(Written Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 4am)
I made it to Connecticon today, and I had a GREAT time. First, I entered - not knowing where to go, as this IS my first time going to a convention, and well - yeah. I was directed upstairs to the registration desk, where I registered for the full weekend and got a nice t-shirt. Then, I just wandered around aimlessly, basically, until I found a couple people playing a card game called Flux. I joined in and hung out with the two for some time. We watched anime, had some food, and watched the NERO people doing their swordfights. One event that truly made my day was actually finding a Vulpix keychain. I didn't quite expect to find one there - but I did. I spent the last of my money - 3 bucks - buying it. To me, it was worth it, as I had been looking all over creation for Vulpix and Ninetales figurines, my efforts all in vain - until today...I found a keychain. I also saw an Eevee plush, which I might buy tomorrow. It's not so much the fact that they're Pokemon, as you may be able to tell. It is because they're foxes. I'm a kitsune fanatic. It's sad that I barely have anything related to kitsune in my room, save for a plush fox, and the keychain which I bought today.
Eventually, the couple and I parted ways - as they were going out somewhere I couldn't go to because I was under 21. You guessed it, a bar. So, I continued wandering aimlessly. Why I didn't make any social contact with anyone is beyond me...Maybe I was nervous...Maybe I didn't want to disturb anyone. Either way, I hung out. Soon, they started having a rave, and I danced for a bit. I went back and forth between the gaming area and the rave, and the hallways. Eventually, I realized that I had to go home - that I had to go to work. It was 12am. I asked around for rides home, mostly everyone wasn't able to. Then, I just settled in a room watching a shonen-ai anime which had caught my interest....Gravitation. Perhaps it was the use of the name Yuki....I don't know. It was pretty interesting, I might buy myself a copy. Then it was after 2am, and I was back out in the hallway - and I talked to a nice person...forgot what her name was...but she said that she could get me a ride home. And we chatted for a bit while we waited for her mother to get there. And...here I am now. ^^;
Good times...good times. I'm coming back next year for sure. And I am going full time.
Sunday Afternoon -- I bought my fox ears, 9 bottles of Ramune (mega-fucking-addicting soda), an Eevee plush, some pocky, and an Inuyasha soundtrack. Then I just hung around.
Pics taken Sunday afternoon:
http://www.kitsuneparadise.com/pictures/connecticon