So. Here I am, sitting in the game room at AAC. I'm working security, so I get to go everywhere, and do just about anything. Like write a blog entry. In the game room. While checking badges. I'm pretty sure someone spiked that iced tea I just drank two cups of, and I'm pretty sure I know who. I'm not saying though. AAC has been fun so far, if a little overworked for me. Friday was fun, I got up here around 10:30ish, though I left with Carl_G to pick up one of his friends at the airport. We got back at around noon, and we went and put our stuff in the room. I'm rooming with Carl, his brother, and another friend of ours. Not that any of us actually really sleep.
Friday was cool, but mostly uneventful. I played in a SoulCal tournament and came out third. I didn't figure I'd even get to fifth. I spent most of my time guarding the staff area. Pacing back and forth. Eh, good exercise. About 1 am I decided that I'd had enough for the night, and I left to go up to my room.
Saturday: Woke up at about 7:30. mmm, Oreos. I went up to the sixth floor green room for a donut for breakfast, and went downstairs to the con. BLAMM67, who was head of security for that shift of the con immediately found me a place to "secure". Video room. Yay! Anime! Started with Outlaw Star, which is just awesome. Then, we moved on to "Mao-Chan". Mao-Chan is... lemme put it this way. Imagine you had the most stereotypical, the most overused, the most badly thought out anime idea ever. Now imagine you had all of them. In one show. It IS a parody. Like Excel Saga... only not as good. And, just my luck, nobody came to relieve me. So, after watching six, count them, 1 2 3 4 5 6 episodes, I felt like my brain was going to explode. Into cute little aliens. You need to have seen the show to get that reference. Next on the list was Desert Punk. Not a bad show. In fact, quite good. But, six episodes in a row is not recommended. Not if you favor your sanity. So, after four hours in a cramped little freezing cold room watching (admittedly mostly good) anime, I decided that I needed a break. Not so coincidentatly, this was just before the DBZ movie was scheduled to play. Don't ask me which one, I don't know, I don't care.
I got out, just in time to help run security for the echostream concert. If you've never heard of echostream, I suggest you immediatly go see them live. echostream (the band's name is actually lowercase, AFAIK) was actually opening for another band, whom I didn't like as much, but who were still quite good, Hsu-nami. There was a signing after the concert, although I was immediately relieved of duty and told to go eat something. Oh yeah... food... After I ate, I spent some time wandering as I tried to figure out what to do next. I ended up going to the game room, and, here I am.
Next Morning: Well, I just woke up, and realized I hadn't submitted this blog yet. Last night was a blast. I was up until 3 in the morning (when they closed the game room) playing SCIV, DDR, and Rock Band. Not to mention all the talk and such. I'm going to post a second, hopefully shorter blog later on.
Tags: AAC Anime Convention Con
