Mommie had a run-in with
Yune a little orange bird while we were at AX. It got all tangled up in the net we put around our apricot tree (I guess the net served its purpose! >XD). So she cut the little bird out and held it and pet it and then let it go. D: !!!!! I WANNA PET A LITTLE ORANGE BIRD!! Gah, cute! X3
I'm glad to be home and resting after AX. I had a good time, even though it was hectic, stressful, and things didn't go as well as I would have liked. I wanted to chat with more people I saw there, but I was exhausted. I'm really glad we stayed the day after. It really let me wind down and enjoy the last day. And although the Holiday Inn was inn quality and not hotel quality, I still enjoyed it. The walk was not bad at all. It was inconvenient to be in a different hotel from friends, though, since the convention was a bit far and closed too early to provide a good meeting spot. I felt like I missed a ton of the con, but I still got to enjoy it. I'll definitely go next year.
Kie and I left for the con late Wednesday. We're always late, but this time, I planned to be late. It was so bloody hot, I didn't want to drive down in the heat. And it's a good thing we didn't, because we drove back up in the middle of the day (noon to 7pm) and when I pulled my Janaff wings out of the car, Kie went D: !!!!!! There's a huge patch of feathers missing!! And yeah. Apparently, the heat in the car melted the feathers off. Really cleanly, too (yay)! SO. Now I don't have to whine about how I wish I could remake them. Because I CAN remake them! Plucking the feathers off cleanly was something I was dreading trying to do.
Getting my badge was amazingly painless (and retrieving my badge after I lost it was even more amazingly painless). I saw Momusu from way too far away at the panel (took a good 20 min to realize that ugly mop was Ai's. WTF, her hair is usually the best thing about her. By far), but at least I saw them. They're so cute and well-groomed. XD Then I cam-whored like crazy in Janaff. I actually made it to the Fire Emblem gathering on time. Early in fact. AND GUYS, YOU'RE RIGHT! The sandals don't hurt any more! I love Nicole's new wings, and this time, she smelled like roses. ;D Boo for Mike forgetting his skirt, but at least I got to see the gloriousness of Rafiel on Saturday! X3
Friday was hectic, but I'm glad I got a short photoshoot in with Tina! Welcome to cosplay, Tina! Don't get too addicted! XD Or is it too late? Also, I had dinner with part of the crew at Morton's. OMG. RED MEAT. And giant potato skin. With a huge pile of bacon. :9
Masquerade times was exhausing. Masquerade backstage was spiff. We had SO much space back there. Even more space than last year for running and snickling and whatnot. I do like the Nokia theater better, though. This stage had too much stuff on it (lights and speakers) which made it look a bit cluttered. It distracted from the acts (which honestly, I didn't watch too many because I was tired, but I did see Lyn, Lisa, Ash, Bri, Wendy, and OMG YAS). The masq crew and judges were really sweet and a pleasure to work with. I am so flattered we got a trophy. I wasn't even expecting a certificate. I just wanted to get it over with so I wouldn't have to haul that much crap to a con again. Thank you Lionel for transporting so much of our stuff, and for letting us borrow your RC truck (and steal your oversized foamcore XD). THANK YOU Kiyoshi for all your hard work, especially on the Damned Pixel Horse. You really helped us make it happen. Thank you Nicole and Cindy for being awesome stage ninjas! Big hearts to the rest of the crew for obvious reasons. And thank you Hai for taking my Vanilmirth. I'm glad the crew still has it, but I didn't want to keep it myself. Now YOU get to deal with the nesting spiders.

Enough for now. XD