today. She was pretty cool. Her older cousin, Megan, was
awesome. We had a big discussion on meth/coke in ATL. That's what she
started our conversation with basically. She was like...
M: Lol whur u frum?
N: ATL, lol
M: U has an meth problem?
N: lol ya!!1!
It was great. Well we're going to get pizza for dinner so I guess I'll go.
Peace~ <3
7/15/08
Late morning
Ugh. I'm ridicuoulousy sore. Look, I can't even spell "ridicuously" right.
I don't think I did there either. It's my butt, spine, and biceps.
Obviously, from tubing.
Well things uh, didn't go well last ngiht. We didn't go for pizza. We went
to some other restaurant but that's not what was bad. While we were there I
was just like "Blaaaargh" because I was fucking exhausted I would
eventually grab the keys and go sleep in the car whilst all else ate. But
while I was at dinner, I had to listen to Mark/Molly/Sue talk about selling
the farm. Apparentally, Grandma Aletha DOESN'T WANT THE FARM TO BE SOLD.
WHAT TEH FUCKING HELL ARE THEY ALL THINKING?! And Mark/Molly were talking
about all these sneaky ways they could get the farm. Dear god. Then in the
car Stephen was like "THAT WOMAN IS EVIL" in reference to Grandma Sue. And
Jane whipped around and was like "Shut up Stephen, she's not your grandma!"
And Molly had the nerve to say "Jane, be quiet. She is his grandma
and he sees her more than you do."
I almost burst into tears there. As soon as I got into Shakespeare a few
minutes after that, I did. Jane got me my pills and comforted me so <3s to
her.
I slept really hard last night. Today I don't want to go down there, but I
want to see Kyle again. Man, I don't know. I'll just go and hide on the
boat. I'm especially hiding from Molly and Stephen, both of whom I now hate
with an unholy passion.
*sigh* Well, I'm gonna go eat some food, shower, and print my boarding pass
so I can fucking leave this place. Hopefully, it won't be too different
when I return again.
... Who am I kidding?
7/15/08
Sunset
Sick. Very sick. I think I caught the bug that is going around- fever,
headache.
After eating breakfast, I somewhat begrudgingly went to the lake. I sat on
the dock listening to the Sisters of Mercy while tehy all tubed. When the
boat came back, I got on to ride, because I like to ride on boats. I
decided to ask Stephen if we could switch places because where I was
sitting it was easier to get wet than where he was sitting. Naturally, he
was a douchebag and said no and that I should get off the boat if I didn't
want to get wet. Kyle was awesome and lured Stephen off the boat so that I
could sit in the back. Mark, Harrison, Jane, and I rode around and
attempted to teach Harrison to ski. After awhile, I started to feel sick on
top of feeling depressed. So, I went back to shore and eventually went back
to the famr. I went to sleep and woke up with a raging fever and headache.
Kyle came in at one point to check on me. <3 In my feverish delerium, I
told him "I like you, Kyle. You're a good kid." XD;; I'll miss him. I hope
I can see him again someday.
So everybody is at Sally's eating while I remain here. I wish I was there,
but I'm sick so yeah.
I leave Fargot at 1:30ish tomorrow. I'm practically counting the seconds. I
miss home so much- if only because I won't have to be around Molly and
such. Thanks Kyle- you made this trip bearable.
Home. Augh, I want to be there so badly. I want to be amongst friends and
true family.
I should call the fam. I might go do that.
Sing, sweet Janis. Sing.
7/16/08
Noonish?
Sitting in the Fargo airport right now, waiting for my 1:30 flight.
Let's see, after I called my family, Kyle showed up at the farm to say hey
again, which was really cool of him. I wonder if I'll ever see him again.
After that, I slept more until Jane came back. We talked for awhile and
then I went to bed. That was one of the worst nights of my life.
X__X Lots of trippy nightmares and fever and so forth. Woke up a lot too.
brb
Okay back.
I was (and still am) in a lot of pain. But at least I'm going home.
Hopefully I won't pass out in O'Hare. XD;;
Ate delicious Grandma Sue pancakes this morning. :3 So tasty. Especially
with sour cream and lingonberries. Oh yeah baby.
Well, I'm gonna wait for my plane and I'll probably write when I get to
O'Hare. Peace.