I didn’t go to basketball again in the morning, needed the extra sleep. I’m going to mail out to the basketball mailing list and see if there’s another time people meet, because Friday morning clearly just isn’t working for me.

Had my meeting with Magda, my adviser. This was really productive, we talked about what I’d been reading about and what to do next, I showed her my proposal document… all in all, a good meeting and things are going well.

I then spent a very, very long time looking for some clothes. I went and got a black turtleneck in fairly short order (I like wearing these anyway, so I’m not exactly unhappy about buying it) and then spent a long time trying to find some black pants/slacks. Most were way too expensive, and the ones from the second hand shops and such (that I could find) were too small (couldn’t get them on) or too big (were falling off). I ended up bussing out to Northgate mall and going to Macys. There were some nice slacks on sale, so I got those. Again, I’ll wear them a lot more, I’m sure, so I wasn’t too worried about spending a little more on them. They’re nice pants, in any case.

Oh, in the middle of all of that I also went to the ISO and picked up my completed forms for my Optional Practical Training (read: work permit), which I’ll need to photocopy, highlight, sign then send off fairly soon.

After that I came back, had a quick shower and then got into my costume and headed off to the showing. When I got there I got given my cane and Kindra was kind enough to sew on my clasp and lace up my waistcoat (more of a vest, really) with the silver cord we got yesterday. I looked awesome! I was Lucius Malfoy, although I kept laughing which kinda ruined it. Not only that, I got third place in the costume contest! Yay! Hilariously, I think I got the best prize as well, which was a whole bunch of manga. I wouldn’t have minded the first prize (complete DVD set of RahXephon), but I didn’t like the second prize and I actually wanted the manga more than the DVDs anyway. So… sweet!

After the showing the usual suspects went out for bubble tea (although Sean and Kari went home ’cause they needed sleep). I was taught how to play “The Great Dalmuti“, which is basically Scum in reverse and with a special set of cards. Fun game, anyway. Somewhere along the way it became a rule that the loser for each round had to wear cat-ears (which I’m not sure how they got in the first place) and on the last round the loser also had to wear them on Halloween Day… guess who lost the last round. I had a sinking feeling when I saw my hand, and it was completely justified. So, I’ll be wearing cat ears on Tuesday (along with my costume). Now picture this, if you will: Lucius Malfoy walking down the Ave, holding manga, a sandwich (I picked up a late dinner) and wearing cat ears. I got some strange looks. The guy at the sandwich shop thought it was awesome though.

Back home I watched a little anime to wind down, then crashed.