Woot! I just got back from my first ever anime con! *rejoices*

Overall the entire thing was really very interesting. I unfortunately didn't get to do much as far the the discussions and panels went, since I came in very late and I couldn't properly participate (I went with my mom, and I just felt a little awkward about participating in stuff like that). We walked around the Dealer's Room a couple of times, and boy, so much expense and not enough money. With the $30 I brought, I was able to get three things (all of which, not surprisngly, are Bleach-related). I got:

• Medium-sized Byakuya Plushie ($10) -  Holy crap, it just isn't possible to imagine how cute it is! The second I saw it I started gushing like the rabid Byakuya fan girl I am. I was torn between him and the adorable Hitsu-chan plushie, but I made up for that later. *snuggles my Kuya-kun*
  
• Small Urahara Plushie ($5)- Shortly after gushing over Byakuya, I started "aww"-ing when I saw the Urahara plushie. It was so cute and tiny that I just had to have it. He has the fan and everything. 
• Hitsugaya Toushiro Ring ($20) - I actually don't know the true name of the product, but that's basically what it is. It's some kind of promotional ring that Hitsugaya wears in casual clothing; lucky for me I grabbed the last one. There was a Rukia one also, which was a butterfly, but I wanted to make sure I had the Hitsu-chan spirit!
  

There were so many other things I wanted, but it was all so expensive. I saw two super-awesome Samurai Champloo messenger bags that I would have killed for, but sadly they were $30 a piece. Similarly, there were some imported items, which I believe were Vice-Captain badges, but they were also $30 a piece. I have firmly resolved to come prepared financially in my next convention.