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I was, as some of you know, away at Sakura Con this weekend. The following is my biased and severely abridged report.
THE BAD:
Getting to Sakura Con. On Friday, the weather was slightly hellish. It was hot enough to wear shorts and a tank top, and we were stuck in traffic in a car that only had 4-80 air conditioning. (Unroll all four windows, drive at 80 mph.)
Also, with the windows open, it was quite the olfactory experience: cow smell, more cow smell, sawdust, exhaust, cow smell, chemicals, concrete.
When we got to the hotel, they didn’t provide complementary parking (FUCKERS!) so I had to pay and obscene amount to keep my car from having the hubcaps stolen or getting ticketed.
My preregistration got lost, so I had to pay more than I expected to get in.
The dance on Saturday played crappy music.
Getting to Sakura Con. On Friday, the weather was slightly hellish. It was hot enough to wear shorts and a tank top, and we were stuck in traffic in a car that only had 4-80 air conditioning. (Unroll all four windows, drive at 80 mph.)
Also, with the windows open, it was quite the olfactory experience: cow smell, more cow smell, sawdust, exhaust, cow smell, chemicals, concrete.
When we got to the hotel, they didn’t provide complementary parking (FUCKERS!) so I had to pay and obscene amount to keep my car from having the hubcaps stolen or getting ticketed.
My preregistration got lost, so I had to pay more than I expected to get in.
The dance on Saturday played crappy music.
THE GOOD:
There were some awesome amvs. There were two for cowboy bebop that I’d love to find, one focusing on Faye, with a cool song. Also, there was a hilarious Shinji + Shinji’s dad vid to ‘you’re not gay.’ The Naruto vids were hilarious, and almost make me want to watch that show. (Naruto’s naked girls jujitsu is so so so funny.)
A great panel on slash (I know, I can’t believe I’m saying this either.) It talked all about gender as a construct, instead of a biological fact, and how sometimes someone of the opposite sex and present the ideal of a gender in a way that someone already of that sex can’t.
Which was followed by a fun panel on non conventional pairings, which was a lot of fun.
Seeing Seras Victoria’s voice actress. Oh my gods, she’s such a cutie! She looks all indian and adorable and when she does the accent you just want to take her home with you.
The cosplay.
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pzb. She’s the first person who I’ve met online first and then in real life, and she’s awesome. I had a ball talking with her about Saiyuki and insane cleavage and art and music, etc, etc.
She also gave me this wonderfully sexy Hakkai pic that I can’t wait to put up on my wall.
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pzb: made of awesome. (And I totally owe her fic.)
Which brings us to,
There were some awesome amvs. There were two for cowboy bebop that I’d love to find, one focusing on Faye, with a cool song. Also, there was a hilarious Shinji + Shinji’s dad vid to ‘you’re not gay.’ The Naruto vids were hilarious, and almost make me want to watch that show. (Naruto’s naked girls jujitsu is so so so funny.)
A great panel on slash (I know, I can’t believe I’m saying this either.) It talked all about gender as a construct, instead of a biological fact, and how sometimes someone of the opposite sex and present the ideal of a gender in a way that someone already of that sex can’t.
Which was followed by a fun panel on non conventional pairings, which was a lot of fun.
Seeing Seras Victoria’s voice actress. Oh my gods, she’s such a cutie! She looks all indian and adorable and when she does the accent you just want to take her home with you.
The cosplay.
pzb. She’s the first person who I’ve met online first and then in real life, and she’s awesome. I had a ball talking with her about Saiyuki and insane cleavage and art and music, etc, etc. She also gave me this wonderfully sexy Hakkai pic that I can’t wait to put up on my wall.
In short,
pzb: made of awesome. (And I totally owe her fic.)Which brings us to,
THE SWAG:
I got, as mentioned above, a lovely Hakkai pic.
1 Lust bookmark, also done by pzb.
2 Key chains, one with Lust and Roy and one with Roy and Riza, both in cute chibi form.
FMA manga, volume 8, containing Riza being awesome and totally pwning Barry the Chopper, with bonus protective Roy.
3 small posters, one of the Saiyuki boys, one of Riza looking happy, and one with Ed, Al, Roy, Riza and Havoc all looking hot and competent and ready to kick ass.
I got, as mentioned above, a lovely Hakkai pic.
1 Lust bookmark, also done by pzb.
2 Key chains, one with Lust and Roy and one with Roy and Riza, both in cute chibi form.
FMA manga, volume 8, containing Riza being awesome and totally pwning Barry the Chopper, with bonus protective Roy.
3 small posters, one of the Saiyuki boys, one of Riza looking happy, and one with Ed, Al, Roy, Riza and Havoc all looking hot and competent and ready to kick ass.
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I really enjoyed 'shinjitsu no uta' and 'adieu.'