LeakyCon and the Eternal Wait

Seeing as this is the next big event in my life, I feel the need to blog about this.  That's right.  LeakyCon, the biggest Potter convention that still operates regularly.  Why is this such a big deal?  Two reasons:  One, it's freaking LeakyCon, and they're doing TWO this year.  Two, I'm actually planning on going.  Some of you will have already seen my vlog on the matter.  Well, there's a lot more to it than that.

Here's the deal:

LeakyCon has been held every year since 2011, though there was one in 2009.  Officially, I think it's the biggest Harry Potter convention in the world at the moment.  Most other convetions/get-togethers have fizzled out.  Remember WrockStock?  Yeah, cancelled.  The only big thing Potterwise besides Leaky next year is the World Cup.

Now, those of you who know all about LeakyCon, you can all take a five minute break as you skim what I'm writing.  LeakyCon 2013 will be held in Portland.  That's right, Portland.  For those of you who don't know, that's in Oregon.  The other Leaky will be held in London, and that's already sold out.  If that doesn't tell you how big Leaky is, you must be Martian.

Now, while I'm still saving up the money to get to Leaky, the wait is killing me.  Next summer cannot come soon enough!  For those of you who are planning to go, I'll see you there.  I'm sure you'll find me with a camera in hand.  For those of you who aren't going, sucks to be you.  I tease, of course.  I'll try to get every moment on camera for you all!

Ravenclaw Pride

Ah, the thrill of waiting for the Pottermore House Cup... and the dread of coming in last.  That's right.  I'm a Ravenclaw.  Oh, that's not the best part.  The best part?  We've been trying so hard to keep up.  We just lack the students.

The biggest thing I've noticed with Ravenclaw is that we're very proud to be who we are.  We know we're intelligent.  That might actually be why we're lagging.  We've all got other things going on and don't have time to "brew brew brew" like everyone else wants.  We're all still human, and we've only got so much we can actually do.

As for duelling... I give up on it.  Everytime I go to duel, the letters go up, I press the buttons, and they fall.  Why?  Because it's not accepting that I'm pushing said buttons.  I'd rather brew potions anyway.  Part of the problem is I'm a Ravenclaw... I'm trying to be grammatically correct and capitalize the letters.  I'm sorry.  I'm a nerd.  Kinda hard thing to break.

Anyways... the point is, I'm proud to be a Ravenclaw, even when we're losing.  There's nothing better than knowing you're exactly where you belong.

Back to the Beginning (And some extra stuff)

My goodness, two blogs in a week.  I must be losing my mind.  I don't think you lot mind, though.  So, anyways, on with the show before I start rambling...

Tomorrow is September first.  That's right.  September first.  I'm freaking out sightly, because it's been a year since the last Harry Potter movie came out.  Do you know what that means for me?  That means I've got to find a way to keep Harry Potter alive today without completely losing my mind.  Normally, I'd organize a reenactment of the Battle of Hogwarts, but I don't have enough friends into Harry Potter.  Maybe we'll get together to do that in May... hmm...

Anyways, back the the first.  In order to keep the fandom alive, I'm going to be writing a quick wrock song and releasing it tomorrow on YouTube... if everything goes according to plan.  I'm also working on some stuff for my soon-to-be opened Etsy store, including some House bracelets.  Yes, I'm a nerd.  Get over it.

All of my Quibblo readers will be happy to know that I'm also going to be publishing at least one chapter of one fanfiction tomorrow.  I'll also try to get my Fanfiction.net story updated, but I make no promises on that front.  I've been terrible lately.

Also!  While I remember...  Next week is midterms for me.  Yes, I know, for most of you, school's only just started.  Gimme a break.  I'm in college and my college is weird.  Really, really, really, really weird.  For my blogs, that means I might vlog some, but I don't know if I'll put up an actual blog next week.  I'm going to try to, at the very least.

So, now, a question.  How are you celebrating the beginning of the Hogwarts term, my lovelies?

Chocolate Chips, Fanfics, and Wrock

Believe it or not, I'm always up this late.  Even with everything that goes on in my life, I still manage to find time for the important things, even at the risk of sacrficing my sleep for it.  Sometimes, that simply means curling up with a good book or logging on to Skype so I can chat with my friends around the globe.  Lately, though, I've been rethinking everything I consider important.

I'm one of the few people I know who remembers almost everything.  I can still remember the first poem I had to memorize for school.  Scary, isn't it?  To drive this fact home, I've, quite sadly, not read anything except... wait for it... fanfiction and textbooks in the past four months.  The main reason for that?  I'm a college student.  I find time to do things I enjoy, but only just.  Clearly I've found myself wondering why I'm not devoting my energy to something else.  I have several unfinished novels collecting figurative dust on my hard drive.  I have a handful of unfinished Harry Potter fanfictions--yes, I'm one of those people.  Yet, I can't bring myself to write them.  Every time I find my character's voice, I lose it.

Another thing that has taken up my time is wrock.  For those of you who don't know, wrock is short for wizard rock.  For those of you in the know, yes, I actually perform this stuff.  Sort of.  I've finished one album, but I've not released it yet.  I keep waiting for wrockBOX to open up so I can submit my music.  I'm waiting for a melody to strike me for the two songs I'm currently working on.  My guitar is constantly ignored in favor of my keyboard, which only adds to my frustration at being unable to create the sound I want.

My main distraction is two-fold.  I'm a dancer.  I've begun working towards competition, which is a big deal for someone who is still considered a beginner in some circles.  The time I'm not practicing until I'm sore, I'm taking lessons, or dancing socially.  I've been told I have an addictive personality, and I believe it.  I'm addicted to dancing, to the endorphins, to the sheer joy of being good at something.  I'm not nervous about it anymore.  I'm just driven.  I want to do my best and I never settle for less.

Now, some of you, if any, are wondering what chocolate chips have to do with anything in this completely random and pointless post.  Chocolate chips have everything to do with it.  They've become my solution to all my problems.  Whenever I'm stressed, I bake.  Oh, I'm having troubles paying for lessons?  I'm going to bake a batch of brownies.  Oh, we're going to move?  I'll just bake some cookies for the trip.  Chocolate chips have been what's keeping my from losing my mind entirely in this crazy world I call my own.  So thank you, inventor of the chocolate chip (Ruth Graves Wakefield, if anyone was wondering).  Thank you for keeping my sane.

And so, I must conclude this post, as I do believe I hear something else calling me away.  Thank you for reading the mess that is my thoughts.