I'm sure that you all have been waiting on the edge of your seats for this one (and if not, humor me, kay?), so here it is: a summary of my DragonCon experience!

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In all I had a great time and here's to a better next year!

Next up, AWA!!!

EDIT: forgot about the leftover lobster bits and the Pretty Woman moments...

I will post my report (only a week late, ya?) when I get home from work today. I'm sure you'll all be excited to hear of:

-thrills!

-chills!

-spills!

-more drama than you can shake a dick at...literally..

-tears and lobster bisque: not a good combination

-the embarassment when one eats ones host during dinner (but it was tasty!)--with a special non-speaking guest apperance by Sam Hague!

jaila's Dragon Con report, coming to a flist near you!

The Loot!

Here's what I snagged this past weekend:

Decendants of Darkness DVD boxed set (for 40 fucking bucks! whee for more Dr. Badtouch fun *points at icon*!)
My Sexual Harrassment DVD (featuring the second best use of a corn cob since dinner!)
Danger Mouse Seasons 1 and 2 (because Penfold is everyone's bitch)
The Cruxshadows Shadowbox DVD
Voltaire's Banned on Vulcan CD(20 bucks for four songs? Good thing I like them all)
Weiss Kruez Best Album
Black Gravitation Kumagoro Tank
Cruxshadows girly tank
"Anime; Crack is Cheaper" wallet
"I heart Yaoi" shoulder bag

I'm sure that's it...

Oh yeah, since I took most of my shots using zamiel's camera, you can find the pic on his Flickr site (Url to be posted as soon as Flickr remembers that it is online).

Okay, so since I lack the time this week to recap (guess who's doing more overtime on a bum foot?), I do it in spurts.

Firstly, some minor product placement. Girl squick warning: I'm yakking about the "curse"

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Now back to your regularly scheduled ranting...

Okay, so yes, I will be making an all weekend appearance at D*C, accomidations courtesy of stellabambino and zamiel. I've got a few new costumes all set up, nothing too work intesive (nope, no Crono or Milk-Chan or Lord Shishio this year--again) and two days off from work to enjoy.

I've been thinking for a couple of weeks, while I've been pondering all this social angst of mine, and a strange thought came to mind that was even voiced without prompting by zamiel.

Why not go though D*C without trying to get some?

Yeah, I'll wait until some of you stop laughing. The concept is really fucking amusing (Kiki in a social situation and not looking to score? Please). I mean, what would I do with my time between concerts? Sex is my hobby, my interest. It's not like I'm all that interested in the panels--seriously, I look every year and find only a few panels that intrigue me. I'd have to go dry as well, since nothing jumpstarts my libido like a belly full of booze. And probably not dolling up in anything sexy/revealing/typical me, because that would draw attention that I'd have to refuse. And avoid all the parties...all of them. It'd be like going on a diet on Thanksgiving Day. Declaring oneself dry during Madi Gras. You get the point, yes?

Don't get me wrong. The thought of trying to deal with social situations without hitting on anyone has passed my mind. Hell, voluntary celibacy has been an idea (though mostly laughed off, come on, I get bitchy after a month long dry spell). It's kind of sad that I can't socialize like a normal person without getting bored and restless, and I'd like to change that. I don't know where to start, but I'm pretty sure going cold turkey on ass is the recipe for failure.

You know, I wonder how would an ass patch sell?

Oh..oh..one more thing...I saw Glenn-person at D-Con!! yay!!!!

called such because my feet, voice, and knees are killing me. I will not be attending improv tonight because of such. well, that and after pushing my way through a whole mess of people all weekend, I want a little "me" time.

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....and that was DragonCon 2004. Shitloads of fun, and I can't wait until next year.

Got my badge (okay, so it says "Denna Freedman", but it's mine!).

Ran into a bunch....and I mean and whole bunch...of people I've known from previous DCs and Fantasms. Tres cool.

Found some cuties to keep an eye on this weekend (one in particular; long blond hair and cute Nightcrawler-esque boots *drool*)

Ran into sutilisfatalis and company. Yayfulness!

I'm all energetic and can't wait until tommorrow...it'll be great!

turned drow ears into kitty ears--Check

added a tail to the furkini-Check

made dinner(manhattan clam chowder and biscuts)--Check

eat dinner--Check

finsh the Lydia Deetz cloak(sure, it's got snakeskin instead of spiderweb, but that'll do for now)--Tommorrow, tommorrow, I'll sew it tommorrow...

Prepare Lib'rtae Libertine's various costumes for Streetwize (both of them)--Check

Pack! (makeup, shower stuff, sleepy stuff, fun stuff)--Check

Write a plan of action! (when am I manning the desk, what am I doing when I'm not manning the desk,etc.)--Check

Shower--Check

Sleep--In a minute...

My boss said that it was A-okay to miss work next Friday. And she didn't ask too many question about my reason. "Volunteer work? Okay." Of course, this is the day after she gave me the "Yes, you have to wear a bra" speech. Damnable chest compressing contraptions. May all boobies be free range, I say...

I heard a song at work that I really needed to hear. "Beautiful" by Joydrop (Chorus: "I'm not beautiful like you, I'm beautiful like me."). It reminded me how silly all this comparing and feeling bad about who I am really is. I also flipped through the first two chapters of "The Ethical Slut" again to remind myself why I'm the me that I am right now. I feel...okay. I won't say good, that'll take time, but for now i'm okay. And there is someone (or there are people) who will like me for me in the lovely-dovey-pukey romantic way, it's just gonna take a little time to find them. At least I'm looking.

Okay, enough naval gazing, time to slip on the holey pants and go visit the family (if by "family", of course, I mean Psi U).