On Thursday, I arrived in Los Angeles. I was so excited the night before that I woke up almost every hour to check how much longer I would have to wait until I got there. On the plane, I freaked out the guy who sat beside me with my giant grin of anticipation. I called Meagan as soon as I got into the airport and it wasn't long before I saw her standing at the bottom of the escalator. We hugged and squee'd about finally being there. Later that night, I had the pleasure of meeting a few of my other online friends, as well; Carlo, Matt and Jael (Vala). It was as though we'd known each other for ages. It was amazing to finally meet in person the people I'd been chatting with for so long.

Friday was a busy day. We started off with registration and then discovered the table where Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Paul Goddard and Lani Tupu were selling their various works of art, CDs, candles, comic books, etc. We went up to look at everything, especially Virginia's candles, as Samm had recommended them to us. We ended up chatting with Virginia for a very long time, and what was really cool was that she was easy to talk to, so you almost forgot who you were conversing with. It wasn't until later that we realized how cool that was. We also got to talk with Gigi for a few minutes when we each purchased a copy of her CD and comic book, which she signed and personalized for us. All four of them were really nice.

We attended a few panels, including Virginia Hey's - where she told a funny story about Anthony Simcoe and butter, and now I will never look at butter the same way again. At night, there was the cabaret. Wayne Pygram was sick, so he could not perform. Gigi Edgley pulled up audience members to act out a play about her life with her. Rebecca Riggs performed a skit about motherhood and received a standing ovation. Finally, David Franklin told the story of Grayza and Bracca after Peacekeeper Wars when they got married, had nontuplets and pulled a lot of crazy schemes to get rich. All three of them were absolutely hilarious and a treat to watch.

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