it’s September. I’ve seen others mention the creep of summer far into the months that used to be fall and I agree. It doesn’t cool down here until mid-October. Bleh.
So another DragonCon down. I had a lot of fun this year! That is mostly because we avoided being run ragged by the artists we wrangle. We didn’t stay late, we did what we wanted and even managed to catch 2 good panels and the Miss Trek Universe Pageant. We’d missed this the last coupla years for some reason, but never again! It was a BLAST! I have to say, Garrett Wang is such a great asset to this track. We got to speak to him about it and I’m going to write the Powers That Be at Dragoncon to let them know that we love him and they should pony up and pay ALL his expenses. He does this for FREE! They could at least pay for his plane fare as well as the room.
I did not catch Jeri Ryan at her table, sadly. She was an excellent guest. I did say HI to Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh the Borg), tho, and he is a sweetie. I also briefly met Peter Williams (Apophis, SG-1) and I got him to say Sho’va! and Insolence! Made my day!! I missed Chris Judge (Teal’c) very much. He and Peter would have made a great panel!
The artists were disorganised, as usual and panicked, as usual, so I just ignored all of that. I did not do any load in or load out this year, and I’m grateful for that. As usual, DragonCon simply canNOT manage getting the vendors in and out in a timely fashion. I’m sure it’s partly the venue’s fault for insisting that the dock be kept free for the (closed on the weekend/holiday) in house businesses to use (they aren’t even THERE), but it’s mostly the con. They need to hire a company to manage the load in/out procedures so the vendors don’t have to waste a whole day on simply loading in/out. They waited 5 hours to load in and 5-6 hours to load out. Nick got back here at almost 11pm last night – the show closed at 5, with people loading out starting at 4. Do the math. It’s ridiculous that DragonCon treats its vendors this way.
Sunday was our big day this year. We brought donuts for all around 11am then did panels and cruised around the rest of the day. I drank lots of wine and we spent WAY too much at dinner with Ted at Ray’s In The City. Pricey, but totally worth it. I got a small print done by Jasmine Becket-Griffith (Strangeling.com) and Michael Banks (Sugar Fueled). SO CUTE!
I also got a couple of clip in hair falls for $10 each! W00t! They are actually good quality and can be heat styled!
Sunday night after we got back from carousing with Ted, I had some nasty edema (swelling) in my ankles. I noticed they felt kind of stiff and I looked down to find HUGE cankles at the ends of my legs! GAH! I collapsed into bed and did not feel well when I got up yesterday, which is why I didn’t participate in load out. I’m glad I didn’t! I put my feet up and rested all day and started to feel a bit better by mid afternoon. The Star Trek movie marathon helped, as did plenty of fluids.
All in all, I’d say this was one of the most pleasant DragonCons we’ve had in several years. I think we’re getting the hang of this old age thing. ;)
I hope everyone got back to their homes safely! Shout out to our new E TN buds Cristy and Lindsey (sp?)!
Now it’s back to reality. Time to get the bills!
I kept seeing Star Trek pop up on my TV grid guide, but was too lame to realize it was a marathon until you mention it now. Ya, I suck. RIP to those cankles. Hope your regular ankles have returned for good.