Let's see... where to begin...

The beginning?
Allegra(dressed like stereotypical professor): In the beginning there was a 
	few dust clouds and roving bits of matter, then the universe was formed
	and the roving bits of matter got ticked off...
Just go to Hell and save me the trouble of killing you off again...

My name's Rodney P. Malapitan, otherwise known as RPM on this list.
And, well, I went to my first con, the A-kon o'er in Dallas some time
ago.  It all started when a friend'o mine offered to meet me in dallas,
and then I was asked to join the fanfic panel. (after Orick dropped out
and Wilmore said he couldn't do it :p)  I figured, what the heck, could be
fun.  At least it gets me outta my own town.

It's not my fault...  When your vehicle of choice, for example, a 1985
	Nissan Stanza, breaks its... (slight confusion and blinking)
Allegra(annoyed): Axle rod.
...Axle rod, and it obviously won't move without it..., well, I was
	screwed.
Allegra(brightening up): Oh?  You're first time then?  OOF!!!
(leaning next to the massive sandbag and the two purple boots kicking
	under it) I should have left her dead...

 Until I hit a major storm.  You guys seen 'Twister' yet?  Lemme take this
time to do a minor rant on the wonders of Rain-X.  Basically, it's like

Unpredictable.  Unmerciful.  Undeniable.  Unstoppable.  Twister...  Seen
	it...  TOO many times...
Musica: 145 times to be exact...

 I got to the con at about... 3:30pm, and the power was STILL out.  It was
warm, humid, dark, and I was wandering dim hallways with roving bands of
otakus zooming about ^.-  I felt like, well, a tourist in a foreign land.

Another hotel losses its power and I'm not there...  I'm jealous!!

And if that wasn't enough... I got an hour's rest, then returned to the
con, to TRY to catch the vidgame tourney, but alas, I missed it.  BUT
me, a few muckers, and a few fanfic writers got together (Me, J.Biles,
Nightelf, Mihoshi, some others...) and hung out at IHOP until 3:00am.

Now, I'm really jealous.

as it turned out, we all had SOME experience or another doing stagework.
I counted the number of my delayed fanfics, John Biles counted his... 
he won. :p

I'm not surprised.  I have...  Twilight, Rising Star, and that ID4 thing I
	was thinking about...

And I briefly, BRIEFLY resurrected the idea of a Ranma 1/2 - MACROSS: Do
You Remember Love fanfic.  It was quickly shot down. =)

There was much rejoicing!
Allegra(buried): MMMPH!!!

 The next day, at about 3:00pm, the fanfic panel was held.  It was me
(rpm), Joyce 'Azusa' Meadows, Nightelf, and J.Biles.  There was... a small
audience, I suppose.  It started with only 4, but built up to about, er,
10?  We all took turns talking, and I forgot HOW it happened, but I ended
up singing the first few lines to the USA dub 'Sailor Moon' theme.

Ack.

Eyew!
Rumiko: Ten people?  That's more than I was betting on...
Nabiki(counting her winnings): See you next time, Rumiko.

	Rob "I hate my car" Orick