For those of you that don't know me very well, or at all, I am quite the introverted person. Socializing for too long exhausts me physically, mentally, and emotionally and so a full day of it has me running ragged at the end.
Yesterday started off quite well, although a bit early. I got up at 7:30 am and made my way over to the Edmonton Expo Center to volunteer at the Comic Expo for the day with the Edmonton Reptile and Amphibian Society. Arriving at 8:30 am I was an hour early getting there than I should have been as I didn't realize how long it'd take to get there, and find the place, and find parking, and get inside, etc. I sat in my car and ate my breakfast from Tim Hortons while I waited for an acceptable time to venture in to the building. When I got inside I was the first one at our booth and so I just kind of sat around for a bit waiting for the others to arrive.
Waiting for the expo to start we set up our tubs, heating sources, got our animals in their show tubs, etc and chatted a bit. Unfortunately Northlands (the operators of the expo center) wasn't allowing us to let anyone hold or touch the reptiles this year because of an unfortunate incident last year. That kind of sucked because it made the day soooooo boring in that regard. For hours we just sat or stood and answered repetitive questions about "Oh, is that a salamander?" No, it's a gecko you uneducated twat. *ahem*
This was the first time I've ever been to any sort of fan expo of any sort, so it was pretty exciting. The event was HUGE and took over the whole expo center! I got to look in two of the huge warehouse sized rooms at all of the vendors and artists, etc. I purchased a Doctor Who shirt, art print and a Batman art print which are all awesome! I can't wait to frame the prints and hang them on my wall 8) Looooooove the Doctor Who one the best because, it's Doctor Who, but because it's just so well done and I love that it has Galifreyan in the background.
Even though the expo was kind of really boring at our booth I still enjoyed getting to wander around a few times and check out most of the vendors, especially the artists. So many talented people! Next year I think I'm going to have to save up a bunch so that I can splurge on some things. :P There was an artist there that had AMAZING paintings of different characters that I wanted so bad but they were like $300 for one painting. Understandable as that seems like a reasonable price, especially for how large and how much detail it had!
After I have experienced the wonders of Comic Expo I can definitely say that I wish I had gone as a regular ol' event goer and not as a vendor. That way I would have been able to experience the full expo world! I think I want to make a costume to wear for next time. 8) I just have to decide who I want to be!
So the expo ended at 5pm but by 2pm I was starting to get really tired and just wanted to go home and rest. As I said I'm quite introverted and if you are also an introvert you will know what I'm talking about when I say that too much socializing (even just being around a lot of people) physically, mentally and emotionally exhausts us! So by this time I was exhausted just from talking to people and being around so many people at this show. When 5pm rolled around I just wanted to pack up my stuff and leave but I didn't want to just ditch the other people at our booth. So I stayed to help get some stuff out to their vehicles and then I left at about 5:30.
I got home just before 6 and I wanted to eat and pass out but I had to quickly eat some dinner, get changed and ready to go out again to do a Mary Kay skin care class for a friend down the road. I was so tired and feeling like crap while doing the class that I forgot most of what I needed to tell these ladies and I rushed through the presentation and them trying the products. I think that contributed to my low sales and all of the awkward silences. I had nothing to say.
At the end of the class I stayed for about 10 mins more and then booked it out of there, I couldn't stand anymore as my feet were killing me.
I got home just before 6 and I wanted to eat and pass out but I had to quickly eat some dinner, get changed and ready to go out again to do a Mary Kay skin care class for a friend down the road. I was so tired and feeling like crap while doing the class that I forgot most of what I needed to tell these ladies and I rushed through the presentation and them trying the products. I think that contributed to my low sales and all of the awkward silences. I had nothing to say.
At the end of the class I stayed for about 10 mins more and then booked it out of there, I couldn't stand anymore as my feet were killing me.
I got home and was told that one of our Cats peed on our bed, which pissed me off immensely because the Cats are NOT supposed to ever be in our bedroom. Not because they pee on things (usually) but because I want our room to be the one room in our house that is cat hair free (as much as it can be). So I felt a bit betrayed that Mike had not only let the Cats in the room but that the Cat peed on my precious bed.
I got home from the MK class just before 9pm and I wanted to maybe have a snack and then pass out in my bed. But I couldn't do that because of this incident. Our sheets/blanket/etc didn't even get in the wash until about 10:30pm because Mike had his clothes in the wash that needed to finish and then be put in the drier.
It was about 11 when we finally decided to go to sleep and at that point I had passed the breaking point. I got up to go to the bathroom to take off my makeup and wash my face and my feet/legs were so painful that I could barely stand. After finishing I clambered to the couch and started bawling. Everything just kind of piled on and I couldn't handle it I guess.
It was about 11 when we finally decided to go to sleep and at that point I had passed the breaking point. I got up to go to the bathroom to take off my makeup and wash my face and my feet/legs were so painful that I could barely stand. After finishing I clambered to the couch and started bawling. Everything just kind of piled on and I couldn't handle it I guess.
Long ass day at the Comic Expo, followed by a MK class, followed by me being sick (sore throat, stuffed up as all hell), being exhausted, cat peeing on bed and now having to sleep on the couch. I was just done.
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