Belated post - VACATION

This entry SHOULD have been posted a week ago, but I admit to being too lazy to write it.

The vacation was fun. Fun (almost) beyond words to describe. Despite a little lack of sleep, compliments of the two in-house comedians who kept us all up all night with a very bad case of the giggles... or maybe because of it? I dunno, my memories are a bit hazy at this time. Probably has something to do with the lack of sleep I was suffering from at the time... wait, did I mention that already?

Really though, it was a blast to hang out with the group again. Only been a week, and I miss 'em all already. Even though I chat with them quite often online, it's not the same as just hanging out and just letting the craziness overtake us all. Of course, that level of craziness on a regular basis might just make us all... well, I guess it's too late for some of us. Me, for instance.

It's a shame that we all live in different states, and can only meet up maybe once a year or so. (Although, I think I can hear someone, somewhere, right now, telling me I should move to Oregon... then again, maybe it's just my overactive imagination...? :P )

Went to a lot of stuff at the con, and got the chance to learn some valuable things from a lot of familiar names. Tracy and Laura Hickman, Michael Stackpole, Robert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye. Even got to see Anne McCaffery, Margaret Weiss, and Larry Elmore.

Also saw a ton of people in costume for the entire weekend. I swear I've never seen so many stormtroopers in my LIFE. There were also a bunch of jedi, several Starfleet peoples, a couple klingons, pirates, a few superheroes, general ren faire folks, two VERY impressive predators, a Halo troup, a strange creature made up of soft colored plastic balls, and one guy I swear just stepped out of the screen from a certain recent pirate movie. How these people could have been so dedicated as to wear these costumes for 3 days straight... talk about dedication.

And, of course, bought some stuff as well. Including a cute little furry stuffed animal - Tito, from the Nausicaa manga. (Yes yes, I know, it's not really alive, and therefore is not gazing down at me. But it's still cute. Hey, I'm female, I'm allowed the occasional fit of girlish silliness over cute stuffed animals. Don't laugh, or I'll have to send my dragon to scorch you. :P )

It was a total blast. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. Then again, it's always fun to hang out with people as crazy as I am. Crazy, but in a good way. Well, they are at least. Me? I dunno... anyways, I must go - little Tito decrees it... ^_^