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@

[tozka]

People of all ages go to conventions! I have several coworkers in their 50's and 60's who go to Comic Con, and of course there's SFF fans in their 80's and up who go all the time to stuff.

I'm also interested in seeing what you think about Alita! I hope it's good. :D

[sammich]

Yeah. I'm 38 and I feel like people still don't care about me being at a convention. I mean it's not like I'm hanging out with little kids and being creepy. I'll see a lot of adults with families at cons too. I think one of the things that makes me not care is the fact that since I was a teen my brother shamed me for liking anime, for having internet friends and for drawing anime. I think I grew to not care because people who do shame others are usually the ones who are super insecure.
I think it'll always be acceptable for you to go to a convention as long as you're not some creep like Vic M.

sorry for going off, but I think your list sounds like a lot of fun! I've always wanted to hit up a few places and table! I get mildly jealous of my artist friends who can afford it. They can live off their art AND attend cons all over.

I've skimmed a bit of the manga for Battle Angel and watched some of the anime, but it's been forever ago. I just remember Rosa Salazar from Birdbox. I met Robert Rodriguez briefly once. I hope the movie is not horrible. lol

[fh14]

I think the stigma is a little different for stuff like Comic Con vs Anime-specific Cons, which is where my concern lies as virtually all the cons I go to are Anime ones. I think a lot of it is just in my head though.

And Alita's gotten good reviews so I'm hopeful! I'm heading to the theater tonight and will post a (non-spoilery(?)) reaction to it either tonight or tomorrow morning.

[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]

I know a lot of it is probably in my head, but idk I feel weird being around high schoolers and I know I'll eventually reach the point where I feel weird being around college-age people so idk. If you or jammerlea ever wanna hit up one of those cons I listed lmk, it would be really cool to hang out!

From what I can remember, Alita only had a two-episode OVA series and the mangaka isn't really interest in seeing more adapted in that format, but I may check it out after the movie if it piques my interest enough. The reviews are good so I'm hopeful the movie will be good!

[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.