FFF. I think only Hue and Kitzy will understand this journal title right off the bat, but they dared me to use it. HURRZ. In a nut shell, we know each other from the iAntivirus rp forum and here on DA, but it was my first time meeting them in person on Saturday. Understandably, their parents were more than a little apprehensive about having them meet up with me. I forget what exactly Hue said, but it was something along the lines of her mother not letting her go with me to NYAF if I showed up with some like grungy looking boyfriend. Anyway, we go to eat lunch and Hue says "Oh. I should -probably- text my mom and let her know that Bitter isn't some freaky pedophile." Of course, being the smart ass I am, I immediately go "Hi Mom, I'm at-...*long pause*...*blank look*...-NYAF." I just mentally blanked at the name of the con since my first instinct was to say Otakon.

Oddly enough, this quote pretty much sums up NYAF or, as everyone seemed to be calling it 'NOCon'. This con was, in a word, DICK due to how much it just...sucked. It was essentially one big dealer's room and that was about it. I think the thing that sucked most was that they literally started kicking people out at 7 pm. Seriously, if it wasn't for the photoshoots and meeting up with my friends from other cons, I would have considered this con a severe waste of time and money. On an upnote, I DID manage to acquire my pink contacts for my Sharon (Pandora Hearts) cosplay that I'll be doing hopefully for AUSA (so long as the rooming situation works out). I'll be blind as a bat since they're planos, but I think I can live with just throwing my glasses on and taking them off for pictures.

Friday:

I somehow managed to stuff both my Gokudera and Madam Red cosplays into ONE backpack and caught the train into the city. The ride there was uneventful and I grabbed a taxi to take me to Javits, so I arrived early. I didn't even have to wait on line for my badge since I preregistered. I managed to find the most obscure bathroom known to mankind and hogged up the handicapped stall while changing. I then went upstairs to meet up with J Chen for the Reborn! shoot, which was small but a LOT of fun. Words cannot possibly describe the sheer crack which resulted. All I can really say is that I can't wait to see the photos of me posed in all sorts of awkward positions...including putting my hand on a male Mukuro's thigh.

IT CAN ONLY BE COSPLAY WHEN POSING SUGGESTIVELY WITH A MAN HAS BECOME AWKWARD.

I think Gokudera died a little on the inside at that one. Really. Not that I don't love Mukuro because I <3 that creepy bastard, but it was just strange for me to be doing BL with an actual guy. Does that in fact make it straight? I don't know, but thinking about it makes my brain hurt...

Also, getting up on that elevated piece of wall was a nightmare. I was SO embarrassed since I can't climb and I'm very, VERY self-conscious of my weight and physical inability to do anything even remotely athletic. However, everyone kept telling me to climb up and after attempting to do it, I finally succeeded...like 5-10 minutes after everyone else did. OTL However, I hope it was worth it for the photos that were taken with my hair blowing all dramatically in the wind. Sexy wind blown hair? Yeah, that's how Gokudera rolls. I have to shout out to that Basil who allowed me to bum an actual cigarette for the outside shots. That was awesome! Thanks for the cigarette (even though I smoked like 1/2 of it on you which was totally my bad)and allowing me to also borrow your TYLLambo for photos. I returned him as promised. My Jyuudaime (Chularin/Karin) showed up just in time to take some 5927 shots which were super cute~<3. Karin, you're so adorable! I'm sorry that I didn't get to hang out with you more during the con, but I'm glad that we got to actually MEET and chat! I hope you're feeling better!

The Kuro shoot was small and rather uneventful Friday night, which I admit was slightly disappointing. However, I was spotted by Frecklez, Zippy, Nicole and crew who were cosplaying from YGO GX from like a mile away and that lead to hanging out with them for the rest of Friday night. We wound up heading to McDonald's for dinner and then I had to book it back to Penn Station to catch my train.

[TO BE CONTINUED...]