It was a wonderful con. Fully of pleasant people, kind people, and wonderful conversations. It was small, with the 1,100 people that shown up... you would end up bumping into the same people you saw much earlier in the day. There were fun games to be had, fun times, as well as some bad for me. But, some of that bad was personal so it didn't really matter.

I got to meet  yifferfox in person, and I was honored to be able to meet the artist and find out that he likes my work. I also got to meet Brom. Bob has got to be the most awesome cane I have ever seen.

I met all sorts of wonderful people, some are now on my watch list and I on theirs. There are still a few people I have to add to my contacts, but I loved meeting and talking with you... and hopefully I will get to see you again next year.

I didn't really do much at the con really. I played in the Smash Bros. Tournament, and didn't get past round one though... I did perform very well in comparison to when I played my first tournament ever. I also played in the Apples & Apples tournament. It was my first time ever playing the game, and I actually got into the finals. I couldn't believe it! It was a whole lot of fun and laughs with that game. I didn't even place in the finals, but I found a game that I really love to play. I think that is more than worth it.

And for the first time in years... I danced. I even competed in a dance contest. I didn't get past round one, but it felt good to dance again. Though, my back was killing me after all the dancing I did those two days. Thankfully one of the kind people I met was training to be a massage therapist, and oh god did it hurt... but he really got rid of the back pain. That was just awesome. Thank you again dude, you have my eternal gratitude.

Ah, and another first was that I actually got Tipsy. Saturday night was the dance contest, at first I was not going to enter because I was wearing my boots and didn't want to scratch up the dance floor. I watch the contest cause I like to watch people dance and get ideas. Well, I realized I could have just danced in my socks and I was starting to regret not entering. Fortune I guess smiled on me. As the contest was going on, there was a request for a volunteer to enter the contest because one of the entrants didn't have someone to dance against. So I took off my shoes and said that I would do it. The guy was really nice and really appreciative. To quote him exactly, "You may be a girl, but you got a lot of balls to do that." So, after I lost the first round I called up  portzebie to tell him what I had done. We conversed on the phone for awhile and then I went back to the dance. I found the guy I danced with again and he offered to let me have a shot of Grey Goose. So, we went to his room and I had my first shot of grey goose.

Now, all day I had nothing to eat since my friend wouldn't let me use his car and he was eating only candy all day so he wasn't going to go anywhere to eat food. So, my stomach was empty. So, after two shots of grey goose, the alcohol kicked in within minutes. Thankfully I got back to the video game room and wasn't walking all weirdly in the hotel part of the con. Once I got to the video game room, I was gone. I started feeling a little dizzy, I had to sit and drink some water. My friend found me and told me it was time to go home. Walking down stairs while knowingly being tipsy is not a fun task. My friend kept saying I was drunk on the drive home, especially when I called my boyfriend again while I was not in my fully right mind. I can see the appeal of being tipsy. I can't understand being fully drunk, but being tipsy is quite the experience. But, I would never want to be this way unless I know that someone that I trust is taking me home. Thankfully when my friend saw I was tipsy, he stopped at McDonalds so that I could get food in my system. I am also very thankful that I had my wits about me to not have a third shot, I would have been falling all over myself.

The dealers den and artist alley was not that impressive. There was some really awesome artists, but nothing amazing. Especially in such a small space. Though, this is not a large con... yet. Maybe next year will be even better.

All in all, I had a great time. Maybe I will get to go again next year... and hopefully I will have my own car to get food.