*back from Otakon

I'm back! I had fun, despite getting sick. At one point, I felt like I was going to pass out in the dealers' room, which wasn't fun. I needed to sit down & the only available chair was right outside the really stinky, smelly bathroom. I felt really bad for all the dealers in that area. It was not pleasant being there & their booths were mostly empty. Would I ever go to a huge con again? Probably not. Way too many people, so waiting on line for anything took forever. We went a day early to pick up our badges, & saw a massively huge line so we said "forget this" only to have to wait 2 hours the next morning to get them. T.T Food was expensive, there were a few choices in the dealers' room area, & outside had a ton of "weenie wagons" with different kinds of food in the, We would up eating several blocks away in a food court at this mall that was attached to a hotel in the area. We also ate at 5 guys burgers & fries (good food, but not cheap), at a sandwich place across the street from the con, which was good. I also got my traditional con hotdog as you have to eat something wurst-like dressed as Prussia. ;p Breakfast wasn't bad. The hotel had a small breakfast buffet, I ate yogurt, oatmeal, & a muffin. The one day I woke up very nauseous, so all I ate was dry toast. T.T As for panels, they made a smart phone app with the schedule, which is awesome, unless you're like me & have a normal phone. So I missed all that, & only found out about the maid cafe, which I wanted to go to, on the way home. T.T Badly disorganized, very expensive, too many people, & no anime on the hotel TV (AnimeNext's main hotel airs it all weekend). Good part, the hugs I'd get from all the Chibitalia's I'd see. XD And the hug from the Germany cosplayer. Unfortunately, my sister had the camera, so no pic of that. Besides, the one at AnimeNext was hotter. ;p)