Here's what I've done since last Monday; on that Monday the 23rd I decided to go to a MovieStop. I've mentioned that joint a handful of times before and it's a place I like going to and randomly searching for random movies. Well, I heard earlier in the day that come July, all the stores will close down as they are going out of business for good. That makes me sad... even if every time I went there, annoying people were always around. That includes this night, by the way; in fact, right after a particularly awful pair of ladies left, the employees talked crap about them as they always cause issues! I got some random Blu discs. A few hours later I went and drove a parent to the airport up in Sanford as they had a red-eye flight. On the way back I stopped at a Denny's for a bite to eat.
Tuesday, I went to Chipotle for dinner then stopped at a Staples to get an Amazon giftcard. Wednesday, I went to a Texas Roadhouse for the first time in a long while for my “almost always” of a burger and fries... and an ice-cold beverage too. Thursday, that was a day of annoyance; like many people in Florida, for reasons unknown Bright House had all their services down, which meant that where I live there was no phone, cable or Internet. I was as annoyed as you could imagine. It was not fixed until 8:30 PM; I can't really complain considering that I don't use Comcast so I know it could always be worse. I have heard many different horror stories from many different people about that corporation and how they are awful all around so Bright House is fine in comparison. Besides, I had worse issues to come... and I don't mean the traffic on the road, even though it was really bad the last half of this month and more than once I wondered if a driver was legit impaired or not.
Friday, it was Megacon time. This was my third year going to that convention. It has always been what you'd expect from a comic book convention, meaning that comics are by far the most offered item there, all the costumes are great (even if many of the cosplay, I do not know the reference as I don't read comics or watch anime) and it's a lot of fun as there's plenty of unique sights & sounds & experiences. I did a LOT of walking on this day so I was absolutely exhausted; still, I had a pretty good time there. Several people I know were there, but I only saw and briefly talked to one of them. I was careful with my money so I only got some random food & drink and the one big purchase was a Magnum PI shirt, as that is a show from my distant past. I never go there in costume, as I am lame. Like I did in '14, I wore an XFL shirt there, as it's funny as it was such a failure and I am glad I got it for a few bucks at a Spencer's Gifts shortly after the XFL went defunct. Like in '14 the shirt got some compliments.
The costumes were largely what you'd expect from a comic book convention; the properties which recently got attention or will this summer were especially popular. A common sight is seeing people take pictures of cosplayers; thankfully they are always asked first for permission then they do a pose, so it's not a creepy voyeur thing. Still, I was glad they had up large signs this year warning people not to be creepy or gross about such things, and it was OK to not wanting to have your picture taken. I never did that thing myself, just because. Sometimes I thought about it, like on this day when I saw a girl who looked a lot like early 80's Carrie Fisher as Slave Girl Leia. What tickled my fancy was seeing a Third Reich Trump and a Communist Sanders; they held up signs to explain the joke and thankfully it wasn't over the top as that would have been in bad taste.
However, I did take a picture this year. I saw two lovely ladies dressed up as Mass Effect characters. As that videogame trilogy is awesome (even if the ending of the third wasn't great, to put it kindly; a new game is supposed to come out next year), I was happy to see that, as I rarely see that at the event. For the game's fans, I'll mention that they went as the female version of the game's lead Shepard and Miranda. Them loving the game is appealing enough... one of the two ladies I found to be highly attractive... I complimented them on their outfits and I took their picture. Overall, a quality Friday. They always have some interesting celebrity guests there and that was the case this year... everyone from Stan Lee and Jay & Silent Bob to some of the Karate Kids cast, Christopher Lloyd and some Star Trek people. I never get any autographs/pictures from them as it costs extra.
Onto the weekend... Saturday I went to Walmart to get a few items. A little later, I realized it was pretty warm at home... long story short, I discovered the air conditioner wasn't working! A neighbor came over and helped diagnose the problem. Well, it's not something that I can fix by any means and as it's a holiday weekend... hopefully it'll be fixed tomorrow. With the fans going and the windows open at night, it isn't that miserable. In the day, it hasn't been pleasant. Sunday night, to beat the heat I returned to good old Twin Peaks. When they treat me pretty nice there... and on this night I was treated nice again, which I appreciated. It was quiet there but I was OK with that as I had a tasty dinner and some beverages. It may be some time before I go back, but only because I have plenty of other places I can go to for the first time or visit after a long absence.
On the way back I stopped at a gas station to get some milk, and I also got some alcohol for the future. One item I got for immediate use was FOUR LOKO. I had that once before (after they took out the caffeine after the product got so much heat) and it did not taste good. Well, I can say that it still doesn't take good, but it was 24 ounces and 12% alcohol... I don't know if I'll ever have it again. As for Memorial Day today, I'll likely go somewhere later to escape the sweatbox and get a bite to eat. Thankfully now I can sit outside and enjoy a not so hot breeze. When I return a week from today, hopefully things will go better and there are no more major calamities that happen.
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