Stuff and VACATION AND FC RECAP!
Jan. 27th, 2006 12:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
obliviousally_ljOkay, I'm finally home so I can make a nice LONG post about our vacation. Plus, I don't have to deal with the japanese Mac keyboards.
FROM THE BEGINNING....
Tuesday: Woke up early to get to the airport with time to spare. However, we were through check-in, baggage, AND security with TWO HOURS to spare. But I guess that's good. I had a shitty cafe mocha from Starbucks. And a shitty cheese danish from Starbucks. UGH. Mocha House ALL THE WAY.
Our flight was nice, except for TJ passing out on the plane from her cramps. But the flight attendants were REALLY nice and helpful. And we made it to Phoenix with no trouble. And then from there to San Fran where![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
inaki picked us up and we traveled to smashwolf's place.
Now, see, Smash lives in the mountains. The Santa Cruz mountain range, to be exact. At an elevation of, about, 1,600 feet. These roads that you take there are not straight roads. They twist and turn and make squigglies all over the place. I was okay for a good 30 minutes, but then my stomach was not happy. But I made it to the house without puking.
Smash has a FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC house. This place is beautiful with a beautiful view. It's pretty awesome. And he's got a HUGE malamute named Indy who's a big lover. He came up to my hips, at the least.
We pretty much loafed about for the evening, meeting the other housemates and, I think we got pizza. Tasty meat pizza. And watched Serenity, which was kinda 'eh'.
Wednesday: Wednesday was a lazy day. We hung around the house and finished up the thylacine suit. I can't remember if a whole lot went on. Met a couple of Smash's buddies who stopped by, too.
Thursday: We headed out for FC pretty early in the day. Had fun figuring out how to fit everything in Inaki's car. But I prevailed with my awesome packing skills. We got to the hotel around...12PM or so, didn't get to check in until, like, 3PM, which sucked. But oh well. We pretty much milled about an met people until we got the room set up. Peeped into the dance, but didn't do a whole lot. Thursday at FC is mostly setup, so there really wasn't a whole lot going on. Metgraelin and Talesin, who was rooming with us.
We also discovered there was a group of babyfurs rooming two doors down from us. UGH. GROSS.
Friday: DEALER'S ROOM. ZOMG. First thing I did was stop byfireeyes' booth and get my bracelet. It's so cute, I love it. <3 Met a ton of people. Spent, like, $100 in the dealer's room in the first 20 minutes we were there. Bought a bunch of prints, TJ got a commission from Flinthoof and another really nice girl (I'll post the pics and links to artists later when I scan stuff). I picked up one of the PB & Jay portfolios and Genus: Male #5. Which sucked. But I hate John Barrett's art. UGH. I discovered that Goldenwolf's a right bitch. I'm sorry, but if people ar browsing your wares, say SOMETHING to them. A 'hi!' or a 'these are my prices' kinda thing DOESN'T HURT. It's fucking customer service. This determines if i even want to spend another second looking at your table. I don't care how much you get for your art, I don't care how much your originals have sold for. You're still human and you shouldn't act so damn uppity and pretentious. Christ. Get down off your shiny box and realize that you're just like everyone else in the dealer's room. Trying to make a living off your art. Yes, your art is beautiful. But, honey, there's a dozen more artists that can do the same level of work, if not better.
Friday evening was also the first![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
lt3m party of the weekend. Was pretty lowkey compared to the other two. XD But it was fun. I think TJ got puking drunk at this party or the Saturday party. I don't remember. But she got drunk. Bicardi 151 will do that to you. She was hilarious for a good two house beforehand, but then she was in the toilet for the rest of the evening.
Saturday: Um....uh...What did happen Saturday? Woke up, headed down to the dealer's room again. Chatted with Miss Monster (who fucking ROCKS) and Dark Natasha (who fucking ROCKS, as well). Wandered around, waited for Fel to show up at his table so we could pester and talk with him. Talked to a ton of people, gawked at pretty fursuits, ate sushi for dinner. Met some people who were wanting to meet TJ who were actually really cool. XD
Anotherlt3m party went down. This time with polph (Tet/Arty) and pocket_entropy (Trixi/Vinci) taking the floor. Well, mostly Arty, cause he's a loudmouth and did an Ask Arty show live. It was freaking hilarious. XD Vinci kept dragging unsuspecting people into our room to get interviewed. There was lots of laughing and hilarity. I don't remember most of it, but it was pretty great.
We also attended the 'Adult Situations in Art' panel. Which was really just a little undercover bondage class. Was very nice and informative. And I learned how to properly tie ropes. :3
Sunday: Technically the last day of the con, as Monday is slated for clean up. Watched TJ and Inaki in the fursuit parade and saw TONS of cool suits. There were over 230 suiters there, including the ones who didn't participate in the parade. I don't remember a whole lot about what happened during the day on Sunday. It'll probably come back to me later...
Sunday evening,foxpalmer held a lt3m room party in his room. He had his freaking subwoofers hooked up. Such sexy oontz. <3<3<3 They were so pretty. People on the 9TH FLOOR complained cause they could feel/hear the music. ROCKING. Inaki got ALOT of crazy-good news about the station and it's kinda exploding in a gooey mess now. Which is good.
Prior to the room party, a mini-party went down in our room. Vinci and Arty showed up andgraveyardgreg sang Love Shack for vinci. It was hilarious. And Batty/Talesin/Brighteyes was wasted, on the floor, dancing and singing. And vanst and alistor cuddled and made out on our bed. CUTE. kyhwana was there, as well. With beer in hand, as usual. XD
After we eventually returned to the room, we hung out with5pl1ce and her friend (I don't know her name!) in the hallway for awhile. Gossping and talking about being anime constaff. Then we eventually headed off to beds, cause we had to get up before noon and check out of the hotel.
Monday: Got everything together and checked out on time, woot. Hung around the hotel for awhile, worrying we wouldn't be able to get ahold of Fel before leaving. Cause he wanted to go to the beach with us. Said our goodbyes to people and eventually someone got Fel's new number to us. We got up with him and a bunch of us decided to go out to eat. We went to The Cheesecake Factory and I had THE BEST CHEESECAKE EVER. Kahlua cheesecake. ZOMG. I wanted to die.
Afterwards, we headed out to Half Moon Bay in hopes that we would catch the sun set. We finally found a beach, after the sun dipped down below the horizon, but that didn't matter. TJ finally saw the ocean and I actually got in the water. Up to my knees, but still. It was worth it, despite it being freezing. I missed running from the waves and alive feeling that the ocean gives me. Fel even took his shoes off and ran in, which was pretty funny. And then we all stood on the rocks and watched the waves and dusk fall over the water. It was easily the best part of the trip. <3<3<3<3
We finally headed back to the hotel. Dropped Fel off and headed back to Smash's place to drop things off. We then went to........Ciao! Bella!!, which is easily THE BEST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. This could be, like, my home. I loved it. It's where the 80's went to die. I want my house to look like that when I get one. It's beautiful. MAGNIFICENT, I SAY. We were waited on by girls 'named' Elvis and Rebel. How cool is that?!?!
And they were totally playing Pink Floyd and me and Smash were singing along. XD
After, we went back to Smash's and crashed. Early flight back to Cleveland. The flight was nice, slept a bit, and TJ doesn't get wigged out when looking out the window anymore! Yay!
Overall, I'd love to attend FC again. I'm perfectly cool with flying now and I can't wait for the next time we go to Cali. <3<3
I have pics to post, but I'll have to do that later. Until then, here's Arty's picture archive, which has me in it. And other craziness. <3<3
http://solfire.com/geekpics/conpics/fc06/
And, for anyone interested in thelt3m broadcasts, they're archived here:
http://aku.lt3m.com/~icecast/archive/FC%20LIVE!/
Look! I'm drawing! ZOMG!
CUTE! <3<3
Failover browsing Fel's rave portfolio...
Failover humping the iDog in beautiful lighting.
Failover keepin' shit under control.
FROM THE BEGINNING....
Tuesday: Woke up early to get to the airport with time to spare. However, we were through check-in, baggage, AND security with TWO HOURS to spare. But I guess that's good. I had a shitty cafe mocha from Starbucks. And a shitty cheese danish from Starbucks. UGH. Mocha House ALL THE WAY.
Our flight was nice, except for TJ passing out on the plane from her cramps. But the flight attendants were REALLY nice and helpful. And we made it to Phoenix with no trouble. And then from there to San Fran where
inaki picked us up and we traveled to smashwolf's place.Now, see, Smash lives in the mountains. The Santa Cruz mountain range, to be exact. At an elevation of, about, 1,600 feet. These roads that you take there are not straight roads. They twist and turn and make squigglies all over the place. I was okay for a good 30 minutes, but then my stomach was not happy. But I made it to the house without puking.
Smash has a FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC house. This place is beautiful with a beautiful view. It's pretty awesome. And he's got a HUGE malamute named Indy who's a big lover. He came up to my hips, at the least.
We pretty much loafed about for the evening, meeting the other housemates and, I think we got pizza. Tasty meat pizza. And watched Serenity, which was kinda 'eh'.
Wednesday: Wednesday was a lazy day. We hung around the house and finished up the thylacine suit. I can't remember if a whole lot went on. Met a couple of Smash's buddies who stopped by, too.
Thursday: We headed out for FC pretty early in the day. Had fun figuring out how to fit everything in Inaki's car. But I prevailed with my awesome packing skills. We got to the hotel around...12PM or so, didn't get to check in until, like, 3PM, which sucked. But oh well. We pretty much milled about an met people until we got the room set up. Peeped into the dance, but didn't do a whole lot. Thursday at FC is mostly setup, so there really wasn't a whole lot going on. Met
graelin and Talesin, who was rooming with us.We also discovered there was a group of babyfurs rooming two doors down from us. UGH. GROSS.
Friday: DEALER'S ROOM. ZOMG. First thing I did was stop by
fireeyes' booth and get my bracelet. It's so cute, I love it. <3 Met a ton of people. Spent, like, $100 in the dealer's room in the first 20 minutes we were there. Bought a bunch of prints, TJ got a commission from Flinthoof and another really nice girl (I'll post the pics and links to artists later when I scan stuff). I picked up one of the PB & Jay portfolios and Genus: Male #5. Which sucked. But I hate John Barrett's art. UGH. I discovered that Goldenwolf's a right bitch. I'm sorry, but if people ar browsing your wares, say SOMETHING to them. A 'hi!' or a 'these are my prices' kinda thing DOESN'T HURT. It's fucking customer service. This determines if i even want to spend another second looking at your table. I don't care how much you get for your art, I don't care how much your originals have sold for. You're still human and you shouldn't act so damn uppity and pretentious. Christ. Get down off your shiny box and realize that you're just like everyone else in the dealer's room. Trying to make a living off your art. Yes, your art is beautiful. But, honey, there's a dozen more artists that can do the same level of work, if not better. Friday evening was also the first
lt3m party of the weekend. Was pretty lowkey compared to the other two. XD But it was fun. I think TJ got puking drunk at this party or the Saturday party. I don't remember. But she got drunk. Bicardi 151 will do that to you. She was hilarious for a good two house beforehand, but then she was in the toilet for the rest of the evening. Saturday: Um....uh...What did happen Saturday? Woke up, headed down to the dealer's room again. Chatted with Miss Monster (who fucking ROCKS) and Dark Natasha (who fucking ROCKS, as well). Wandered around, waited for Fel to show up at his table so we could pester and talk with him. Talked to a ton of people, gawked at pretty fursuits, ate sushi for dinner. Met some people who were wanting to meet TJ who were actually really cool. XD
Another
lt3m party went down. This time with polph (Tet/Arty) and pocket_entropy (Trixi/Vinci) taking the floor. Well, mostly Arty, cause he's a loudmouth and did an Ask Arty show live. It was freaking hilarious. XD Vinci kept dragging unsuspecting people into our room to get interviewed. There was lots of laughing and hilarity. I don't remember most of it, but it was pretty great. We also attended the 'Adult Situations in Art' panel. Which was really just a little undercover bondage class. Was very nice and informative. And I learned how to properly tie ropes. :3
Sunday: Technically the last day of the con, as Monday is slated for clean up. Watched TJ and Inaki in the fursuit parade and saw TONS of cool suits. There were over 230 suiters there, including the ones who didn't participate in the parade. I don't remember a whole lot about what happened during the day on Sunday. It'll probably come back to me later...
Sunday evening,
foxpalmer held a lt3m room party in his room. He had his freaking subwoofers hooked up. Such sexy oontz. <3<3<3 They were so pretty. People on the 9TH FLOOR complained cause they could feel/hear the music. ROCKING. Inaki got ALOT of crazy-good news about the station and it's kinda exploding in a gooey mess now. Which is good. Prior to the room party, a mini-party went down in our room. Vinci and Arty showed up and
graveyardgreg sang Love Shack for vinci. It was hilarious. And Batty/Talesin/Brighteyes was wasted, on the floor, dancing and singing. And vanst and alistor cuddled and made out on our bed. CUTE. kyhwana was there, as well. With beer in hand, as usual. XDAfter we eventually returned to the room, we hung out with
5pl1ce and her friend (I don't know her name!) in the hallway for awhile. Gossping and talking about being anime constaff. Then we eventually headed off to beds, cause we had to get up before noon and check out of the hotel. Monday: Got everything together and checked out on time, woot. Hung around the hotel for awhile, worrying we wouldn't be able to get ahold of Fel before leaving. Cause he wanted to go to the beach with us. Said our goodbyes to people and eventually someone got Fel's new number to us. We got up with him and a bunch of us decided to go out to eat. We went to The Cheesecake Factory and I had THE BEST CHEESECAKE EVER. Kahlua cheesecake. ZOMG. I wanted to die.
Afterwards, we headed out to Half Moon Bay in hopes that we would catch the sun set. We finally found a beach, after the sun dipped down below the horizon, but that didn't matter. TJ finally saw the ocean and I actually got in the water. Up to my knees, but still. It was worth it, despite it being freezing. I missed running from the waves and alive feeling that the ocean gives me. Fel even took his shoes off and ran in, which was pretty funny. And then we all stood on the rocks and watched the waves and dusk fall over the water. It was easily the best part of the trip. <3<3<3<3
We finally headed back to the hotel. Dropped Fel off and headed back to Smash's place to drop things off. We then went to........Ciao! Bella!!, which is easily THE BEST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. This could be, like, my home. I loved it. It's where the 80's went to die. I want my house to look like that when I get one. It's beautiful. MAGNIFICENT, I SAY. We were waited on by girls 'named' Elvis and Rebel. How cool is that?!?!
And they were totally playing Pink Floyd and me and Smash were singing along. XD
After, we went back to Smash's and crashed. Early flight back to Cleveland. The flight was nice, slept a bit, and TJ doesn't get wigged out when looking out the window anymore! Yay!
Overall, I'd love to attend FC again. I'm perfectly cool with flying now and I can't wait for the next time we go to Cali. <3<3
I have pics to post, but I'll have to do that later. Until then, here's Arty's picture archive, which has me in it. And other craziness. <3<3
http://solfire.com/geekpics/conpics/fc06/
And, for anyone interested in the
lt3m broadcasts, they're archived here:http://aku.lt3m.com/~icecast/archive/FC%20LIVE!/
Look! I'm drawing! ZOMG!
CUTE! <3<3
Failover browsing Fel's rave portfolio...
Failover humping the iDog in beautiful lighting.
Failover keepin' shit under control.
