16th of July
It was a day like any other, until I got the phone call from the advertisement agency I've been working as a trainee for credits. I was just so excited when i heard the news. It was usually boring in the agency, but i loved doing hardwork. And this was my one big chance to actually guarantee myself a real job there after university. I was going to work for the next VidCon.
I've always loved YouTube, even though i've never posted anything on there since i knew i wasn't interesting enough for anyone to watch. I didn't have any significant talent that would make me look "presentable" as what we call it in the advertisement business. But I truly enjoyed some of the "big" channels like Jenna Marbles, Smosh, Pewdiepie etc. and now i had a chance to actually meet them.
I had a week to prepare the materials for the VidCon. Although the real job has already been done months ago, I was assigned with handling a couple of details during the conference which was going to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in LA. It wasn't really a long flight to LA from New York, but whether it was the fact i've never been to the Western States before, or the feeling i may have actually meet some of the people i used to look up to a few years ago, i got really excited. Also it was going to be my first real experience as a trainee, so i was kinda scared i might screw something up.
23th of July
I had my materials prepared. I ran it through my boss in the agency and got the green light. I WAS REALLY GOING! WOW! I had already managed to get the hard part done, so it seemed like i could actually enjoy my 5 days visit there. The conference only going to be held at the 26th-27th and the 28th but i decided to go there 2 days prior to the VidCon so i could enjoy my first time in LA. My flight was tomorrow so i packed up a few things. My work materials, a camera to take photographs of the amazing Youtubers i was probably going to meet, a bathing suit just in case i would have the time to take a quick dive, a few platform-heels although it was going to be a torture walking around in those shoes all day, and my not-so-formal-yet-not-so-casual clothes which seemed like the appropriate outfits for the event at the time.
I was informed the hotel i was going to stay was quite nearby and also it was a bit too luxurious for me to afford. Good thing the agency was paying for it. But of course the cheap bastards tried to cut of some expenses by booking me a room in a double-roomed suite. although i had to admit the pictures of the suite i found from the hotel's internet site was pretty good, so i couldn't complain except the fact i was going to stay in the same suite with a stranger. For all i knew it could be a pervert who could sneak into my room while i was asleep, rape and murder me. But there would be locks on the room, right? heh. Either way, i knew it was going to be an adventure.