As mentioned in AnimeNEXT, Caitlin Glass had a service on sunday morning at Otakon. Her friend Steve of fansforchrist.org played guitar and we sang. Caitlin spoke a bit and I thought over some things. (I've been thinking alot lately, but I won't go into that now.)

Signing...and more signing....

Yuri Kate

I dedicated my last day at the convention to signings and the dealer's room. By then, I got most of the autographs I wanted. After the service, I headed to the first signing which was for Yuri and Kate (Sasuke and Sakura, Naruto.) There weren't that many people and I got in quickly. After getting Kate's autograph, I headed straight for 'VA cavalcade 2' line which had Monica Rial and 2 others whom I already met. There were two groups signing at once, splitting the NA VAs into two. However, not all the NA VAs were on the list since some like Troy Baker and Colleen Clinkinbeard were not on the schedule. The staff said that if they appear, they would be added to one of the rooms. For the next hour, I took a nap and rested. When the door opened for the signing, I found out that the extra VAs were not there and that the staff are combining the lines, leading them into a room with both groups of VAs. (Confused? I was too. >.<;) It didn't matter since I only wanted Monica Rial who was there...but I wanted Troy as well. I was one of the first batch of people sent in for autographs. Someone overheard me talking about getting Troy's autograph and showed me a schedule for the Funimation booth. Turns out that some VAs are doing the signings at the booth...right now. Troy and Colleen from 12-1pm, and Monica and Mike from 1-2pm. O.O I left the line and headed straight there.

Monica (left) and Mike (right

I got Troy and Colleen's autographs (Colleen second signature was for her Rose character. ^-^) It was not a long wait before the second round of VAs appeared. While I was waiting though, I realized that I forgot to give Troy pocky. X.x I caught him when he was walking away from the booth and gave him his box. He was happily surprised and gave me a hug. ^^V I was half in shock since I realized something up close: he is TALL. *looks up* I said the first thing that came to my mind. "I never realized you were so tall...." He laughed as I bowed and he returned the bow. (This bowing thing is becoming a habit. ^^;) I met up with Jenn-chan afterwards and finally gave her my gifts from Taiwan and Japan. (Sry about the delay, girl.... ^^:)

Last event: more shopping

There weren't any panels that I really wanted to check out, and I wanted to browse the dealer's room some more. I found some new FMA fasteners that just came out in Japan at the animate-usa table. One set was different characters with the number (month) on their shirt. (Winry was december. ^.^) I also saw an FMA business card holder that was made of heavier material (but would still get scratched) for $20. O.O They said that it was more expensive since it was a limited edition item from the FMA festival. I also fell in love with a Loveless silver butterfly necklace. There were several kinds, but the one I really liked was actually a bootleg HK kind. ^^; So much kawaii stuff.... I also saw some really cheap manga (10 for $30) and original anime boxsets that sold for around $40 (Zeta Gundam, Witch Hunter Robin, S-cryed....) *drools* The dealer's room closed at 3pm and I was still browsing. My last purchase of the convention was an FMA t-shirt with the Al bloodstain on the back. Tribute to my FMA love, Alphonse. ^.^

Last words....

I changed at the hotel and o-kaa-san drove as I napped. O-kaa-san took the wrong route, but I found out that we were still heading in the right direction. I (human GPS) lead her until we hit NJ Tnpke and then proceeded to rest some more. Reaching the apartment, I unpacked and showered. I sent an e-mail to my supervisor (excusing myself from work on monday) and fell alseep. (I slept until 1:30pm, Monday afternoon.)