Speed Dating--Part Deux!

I am very proud of myself this weekend. This weekend, there were two event I had to be at in Seattle's Chinatown/International District and I ended up going to both, by means of driving there. Normally, when I come down to Seattle, I usually hitch a ride or have drive down with someone else in the car to guide me. This weekend, I went down ALL BY MYSELF. I am growing up *sniff sniff*

Saturday nite, there was a speed dating/night club party event that was being held by my friend who was also trying to promote his new online dating website service. So, I came to help, to take pictures and to actually sign up for the first session of speed dating to "get the event moving." Actually, it turned out that I actually did BOTH sessions of speed dating because it just so happened to be not enough men in the party to do the second one, so I stepped in. Yes, I sacrificed my body to be put on show like a piece of meat for all these single women. Someone had to do it.

I dont think I had as much fun as I did when I first did it, because I did most of the talking. It sucks when they have nothing to say. And they seem to take it seriously while I was having fun with it. Oh well, at least I got to show off my wonderful dancing skillz infront of them afterwards. But that may have scared them off more...

Sunday, I drove back down to attend the Emerald City Comic Convention which was being held at Seahawk Stadium (which is next door to Chinatown ID). Okay, maybe I have been spoiled by the San Diego Comic Con and the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in Toronto (which IMHO rivals San Diego's) but this one was really small and ghetto. Not too many stores and they all sold like old toys from someone's garage. And would you believe that NO WHERE sold NEW COMICS in which I was looking for. The only thing good there was my friend's store Kicks Hobby and Penny Arcade, who were signing autographs.

I spent the rest of Sunday hanging out and checking out Chinatown. Its definately one of the most dead Chinatowns I have ever been to, but it also one that I could tell with a lot of history. It was great seeing some of the old buildings there.