The ramblings of a college student
AN Report
Day 1
- went early
- had a panic attack on bus
- stood out in 29 degrees Celsius weather
- Almost lost my shit at staff
- came to registration really sweaty and gross
- missed some parts of opening ceremony
- Eyes went all sparkly upon seeing Akira Sasanuma and Yuu Asakawa
- Monica Rial’s real voice is unnaturally high
- missed the 404’s
- went shopping in artist’s alley
- Pestered Alana and Annako
- saw their panel
- realized how pretty Yuu actually is up close
- asked some questions like “what’s it like hearing your voice as a voice synthesizer” and “what would you do if you found a tako Luka”
- realized both of them would eat the poor thing
- ate cold pizza while watching skits
- had to leave because of headache
- found Xenosaga II
- talked about Starry Skies with Annako
- waited long time for sister
Day 2
- realized I had tan lines from standing in the sun for hours
- forgot badge at home
- ran like a madman home
- late for bus
- some guy asks me about directions
- killed time with small talk
- first hour of cosplay chess
- shopped and found cute cosplayers
- ate at Harvey’s
- go lost
- went to my little pony panel
- participated in the create that anime panel
- lost epically
- enjoyed cosplay for all sizes
- saw a little of writing strong women panel
- was interrupted during said panel with phone call
- everyone eavesdropped on my conversation and all yelled hi
- picked up Mindy
- Couldn’t go back in
- tried to get wristband for Mindy
- no more wrist bands L
- played around with her Sailor Moon wand
- took pictures to kill time
- late for Utena panel
- watched Spice and Wolf
- ate light dinner
- Mindy went home because she wasn’t feeling well
- sat outside waiting for masquerade
-almost got emotional thinking about selfish things
- witnessed someone getting proposed to at Masqurade
Day 3
- spent bus ride to subway listening to crazy hookerish lady screaming “praise the lord” and other religious references
- saw cosplayers at the station
- someone got in trouble for walking into the station in a restricted area
- sorta hanged around them for my journey
- went shopping in the dealer’s room
- found my manga
- went to Svetlana Chrmkova panel
- was skinnier than I expected
- Plushie making panel was filled up
- ate lunch early
- lined up to get autographs from Yuu Asakawa and Akira Sasanuma
- line ups are RIDICULOUS
- took pictures with them
- barely made it to embroidering panel
- needs to practice stitching
- late for homestuck panel
- watched 404’s performing
- stayed around for the closing ceremony
Tomorrow, Anime North starts. I can’t wait to go, I’m so nervous! I’m going to see the lady who does the voice of Luka! what do I even ask someone like her?
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters… S.T..R …
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call an ambulance)
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital. At 6:00 pm, Ingrid passed away.
She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this…
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Remember the ‘3’ steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions :
S * Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg ‘It is sunny out today’).
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to ‘stick’ out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
And it could be your own.First reblog post that actually saves a fucking life.
This is a life-saving post.
the more you know
yeah don’t think that this can’t happen to you or someone you know if they’re young. my cousin’s wife is 33 and she had a stroke last year
I’ve had a stroke. It happens to people, and the more you know about this kind of stuff, the better.Because it could be important to know.
LIVE SAVING. WOOOAHH. REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG
Had a family member almost die of one, so signal boosting because you never know when you could save a life.
Remember:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg ‘It is sunny out today’).
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .As someone who has a family history of stroke at a young age, definitely signal boosting this.
Forget others—make sure you can do this on yourself too.
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I need to catch up on drawing and inking some new pages for Experimental Love. As such I’ve been thinking of including some guest comics. So does anyone here want to volunteer to make some?
