I'm back fro AX08 so here's my full report:
WednesdayI got up early and waited for Ricardo to pick me up. That didn't happen and I headed for his hour and discovered that his parents were moving and rather in a hurry. So I was
forced to help out and told him that I needed to get to LA and fast. This is because the hotel was in my name and my roommate were going to be there soon and want to drop there stuff in the hotel room. so I hitched a ride with my long time best friend Jimmy and made it to the hotel in one piece. I checked in dropped my stuff and headed for the convention center and picked up my pass. I liked picking up my pass this time because it took only
less than
five minutes! So after I got my badge and did managed to get to Ricardo's and wandered around the convention center, I stuck my head in the arcade and played a few games. I also ran into my good friend Anthony and talked to him for a while. Some time later, I meet up with Jimmy and his boyfriend Barry for dinner and some pizza place. It was really good pizza and a whole lot better than the pizza that is served at my work. After dinner I went back to my hotel room, took a shower and crashed for the rest of the night. Also the thing with Ricardo, is going to be a recurring problem for a while to come....
ThursdayI got up early, ate the free breakfast that the hotel offered which was cereal and toast. It wasn't bad, I wish they they had a better selection of cereal other than corn flakes. I took a quick shower and got dressed and then I called Ricardo. I discovered that his mother is a crazy bitch and forced Ricardo to be his personal slave for the move and was not able to make it to AX this year. At times like this: I wish that I did have a Death Note and used it on
her! So for the rest of the day, I worked part time at a booth and got some free mangas and wandered around the convention center. I also learned once again that food was super expensive in the convention center and that I should never buy anything from them. I think I coughed up about $10 on a rather good pizza and a can of soda. Once again I met up with Jimmy and Barry and had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, damn good pizza I must day. After dinner we did managed to get into the AMV contest and of course was blown away from the entires, Jimmy and Barry on the other hand didn't know a lot of the titles and I had to tell them what they were, those two left halfway. So after the contest, I headed back to my hotel room took another shower and went to bed.
FridayI overslept and missed out on the free breakfast, so I headed for Denny's down the street and pig out on steak and cheesecake. I also went to this super cool convenience store called Famima! and got some Pocky and Rumune Soda. So once again, I worked at the same booth as I did yesterday and got more free stuff. So I lingered around and after the dealer's room closed and got some dinner at some local cafe. Headed back and went to the June/801 Media Yaoi Panel and managed to win a autograph postcard and somehow lost it in my luggage (grrr). After the panel I went back to the hotel room, took another shower and crashed once again for the night.
SaturdayGot up, got dressed and I ate at Denny's and wandered around the entire convention center once again. The best deal for me was getting a four volume manga series for about $12. I wanted to go to Masquerade but tickets were sold out and instead attend the other panel called "The Last Comic Standing", never had I
laughed that hard at
anything before. I left during intermission and went back to my hotel room and crashed once again for the night.
SundayI packed up my stuff and left it in the manager's office and went to the convention center. I blew the remainder of my money on really cheap deals and left for home after the dealer's room closed. So I headed home and for once it was a smooth ride going to and from. So I got home like around seven and unpacked. I took a shower and went to bed.
So that ends my adventures at Anime Expo 2008. Down below is list of what I got.
- Old Boy Vols 5 - 8
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park Vols 1 - 4
- Transparent Vol 1
- Lava Punch Vols 1 - 2
- Honey and Clover Vol 2
- Figure17 Vol 2
- Shin Megami Tensei: Khan Vol 1
- Basara Vol 3
- The Birthday
- Spiral
- The Worlds of Amano
- Intron Deposit 4
- Yuki Terai TOKYO LABYRINTH
- Virtual Beauties 2020
- Several book markers
- Several Key chains
- Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus cell phone charm
I made out with quite a haul not bad for only having $200 in cash and I used that cash on food as well. I hope that Ricardo will be able to come with me to Comic Con later on this month. Overall I had a great time, even though I was by myself... Until then. On the fly!
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