Break it down, break it down

[zenelly]

Hey everyone! Back from San Japan. Super tired. At work. God, I just want to be back in bed. \

BUT I ONLY HAVE THREE MORE DAYS OF WAKING UP LIKE THIS, SO I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE COMPLANING.

San Japan broke down like this:

Friday - Woke up (AGAIN AT 4:30, UGH), picked up stuff, drove up to Katy to pick up Pixie's and my friend, Jessica. Drove to San Antonio. That took us until 10, and we checked in/unpacked/got ready by 11 in time for lunch. Pixie spent that day as N Harmonia from Pokemon, got a ton of pictures taken of her, and Jessica was a Red Fem!Scout from Team Fortress 2. Around 2, Pixie went and changed into Organization Roxas for a few hours, but that coat is hot as hell, even in the air conditioning, so she was only Roxas for a couple of hours before switching back into N. We met up with a couple of friends and hung out before heading back up to the room for the rave.

Where I fell asleep. So I couldn't go to the rave. *sadfaces* Jessica and Pixie were pulled onto the stage apparently.

SATURDAY - Since Pixie and Jessica didn't get back into the rooms until 3 in the morning, it took us until 11 to even get started. We got lunch out of cosplay, and immediately went to put Jessica and Pixie into Zim and Dib cosplay from Invader Zim. Oh man. This one was popular. We were maybe out in it for four hours, and everyone was stopping them for pictures. And Jessica as Zim is hilarious.

STORY TIME.

One person asked them if Pixie and Jessica could hug for her picture. They did and almost immediately another girl was like "NOW KISS". Since Pixie and Jessica are ZADR shippers, they kissed and there was this HUGE squeal around us. They got practically tackled by one girl who was just walking by when they did this. It was ... actually pretty awesome.

But Zim's makeup is really uncomfortable, so we went back up to the room so Pixie and Jessica could change BACK into N and Fem!Scout. Spent the rest of the day in that. GOT TO SEE EGORAPTOR'S PANEL!!

Tried to rave that night, but Pixie had pulled something in her leg, and the DJ wasn't good enough for me to stick around, so I went back up to the room with Pixie and we just hung out until we fell asleep.

SUNDAY - Woke up at 9:30, decided almost immediately that there was going to be NO cosplaying that day, because everything hurt. Seriously, all three of us were sore. No more raving in heels. Bad, bad idea. Walked the floor and bought some gifts for friends before we headed home.

Alright, second story time.

I have this... thing. Any roadtrip I drive on where I'm not following someone else who knows where they're going, I end up taking at least one wrong exit. Normally, I notice before I get too far. BUT APPARENTLY on Sunday, I decided that WEST was the way to go, not EAST. So I exited on 410-WEST. That was the right way, right?

NO. NO IT WAS NOT.

So I uh, basically circled San Antonio for forty minutes before hitting I-10 and going "... EL PASO IS THE WRONG DIRECTION, GET ON EAST, SHIT, I AM AN IDIOT".

That is the "How Zene picked the wrong exit to take this roadtrip" story for this convention.

HOW WAS EVERYONE'S WEEKEEEEND?? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU ALL IN TWO DAYS, OBVIOUSLY YOU MISSED MEEEE!

Comments

[kael1030.livejournal.com]

Aside from some minor hicups it sounds like you had a fab time! :D
I'm so happy you enjoyed yourself.^^
Though getting up early doesn't sound fun at all! T.T (this coming from someone who normally gets up around midday!:P)
I think its total awesome that you do cosplay. <3 I always say things like this when i read about people doing it but i wouldn't even know where to begin so i find it very cool.^^
Glad your back too! <3

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

^^ We really did. I love conventions.

Ugh, getting up this early sucks so hard. I really wish that I could get up like... around 8 or 9, because that sounds like sleeping in to me now. ><

Cosplay is awesome!! Really, starting is just a matter of finding a character that you like enough to do it for, I guess. Or having a friend who tells you that you should do it with them.

I've been completely remiss on commenting on your posts, I'm sorry! I read through them all, but there was SO MUCH STUFF from this weekend that I just didn't have the time!

[theplumtomato.livejournal.com]

ZIM/DIB KISS. I AM CRYING, THIS IS HILARIOUS *so doesn't ship anything from Invader Zim XD*
I really am jealous of you, darling dear. That sounds like it would have been so much fun! I definitely don't envy you the 4:30 wake-up time. That sounds like balls.
AND HASN'T ANYONE TOLD YOU THAT RAVING IN HIGH HEELS IS A BAD IDEA?! Rookie mistake. Made me laugh, though XD
Also, I'm so paranoid about taking the wrong exits when I'm driving and unfamiliar with the routes. I tend to go 20 km under the speed limit and look around like a loon on loon pills until I see the sign, and then I realize that it's a big, bright green sign and I shouldn't be worried that I'm going to miss it while I'm actively looking for it BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I DO IT EVERY TIME ANYWAYS!!! Hurr.
Your weekend sounds like it was amazing, though! Highly jealous <3<3

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

AUGH, PIXIE MADE ME SHIP IT BY DEMANDING THAT I ROLEPLAY IT WITH HER. SO. GOOD. PRACTICALLY NO GOOD FANFICTION, THOUGH.

*hughug* It was an awesome relaxing weekend away from family and only with friends. I really needed it.

(I never want to see another 4:30am in my liiiiife)

I SLEPT, TO BE FAIR. AND REALLY, JESSICA RAVED TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW IN HEELS. SHE'S A BIT OF A BAMF. Pixie just almost fell down and she pulled a muscle all the way up her leg.(They would have raved barefoot or in flats, but the con staff wouldn't let us in barefoot, and no one remembered to bring flats. ><)

It's almost tradition that I have to miss an exit. I NORMALLY notice faster than I did, but I was really tired, and everyone else in the car was also sleeping, so...... Yeah.

♥

[theplumtomato.livejournal.com]

LOL I understand, I really do! I've been forced into shipping things *grumbles*

HOLY SHIT. I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT RAVING FOR TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW IN HEELS. She really is quite the BAMF. That blows my mind a little bit. Why wouldn't they let you in barefoot? That's stupid. What if someone's costume demanded no shoes? I probably would have went in wearing heels and taken them off once on the dance floor XD

*pets and pets* Shit hits the fan when your navigators are asleep. At least you made it home, though!!! <3

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

So many times. She's just like "SO, you should totally watch an episode of this with me so I can have you play this character" and I'm like "....rrrgh, must. Find. Fanfiction. NOW."

She was finding it difficult to walk the next day, but DA-YUM was she breaking it down in the meantime. ^^ Apparently, the con has this security thing about not letting people not wear shoes? Like, if a costume doesn't require shoes, you can take them off for pictures, but you have to be wearing them while walking around so your feet don't get stepped on.

True facts, love. But I had good music!

[theplumtomato.livejournal.com]

That's a stupid rule, as stupid rules go. I suppose it's made with the same logic as 'No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service,' but at the same time it's a con. Like, really? I don't even.

Good music is always a plus. As long as it kept you awake, I suppose XD

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I mean, I can understand why the rule is there, because cons can get PACKED and with the shoes some people wear? Not fun if you get stepped on. But still. It was a rave. ><

Singing along to my EPIC NINE HOUR LONG PLAYLIST OF DRIVING MUSIC was pretty awesome, not gonna lie.

[theplumtomato.livejournal.com]

NINE HOURS?! Holy shit, you'd never get tired of the songs. You'd never hear them twice! For some reason, my car doesn't like any kind of iPod docking device, so I'm stuck with CDs. Which is slightly unfortunate, as you can only have about 18 songs to a disk. And then I'm stuck listening to the same songs over and over and over...

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

My car doesn't either, so I, uh, I burned them onto CDs and just switched them out. A lot. It was fun. ^^

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

XDDD It sounds like it was fun. Even if I could have gone tho, I would have only gotten to stay for one day, so. :I

I find your lack of direction so funny. XDD But I know how you feel. Maybe it's because I can't drive yet, but no one can ever tell me where to go very well. They're all like "road name, road name, road name" and I'm all like 0-0 "WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY?"

Leaving in about 30 minutes for a week long trip to my hometown. Joy. XDD

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

It really was fun. *sadfaces* BUT IT WOULD'VE BEEN FUN TO SEE YOUUUUU!!

I'm...it's a thing. I always miss at least one exit. And trust me, once you start driving, remembering road names is much easier. Or, you know, muscle memory can do it when roadnames just don't cut it.

Oh man, have... fun? I guess? Is it a good trip or bad trip?

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

I WANT TO SEE YOU TOO. ;A;

Eh, it's not really /bad/ per say, but I will be bored to tears for a good part of it. I was never good at socializing with family.

As soon as my dad gets ready (god knows how long that will take) we can leave. I'll tr to get online at least once a day, but I have no reliable wifi there. :I

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

*HUGHUGHUG* MAYBE SOMEDAY.

Oh man, I am the same way. It doesn't help that my mom's extended family is huge as fuck, and I HAVE NO IDEA WHO MOST OF THEM ARE, and they all come up to me and say "hiiii there, hiiiii, hello, how have you been, how's college, how's your family?" and I'm all "uhhhhhh good. Um. Who are you?" so I just hole up somewhere with a good book any time I have to go see them.

My dad's half of the family is also large, but at least they're crazy and fun and not prim and stuffy Christians.

*patpat* Get on when you can!

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

That happens to me all the time. >.< I know all of their immediate family, but I have so many cousins and great aunts and family friends who I don't know.

My problem is I'm just not good at socailizing period. I'm not shy or anything, I just don't like talking to people who aren't in my little bubble. My parents think it's rude when I just stand there like a muppet when someone's talking to me, but I just don't know what else to /do/.

So more than often I end up hiding inside a book and a pair of earbuds.

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Ugh, it's irritating, because you're expected to know them all, too, and it's insane.

See, I don't know what to say to people because if I had my way, I'd be talking about fics all the time, and I'm fairly certain that my very conservative Christian family doesn't want to hear about butt-sex.

Best way to spend any family vacation!

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

That happened about as soon as I got off the computer XD We were going to a baby shower, out of everyone in there I knew the mom, her alread born daughter, and my mom's best friend who lives here. There were about 20 people there and of course all of them knew ME.

Luckily, my mom didn't seem to care when I just laughed awkwardly as they went on about how big I was now. XDD

I think this time I'll manage to escape the cousins I don't know and the great aunts. But family friends are in abundance. :I

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

At least your mom didn't seem to care? It's better than my relatives do sometimes.

*patpat* Deep breathing. It'll be over soon.

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm here till moday. ;A;

Really the worst thing is the internet withdrawl. I am definately one of those people who gets really antsy if they haven't checked their email in a while. :P

It's only been two days and it took me over half an hour to clear out my tumblr. XDDD

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

*hugs tighter* Poor love.

Pah, only half an hour. I can't even clear up 12 hours worth of shit in that. I seriously need to reconsider who I'm following on that.

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

XDDD I'm not follow that many people, just my two RL friends and then a few random people.

Ugh. My DA went to shit too. It's a good thing I can still check my mail, or else I think I might break my inbox.

What's your tumblr tho? I'd like to follow you. (You don't have to follow me. I reblog alot of stuff and 90% of it is Hetalia so...XDDD)

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I don't follow too many, but the ones I do are INCREDIBLY ACTIVE and it sometimes makes me sick to try and sort through them.

I check my DA like a dying person whenever I can, so it's still not too bad.

I think it's here. But I could be wrong. I'm fairly certain that's it, though.

If I do follow you, it'll be in a couple of hours. I can't get onto Tumblr from here. TT^TT

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

OMG. Guess who just spent over 2 hours moving rooms because this resort is retarted and thought we were checking out today? And guess who just found out it was TOTALLY worth it becasue someone in a unit near us has unprotected wifi? :DDDDD

ME. THIS IS AWESOME.

I know it's not very nice but... ;A; I won't do anything too bad. No youtube or anything.

Following youuuuu~

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

AUGH, THAT SUUUUUCKS!!! BUT WIFI!

WOO!

Following you back~!

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

No youtube probably actually isn't going to happen, but I am getting off whenever one of them gets on. As far as I know, the only damage I should be able to do in a couple days is slowing down their connection, so if it ever starts running really slow (which means another computer is on the network) I'm off.

I told you you didn't have to. <3

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Sad. Youtube is a fun time thing. Pah, other computers are a pain.

BUT I WANT TO.

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

XDD Well thank you.

Also, remember how you were talking about your mom's family being conservative Christians? I think I have you beat.

Rednecks. About as rednecked as they come. They even raise animals. My uncle even has the beard and always wears overalls.

So questions about if I have a boyfriend and if I like any guys at my school become very awkward. The older I get, the harder they are to dodge. >.

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Oh lord. That is almost worse. I just have to deflect by going "I'm picky and no one meets my standards" and ignore the fact that I'm dating a girl. >.>

I feel your pain, love.