( 1. Otakon this year was... )

So... Natsume Yuujinchou is pretty darn cool? I hate the fact that I have this HUGE HUGE WEAKNESS for characters like Natsume. Lost characters who are just aching for a kindred spirit. I hate that I identify with these kinds of people, but I can't help but love them despite myself. AND OH MY GOD, MADARA/NYANKO-SENSEI, WHAT THE SHIT, WHY ARE YOU SO ( Read more... )

Posting from the blackberry again. The internet goes out at precisely 8:15 every night. I don't know what that is about, but it annoys me greatly. Here are some updates from my life ( Read more... )

Okay, so... cons.

I just found out that there's a sci-fi con at Stony Brook University the weekend of my birthday (April 4-6). And since it's my birthday ( Read more... )

Otakon was a pretty cool weekend. I walked away with some nice memories and a ton of nice swag, as well as some embarrassing memories and a few impulse buys I'm still shaking my head over (DAMN YOU, SIREN CALL OF THE DEALER'S ROOM, YOU GET ME EVERY TIME). I met some very nice people: Rus, who waited in line and sat next to me for AAA; Josie, who ( Read more... )

Updating from the line for the Maki Murakami Q&A Panel. I got in line for the AAA Panel, but found out that they would be clearing the room for the Maki folks. Forced to make a choice, of course I chose Maki-sensei ( Read more... )

A bit of on the go posting ( Read more... )

As an update, Otakon plan is currently operating under a worst case scenario, but it is a bearable worst case scenario, so no more of that silly business ( Read more... )

DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT.

I have been so royally screwed over I can't even deal with this anymore. I need a rant, and then I need a deus ex machina. STAT.

Reasons I Hate The World At This Particular Moment1) Friend. Who bailed on me in late June when we've been planning this since February. Who insists that she's "too broke" to go, but if she ( Read more... )

Thing One: HOLY CRAP. THAT GEORGETTE HEYER. SHE'S ACE, THAT ONE.

I will admit I was a little iffy in the beginning. I started with The Unknown Ajax, and I had been warned that book wasn't palatable to all tastes, and indeed, I nearly lost my patience with it at one point. However, it made up with flair for all of my early misgivings, so no worries ( Read more... )