SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE! I'm going to LUMOS!!!!

Finally, something goes right!  I've got a golden ticket!  Yes, I've got a golden ticket!  I've got a ray of sunshine... *cough*  Okay, 'nuff of that.  Yes, I got a ticket from someone who decided she just wasn't enough of a fan to hang out with the rest of us crazy people.  Hey, more for us!  
*dances around merrily*

Of course, that means I've just realized I have to buy the plane tickets, double-check which hotel I'm staying in.. hey roomies... where are we staying?  
*is sheepish*
And... er... what times are you guys arriving?  I could try to book a flight that arrives around the same time as one of you.  I... er... don't want to get lost.  *meep*

Also, this is going to be exciting, but I may be on crutches for the event.  I don't know when I'll be having knee surgery.  That'll make this exciting.  *snort*

In other news... and yeah, I should have posted this MUCH sooner, but I had the BEST time ever in NYC two weekends ago.  I got together with sepotwood, cormallen[Unknown site tag], kriken, singlewoman, ziasudra_fic, kerryblaze, starrysummer, dramaphile, mania_regale, songs_mistress, xingou, simons_flower, satindolls, pastelninja, wildegirl_05, princesskariboo, evilimp, emmagrant01, [Bad username or unknown identity: alafairnadia,]
Let's just say the party started early, and didn't end until I'd stuffed my dollar bill down Damon's underwear band while he go-go danced for his fangirls.  Quite a few of the people on the list did a long entry... and I know, I know... I've barely posted lately, but I've been sick (flu), and exhausted, and overworked... and can I go to bed now?  PLEEEEZE?

Okay, more postage...
The weekend started with me and kriken leaving Boston together and driving to mania_regale's house which is within striking range of NYC.  We stayed there overnight, and then the three of us drove into the city the next morning.  We were silly.  We had fun.  We had lots of nuts.  Ask kriken.  *grins*  At 2:00, we all met up at a TGIFriday's for munchies with those of us who could get there early.  Met singlewoman there, who liked my hand-carved wands (yes, I promise, I'll mail them this weekend!  I haven't been home yet, nor have I had a spare minute to myself!), along with a bunch of others.  It was cool to find people who'd read my fic!  I swear, I get such a kick out of being recognized.  I guess it's the Leo nature.  It's fun!

So, from TGIFriday's, it was on to play around the city.  We missed the movie we'd planned, but we had a good time.  We hit a Starbucks, we hit a comic book store (where we met random Potter fans!), we hit a Walgreens, and I hit every revolving door in New York City.  Don't ask.  You don't want to know.  *giggles shamelessly*

We finally got to the brewery.  I had to get the beer sampler platter.  By the time Emma arrived, I was very pleasantly tipsy, which was fitting, seeing as the last time I hung out with her at a Potter get-together, I delighted in $1.75 per glass Sam Adams and ended up being drunk!Harry... yeah... anyway.  I think I tackled her as she walked in.  It was an enthusiastic greeting, either way!  *waves to Emma*

So, I shared squid with other fandomers.  I drew squid!porn.  I did H/D math on the tablecloth.  I think I ordered roast chicken.  Don't really remember... too busy having fun and trying not to fall asleep.  (Damn, I was tired.  Fuck, I'm STILL tired.)  Finally, t'was time to go to the dance club.  Seriously, I hate dance clubs.  It's just not my scene anymore.  Still, it was really sweet to get to meet Damon.  He was seriously such a darling!  And very gracious.  I did indeed stuff a dollar bill in his underwear, and - to my delight - he blushed.  Then, I ended up getting a dollar bill stuffed in my cleavage - and rewarded the generous member of our party with a lap dance.  Oh, and then, I hopped up on a footstool and started doing my own go-go dance.  I think Emma was on my left, and I can't remember the screen name of the girl on my right!  Oh, and did I mention I was sober by then?  Er... yeah.  No shame.  Not here.  Nope.

Suffice to say, I slept like a log.  Twice.  I woke up at a decent hour, then fell fast asleep again on mania_regale's sofa until something like 2:00PM.  (How embarrassing, seriously.)  

Anyhow, to make a long story far shorter than it should be, I had a fucking awesome time.  I wish I'd been less sleepy for it, but it was still incredible.  I can't wait to see some of those people again.  Oh, and after I got home, I got this little comment in my LJ from princesskariboo, who was under her other LJ name.  It seriously made my day (which had been a very bad day that day, so I needed a little boost there).  I kinda wonder what would have happened if we'd been wearing fandom nametags or something.  Didn't we start to do that?  I can't remember... some of it's kinda fuzzy.

Okay, speaking of fuzzy, my brain is starting to go fuzzy.  But before I go... I must tell everyone...
I'm starting to write fanfic again!  YES!  I promise, there will be more fic!  My muse is sneaking back into my brain, and I can feel the gears turning.  Words have been appearing on the screen, and I've been putting them there!  Hopefully, it won't suck!
Okay, brain is too fuzzy!  BED!  Yes!  Now! 
Goodnight!
MUAHAHAHAHA.....

~Mijan


PS... I don't know where the hell that extra coding around the LJ user names came from, but this damn thing won't let me edit them out.  ARGH!