I recently went to Katsucon. What’s Katsucon you ask? It’s an anime convention that’s held in the MD/VA area. This year it was help at National Harbor in MD. Mind you National Harbor is a 5-star classy place, where hotel rooms start out at $200-300. Believe me when I say it’s classy… but during katsucon, it was overrun by geeks in otakus! And of course, cosplayers =)

Yup, there’s a person in there.

The thing that I loved about the convention is that everyone was surrounded by what they loved! Whether it was the fangirls squealing when Sephiroth walked by them (totally not me, I swear, I waited for the Sephiroth, Cloud, Lulu, Squall crew), or fanboys dancing to Thriller in the Masquerade, EVERYONE was having fun. Some people were having passionate conversations about how to survive zombies! Some people were playing DDR or RockBand with absolute strangers! It was just beautiful to know that soooo many people in the convention were connected by their passion!

I always feel blessed when I come home from such functions to the love of my life, my 80 degree office, and my work! There are so many people who come home from their days just wishing it was Friday… or a vacation.

All I can say is do what you love. It’s the only way you’ll love what you do.

Oh and yes, I am totally cosplaying next time =)

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About a week ago, I decided to drive down to VA to do some charity, celebrate the Superbowl, and go to an anime convention… then came the historic blizzard of 2010!

The charity work was canceled due to their plumbing issues (very surprised they didn’t relocate), the Superbowl party was a bust due to the roads being in horrible conditions, and now I’m waiting to see if it will be possible to go to this anime convention… but there’s a silver lining to all this!!!

I can work from any location =) And man am I grateful! All I hear about is everyone else going crazy with cabin fever, but when Monday came around, I still had my regular work schedule.

So thanks to you guys, I stayed busy! You guys rock!

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Ever since I’ve reorganized my office, it’s become hot spot for the 2 cats I own. A hot spot because my desk is located next to the radiator, and when the radiator isn’t on, I turn on the electric heater. I am not a fan of cold temperatures and neither are my cats. My cats are fairly well-mannered… unless it’s lunch time and they’re starving… Nevertheless, here are a few steps on how I keep my cats under control:

1) Maintain Territory: I do not let my cats on my desk. I’ve placed a towel on the floor next to the heater and a cat bed in the room. Sometimes I’ll allow Eva or Buddha on my lap (they’re a source of heat too), but that’s as close as they get to my work area.

2) Cover Your Plugs: Make sure your plugs are not easily accessible by your cats. An electrified kitty is not a happy kitty.

3) Cats love windows: In the morning, I’ll open the blinds. For the 8 hours my cats seem to be awake for in a given day, they’ll spent about 1 hour staring out the window.

4) Toiletries and food should stay outside of the office: One, the scent of cat food or the litter box is gross. Two, if the cat makes a mess, you’ll have to take a break from your work to clean it up. Three, this goes back to the maintain territory concept. Set up one place in your home for cats to eat, another place for them to do their business, and every other area in your home is now a place for them to sleep!

5) Cat nip is your friend: If your office cat needs attention or is becoming too rowdy, break out the cat nip. I love my cats and will occasionally make sure they feel loved and spoiled. However, when it’s time for work, it’s time for work, no excuses. Cats go CRAZY for cat nip. Place it in a different room away from your office and let your cats enjoy the cat nip.

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