Weekend Update: Anime, A-Kon, etc

So, last week I spent a LOT of time watching anime and getting sewing done. Finished the regency stays, too. Yay! Let's see. What all anime did I end up watching during Shaun's stay?

Full Metal Alchemist, plus OVA
Full Metal Panic, Seasons 1 and 2
Generator Gawl
R.O.D. (aka Read Or Die)

Whee! Fun, fun. Shaun leaves tomorrow evening, so we'll be finishing up R.O.D. tonight. I fully expect to be exhausted in the morning.

Saturday was a full, fun day. We started the day out pretty early (for a Saturday) and headed into down town Dallas to go to A-Kon. We got there in plenty of time to find good parking and the line was relatively short. Hooray! Mostly I go to A-Kon to people watch, and there seemed to be quite a few good costumes this year. Tons of bad costumes, but some good ones, too. I got to spend a little time with my sister and some of her friends, and I saw a few of my cousins (Conrad, Liana, Tanya, Trevor). We also caught the music videos, too.

One of these times I'll make it to the cosplay, if for nothing else simply to see what it's all about, since I really have no idea. I kind of imagine it like LARP on stage maybe? Except they're acting out the characters?

I also picked up Witch Hunter Robin and Matt got RahXephon, so there are still many days to come of anime even after Shaun leaves. That just means I'll get more sewing done and not as much WoW time. Heh.

That's it for now - my reports just finished, so back to work for me!

Shakespeare in the park

Hm.... Matt just reminded me that it's that time of year again. I am really looking forward to this season!

They're doing Romeo and Juliet and Love's Labor's Lost this summer, and then Macbeth in the fall. I don't think I've ever seen Love's Labor's Lost. Or even read it, for that matter. Very cool. Plus I bought a picnic kit last year and have been itching to use it. It's very nice, with settings for four - with some pretty, high quality plastic goblets and everything.

I'm also very, very tempted to have a regency gown of some sort ready by then.... It starts in two and a half weeks.... Dressing up and sitting in the grass having a picnic and watching Shakespeare sounds like a ton of fun.