So here's what's been happening over in my world these days . . .
That friend of mine passed away last Saturday. His funeral will be this coming Saturday morning, and as such I'll be skipping half a day at con for this. In the end I'd say the guy had a good run; when we first heard about the complications they had only given him a few days, and he went on to have 40 more. His family and he himself had more time to prepare, and I think in the end it was okay. Rest in peace, Alwin.
I'm planning on taking about two and a half weeks of vacation from work starting tomorrow, just in time for the summer convention rush. But oh boy, is work giving it to me in the process - six straight days on, and they've all been with thinned out hours and all kinda of terrible, terrible machine difficulty. I actually spilled a solid amount of photo development waste water across my shins and down the other day - felt grody. So yeah, today'll be my last day of work before all that. And hopefully it won't suck too much. Because yesterday sucked. Blah.
Convention-wise, it's Anime Revolution this weekend - still feel kinda gross about registering for this one since it's super expensive and is run by "these guys nobody knows". But, a convention is a convention, and I may as well give these guys a bit of a chance. I guess. Week after that is Cos & Effect where I'll be running a Masquerade Ball and participating as either a judge or commentator for the Final Fantasy Fight Tournament (plus a couple other surprises for that). Finally, Labour Day weekend, PAX. I don't need to remind how FUCKING BRILLIANT that ought to be.
Cosplay-wise! Probably gonna do some Persona 4 cosplay at PAX, so I need to get my ass ready for that. The other kids have already started workshop mode at my place. Should be good.
Game-wise! Finished Mass Effect 3, started Skyrim. I'm excited.
Anyway, time for work. I'll catch you guys in a bit! I'm sure I'll have some stories in the time ahead to tell.
