Nationals, California, & swine flu!!!

I got back from Nationals on Sunday afternoon.
It was absolutely amazing!
I'd have to say that it's my second favorite convention. Tennessee is still my favorite, but California is a close second. It was SO good.
At first I was a little worried because the first day of being in California was really hellish, but now I realize that it was because I wasn't used to the 100-degree weather...and I'd been up for two days straight. We were all a little delirious.

Convention was epic and wonderful.
The only problem is that it went by far too quickly.
It was so much fun. I want to go back. :(

I put together a little list of the memories so I can look back on them and smile...

• The walks back from fellowship every night with Schneider
• "I'm not a bad guy"
• "I think I might be a rebel"
• "Why you breakin' mah FAN?!?!"
• "BACK TO ME!"
• "You can't just quit Big Booty that quickly!"
• "Hawwwwwwwwwt"
• "Are those like...clouds or something? Smog?"
• "I HATE that other guy running for historian...but the guy who plays the sax, he's cool."
• "Speak your peace!"
• "Ice cream ur doin it rong"
• "Vivemus et amamus, mea Meister"
• "Jacob Meister, Sarbajeet, Lindsay Barleycorn"
• "He is BRILLIANT."
• Winnie the Pooh
• "Check it."
• "P is for Party, A is for All night long, R is for Right now, T is for Take it slow, Y is for whY not!"
• "Guacamole, cinnamon twist!"
• Big Booty<3
• "How goes the cookin'?"
• Couple of dudes!

If any of you think of any to add, I'll certainly update the list. ;D

After convention, we went to San Francisco, which was EPIC.
At first we stayed with the group and went to the Fisherman's Wharf and the chocolate place, but then I went off with Jared, Laura, and Andrew. We used subways and buses and stuff and it was really fun just wandering around.
The highlights of our adventure included Chinatown, Castro, and OMG...HAIGHT-ASHBURY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited. I'd been wanting to go there for years!!! Ahh, it was everything that I'd hoped. :) Amazing. I MUST go back. LOVE IT. LOVE the hippies!!!

It felt good to get home, though, because after San Francisco, my body was just dead. I stayed up for two days straight again...and with sore legs! I'm okay now though.

I started getting sick on the day that we returned, and it has been getting worse ever since then.
We got an email from someone at the JCL saying that someone contracted swine flu/H1N1 at convention.
I had/have all of the symptoms, so Dard called the hospital and explained the situation and my symptoms to them and they said that if I went in, they'd definitely diagnose me with swine flu. I didn't want to go in, so I'm going to take that as an official diagnosis. ;D
I'm actually glad that I have swine flu...and, well, that it's mild. I don't want to die. xD
It's cool though!
It'll be so sweet to be like, "yeah, I had swine flu. WUT"

All in all I had a fucking amazing trip.
I want to go backkkkkkkkk. =(
I can't wait another year for Nationals!!!!

School is coming up.
Classes start in like 20 days.
I'm super nervous.
I hope I get better soon so I can enjoy the rest of my summer.... D: