Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 

Tomorrow is the last shift I have to contend with before having a full weekend off devoted to Anime, friends and bringing to an end the epic that was creating the Confic. So far things have come together with surprising ease; it's been so smooth that I'm kind of worried of when the other proverbial shoe will fall.

Mel's done up a fantastic "Baka Royale" cover, which actually uses a slightly altered BR logo. We've got all but 2 scripts done up and in their folders...with the remaining 2 getting done tomorrow since I, er, forgot there were 12 scripts and only bought 10 folders for them. Oops?

But things are almost ready to be set in motion, which on the downside does mean that I have to make sure I've got almost everything done tonight. Tomorrow morning I have off, and that is devoted tweaking a chapter of a fanfic due for release the Friday of the Con. After that...well, it's off to Hamilton after my evening shift to drop Shady off with my sister for the weekend. So if I forget anything or forget to do anything before I leave for work, I'm screwed.

So here it is, the obligatory pre-Con check!

Confic scripts? Check.

Confic Props? Mostly check. (with Pocky & a newspaper left to acquire)

Pretty much all details with the Con panelist organizer sorted out? Check.

Clothes? Check.

Swimsuit? Check. (Oooh, almost forgot that!)

Food? Check.

Washed dishes & cleaned kitchen before leaving? Check.

Cleaned Chance's litter box? Check.

Gathered food & toys for Shady's stay in Hamilton? Check.

Bought alcohol? Dammit, I knew I forgot something!


Today's Lesson: Chance is too damned large to be a shoulder kitty, no matter how much he insists otherwise.


posted by Phillip at 12:36 AM

 

Anime North is almost upon us. And I have spent very little time gushing excitedly about it in this little bit of nowhere, primarily because only now, with two days to go, am I able to look beyond "what must be done for the Con" and at last see "fun at the Con".

The Baka Royale scripts have been tweaked with only a few minor changes (one new short bit featuring, if he's awake, Gabezilla) and one deletion of extraneous PMS-2 dialogue. The scripts themselves will be ready by this evening, with minimal fuss.

And much to my sheer amazement, virtually all of the props are either accounted for or were made yesterday, with the only real exception being the "Will Yaoi For Conswag" sign. Happily, there's still air & silly string left in the "bukkake" canisters, so there's a plus. I myself am boggled at how within10 minutes I created the cheapest-looking set of Goku hair and Yugioh hair...and it looks like some actual cosplay costumes I've seen before. Meanwhile, Mel's created some amazing Laughing Man virus icons (which, unlike the "Will Yaoi For Conswag" sign, I now want to wear at least once around the convention centre, despite the icons lacking any eyeholes).

It suddenly occurs to me that anyone reading this who hasn't already seen the Confic script will have no idea why any of these things are in the live reading, and is probably very afraid of learning to know.

By tonight, virtually everything realted to the Confic will be complete, and I will be able to relax. Long is the way and hard is the road out of hell...or something theological like that. Whatever works for you, so long as it makes me sound intellectual.

Today's Lesson: James lives all the way in California. (No really, I did not know this before!)
posted by Phillip at 5:38 AM