Friends, AKon, etc...

[jaelie]

I had an awesome week, although each day was a repeat of the first, more or less, heh. I did a lot of hanging out with friends and watching anime. So, this year we watched:

Witch Hunter Robin
Trigun

While Trigun was cool, I liked Witch Hunter Robin a lot better. I think because it was more serious, although now I understand why so many people dress up like Vash at A-kon. He was really cool. Wolfwood, too (although his costume would be too easy to really count).

Also, this week while our guests were over, Matt renewed our SWG accounts (again). He also respec'ed my Master Dancer/Master Musician/Master Entertainer/Master Image Designer who was a whopping Combat Level 1 to a Master Rifleman/Master Combat Medic and is now Combat Level 80. I amuse myself by keeping my Expert Hairstylist tag under my name, though.

Matt, friends and co-workers all want to be Imperials, but my big brother, who is on the same server, is a Colonel in the Rebellion. Urg. So, I can either kill my friends and hubby, or kill my brother. What a mess. Anyway, Matt already has his full suit of biker scout armor, and my other friends are well on their way to getting their faction armor, too.

Saturday was A-Kon itself (whee!), where I got to hang out with finari (who came over quite a bit this past week) and annawick. There were lots of good costumes, even more mediocre costumes, and an overwhelming number of just plain bad costumes, but as always, it proved to be a prime people-watching day. ^_^ I think next year I will actually go watch the cosplay, though. According to my sister, that is a hoot, so I'll give it a go. Guess I better find out more about that...

After wrangling two free passes, I spent some money in the dealers' room and got Matt his next installment of Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue, issues 13 through 17, plus some hair sticks and earrings for me. I also enviously eyed some absolutely beautiful wedding kimonos that I absolutely could not afford. At about 7pm we headed out to a small party at Anne/Bob/Darryl/John's house, where a super-happy surprise was there for me in the form of a long-missed friend, which totally made my week. Wheeee!!

Sunday was nice and mellow. I had lunch at the parents' house, saw my youngest brother who came, too, then went back home to hang out and watch the last bit of Trigun that we could cram into our soon to be over friend and anime fun.

This morning I took Shaun and Dan back to the airport at the crack of dawn, and then went in to my normal Monday work routine. Matt just took Patrick to the airport, so tonight I will clean up a bit and then just relax. No more social obligations until Thursday.

Mmm. Nice.

Comments

[no.livejournal.com]

I almost went to A-Kon with some friends of mine from cali, but I was kind of broke after SXSW and my trip to CO a couple weeks ago. Oh well.

[jaelie.livejournal.com]

According to my anime-fluent friends, A-Kon is awesome, so it would probably be worth it. ^_^ I love it on a anime-noob level, too. There is some very cool people watching to do, plus from what I hear and what my co-workers assure me (there are a lot of people here who speak decent Japanese, who have been to Japan and love the culture) that the J-pop stuff is awesome, too.

[no.livejournal.com]

Yea it woulda been fun. When Dave was here we had planned on going but yea ;p Maybe next year XD And then maybe I can finally meet you and Matt lol..

[de-nova.livejournal.com]

me = pwned your week XD

[jaelie.livejournal.com]

You so pwned my week! I'm still giggly happy about you being back. Just thinking about you makes me smile. ^_^

[no.livejournal.com]

And had I gone to A-Kon I could have come visit you too ;p
/slap Dave

Come on aim more.