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osarabaShoujocon is Friday - so soon! Only two full days left! I'm really excited - I'm going to get to see a lot of acquaintances from online, but at the same time I won't have to stress over cosplay costumes. I did want to do a simple costume so that Angelica wouldn't be the only one, but it was too difficult to come up with something so last-minute. I'm really looking forward to seeing Sharon again, not to mention meeting a few others, like Aaeth Payne, and Sparcck (which is kind of silly, when you think about it because Sparcck lives in the East Village - not that far away from me - but we have to go all the way over to New Jersey to meet!) ::rolls eyes::
I'm mainly hoping that I'll find some good things in the dealer's room; mostly doujinshi (yaoi and hentai), cels, and possibly some small novelty items that I might find cute (like Fruit Basket pins or things like that). And that I can actually get into (and have a good time at) some of the panels/discussions I'm interested in. I think the only ones I'm really anticipating are the fanfiction panel, the "crossing over" discussion (about anime that straddle the line between shoujo and other genres), and the "school romance" discussion. You know what a sucker I am for a good school romance (Kare Kano, Kodocha, Fruit Basket, etc.).
When we get back from Shojocon, on Saturday night, Liz and I will be going home to sleep and hang out with our parents for a while on Sunday… then off to Louie's house to stay over from Sunday to Monday in order to finish up work on our props/costumes for Otakon. I think I'm going to leave work early the Wednesday before we leave for Otakon so that I can bleach and dye Liz's hair so that she resembles Mana somewhat more. I really should do it before, but I'm not sure when, now. I didn't really think about it before, and now that I have, I've realized that I don't really have a free day from now until the end of Otakon. I suppose I could try leaving work early this Thursday and try to do it then. Maybe that'll work. Then, if it's not perfect, we'll at least have time to fix it before Otakon, instead of saving it for the last minute. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.
Have to leave now. More thoughts later.
I feel like I'm moving through a sea of molasses (slow, pushing against a current). It feels unreal, like a dream. Why do I feel such trepidation when I think about the upcoming cons? For some reason, I have a feeling like I'm not going to enjoy them. Like last year's Otakon. I have to start distancing myself. I feel very conflicted. This is bad.
I'm mainly hoping that I'll find some good things in the dealer's room; mostly doujinshi (yaoi and hentai), cels, and possibly some small novelty items that I might find cute (like Fruit Basket pins or things like that). And that I can actually get into (and have a good time at) some of the panels/discussions I'm interested in. I think the only ones I'm really anticipating are the fanfiction panel, the "crossing over" discussion (about anime that straddle the line between shoujo and other genres), and the "school romance" discussion. You know what a sucker I am for a good school romance (Kare Kano, Kodocha, Fruit Basket, etc.).
When we get back from Shojocon, on Saturday night, Liz and I will be going home to sleep and hang out with our parents for a while on Sunday… then off to Louie's house to stay over from Sunday to Monday in order to finish up work on our props/costumes for Otakon. I think I'm going to leave work early the Wednesday before we leave for Otakon so that I can bleach and dye Liz's hair so that she resembles Mana somewhat more. I really should do it before, but I'm not sure when, now. I didn't really think about it before, and now that I have, I've realized that I don't really have a free day from now until the end of Otakon. I suppose I could try leaving work early this Thursday and try to do it then. Maybe that'll work. Then, if it's not perfect, we'll at least have time to fix it before Otakon, instead of saving it for the last minute. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.
Have to leave now. More thoughts later.
I feel like I'm moving through a sea of molasses (slow, pushing against a current). It feels unreal, like a dream. Why do I feel such trepidation when I think about the upcoming cons? For some reason, I have a feeling like I'm not going to enjoy them. Like last year's Otakon. I have to start distancing myself. I feel very conflicted. This is bad.
