My First Anime Convention

Despite watching a bit of anime now and then, I don't actually consider myself much of an anime fan. Anyway, I went to my very first anime convention today, and it was kinda exciting, but I'll start this entry by recounting what happened yesterday. Friday night was a blast, even if the day was a little erf. You see, I had to be at some place by 9.30am, which meant I had to wake at 6am. My room mate, being the not-very-considerate person she is, decided to keep me up til 2am by refusing to leave my room. I figure it was my fault that I invited her in the first place, but I have observed that she has the tendency to stay in my room at the most inappropriate times, like that time she had her boyfriend over... *deep frown*

Anyway, she tried to "make it up to me" by relentlessly telling me to "go to sleep" on the train to Sydney. It's really not how sleep works, and I am slightly exasperated by her efforts. Anyway, it turns out I can function on very little sleep, so I was quite hyper when we had dinner by the harbour, and I even stayed awake long enough to scream until my throat hurt at karaoke. It felt good, spending a shit-tonne of money. Nvm that it's essentially 4 weeks of grocery money. I need a little fun in my life, and I reckon this is it. 

Then I went to the convention today. It certainly wasn't as spectacularly awesome as I expected, but I saved myself from gloom and doom by seeking out some friends who I'd grown distant to and enjoyed their company. I watched parts of the cosplay show, and I thought it was amazing how much effort people put into their costumes. I wish I could actually see it in Japan or go to USA, where cosplay is a thing and people don't give you weird looks for it. I didn't actually cosplay myself because I don't really like costumes and I figured I'd get lost in town trying to find places, and I didn't want to attract strange attention. 

I bought a bunch of random stuff at the convention, and by the end of the day I have no idea where my money went. I think I spent as much on food (if not more) than I did on anime merchandise. The sad thing is, when I was there I thought to myself, "if I bought this online it would be cheaper", so then I refrained from buying a lot of things. Then I didn't buy any artwork because I was all "psssht, I can draw that" or "these are all too good and I can't decide what I want, so I'll get nothing instead". There was this art book I really wanted though; it was by one of my favourite artists and it was signed--- except the art book was in terrible condition and the signature was from 2 years ago... Oh plus it was heavily overpriced...

Anyway, I have random trinkets from the convention, and it makes me happy that I actually spent my money on something. I wish I could've bought more stuff, but there really was nothing that caught my eye. I couldn't even see traces of my favourite anime there, so I didn't bother...

All in all I had a good day. The convention wasn't the best thing in my life but it was a pleasant way to spend the day. I certainly saw a lot of things and got the whole "convention experience". There is just so much to see and so much to do in Sydney... I do love this place.