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Friday:

Everyone slept over Thursday night, finishing costumes and junk like that. For once Claudia wasn�t still actually making a costume and sewing till the wee hours of the morning. It was so odd. So Friday we all woke up around seven. Got dressed, showered, and went out to breakfast with a bunch of my friends from school. Watched people take Tabasco shots, quite amusing at nine in the morning. Then we hit the road.

Got up to Orlando around 12:30 because I got lost trying to find the exit to 528. Go figure. Tried to check into our hotel room, couldn�t. Losers! So we went to JACON, checked in, got our badges, and hung around till the dealers room opened. Shopped ( Nessa blew all her money in like 10 minutes ) and then headed back to the hotel because our room was open then. We all changed cause it was getting hot outside and we snacked. Claudia wanted some salsa, and couldn�t open the jar. I tried too and it opened and exploded all over the floor. We spent a good amount of time cleaning it up. Left a stain on the carpet. So we moved the couch on top of it. No one will know!

Came back for opening ceremonies and met up with Keenan, Gaurav, and a few others I didn�t know, and watched the cosplay contest. Omg, I <33 the Kefka one. I�m so glad it won best of show it deserved it. Cosplay overall wasn�t all that great. But we made noises at Ken � and I liked his skit and hair. ;D

Decided to go out to eat at Fazoli�s which was really good. Went back to the hotel, finished my costume patches, and Nessa and Layla went to bed, me and Claudia headed back with Keenan and Gaurav to watch the David Violence DVD premiere. Loved it! But I never got around to buying it. Need to. Want to. Damnit!

Got back to the hotel room around 3:30am, and went to bed. So tired @_@

Saturday:

Woke up at around nine. Totally awake, which was odd. Showered and spent a good hour and half getting ready. Claudia and I sat in the bathroom sticking those hair extensions in my hair. Which felt really heavy. I had to tag down some man in the hall to tie my ascot because I didn�t know how to tie a tie. >>; Finally got ready and drove to Jacon. Took a few pictures out on the bridges, and then hung out inside. Got so many pictures taken and so many compliments ( THANK YOU ALL :DDD ) Even one of the judges for the costume contest, which I didn�t know at the time, gave me a hall cosplay award. Made me happy. Then we went upstairs around one to check in for the costume contest. We all got judged at 2:15 so we hung around in the lounge till then. Got judged, and decided to go back to the hotel.

Came back at four for the AMV contest. Which I enjoyed very much. They showed good ones then all the winners. Some of them were pretty.. ugh. But you know, I don�t know how to do that stuff so I won�t complain. The after that was over, Nessa, Layla and I lined up for the costume contest. Then it started, we did our thing, and watched the rest. There was 100 @_@ thankfully we were in the 50�s and didn�t have to watch the whole time.

Then they announced the awards, and I didn�t think I would win anything, but then I did! They called my name for best character likeness! I WAS SO HAPPY! :: Dance. :: Got my spiffy medal, and people I didn�t know congratulated me. It was good stuff. After that whole thing cleared out we went back to the hotel to change. My costume was pretty rank after wearing it all day. I left my hair in, and we went to Tony Roma�s for dinner. We were trying to find the Japanese steak house restaurant but we got lost � kinda. So we had ribs, had people make fun of my hair, and had an all around good time there. Plus is was pretty cheap and my �congrats!� dinner. Fun stuff.

We came back to the hotel, changed again. Into our PJ�s. Nessa was going to the yaoi sleep over thing, and me and Claudia were going to a party. Dropped Nessa off at the Radisson, and Keenan and Dennis and their friends Brooke and I�m sorry, I don�t remember her name came and picked us up from there. Went to their room, went back to the Radisson to check out the dance thingy. Wasn�t all that great, went back to their hotel and partied.

Had a lot of fun. Didn�t get back to our room till 4:30 am. X_X Ended up getting up at 9 too the next morning so we could be ready and check out.

Sunday:

Got up, dressed in semi-cosplay, and got all of our stuff together. I had to drive over to the La Quinta and get my badge back from Ken because I left it in his room. Came back, loaded up the car and went to JACON. We were their early so we hung around outside till it opened. Then we sat around for an hour waiting for the George Lowe panel. It was very fun, even if �Daddy wasn�t brilliant that day.� Then Keenan and Gaurav snagged me for their team for Family Feud. We got up there, lost. But that�s okay. I don�t know how though! We totally got all those Disney Princes! Oh well. I had fun. :D

Then Layla and Nessa ran off for panels and anime while Claudia and I sat around for the rest of the time and did nothing. Chatted with the gang � like hell if I remember everyone to list them. You know who you are. I know who you are, it�s all good.

Had fun.

Jacon gets..

4� stars out of 5.

There were minor blips that caused it to be kinda unfun, but it was more fun that usual. :D

Team Salsa forever!