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orangerful*phew* so, it's been over a week now since my Comic-Con adventure and I'm finally posting the last part.
Sunday was a short day, a lot more chill. No real big events for me. My brilliant idea that morning was to try to wear my Adidas sandal, which had started to break while I was in the airport leaving for SDCC. I thought maybe I could get away with wearing it for one day. Soon as I walked into the Convention Center, it snapped the rest of the way (the little piece between my toes, the flip in the flip-flop, so to speak, broke). I attempted to hold it all together with sheer willpower but that didn't work, so I used the next best thing - packing tape! I found the FedEx booth and asked for a large piece of tape and just attached the shoe to my foot for the rest of the day. Honestly, I just didn't feel like going all the way back to get my other sandals!
I went by the Her Universe booth and got a photo with Ashley since I forgot to do that the first time around. I went to the Dark Horse booth and got my Buffy Season 8 #1 autographed by Scott Owens and Jo Chen. I picked up a hardcover copy of Walking Dead and Invincible and had them signed by Robert Kirkman. I found Terry Moore's booth had got him to sign my copy of 'Echo'. I snagged a limited edition "battle damage" Arkham Asylum Batman. Got some random Toy Story figures from the Mattell booth and a Vlad Todd bag (which I actually just gave away at the library as a SRC prize).
I spent most of my time wandering around and actually taking a moment to look at all the goodies the different companies had brought to show off, especially Hasbro's Star Wars toys. But the Ghostbusters line from Mattell looks really cool too. Eventually I just started using my camera as a shopping list, snapping photos of anything I wanted to search for in stores. Sideshow had the Electric Tiki Spike on display. He looks awesome. I picked up the Doctor Who Comic Con figure and a regular Doctor Who figure (which I opened immediately). All the Amy Ponds were sold out though :( I'm tempted to order a case of figures just to get her.
On the way out, I noticed the CBS booth was running clips from Craig Ferguson, which I thought was odd. Then I walked around to the front of the booth and there was Geoff Peterson (Craig's Robot Skeleton sidekick!). I got way too excited about Geoff and then I saw you could get a picture taken with him if you asked him a question, so I got in line. Another girl appeared behind me, sort of looking around. She said "Is this line to get free stuff?" and me and the woman in front of me said "No, this is the line to meet Geoff Peterson!" - the girl looked at us like we were nuts and then moved on. I asked Geoff about how he keeps his slim figure and he mentioned that being dead really helped. It was wacky. But I got a photo with him and then a photo of Geoff and Craig "autographed" by Geoff.
So, yeah, Sunday was very low-key. The Convention Center shut down at 5pm, and we were so exhausted, heading back to the hotel and attempting to shove everything we had purchased into our bags seemed like a big enough activity. I tossed out some of the non-essential swag and my broken sandals and did manage to get everything into my suitcase and carry-on (only later did I find out that Southwest allows 2 free bags...should have just brought my second suitcase!!!)
I flew home Monday afternoon and it was a smooth, straight flight with no stops. Got in around 9pm and home by 9:45. And passed out by 10:30 and slept until 11am.
And now it all feels like this weird dream. It was an amazing weekend. Not sure if I could do it again. Not sure if I would want to, since Joss was really the biggest goal of the trip. But I know I will cherish the memories of that random weekend.
Sunday was a short day, a lot more chill. No real big events for me. My brilliant idea that morning was to try to wear my Adidas sandal, which had started to break while I was in the airport leaving for SDCC. I thought maybe I could get away with wearing it for one day. Soon as I walked into the Convention Center, it snapped the rest of the way (the little piece between my toes, the flip in the flip-flop, so to speak, broke). I attempted to hold it all together with sheer willpower but that didn't work, so I used the next best thing - packing tape! I found the FedEx booth and asked for a large piece of tape and just attached the shoe to my foot for the rest of the day. Honestly, I just didn't feel like going all the way back to get my other sandals!
I went by the Her Universe booth and got a photo with Ashley since I forgot to do that the first time around. I went to the Dark Horse booth and got my Buffy Season 8 #1 autographed by Scott Owens and Jo Chen. I picked up a hardcover copy of Walking Dead and Invincible and had them signed by Robert Kirkman. I found Terry Moore's booth had got him to sign my copy of 'Echo'. I snagged a limited edition "battle damage" Arkham Asylum Batman. Got some random Toy Story figures from the Mattell booth and a Vlad Todd bag (which I actually just gave away at the library as a SRC prize).
I spent most of my time wandering around and actually taking a moment to look at all the goodies the different companies had brought to show off, especially Hasbro's Star Wars toys. But the Ghostbusters line from Mattell looks really cool too. Eventually I just started using my camera as a shopping list, snapping photos of anything I wanted to search for in stores. Sideshow had the Electric Tiki Spike on display. He looks awesome. I picked up the Doctor Who Comic Con figure and a regular Doctor Who figure (which I opened immediately). All the Amy Ponds were sold out though :( I'm tempted to order a case of figures just to get her.
On the way out, I noticed the CBS booth was running clips from Craig Ferguson, which I thought was odd. Then I walked around to the front of the booth and there was Geoff Peterson (Craig's Robot Skeleton sidekick!). I got way too excited about Geoff and then I saw you could get a picture taken with him if you asked him a question, so I got in line. Another girl appeared behind me, sort of looking around. She said "Is this line to get free stuff?" and me and the woman in front of me said "No, this is the line to meet Geoff Peterson!" - the girl looked at us like we were nuts and then moved on. I asked Geoff about how he keeps his slim figure and he mentioned that being dead really helped. It was wacky. But I got a photo with him and then a photo of Geoff and Craig "autographed" by Geoff.
So, yeah, Sunday was very low-key. The Convention Center shut down at 5pm, and we were so exhausted, heading back to the hotel and attempting to shove everything we had purchased into our bags seemed like a big enough activity. I tossed out some of the non-essential swag and my broken sandals and did manage to get everything into my suitcase and carry-on (only later did I find out that Southwest allows 2 free bags...should have just brought my second suitcase!!!)
I flew home Monday afternoon and it was a smooth, straight flight with no stops. Got in around 9pm and home by 9:45. And passed out by 10:30 and slept until 11am.
And now it all feels like this weird dream. It was an amazing weekend. Not sure if I could do it again. Not sure if I would want to, since Joss was really the biggest goal of the trip. But I know I will cherish the memories of that random weekend.
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Date: 2010-08-04 03:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-08-04 04:35 am (UTC)Great photos and I loved hearing about all your adventures and misadventures!
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Date: 2010-08-04 02:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-08-05 02:10 pm (UTC)I figured I could get some of my friends who are fans to go in on a case with me. I'd love an Amy and a Weeping Angel (oh you haven't seen that episode yet, SO GOOD - truly CREEPY - just bring me the USB drive when you're ready and I'll give you more DW)
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Date: 2010-08-06 10:36 am (UTC);-P