I'm a slayer, ask me how.

YAY! Girls Like Robots is finally out!!!!!!! I saw this at PAX East 2012's Indie Booth and LOVED it. Been waiting and waiting and FINALLY got an email yesterday saying it was available. So I went to download it immediately and...

I was 3 cents short on my iTunes account. THREE CENTS!

COME ON APPLE! Gimme 3 cents, you know I'm good for it! No, of course, I had to charge 3 cents to my card to get it. *facepalm*.

It was worth it though, played for 40 minute last night and had a lot of fun trying to keep the girls, robots, and nerds happy.



I love that the nerd goes "SQUEE!" when you sit him next to a girl LOL! If you've got 99 cents and an iPhone/iPad, I say get it. :) Support Indie games! (Android is coming soon, they say)

In other geeky news, Her Universe is doing free shipping this month on orders of $50 or more and I'm debating what to get to wear on Halloween since I work that day. I don't think my Dragon*Con corset is really appropriate for the library since it shows a bit of skin, even with the RenFest shirt under it. So I'm debating if I should get the Princess Leia hoodie or the Uhura shirt...or both. I dunno. I want to get the Halloween bag because it is adorbs. (I'd love to get the TARDIS dress but I have a bad feeling it will not fit me since it's Hot Topic Tiny.)

I WILL wear my corset this Sunday when we go to RenFest...need to dive in to my closet and find my undershirt. Won't be historically accurate but it's a start. :) maybedeadcat will have to tie me in to the thing as he is the only one who was there when I bought it and knows the trick to it -- what? I was super busy and never did my Dragon*Con post?? YES I FINALLY BOUGHT A CORSET! I tried on a few and I ended up getting the silk one instead of leather. I got it from Ms. Martha's Corset Shoppe. Ms. Martha was there and she tied me in to the get-up. It was like something out of a cartoon, I could feel her tugging and pullng. She asked me "are your boobs where you want them?" I was like "uuuh, I guess" and she said "cuz I can put them anywhere you want" LOL! Yeah. I do like it though, I'm glad I got the solid blue. I had picked out a checkered one but it was not as flattering. And I went with the over-the-bust because the others just didn't look comfortable to me. So, yeah, I have a corset now after years of wanting one. :)

Speaking of D*C, I did not manage to book a room before EVERY HOTEL was booked...but maybe it's a sign to try something new this year. I did manage to get tickets to PAX East, but that's nowhere near as expensive since we crash with bittertwee while we are up there. It's the hotel fee that gets ya!

So...it was just announced this week that Gillian "Dana Scully" Anderson will be one of the guests at this year's Dragon*Con

Time for my to ramble a bit about my first fandom, my first girl crush, and how unbelievabley uncool I was in high school

( david duchovny, why won't you love me? )

Dammit, I've been to SDCC, I know how insane it is and how you spend more time standing in line to see a 45 minute panel than you do in the panel (and you have to choose between seeing one panel over 4 others because of the standing in line-ness) but all these damn tweets and tumblr posts are getting me excited for SDCC again!

I think I just have Con fever...wish it was closer to September. DRAGON*CON IS THE BEST CON EVAR!

Finished up Season 3 of Venture Bros. tonight. Only one season left. NO IDEA what the heck is going to happen. But I never do with that show, it's the most randomest of shows.

Been listening to Overexposed, the new Maroon 5 CD, while driving to work. It's okay, but Hands All Over was better and it's not as good as the first two. I swear, two of the songs sound EXACTLY the same and they are BACK TO BACK! "Lady Killer" and "Fortune Teller" - how did they not hear this????? Also, Adam Levine sounds like Lady Gaga in "Tickets". It def. is the most poppy album ever, and I understand what they meant by that now. I think "Man Who Never Lied", "Lucky Strike" and "Beautiful Goodbye" are my favorites from the album.

I was also thinking how silly "Payphone" is for even existing. I mean, ARE there any payphones anymore??? Shouldn't it be called "cellphone" and instead of the "change" wasted it should be like "minutes" or "data" or something. I dunno, I was just amused by that because every time I see a payphone now I feel like I've found some exotic animal and I want to take a photo to document it's existence.

You know what album really surprised me? The new John Mayer CD. I really liked it a lot. Of course, I barely listened to Battle Studies because...well, it was terrible. I feel like Born and Raised, while not his best, sounds more like the John Mayer I used to drive 4 hours to see (okay, that was sort of a mistake...I didn't realize how far away Pittsburgh was...who knew Pennsylvania was so fucking WIDE!???) But the guitar sounds good, John's vocals are strong, and the songs are clearly personal but not personalized to the ponit of being difficult to identify with (which was my issue with Battle Studies, it felt too specific, like an airing of grievances set to music).

Wow, this turned in to a music post, huh? I bought the Kimbra CD on a whim but really have not given it the attention it deserves. I really like her voice, but I tend to only listen to "Settle Down" then I start doing something else and then the album is over. I will make a point to listen to that one in the car next. Captive audience.

Hm...it's already midnight and I wanted to get a few rounds of Jetpack Joyride in before bedtime. (seriously, that game is addictive fun. It is my current "one. more. turn." game. AND IT'S FREE!)

YES - FINALLY - I know you have been on the edge of your frakkin SEAT waiting for this post! Now you can read about my super fabulous awesome weekend at Dragon*Con!!!

In bullet point format to keep it from being too TL;DR.

-- I found the billboards on 75 to be the perfect representation of the evolution of a relationship. There are signs for kinky "adult" stores and then two miles down, there is a whole "bring the kids to the peach farm" signs, and also a nice selection of antique store signs. That about covers it haha.

-- Made it to Atlanta safe and sound, gave the car to the valet. While unloading my axe, they accidentally snapped it in two. I almost cried, but faeriesfolly packed duct tape and saved the day...and the valet had an accident in the garage and busted maybedeadcat's taillight!!!!! ARGH!!!! Luckily, we didn't get the message until later that day so it didn't ruin our Thursday night. Just our Friday morning.

-- Went to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner on Thursday. When I went with faeriesfolly back in 2009, this is where we ate and we found out about the collectible pins. I bought a set and we split them so she has one dragon and I have the other. I wanted to do something similar, but this year I was not just attending with her, but also with maybedeadcat. But, as luck would have it, since it was the 25th Anniversary of D*C, they had a special 3-pin boxed set!!! Totally a sign. I bought it and gave two of the pins to my friends -- the set is only complete when we are together!

-- Texting jellibean as we wandered the floor in the Marriott and being told that she was "near the Dalek" -- I knew I was at Dragon*Con when that text was totally logical.

-- Also, it was SO FRAKKIN AWESOME TO STAY IN THE MARRIOTT!! THANK YOU jellibean!!!!!!

-- Friday, made a b-line for the Her Universe booth and snagged the Cylon necklace and Yoda t-shirt.

-- Went to the first Buffy panel which included Eliza Dushku, Nicholas Brendan, Mercedes McNab, Felicia Day, Julie Benz, and Clare Kramer. It was a little awkward, they really needed a moderator. Felicia did a good job of trying to keep it moving. Eliza is clearly a sweetheart. Julie Benz and Clare Kramer are adorable and I would be happy just to listen to the two of them babble all day about whatever. Mercedes seemed really shy, Nicholas seemed sort of disinterested. Still, it was fun.

-- Went back to the hotel room later that day and faeriesfolly began the process of turning me into FRAY. Phase one, spray painting my hair BLACK. We made quite a mess. maybedeadcat documented it for me.

-- Took FRAY to the streets for the Buffy sing-along. Actually had one person identify my character which made me happy. :)

-- Buffy Sing-a-Long was a lot of fun, but I always like singing those songs with a whole crowd of fans. Doctor Horrible was better though, the stage show was tighter and the actors seemed to be more confident. Hilarious thing was the lady sitting next to me. She started chatting with me as they set up the Doctor Horrible show. She was babbling about meeting someone in line and then was like "I'm commemorating this show with some Firefly tea! Do you know what that is?" And I was all innocent and was like "what is it?" and she revealed she was sipping some sort of alcoholic beverage while we were sitting there LOL! Just cracked me up! She did compliment my singing though...so she must have been pretty tipsy ;-)

-- Wandered back to the hotel, going up the escalator we reach the top and I see King Arthur come galloping by, and hearing the faint sound of coconuts being banged together I watched in pure geek joy as he rode by along with Sir Galahad, Patsy, some ladies from Castle Anthrax, and a monk carrying the holy hand grenade.

( okay so maybe it's a little tl:dr...still...you know you want to look! )

First an EARTHQUAKE, now a HURRICANE! What a frakkin' WEEK!!!!!!

I just don't want the power to go out before Doctor Who !!!!!

OMG DRAGON CON IS IN 5 DAYS! I seriously cannot concentrate or think beyond that right now. I keep trying to do other stuff (you know, work, clean the apartment etc.) but my brain is just "AAAAAAH!"

I should create a packing list of some kind...

I'm just taking my Starbuck and Fray costumes...not sure which to wear on what day...I'm only going to dress as Fray for a few hours because that damn hair spray makes my head itchy! It makes my hair hard as a rock too so I don't think I want it in there all day. Also packing a nice collection of geek t-shirts for when I'm not being either of those ladies. Debating on whether I should attempt to cram my tauntaun sleeping bag into maybedeadcat's car...it would be fun to run in the race but it would mean less room for goodies on the way home and I already have quite the shopping list:

Her Universe t-shirts
Jason Palmer print
QMX Firefly prints
other random cool impulse purchases that are bound to occur

oh yeah, and I need to leave room for stuff that maybedeadcat might want to buy too! LOL!

Also, I am LOVING Spotify...just such an awesome service. I love that I can share playlists (here's my hurricane/rainy mix I just threw together). If anyone still needs an invite, I think I have some, though maybedeadcat and simontrueheart snagged one with no problem just by submitting their email...

okay okay back to whatever I was doing before I started this entry...

GAH GETTING SO EXCITED FOR DRAGON*CON!!!!!!!!!!

Trying to get some costume ideas together. Right now, I'm trying to decide if I can pull off a Buffy outfit. Mostly it would be wears jeans, a nice top, and then putting on my cross necklace, claddaugh ring, and carrying a stake.

If I get REALLY motivated, I'm going to try to make a slayer scythe. Nothing screen worthy, but at least something I could carry around to ID me as Buffy.

Of course, if I can pull that off, I might try the next step and get a Fray costume together. She would require a teensy bit more, depending on which outfit I go with. (faeriesfolly, I would need you to do the lip scar for me) I always wanted to do the orange cargo pants outfit but damned if those are not hard to find on the cheap! Might just use the same pants I plan to use for me...

Starbuck costume. Have not actually added much to this since last July, but I was thinking of getting a cigar to chomp on since that's pretty trademark.

I've also got this idea to make some t-shirts. You know how Captain Hammer and Doctor Horrilbe have their little fan groups in the show? Well, who got left out of that fun and who will be at Dragon*Con? EXACTLY - Felicia Day! So, I was thinking of making t-shirts (or at least the iron on image) and having myself, faeriesfolly and maybedeadcat all wear them on the same day and go get a photo with Felicia that day. Because Penny needs love too!

jellibean also had the brilliant suggestion of Arthur Dent which I really want to do because HHGTTG is my favorite book of all time. maybedeadcat said I can borrow his bathrobe, then I just need a towel. And maybe an empty tea cup. And I'd probably decorate my iPhone to look like the guide. My mom suggested getting some sort of bluetooth device and making it look like a babel fish in my ear. I love my mom.

Mom also suggested dressing up like the Mom in "A Christmas Story" and carrying a bar of Life Boy soap and a pot roast LOL!

So, yeah, some time this week/month I need to go to Michaels and see if I can find some craft supplies to help me at least make a prop stake :)

Well, I wore Morgan out and by Sunday morning, she needed to give her tootsies some TLC. Being Dr Saunders is SRS BZNS and her toes were not quite ready for the job. So I let her hang out in the room and take care of her feet while I played around in the hotels.

For Sunday, I put on my khaki pants, green tank top, and Yoda backpack - yes, my super-ghetto Luke-in-Training "costume" (I use that term VERY loosely).

I don't remember how it happened, but I ended up at the Walk of Fame. Felicia was there and I decided that this was it, this was going to be the day I got her autograph!!!! I got in the loooooong line and waited (did I mention she was the queen of DC? Because she was, once again she was one of the few with a long wait - I think Tom Felton and James Marsters were here only equals that day).

Anyway, I had my Froggy photo from the day before in my little Yoda folder. I was feeling pretty good. People kept walking by and saying "whose line is this?" and we'd all say "Felicia Day!!!!!" like happy fanboys and girls. They would respond with a "who?" and then we'd take their DragonCon badges away and have them escorted out and then we'd all exclaim a different thing - "DR HORRIBLE!" "THE GUILD!" "BUFFY!" "GEEK GODDESS!" (that last one was ususally me). The lady behind me in line was very chatty and nice, telling me about how her husband and her watch The Guild and use it as a way of guaging their crazy for WoW. She said she had to tell Felicia about that.

( and then I make a fool of myself )

Okay, wow, let me start typing before all of memories start to fade! I can't believe a week ago today I was in Atlanta, GA...madness.

Let's see, where to begin? Last Wednesday I drove to West Virginia. Now, despite the fact that I live in Maryland and regular old Virginia is a mere hour away, West Virginia turns out to be a LOT further. It was about a 6 hour drive to where faeriesfolly lived, but it was all on backroads so there was no traffic. I listened to an audiobook and then started in on the iPod mixes. Made it there a teensy bit faster than I should have (I blame the hills...you gotta keep up your speed if you want to make it to the top of a mountain!). Anyhoo, I made it there and FINALLY got to meet faeriesfolly aka Morgan in person! And her puppy Izzy, who is just as famous to me. haha. We went into town and had yummy foods at the "Only Cajun Restaraunt in West Virginia" - Gumbo's, and then we went to Swirl, a tiny little ice cream shop. To top it all off, she showed me "Repo: The Genetic Opera", which I knew I needed to see before Dragon*Con.

Thursday we managed to shove all of her stuff into the Mini (I really should have taken a picture of our mess) and had smooth sailing all the way down to Atlanta. Only traffic we hit was right when we got to the city and even that was minimal. We checked into our hotel and then started the Dragon*Con experience off right - by standing in line for our badges for over 2 hours. But it was fun! We had some very nice people around us so we chatted a bit. Standing in line was a nice change from sitting in a car.

Friday morning we donned our Merlotte's (True Blood) waitress outfits because we knew Charlaine Harris was speaking that night. While it isn't a very high-tech costume, it is really comfortable - I mean, black shorts, t-shirt, and tennis shoes? YES! Only annoying thing was navigating around with the random bottle of True Blood. Was not sad to toss that in the hotel room when we want back later in the evening.

ANYWAY we managed to meet up with jellibean and watch a bit of the Shatner/Nimoy panel on DragonCon TV. It was really cool to finally meet her, and her boyfriend Joe. Both of them were on DragonCon gurus, giving us hints and tips on how to get around. They were gearing up for their Lost group meet up, looking very stylish in their jumpsuits.

( rest under here so I don't fill up your flist )

Did some work on my True Blood outfit today - by day we can be Merlotte's waitresses, and by night we'll be the vampires that chug Tru Blood at the bar.

Now I understand why all the vamps hang around with their mouths open, it's very awkward.

I just need to practice saying "Hello, this is the library information desk, how can I help you" with less of a lisp and I'll be ready for Halloween!

Click through for more photos of me being silly! (and OMG I applied make-up - I think that took longer than the fangs)

Hm...where can I put my teeth so that the kitties don't find them...