The Basil Blog

Another year, another slew of cons! This year I’m starting early with Ohayocon! Since Nekocon in 2008 Emily DeJesus has bugging me to bring myself and fellow OSMites to Ohayocon at each convention I’ve been to since, culminating into the podcast interview with herself and her husband the amazing artist Robert DeJesus where she told us and the world, “Just fucking go!” at MTAC last year.

Look out Ohio!

So I’m going! As is Kevin, and Brad, at least so far. Of course, it wasn’t good enough to just go, oh no. The sly fox that she is, has hoodwinked us into running some panels as well!

On Saturday at 1PM in Panels 3 (Union D-3) we’ll be hosting the Podcast Jamboree! It will be a panel about podcasting. This is something we’ve done several times before, should be aces.

However on Friday at 4Pm in Panels 6 (Grant/Harding) we’ll be running the panel Tsundere: Why We Love the Ones That Hate Us Most. This will be a look at the popular character archetype, where did it come from, and why it works. This one will most likely have pictures and PowerPoint and snazzy stuff like that. In other  words, we have to work at actually making this panel happen, with research and stuff! This is very scary! This will be the first ever “real” panel I have done, so it should be very interesting. If nothing else, it should be fun to watch us crash and burn. And it will give us a real chance to see how the whole thing works which is really good since I’ll be pitching this panel (and more!) to both MTAC and AWA.

Which reminds me, I should email Dave at some point soon.

In other news, my only resolution this year is a simple one. “Write more.” So hopefully this blog will be updated waaaaay more than it is currently. We shall see.

I kept meaning to talk about the MTAC trip I took on here, but after this past weekend I guess it’s past it’s due date. (Of course, if really want to know, there are podcasts available!)

Instead, you get to hear about the high points of THIS weekend AKA MikeEstherCon 2009. You see, two of my friends got married this weekend (Their names are appropriately Mike and Esther). In a bid to out-geek us all they decided to have a Renn Faire wedding* at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. It was awesome, and pretty (Esther’s dress was tremendous. Hell, so was Mike’s shirt!), and totally fun. Instead of stuffy tuxes we got awesome outfits that Esther and her mom made. This alone was amazing, but the extra bonus was that this of course was at a RENN FAIRE. So the reception was made up things like giant turkey legs. And after the wedding we got run around in the Festival, which was really fun. It also included all the hallmarks of a convention: Screaming teenagers, people in anime shirts, cosplay, Bleach merchandise on sale, Naruto headbands, the works. I also got “hair armor” (It’s from this site, but they show it no where on said site…weird. Edit: Oh, here’s some random forum post about theirs.). 

Now this sounds like an event in and off itself, and it was! But really, it just wasn’t enough. I hadn’t truly geeked out enough. So on Sunday, I called up my buddy Drew from Akihabara Renditions and went out for lunch, along with his fellow cohort Richard. We met at the Cobb Galleria since it’s where AWA is we all knew how to get there. We were going to hit Chow Baby (Stir-fry where you get to pick the ingredients) but they weren’t open for lunch on Sundays. Bummer. But then, I had a thought. No… a Revelation. So we headed to Abdullah the Butcher‘s House of Ribs and Chinese Food. Folks, if you are ever in Atlanta (and I know some of you live there), check this place out. They had some of the best BBQ chicken I’ve ever had. Abdullah was there and welcomed us as we walked in, and made a point to talk to me every time I was in his general vicinity. As we were about to leave, he asked us “Do you have a camera? Then come over here and take a picture.” And let me tell you. When Abdullah the Butcher tells you to take a picture with him, you do not say no. So I did (Oh hey, you can sorta see the hair armor in mirror there…).

And then we went and podcasted for their podcast. That;s when I felt I had fully met my geek quotient, and came back home.

And then posted this.

Whoo.

I know several of you on this here LJ Friends list thing have hopped onto the Twitter long before I did. What are y’alls names on it? You can follow me @thebasilfeed. I’ve found that the limit of 140 characters actually makes it easier to post. 

Also, after choir I’m heading out will some fellow OSMites to MTAC! I’m hoping it shall be a blast. I’m actually on two panels too! I’ll be a part of the Podcast Roundtable Panel which is being held Friday night at 7:00 PM in the Fan Panel room. Then on Sunday at 1 in Panel Room 2 I’ll be the “token male” in the Shojo Mojo Panel: Feminism in Anime.

The second one could possibly get me in trouble… But I think I can handle it. We might also snag a possible interview or two, and I think we’ll be at least getting one cross-cast with Akihabara Renditions. Should be fun!

PS: This week’s OSMcast was on the awesome DS game Retro Game Challenge. Please check it out if you are so inclined. 

Also we’ve been given a forum to post in… which is just wacky.

I just realized that my podcast turned 1 today.

Holy crap. 

In other news, I turn 29 in two days from now.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH