Friday, July 15, 2005

   AnimeExpo ^_^

I apologize for not updating for what seems like forever. *bows* Truth is, MO has become somewhat less appealing to me. I don’t get urges to update anymore and it’s kinda sad. If this continues, I may have to delete my site. It’s not fair to any of you who come to my site, then have to wait for my name to be highlighted in blue. Most of the time, I’m shocked to see my name still on people’s friend lists. I never have time to visit you guys anymore and it kills me. I’m very sorry everyone for not living up to your expectations. ;_; A lot of you say I inspire you in many ways and it warms my heart, but also tears it apart when I can’t be there to receive such and honor. You guys truly mean the world to me and I know I don’t show it by getting to your sites. Y_Y I’m ashamed of myself for turning into such a person. Gee, maybe I will delete my site. Hurting you guys is not something I signed up for when I created an account. I’ll do what’s best and let you guys know what I come up with. Sorry for this depressing news. -_- In other news, I need to tell you about AnimeExpo. It’s been 13 days since I went and I should’ve updated the day after, raving about it. Sorry again. Well, anyway, here’s the lowdown: Now, all of you cosplayers know how tough it is to put together a costume last minute, right? My family is known for serious procrastination. -_-;;; Even though my sis had almost everything ready, we were still racing to get things put together. My Kakashi outfit was alright, considering it was all put together the night before and the day of the con. -_-;;; On the way down to the con, my mom stopped by the locus store (aka Wal Mart >_<) to get extra supplies. It worked out pretty well, considering we bought blue stockings to cover the sandals and the upper part was perfect for Kakashi’s blue mouth cover. ^^ We didn’t have time for wigs, so we though we’d get odd looks for that. We were wrong. OMG, this year, there were SO MANY people who didn't cosplay! We felt a little out of place cuz we did cosplay. LOL ^o^ We were pretty popular, though. ^_^ Yay! Lots of people loved our Kakashi and Naruto outfits... for some reason. o_O People were like, "Oh wow, cool!!!!!! Let me take a picture!!!! Those outfits are great!!!!!" We were thinking in out heads, 'Okay... what's so special about our last minute outfits? o_o?' It was awesome getting all that attention, though. ^.~ We got hugged by a girl wearing a Sakura(from Naruto) outfit. She was so nice and cute. Heehee! She was asking us if we were going to attend the Naruto masquerade that was to be held the next day. We told her that we only have one day passes and she said we didn't need passes to go to this; that it was going to be outside. We told her a white lie saying that we'd do our best to make it, even though we knew we weren't coming. Driving all the way out there again was not something we wanted to do. I felt really bad, though, cuz she looked so happy when we said we might be coming. ;_; I hate disappointing people. I also got hit on by a random guy at one of the booths. >_< Too bad for him I'm not really into guys at the moment. I wasn't interested in the slightest and tried to convey that with my body actions. He was very nice, though, so I felt kinda bad, but I wasn't there to look for a relationship, you know. I just wanted to make friends and have fun. There were some really cute girls there, but, like I said, fun and friends were the only thing on my mind. I spent well over $150 at that con. -_-;;; I have a lot to show for it, though. ^^ My sis had a lot of restraint and only spent $24. I don't know how she does it. *shrugs* Although, she doesn't have a lot of money, so it's understandable. She really wants a job and is hoping to get one soon. Anyway, more about AX, the worst part was waiting to get our badges. It was awful!!! We had to wait in an endless line for 3 hours-- most of which was spent in the hot basement of the convention center. -_-;;;;;;;;;; We made a few friends, so that was cool. A couple of them brought their IPods, so they got to play some awesome anime music. One of them, who was obviously rich, had a mini speaker system attachment for IPods, so she blasted the music and we all danced to pass the time. ^____^ It was fun. These people were right behind us in line, so we got to experience it up close, which rocked. ^_~ Three of their guy friends were very weird people, to say the least! ^_____________^ They were the coolest! They were the life of the underground hell we were in. They made weird noises, ran around the huge room, taking pics of everyone in cosplay. Haha! It was hilarious! Sometimes they'd get on all fours and run like animals through the spaces between lines, making odd animal noises. *falls over laughing* It rocked just being near them. Later on, when the girls whipped out their IPod speaker system, those boys dances together and... well... I guess you would call it throwing each other on the ground and pretending to kick each other. Hahahaha!!!! It was so amusing. One time, they found out there was someone dressed as Pikachu(really, it was a Pichu), they went nuts. They started screaming, "PIKA, PIKA, PIKA..." and raced to find this person to take a pic. *rolls on the ground laughing* Thank Ra these people were behind us, because, honestly, Lauren and I would've gone more stir crazy if we had no one to talk to. Everyone knew that once we got upstairs, we'd find more lines to wait in. We couldn't have been more right. >_< Right when we got off of the escalator, we all moaned and laughed from seeing another long line. lol. At least it we were now in an air conditioned area. ^_^ Although, by then, we were all pretty tired, so the boys were all worn out. lol. At least they continued to play anime music. ^^ So, anyway, after we FINALLY got our badges, we separated from our new friends and went into the main area. Y_Y We got to see them after the dealers room closed at 6pm, though. Yay! One of the boys tapped us on the shoulder and waved goodbye. ^_^ That was awesome that he remembered us and took the time to say his farewells. ^^ While waiting for our mom to pick us up, we sorted through our spoils and read the cool preview of the upcoming yaoi manga, Les Esperanza. It's gonna be so adorable. What's better, is that both of the main boys go to a Catholic or Christian school, so religion will be a huge factor between them. I'm not religious because most religions(other than Buddhism. I really like that religion. ^_^) believe that homosexuality is a sin and I HATE that about them. Religions get too crazy! @_@ Anyhoo, I like reading stories about people putting behind all that hipocracy religion delivers and follow their feelings. So, Les Esperanza is one title I'm really looking forward to. ^_^ Have you noticed that the Japanese are becoming more and more obsessed with the French? It's interesting... *shrugs* Whatever! It's all good. You know, the unfortunate part about the whole trip was that I only took 14 pictures. Imagine that! I expected to be out of film way before we went home. Oh well. I hope they come out okay. I also wish I had a scanner so I could show you guys the pics once they’re done. >_< Darn! I’ll post some random pics I found on the web. Not the best pic of the Anaheim Convention Center, considering the AX sign is cut off, but it's alright. Damn, this pic was HUGE!!!! O_O It's really cool, ne? Those outfits of Vash, Wolfwood, and Knives are really awesome! ^_^ The cross loks great, too. Naruto cosplayers! ^_____^ Too bad we weren't here the day that they took this. ;_; Also... *looks at photo* that girl that hugged my sis and I isn't in this pic either. o_o Weird. Aaahhh yes, the gigantic dealers room! My favorite place. ^_^ Look at all the people... who didn't cosplay. ^^;;; It was really disappointing this year, to say the least. *sigh* Oh well. Long live the almighty dealers room! ^^ I think I remember this booth, but I'm not too sure. ^^; There were so many. This one had a lot of posters and doujinshi, I see. ^^ Cooly! :) Uh... was this booth there on a different day? I don't remember it at all. ;_; Those items look awesome! The Viz section! There was a lot of comotion in this section. Odd contests were held here. For instance, there was a contest in which you had to stand in a stand-in clear container while air was blowing paper all around you. These papers had something written on them, not sure what, but you had to catch them within a certain amount of time. You had to get more than 5, I think, but if you don't, you get a Shounen Jump jacket as a small participation gift. One time, they were giving away free Shounen Jump bags, but we didn't make it in time. ;_; Within 5 minutes, they were gone. Here is the Shoujo Beat car Viz had on display. Now, I need to be honest by saying that I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing! >_< It's way too girly, for one thing. Also, it's made by Viz and I don't like them too much. -_- Btw, has anyone subscribed to Shoujo Beat? I don't plan on it. I'm fine with Shounen Jump. ^^ Here's a glimpse of the ADV section. Right at this moment, they were doing one of there free giveaways. Just like the Bandai section, every 20 minutes, they'd announce that they will be tossing gifts into the audience. Even though we missed the ADV events, we managed to be there for the Bandai one while we were taking a break. Every section had carpeting, so my sis and I got to sit down and watch whatever was on. The one preview that caught my attention was for the new .hack game coming out for PS2 or Xbox. It looked soooo awesome! *drool* The fighting scenes were killer! ^_~ Loved it! You know, it's weird thast Bandai had previews for Geneon anime. o_O Go figure that one. Isn't this cool?! Gotta love Al! ^_^ This was in the Funimation section. Btw, someone cosplayed as Al and it looked really cool. I took a pic, so hopefully it turned out good. Last but not least, the Tokyopop section. This place gave out those awesome huge bags that held everything and anything. ^___^ It was a huge relief to get one and shove my three posters inside. ^^ As you can see, they even had dining tables. Haha! ^^; Well, other than that, nothing much has happened in my life. Work still sucks and life is hectic, somewhat. I’m eating more now. ^_^ Hopefully, that’ll stay stable. For now, I bid you adieu my fellow otaku friends. Love you! *blows kiss*

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