Monday, July 23, 2007

Otakon 2007 Recap

This recap will probably take a couple of days to get put up, but it'll probably be pretty decent.

Here we go!
Wednesday:
Hauled ass to Baltimore. Got to my grandma's at 9:30. Went to Home Depot at 9:57(It closes at 10!) to get supplies. From 10:30-2am worked on my costume with Collins. It felt good to be back at his house getting ready to dork out. Played KoL and Magic in my breaks.

Thursday:
Woke up at 10. Went to Toys R' Us and Walmart to get guns for my costume. Chris got a duffel bag from a thrift store for like $1. Phil came with us just because we were going to Toys R' us XD. Went down to the city at 4-ish. Chris and I hung hung out with Nonye and Chima who arrived early. Davon popped in and out since he knew lots of people who were around. We waited for O and Ryan to get there then headed to line up for passes. We kinda cut in line with Collins and O, but the guys behind them didnt care, which was awesome. We went back and got ready for the next day, which meant staying up until 6 talking. Good Times!

Friday: I

Saturday: forgot

Sunday: this

Lyric of the Day:
"Lose control
Increasing pace
Warped and bewitched
Intention erased

Whatever they say
These people are torn
Wild and bereft
Assassin is born"
-Muse:"Assassin"



Random Story of The Day:
So one of my friends at Otakon decided to dance behind some girl for like ten minutes. A couple of us told him it was a bad idea, but he waved us off. The girl turns around and it turns out its a guy in a schoolgirl costume!

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Florida; The escapade continues!

(Day 6): Went to Kissimmee to buy Magic and made a little sliver combo deck I'm kind of proud of. When I get back to MD I can't wait to test it with the guys. Otakon is going to be frikin awesome! Bumped my little brother's car in the parking lot, but it was nothing a little compound couldn't take care of. Helped the family unpack the new house some more.

(Day 7): Went to Orlando to set up for Magic Day on Saturday. Got a new laptop bag at Florida Mall. While I was there I picked up the first three books in the Night Watch series. The movie was sick, so I imagine the books must be good.

When I got back I helped make dinner for the family. Curried Crab and Dumplings. It was really good, especially considering my diet for the past year :P Played Paper Mario 2 for a bit as things were cooking.

The last days were a blur, but included lots of good food.

Lyric of the Day:
"Say that you're into me,
let me know how it will be
If you don't know just say so
I'll wait till the perfect time
think of all the perfect lines
I'll make sure if I let you know"
-Hello Goodbye: "Call N' Return"


Random Story of The Day:
Dad comes into my room. We have to carry Vik's car to fix the AC(extremly necessary in FL).

Dad: Throw on your clothes, we're going now.
Me: I'm coming?
Dad: You're driving.
Me: Where is it?
Dad: St. Cloud
Me: Where is that?
Dad: South of Harper's Cove
Me: Where is that?

Dad: You take Narcoussi
Me: Where is that?

Dad: Follow Boggy Creek to the left
Me:
Where am I taking this left?

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Back on the Internet!

Well, this is my fourth-ish day in FL and my family finally got the internet set up in the new house. Lets summarize what I've been up to so far:

(Days 1-3): First thing we did after I got here was go to Miami for the weekend. I had two Venti Soy Caramel Macchiatos(I forgot the "Iced" :P) on the trip there. Even with that caffeine I still managed to catch some sleep. On the plane I read the first 120-ish pages of the 6th Harry Potter, so I got through a bunch of it on the 4 hour drive to Miami. I also managed to play some FFTactics Advance and Pokemon FireRed(My little brother was stuck). We stayed with a family friend who had an amazing condo right next to Miami Beach. It was pretty amazing, especially since I hadn't been in warm salt water in forever. I think I love waves and choppy water, because the calm rolling of the beach was boring to me. Either way the weekend was fun and I got a bit darker.

(Day 4): I played MK and RE4 on my little brother's Wii. Finished Harry Potter. Helped move and unpacked some boxes in the house. Swam with the family in our house's pool. I'm kind of glad my parents have gotten their "final house". Though now that leaves them to talking about how their Grandkids can come visit them and swim in the pool...

(Day 5): Messed around with our network at home and played Warcraft 3 with my brother. I realize that I kind of suck at the game. And that my little brother is pretty good at it. Woe is me.

We also went to get my little brother registered for class. I realized there that I still resented my family going to FL. Moreso than the fact that I felt abandoned, I think the fact that things are happening for them without me being around made me feel insignificant. Plus my alternate Hopkins student future will always loom over my head when I think of FL. Ah well, all is well that ends well, and things are pretty good right now. I'm living in an apt working for a program I actually like.

We went to the old FL house and cleaned up. There was alot of vacuuming to be done, which ended up being my job. With my brother's injured leg and my parents getting older I think I kind of wished I were down here.

Lyric of the Day:
"meguri-kuru toki ni
yakusoku wo ubaware-sou
kono ryoute sashi nobete mo
kokoro wa hanarete"

(Translated)
"I feel the changing season
will see my promise broken.
Even if I reach out with my hands,
my heart will stay distant."
-L'Arc~en~Ciel:"Blurry Eyes"

Random Story of The Day:
While my family fliped through my pictures:

Brother: "Whats funny is even though there are so many pictures of girls on your bed, you've probably never gone with any of them."

Mom: "Are you sure your friends aren't gay?"(In response to Ryan's BG for me)

Dad: "So you took off any pictures with drinking before showing us, eh?"