Nigri, Jessica - Cosplay/Anime/Beautiful Woman

There are times when I really step back and look at things from the outside. Times when it helps to physically relocate yourself to another place. Those times, like today, I find it helpful to also know what you are looking at. Although this years Nihon Matsuri in Salt Lake City, Utah was a bit of a disappointment and dinner at Cannella's afterwards was even worse, the weekend was not a loss. The road trip turned out to be the best part of this entire weekend. Well, that along with seeing my family. Why I have to drive 3 hours to visit my family that lives in the same town as me, I will never understand, but it was still nice to see everyone. The festival was as expected... I was able to have some good food and I'm really starting to like the cosplay and anime scene. There were lots of vendors although, I must have been in a mood because none of what they were selling interested me. Sad. I know. I really wanted to want some of the items, but just couldn't talk myself into actually buying anything. Not even for the kids, which I usually don't have a problem with. I guess I was just being too picky because of the prices. I really wanted the Nihon Matsuri 2012 tshirt, but it was $15 and I was only willing to pay $8 or $10 for it. I mean, lets be honest, while wearing it I'm advertising FOR THEM! FREE, I might add. Which means they should be GIVING them away, but no. They want me to pay for the shirt with they're logo on it. That's why I wouldn't pay $15 for it. In the end, I'm glad I didn't get one, I deserve a pat on the back for standing up for my twisted passive aggressive mind. Last year's Nihon Matsuri was full of anime characters just like this year. The difference... I was actually seeking them out this year. After seeing Jessica Nigri doing cosplay, I was hooked! And I don't mean like "Oh look, how cute"... I mean like stalker type tendencies. I went home and spent the next several hours looking up YouTube videos and Googling pictures. I'm a grown damn man! WTH is the intrigue of anime and why is it calling to me, even now? GAH... who am I to fight what nature has put in front of me? I must go, I must give in to the urge, I must get back to YouTubing cosplay and anime.