Met lots of really cool deviants, some I've been following for years, others brand new to me!

* waves to and *

Thanks for making this a wonderfully inspirational Otakon!


The original plan called for =exileddelusion =NenaLuna and I to sit in a block of three tables, along with ~kemonoart and basically just have loads of relaxed, if artsy fun, like we do during a lot of the summer cons. However, that did not come to pass... oh well. Maybe next year.

Instead, had a table next to ~blix-it! Much fun was had in our little corner of the Island Known As BB.

Got a couple of suggestions for the AA staff for how to make this a more streamlined procedure and I'll probably email or post to the forum... for all that good it will do.

Spent Sunday night in Baltimore, and had dinner at Edo Sushi in the Inner Harbor (I HIGHLY recommend the Black Dragon Roll, Sakuramaki, Asparagus/bacon yakitori, the iced green tea, and the green tea and red bean mochi ice cream.... SOOOOO good!!!! My friend Amy and I stuffed ourselves silly on ridiculously good sushi and then bought fudge before watching the street performers for a while.

Amy also got me hooked on Kuroshitsuji ("Black Butler")... damn her! I'm doomed to being suckered into another series! ACK!

Anyway... flight home delayed due to bad weather, so I worked up a couple of rough sketchy things while sucking down WAY too much overpriced airport lounge coffee.... but had seats A,B, and C of row 15 to myself once we boarded the flight. That was pretty cool.

Rediscovered that there is NO good part of Miami International Airport, but at least I know the maze like the back of my hand, so random construction and various concourse detours, while resulting in a mile-plus hike through the airport to get from my plane to bagagge claim, I found myself at the head of the expedition leading a number of lost and weary travellers like some kind of tour guide. Was rather amusing...

Home now... and have to figure out what to do about the three cons I have to mail to before attending AFO in Orlando at the end of the month since I left my entire stock of prints with ~kemonoart who was kind enough to schlep them home with him to help me make the weight limit on my luggage. Thanks, ~kemonoart!

Now? Need sleep... and to try and replicate Edo Sushi's iced green tea... not neccessarily in that order.