LOL... I just got the official... 'meh' from my oldest in bed still about going back today, so I've got at least the morning to drink tea and talk with you all, and relax. Something I need after a Saturday night at work anyway, lol.
Zoe, my parents were supposed to go to Vegas this past week, but it got put off until October. My mom loves Star Trek, so I'm not going to tell her about that ; )
My sister and I are just starting to plan our costumes for comic con this year, which just happens to land on my birthday.
Loz, animethon is like a comic con but for anime. So all the anime cartoons (things like Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda... and then the darker cartoons/comics; and video games like Street Fighter... and also minecraft; and larping communities (live action role playing - you know those people who dress up as fantasy characters and act out as those characters all weekend in a tournament/game?). Animethon also has costume/talent contests too, which is probably the biggest event.
http://www.animethon.org/Peace!!
tammy