WHO ARE YOU CALLING SMALL?! - Sukoshi Con: Bowling Green 2014

Convention Info

Name: SukoshiCon: Bowling Green
Host City: Bowling Green, KY
Venue: The Sloan Convention Center
Date: February 15th, 2014

Some conventions are a once-a-year deal, and with the amount of work that goes into them, it's not hard to see why. Coordinating people, places, things, and ideas - no type of noun gets left behind - to give a show to a thousand or more folks from different age groups, tastes, and backgrounds is undoubtedly a task for the mighty.

And then there are some people just crazy enough to do multiple shows in a year. The folks behind Sukoshi Con are that kind of crazy(in a good way). They have at least seven shows in four states, which means they're at least seven times that kind of crazy by the Distributive Property of Insanity.

The Con with "Awesome" Right in the Name - SugoiCon 2013

Basic Convention Info

Name: SugoiCon
Host City: Sharonville, OH
Venue: Crowne Plaza Cincinnati North
Dates: November 1-3, 2013

Depending on which of my personalities you ask, SugoiCon was either my first or second convention experience ever, something like five years ago(the other possibility for Numero Uno being GenCon). Responsibility for initially making me aware of it, and thus exposing the world to my inner otaku in a big way, goes to the wonderful and talented owner of Sew Peach, who also provided me with the first home-sewn costume I ever wore to a convention, my trademark Giant Kon.

NaNo Hiatus, or "The Insatiable Maw That Devours My Life Every Year"

So November is almost over, and you may be wondering why I vanished again so quickly after such a dramatic return. Well, it's that time of the year again. A time for sharing with others. A time for personal introspection. A time for putting the hectic craziness of regular life aside for hectic craziness of a different kind.

That's right. I speak, of course, of NaNoWriMo(what were you thinking about?).

Snakes, Burgers, Dancing, and Maids - EvilleCon 2013

Basic Convention Info
Name: EvilleCon
Host City: Evansville, IN
Venue: Holiday Inn Evansville Airport
Dates: March 22-24, 2013


I first learned of EvilleCon thanks to some artist friends from the Evansville area at a convention last year. Word had it that it was a small con with a friendly atmosphere, but to be honest the name already had my curiosity piqued. And given that I'd already heard good things about Evansville from other folks, I was pretty stoked to finally have an excuse to visit. The trip there was pretty smooth and pleasant – I've driven through Indiana enough times by now to start getting used to the bizarre, mountain-less landscape – and without much trouble I found my way to the airport grounds, and the Holiday Inn.

2013: Year of the Snake? Mo' Like Year of the (Anime) Con!

So this year has been pretty crazy. I would like to blame my lack of new content on that, but it's actually been a combination of laziness, uncertainty, and straight-up fear. Not counting my old LiveJournal, I've never had a real blog before. The idea of writing stuff for anyone to read, not just a select group of my friends, is more daunting than I originally wanted to admit. This ain't the same as posting story excerpts and looking for reviews; it's a whole different game. And that game took a tire iron to the unsuspecting kneecap of my enthusiasm.

But I'm back. And I've decided to mix it up a little.

The Wheel Turns

Hello, ACN. It's been a while. I would put up one of those "holy crap I'm back!" posts that I've been prone to do in the past, but I think we're a little past that. No need for excessive theatrics today - let's get right to the coolness.

So on Friday, one of the best things ever happened. Brandon Sanderson came to Joseph-Beth again, this time for the signing of the last Wheel of Time book ever. In case you're not a fantasy fan(or you are and you've had your head under a rock for the past twenty years) Robert Jordan is a titan of the fantasy world, and his Wheel of Time series is one of the most influential works in the genre.

The Fury of a Thousand Suns

...is HOLY CRAP LONG OVERDUE!

'Allo, ACN. How've you been? I've missed you.

Lots of stuff has happened since August, so I'll list some of the more notable ones here:

• Went to GenCon with Mad Doctor J(was friggin' tres bien), basked in the undiluted awesome that is gamer culture


• Moved out of sweet apartment(sad face) in with two friends, but saved a lot o' money in the process


• Dressed up as Defense Attorney Diego Armando, of Phoenix Wright fame, for Halloween


• Got an awesome Giant Kon suit put together, and had my first full-on, recognizable cosplay at SugoiCon - much hotness occurred


• Found another job, working with a former classmate and a good buddy


• Won NaNo for the fourth year in a row, with Bitter Medicine


• Picked up a swanky new beast of a laptop - shiny="yes please."(still need to personalize it with decals, hopefully of cute girls and explosions)


• Went to Trans-Siberian Orchestra with a close friend, and got my face melted by their rock


• Got into not one, but two, car wrecks - ugh


• Bought flowers for a pretty girl on Valentine's Day, but celebrated in a more traditional way earlier: feasting on the heart of a powerful opponent. Yum!


• Finished three more short stories in the Kai Ravenloft cycle

Technically, the list could go on, but I don't want to bore you, ACN. Mostly just want to say that it's good to be back, and I'm gonna try to not let you lie fallow from here on out. More updates to come!