And then the fish ate me.
Jan. 13th, 2009 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rkoldSo it's time for a relatively fast LJ entry before I sit and try to draw a circle cut so I can apply for Haru in March >>;;
My first day in Japan was the AE and for once I was staying in a place with a Sumika so I figured, why not. Unfortunately, DoA was not very helpful in sharing when one should go to the Sumika to draw a lottery #. I showed up a little before 8 am (the store opens at 10 or 10:30 BTW) and Ken Yamanaka was there and THE LOTTERY HAD TAKEN PLACE OVER 1 1/2 HOURS AGO ALREADY This meant I was #412 I think? I think they had even mostly finished giving out vouchers for the dolls by 8 am, I know all the dolls but the DDs were gone by 8:15 or so. But luckily![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sumeragiskank had wanted a Kanu and I did get a voucher for her. We were then sent on our way to line up later, so chocolate_chip and I got some breakfast and then went back to wait to get clothes. I got that pattern book with Komame and the Yo Boy outfit I wanted for me and the Yo girl outfit for friend so I guess in the end I just can't complain. I just wish I had known the drawing was so early since I would have come so I could have seen if I had any chance. ^^; There are a bunch of the LE outfits still left so if anyone wanted something and you're a reliable person I might consider picking something up for you.
I learned so much more when I was the actual circle vs when I just had a pass withdilettantka and hinoai like over GW. First, set up is way more stressful and takes a lot longer when it is you doing the set-up. Next time I am so going to be prepared for this so I am not struggling to get through it at the last minute. I've also discovered next copyhon I am so printing in Japan it's only 10 yen a copy for black and white vs. a heck of a lot more in the US. ~.~ At least at Kinkos! ;;_;; So set up took a super long time and I wanted the new RocknDolless book in case it was GinoSuza instead it was Evil!Britannians x Suzaku but I still bought it >>;; I'm starting to wonder if she doesn't like Suzaku best since een though he is the top with Lelouch in her books, he gets book where he is paired with Gino or like evil!Britannians now while Lelouch is only paired with Suzaku. It's really hard to like leave your hall and do other things since you sort of want to keep track of your table. I feel bad, I had wanted to see Akiyo, I should email her and I didn't even make it to a lot of the halls. On the other hand my big love is Geass so it was nice to be with the circles.... except we ended up next to a text only Xingke x Lelouch circle and the GinoLulu circles. Not only do I hate GinoLulu on a level that I had previously reserved for Yuuta/Mizuki, the GinoLulu area is not going to attract people interested in our books since they're very very clearly not. In the end we only sold things to friends which sort of doesn't count. I'm hoping we can do better for Haru. For one thing, assuming we get accepted we will be in the uke Suzaku section and this time I listed us as GinoSuza. I have to mail out the application today and draw a circle cut today so wish me luck. It's due by the 16th ;;_;; I so hope we are accepted! I want to be part of the puchi event!
For anyone new to this LJ, every trip to Japan I try to do something unique and different. When I can, I like it to be something I can only really do in Japan or something vaguely cultural or at least different and interesting. During this trip so far I've tried to sell doujinshi, or well I had a spot at a doujinshi event and I went to SPA WORLD!muscatlove and yanchamonkey had told me about Spa World years ago but spending the day naked soaking in hot water sort of sucks if you're the only bizarre looking foreigner. Fortunately, ee970 and akaisakura were both interested in going to Spa World so we made a group of 3 crazy foreigners. jougetsu was going to join us but she wasn't feeling well ;;_;; I would like to say now, I could seriously live in Spa World. Considering I am hugely fat by Japanese standards, pasty white aka dead fish white, and just sort of funny looking when naked, this is not something I should have wanted to do, but OMG so amazing!!! You clean yourself well and then spend the rest of the day wearing just a wrist band and walking naked to different pools. Sadly we were Europe. (The European floor and the Asian floor alternate between being male only or female only by month and odd months are European for women right now. ) We were probably the only foreigners there and oddly enough SpaWorld is a HUGE destination for families. We also availed ourselves of the saunas and I managed after one of the particularly hot pools to get half way up my thighs into one of the cold pools. I loved the herbal steam sauna, which frizzed my hair up good but smelt lovely and was great for my lungs. The regular sauna had the nice cedar smell but the heat made it a little harder for me to breathe. I also tried a salt scrub sauna which was interesting and I think really helped my skin but was also broiling hot! Next time I am bringing a pad for my feet! ;;_;; I liked the herb scented baths in Greece a lot (they seriously smelled like Celestial Seasonings herbal tea!) but my hands down favorite was Spain/the Mediterranean. Now it might have helped that it is the Winter and quite cold, but taking a very hot bath outside just feels lovely because the water keeps you from getting too cold and when you get too warm (which so happens) you can then poke more of your body out of the water. One of the pools had a waterfall which just feels amazing when it pounds down on you OMG Suzaku was so right about sitting naked under waterfalls, at least if they are warm! and the rest of the pool had bubbles which felt great. We then went in the really warm pool and then there was the one with the chairs. We seriously spent from like noon to 8 pm bathing. (with a break for a late lunch and some fun with the fish!) I think I want to go back to Spa World. My goal is to go back in April when it is women for the Asian floors or maybe in March I will see if I can talk a friend into going to Hakone with me, though being naked in single sex bathing is more fun than a bathing suit.
I also paid like $12 for fish to eat my toes for 10 minutes. It felt incredibly weird and tickled but my feet do feel a lot smoother now. I think I would do it again, probably.
My first day in Japan was the AE and for once I was staying in a place with a Sumika so I figured, why not. Unfortunately, DoA was not very helpful in sharing when one should go to the Sumika to draw a lottery #. I showed up a little before 8 am (the store opens at 10 or 10:30 BTW) and Ken Yamanaka was there and THE LOTTERY HAD TAKEN PLACE OVER 1 1/2 HOURS AGO ALREADY This meant I was #412 I think? I think they had even mostly finished giving out vouchers for the dolls by 8 am, I know all the dolls but the DDs were gone by 8:15 or so. But luckily
sumeragiskank had wanted a Kanu and I did get a voucher for her. We were then sent on our way to line up later, so chocolate_chip and I got some breakfast and then went back to wait to get clothes. I got that pattern book with Komame and the Yo Boy outfit I wanted for me and the Yo girl outfit for friend so I guess in the end I just can't complain. I just wish I had known the drawing was so early since I would have come so I could have seen if I had any chance. ^^; There are a bunch of the LE outfits still left so if anyone wanted something and you're a reliable person I might consider picking something up for you.I learned so much more when I was the actual circle vs when I just had a pass with
dilettantka and hinoai like over GW. First, set up is way more stressful and takes a lot longer when it is you doing the set-up. Next time I am so going to be prepared for this so I am not struggling to get through it at the last minute. I've also discovered next copyhon I am so printing in Japan it's only 10 yen a copy for black and white vs. a heck of a lot more in the US. ~.~ At least at Kinkos! ;;_;; So set up took a super long time and I wanted the new RocknDolless book in case it was GinoSuza For anyone new to this LJ, every trip to Japan I try to do something unique and different. When I can, I like it to be something I can only really do in Japan or something vaguely cultural or at least different and interesting. During this trip so far I've tried to sell doujinshi, or well I had a spot at a doujinshi event and I went to SPA WORLD!
muscatlove and yanchamonkey had told me about Spa World years ago but spending the day naked soaking in hot water sort of sucks if you're the only bizarre looking foreigner. Fortunately, ee970 and akaisakura were both interested in going to Spa World so we made a group of 3 crazy foreigners. jougetsu was going to join us but she wasn't feeling well ;;_;; I also paid like $12 for fish to eat my toes for 10 minutes. It felt incredibly weird and tickled but my feet do feel a lot smoother now. I think I would do it again, probably.
