To some people, this is a shock, to others, they've known about this long enough, so I thought I'd make it official on the site here.

In association with TwitchbladeKreations.com, and featuring elements of RedMatterSite.com, Ponza is taking over!  The Splinter Cell of Gaia will be infiltrating the David L Lawrence Convention Center and attached Westin, in downtown Pittsburgh.  Inside will be a convention featuring many forms of Japanese Culture.  Anime, video games, and other things will be represented.  Ponza is entering never-before-seen territory with this mission:  NEVER has he been to the United States, NEVER has he been to an anime con, and NEVER has he met anyone from Twitchblade in real life.  Included in the trip will be live reporting via Twitter, interviews when he can get them, as well as pictures and of course, random shenanigans that people expect out of this nerdy hero.

Should be... interesting.

To prepare for the trip, I needed a few things.  I'll go over the list, as I still need stuff to happen before I make the trip to Pittsburgh.

• Passport.  CHECK!
• Luggage.  CHECK!
• Clothes.  CHECK!
• Money.  Somewhat CHECK!  Vacation pay right now sits at an easy 1 large, pre-taxes.
• Laptop.  Going to be investing in a Dell Mini 9 in the near future.
  
• Camera.
• Cosplay gear.  Need jacket, glove, punk jeans, T-shirt, wig, glasses, and beam katana.
  
• Airline tickets.
  

This trip is definitely going to cost me a bundle.  I can tell it'll be totally worth it.  I'll meet people I've been dying to meet, and vice versa.  I'll see parts of the US I really want to see (sorry, no Penguins games during that time).  This is the adventure I've been meaning to have for quite some time, and I can't wait to make it happen.