All in all, this was a pretty good con in my opinion. First off, the new hotel was much, MUCH, better. They were definitely more welcoming and helpful, unlike that other hotel that will not be mentioned anymore. The furry variety show was pretty good, and 2's show was awesome and I'm glad I finally got to see him live. And of course, I and Miles were glad to see the Tetris Attack tournament on Saturday having such a turnout on such short notice.

However, there were still a few problems, like registration having problems, but some of it was due to tech problems and I completely understand that technology likes to have Murphy's Law happen to it at the worst times, and the cabaret show started way behind time due to some miscommunication between the hotel and con staff, but those will definitely be ironed out come next year. Other than that, the only thing I hope they do is have some more events and panels, especially tournaments since the Tetris Attack tournament me and Miles did was the only one that happened and it will be coming back next year.

Still, this con was about seeing and hanging out with friends and meeting new ones too, and that's what really made this con for me. I'll definitely be coming back in 2010.

Yep, I'm back home safe and sound. Will put up a report tomorrow, but for now I'm going to just unpack my stuff, relax, and most likely go to bed.

First off, happy birthday to sheppymilo! Hope you have a great birthday!

Also, since this weekend is Califur, I want to wish an early happy birthday to crash_the_dog too!

To everyone going to Califur, I'll see you there!

Ok, here's my new badge that I got at Califur from Likeshine, as promised. I've put it into a thumbnail to save everyone's friends page.






Again, I was glad to be able to commisssion this from her.

Alright, here's what happened during the days I was gone to Califur, under the cut.
( Con Report )

Overall, I think this con was alright. It was great to see and talk to not just old friends, but new ones as well, and I'm glad for that, but the way the hotel staff and the people for the wedding acted was really, really bad. I personally hope that the staff for Califur find a different hotel because with this along with the way too much space of the hotel and lack of close-by inexpensive places to get something to eat, it just wasn't all that great. Still though, I would definitely come back next year, just to see friends and hang out 'cause that's what I expected the most out of this con.

Now, one other thing that happened during Califur was that my cellphone decided to start breaking down. At first it was just the main screen, which was inconvenient but I still had a second screen on the outside so I could tell who was calling and also the time. However, it got worse on the last day of the con when I lost the second screen and later, the top speaker. Luckily, my mother saved her phone (same model, but has a camera button to make it easier to take pictures with it), so I have a fully working phone again. I just have to re-enter the numbers I had on my old phone onto my new one though.

Hey everyone, I got back from Califur around 11:45 pm and just got finished unpacking my suitcase. I'll be putting up a con report tomorrow after I come back home from my classes.

Edit: Oops, when I typed this my comp's internal clock was off. Just fixed the entry to show the right time I posted this.

Gonna be picked up and head for Califur in a little bit. To everyone going there, I'll see you there!

Got a few updates with what's been going on in my life. First off, there is another con I will be attending this year. In less than two weeks, I will be going to Califur for the first time! I will be getting a ride from t_h_squirrel and I'll be staying in his room at the con as well. I'm very thankful for this THS!

Next, with May in full swing the countdown to finals week has begun. Truthfully, I know I'm going to feel more relaxed about these finals unlike my fall semester finals, mainly because I'm not retrying a course I didn't do too well in high school, and that I tend to do well in science courses.

Lastly, just want to let everyone know that my friend from Hawaii that came to Southern California to visit and got stuck here since her airline that she was going to go on to fly back went bankrupt, did finally get back to Hawaii this past Tuesday. However, because of what happened, she's now seriously thinking about moving to either where I am, Moreno Valley, or to Menifee where she stayed with one of my friends while she was stuck in SoCal, so that's a bit of a surprise.