The Fair also had wonderful, wonderful cosplayers roaming around, making my heart leap each time a familiar flurry of costumes came into view. The more famous ones I saw were several Gotei 13 Captains from Bleach (and maybe one Arrancar), students from Alice Academy, and Queen Amidala. There was also a Cat ahead of me when I was lining up to pay for my books, and she was talking to a Rabbit who was standing at the line beside ours.
Also, many happy dances of joy to me for gifting myself a copy of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy! Although I was a bit miffed that the first book was of a different edition from the other two, I promised myself to be on constant lookout for the same. When I do find one, the copy I currently have will be given to anyone who may want it. :-)
Oh, I wish I'd taken more pictures to document the fantastic time I had at the Fair, but my heart has yet to develop the photographer's instincts to have my camera always on the ready to point and shoot whenever a random photo-op presented itself. Ah well. I think I made up for it during dinner when I shot this video of the Bunnies singing:
And a bonus after the jump! (The Bunnies will kill me for posting this second one, but I couldn't resist!)
PS: On our way out from the Book Fair, there were bins marked "Books for Donation" near the exit. While waiting for Hono'o-chan to return from a last quick purchase inside the Fair grounds, I approached one of the bins to see what's inside. I was wounded at what I saw. Three volumes of X lay almost lifeless amongst discarded books and magazines! I picked them up and cradled them to my chest, bemoaning their fate and telling them I shall bring them home, but the magnetic force of my moral compass took over and I was compelled (albeit quite painfully) to place them back into the bin. Fire said I should just take them with me since not a lot of people will be able to appreciate them anyway, and besides, the guard was not looking, but I just couldn't do it! After much high-pitched weeping which irked Fire to the high heavens, I finally had to say sayounara to the books and we made our way out into the cold, cold night, leaving the sad and lonely things hurtling into their dark and dismal fate.
PPS: And nope, it didn't rain today. :-)
