So, I don't know if I have any watchers left out there, because I'm sure you can see I haven't been updating or answering my messages all summer. What happened to me was School School School... including summer classes which were terrible. Plus, I had work all summer on top of that, not that I mind my job. The homework is what kills me.

But, my summer overall was a pretty good one. In June I went to visit Colie and we went to the beach and had some adventures feeding ducks and swans with Tina. We also worked on her Hiei wig, which was in preparation for the REALLY big thing that happened this summer which was~

:: OTAKON ::
Basically, my first time going to Otakon was the best vacation I've ever had. It spent a good amount of time over the summer sewing my Kurama cosplay outfit and preparing for the trip in general (buying train/bus tickets, reserving a room, getting everything ready).
I went to Colie's house first, since she was my Hiei, and we rode to Maryland together on a Greyhound bus. It was a long and dull trip, plus she wasn't feeling well during the ride, and our hotel was kind of sketchy when we got there on Friday. However, once we were in costume (we looked amazing) and were at the Con, it was like all the worries melted away!
We had a ton of fangirls taking our picture and asking for yaoi, and also took a lot of pictures of other cosplayers.
Some of the high points of the trip were...
~Meeting Yamaguchi Kappei and Derek Stephen Prince and getting their autographs
~Buying all the cute stuff I found in the Dealer's room and wasting a ton of money x.x But I got awesome onigiri moulds and a cute t-shirt, as well as discovering an online store I really love now.
~Our "romantic" dinner by the harbor.
~All the great friends we made on Saturday!
~Going out to a Japanese restaurant with said great friends we made on Saturday.
~Taking tons of pictures of cosplayers and feeling awesome about being the best Kurama and Hiei at the con
I have the Pictures of our Adventure posted on Photobucket, so please take a look. If you were at the con, perhaps you saw us there?

When we got back, we decided to start a Yu Yu Hakusho RolePlaying Forum with some of the other fans we met at the con. We've made more friends with the new members who have shown up, but sadly... it's not going that well anymore. Partly because we need more members (if you're interested, please join or contact me!) and partly because Colie is mad at me...
We've been getting in more and more arguments lately, which all started because I wanted her to visit for my birthday. I know I can be demanding, but I don't understand why it's such a crime to want to be wanted. But, as things are currently, she hasn't spoken to me since Wednesday (it is currently Saturday). This may be because she's still reading a very long novel for class, or it may be because she's finally become tired of dealing with me. I don't dare IM her, because apparently everything I say is entirely wrong. I guess I'll just wait around and see if she wants to talk to me again... Obviously the situation is more complicated than this, but I would rather not give out all the details. I'm just an unbearable person, I guess.

As for the birthday, that didn't go very well either. My mother has been in the hospital ever since a sheep rammed her in the leg (she's a wildlife rescuer), it became infected, and then she developed some extremely rare condition and her skin started eating away at itself. Because of this, no one was around to order my birthday presents, and I had pretty much accepted that I wasn't going to get anything until they told me to pick out what I wanted and order it myself. So... in the end, I have two cute Mamegoma juice glasses, new jeans, the first DVD of Tsubasa, and Loveless Volume 7.
On my actual birthday, my dad and brother met me at Mikey's house, and we went with Mike, Greg, Ashley, and Mike's brother to see Taylor perform in Guys and Dolls and celebrate my birthday as well as Mike's (his is the day before). Greg and Mikey got me some cute new shirts, and we got Mike a new shirt as well from H&M. I guess it was a shirty birthday...
The play itself was quite good, and of course Taylor was AMAZING. He literally stole the show with his solo to the point where girls were screaming at his smexiness and Nick Jonas-iness. I'm just really glad that Taylor decided to try out and that he enjoyed himself so much. When he was singing, I nearly wanted to cry with motherly pride.
We also hung out with Greg's friends Nick and Jason at Mike's house afterward. I had previously met Nick and Chris, and then met the rest of them - Jason, Josh, Brad, and Tails... the cat... on Halloween at Nick's house. As Greg very astutely pointed out last night... I had been quite jealous at the concept that he was spending time with a bunch of people who weren't me (or Mike, Taylor and Debra). So, on Halloween, I was having fun getting to know everyone and playing Rock Band, but also feeling a bit bitter inside.

Last night though, those feelings of jealousy faded slightly. We all went out for Nick's birthday and I met Cliff and his girlfriend as well. We had dinner at a sushi and hibachi place called Sakura in Clifton Park, and cute Korean (I think) girls sang Happy Birthday to Nick with a random gong. I found out later that Greg purposely didn't sit by me (though I had a feeling he had an ulterior motive) so I would get to know them better, and I guess it worked.
We went inside the mall after dinner, and then the tragic and extremely depressing part happened. There were these cats from the animal shelter there for people to adopt, and there was one adorable cat who had been in the shelter longer than any of them, and a sign on her cage asking why nobody wanted her. After petting her for a while and calling my dad... who predictably said we couldn't have her... I got really upset and started crying against Greg's shoulder briefly. I know that Nick was feeling quite depressed about the situation as well, and cats are a huge weakness for me, so I've been thinking about that cat all day.
Today though, my mother, who is finally out of the hospital, suggested that my grandfather might want the cat. So, we showed him her picture on the animal shelter's website and within about 2 minutes he actually said he wanted her. I left a message on the answering machine, so perhaps on Monday, if she wasn't adopted this weekend, Greg can meet me in Ballston Spa and we can pick up a new cat together! Too bad he can't pet her or touch her at all...

So... basically the past few weeks have been extremely stressful with a mixture of fun things happening. I usually spend all day at my internship, then go to class or work in the evening, and come home and do homework. The only day I get to see anyone is usually on Wednesday, or perhaps the weekend if something is going on. The overload of work from school and student teaching is killing me though, I'm on the border of shutting down completely, I have no motivation to do anything, especially not draw or update my gallery.
And, of course, fighting with Colie isn't helping, since she's one of the few people I can rely on to be online and spend time with. Now, I can't even talk to her, so that lowers my motivation even more. All I want to do is sit around and watch TV, or sleep... It's miserable. I'm afraid if I try to call her or IM her... that will be the end. I might just have to accept that I've been replaced.