Thursday morning started out by waking up at 5:30 AM. Everyone had their shower fun! We got the mini van packed and we headed down to Anaheim. We left around 7:15ish to avoid traffic. To make things easier, I rode with Tom so he can take the carpool lane and tail the mini van my dad was driving. We got to the con center at about 7:45. I was amazed by the size of the ACC! Freakin' huge! We unpacked and checked into concierage at the Hilton.

Will and I did the register thing...likewise, this is my fourth year in a row doing unpaid pre-registration. The line seemed to go by pretty fast. Will and I talked to a group of Inuyasha cosplayers to pass the time. We finally got our badges! Yay! We went outside to meet up with Tom and Sora. At one point I was talking to Tom if he knew were Kenny was. A girl overheard us and was wondering where he was too. We both turned around and there he was! *^^* We ran into some of my bay area friends. Spiffyness!

So to pass some time while waiting for Jenna and Glenn, we took some cosplay photos in the Hilton. Sora and I went to the Marriot to register for AX Idol. Yet, the directions getting there were unclear, so we decided to wait 'til Jenna comes along. Ran into Nando and Dawn. Then Sora suggested we should head back to the Hilton 'cause Jenna would be done registering by then.

We meet up with Jenna and Glenn. Will was overjoyed to find out the joys of wireless at the Hilton. We then reached the Coastal Anaheim. However, check in wasn't until 4PM. Looks like I was going to be in Sister Princess the whole day. The next plan was to check out the dealer's room. I didn't look around all too much. Sora and I discussed plans for lunch, if there was anything cheap in the area. We all decided on the pizza hut at Marriot.We then registered for AX Idol. We ran into Hai and his company while killing time for AX Idol orientation. Showed up at orientation, and I was overjoyed that they might do an anime improv halftime show! *^^* I ran into Sana and Freya and this Clover chick. ^^ So after orientation, went to the hotel and gathered our stuff in room 439.