So this my first blog entry. Feels kinda weird typing this but I shall do my best to rant and complain! (( I've been holding in my feelings about this specific blog for five cons now and a total of two years, so this will be long )) >.> But let's move on....
Anime conventions are suppose to be fun, happy, wonderful things for all that show up and yet with Anime USA, Otakon, and Katsucon myself feeling very upset and annoyed. Why? Well because, my friends are useless, completely and totally useless when it comes to important things, like conventions. Is this harsh? Yes, yes it is. It's very harsh, but you know what? I don't really care at this point, they have put me through so much grief these past five cons its not even funny. Before we get into the story to far let me tell you a bit about my friends.
First there's Callie, sweet girl, but she has the attention span of a five year old. She'll tell you that herself in a heartbeat so its not like I'm being mean. Unlike me she makes friends very easily. She's bubbly, energetic, and overall just a happy person. Her problem is: She's spoiled and not very outgoing. Her mother let's her get away with whatever she wants and buys her whatever she wants. As a result Callie expects to have things her way or she mopes and pouts or throws a fit. That or she'll go in a corner, curl up in a ball, and just sit with her head on her knees until you say 'Ok, we can do watch ( insert random show/event there )'. Once you do that she's all upbeat and happy again. I love the girl to death but for once it would be nice if she thought about someone other then herself and her happiness. When she gets separated at cons from the group she doesn't care that you worry about her, or that you've been looking for her. When you tell her to meet you at a specific place at a specific time five times or more she won't, she does what she wants to do and then say it's your fault for not being there. I waited in one spot for a half an hour, and when I finally met up with her two hours late she said ' But I came there when you said to.' or ' How do you expect me to remember?' Well, I told you more then five times, you should remember! Not only that but if she gets to hot or to tired she'll want you to drop what ever you're doing, or take her place in something, so she can cool off and wait inside, or sit and get better. If you're tired, hot, cold, what ever she can care less. She'll just say ' I'm sorry. What do you want me to do about it? ' and continue on with what she was doing. I'll give you an example.
On the Friday of Otakon 08 she and I had preregistered, but my friend Andrea (( who I'll be talking about in a minute )) had not. So Callie and I got our badges and went to find and wait with Andrea. Now before we go any further allow me to say that the day before, that Thursday, I had just gotten out of a three day stay at a hospital. When ever I walked it hurt, a lot. But I went to Otakon anyway, knowing that I could sit down when I needed, or rest in long panels, making my walking time minimal. Sadly it didn't work out that way and I'll get to that in a minute. Back to the main story.
We're in Baltimore in 90 or hotter degree weather. She's wearing a very frilly, very thick, very long, gothic lolita outfit. My thing is, if you're going to wear gothic loli in the summer make sure it's not thick, its not heavy, its not long (( but not to short either, that's a no no )), and you're pannier (( or pettie coat )) isn't heavy and is a light color, if not you will burn up and because its Baltimore that's a guarantee. But she did all of these things so burned up rather quickly. So while we were looking for our friend in line she said " I'm going inside to get water and rest. I'm hot." I twitched, I really wanted to say " Dude, we're ALL hot!' but instead I asked if she could come back outside in a few minutes and switch places with me because my stomach hurt. She said ok and went back into the convention center and I looked for Andrea. I found her and waited for her. For two hours. For anyone who's ever been in an Otakon like you should know this is entirely possible. But I called Callie, asking where she was, and if she could come outside because I was feeling really weak. I wanted to sit down and get a drink of water so my stomach would calm down and stop hurting so much. I call her and ask where she is and she says she'll outside in a few minutes. An hour pasts by and I'm still waiting in pain, out in the heat with Andrea. Luckily one of the guys near us noticed I was hurting and hot so gave me his chair and bought me a bottle of water. (( I am forever in his debt...)) So I ended up waiting in line until Andrea got her pass and we went to meet up with Callie. Turns out, she wasn't in the meeting place. Called her, she said she was in the bathroom. So we waited. And waited. And waited. After a half hour of waiting I was ticked off, hot, and fed up. Called her and asked her where she was and she said she was at some panel. She had looked for us and couldn't find us. We had been in the same spot the entire time, just sitting there waiting, so I knew that was a lie. But I didn't say anything, instead I just hung up the phone and called it a day. Thats just one example out of who knows how many. But lets move away from his topic and onto my other friend and second problem, Andrea.
Andrea, my yaoi buddy. Sweet girl but very selfish and very spoiled, and she'll tell you that to and do her best to apologize. I love her to death because she can come out and say ' Yes, I'm selfish' or ' Yes, I'm spoiled' and then she'll apologize for it. I love her for it but I wish she would work on it. She expects everyone to sacrifice everything for her but doesn't want to give up anything in return. I had a sucky Otakon 08 because she begged me and begged me to do anything and everything she wanted to do. I said no, but ended up doing what she wanted to anyway. I hate disappointing my friends and making them angry even if they don't give a crap about how I feel. So I ended up doing anything and everything she wanted to and did nothing she wanted me to do. It was sucky beyond all reason.
But I will probably finish this long rant later because right now, I have a headache....
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