I have found my happy place. It is KumoriCon. I feel truly at home and among friends there. I can forget all about my troubles and school and my love life and just get hyped up on Pocky (also known as KumoriCon crack, a wafer stick dipped in a chocolate substance, currently only available to me at KumoriCon) and Ramune (a Japanese soda, also currently only available to me at the Con) and give out hugs to cosplayers. No one will judge me or hate me, no one will laugh or tune out of a conversation with me, I can truly be me, the dorky, witty nerd with a mastery of the English language and an eye for the tiniest details in a costume, and I will still find someone I can connect with. It is, without a doubt, my favorite place on Earth and a place where I can go and escape from the world. I can't wait till next year.