So, I know I've mentioned this before, but I really wish my package delivery man would wear his uniform. I almost missed a V.I.P. (very important package!) today because he dresses like a ghetto-man and I'm scared to open the door at first glance. (He's actually quite nice and soft-spoken).

This V.I.P. was my long-awaited Vintage Cherry jsk and ribbon headdress/bow thing from Meta. :) Qapla'!!! And.......(can you believe this??).........IT FITS. Like a glove, so absolutely perfectly. Double epic win. I do think that I may sell the ribbon headdress bow thing though, because when I ordered this stuff I still had my long hair and now I have short hair and it looks a bit......wonky. But, I'm going to play around and see if I can find a way to make it look alright.

Also, Meta sent me a bonus gift! I got their Room Print pillow, which is so great because it matches my room decor and I had been considering buying it when it showed up on egl_comm_sales a few weeks back. :]

I did decide to get Meta's special set. I'm just not going to buy anything else for the rest of the summer. Well, okay. I may buy some socks from Sock Dreams, but that's it. No more big lolita purchases.

Gas is just getting way too high. Right now it takes about $50 to fill up my truck, and that's on the low end. I can easily spend way more depending on which gas station I go to. ;0; I just realized last night that I need to get my oil changed, it's several hundred miles (!) past due. I also owe Mom for rent and Sarah for the special set (what a dear, she ordered it for me to save on shipping!).

I want to re-do my room. I just....I have too much stuff, and it makes it really hard to keep it clean. So, as much as I hate it, I'm going to be getting rid of some a lot of things. I've decided to not keep my magazines, I just have way too many of those and I'd rather have room for new books. If anyone wants any back issues of Shojo Beat, let me know. I'm also going to box up my karate/math club/academic trophies and get rid of the mum Roger gave me in tenth grade. Really, there are just some things I DON'T need to hold on to. I want to rearrange the posters on my wall, and I want to get another (!) organizer to hang on the back of my door. I have one on each side of my closet door, and I still need more space. T_T I HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF!!!

I'm also vaguely considering selling one of my anime posters. I'm really don't want to, but I want to put up a bulletin/marker board. But~~~ I think I'm going to get rid of my old bulletin board, so if I do that, I can keep all my posters!

I'll be sure to post up some of the things I'm getting rid of, in case any of y'all want some of it.

And now....for my A-kon review. (lol....this is soooo late!)

1. How many times have you been to a convention?
7

2. Do you sleep at conventions?
Always

3. Do you eat?
Yes

4. Are you shameless at conventions?
Not lately

5. On average, how much money do you spend?
Including registration, hotel, and food: $300

6. Do you go to conventions to pick up people?
Not generally

7. Do you go to conventions to bang people?
No

8. How much cellulite do you see when you go to conventions?
Too much

9. Do you cosplay?
It's fashion, not cosplay... XD

10. Does your cosplay show a lot of skin?
No

11. Is your cosplay the epitome of badassery?
If I cosplayed, it would be.

12. Do you wait in line for things...i:e; hentai fest, yaoi fest, autographs, ceremonies?
I don't like to, but it's inevitable really.

13. How many friends have you met from conventions?
Not enough

14. Have you ever been drunk at a convention?
No

15. Name your conventions:
Chibi-con '04 / '05 / '06, Oni-Con '05 / '06 / '07, Shiokaze-Con '06, Anime Matsuri '08, A-kon '08

16. Do you go to conventions alone or with a bunch of people?
With a small group of somewhat-close friends

17. Get your own room or mooch off of someone?
I buy the room and others mooch off me.

18. Ever partied hard with a voice actor?
In my dreams... (literally....Travis Willingham had the hots for me!)

19. Taken a picture with Silent Bob?
No

20. Jay too?
No

21. Gotten home to find out you've lost weight from walking around so DAMN much?
I don't weigh myself....

22. Hugged random people?
No

23. Kissed random people?
No

24. Stalked someone who was cosplaying your favorite bishi character?
A few times

25. Gotten a g/f or b/f out of a convention?
No

26. Hooked up with someone?
No

27. Tell the truth now... seriously
Seriously....no, because I know what you're implying.....

28. Had a temporary convention love that ended by Monday morning?
Yes

29. Raved until you fell over?
Oni-con '06...don't go to a rave in a corset

30. Flirted with a dealer to get a discount?
HELLS YES!

31. Taken pictures of people?
Yes

32. Had your picture taken?
Yes

33. Gone to a photoshoot?
No

34. Planned a photoshoot?
No

35. Been stalked?
Tentacle man.... *shudder*

36. Been annoyed by someone?
Always

37. Done the annoying?
Probably

38. Had fun at a convention?
Why else would I spend so much money?

39. Had such a miserable time you wanted to leave but didn't?
Yeah...

40. Gotten in a fight?
Fist fight...no. Screamo fight....no. Got a sword shoved in my face though...

41. Tried to stage a fight?
Yes

42. Success?
Somewhat....

43. Freaked out when you saw one of your most favorite characters?
Yes

44. Someone freaked out when they saw your cosplay?
No

45. Hung out with random people that you'd just met?
Yeah....

46. Reunited with a friend?
YES!

47. Broken off with a friend?
No, but I know several who have....

48. Cried at a convention?
No

49. Saved trash from stuff you bought?
YES!

50. Eaten ramen and drunk ramune like they were air?
No.

51. Slept in the same bed as someone you've only known a few hours?
Yes

52. Made any money?
Sadly, no.

53. Made someone else money?
Duh....Dealer's Room/Artist Alley

54. Sick of this survey?
Kinda.....

55. Okay...last question. Favorite convention you've ever been to?
ONI '07 because of Sarah.

Ah.....A-kon. Alex drives like a fucking psycho. Maddie needed to get out of the bathroom. We took too much food. Sam got all his boxes stolen by the cleaning ladies. I HAD FUN. I wish I had gone to the cosplay contest, but whatever. Little regrets..... It was worth it. I have been dying to go and it was everything (and nothing!) that I expected.

I do wish I had been able to hang out with Kammie and co. But~ I guess we'll just have to be more organized next time.

I keep trying to upload my photos to Facebook, but for some reason it won't let me. I'm going to try again tomorrow and hope for the best!!!

I'm working on "Yesterday, Today, and Yesterday" and "From One Devil to Another" again. Hopefully I can get them up to a decent level. But~ my attention wanders and there is so much more I want to write instead. *has such a wandering attention span*

Also, I'm re-obsessed with Neopets. I can be found as poem_gal7