I know. I've been to the Queen Mary States in 2008, 2009, and 2010. I also went to the Pasadena Regionals in 2008 and 2009. Also, I ran the video game side event at the Queen Mary in 2011, actually. I just didn't play the card game.
I'd like to get back in, since I feel fired up after about two years, but getting the Items/Supporters/Stadiums is going to be the biggest roadblock. The only free Pokémon League has been disbanded so there's no viable way for me to trade, and when I make a deck, I make a second deck for anyone who wants to come with me (and I usually get a guest--one time I got two). The Pokémon I'm actually already over halfway through--I make decks out of what I come across--and Energy is easy enough for me to obtain. It's those Items...especially Pokémon Catcher. I mean...$9.26 for each of those!? I don't even have ONE of them. (My luck with the Trainer category has always been terrible.)