Much Kopan

    Impromptu stuff is not my strong suit, because I'm weird and neurotic. But if you catch me at the right moment, spontaneity isn't as panic inducing.

Idk what it is about being spontaneous that is so off putting to me. I correlate spontaneity with carelessness, and I think that's what is so like.. ugh. But that's super deep-seeded shit that is generally irrelevant to actually doing stuff on the fly. 

I don't know. Idk, whatever.

BUT YESTERDAY

WEE!

I was actually just chilling at my computer when Alvin texts me. He was in Brea, but works near where I live and I only ever see him at cons. But now that I live here, hanging out isn't as ridiculous! So.

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

he asks the age old question: "What do you feel like? Burgers? Ramen?

And Cynthia said

DANCE, 

R A M E N 

DANCE 

 

 yep.

are we surprised?

if we are, hi i'm cynthia and i have an addiction to ramen. it's weeb, and sad, but who am i to stop it? 

no one. i am no one. and that's okay.

this is the part where i'd put Big Bang's Loser music video right here, but I won't.

There were two places in Fullerton that Alvin suggested. We agreed on this one:

 

 

 because it was closer to me and the other one sounded kinda ghetto.

and apparently plays nothing but reggae 

and i can't.

do that.

 rich, fatty, tonkotsu goodness blessed us on yesterday's eve.

  just look at how blessed he is

 Divinity incarnate.

The place was really cute, too. And dark.

 And still, despite replacing the camera on my S4, I still can't hold the shit still to get a clear picture to save my life.

 But this place was really good. It's just 20 mins from me. and It definitely won't be the last time I stuff myself stupid there.

 yaaaaaaasss

 garlic edamame was a must.

if they offer it, i order it. simple as that

 the effects of the edamame are clearly seen above.

note the expression of reckless abandon

 toooonnnnkooooootssssuuuuuuuuuuu ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccckkkkkkkk yaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssss hhnnnnnnnnggggggggggg

 these are from his thingie @thedogeman

note the superior camera quality that isn't mine

so good.

good times.

   Since we were in downtown Fullerton on a Wednesday, and it wasn't super late yet, we decided to just go for a walk. I've never been there, but he lived there for a good portion of his life so he showed me around. 

It reminded me a lot of downtown Burbank with all the cute little indie shops and pretty landscaping.

Since it was a Wednesday night, it also wasn't crazy out with tons of loud drunkies everywhere. This was ideal.

 At one point, we came across this coffee shop; "Dripp"
We could see into it from the street, and it looked really cute inside. So we investigated.
This required trying to find the entrance which was in the back down a little alley.. for future records.

 again w/ the shitty handling of a camera >_< i'm sorry.
I rush to capture photos in public places so as to not make anyone feel uncomfortable. this often results in blurry messes =\

 hnnnnnnnnnnngggg
We got stuff.
He got a decafinated brew, whose name escapes me. But his was nutty, and earthy, and really smooth. it was really good. I got the "Koke" which was infused with fucking berries. And it tasted like berries. It was awesome. 

 The presentation was adorable.

 Pricey, but I completely get why. Worth it. VERY delicious coffee. I could drink it black. I didn't, but I could. lol.

 SELFFFIIIIEEE

 He got a cookie that we split. It was called "Turtle"

chocolate with caramel and white chocolate chips.

I don't fancy chocolate, but it was pretty dope.

 We were there for a while, just chilling. The place is really, really nice. Cozy.
I'll have to return and buy 50 macaroons. I wanted to get some, but I didn't have cash on me and felt bad using a card for like $2 purchases. =\

And on our way out we realized that the wall in that corner was covered in books.

Cutest evening ever.
Thank you Alvin! For showing me downtown Fullerton ^_^
It, to me, was a nice welcome to Orange County!

I still have a lot to check out and get accustomed to down there. But from what Alvin tells me, there are tons of awesome places to eat.  This is dangerous information.

Challenge accepted.
If I gain a lot of weight this year, you can blame Alvin. I'm just saying.
And I can't stress enough how great it is to have people I know live nearby. Or rather, in the area. Frankly, moving here was scary because I thought I'd be basically alone. But more and more people are coming forward saying that they visit down here often or.... live here! It's... a huge relief.

When special bestie showed up outside my place with my hoodie... I almost cried, lol. In my head, that just wasn't a possibility-- him being there. It's silly, I know. I treated my moving here like some end of the world crisis thing in which I'll never see anyone ever again.

but only because in my mind, people are busy and grow apart. It happens.
Distance doesn't help that. My brain just wants to accept the possibility of that happening as a defense mechanism in case it actually does happen. Dumb.
Dumb dumb dumb.
Neurotic!

Idk why I'm evening mentioning all that. I was clearly wrong! And again, I'm glad I was. 

This picture makes me feel like I resemble a little boy with a wig on. 

Did I mention I forgot an important document at my old store in Burbank that I technically cannot work without?

If I didn't... well. Yeah.

First it was my hoodie. Now this.

Wonder what's next.

Actually, ... my tip money from last week is still there, too.

Burbank won't let me go.

It's k. I still haven't let go of Burbank either.

But ramen definitely helps, lol.

Pasaneener

  Pasaneenur Curmurcuuurrrnn!!

     You know what? I'm going to admit that initially, I thought Pasadena Comic Con was going to be a lot less fun that what I actually had.
I was so horribly wrong, and glad of it!

I wasn't even originally going to go, but Topher was like... I need help Sunday for a con.
And I was like,
k.

AND THEN YEAH. Next thing I knew I was up at at 7 and leaving here by 8. Got there at 9 and saw another face I haven't seen in FOREVER.

Not Topher. I just saw him.

Lauren! Lauren and I grew apart and some stuff got in the way, so shit went down.

But, we made amends, and I genuinely missed her. It was really good seeing her again.

 omg.

 And that's when I met Darrel. 

Cute as a button! but like... a really energetic button, lol

 we were basically there to run errands for them, lol. 

 which was totally fine and great ^_^

and fun!

 He was there repping a few people, so we did what we could to meek his spirits high through the madness!

kind of, lol

 Geoff can make his titties dance.

 omg

"do something kpop"

 *oppas start gangnam style-ing*

JUST KIDDING THEY'RE NOT MY OPPAS

pretty sure i'm older than them lol

ok we're done here

was trying to take a cute picture

 Darrel

 The coolest thing ever happened.
Lauren is familiar with ASL (American Sign Language, or what I like to call Drow signing) and noticed a group of people 'talking' in ASL just a little  ways away from her booth. She was fascinated.
And, lol, i was like ARE YOU TOTALLY EAVESDROPPING
because she could if she wanted to, lol. She wasn't but it was cool watching them.
As they neared her booth, she signaled them to come over and started 'talking' to this guy in ASL. It was really cool to watch. And you could see the excitement coming from him because... how often does an artist or voice actor just start busting out ASL to communicate with you?!
Hardly ever! This was a cool moment. They signed for a little while. Pretty cool.

 Attack on Cynthia

 Darrel wtf

 AND GUESS WHO.... well.. you're seeing it.

DA CHI-CHIS! 

A.K.A Jess and Vince ^_^ 

 Jess always looks so purtiful in all her thingies ^^

she da cyootest ^^

 Pinoys talking about... Filipino things

Jess

 She showed me her magical penty shorts

DEY SO COLORFUL AND LOOK LIKE THEY WERE JUST SNEEZED OUT BY UNICORNNNSSS AND WERE INSTANTLY WEARABLE

 I wub dem. omg she gives me life

she's just a walking power strip of noises and words just thrown into phrases that may or may not make sense sometimes, but they make sentences, and that's all that counts.

 Prom picture.

 squee

 The day before was Pokemon's 20th anniversary (omg) so I wore my ghost Pokemon shirt :D

 So, as I was doing my rounds, inevitably purchasing things I don't need but must have anyway, I was pointed in the direction of a booth being tended by Mr. Travis. Why? Because I got into a conversation with another booth about horror movies. I was buying a Puppet Master poster and dude started asking mg stuff, and my cosplay of her came up, and he was like OMG I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE and I was like ORRY and showed him a picture and he was like YA. OMG YOU HAVE TO GO TALK TO TRAVIS OVER AT THAT BOOTH HE HAS A LEECH WOMAN TATTOO ON HIS ARM, WITH BLADE. and I was like NO WEI, HOKAY.
And then I bought 3 more posters and went to talk to this Travis person.
Super cool guy. Apparently he also represents David Wong! Small world! I have some of David's prints, too. God I have so much shit I need to get framed and put up!
Anyway, yeah. This guy. dope.

 Later one, Darrel and I were sent to get food from Island's across the street.
We looked down at Geoff and Lauren, and Geoff decided to be funny and pervy up at us without realizing a lady was standing right there, watching him the whole time.

 She was like wtf r u doin
and he started laughing and pointed up at us lololol

 HAAAYY ^_^ 

haha

 waitin for foooood

 Lauren also got interviewed!

Look her up; Lauren Landa :D

 I did not pursue this, but... it was tempting.

 OH SO LET ME TELL TO YOU GUYS A THING

This booth immediately caught my eye on my first round. Hadn't even been there 45 minutes.

Walked right up to it, saw a thing, said omg brb, ran to grab my wallet and bought it, lol. I was their first customer! They took my picture lol.

 So basically, this stuff is done by a Father and Son team.
The dad sculpts everything and casts the molds, the son paints and details.
It's absolutely incredible.

 They come up w/ the coolest stuff!

Look at that Zombie Furbie!!! I wanted it, but wasn't sure how much I wanted to spend quite yet.

Eventually someone bought it though. I saw them walking around with it, and was glad to see it found a home.

 Fcuking Fallout shit omg.

 They said they're trying to branch out to larger cons, but usually do Frank and Sons toys and collectibles. I hope to see them at more cons, because I know they'd do great. Their stuff is awesome. LOOK AT THAT AT-AT!

 And, they were sweet enough to just give me this little Zombie Vaporeon, just for being so supportive. 

They said I could choose whichever Pokemon I wanted, but I thought of someone that might like the Vaporeon, so went with that little guy instead. 

All in all, it was really fun. I had a blast, and was pretty beat by the end of it. Thankfully, the traffic home wasn't too bad either. Topher says it won't be the last time, and he'll check in w/ me when he needs some help. This is great because I like helpies and I also quite like cons. 

As for what I got?

 Favorites. 

That Japanese Reanimator was a must. They had the original artwork, but I already have that on a t-shirt, so went w/ that one instead. So dope.

 Snagged that Vault Boy so fucking quick, lol.

And that Pikachu was irresistable.

but, it's not for me.

 Lucky finds. A fucking Puppet Master comic, lol. There are only like, 5 and I can never find any! But this time... PCC impressed me. The hunt is part of the fun. I have 1 and 2. And I have the 4th volume of Puppet Master Rebirth, but I want the originals. If I ever find a Leech woman variant of the 3rd issue of PM the Offering, I will have an asthma attack right there. Like, I will.
ho mei gah


And I got some other stuff for some people, but I won't post those.
They may or may not like it.

idk why but that night I felt extra cute.

what's my doll staring at?

oh, just you.

Today is my last day of my mini break from work. I had 4 days off.

Tomorrow is my first day at the new store. It's 7 minutes down the street from me, lol. Thought about walking, but at the times I'd be going in, I don't know if I'd wanna risk it. 

So, I start tomorrow. Then I'm off, and then I work all weekend in the mornings. Not too bad. 

They said my hours will pick up after this week, which is kinda like a testy week to get me accustomed to the new space. 

I met w/ the manager yesterday, too. He's pretty awesome. I was wearing a Blizzcon tee, and he noted it. We started talking about Blizzard games, and shooting games during high school. We're the same age. He used to play at LANs, too. So dope. I'm really happy. He seems awesome. We're gonna get along really well I think. He even played Warcraft 1 & 2. I gotta step up and buy them already. I've never played them. Just WC3. 

ANYWAY.. yeah. 

I was hoping to get my Disneyland pass after I pay rent, but... I went a little nuts w/ expenses again lol. So, it'll have to wait until my next paycheck. But, that's also another thing on the list. I'm getting a Disneyland annual pass for sure! 

And.. yeah. That's where I'm at now. 

And hungry. 

I think I'm just gonna walk to work tomorrow. It's a half hour walk, 7 minute drive. but whatever. It'll be a nice walk. 

I like stuff.

Stuff is good.

Now it's time for food stuff. And more Fallout. And maybe math homework. =\

I miss my special friendsies