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Sense of Purpose

I’ve tried to start this damn entry about half a dozen times now, and everything sounds too depressed or too pretentious. So, I’ll cut to the chase.

Remember when we were in school? In High School, we were all working toward graduation. Maybe our short-term goals involved a certain GPA, or a scholarship, or getting accepted to a certain college. Most people I knew were working toward college, although some people were working toward getting “real” jobs and moving out of their parents’ houses.

Then, when we were in college, we were still working toward graduation, and toward a career. Again, some folks were striving to keep a certain GPA, while others of us were just content to strive not to get kicked out.

Then we graduated (some of us), and worked on living on our own, and getting “real” jobs that could sustain us, and all that adult crap.

So… now what?
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Ohayocon5

I’m still working on a weekend review, but I did manage to finish my Ohayocon5 photo gallery. (I’ve gotta come up with a new way to make slideshows for my site—besides Flickr.)

There is also a great collection of photos at fansview.com, in addition to an informative narrative on the weekend.

Edit:
OK, here’s the overview I promised. Now, it’s kind of cold in this room, so my fingers are a little stiff; plus, I didn’t take notes during the weekend like I’d planned. So, I don’t promise literary greatness here. But, hopefully, between my photos and my narrative, you’ll get the general idea.
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Anime Weekend

I know I don’t generally update much on the weekends, but this weekend will be especially sparse, as Aaron and I will be at Ohayocon in Columbus. We’ve attended for the past two years, but only for one day—this year, we’ve reserved a room, and will be at the con from Friday afternoon through Sunday.

Aaron’s got some co-workers that are going, too, including some that I’ve never met. They have every intention of drinking like crazy collegians in their hotel room, apparently. We’ll see how that pans out, as Aaron and I will likely be spending most of our “free” time screening anime in one of the several video rooms.

Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to procure a sewing machine in time to create my masterful Totoro cosplay outfit. Maybe next year.

We’re bringing the digital camera, so I may spend my day off on Monday posting highlights from the con. In the meantime, you can read about our previous experiences from Ohayocon4 and Ohayocon3.