Okay people! Plans for Otakon are starting up and I'm in charge because I'll be over 18 and Beth's not going! Mwahaha!

Here's the deal. Otakon is August 18-August 21 in Baltimore, Maryland. I'm looking at the Tremont Plaza hotel (where I stayed last time, aprox. three blocks uphill from the convention center) which, with the Otakon discount, will be $129/room/night. My plan is (depending on # of people coming) we pile as many people into a room as possible. I'd gladly sleep on a chair or the floor if it means a cheaper stay. Parking will add on some more expenses per car per night.

That brings up transportation. There's the option of the train then a taxi to the hotel, but I'd rather not use that option. I'm hoping to get a car and then have people take turns driving if need be. If worse comes to worst I'll beg my dad to let us use my car (as its not getting any other use anyway).

So far the list of people is Amanda and Myself. Amanda can drive. I have a car. We cannot afford this ourselves. >.< It hasn't been stated how many people we need, but if we get a specific number, registration will be at a group discount. Which will be beautiful. People have told me that they would like to go (Cristin, Jen, Mikey) so we will see how things happen.

Registration opens on Jan. 1st. Hotels sell out quick (both the days and holiday inn are already sold out) especially the rooms with Otakon rates. I want to get shit sorted out ASAP.

Otakon is SO much fun even if you don't like anime. There's still a free arcade, art show, concerts, and stuff about cartoons such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the like. This'll be my third year and I want it to be even better than the last three. Please comment here or email me ^^

Okay, so I kinda decided what's going in here. All my con shite! Yay!

So I was looking at Connecticon.org and Otakon.com and just looking at guests and crap they have so far. Connecticon's anime guests suck (so far only english VA from crappy anime) but their webcomic guests are through the roof! And that makes for a happy RayRay. Here's a list of ones I care about;

8 Bit Theater
Mac Hall
Ctrl-Alt-Del
VG Cats
RPG World
and Dominic Deegan, which was the reason I wanted to go in the first place ^^

So I'm looking forward to it. A LOT. ^^ I just gotta pull my Watari cosplay together and then Leslie wants to cosplay. ^^ Poor Beth, if she comes she probably won't be in cosplay... she's having a hard enough time choosing for Otakon.

Speaking of which, I want to start on a Hakkai cosplay for Otakon once I get Watari finished. I love Hakkai almost as much as I love Gojyo and we're both almost blind in the same eye! YAY! (lol, I'm not really blind in my right eye, I just can't see with it alone. ^^;)

And that ends my fun-filled entry