...Hurry up little mama, got no time to lose. Put 'em on -- oh, just put 'em on...

Photos online: Anime Los Angeles 6 part 16: Saturday (09-Jan-2010) et seq.

My little pony doesn't have a name yet. I got her a badge that says "Chaz's little pony" and encouraged people to submit ideas for her name.

Some of the suggestions that came in during the weekend:

• Isabella
• Pony Prime
• Sparkles Buttercup
• Sparkles Deathmold Buttercup (because she needs a strong middle name as a counterweight to the first/last names)

Anyhow, I determined that my little pony gets all the girls. Everyone wanted to ride her:

I gave a couple of the princesses, and some of the other admirers, a ride around on the pony, which spent most of the day on the cart. We eventually figured out that she was basically a chair or stool that was shaped like a pony, and gave her greater loads to carry. I told folks we were doing load-testing -- if she breaks, we'll know her limit was 10 lbs. less than that.

( Masquerade started on time... )

( Lyncat came back this year... )

( Starting a convention, and seeing it grow up -- and see my friends growing up too -- is a joy and a delight... )

There was a certain amount of silliness at the convention. For example, I told Martin that Jeanne smelled nice; here he is, seeing for himself. (right)

( We also had the Great Fanzine Lounge Revolt... )

Last year, the late-night crowd Saturday night hung out in the halls playing Spin the Bottle and Truth or Dare. This year, there was a smaller late crowd, who had taken over a few of the tables and were doing an Art Jam. Last year, the a/c stopped running, and things got a bit warm; this year, the air-conditioning ran all night, which meant it actually got a bit chilly. The Art Jam fans liked the "Jessica's Art Jam" program item Friday night, and suggested we should make a space available for a longer Art Jam timeslot or two next year.