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It takes a little while to completely digest I-CON, so I’ve decided to help everyone sort through the mess with a list of things I will miss, things I will not miss and things I have learned. You think you know, but you have no idea.

I am happy to say that I-CON is over. I can now go to sleep, I can now walk around without running into Sailor Moon, I can now have a nice long cry. Here are some of today's highlights (or lowlights), from interesting events to incredibly obnoxious people.

I didn't think it was possible, but the second day of I-CON was even more ridiculous than the first. I started off my day spotting at least five different Sailor Moons on my walk from Tabler Quad to the SAC. They were all hitting my retinas way too early in the morning.

It was a bit overwhelming to see the campus suddenly overrun with people in ridiculous costumes that I had never seen before. But I quickly got used to people walking around in skimpy and/or funny outfits, making obscure references and having fake laser fights in public.

This video has only recently come to my attention, and it is perhaps one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen. If you don't have a strong stomach, avert your eyes - what you are about to witness will max out your credit limit on shame for the rest of March.

For most single people, Valentine's Day is a pretty nauseating, upsetting and ridiculous holiday - and that's without the painfully repulsive PDA. The most deadly form of PDA is baby talk. It claims millions of audio receptors in Americans' ears every day.

If you've ever been in a Starbucks, you know that the managers tend to play loud, obnoxious indie music all day long. Yesterday, one of the songs had a drum solo that sounded like jungle drums. Naturally, my brain jumped to memories of Legends of the Hidden Temple, know affectionately as "LOTHT."

The Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café continued with a concert featuring duo Buskin and Batteau, who came with their percussionist Marshal Rosenberg. The arrangements were unique, energetic and beautiful.

Moises Saman travels all over the world taking photos of humanity at its highest and lowest points. He made the trip to Stony Brook to give students a sense of what it's like to be a photojournalist.

Criminals are plotting to commit terrible acts of mischief and retaliation in a quiet suburban town. They are clever enough to hatch a scheme that eludes every adult for miles. One wild child known for his/her active imagination stumbles upon the criminals’ plans.

Wandering aimlessly around YouTube the other day I stumbled upon a ghost from childhood past. See if you can guess which amazing '90s relic I found myself enjoying and fearing as much as I had when I was a kid.

I've been flying through books this summer and recently finished Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked.” It is an enthralling tale that shows one of childhood's most notorious villains in a new light. Pointed hats are the new fedoras and winged monkeys are the new dogs.

A couple friends dragged me to watch Brüno this week. It was no doubt the worst movie I’ve ever seen in my life. Brüno has brought the art of bad to a new level. In the words of Muffy, it was vomitrocious.

In most of her videos, Justine is pretty angry. But in "how to look like ANGELA," she takes the anger to another level. And there are hilarious results.

I went with a couple friends to Port Washington to watch Hannah Montana: The Movie. It's one of those atrocities you have to see to believe. So to help you steer clear of the theater, I'm going to give you as clear a mental image as possible.