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tenlittlebullets) wrote2009-03-28 04:41 pm
tenlittlebullets) wrote2009-03-28 04:41 pm
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SO. Smith is currently in the throes of ConBust, which has so far been awesome. Last night I dressed up as a Girl Genius extra and went to panels on heroes and villains, saw a slideshow of ridiculous anatomy- and physics-defying anime boobs, and watched clips of ridiculously awful B-movies. Today I went to the Star Wars discussion, the Evil Overlord panel, and then headed outside for boffing war. Which... okay, boffing is basically a bunch of people 'fencing' by hitting each other with foam-covered sticks. Despite never having had a fencing lesson in my life, I miraculously did okay, mostly due to being short and fast and perfectly willing to stab people in the chest instead of just hacking their limbs off. Individual matches first, then we divided up (since we lacked jerseys, the team divisions ended up as 'people wearing all black' and 'people not wearing all black,' which was about equal) to play Boffing Capture the Flag. There is nothing on earth more satisfying to one's inner child than charging across a field with a bunch of people dressed up as anime and fantasy characters, waving a 'sword' and yelling "SPARTAAAAAAA!"
Yeah.
THEN I went back inside to all the merchandise and art booths. I should note at this point that I was wearing a pair of goggles on my forehead with a tag that said 'SLASH GOGGLES' dangling from them; as I was wandering among the art, the guy behind one of the tables stopped me to read the tag and said, "So when you put them on, do you see gay everywhere?" Naturally I said "Yes!" and put them on. He made a dive for the guy next to him at the booth and pretended to kiss him. Then we laughed and he offered me a cookie he'd baked himself (which I was not allergic to! and it was delicious) and started talking about how he used to hang around his friends in the Lotrips fandom and got used to being the only guy in the chatroom. At some point I asked him what his booth was.
YOU GUYS. IT WAS RANDALL MUNROE. THE XKCD GUY. My embarrassment at not having noticed, it was palpable. Also, fun fact? When you ask Randall Munroe for his autograph, he will draw you a comic. I got one with a bunch of floating stick figures that said "Gravity Boycot Day 2009." And--yes. I heart ConBust so hard.
And now I have to go get dressed for rehearsal, thanks to whatever genius decided to put the chorus concert on the same day as ConBust. And I will probably be out late at the One Dance to Rule Them All.
...yeah, I think all of Smith's geekiness and willingness to party is getting channeled into this one weekend. Thursday there was an impromptu music-sharing party, yesterday I got back from ConBust to find ten girls from my floor making out with each other in the bathroom, and then tonight is the dance. And, uh, tomorrow night? I'm going to be doing a hell of a lot of homework.
Yeah.
THEN I went back inside to all the merchandise and art booths. I should note at this point that I was wearing a pair of goggles on my forehead with a tag that said 'SLASH GOGGLES' dangling from them; as I was wandering among the art, the guy behind one of the tables stopped me to read the tag and said, "So when you put them on, do you see gay everywhere?" Naturally I said "Yes!" and put them on. He made a dive for the guy next to him at the booth and pretended to kiss him. Then we laughed and he offered me a cookie he'd baked himself (which I was not allergic to! and it was delicious) and started talking about how he used to hang around his friends in the Lotrips fandom and got used to being the only guy in the chatroom. At some point I asked him what his booth was.
YOU GUYS. IT WAS RANDALL MUNROE. THE XKCD GUY. My embarrassment at not having noticed, it was palpable. Also, fun fact? When you ask Randall Munroe for his autograph, he will draw you a comic. I got one with a bunch of floating stick figures that said "Gravity Boycot Day 2009." And--yes. I heart ConBust so hard.
And now I have to go get dressed for rehearsal, thanks to whatever genius decided to put the chorus concert on the same day as ConBust. And I will probably be out late at the One Dance to Rule Them All.
...yeah, I think all of Smith's geekiness and willingness to party is getting channeled into this one weekend. Thursday there was an impromptu music-sharing party, yesterday I got back from ConBust to find ten girls from my floor making out with each other in the bathroom, and then tonight is the dance. And, uh, tomorrow night? I'm going to be doing a hell of a lot of homework.
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Also: awesome I'm so jealous.
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Dude, that's awesome!! It's cool that he seems so nice.
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That is the best thing I have ever heard, EVER.
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