Yaoi Con - the summary post

[tiggymalvern]

Ah, yaoi con! What can be better in the late autumn than four pleasantly warm days in San Francisco with friends? It was fantastic to spend time with the wonderful tameiki1 again, after over a year without her charming and ever-entertaining company, as well as catching up with a number of other friends from earlier cons and adding the inevitable new ones XD We got to spend much more time with the fabulous kiriko_moth and jambery than I managed last year, which was lovely - great company, and even better tour guides, those ladies make :-) They introduced us to all the best shops in the Castro (no, not all of them were sex shops, though I did pick up a little something to try out on the SO ;-) ), and some great eateries. The Castro's Nirvana served very nice food and equally good (and since it was happy hour, more than reasonably priced) cocktails. Saturday evening was an over-abundance of tasty Tex-Mex, which almost made us too late for the bishie auction, eek! But we squeezed in the door, and by a sheer and most unlikely fluke, I benefited from our appalling timing by ending up in the front row....

As has been the story of the last couple of cons, I spent remarkably little time actually at the con activities and a lot chatting with friends, shopping in Japan town, and seeing a few sights - on Sunday I introduced tameiki1 to the Sutro baths, and a group of us headed down to San Jose and a tour of the Winchester Mystery House in the evening. Somehow there's never enough time to see everything and spend with everyone - meerkat and babaca, I'll definitely have to try and grab more of you two next time round :-)

I got back home yesterday afternoon with a suitcase weighing a little over 20lb more than the one I left with - somehow each year I get the feeling I won't be buying all that much, and then I do....

There will be more to come! There will be comments and reviews of Stuff Wot I Bought! There will be ramblings on the sights that were seen! Though I make no promises on exactly when some of those will be forthcoming - I think it might take me a while to read all of the manga XD

Comments

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

Demand Ask her for the pictures!!! :)

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

Good girl, keep up the pressure! =D

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

You really need to physically *go* to Yaoicon in order to experience the full effect. Like the two really hot and barely dressed guys playing tonsil hockey right outside the ballroom doors upon leaving at the end of the Bishi auction.... *fans self*

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Wot she said. And the atmosphere and good friends always help too, of course :-)

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

What?! There was atmosphere there and I missed it???

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I'll admit I was tossed out of anything that might have been atmosphere every time Isis forced herself into my consciousness, but still..... XD

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

...after over a year without her charming and ever-entertaining company

Hee. I live to amuse. So glad I was able to be of service, Madam. ^^

Ginnever Avenue, dammit. Beep Beep. *giggles*

Being able to spend time with you this year made my trip that much better. I'm so happy to have been able to talk you into going after all. Thank you so very, very much for everything. *hugs*

All mushiness aside, gimme my Shiki pictures. Now, dammit! ;p

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Who cares what it calls itself as long as it gets us to the con? XD

I'm so glad you changed your mind and talked me into going - I had a huge amount of fun! And just think how much manga and, er, other things I wouldn't have now if I'd stayed at home with the wildlife ;-)

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you changed your mind and talked me into going

I have FH to thank for "changing my mind" about going to the con this year. He's such a sweetie. Definitely a keeper ;)

Yes, just think of the 50.5 lbs of luggage you carted home. Thank goodness the other things don't weigh much, huh?

Oh, and thank you for impersonating others so well, too. You did a fabulous job! ^__^

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I have FH to thank for "changing my mind"

I thought that was Hinako Takanaga-sensei's fault XD

Thank goodness I didn't let you talk me into buying any more manga!

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

Takanaga Hinako's last minute addition to the line-up bummed me out to the point that FH jumped in to "change my mind" about going this year. :)

Thank goodness I didn't let you talk me into buying any more manga!

Hey! If I remember correctly, all I did was point out the books by the author you liked. Very little "talking into" was necessary. *evil grin*

[andmydog.livejournal.com]

OH SHIT I MISSED YAOICON. You were here! Er, there! Right over there, dammit!

PICTURES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEEECTURES...

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I was there again, but I was considerably busier myself this year! Are you going to say you would have made time to meet me if I'd 'fessed up? ;-)

There will be pictures. After processing. And under lock. Shhh.