I certainly wish that those words pertained to my lovely lady, but alas, they concern something different. In this case, the beauty in the above photo, the Red Queen, the sword used by my BlogStar™ Nero, of Devil May Cry Four fame. The sword is a true masterpiece and without her persistence and being an utter brute (as brutal as a 4'10" 80 pound Asian girl can be) to the man selling the blade concerning letting me be certain it wasn't a very overpriced fake, I scored this rarity for less than half price. Mine is number 34 of less than one-thousand exclusively offered at Comic-Con, designed by Hideaki Itsuno of Capcom originally, this marvelous blade was brought to life by the legendary
Kit Rae.
Ohayocon was enchanting, almost dreamlike but for the occasional awkward patron or alarmingly powerful whiff of B.O. from strange, often very unfit folk "dancing" in the room labeled "Rave". I acquired a few choice items, the most expensive of which of course was the Queen, but I made it away having bought myself and my lady some rather nice treasures. I've one last piece to acquire in her name, at a much better point than what the vendors were offering at the convention, then I am complete.
We had an excellent weekend partaking of various convention activities and spending time with our friends, mostly Austin and Chris, who was quite a catch as a Splicer from BioShock. I also had the pleasure of meeting many of those who know my flower blooming in the slums from previous con outings, they were all interesting and noble characters. I was mostly disappointed in the viewing rooms; having only been amused once by something that wasn't laughable entertainment of a questionable genre, that being a series titled
Black Blood Brothers.
Unlike previous years, I did not partake in the tournaments in the game rooms. Partially because I'd not been in practice really for any of them, partially that I was more inclined to explore freely without any real schedule with Miss Gainsborough, and that while I retain my interest in gaming, I've literally not felt the urge to actually play one in almost a month, since I quit World of Warcraft. I suppose with the introduction of this stellar fragment into my life along with my usual duties resuming from the break and my feverish search for a job in writing to both cover my expenses and afford me a judicious break from my legal studies; I've simply not had the time. I'm far more interested of late it seems, in telling stories of my own, rather than progressing through one penned by another. Though I suppose that's sort of a lie (is it odd that every time I read or hear the phrase "that's a lie" I hear Aragog from the Chamber of Secrets yelling "THAT'S A LIE, Hagrid never opened the Chamber of Secrets."?) as I've still viewed anime and film, in addition to reading some literature in recent times, I just long to create something of my own, and I find I have lost interest in completing my Nephilim work that I made some headway on back in December.
I suppose that's simply a variation in life, nothing to worry about. I'll inevitably come back to it one day and finish it or kill it, for certain. I'm rather uncertain what else I can say at this point, I'm antsy to be given some kind of chance with an enormous design firm in search of a writer, a position for which I certainly made a case for this day, at the suggestion of a childhood friend who now works for a firm called ELEVATE Thinking and is a graduate of CCAD.
I suppose the words of a wise (wo)man once again come to mind when I say that I will challenge the fates for a new throw, a better throw of the dice. A man can only try to match, move by move, the machinations of the tyrannous stars.
I certainly hope I'm quick enough.
Labels: life, musing, Ohayocon, Red Queen, work, writing
