Gawd! O':
Another epic (and busy-filled) weekend... :'B lmfao NekoCon 12 was fun!!! X'D _{Even if I just went for one day.}
Met the most talented people ever who put the "art" in "artist"... Made new friends who are glompage-material... And overall, pure fun! XD

*tells in detail from the beginning (beware the long journal!)*
Sorry for the low quality of some of the photos; my camera sucks and hates me whenever I use it... |':

First off, dinner with was pure fun! X3 lol It was really a not-as-little-of-a-group-as-he-thought bunch of people with us (I think there were 15 of us in total).
He paid for my food, so I owe him a lot for that (thanks again, Brandon)! >w<; Well, I counted it as payment for his little commission (of which I'm only halfway done in total).

But Saturday was a little different than I'd planned. =w=; lol Went to MacArthur Mall with my friend, David. And omg! They have this one store called "Kirkland's" ([link])! O': Get it? MacArthur Mall with a Kirkland store... Such a pretty store too! :3 lol
But as if that wasn't enough either! >:'O When we went to get lunch at the food court, there was this one place called "Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips" with British food--right next to a Burger King at that ([link] - it says "Nathan's" on the map, but that's because the two are, I think, co-renting the same spot)... |':
Okay... Enough local JoKir public!innuendo.....

Brandon soon calls me up while taking David back to his house. And he asks me to pick him up--close to the mall! X'D lmfao Though, it was in a couple hours afterwards. That actually gave me some well-needed time to finish up my punk!England cosplay really. :'3
So then I pick him up and it was actually only then I believed that he was in the Marines with him being in uniform (he had this ceremony-thing to go to). |'D lol
We went back to my house, since originally it was to make up for not coming over on Friday after Chili's... But then it turned into a sleepover since it was rather late when we actually came here. XD Personally, it was rather convenient since he was going to NekoCon too (I had to call Nia up and tell her though). :'B
Though... The best thing imo, was this little Hetalia marathon we did. XD And I managed to get him into the series! O': _{Hetalia is taking over the world--one fan at a time... *kolkolkol* >D} And--I wasn't sure if he was joking or not--but he also blames me for getting him into USxUK... :'3 lol

But he falls asleep on the couch when Hetalia was close to the end of season one. O':

[link] ~ *pokes Mochimerica* What would Mochiggy think? >w<;

I actually stayed up all night to finish up my cosplay... |': I actually re-did the Union Jack entirely, since embroidering it would just take too long. So I cheated and cut out some felt and sewed them together... =w= lol It actually looks really good, but sadly, I don't have a picture with me currently. OTL;;; I'll take one and submit it (or post it in another entry) next time...
And by the time I finished, it was like, five minutes till my alarm would've rung. |'D So, I simply took that time to just put my cosplay on... :'B
By the time I was done and got out, Brandon wakes up and he almost thought I was someone else! X'D lmfao But we didn't have much time to spare since we still had to get back on base (he needed to change out of his uniform) and get to Nia's before 7:30am! O': So we left at about 5:45am.

[link] ~ Nothing too special; just me in the rear-view mirror... Took this while waiting for Brandon to get ready. *had to wait outside in the car*

So we got on base and went to Nia's. And omg! It's so much fun driving around in cosplay! :'D And I actually got to her house without making any wrong turns (then again, it's just my third time going to her place)... =w= lol

It was a fun drive going to the convention center... XD And we had McDonald's for breakfast! |': lol I was hungry, so I ate too... >w< *had a steak breakfast burrito* The workers there figured that we were part of NekoCon, kudos to my cosplay... X'D But we actually got them to-go and ate in the convention center lobby. :'B We had to wait till registration opened. We were first in line though. XD lmfao

[link] ~ Mochi attack! O': lmfao
[link] ~ England..eating McDonald's..... |': At least it wasn't a hamburger, you twats! >:'B

I should've scanned my badge though before coming here! O': I wrote in "Rockstar England" on it! XD lol
But I did scan in a few drawings that Brandon and I did... :'B

[link] ~ Random photo is random... O':

These are actually a compilation of the whole weekend (sorry for the lightness on these; at least they look it on this compy):

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[link] ~ Random sketches by *remix1014
[link] ~ I suck at drawing in pen... D: *phails*
[link] ~ I attempted to draw a mascot for this one anime club we're in... :'B lol Nothing official, and this is just a rough sketch.
[link] ~ Mochi collab fun! :'D lmfao
[link] ~ We were watching Hamtaro last night and the idea of drawing a ferret in the style was created... :'B lol *shot*

So anyway! O':
We were going through the con... :'D And the first thing that happens is a ninja!cosplayer playing the Caramelldansen! X'D There was a line of people joining in, and I eventually did too... :'B lol I couldn't help it!

[link] ~ Brandon, you were supposed to take one of me and Nia, not the line itself! XD lol

Mochimerica was on my shoulder as I danced it too... XD lmfao He actually managed to stay on pretty well through the dance (only fell off once though--probably to just annoy me).

But throughout the con, there were so many epic cosplayers, I started to feel inferior with my last-minute, slapped together cosplay... |'3;;; lmfao

was this beyond-epic!Italy... O':
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And there was a hero!awesome America there too! :'B
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Sorry, but there was no USxUK fanservice... lol *shot*

After a bit of chatting, met up with Nia and Brandon at Artist's Alley. :'B Gawd! So much talent in there! O': We were talking to several artists there about themselves and their work. *learned so much*
And if only I had enough money then, I would get a bunch of stuff! :'B
Especially the buttons and keychains from ... O': She has such talent! Andandand... :'D We got to do an art trade! Yay!

I drew one of her characters, and she drew me this...
[link] ~ I still love this little sketch to bits! ;w; ~ <3

Oh! And I was going to go meet Richard Epcar like I'd planned--especially since he was doing autographs! O': But... I didn't have anything for him (like a picture or anything) to sign... ;^; And it was only after we left when I noticed autographed program books! >:'O *would've done that if known earlier*

Anyway, later on, Nia and I were looking for everyone else. And we run into one of the Panel rooms; it was really loud and curiosity got to us. :'B Andandand... We became a part of it! :'D _Sorta.
It was a little something with OHSHC--we were their guests! X'D lol But really, everyone else in there were too... :'B We got to pick who we'd wanted to be tended to, and obviously, I picked the twins. X3 *fangirls* Okay, the hosts were really cosplayers, but they were still epic and fun!
But there was a little bit of a photoshoot out in the hallways. :'D lol And I hate my camera for being such a retard to take forever to start. D: But I managed to take a couple pictures.....

[link] ~ Tamaki's proof; a picture of Haruhi in a dress! >D
[link] ~ Aww... X3 Tamaki actually had to look away from this... XD lol
[link] ~ Twincest! 8D _{Okay, it's just huggling, but still! >w< ~ <3}

There was even a part where Tamaki was trying to get on Haruhi's good side again, and Nia suggested to try and win her back by "playing a song" with my guitar prop. :'B lol
The most embarassing thing about that though--was that the guitar's cord was tangled along my belt sheaths... OTL;;; _{Tamaki and Haruhi made up though and actually snogged, and I would've taken a picture, but I missed it (stupid camera). D': Oh, well...}

Met a few more cosplayers after that... :'D
There was a Xaldin, but I was on the second floor when I saw him (he was on the first floor), so I couldn't get a picture. OTL
And there was someone who had a perfect Fran cosplay! O': Seriously! It was as if Fran just walked out of FFXII; that accurate! X3 Loved the use of colored!contacts to match... :'B
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But a Greece cosplayer who wanted to take a picture. *huggles* :'D Yay! And I took a picture of her too...
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After that, we met back up with Nia to plan lunch. She was actually tired, so we actually left (it was close to closing times anyway).
But Brandon and I went to Wendy's... And yes... England ate hamburgers.....

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I'd actually say more, but the campus is about to close right now... OTL;;; I might do an edit with additional stuff, but no guarantees...