I started early in the morning my usual waking time. I got ready and just decided to walkabout in the frigid morning air of San Jose. Back at the hotel, I had a couple cups coffee in the lobby. I tried to get a key for Tim, but instead made me a regular key instead of a Fanime key. Anyway after that I came up and everybody was just waking up. We ready and went to go eat at Peggy Sue’s. Well when I walk over the morning I didn’t realize that he was even open. Well, I guess I wasn’t paying attention. We were eating at Peggy Sue’s for breakfast and then came back to the hotel to finish getting ready to go out to the convention center once again.



When we got to the convention center, things weren’t happening yet so we just are wre just stuck around Stage Zero and watched a few music videos until the Dealers Hall opened. So as with any usual day, we did the usual thing, just sat around in the back when we’re tired. We slowly browsing stuff that we’ve seen over and over again for the last three days. Also, after the dealers hall, we just kicked it outside and hung around the front of the convention center to take pictures. And then the crazy Christians showed up again and this time they were largely ignored. Luckily the police were there to set up a perimeter separating the convention people and the crazy Christians. What else can I call’em?



After a while, we went to the hotel to freshen up. I changed into my cosplay clothes and went back to the convention center again. This time, there was a show short Maid presentation going on at Stage Zero. We tapped a couple of their performances. Interesting, but there was nowhere to sit, we decided to continue to go on. And about that time, it was about and was almost lunch so we were thinking about going the Mad Cafe, but did realize that no one would be there because they were at Stage Zero. So we just went to the Dealers Hall because Tim was look for something to buy while me and Lawrence was browsing around once again.



Basically after the Dealers Hall, we realize that the FLOW Q&A is supposed to have started already at two o’clock. And where were we!? We were at Stage Zero wandering aimlessly until we realize that the FLOW Q&A is going on. So we made a mad dash over to the room where the Q&A was supposed to be. There was a line that awaited us and it took a…things of that caliber it was delayed. So things didn’t really happen until almost 2:45. And then once we got into the panel, the FLOW band members introduced themselves and some moderator was asking a few questions which a which they answered. And then the actual Q&A started, but because of the delay, it didn’t last very long…about 20-30 minutes all because of this emo-chick who cosplayed as Naruto gave a splendid, teary-eyes, performance to FLOW.

So after the Q&A, supposedly 30 minutes later at 3:30 was their autograph signing. Well we didn’t think that it would be just the people that would get shit signed. By the time we got to the Hilton where the autograph signing was, there was a long-ass line that snaked down the hall, back down the hall, into two heated, heated rooms and finally got through. And well, in way we work on a misinformed because some of these volunteers had to take pictures behind a white line but by the time we got to FLOW to have our merchandise signed, I noticed that somebody was trying to get a picture of them but was escorted out. So there went the plans of the taking their pictures. It would’ve been cool, but we already took their pictures are during the Q&A. So it wasn’t much.



Well then after that fiasco, we went back to the hotel to get ready for the masquerade. Tim already had his dinner, so Lawrence and I went to Peggy Sue’s again and chowed down real quick on dinner. On our way to Peggy Sue’s, we noticed that the line was already in front of the restaurant. After we ordered, called Tim to meet us down at the end of the line. And then surely but slowly, and fairly quickly the line started progressing towards auditorium.

I’ve forgotten how the last masquerade was, this one was pretty interesting. At first, when we entered the auditorium, there is this one convention chick that said “there was absolutely no videotaping and photography.” So by the time we got to our seats and when the events started, I was wondering “why the hell were people out in the orchestra area had all these cameras on the performances.” So I decided to ask one of the auditorium ushers. He said that he’ll “check up on it.” After that, I continued taping until I got word and then actually a convention person actually came up to me and said “it was perfectly okay to videotape as long as I don’t videotape with flash.” Whatever the hell that meant!? But anyway the skits were okay but a lot more intelligent than the ones we’ve seen in Southern California during Expo so no argument with me there.



By the time of the skits were over, there was no entertainment during intermission so we decided to jet out of there. And since it was still fairly early, we decided to get a late snack/dinner—whatever you want to call it, we were just hungry. All the total places that went to were all packed…except for one small place at the corner of some street that sold Afghan food. We decided to go there and eat because there was no line. So we made it there in time because after Tim order, after Lawrence and I, there was a gang og people that showed up. Now we ordered our food to go and are now back here in hotel relaxing. Our day is over and, okay, signing out.