the better part of me

4) You didn't happen to catch the AMV contest, did you? Because if so, I totally need a list of stuff to download. ;)

Indeed I did. I got to vote and everything this time. My list of all the AMVs is at home, but from the Otakon forums, these were the winners:

ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
Winner: Worlds Unbroken by Silver Moon and Sierra Lorna
Runner-Up: Learning to Fly by Skyebox Productions

SERIOUS/DRAMATIC
Winner: Shattered Dreams by AuN Studios
Runner-Up: Fallen by VicBond007

ACTION
Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy
Runner-Up Seven May Cry by Junipertay

UPBEAT/RHYTHM
Winner: Peter "Cabbit" Book Report by Theresa Robeson
Runner-Up: All New for '72 by Hoshizora Productions

HUMOROUS/SATIRICAL
Winner: Anime: Lifestyles of the Animated and Fabulous by Michael Zubrzycki
Runner-Up: The Wedding Rings by Suberunker

COORDINATOR'S CHOICE:
Winner: Floyd's Nightmare (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Voices in My Head) by Parodic Productions

5) Brief warning about Anime Boston: It's the SECOND largest convention on the east coast and I'm willing to bet that it'll surpass Otakon in size within the next year or two. So, if you plan to escape the crowding... not gonna happen there.

It's not that I want to escape the crowding, it's that I want a better con to make the crowding worthwhile. I've heard nothing but good things about Anime Boston.