Last weekend it was shore leave, this weekend it's otakon. I really want to catch the two concerts happening there as well as a panel or two.

the difference between the two cons is night and day. I haven't been to otakon in a few years because so many things were changing on the anime scene, especially what dealers at the con were offering.
I realized as I was waiting in a really long line to register for the con I didn't know anyone. In line I played Uno with some nice girls who were probably fresh out of high school and it was fun but not like hanging out with friends.

shore leave has spoiled me quite a bit. I have a great group of friends I'm social with and there are a lot of familiar faces. Those people may not be my friends but I see them almost every year at shore leave and it's comforting.

it will be interesting to see where anime/manga is right now. I still watch some shows on hulu but i stopped reading manga when a couple of the companies closed their doors right when i was reading a series so now I can't finish unless some other company buys the rights.

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