Meeting your heroes.

Have you missed me?

I know I promised a write up of Dragon*con and I did on my live journal but some of the things I wrote about I wasn't sure I needed to share, I'm not sure the audience for this blog wants to read about which fast food outlets I sampled in Atlanta.  But the Con was a hell of a lot of fun and I really wanted to write about meeting Eddie McClintock.

I wanted to talk about meeting Eddie McClintock. The guy is a complete rockstar. I got to chat to him at the convention and he's very sweet and funny. We got to talk about London, about Manchester and Factory records. He was okay with the mild flailing and generous with his time. He made my convention because whenever I encountered him, whether waiting for a lift, or in a panel he was happy to be there and soaking up the atmosphere.  As an aside he does some amazing artwork and he's been designing t-shirts all of which are great. I love my purple goo 2010 Warehouse 13 t-shirt :D

What I like most about Eddie, is that he wants to interact with the fans. He responds to them on Twitter and facebook. He's certainly won me over as a fan and as such I feel much more loyal to Warehouse 13 as a show and I'm now forever telling people about it and recommending that they catch it when they can.

That's the pinnacle of fandom, as I interact in it, meeting the people who make the shows you love and then getting to talk to them and letting them know you appreciate their work. 

Dragon*Con - The Photos

Well I survived Dragon*Con.

Above are my photos from the event.  I managed to get a mixture of pictures from the panels I attended as well as getting many shots of friends and of the cosplayers. Because I was there for a week I've also got some pictures of the the things we did before and after the con and I will be writing this up properly when I'm no longer feeling quite so crappy.  Jetlag has been kicking my arse ever since I got back and also I think I've come down with con crud which is making me woozy and my tonsils are both up.

I hope you enjoy the photos - please leave a comment if you do; for I am shallow and need to feel appreciated.

This is going to be an unapologetic Squee post!

I'm off to Dragon*Con on Tuesday and with the panel schedule just being released I've been trying to get my head around it.

There are so many panels that I want to go to.

This is where the problem starts; how the hell do I decide where I want to go?

There are a number of Fan tracks and so far I've seen 32 panels I'm definitely interested in going to.


I'm currently up to my eyes in paper, highlighters and a notepad to try and plan some ideas.

The thing with never having to been to an event that is quite this big is a scary prospect. I've managed to pick some panels I wouldn't mind going to and it should be fun.

I'll see you on the flipside.

The Con Approcahes

I've not had a whole lot to say on the subject of TV for a little while and I think it's down to being preoccupied with preparation for Dragon*Con.

At the time of writing this there are nine days to go until I fly out and I've already got things mainly packed.  I know what I'm wearing to fly and I've gathered together my essentials for any trip books, ipod and some sweeties.

It's going to be interesting as I've only met two of the girls I'm going with before. I've interacted with everyone else online via twitter or livejournal or other places. I'm also going to find it tough because I'm a person who likes solo time, where I don't have to be 'up' and 'on'. I can manage a couple of days like this but then I start to find it wearing. I know the girls are cool people but I still get the old churny gut about meeting people for the first time.

I've been looking at the various tracks trying to plan my con, where I want to go, who I want to see. I read something about morning walks in Atlanta with a group from the con and that sounds like it could be fun.

I'm also being wracked with doubts about things, a week is a long time to be away from my chap, he is my rock and understands me better than anyone. However I'm balancing this with the fact I'm going to meet some of my heroes from the TV that I watch and meet some cool new people.

Wish me luck.

Conventions and other jazz

Well the subject of this post is Conventions.

In some ways I'm kind of new at this, I went to my first convention aged 28 to see Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood) and Chris Barrie(Red Dwarf). I was kind of awestruck and actually at that convention I had a really bad case of flu-cum-tonsilitis but there was nothing going to keep me apart from meeting these people.

And I got a buzz, it was kind of cool I got to meet my heroes, talk to them and have my photo taken with them with me grinning like an idiot. But that's okay it's kind of what it's all about. I've grown since then, I went to the Cylon attack last November with a friend. Three days in a grotty hotel at Heathrow, but you know what? Best convention I've ever been to! I got to meet a lot of people from Battlestar Galactica and Firefly. This was a small con, around 400 people and awesome because I got to have conversations with actors and again photos and again autographs and a great time. I smiled for three weeks afterwards.

There was even a local convention in Wrexham, where I live.  I went along and this was tiny and a little sad and it wasn't well attended but still it was great to be able to meet in a fairly relaxed environment.

Anyhow this is all a bit of a warm up for the real thing. A proper big con in seven weeks time. I'm off to Dragon*Con baby. Sorry, I have to say that, it's a contractual obligation.  When I've dreamed of going to the US I have to admit Atlanta wasn't high up my list of places to go, I want to see New York, Washington, Boston, Chicago but this convention is a big thing and I've got friends twisting my arm so I'm going and it's going to be awesome.

I've heard reports from last year's and I'm very excited, I've been watching the guest list with anticipation. It's all looking fantastic. I'll be making plans nearer the time of who I'm getting autographs from and photos with etc. I'm also kind of going it alone, my man is staying at home to let me go chasing autographs and it's the furthest I'll have been away from him in a long long time. But I'm a big girl and I'll be meeting friends once I get there.  This being my first major con, I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to handle some things but I guess I'll live and learn. I won't be getting in on the fancy dress, no ideas what I could dress up as and look good.


What I do need and if anyone can help me I'll be eternally  grateful, I'm looking for a ticker that does a countdown in days to an event... any suggestions would be gratefully recieved.


Keep Buggering On.

My blog manifesto

Well hello, glad that you've managed to drop by.  This is going to be my blog for talking about TV, Film and Musical Theatre. I'm an enthusiastic consumer of all three and I'm going to try and talk about my loves in an entirely coherent and hopefully entertaining way.

Right I'd better come out of the closest, I'm a fangirl, albeit not a rabid one. I'm not necessarily comfortable within fandoms because of the bad kind of insanity that lurks within them. I've seen what happens when rabid fangirls get mad and if I'm honest I really don't want to be a part of it.

What you will find here is honest opinion on the TV, films and theatre that I'm watching.  If you're (un)lucky you'll get to hear how the musical theatre group I'm a member of is getting on too. What I'm hoping to talk about are my favourite shows, films and productions past and present.  That and the fact that I'm heading to Dragon*Con this year. I warn you know I will become unbearable about this fact.

I think that's enough for now.

Keep buggering on.