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Sep. 12th, 2015 11:04 pmI had a birthday today. Managed to survive 31. It's weird; I remember when I was a teenager, I was so sure I would die by age 21. Every other year, I get really surprised at this time of year, that I managed to make this far.
The birthday wishes started rolling in "yesterday" (which is Today, by Asian standards), while I hung out with YL, helping her get settled by doing some Kmart shopping.
I had a shit night, though--for whatever reason, I simply couldn't go to sleep. I might have dozed off but it didn't feel like it. I also have an intense pain on my left shoulder/upper arm area, like something's been dislocated or pulled. I'm not sure what it is, or what about my posture is creating the problem, if it is indeed my posture. (It's a mysterious pain, much like how when I walk to campus, I get a mysterious cramp in my left calf.) It was bad enough that at some point I had to get an Advil in me, and I drank some Zzzquil for good measure. It was 2am when I last looked at the clock, and I'd set my alarm for 7am.
Eric and I were on the road by 8.30am, and stopped at a Denny's for breakfast. Got to Long Beach and parked and got to the actual convention center by 11am, but had to wait about 40 minutes in line just to get in, even with pre-reg.
I think I don't really like comic cons. They're too big, too busy, and I can barely chat with the artists. I did buy a lot, and I kind of regret stopping by the Jem booth. ($20 per issue of the Jem comic!!!!) I AM very pleased that there was a group converting retro cartoons from the master videos into DVDs (4 DVDs for $30); I got Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys!!! I'm so psyched about it. They also had Galtar and the Golden Lance, and were working on converting Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century :D
I also bought some little zines, comics, and a Goosebumps parody, and a little Cthulhu plushie. But there weren't very many panels I was interested in, so by around 3pm, Eric and I hit the road.
Part of taking these long breaks is good for me because now I'm actually MISSING my dissertation work and longing to get back to it. Having talked about what I'm trying to do, I think I'm going to bang out some words about it on Monday.
I'm really wiped, though, so I'm going to try to turn in as soon as possible and sleep in as much as I can tomorrow. No one wants to go train-riding with me so I'm going to stay home and read Chinese SF in translation instead :D
The birthday wishes started rolling in "yesterday" (which is Today, by Asian standards), while I hung out with YL, helping her get settled by doing some Kmart shopping.
I had a shit night, though--for whatever reason, I simply couldn't go to sleep. I might have dozed off but it didn't feel like it. I also have an intense pain on my left shoulder/upper arm area, like something's been dislocated or pulled. I'm not sure what it is, or what about my posture is creating the problem, if it is indeed my posture. (It's a mysterious pain, much like how when I walk to campus, I get a mysterious cramp in my left calf.) It was bad enough that at some point I had to get an Advil in me, and I drank some Zzzquil for good measure. It was 2am when I last looked at the clock, and I'd set my alarm for 7am.
Eric and I were on the road by 8.30am, and stopped at a Denny's for breakfast. Got to Long Beach and parked and got to the actual convention center by 11am, but had to wait about 40 minutes in line just to get in, even with pre-reg.
I think I don't really like comic cons. They're too big, too busy, and I can barely chat with the artists. I did buy a lot, and I kind of regret stopping by the Jem booth. ($20 per issue of the Jem comic!!!!) I AM very pleased that there was a group converting retro cartoons from the master videos into DVDs (4 DVDs for $30); I got Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys!!! I'm so psyched about it. They also had Galtar and the Golden Lance, and were working on converting Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century :D
I also bought some little zines, comics, and a Goosebumps parody, and a little Cthulhu plushie. But there weren't very many panels I was interested in, so by around 3pm, Eric and I hit the road.
Part of taking these long breaks is good for me because now I'm actually MISSING my dissertation work and longing to get back to it. Having talked about what I'm trying to do, I think I'm going to bang out some words about it on Monday.
I'm really wiped, though, so I'm going to try to turn in as soon as possible and sleep in as much as I can tomorrow. No one wants to go train-riding with me so I'm going to stay home and read Chinese SF in translation instead :D