Otakon!
It was good. Very good, really. A lot more relaxing than I expected/remember cons being, probably because I didn't have to work this one as I have for the past three years. I drove down with a lead foot Friday night, getting there just in time to see the back half of Spoiler: The Panel: The Sequel: The Panel. I got to stay with roserevolution and the hubs and his brother, and of course they're all delightful. The Hilton ruled (especially the pomegranate martini and goose punch omg) but I kept getting slightly turned around by the new addition to the BCC geography.
Actual con was good--caught a few chunks of panels, got to chat with some people I wanted to see, shit-talked Wizard with some people in the know. It was good times. My roommates were staying an extra night, which gave us lots of time/space in the hotel to decompress after the con. This was a GENIUS idea and I am totally doing it next year. Hell, if you guys are up for sharing again, I'll actually plan ahead and pay a full share.
Got a few bits of swag--a Monokuro Boo shirt, the Ace Attorney artbook set, an Edgeworth cell phone charm, and two nifty Apollo Justice prints from the alley, along with some candy-themed accessories. I seem to have fallen into fandom mode for Phoenix Wright, not that ANYONE NAMED DIA is enabling me in this. Sigh. I also scrounged up new icons, and the one on this post? I LOVE IT SO HARD I CAN'T STAND IT. SRSLY YOU GAIZ, IT MAKES ME LOL IRL.
So! Good weekend. Good con. Much less humidity than usual. A+.
Actual con was good--caught a few chunks of panels, got to chat with some people I wanted to see, shit-talked Wizard with some people in the know. It was good times. My roommates were staying an extra night, which gave us lots of time/space in the hotel to decompress after the con. This was a GENIUS idea and I am totally doing it next year. Hell, if you guys are up for sharing again, I'll actually plan ahead and pay a full share.
Got a few bits of swag--a Monokuro Boo shirt, the Ace Attorney artbook set, an Edgeworth cell phone charm, and two nifty Apollo Justice prints from the alley, along with some candy-themed accessories. I seem to have fallen into fandom mode for Phoenix Wright, not that ANYONE NAMED DIA is enabling me in this. Sigh. I also scrounged up new icons, and the one on this post? I LOVE IT SO HARD I CAN'T STAND IT. SRSLY YOU GAIZ, IT MAKES ME LOL IRL.
So! Good weekend. Good con. Much less humidity than usual. A+.