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And just like that…

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!
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I also got a couple of clip in hair falls for $10 each! W00t! They are actually good quality and can be heat styled!
clipin hair falls

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!

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Idle minds…

So, I was in the shower exfoliating my face and legs when I thought “exfoliate” would be a GREAT Dalek word. Then I got an image of a Dalek at a salon with scrub and a pouf saying “EXFOLIATE!”

Then this happened.

EXFOLIATE!
EXFOLIATE!

For someone with zero drawing skills, I thought I did an OK job! LOL You’ll never exfoliate again without thinking this, I promise you! :D

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Heroes Con and Vacay

Heroes Con was excellent this year! They expanded the size and changed the dynamic a bit, but it worked for us. Many of the artists that were there were not having good sales – we think because of the faster flow of people. That, and the floor being twice as big was a bit disorienting for many attendees. I dunno, I think it’s just growing pains and everything will get back to normal next year.

Our con roomies, the Burnses were awesome as always (Harley and Sinestro in the pic below). We got to hang out a bit more this year than last and I got to ogle Miracole’s new Fusion! It’s a very very nice car!

We shared our table with the Coffee Bruin and his posse. I got to see Suzann and Dave a couple of times for a change! Yay!! The art auction had REAL auctioneers this year and it was a riot! I’ve never been to a real auction before and it is SO exciting! Good thing I didn’t have a bidding number or I’d own all the things! Ha! All in all, we had a great time and did well at this con. We <3 Heroes Con. Best comic con on the East Coast in my opinion.
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Heroes Con, here we come!

So it appears that our grand plans to gtfo of GA have been squelched by the shitty economy and lack of jobs. FINE.

We WILL NOT be denied!! ::shakes fist at Universe::

I’ve had to pull out every bit of patience in my being to deal with this. It’s immensely frustrating, yet I’m awash in CALM. WTF is that about? I’m afraid it’s my soul dying and giving up, to be honest. Either that or I’m becoming a Zen motherfucker in my old age. That has yet to be determined.

While the people in Phoenix are pretty cool, there is also an undercurrent of ageism that’s a little unnerving. I hope it’s just this one group we’ve run across (Ad2PHX, I’m looking at YOU) but it’s hard to tell. In any case, there ain’t SHIT in Nick’s fields of expertise (PrePress Manager and/or Macintosh Systems/Network Admin).

So here we sit.

It sucks to be stuck, but on the other hand, it’s not like we’re homeless. Nick’s got a good job (albeit boring as fuck) and I’ve picked up bookkeeping again. I’m trying really hard to think of this time as training time. I’m bugging everyone I know in the restaurant biz to let me come and cut veg in their kitchens. I really need some kitchen training. I want to make this stuck time count for something, dammit. At least I can learn more about running a restaurant and all that.

It was interesting when I was talking to Rob about it, he told me that I already know how to be a kitchen manager. I was surprised by that, but as it turns out, a KM is the numbers person, which I am. Who knew? THIS is why I need training! I need to know this shit!

To assuage our depression at being stuck in ATL for the immediate future, we have decided to go to Heroes Con. No table, of course, but just as attendees. I’m sure it’ll be a grand time and we certainly NEED it. We are heading to Wilmington NC afterwards to ogle the battleship and lay drunk on Wrightsville Beach. DAMN RIGHT.

Money be damned, that’s the plan. :)