Tag: friends

Sangawa, 2017

On Friday and Saturday, 12/8 and 12/9, my brother and I had Sangawa, the Japanese Cultural Society, the 18+ convention at the Double Tree Hotel, near our city.  The voice actors attending were Colleen Clinkenbeard and Robert McCullom.  After a very busy day at my dentist office (where I did not get lunch at all, BTW), my brother and I spruced up and left to go to the hotel.  We missed opening ceremonies, but we didn’t care about that.  We bumped into a few people we had met at previous conventions and decided to hang with them for a little while.

The staff ‘quietly’ advertised the fact that they had gambling in one of the rooms and we went to go check it out.  It was just a few games with prizes like a samurai mask, or a Japanese tea set or a sake set.  My younger brother and our acquaintance played a few games and bought tickets to see if they could win any of the raffles.  After that, we checked out the ‘dealer’s room’ or the small market place.  It was interesting, but not as diverse as the market at Tekko.  However, I bought a few Soul Eater plushies to put on the rest between the seats and back windshield of my car.  My brother actually cracked and got a Ryuk Funko Pop bobble-head.  Then, the Sangawa Social started, and he went off on his own, and I went with my very fancy tumbler into the room and started drinking.  I was warned off a witch’s brew of sake and cinnamon fireball, but then (regrettably) I started to get a headache.  I cut my alcohol intake and just had water.  I was kind of glad, only because I saw several people already going loopy from just a couple of glasses.  My brother found me not long after and we left a little before midnight.

The next day, we arrived around 9:30 and immediately got into line to have our stuff autographed by Colleen and Robert.  I got my FMAB poster signed by both of them, as well as my Fairy Tale.  After the signing, we went through our schedule to see what we wanted to do.  There were a couple of panels we went to see, a Q&A for both actors, and then we played a Jackbox game in one of the game rooms.  We all became a bunch of liars on Fibbage.  Saturday was actually kind of boring after the Fireside Chat with both Colleen and Robert.  My brother and I went home after that.  However, we have higher hopes for next year and I hope to see them come to fruition.

And on that note, it’s been real!

You’re in the Friendzone Now!

Now, everyone knows the word ‘friendzone’ and it is the most feared word by men.  They never like to be told by a girl they think is cute that they’re ‘my best friend’.  That is the most feared phrase.  Guys honestly hate it more than just a straight up ‘no’.  Everyone makes jokes about the friendzone, and the picture that was selected for this post was chosen specifically for that purpose.

Now, I actually only really have one, true girl friend.  We met several years ago now, and have been buddies ever since.  We’ve bonded over anime and being big sisters and tons of other things.  Anyway, I actually have more guy friends than girl friends.  When Girl’s Day happens, there are only two people there.  When I hang out with my guy friends, I’m usually the only girl there.  That being said, I get a lot of attention and I’m used to it.  But, it’s also easy for me to see when I’m getting too much attention from any of them.  Thankfully, one of them is my brother, so I don’t have to worry about that.  However, the other guys were not related to me and I saw how they looked at me on occasion.  That, and my brother is terrible at keeping a secret.

He came to me to tell that a couple of our guy friends asked him ‘what my deal was’ and ‘if I was in a relationship’.  Those usual questions.  My brother told them the truth, and only encouraged one of them.  However, it’s been a while since I’ve been propositioned by one of my guy friends.  Until now.  Last week, I got a text from a friend of mine, whom I’ve had a falling out with.  He said we needed to hang out and I responded with, “Yeah, both my brother and I haven’t seen you.”  I don’t really feel comfortable hanging out with him by myself anymore.  So, he finally asked me if he could ask me a question (I know, I know).  I said he could and he asked if I could envision the two of us dating in the future.  I politely told him no.  Because I’ve met another guy, who did not start off in the friendzone, and he’s got his future more on track, and he’s also bigger than me (my friend isn’t).  It just didn’t feel right to me.  I’m sorry if he liked me in that manner and I didn’t like him, but at least I came out and said it instead of ignoring his efforts and constantly calling him a ‘friend’.

Truth hurts, like jumping on a bicycle without a seat, but it needs to be said.

And on that note, it’s been real!