it's anime time, again :)

Sooo tired. Been hanging out with the Anime Central crowd since yesterday. Headed over to the convention center in Rosemont right after work (it's about a five minute drive from my workplace, so it wouldn't have made any sense to go home first), then had dinner at the nearby Giordano's with akashaelfwitch, namarie120, helynhighwater, elvishlady09, jades_tempest, taelyn_sass and krazykitten46. It was great to see everyone again (or for the first time, in some cases... lol). I stayed to chat in one of their hotel rooms almost till midnight. Went over there again today to check out the dealers' room (thanks to my member's badge, kindly provided by Akasha), did some shopping at the Yaoi Press market stand (where else?... LOL), got a picture taken with my favorite European manga artists Dany & Dany (thanks, elvishlady09!), walked around a lot admiring people's costumes and generally soaking up the atmosphere etc.etc. I also took public transportation, since I didn't want to deal with having to find a parking spot with both the convention center itself and all nearby hotels packed to the limit, so I had to leave before 8 p.m. to catch the last bus home - but I was dead on my feet by then anyway.:) Oh, and this morning I also managed to pick up Viggo's latest book (Skovbo) from the post office (I just couldn't resist ordering it, despite the impressive price). I have only cursorily flipped though it so far, but some of the photos look drop-dead gorgeous. The man has talent and that's a fact.;D

I was also lucky enough to grab my first Netflix movie before someone stole it (yes, I just signed up for Netflix - I'm on free trial right now, so I'm not losing a penny even if the DVD's do disappear; and besides, it's cheaper than Blockbusters Online, so I decided to give it a shot anyway). And it's one I'm really looking forward to seeing (Atonement). It's long, though, so I'll probably watch it tomorrow. Right now I need to wind down, get another cup of soothing herbal tea and tumble into bed.:)

I can totally feel my leg muscles, btw, so I predict a very slow, relaxing day tomorrow.;) A long, indulgent bath, reading naughty comics, watching a good movie and trying out a new (hopefully delicious) oriental recipe. Mmmmm... life is good.:D