Getting Ready for Comic-Con...

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?