onto Otakon

[xparrot]

Off to Baltimore tomorrow for Otakon - my 5th now. Don't have any especial plans, it's just gonna be me and gnine wandering around cosplay gawking and having fun. And buying manga. Does that count as a plan? There's money burning a hole in my pocket that could be Japanese volumes of Yu-Gi-Oh instead! *ahem*

I picked up Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander at Borders a few days ago, because it was on sale and I enjoyed the movie and have been meaning to check out the books. 40 pages in and loving it, I'm so weak to 19th century and pseudo-19th century literary embellishment. I can only take so much of it at a given time, but for the length of a book or two it is such a delightful read. Makes me smile. That the official name of the novels is the "Aubrey/Maturin Series" also makes me smile...wonder if anyone's ever explained to the publishers the alternative reading of the "/"?

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Re: A couple of quick things...

[ladykarasu.livejournal.com]

You didn't notice me- you were with sherriaisling on Saturday, on the lower level kinda by the dealers room at the time, with a person of the male variety whom I don't know. (At least I thought she had said that was you- I thought it was, looked like I'd remembered you, but it was hard to tell since you hadn't looked up. No, I didn't expect to see you in costume- you were one of those 'normal folk' at the time. ^_~) She said you were upset about a problem with water 7 Luffy, after I tried to say 'hi', and then I felt like a heal because it looked like you may have been crying, but I could be totally wrong because you were looking down. But that's what I had gotten by the way she said it, and how you were sitting, so I either feel like I was being rude, or that I'm dumb for mistaking that, but oh well.

I did want to say hi, though, so pretend I did- sorry I didn't catch you at a better time...

Re: A couple of quick things...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hmm, nope, that wasn't me. I didn't meet sherriaisling or anyone else from lj at the con, only RL peeps (quite a few of them, actually). And I didn't see any W7 Luffy's either, so...not me ^^;;; wish we had run across each other - dammit, I need a celphone! was pretty much impossible for me to find anyone...

Re: A couple of quick things...

[lady-karasu.livejournal.com]

Aah, well, while I feel dumb now (but I'm fairly sure [and I only say it that way because I'm doubting myself now] she DID say it was you...) I no longer feel guilty. ^_^

Pity we didn't run across each other again- that would have been fun. If you ever get around to getting a cell, I'll totally give you my number, next con. (They're ever so usefull there- I think I would have been left behind if I didn't have mine. o_O)

Glad you had fun at the con~

Re: A couple of quick things...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hope you had fun too! ^__^ don't know what next con I'll be going to (if all goes according to plan, I'll be in Japan when next Otakon rolls around...) but hopefully I will have a cel then ^^;;

...now I'm all curious who it was that you saw - I have an imposter! maybe an evil twin?

Re: A couple of quick things...

[lady-karasu.livejournal.com]

Oh no, an imposter! Actually, that thought had occurred to me on your last reply (evil twin? I thought you had to have one of each...? Just kidding. ^_~) Ya, that has me pretty curious as well- if I'm not feeling too dumb about it, I might have to inquire with her, to see if I was just hearing things, or if the person she was with really did say that.

Not sure what the next one for me is either- though I have people vying for me to go to Ausa, Anime Reactor, AND Katsucon- don't know what I'll let myself get suckered into yet; Otakon is almost permanent, though, since that's the only time I see one of my friends who lives in the area. Although... Japan might just make me rethink that one. Planning on an extended stay, or just a trip over? I was originally going for vacation next year, but that got a little messed up. Pity, I was looking forward to it. If you manage it, you've gotta let me know how it goes. ^_^

As for con's and cells- let me know, I could be /anywhere/, with how things have been going. *laughs*