First off, much thanks to ~shadowscookie for the subscription ♥

So...completely disappeared off the face of the planet for a couple of months. I've been incredibly busy but now that AiCon is over and done with for another year and I'm not stressed out like I was, I might just be able to start drawing again.

So here is my AiCon 2010 report!

Saturday:
I ran into the girl who cosplayed Orgy!Roxas last year when I was TwilightTown!Roxas, and we're planning on a Katekyo Hitman Reborn! group next year 8D So far we have Tsuna (her), Reborn (her friend) and TYL!Lambo (me). Hopefully I'll be dragging some of my friends into it ONCE THEY GET AROUND TO READING IT /cracks whip. If I see them again I'm going to have to warn her friend that I'm going to be grabbing him for yaoi pics if he does Reborn, since Reborn/Lambo is my OTP ♥

Speaking of which, I was disappointed at the lack of KHR characters >| You'd think the theme being CRIME there would have been some, considering the series is about the mafia and all. Surprised at the lack of Naruto this year, as the last couple of cons there's been at least several Naruto cosplayers running around. This year there was only a Sasuke, a Kanan and a Karin. I guess the popularity of it is going down or something >>

I brought all of two things 8D AN EPIC HAT and a Strong World!Robin phone dangler. I guess I'm starting to gauge what I can and can't buy, and what I actually want. Since I read manga and watch anime online, I can live without manga and DVDs.

I've never loled so much in my life. Epic panels were epic. Especially How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.

Sunday:
Day 2 of AiCon was probably just as awesome as day one. I totally MISSED Hoowee's fanfic panel, which I really wanted to go to, but because I arrived a little bit late I ended up hitting Tentacles & Mechs instead (since I consider it a bit rude to just show up in the middle of a panel, though I know it probably isn't). Lost a point for the audience but ended up making up for it with the Saiyuki question.

Who's Subtitle Is It Anyway was awesome. Aside from Cosplay Mystery Date the other day, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life. I also thoroughly enjoyed Avoiding the Trap of the Mary Sue later on.

I was going to stay for the Mahjong panel but wanted to slip into the auction, and I'm glad I did. I scored a figurine of Megurine Luka, my favourite Vocaloid ♥, and a plushie of Miroku from Inuyasha, though I've been long out of my Inuyasha phase since high school nine years ago.

Thank Kami...there are no words to express my love for this event. Growlithe in the orgy cloak was brilliant!

The after party...well, I wouldn't have been half dead during it if Nikki and I hadn't walked from the uni to the Brisbane, only to be told that we had been moved up to the Alley Cat, which was untrue. Luckily on our first stop at the Brisbane we met Josh and Kit, Josh who lived up Federal Street where the Alley Cat is located and ran up the hill to get his car to drive us back down to the Brisbane. He's officially our lift monkey ♥

The Brisbane wasn't that great this year, due to the double booking with the crew of the SEA SHEPHERD of all people. It was so...awkward and the smell of pot outside eventually made my stomach churn. I don't have as bad a reaction to it as Sammi does, but it still makes me queazy since my nose is so sensitive to smells. I wasn't even brave enough to go back into the bar and find Kit when it was decided to move to a different pub, so I sent Josh in to do it instead 8D (he'd already admitted he's a doormat). Happy to hear that there's talk of next year's after party being at the Welcome Stranger.

As always, AiCon gets 150% happiness vote from me ♥ You guys are amazing and incredible and here's to doing it all again next year!


That's it for now~ Expect some updates on art soon (maybe ._.) ♥