The day of the Dr. Horrible panel. Got to the Center about 8:45, because I was expecting line ups. Yeah, already about 5-600 people in line in front of me by the time I got there! The line was already outside of the Center! So yeah, I decided I was gonna have to be there even earlier on Sat. and Sun. And I am NOT a morning person. Ah, what I will do for a good seat.
So the Stargate panels were first in Ballroom 20. Now, I haven't watched SG in, like, forever, aside from catching the occasional episode if there is nothing else on. I have nothing against the show - don't get me wrong. I just stopped watching after about season 4 or 5, because it went off the air in my area, and I just never caught up. I fully mean to at one point. But come on, Ben Browder was there. I mean, Ben Browder! Absolute gorgessity. Not only is he physically attractive (and what, he's 46 now? omg....), but he's smart and funny and by all accounts a class act. Yet another reason to lobby pro-cloning. :) Chris told an amusing story about how he had been cast as a baddie on 24 - only to be fired for not being black enough. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Damn, that is Hollywood for ya.
The SG Worlds panel was next. Since I don't play any online games, I kinda blanked out, but it looked like it could be fun. The Atlantis panel was after. You could tell the large number of Browncoats in the room, simply by the cheers that Jewel received. It was an amusing panel, and Robert Picardo sounds like a riot. Very dry humour, but funny as $&%^.
There must have actually been a fair amount of just SG fans there, because it did take a while to clear / fill the room between panels. I think Ballroom 20 seats somewhere between 4000-4500 people, so it ain't exactly small. There wasn't much movement in the front rows (we die hards always show up early), so most of the leaving / entering was towards the back.
Anyway, on to the Joss (Dr. Horrible) panel. I'm sure it is plastered all over You-Tube, so anyone who wants to see it can listen to all the answers, so I'm not going to go through it all here. But I have to cover one minor point that annoys me. When you have pretty much everyone involved in a project up on stage, together, at one time... it is a good idea to actually ask questions about the project. I know it is Joss. I know you have some burning questions that you just MUST have answered about some random incident in Buffy S3. But really... now is NOT the time. A large chunk of people in the room are actually interested in the CURRENT project, i.e. Dr. Horrible. Some people have good Dr. Horrible questions. And by directing so many other Joss related questions at him - you're wasting everyone's time. Seriously. Suck it up, and move on. I felt bad for the panel, because everyone was up there asking "Joss this, Joss that". The other folks didn't really have much to do. At least ask Joss Dr. Horrible questions, so that the other panellists can at least chime in every now and then. I *get* that Joss has a huge number of fans that just have burning questions about this that and the other thing. But you have to recognize the appropriate time to get questions answered. When the panellists are there for a short period of time, when there are 7 (was it 7?) other people up on stage, and when they are there to promote a specific project, and when most people want to hear about that project - IT IS NOT THE TIME. Gawd.
Anyway, after the panel, there wasn't much that excited me, so I wandered around the other half of the exhibition hall. LOVE some of the costumes, though you can totally tell who is being paid to be there, and who are just the amateurs. Maybe at some point I'll stop being lazy for long enough to make my own costume. Or not. Anyway, got back to the hotel around 4:00 for a break before evening programming.
That evening was the Sci-Fi Eureka / Atlantis premiere, followed by the Dr. Horrible viewing. When I got back to the Center, the line was HUGE, but got in line anyway. We were told then that the line was cut off, as there wouldn't be enough room in 6B for us all (only seats about 1200 I think). Yeah, that line was close to rioting. The Con people told everyone that there would be some Dr. Horrible showings in other rooms - but dammit, I actually wanted to see Eureka. So I said *#$&% it, and stayed in line anyway. Some people left, but a good majority stayed in that line. And when the doors opened - there was more than enough room for *everybody*. There were even some empty seats. I swear, some of the Con staff is on crack. Way to piss off a whole bunch of people.
Anyway, the Eureka premiere was awesome. Man, I love that show. So witty. The Atlantis premiere, while good, totally lost me, because I don't watch the show and as a result, had no idea what was going on. But yay Jewel! Tee hee. Then - the main event. Dr. Horrible. Of course, everyone wandered to to introduce the screening. Joss threatened us with death if anyone sung flat. :) Seeing the whole thing, at one time, on the big screen, was quite a neat experience. Eric loved it - and he hadn't even heard anything about it until I started babbling to him. Joss and Co. sat at the back in empty seats. I envy whoever was back there, and suddenly had NPH plonk himself down beside them. They all left right after, which kinda sucked, as I thought maybe they would have answered a few more questions or something, but whatever.
We walked back to the hotel after that. Yes, again with the walking. But it was kinda fun to walk past all the bars, with everyone enjoying an evening out. You could tell they were mostly locals - looked like very few con-goers in the bunch. We were all headed back to go to sleep to get ready for the next day.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Comic Con - Thursday
Walked down to the Con with Eric. Stopped off to get a Jamba Juice for breakfast - waaay better than a hotel breakfast! We didn't get to the Center (yes, I will use the American spelling) until around 9:45, because nothing started until 10:00. Everything was already super busy! And Thursday is supposed to be a quiet day.
Started the day off by going to the Kings panel. It actually looks like a pretty decent show - interesting premise, but I'm not sure how they will be able to carry it out over the seasons. Still, looks like something good to watch. Stayed in the same room for the BSG 30th Anniversary panel, which is what I had really wanted to see anyway. Turns out Richard Hatch is a Browncoat! We're taking over the world! Also got a bit of insight into what Tom DeSanto had had planned for BSG had his version gone ahead. Sounds like it would have been very different. But then again, I think Ron Moore has managed to do just fine, thank you very much. Since Bryan Singer had to go do X2, their BSG got pulled - and Firefly took its spot on Fox. I must say, I'm glad BSG is on SciFi, because if Fox had had it, I don't think it would have lasted past a half a season.
Wandered over to Ballroom 20 afterwards, and caught the last bit of the Doctor Who panel. Stephen Moffat cracks me up! Next series should be a blast. Is it Christmas yet? The Torchwood panel was pretty awesome too - and yes, John Barrowman is genetically perfect. And totally geeky - you could tell he really loves what he does. Ah... Captain Jack. I would scromp you in a heartbeat. It is a sad, sad loss for womankind. And Naoko and John doing the song from Miss Saigon? Brilliance. My fan girl head almost exploded.
I was going to try to get to the Red Sonja panel afterwards, but the line was insane, so I lined up for Wizard's First Rule instead, because I didn't want to miss out. It was an interesting panel, and looks to be a good series (I originally thought it was supposed to be a mini-series, and not a weekly). Suppose I'm going to have to actually read the books now, because it sounds like it could be a good read. Plus, the lead actor totally looks cute (he wasn't there, just a brief clip on screen).
After that panel, I wandered around the exhibition floor for a little while (covered about half of it). I really didn't allow myself to stop at too many booths, because I knew I would just end up spending money, which I totally didn't need to do. Went back to the hotel and rested, because I knew the rest of the weekend would be nuts!
Started the day off by going to the Kings panel. It actually looks like a pretty decent show - interesting premise, but I'm not sure how they will be able to carry it out over the seasons. Still, looks like something good to watch. Stayed in the same room for the BSG 30th Anniversary panel, which is what I had really wanted to see anyway. Turns out Richard Hatch is a Browncoat! We're taking over the world! Also got a bit of insight into what Tom DeSanto had had planned for BSG had his version gone ahead. Sounds like it would have been very different. But then again, I think Ron Moore has managed to do just fine, thank you very much. Since Bryan Singer had to go do X2, their BSG got pulled - and Firefly took its spot on Fox. I must say, I'm glad BSG is on SciFi, because if Fox had had it, I don't think it would have lasted past a half a season.
Wandered over to Ballroom 20 afterwards, and caught the last bit of the Doctor Who panel. Stephen Moffat cracks me up! Next series should be a blast. Is it Christmas yet? The Torchwood panel was pretty awesome too - and yes, John Barrowman is genetically perfect. And totally geeky - you could tell he really loves what he does. Ah... Captain Jack. I would scromp you in a heartbeat. It is a sad, sad loss for womankind. And Naoko and John doing the song from Miss Saigon? Brilliance. My fan girl head almost exploded.
I was going to try to get to the Red Sonja panel afterwards, but the line was insane, so I lined up for Wizard's First Rule instead, because I didn't want to miss out. It was an interesting panel, and looks to be a good series (I originally thought it was supposed to be a mini-series, and not a weekly). Suppose I'm going to have to actually read the books now, because it sounds like it could be a good read. Plus, the lead actor totally looks cute (he wasn't there, just a brief clip on screen).
After that panel, I wandered around the exhibition floor for a little while (covered about half of it). I really didn't allow myself to stop at too many booths, because I knew I would just end up spending money, which I totally didn't need to do. Went back to the hotel and rested, because I knew the rest of the weekend would be nuts!
Comic Con - Wednesday
First day of the Con!
We slept in a little, due to all the travelly goodness the day before. We had breakfast at the hotel that day - the only day I actually did so, despite it being covered in our room rate. Didn't really excite me much - and I'm not much of a breakfast person anyway.
We decided to go to Balboa Park for the morning. And we decided to walk. NOT the best idea. It was about 2 miles to get there - a good portion of which was uphill. Yeah, we were sweaty and tired when we got there! We actually walked by the hotel we stayed at last time on the way there. It is no longer a Travelodge - obviously it is too crappy now to even bear the name any more. I am SOOO glad we're staying where we are.
The only museum we went to was the Air and Space - for "Star Trek: The Exhibit". Geeks on a geek vacation must do lots of geeky things. The exhibit was kind of fun. We got our pictures taken on the bridge (replica of TOS Enterprise), but at $25 a pop, we didn't buy them at the end (though they did turn out well). You could also get your picture taken with the Guardian, or on the transporter. I guess they gotta milk people for all they are worth - amateur photography was not permitted at all in the exhibit. I would have loved to have taken my own pictures, but whatever.
After that, we did quickly walk through the park, beside some other museums. Architecture is cool looking, but I didn't feel like shelling out more dough to wander around museums, and we were running short on time anyway. So yes, we *walked* back to the hotel. Man, I did lots of walking on this vacation! So I did have a wee rest once getting back to the hotel.
Headed off to Con registration at about 2:00. Planned to stop and get lunch - but it was hard to find anywhere. A lot of the patios along the way weren't open for lunch that day it seemed, or they were full, or ridiculously overpriced. So we ended up at Subway. But hey, at least they don't skimp on the bacon down there! Yum. Bacon.
Last time, registration took forever. Like an hour or so of waiting in line. This year - it took like 2 seconds. They had SOOO many tables open. Just gave them your piece of paper with your reservation confirmation on it, a piece of photo ID, and VOILA! All done. Eric and I were floored, because now we're like, "now what"? So we decided to wait in line to be first on the exhibition hall floor - because I wanted my toaster dammit!
So a couple of hours of sitting in line on a cement floor is always SOOO much fun. Whee. I swear both legs went numb at some point. I really need to get a Nintendo DS though. It seems as though everyone and their dog has one. Not that there were dogs attending.
So right at 6:00 - the doors opened, and the line started in. My GAWD, the Con floor was packed for preview night. I didn't think that many people had gotten in in front of us, but apparently, a lot had! I made a beeline for the SciFi booth to get my toaster - only to find out they were already all gone in the time it had taken us to get in and get there. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? They were only bringing in a certain amount per day, so I was told I could try back another day. With lines like this, I didn't really see it happening. Oh well. I picked up my Cylon Centurion from Diamond Select, and the variant Serenity cover from the Browncoats booth. So I did get some stuff. If preview night was *this* busy - I was worried about the state of the rest of the Con.
Anyway, when we got back to the hotel, we just decided to get Chinese take out, as we were hungry, and sick of walking (though, being on the shuttle route was a GODSEND at the end of the day). Got a menu from the front desk, and were told it was really quite good, and they usually order it every Sunday. Yeah, not good. I have yet to have good Chinese take out in the States, though I do love the little cardboard boxes it comes in. Seriously, is that the standard of Chinese food down there? Yikes. MALL Chinese food up here tastes better - never mind the *good* restaurants.
Dangit. Now I want tan tan noodles. Yummy.
We slept in a little, due to all the travelly goodness the day before. We had breakfast at the hotel that day - the only day I actually did so, despite it being covered in our room rate. Didn't really excite me much - and I'm not much of a breakfast person anyway.
We decided to go to Balboa Park for the morning. And we decided to walk. NOT the best idea. It was about 2 miles to get there - a good portion of which was uphill. Yeah, we were sweaty and tired when we got there! We actually walked by the hotel we stayed at last time on the way there. It is no longer a Travelodge - obviously it is too crappy now to even bear the name any more. I am SOOO glad we're staying where we are.
The only museum we went to was the Air and Space - for "Star Trek: The Exhibit". Geeks on a geek vacation must do lots of geeky things. The exhibit was kind of fun. We got our pictures taken on the bridge (replica of TOS Enterprise), but at $25 a pop, we didn't buy them at the end (though they did turn out well). You could also get your picture taken with the Guardian, or on the transporter. I guess they gotta milk people for all they are worth - amateur photography was not permitted at all in the exhibit. I would have loved to have taken my own pictures, but whatever.
After that, we did quickly walk through the park, beside some other museums. Architecture is cool looking, but I didn't feel like shelling out more dough to wander around museums, and we were running short on time anyway. So yes, we *walked* back to the hotel. Man, I did lots of walking on this vacation! So I did have a wee rest once getting back to the hotel.
Headed off to Con registration at about 2:00. Planned to stop and get lunch - but it was hard to find anywhere. A lot of the patios along the way weren't open for lunch that day it seemed, or they were full, or ridiculously overpriced. So we ended up at Subway. But hey, at least they don't skimp on the bacon down there! Yum. Bacon.
Last time, registration took forever. Like an hour or so of waiting in line. This year - it took like 2 seconds. They had SOOO many tables open. Just gave them your piece of paper with your reservation confirmation on it, a piece of photo ID, and VOILA! All done. Eric and I were floored, because now we're like, "now what"? So we decided to wait in line to be first on the exhibition hall floor - because I wanted my toaster dammit!
So a couple of hours of sitting in line on a cement floor is always SOOO much fun. Whee. I swear both legs went numb at some point. I really need to get a Nintendo DS though. It seems as though everyone and their dog has one. Not that there were dogs attending.
So right at 6:00 - the doors opened, and the line started in. My GAWD, the Con floor was packed for preview night. I didn't think that many people had gotten in in front of us, but apparently, a lot had! I made a beeline for the SciFi booth to get my toaster - only to find out they were already all gone in the time it had taken us to get in and get there. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? They were only bringing in a certain amount per day, so I was told I could try back another day. With lines like this, I didn't really see it happening. Oh well. I picked up my Cylon Centurion from Diamond Select, and the variant Serenity cover from the Browncoats booth. So I did get some stuff. If preview night was *this* busy - I was worried about the state of the rest of the Con.
Anyway, when we got back to the hotel, we just decided to get Chinese take out, as we were hungry, and sick of walking (though, being on the shuttle route was a GODSEND at the end of the day). Got a menu from the front desk, and were told it was really quite good, and they usually order it every Sunday. Yeah, not good. I have yet to have good Chinese take out in the States, though I do love the little cardboard boxes it comes in. Seriously, is that the standard of Chinese food down there? Yikes. MALL Chinese food up here tastes better - never mind the *good* restaurants.
Dangit. Now I want tan tan noodles. Yummy.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Comic Con - Tuesday
So yeah, still alive, apparently. :) Since I attended Comic Con this year, I needed somewhere to put my ramblings about the goings on. And wait, I have a blog! How perfect is that!
Yeah, yeah... I always have the best intentions, and never follow though. :)
So anyway, on to the actual meat of the post. Mmmm... meat.
So, since last time I went I didn't actually get to see much of San Diego, I decided it would be a great idea to spend an extra day down there. Cause if I'm spending the money to fly down there, it is a good idea if I actually get to see some of where I'm flying *to*. So I got up SUPER early in the morning (2:30 - and for anyone who knows me, they know I am NOT a morning person, so 2:30 doesn't normally even exist for me). I was supposed to fly out of SEA at about 7:00 (flights out of SEA were about $350 less than out of YVR). Parked, and got to the airport in time. Only to find out there was an issue with my flight - so United was bumping me to Alaska. Except, it was now a direct flight, and leaving at 9:00 A.M.! I'm like, I soooo could have slept another two hours! D'oh!
So anyway, the flight to SAN was uneventful. But got there, and discovered my cell won't work in the US (damn you, pay as you go). So I had no way to reach Eric, and tell him I had arrived at a different gate. Oh well, we found each other eventually, and hopped a taxi to the hotel.
I really wanted a nap when I got there, but I was kinda wired. And hungry. So we left, and went for lunch. Had some yummy pizza. Then went to the grocery store to load ourselves up with snacks for the Con. Cause buying food at the Convention Centre is kinda ridiculous, and plus, there isn't really time with all the panels! So carry-able food is always great. Plus, we had a fridge in our room, which was awesome. SO much nicer than the hotel we stayed at last time (Best Western Bayside this time). No homeless people sleeping outside our window. And a bathroom you could actually move around in! Though, as we would later discover, being close to the train tracks SUCKS ASS.
Anyway, after shopping, I did have my nap. Yay for naps! Then we wandered around down by the water for a bit, walking past the big ol' aircraft carriers. Had some frozen yogurt down by the water. Seriously, low fat fro yo is just - blech. Gotta go full fat, for the taste!
So that was pretty much our Tuesday. Not overly exciting. Went to bed early, 'cause Wed. was going to be busy!
Yeah, yeah... I always have the best intentions, and never follow though. :)
So anyway, on to the actual meat of the post. Mmmm... meat.
So, since last time I went I didn't actually get to see much of San Diego, I decided it would be a great idea to spend an extra day down there. Cause if I'm spending the money to fly down there, it is a good idea if I actually get to see some of where I'm flying *to*. So I got up SUPER early in the morning (2:30 - and for anyone who knows me, they know I am NOT a morning person, so 2:30 doesn't normally even exist for me). I was supposed to fly out of SEA at about 7:00 (flights out of SEA were about $350 less than out of YVR). Parked, and got to the airport in time. Only to find out there was an issue with my flight - so United was bumping me to Alaska. Except, it was now a direct flight, and leaving at 9:00 A.M.! I'm like, I soooo could have slept another two hours! D'oh!
So anyway, the flight to SAN was uneventful. But got there, and discovered my cell won't work in the US (damn you, pay as you go). So I had no way to reach Eric, and tell him I had arrived at a different gate. Oh well, we found each other eventually, and hopped a taxi to the hotel.
I really wanted a nap when I got there, but I was kinda wired. And hungry. So we left, and went for lunch. Had some yummy pizza. Then went to the grocery store to load ourselves up with snacks for the Con. Cause buying food at the Convention Centre is kinda ridiculous, and plus, there isn't really time with all the panels! So carry-able food is always great. Plus, we had a fridge in our room, which was awesome. SO much nicer than the hotel we stayed at last time (Best Western Bayside this time). No homeless people sleeping outside our window. And a bathroom you could actually move around in! Though, as we would later discover, being close to the train tracks SUCKS ASS.
Anyway, after shopping, I did have my nap. Yay for naps! Then we wandered around down by the water for a bit, walking past the big ol' aircraft carriers. Had some frozen yogurt down by the water. Seriously, low fat fro yo is just - blech. Gotta go full fat, for the taste!
So that was pretty much our Tuesday. Not overly exciting. Went to bed early, 'cause Wed. was going to be busy!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Man, time flies.
I could swear I just updated it!
Well, I officially bit the bullet, and bought my 4 day ComiCon pass. No turning back now!
And this: http://whedonesque.com/comments/15785 is officially the Bestest. Thing. EVAR!
Seriously, that made my weekend. Joss, you are a god!
Well, I officially bit the bullet, and bought my 4 day ComiCon pass. No turning back now!
And this: http://whedonesque.com/comments/15785 is officially the Bestest. Thing. EVAR!
Seriously, that made my weekend. Joss, you are a god!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
They're here, they're here!
So as a random fluke, I came accross a pair of lightsabre earrings while shopping on e-bay. Ahh... e-bay. I had to have them. And they arrived today! They are made from little purple lego lightsabres, and they look awesome. For anyone interested, please visit her e-bay store, as she also has tonnes of other funky lego related jewelry for sale!
http://myworld.ebay.ca/heavenandthehell/
http://myworld.ebay.ca/heavenandthehell/
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I'm a bad, bad geek.
Honestly, I started this whole thing with the best of intentions. And then I forgot about it! I'm such a procrastinator.
So who else is feeling the love for Uno, the little beagle that could? Are dog shows geeky? Is this totally out of context in this blog? Meh, it's my blog, I'll mention beagles if I choose. And this one isn't even a black market beagle (points to any geek out there who understands this reference).
So what got me thinking about my blog again? Well, this article did it!
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/superman-vs1.htm
I mean, come on, no Normal would consider writing an article about who would win in a fight between Superman and a Jedi. Come on. But I totally read it in earnest. You know you're a geek when you read an article of this nature and think "man, he makes some valid points".
So that isn't much of an "I'm back" post, but it'll have to do for now. Other than to add that I GOT A HOTEL ROOM RESERVED FOR COMICON! After the trials and tribulations of attempting this feat last year, I honestly didn't think it was possible. But I did it. I'm going this year dangnabbit! I went, what was it, three years ago now? I had a blast, and I've been aiming to head back since then. Hopefully the finances permit it this year! *fingers crossed*
So who else is feeling the love for Uno, the little beagle that could? Are dog shows geeky? Is this totally out of context in this blog? Meh, it's my blog, I'll mention beagles if I choose. And this one isn't even a black market beagle (points to any geek out there who understands this reference).
So what got me thinking about my blog again? Well, this article did it!
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/superman-vs1.htm
I mean, come on, no Normal would consider writing an article about who would win in a fight between Superman and a Jedi. Come on. But I totally read it in earnest. You know you're a geek when you read an article of this nature and think "man, he makes some valid points".
So that isn't much of an "I'm back" post, but it'll have to do for now. Other than to add that I GOT A HOTEL ROOM RESERVED FOR COMICON! After the trials and tribulations of attempting this feat last year, I honestly didn't think it was possible. But I did it. I'm going this year dangnabbit! I went, what was it, three years ago now? I had a blast, and I've been aiming to head back since then. Hopefully the finances permit it this year! *fingers crossed*
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