So I'm back from the con...
May. 17th, 2004 03:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silveradept...I went off to ACEN this weekend. My one con of the year. I got to see lots of Pocket Otaku people, as well as the Panda Rage Press guys (yay!) and I had a blast. It was enough to make me forget I didn't have a job for the weekend.
Thus, the rundown: The autograph hunter in me rejoiced greatly, for he scored perfect. And it was a good set of guests. I now have several of my animations signed. It's nice.
A plot was hatched. I am trying to make the most valuable worthless game ever. So, I need to hope that some of the guests who have been at ACEN in years past return so that I can finish this plot. If I get it done, it will be very cool.
My friend H (alias Duck, although H is a good way to describe him, too...) was made an Otaku Saint by our group for performing his third miracle. (It's a bit of a story. If you want it, ask.)
Lively panels (since my circuit is mostly voice acting, they're always lively) and I got to meet the character designer as well as director of Excel Saga. For those who wonder about Nabeshin: Yes, the afro is real. Yes, he does dress like that. Nabeshin is exactly what he is in Excel Saga. I also met the creator, character designer (both concept and production), director, composer, mecha designer, and producer (seven different people) of Read or Die and the voice actress who plays Anita in R.O.D. the TV. And the character designer for Azumanga Daioh's animation, too. (As well as Project A-ko's character designer.) And that was just the Japanese guests.
Nothing started on time for ACEN, and so things got a little sleep-deprived at times. That being said, I watched Nescaflowne and Evangelion: Redeath: Redux in Midnight Madness along with the usual (Heino-included!) insanity of Anime Hell.
I fell asleep in my room while there was hentai being shown. I saw Capoeira, a most interesting martial art (if you've played the Tekken games, it's the style that Eddy and Christine use) that could, quite literally, be "played" (for it is a game set to music, or so they say...) for an entire day, if the conditions were right. All of the moves revolve around a particular "jinga" (a peculiar-looking step) and all return to that jinga after completion. Very cool, especially for 9 AM...
...and on the way back, my vehicle was involved in a three (four?) hour duel of video-game naming, unto which I somehow came out on top. Was a whole bunch of insane fun. The dealer's room disappointed a tad, really. Not a whole lot there that I wanted. But that's okay. Was still fun.
Got to dust off and play quite a few rounds of Morton's List... and inspired, perhaps, a small cult following out of it. I'll have to bring it next year. (One of the con volunteers was a Morton's List player, and he saw my rulebook and asked me about it. Naturally, we teamed up later that evening.) Actually, one of the games was very interesting. We tried to get people to hypnotize each other, with mixed results, but generally successful... I'm still trying to sort through what happened when they tried me (I don't think it worked, but someone else was following along and was hypnotized...) And there we have it. That's the con in a nutshell, really. I have no idea what the other people were doing, but it sounded like they were having fun.
You're a Cute Catboy!!! You aren't the smartest of
the litter, but your uber kawaii-ness makes up
for it. While you can be kinda clueless and
confused at times, everyone still loves ya. ^_^
What Kind of Catboy are You?
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Hehe... well, I can only hope I'm cute (and that someone would skritch behind my ears...)
Discover your Zodiac Personality @ Quiz Me
Strange, I'm a Cancer by birth... but if Pisces is a water sign then I suppose it's okay.
And the silliest bit of the bunch... that strange survey thing that's been making the rounds.
Have you Ever...
1. Kissed your cousin?: No. That's a particularly sick question to open with.
2. Ran away?: No, not really. Ann Arbor's more of a displacement.
3. Pictured your crush naked?: Crush? I don't think I've ever had anything that might count as that.
4. Actually seen your crush naked?: No.
5. Broken someone's heart?: I hope not. Would probably shatter mine.
6. Been in love?: I don't think so, considering I have a somewhat idealized conception of it.
7. Cried when someone died?: All the time.
8. Wanted someone you knew you couldn't have?: Yesh. All the good ones seem taken.
9. Broken a bone?: Yeap. Just last year, too.
10. Drank alcohol?: The occasional drink with the family at Easter of at religious services.
11. Lied?: More than I probably want to admit.
12. Cried in school?: Yes. Usually over something silly.
Which is Better...
13. Coke or Pepsi?: Vernors.
14. Sprite or 7UP?: Vernors.
15. Girls or guys?: Girls.
16. Flowers or candy?: Candy. Best when shared.
17. Scruffy or clean shaven?: Myself? Slightly scruffy, because I'm somewhat lazy and I think it looks okay.
18. Quiet or loud?: Depends on the loud thing. If I like the loud thing, loud. If not, QUIET!
19. Blondes or brunettes?: No preferences. I've met quite a few sexy redheads, too.
20. Nice or playas?: Nice. I'd rather not have my heart yanked around, thank you.
21. Tall or short?: No preference, although all my friends say I'm going to marry someone very short (I'm kinda tall...)
22. Pants or shorts?: Shorts when it's warm, pants when it's cold. Since this is Michigan, both are needed.
With the Opposite Sex
23. What do you notice first?: The eyes. Good eyes are captivating.
24. Last person you slow danced with?: Ah... it's been so long, I don't remember.
25. Worst question to ask? Ask them? Some aggravatingly cheesy pick up line.
26. (Removed for nonsensicality)
27. Had a great time with the opposite sex?: Sure. I have lots of friends who are girls.
What is...
28. Your good luck charm?: My natural ability to make fun of myself.
29. The person you hate the most?: Narrow it down to one? You must be kidding...
30. The best thing that happened to you today?: I'm watching a rainstorm from my apartment.
Favorites:
31. Color(s)?: Silver. Think about it. (But I'm partial to any color that looks good on me.)
32. Movie(s)?: Too many to list. Monty Python, Mel Brooks, and the Matrix all have high honors...
33. Book(s)?: Again, too many to count. But if I had to, I'd say one called Villains By Necessity.
34. Subject in school?: Band. Music is a large part of my life.
35. Ice cream?: Strawberry from the standard three, and if you get exotic... I have a lot that I like...
36. Holiday?: Christmas/Yule. Snow, presents, family... I like it.
37. Season?: Spring. Rain rocks.
38. Breakfast food?: Waffles. Loves them, I do.
39. Place to go on your honeymoon?: Haven't thought that far ahead. But the "bed" response is clever...
Who...
40. Makes you laugh the most?: Myself. But it's because there's a lot of silly stuff in my life, usually involving me and the potential for getting hurt by my own stupidity...
41. Makes you smile?: Same reason as above.
42. Gives you a funny feeling when you see them?: Which sort of funny feeling? The romantic kind or the "something's not right" kind? Actually, it doesn't matter. I can't think of anybody for either.
43. Has a crush on you?: If I knew, I'd probably be a lot happier.
44. Do you have a crush on?: Probably quite a few people. But none of them are available, so it's not really worth listing off.
45. Can make you feel better no matter what?: No single person can do that. Strange things that I observe can do it, and sometimes do.
46. Is easier to talk to, guys or girls?: Depends on what you're talking about, and to whom.
Do You Ever...?
47. Sit by the phone waiting for a call all night?: Not usually, but I haven't had anything to do that with, so no.
49. Save E-Mails?: Generally, yes. At least, until the purpose of them has passed.
50. Wish you were someone else?: At times. But they're usually book characters with different situations and stuff, so I don't think t really counts. What I'd really like to change is my situation.
51. Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: Only in the sense of trying to figure out how the opposite sex sees things and experiences them.
52. Cried because of someone's mean words?: Definitely. Happens all the time.
Best...
54. Perfume?: Don' use it.
55. Kiss?: Hasn't happened.
56. Romantic memory?: See above.
57. Most recent advice given to you?: Keep calling them.
58. Fallen for your best friend?: Nope. Although![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
welah is of the right orientation for that, I'm not.
59. Made out with "just a friend"?: You know, the more of these I say no to, the more depressed I get...
Have You Ever... (Segment Two)
61. Been in love?: You already asked that. Not by my definition.
62. Been in lust?: *shifts eyes* Yes.
63. Used someone?: Probably. Although it probably was unintentional.
64. Been used?: More than likely.
65. Been cheated on?: Nope. No girlfriend, remember?
66. Been kissed?: Yes, actually. Nothing romantic or anything like that...
67. Done something you regret?: I likewelah's response to this: I have (20) years of things I regret. That being said, I also have twenty years of really cool stuff that I don't regret.
And now, I'm off to cause mayhem and madness. Or maybe I'll just sit in and watch some anime...
Thus, the rundown: The autograph hunter in me rejoiced greatly, for he scored perfect. And it was a good set of guests. I now have several of my animations signed. It's nice.
A plot was hatched. I am trying to make the most valuable worthless game ever. So, I need to hope that some of the guests who have been at ACEN in years past return so that I can finish this plot. If I get it done, it will be very cool.
My friend H (alias Duck, although H is a good way to describe him, too...) was made an Otaku Saint by our group for performing his third miracle. (It's a bit of a story. If you want it, ask.)
Lively panels (since my circuit is mostly voice acting, they're always lively) and I got to meet the character designer as well as director of Excel Saga. For those who wonder about Nabeshin: Yes, the afro is real. Yes, he does dress like that. Nabeshin is exactly what he is in Excel Saga. I also met the creator, character designer (both concept and production), director, composer, mecha designer, and producer (seven different people) of Read or Die and the voice actress who plays Anita in R.O.D. the TV. And the character designer for Azumanga Daioh's animation, too. (As well as Project A-ko's character designer.) And that was just the Japanese guests.
Nothing started on time for ACEN, and so things got a little sleep-deprived at times. That being said, I watched Nescaflowne and Evangelion: Redeath: Redux in Midnight Madness along with the usual (Heino-included!) insanity of Anime Hell.
I fell asleep in my room while there was hentai being shown. I saw Capoeira, a most interesting martial art (if you've played the Tekken games, it's the style that Eddy and Christine use) that could, quite literally, be "played" (for it is a game set to music, or so they say...) for an entire day, if the conditions were right. All of the moves revolve around a particular "jinga" (a peculiar-looking step) and all return to that jinga after completion. Very cool, especially for 9 AM...
...and on the way back, my vehicle was involved in a three (four?) hour duel of video-game naming, unto which I somehow came out on top. Was a whole bunch of insane fun. The dealer's room disappointed a tad, really. Not a whole lot there that I wanted. But that's okay. Was still fun.
Got to dust off and play quite a few rounds of Morton's List... and inspired, perhaps, a small cult following out of it. I'll have to bring it next year. (One of the con volunteers was a Morton's List player, and he saw my rulebook and asked me about it. Naturally, we teamed up later that evening.) Actually, one of the games was very interesting. We tried to get people to hypnotize each other, with mixed results, but generally successful... I'm still trying to sort through what happened when they tried me (I don't think it worked, but someone else was following along and was hypnotized...) And there we have it. That's the con in a nutshell, really. I have no idea what the other people were doing, but it sounded like they were having fun.
You're a Cute Catboy!!! You aren't the smartest of
the litter, but your uber kawaii-ness makes up
for it. While you can be kinda clueless and
confused at times, everyone still loves ya. ^_^
What Kind of Catboy are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
Hehe... well, I can only hope I'm cute (and that someone would skritch behind my ears...)
Discover your Zodiac Personality @ Quiz Me
Strange, I'm a Cancer by birth... but if Pisces is a water sign then I suppose it's okay.
And the silliest bit of the bunch... that strange survey thing that's been making the rounds.
Have you Ever...
1. Kissed your cousin?: No. That's a particularly sick question to open with.
2. Ran away?: No, not really. Ann Arbor's more of a displacement.
3. Pictured your crush naked?: Crush? I don't think I've ever had anything that might count as that.
4. Actually seen your crush naked?: No.
5. Broken someone's heart?: I hope not. Would probably shatter mine.
6. Been in love?: I don't think so, considering I have a somewhat idealized conception of it.
7. Cried when someone died?: All the time.
8. Wanted someone you knew you couldn't have?: Yesh. All the good ones seem taken.
9. Broken a bone?: Yeap. Just last year, too.
10. Drank alcohol?: The occasional drink with the family at Easter of at religious services.
11. Lied?: More than I probably want to admit.
12. Cried in school?: Yes. Usually over something silly.
Which is Better...
13. Coke or Pepsi?: Vernors.
14. Sprite or 7UP?: Vernors.
15. Girls or guys?: Girls.
16. Flowers or candy?: Candy. Best when shared.
17. Scruffy or clean shaven?: Myself? Slightly scruffy, because I'm somewhat lazy and I think it looks okay.
18. Quiet or loud?: Depends on the loud thing. If I like the loud thing, loud. If not, QUIET!
19. Blondes or brunettes?: No preferences. I've met quite a few sexy redheads, too.
20. Nice or playas?: Nice. I'd rather not have my heart yanked around, thank you.
21. Tall or short?: No preference, although all my friends say I'm going to marry someone very short (I'm kinda tall...)
22. Pants or shorts?: Shorts when it's warm, pants when it's cold. Since this is Michigan, both are needed.
With the Opposite Sex
23. What do you notice first?: The eyes. Good eyes are captivating.
24. Last person you slow danced with?: Ah... it's been so long, I don't remember.
25. Worst question to ask? Ask them? Some aggravatingly cheesy pick up line.
26. (Removed for nonsensicality)
27. Had a great time with the opposite sex?: Sure. I have lots of friends who are girls.
What is...
28. Your good luck charm?: My natural ability to make fun of myself.
29. The person you hate the most?: Narrow it down to one? You must be kidding...
30. The best thing that happened to you today?: I'm watching a rainstorm from my apartment.
Favorites:
31. Color(s)?: Silver. Think about it. (But I'm partial to any color that looks good on me.)
32. Movie(s)?: Too many to list. Monty Python, Mel Brooks, and the Matrix all have high honors...
33. Book(s)?: Again, too many to count. But if I had to, I'd say one called Villains By Necessity.
34. Subject in school?: Band. Music is a large part of my life.
35. Ice cream?: Strawberry from the standard three, and if you get exotic... I have a lot that I like...
36. Holiday?: Christmas/Yule. Snow, presents, family... I like it.
37. Season?: Spring. Rain rocks.
38. Breakfast food?: Waffles. Loves them, I do.
39. Place to go on your honeymoon?: Haven't thought that far ahead. But the "bed" response is clever...
Who...
40. Makes you laugh the most?: Myself. But it's because there's a lot of silly stuff in my life, usually involving me and the potential for getting hurt by my own stupidity...
41. Makes you smile?: Same reason as above.
42. Gives you a funny feeling when you see them?: Which sort of funny feeling? The romantic kind or the "something's not right" kind? Actually, it doesn't matter. I can't think of anybody for either.
43. Has a crush on you?: If I knew, I'd probably be a lot happier.
44. Do you have a crush on?: Probably quite a few people. But none of them are available, so it's not really worth listing off.
45. Can make you feel better no matter what?: No single person can do that. Strange things that I observe can do it, and sometimes do.
46. Is easier to talk to, guys or girls?: Depends on what you're talking about, and to whom.
Do You Ever...?
47. Sit by the phone waiting for a call all night?: Not usually, but I haven't had anything to do that with, so no.
49. Save E-Mails?: Generally, yes. At least, until the purpose of them has passed.
50. Wish you were someone else?: At times. But they're usually book characters with different situations and stuff, so I don't think t really counts. What I'd really like to change is my situation.
51. Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: Only in the sense of trying to figure out how the opposite sex sees things and experiences them.
52. Cried because of someone's mean words?: Definitely. Happens all the time.
Best...
54. Perfume?: Don' use it.
55. Kiss?: Hasn't happened.
56. Romantic memory?: See above.
57. Most recent advice given to you?: Keep calling them.
58. Fallen for your best friend?: Nope. Although
welah is of the right orientation for that, I'm not.59. Made out with "just a friend"?: You know, the more of these I say no to, the more depressed I get...
Have You Ever... (Segment Two)
61. Been in love?: You already asked that. Not by my definition.
62. Been in lust?: *shifts eyes* Yes.
63. Used someone?: Probably. Although it probably was unintentional.
64. Been used?: More than likely.
65. Been cheated on?: Nope. No girlfriend, remember?
66. Been kissed?: Yes, actually. Nothing romantic or anything like that...
67. Done something you regret?: I like
welah's response to this: I have (20) years of things I regret. That being said, I also have twenty years of really cool stuff that I don't regret.And now, I'm off to cause mayhem and madness. Or maybe I'll just sit in and watch some anime...
