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[gakurans]

feeling a bit better. sorry about that last post, LJ. it's just hard to deal with things when you let go of close friends for awhile, and when someone you trusted and even loved once turns out to be a massive fucking petty asshole. but w/e w/e

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[gakurans]

i wouldn't want to stray too far from our hotel, and becca would have to come so we can't makeout on the table jsyk

[gakurans]

probably three since girlfriendo would be staying in our room too, actually. becca says we need to eat at "dicks" which two of her friends would come to too.

[pyrasaur]

Hey, it's good to hear that things are getting better for you.

And if you'd like any suggestions for a bus trip to Otakon, I'd be happy to make 'em! Me and Dash used to bus to Otakon every year, and I've learned some lessons about crossing the U.S. border on a Greyhound.

[gakurans]

thanks hun

oh yes indeed! tell what i can and cannot bring and should and should not do....

[pyrasaur]

First things first, both of you should have a valid passport. It's possible to cross the border without one, but a passport makes it much less of a pain.

If you're not going to have an Artist's Alley table, you don't have much to worry about at the border crossing. They don't harass tourists who just want to come into the U.S. and spend money. You just get off the bus, pick up all your personal luggage, and go through a security checkpoint. A guard-type person will ask you where you're going, why you're going there, where you're staying and how long you'll be in the country. (It's a different story if you're planning on selling anything at the convention, they'll act like you're an evil terrorist trying to steal Americans' hard-earned money. Or, well, that's what happened to me, anyway. If you do plan on selling a few art commissions for $5 each or any other tiny-scale operation, don't say so at the borderAfter declaring your reason for travel and getting your passport stamped, you'll need to put all your stuff through scanners and

[gakurans]

passport: check!

food-wise is what i'm post worried about, if i bring trisquits and faygo and cheese popcorn in my carry-on/in my luggage will they kill me? or as long as i can't plant it in the ground and grow a faygo bush it's okay?

my debit card wont work there as well, will it? so i need to keep all my money on me? i use BMO.

i've been on buses before so that should be alright, i know the convention is FUCKDAMN huge, so any more info aside from that would be great. getting fed without spending a fortune would be good too since i'm already spending my idea of a fortune to get there.

[gakurans]

i've been there for about three weeks now- i really love it

[scientific]

I'm glad things are going well for you & I hope the girlfriend works out. :) ♥

[gakurans]

thank you...!