My highlights about MAGFest IX:
-Finally able to see everyone again from MAGFest VII and meeting some more new people such as Monobrow, Protricity, diotrans, Abadoss, Vilecat, Brushfire, Brandon Strader, Mustin, Obtuse, Melody, Darkesword, Beatdrop, FFmusic Dj, Dale North, Arek the Absolute, Scytheful, ella guro, jmr, Shnabubula, wildfire, Dhsu, Velocifero, and superjoe30. (I tried to remember as best as I could, so if I forgot any, I apologize!)
-Seeing The OneUps for the first time - holy shit, they were amazing!!
-Spending time with my closest friends like Bahamut, Audio Fidelity, (not Level 99 as much as I would have liked) but nonetheless, super grateful for having some of them there. Jewbei & Global-Trance has to go SOMEDAY. >.>
-Audio Fidelity coming despite of school.
-SUPER GRATEFUL for Monobrow and Protricity helping me out with a place to stay because it didn't work out staying with Bahamut... and for Stevo letting me hold my stuff in his room the last day (since I didn't sleep that night).
-Talking to djpretzel about my project's release date and having it CONFIRMED for Dec. 20, 2011. :D
-The OCR Panel overall, it was much kooler than MAGFest VII.
*Seeing diotrans, Level 99, OA, & Cyril the Wolf perform! It was SO EPIC!!!
*The Bad Dudes preview video.
*Having my name called regarding Wild ARMs project and commenting on it.
*Brushfire and Devon going at it.
-OCAD panel was so friggin' hilarious. Great job guys! I was there the whole time front row because I'm a big fan!
-Being in Stevo's room listening to the fan-fiction regarding Batman and Robo-Cop *cough* LOL
-Brushfire's costume was so friggin' awesome!
-Being at JamSpace on Friday late night...watching a lot of people play like Drum Ultima, bustatunez, BGC, Melody, prophetik, and Harmony then Dom (from Rare Candy band) showed up later putting on an AMAZING show that made me tear up.
-Saw bustatunez do some capoeira.
-Meeting Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana composer)!!!!!!!! Dream come true!
-Being at the gaming room watching some of the OCR crew play.
-Seeing A_Rival live again.
-Meeting Dale North (I know I said that already, but it's worth mentioning again 'cos it's a big deal to me hehe) and actually being in the same circle he was in!
-Seeing Starla being in that AWESOME costume and her win something.
-Spending a lot of time with Starla and Rama. SO HAPPY they live in the same town as me!
-Pulling an all-nighter on Saturday night with a few people.
-Watching Drum Ultima and Shnabubula go at it on the piano for at least an hour that they played. What a way to end MAGFest IX....
-Meeting Connor Bear at last!
Things I did not like:
-Saying goodbye to mostly everyone (I'm sorry to those I did not personally say farewell to!) and crying a lot about leaving.
-Having Post-Mag Depression...sucks balls man. Worst thing ever.
-Seeing someone walk and vomit....God, that was terrible.
-Not seeing Rare Candy on Thursday night because of the....
-LAME, INSANELY LONG BADGE LINE!
-Stating the obvious - the elevators. Yes, I used the stairs often because of it. That's dumb and lame.
-Hotel staff be incredibly rude most of the time (don't know who you met that was nice Darkesword because the hotel did not like us this year at all)
-My flight being late going back home and the ride being very uncomfortable. Last time I fly with Delta Airlines.