Post by betrayal-and-wisdom on Jul 9, 2005 22:38:38 GMT -5
Otakon 2005
I have so much to say! Otakon 2005! @_____@!!!!! It was amazing!! We just got back home and everything! I'm going to try and chart this all organized like in order that things happened so I don't forget anything, but I probably will~
On Friday, we got to the convention around 9:00am, and we were having a little trouble finding the line so we hopped out and just walked towards what we thought was the end. Luckily, an Otakon staff member came towards us and ushered us towards the door (we pre-registered) and so we were in within five minutes of arriving--then it rained for about two hours and even pre-registered people were soaking wet. D: We were very lucky.
We spent most of our time in the Dealer's Room buying things. I didn't buy much, but I spent a lot of money. I bought a Roy plushie (with his eyepatch) for my Ed costume and I bought the State Alchemist pocket watch with the "Never Forget, 3 Oct. 1111" and I adore it. I'm taking it everywhere with me. After spending about half the day in there we headed towards the Artist Alley by my request (there was a group of six of us). We looked around for some artists that I knew, but we didn't run into any so I was a little depressed. I didn't even get to see the art auctions, I just went to a corner and sat down to draw a little. So I did. And then my friend's cousin came back with some pins of dragons and she's like, "OMG aren't these so cool?" so I looked and I was like "...OMGWTF, I KNOW THAT ART!!! IT'S NEON!" It turns out we were sitting right in front of neondragon's table. So I like freaked out, stood up and went over to introduce myself (since I moderate her oekaki boards). We talked a little and I got my friend to take a picture of us together. <3
So I was happy for a very long time there and I sat down again to draw some more. I think I got up at one point to walk around again and just look around and I came back sat and drew. Then I looked up and I glanced a cosplayer from Clover and I had a double-take because Tenica had shown me her costume (which was amazing) and I recognized her immediately. So I went over and talked to her for a bit and got my picture taken with her. As of then I was happier because I had seen her and Neon. So I stood, wandered again, and I got back and my friend was like "Hey you got a call, they found Dina" and so I ran off to where my other friends were. I had been looking for morbidprince (aka, Dina) all day and I ran over to her table when they found her. I had my rabbid fangirl moment and I bought two big prints of her Cherokee piece and her NoahxEdgar piece. Then I went back to my corner and started drawing her Pandect fanart like mad. It turned out by the time we were leaving the Artist Alley I didn't have anything decent I wanted to give her so I just said I'd wait until we got back to the hotel. And I sketched a piece of Cherokee and Edgar for her and gave it to her the next day. She was really happy and was like "Waii~ I don't need money now I got a gift! <3333" and it was just awesome to be thanked like that. I got a hug too.
There was also a Gaia table in the Dealer's Room where they were selling t-shirts and posters that Lanzer, VO, and L0ke signed and stuff~ There was also a wheel that you could spin to get items if you bought something. It had a bunch of commons and storebought items, and then a smaller circle on the inside with "special/donation" items (you had to spin and land on one tiny piece that said "special" in order to spin again and get something from the inner circle) and the only items that I didn't have were the halo, chickie slippers, and the Jacked Up shirt so I didn't bother. TT_____TT They didn't have DJs on the wheel so I thought it was a lost cause. XD;;
So we hung out around the con for a bit, just walking around (I was the only one who cosplayed out of our group) and so I got stopped for pictures and glomping and "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!1111".
Nothing really important happened after that until we hung at the hotel for about an hour and a half to chill for a bit before going back. This time everyone cosplayed, I painted my nails black and went all gothic Ed. My friend even put a kiss mark on my face and I walked around with my Roy plushie. X3
We wandered around and then we Raved for an hour. Met up with a friend from school and he was all "There's this really hot guy over there who I want to dance with, but I'm too afraid to ask." So I was like "If you don't go over there, I'll ask for you." And he didn't expect me to do anything, but the guy he pointed out left the floor and so I followed him and asked him if he would dance with my friend and he was like sure and so I totally hooked two guys up. 8DDD;;; *fangirl gets shot*
My friend tackled me in the Dealer's Room the next day saying "I love you I love you I love you" over and over really quickly, so I take it things went well. ^___^
After that we went down to another part of the convention center to wait for my dad to pick us up. There was this really hot looking guy who seemed all lonely and sad because he was sitting all by himself so a friend and I went over and started talking to him...after we randomly asked to take his picture. His name was Jon and so we talked to him for about a good half hour and he was really nice. Got his cell number too. xD; We saw him the next day as well so it was all good.
On Saturday we waltzed around the hotel and the supermarket adjoining to the hotel in our cosplay outfits. We got so many looks and questions it wasn't even funny. But we got to the convention and we hung around getting our pictures taken, taking pictures, and I ran into about everyone I saw the day before. We met my friend's cousin's friend Doug, and he was really cool. And so basically we just hung around on Saturday then we headed home. And that's where I am now. But it was amazing and I had such a great time and meeting people I knew prior was just great.
Pictures will be posted when they are uploaded!
I have so much to say! Otakon 2005! @_____@!!!!! It was amazing!! We just got back home and everything! I'm going to try and chart this all organized like in order that things happened so I don't forget anything, but I probably will~
On Friday, we got to the convention around 9:00am, and we were having a little trouble finding the line so we hopped out and just walked towards what we thought was the end. Luckily, an Otakon staff member came towards us and ushered us towards the door (we pre-registered) and so we were in within five minutes of arriving--then it rained for about two hours and even pre-registered people were soaking wet. D: We were very lucky.
We spent most of our time in the Dealer's Room buying things. I didn't buy much, but I spent a lot of money. I bought a Roy plushie (with his eyepatch) for my Ed costume and I bought the State Alchemist pocket watch with the "Never Forget, 3 Oct. 1111" and I adore it. I'm taking it everywhere with me. After spending about half the day in there we headed towards the Artist Alley by my request (there was a group of six of us). We looked around for some artists that I knew, but we didn't run into any so I was a little depressed. I didn't even get to see the art auctions, I just went to a corner and sat down to draw a little. So I did. And then my friend's cousin came back with some pins of dragons and she's like, "OMG aren't these so cool?" so I looked and I was like "...OMGWTF, I KNOW THAT ART!!! IT'S NEON!" It turns out we were sitting right in front of neondragon's table. So I like freaked out, stood up and went over to introduce myself (since I moderate her oekaki boards). We talked a little and I got my friend to take a picture of us together. <3
So I was happy for a very long time there and I sat down again to draw some more. I think I got up at one point to walk around again and just look around and I came back sat and drew. Then I looked up and I glanced a cosplayer from Clover and I had a double-take because Tenica had shown me her costume (which was amazing) and I recognized her immediately. So I went over and talked to her for a bit and got my picture taken with her. As of then I was happier because I had seen her and Neon. So I stood, wandered again, and I got back and my friend was like "Hey you got a call, they found Dina" and so I ran off to where my other friends were. I had been looking for morbidprince (aka, Dina) all day and I ran over to her table when they found her. I had my rabbid fangirl moment and I bought two big prints of her Cherokee piece and her NoahxEdgar piece. Then I went back to my corner and started drawing her Pandect fanart like mad. It turned out by the time we were leaving the Artist Alley I didn't have anything decent I wanted to give her so I just said I'd wait until we got back to the hotel. And I sketched a piece of Cherokee and Edgar for her and gave it to her the next day. She was really happy and was like "Waii~ I don't need money now I got a gift! <3333" and it was just awesome to be thanked like that. I got a hug too.
There was also a Gaia table in the Dealer's Room where they were selling t-shirts and posters that Lanzer, VO, and L0ke signed and stuff~ There was also a wheel that you could spin to get items if you bought something. It had a bunch of commons and storebought items, and then a smaller circle on the inside with "special/donation" items (you had to spin and land on one tiny piece that said "special" in order to spin again and get something from the inner circle) and the only items that I didn't have were the halo, chickie slippers, and the Jacked Up shirt so I didn't bother. TT_____TT They didn't have DJs on the wheel so I thought it was a lost cause. XD;;
So we hung out around the con for a bit, just walking around (I was the only one who cosplayed out of our group) and so I got stopped for pictures and glomping and "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!1111".
Nothing really important happened after that until we hung at the hotel for about an hour and a half to chill for a bit before going back. This time everyone cosplayed, I painted my nails black and went all gothic Ed. My friend even put a kiss mark on my face and I walked around with my Roy plushie. X3
We wandered around and then we Raved for an hour. Met up with a friend from school and he was all "There's this really hot guy over there who I want to dance with, but I'm too afraid to ask." So I was like "If you don't go over there, I'll ask for you." And he didn't expect me to do anything, but the guy he pointed out left the floor and so I followed him and asked him if he would dance with my friend and he was like sure and so I totally hooked two guys up. 8DDD;;; *fangirl gets shot*
My friend tackled me in the Dealer's Room the next day saying "I love you I love you I love you" over and over really quickly, so I take it things went well. ^___^
After that we went down to another part of the convention center to wait for my dad to pick us up. There was this really hot looking guy who seemed all lonely and sad because he was sitting all by himself so a friend and I went over and started talking to him...after we randomly asked to take his picture. His name was Jon and so we talked to him for about a good half hour and he was really nice. Got his cell number too. xD; We saw him the next day as well so it was all good.
On Saturday we waltzed around the hotel and the supermarket adjoining to the hotel in our cosplay outfits. We got so many looks and questions it wasn't even funny. But we got to the convention and we hung around getting our pictures taken, taking pictures, and I ran into about everyone I saw the day before. We met my friend's cousin's friend Doug, and he was really cool. And so basically we just hung around on Saturday then we headed home. And that's where I am now. But it was amazing and I had such a great time and meeting people I knew prior was just great.
Pictures will be posted when they are uploaded!
I mean... uh, yeah. I dunno what I mean. But I'll be there!!