Break it down, break it down
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zenellyHey 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!
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!
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Date: 2011-08-08 04:24 pm (UTC)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
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Date: 2011-08-08 04:46 pm (UTC)*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.
♥
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Date: 2011-08-08 05:20 pm (UTC)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
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Date: 2011-08-08 05:37 pm (UTC)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!
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Date: 2011-08-08 09:36 pm (UTC)Good music is always a plus. As long as it kept you awake, I suppose XD
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Date: 2011-08-08 09:38 pm (UTC)Singing along to my EPIC NINE HOUR LONG PLAYLIST OF DRIVING MUSIC was pretty awesome, not gonna lie.
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Date: 2011-08-08 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-09 01:46 am (UTC)