As much as I often bemoan the place where I live, it does have a couple of bright spots. One of those is Comic-Con. :D It’s a frenetic four days of awesome (if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket). My friend and I have jokingly dubbed Comic-Con as “the place where dreams come true”. It might be a slight exaggeration, but I have certainly seen things and met people I never would have had the chance to otherwise.
The first time I attended the con in
2008, it was a little overwhelming. I had never seen so many people in one
place! It was nuts. That year was a bit
of a blur, but the highlight was going to Jeff Nimoy and Quinton Flynn’s
Adventures in Anime panel, then meeting them in-person the following day. I
still have their autographs sitting beside me on my desk. :3
I did not go in 2009 because of a bout
of anemia, but 2010 more than made up for it.
Although I did not spend much time at the convention itself, I did go to
the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concert performed by the San Diego Symphony. Nobuo Uematsu was in
attendance and I had the great honor of meeting him after the concert
was over.
In 2011, I got to meet two of my
favorite voice actors, Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt. I bought a copy of their voice acting book
and they each signed it. Later I went to
a voice acting panel which included the very, very talented Dee Bradley Baker.
Last year, I had to visit Yuri and
Tara again just to remind them how awesome they are. :D I also went to a couple panels on writing and
probably walked the length of the exhibit hall three or four times.
I can’t wait to go this year. The panels, the vendors, the venue, the
people, the general craziness… I love all of it. I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures and make
a special Comic-Con blog post!!!
I’m also attending another Final Fantasy:
Distant Worlds concert that is being held this year! So excited!!! ^o^
In other news, I am playing the Final
Fantasy XIV beta. I haven’t really
played an MMO since my Runescape days (sheesh, that was a while ago), but I’m
having so much fun; I might have to pre-order the actual game. I also have an illogical
amount of fun playing as my male Miqo’te character and randomly perching upon
light posts and street signs. :3
A special thank-you to everybody who takes a second to
come to my blog! Anybody else going to
Comic-Con this year by chance? Or even
the FF concert?
