Quick Life Updates and Con Schedule

[fh14]

It's been a while since I've made a normal journal entry update, since I've mostly been playing catch-up on tv and sleeping so there hasn't been much to report. However, this coming weekend I'll be attending Katsucon near Washington, D.C. so hopefully I'll have some fun stories to tell. I'm also excited to see some of my friends for the first time in a while!

While I'm on the topic, this is my current schedule for Conventions I'll be attending this year:

- Katsucon - February 14-17 in National Harbor, MD
- Anime Boston - April 19-21 in Boston, MA
- Anime Expo - July 3-7 in Los Angeles, CA
- ConnectiCon - July 13 in Hartford, CT
- Flame Con - August 17 in Manhattan, NY (tentative)
- ColossalCon East - September 13-15 in Pocono Mtns, PA
- Anime NYC - November 15-17 in Manhattan, NY (tentative)

The past couple of years I've been having a pseudo-quarter life crisis since I'm currently 27 and will be turning 28 in June, so I wanna do as many fun activities like going to conventions as I can while I'm still an age where it is still widely socially acceptable.

On the TV front, I've started watching GLOW, You, and the third season of One Day at a Time. I'm currently working my way through the final season of A Series of Unfortunate Events and playing catchup with the Pokemon Sun & Moon anime, the latter two I'm hoping to have done by the time I go on my trip this weekend. A lot of my normal season shows are also gonna be on hiatus for the next couple of weeks at the very least - idk why, since at one point February was a sweeps month - but I'm grateful as this means I get some breathing room and hopefully have time to be looser with my viewing habits and what I do with my time when I'm at home.

Also, this Wednesday I'll be attending a screening of the Alita: Battle Angel film, and if I have time before I leave on my trip the next morning I'll report back here!

Comments

[jammerlea]

Uwahh, that's a lot of conventions! I hope you have a good time at them. And hey, if you enjoy going to conventions, then go to conventions! Don't worry about your age. As someone going on 37 this year, no one really cares lol But I will encourage doing what you can while you're young, because my energy levels much lower these days orz

I'll look forward to seeing what you report on Battle Angel Alita. I read some of the manga when I was in college, but it was so long ago. I'm hoping this adaptation won't be too bad, but I'm also weirded out by those eyes @A@

[fh14]

I mean energy levels are a definite concern, but last year I had way more energy than a lot of my friends who are a couple of years younger which is a good sign I guess.

They actually fixed the eyes a bit from the first trailer so they're not as uncanny valley anymore. They're still big but the ratio between the iris/pupil and the whole eye is much more proportional which makes a big difference. (x)

[jammerlea]

That's a very good sign!! I feel like cons offer so much now, having that level of energy benefits the enjoyment. My energy levels are low, but since I stay mostly in AA, it's not too bad.

We watched a quick review of Alita, and the reviewer really liked it as a fan of the source material, so that sounds promising! I'll wait for your review too. I'm getting more interested now. This feels like an exciting year for movies.

[fh14]

Lego Movie 2 bombed and Alita isn't projected to do amazing, so I really wonder what's gonna be a hit outside of Star Wars, Frozen, and the MCU.