It was quite an interesting experience at the anime convention at Hynes on Friday. I got dragged into helping out at one of the dealer booths, so I was selling cute stuffed anime characters and DVDs for an hour. They are ridiculously expensive, $32 bucks for a tiny bag or $20 for a wrist band, and I didn’t see anybody hesitate to pull money out of their wallet, and the entrance ticket to the convention was 25 bucks! Them rich anime-freaks. There were indeed many freakish individuals. Tons of people dressed up as anime characters, I mean it was Halloween all over again and better. They were really OBSESSED with anime, they’ve got to own everything related to their favorite anime and they want to live and breathe it. Kimonos, pink octopus, 6-ft giant plastic sword, skin painted white, and silver-dyed hair etc. Most of the time I was trying very hard not to stare. Thank god my friend’s uncle, the owner of the booth, was a very talkative person. He gave me a couple tricks about bluffing as a salesperson if you have no idea what you are selling. And he made me wear a fluffy cat hat to increase sales, chuckles. I used to be an anime fan but have gotten rid of the addiction. The good old times when I used to be in love with Slam Dunk, H2, and Sailor Moon. Whew, that seems like a light year ago.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
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It was quite an interesting experience at the anime convention at Hynes on Friday. I got dragged into helping out at one of the dealer booths, so I was selling cute stuffed anime characters and DVDs for an hour. They are ridiculously expensive, $32 bucks for a tiny bag or $20 for a wrist band, and I didn’t see anybody hesitate to pull money out of their wallet, and the entrance ticket to the convention was 25 bucks! Them rich anime-freaks. There were indeed many freakish individuals. Tons of people dressed up as anime characters, I mean it was Halloween all over again and better. They were really OBSESSED with anime, they’ve got to own everything related to their favorite anime and they want to live and breathe it. Kimonos, pink octopus, 6-ft giant plastic sword, skin painted white, and silver-dyed hair etc. Most of the time I was trying very hard not to stare. Thank god my friend’s uncle, the owner of the booth, was a very talkative person. He gave me a couple tricks about bluffing as a salesperson if you have no idea what you are selling. And he made me wear a fluffy cat hat to increase sales, chuckles. I used to be an anime fan but have gotten rid of the addiction. The good old times when I used to be in love with Slam Dunk, H2, and Sailor Moon. Whew, that seems like a light year ago.
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hello dear,
An anime conference! Why do all the cool things happen when I am not around. bummer. I totally dig anime, but I like the movies..not the cartoons really. And by movies I mean cartoon animation not sadistic anime porn. But moving on, hope all is well. Thanks for the cheque by the way I got it in the mail.
Very pretty site! Keep working. thnx!
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