/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9832830

I'm going and bringing a few coworkers/friends. I've been attending A-kon the past two years instead of going to this one, so it's nice to be back. I've been attending one to two cons each year for the past nine years, while 6/7 of the people I'm bringing with me are going for the first time (second time for the 1/7). We're driving to and from Austin each day, and I swear to GOD -- if they make me lose sleep by holding me up from leaving the con on time I will absolutely throttle them. I live farther than they do, so I already lose an extra 45 minutes of sleep just by going to pick them up. At the con, I'll probably give them a thorough tour of the con before going off to swim or something. I don't know if it's considered early or late for the average con-goer, but the con magic has worn off at this point. I'm considering cosplaying, but, seeing as I'm still terribly camera-shy, I'll probably be in normie clothes again.

Does anyone know if you must pay to use the pool and fitness room when you aren't a hotel guest?

>told myself for years that I would cosplay and/or buy Lolita dresses once I got in shape
>self-imposed deadlines came and passed without me accomplishing anything
>ballooned up to 170lbs at 5'5" (77.1kg at 166cm) during last fall thanks to stress, shit diet, no physical activity, and antidepressant meds
>it was the heaviest I've ever been and I was only 10lbs away from being medically obese
>took a break from college and focused on eating cleanly and exercising
>am now at 138lbs (125lbs is goal) and finally have a clear idea on how to become fit and what my fitness goals are
>will finally be cosplaying next A-kon or Ikkicon
Feels good.

Bonus feel that I already posted elsewhere:
>in drive thru at mexican place
>car in front of me is taking forever to move, making the cars behind me backed up
>morbidly obese handicapped driver seems to be on her phone so I give a short honk to get her attention
>she honks wildly and frequently back at me throughout the drive thru line
>she gets behind me once we exit and honks more and more
>at first I get pissed off until I remember that she's morbidly obese (a completely preventable condition) and continues to eat herself into further disability (very likely has diabetes too) while I'm getting stronger and fitter and fully capable to do most things
>I genuinely laugh at her for putting herself in a shithole of a lifestyle and having such a short temper that she can only vent her frustration by being needlessly aggressive to strangers
DAMN that was a satisfying revelation. Fitness is giving me so much more confidence that I thought it ever would.