The Other Website, or "Where The Hell Have You Been?"

Long story short, my summer has been littered with fun, drama, and sour regrets.

Sometimes, life doesn't so much give you lemons as it does throw lemons at you in rapid succession until you bruise. When this happens, staying dedicated to a blog feels somewhat akin to having The Wife constantly nagging at you to take out the trash. And microblogging is the office fling.

I can definitely see the appeal of Tumblr verses full-on blogging. Tumblr has the personality of blogging mixed with the instant gratification of Facebook, and a dash of 4chan culture. When there's a major issue going on in my life, instead of sorting my thoughts out into a lengthy blog post, I can simply post a picture that sums up my feelings. So my Tumblr has been absorbing my feelings for the past few months.

The highlights included a trip to L.A., dating three people at once, one of my best bros visiting from the army, and attending Phoenix Comicon. Which was really really awesome.
Phoenix Comicon was the perfect warm-up convention, because it's much smaller than San Diego Comicon and is located relatively close to me. It was like heaven to my inner nerd, complete with guest stars like Leonard Nimoy and Adam Baldwin, a signing with Max Brooks, and panels for nearly every nerdy interest out there. Conventions are also major cosplaying events. I learned this the hard way when I showed up the first day without a costume. Nearly everyone dresses up, and if you don't you risk looking out of place.
I showed up in my Sis Strider costume the next day. Let me just say, it is an incredibly rewarding feeling to work hard on a costume, then have people recognize you and want to take pictures with you. Showing up to a convention in a good costume almost feels like being a celebrity. The more popular your costume is, the more often you're going to be stopped for photos.

I made a lot of new friends at Comicon, and I'm positive that I'm going to go next year. In the meantime, cosplaying has become somewhat of a hobby of mine. Right now I'm planning another costume for an anime convetion in Phoenix. Tumblr will still be hearing about it, but I'll do my best to keep with this 'ole thing as well.