Who's Patronus? Sailor PokeMoon's.

MEGACON 

& All of it's Fantasms. 

           It's so easy to fall into the routinely norm of school and work and family and significant others and time wasters, that we almost slip away from who we truly are. I know how corny and cliche that sounds, but it's true for everyone. I think this why I love going to Conventions & Conferences: I get such a high from them. Because you're surrounded by people with the same passions as your's and nothing else matters except participating in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament or taking a picture with a real-life TARDIS. 

          I go through these phases where I feel unaccomplished and bored and like I'm not doing anything meaningful or fun with my life. The feeling overwhelms me and I start an irrational project like wanting to read a hundred books in a year or up-and-go to an Anime/Comics/Sci-Fi Convention in Orlando to meet Tom Felton. I keep tacking things on to this list of things I want to do this year; and since MegaCon, I've compiled yet another list strictly of Cons I want to go to. My goal is at least 3 this year. 3 Cons, 100 books read, 1 book written, and re-watch all 83 episodes of the original Pokemon. 

          I feel like I'm rambling because I pretty much am. There are so many fantastic things I'm planning to do this year. Especially with La Band and reading and writing. The Nerd Cells in my body are so fully charged I feel like I'm going to explode. This is what I love about conventions - they fire you up because you're not worried about homework and workwork, just the things you're passionate about. All I want to do, and in fact, did do, is watch anime, play Mario Brothers, register for conventions, write & record music, and read as many books as possible until I sound like a pretentious know-it-all.  

          Maybe this is why I want to keep going back to cons - maybe I feel I need a constant reminder of who I truly am: A Draco Malfoy fangirl bleeding green and silver, a Doctor Who fanatic shipping Tennant & Rose, a secret Pokemon/Sailor Moon lover at heart who needs a convention to bring it out of her, a Browncoat without a show, a writer lacking a finished product, and a novel-addict with list of goals and accomplishments she keep's forgetting to refer to. 

          I'm making a promise to myself that I'm not going to let society cloud my vision of who I am. I'm going to try and not let myself get into the My-Life-Is-Boring-Rutt because I'm making a point to allow myself one Nerdism a day. Nerdisms will be posted at the end of the week. 

          Also, even if you're not a Nerdfighter but you have things you're passionate about, don't let Life trick you into thinking the things you're passionate about are less important than the things that unfairly prioritize themselves as "having" to be done. 

         


          PS: Tom Felton was absolutely gorgeous and despite the photographer attacking me when I attempted a hug, it was an amazing experience. Got some fantastic t-shirts and hand-drawn Doctor Who art, along with a mini-TARDIS. I'm so hot, wouldn't ya say? 

          PSS: Kind of completely unrelated, but some minor updates: La Band (Now referred to as "Native Tapestries,") is auditioning for Battle of the Bands this weekend; we also have a gig March 3rd. And I was nominated for Student Employee of the Year, so I've got a banquet for that March 28th, and I was invited to some Important Person Dinner Banquet in early March. Sooo.. March will be a good month and now you're updated.

Books read: 2