March 1, 2007

• Late Con Recap

  Just about two weeks ago was Katsucon 13. I probably should get more frequent with these updates… Anyway, overall, it was a good convention. Nothing too major, but there were some highlights.

  First off, a couple of my friends came in from North Carolina, and a bunch of us got to hang out together at the convention–that was perhaps the overall highlight of that weekend.

  Second, more specific than that… the Geek Comedy Tour was there, and it was really well done. Two of our friends were up on stage–one of which, J, was the closer, and definitely the funniest of the group. I’m not gonna mangle any of their material by trying to re-tell it, but check the website advertised in the flyer sometime to see if you can’t catch it yourself:

  

  Third and next up: Wild Zero, the movie put on by J-Rock group Guitar Wolf. Why? Because they could. It was a ridiculous zombie movie, which was all good, but to top it off they put in some character development.

  For the zombies.

  Although, it wasn’t as good as SARS Wars / Khun Krabi. Regardless, the entire movie can be summed up in the phrase: Ace! Love knows no nationalities, borders, or genders!

  Fourth, the dealers’ room was most of the usual. With one big exception:

  

  I picked up all three scenarios for Shining Force III. They were rare, and expensive, but very well worth it. Now all I need to do is play through Shining Force 1 and 2 (check the Wikipedia article linked there for why getting ‘all three scenarios’ is something significant).

  Fifth and finally, but not least, C and D got me a little present for letting them stay at my place while they were in town (although they’re welcome regardless). Check it:

  	I can give life…
  	…and I can take it away!

  Or, well, maybe make you lose a fire-flower.

  That’s about it. I’ll have more after this weekend perhaps, on other subjects. KF

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