Don't Tweet This!
This weekend was Miracle Day 3, the last Torchwood con run by the fabulous StarFury. It was an absolutely fabulous weekend, I haven't laughed that much for ages. My stomach was hurting with all the laughter - it was joyous!
Friday started with me letting time run away with me and having to fast walk with a recalcitrant case to the station. I made the train I wanted and was able to pick up lunch and drinks in New Street before finding a seat facing the right way on the train to London.
Unlike Spark, I didn't get caught up in the chaos following the theft of cable around Wolverhampton, so I got to Euston in time to meet up with Tessa (and we got a Gareth Malone walking past us!!!!) before Spark arrived and we set off for Kings Cross. The weather was horrendous. Hail, rain, wind - just dreadful to walk in. Fortunately that was the only bit of bad weather we had. The journey off to the Renaissance was fine and we were some of the first to check in.
Registering and sorting out photo ops was fine and we met up with the rest of the Gillespians, and then wizzed upstairs to get changed for the Gold party. As usual everything was running slightly late, and there was a particularly OTT steward who seemed to have let the power go to her head. She was getting very snippy about badges being on show and we had a bit of a ding dong over the table for the opening ceremony. I wasn't going to back down tho.
The Opening Ceremony was the usual mix of cheers, quick statements and Eve Myles :-) The Gold party was fabulous. Jooles and Sarah had made Torchwood themed Monopoly (which I ended up tipping vodka and coke over :-( ), which was hugely creative and great fun to play. Shar lined up the shots for the guests and I completely missed Nikki and Mel doing shots over their side of the table! The guests were super. The Shend and Arlene Tur really got into the swing of things. Arlene especially, she was very tickled by the shots, she did 3. Tom Price signed the Captain Andy playing piece, loved the sweeter shots. Kai gave us all kisses and hugs, did 3 shots, begged off the vodka and JD, and said how much he loved us *warm squishy feels*. The Shend talked whiskey and bourbon and loved the Fireball. GDL started the theme of the weekend with the phrase 'Don't tweet that!', mainly in relation to the shots at that point. Eve was smashed when she got to us, she did all the shots, and then filled Shar's cleavage with lollipops. Then we went to have a boogie in the disco until bedtime :-)
What none of us realised was that Eve was going to be driven up to Yorkshire very early on the Sat to film for Victoria. We found this out on Saturday when Sean let us know that Eve hadn't managed to get back in time for her panel. There are so many actors who would have pulled out of a con because they were filming, It just shows how much Eve loves both the con and the fans.
Saturday was completely relaxed, well the first half was :-) It was lovely not having to think about photo ops, and I had a super relaxed breakfast and morning. I got Jooles into her fabulous new corset, and we headed off to panels. The morning panel turned into an over 2 hour extravaganza of GDL, Kai, Arlene, Tom and The Shend. Gareth left the stage to ask questions at one point. And did his coffee rap with Arlene, where he had to think about the final lines again :-)
We had lunch and a break rather than the Big Finish panel, and then collected stuff for autos. Arlene was taking ages because she was chatting to everyone and being FABULOUS! Which gave Kai, Tom and Gareth FAR too much time to misbehave. Tom was selling his dvd and signing it on top of the personal item. Kai sang 'Happy Birthday' to Spark, and got far too carried away with my autograph book. I told him he had the whole page, so he wrote an enormous 'To' and then went 'Oh, I've fucked it up' and then wrote the rest small - bless. He did give me a kiss as an apology, which was most unexpected.
All through this, Gareth is throwing pens at Kai, Spark threw a Skittle at Gareth in retaliation and nearly got it down his top. Fortunately I avoided all missiles and managed to get a nice auto *giggles*.
We had tea in the bar along with everyone else, and the tv that kept having the volume upped. Laura had a word and got the volume turned down. None of the staff were willing to challenge the dude who had the remote for some reason. Then it was party prep time :-) Jooles returned the corset favour and I was just thrilled with my outfit. I got loads of compliments including one from Tom Price and had a great time in the party.
Eve had arrived and was on the dance floor surrounded by humans, then the next moment she was on a mobility scooter and racing round the dancefloor before zooming off. When she drove back, Tom Price asked for a go, and then Gareth. All the guests were at the party, dancing and having a fabulous time. Gareth ran up behind Spark and jiggled her, spilling her wine. As she said, it's not often you can yell 'Fucker!' at a guest :-) We decided to go to bed about half midnight and followed a gently weaving Kai back to the lifts. Unfortunately some twat ended up tweeting something they really shouldn't have and may have caused drama for Gareth - which is just bollocks (and why we can't have nice things).
Sunday morning my alarm went off and then housekeeping knocked when I was in the bathroom - rude! Thank goodness Spark had put the deadlock on! We met up with Shar at breakfast and heard that her evening had ended interestingly, with a very bad reaction to a spliff from a wee boy outside the hotel. Whilst we were eating breakfast, Nicki and Leanne were sorting out the group photo shoot with Gareth which had been agreed with him at the Gold party. It was sorted with the minimum of hassle and we then went off for photos. I am reasonably happy with my photos, my hair looks amazing, but I'm not wearing that top again. The sleeves are amazing, and I look fabulous in it, but in photos I become a wall of black. I've done some judicious cropping and I'm happy with what I've popped on line.
Our group photo with Gareth was right at the end, so we all chatted at the back. Shar couldn't do heights so wasn't standing up and we were planning various poses etc. Of course, this went out of the window when we get to Gareth and he grabs Jooles' sword going 'I want this!' The photographer took loads of shots, and whilst only one was printed, we have options to buy the others. And we laughed and laughed. It really was super fun.
In the line for Eve's autos, Laura organised a table at the 3 Magpies with possible balloons :-) and we then had the hilarity of Shar deciding that she would roll to Eve rather than walk (she was really suffering). Eve on seeing her 'What have they done to you love? You look like someone stole your soul'. Eve was utterly lovely. She laughed at Kai's auto and wrote 'Tit' with an arrow pointing to it, which was the perfect finishing touch.
We had chance for lunch and chilling out before the other guest encounters happened. We were lucky to get a Gareth who was feeling a bit delicate, but attempting hydration with tea - of the Long Island Iced variety *laughs*. The way the tables were set out meant that Gareth spoke to the people around him first, then this woman - who had already been dreadful, demanding that a SF person who hadn't had a break that day come and be with her - had a strop until they moved Gareth closer to her. Whilst this was happening, Gareth and Eve were chatting at each other. Apparently Gareth had lost his legs on Sat night, and been declared 'Too drunk to sit down' by Kai. He was also being Asparagus Man on the dancefloor. The things you miss when you go to bed.
This woman than had another strop because Gareth was talking to Eve. She then stropped because Gareth wasn't talking to HER. I'm talking arms folded, throwing things on the table and huffing strop. It was completely unwarrented. And every time anything was mentioned, it was all 'I had tickets to that. I saw that. I was there for that' - as Spark sang 'It's all about you!' Gods she was dreadful. And the constant drama llama-ing over something that had happened that in her photoshoot. ARGH!!!!
The final panel was nearly 3 hours of the Torchwood cast doing what they do best. Telling stories, acting and being utterly hilarious. I have never laughed so much in a panel. They told us the story of what had happened on Sat night - Eve had managed to convince security that Kai might be dead in his room, so they went in to find a VERY alive Kai Owen in his pants telling them to fuck off. So Eve stole his duvet and ran off with it and Kai wrestled her for it in the corridor, in his 'stupid fucking pants' :-)
They performed a script that had been written for them by an attendee (from last year) despite Eve's claims that she couldn't read it without her glasses. Tom did a brilliant Captain Jack impression, but his Captain Andy was not as good. Eve's comment of 'You fucking played him! He wasn't an apple farmer from Bristol!' was classic. As was Gareth's 'Can you all be quiet so I can say my first fucking line in FIVE YEARS!' *laughs* And there was filth! Filth and depravity! I'm laughing just thinking about it.
Again there were discussions of what would happen if they body swapped - 'I'd shave his fucking neck' Kai to Tom, 'Your arse would be wrecked' Gareth to Eve, 'I'd stick it in EVERYTHING' Eve to Gareth. Surprise orgasms - which I think Tom won. 'Ooooooooooh..........GET OUT', and numerous 'Don't Tweet This'. Eve's lust for Ray Winstone 'I love a man with a belly'. Gareth's insistance that he would only sleep with Scarlet Johanson if Natalie Portman were involved. How shit cricket is. The Shend doing a gig with The Jam (Eve 'Shit the bed - you've met Paul Weller'). Arlene's insistance that she have a group orgy too. I Have Never. Tom Price having his water taken away cos he was getting to boistrous 'I'm just laying down some truth'. Eve saying that Tessa's cry of 'I'm pregnant' when they asked why people weren't drinking sounded like her life was over :-)
And then the best announcement of all - there will be a Miracle Day 4 because Sean wants Burn! Am beyond thrilled!
The con closed with Eve and Kai dancing to Shirley Bassey's 'The Girl from Tiger Bay' which was beyond cute.
The final party started well - 80s tastic! But then the dj started to build up their part, so we went off and played Monopoly in the lobby. We are so fucking rock and roll. Shar had tied all the balloons from the pub in her hair and then stuck 3 Jazzies to her face. Because she's Queen apparently. That and multiple chair cushions.
Entitled Woman came over allegedly drunk and asking someone to go to the bar for her. Shar stated that this was the most sober she had been, and she wasn't going to, which was hilarious. Woman then starts going on about how she was going to set up a FB page for 'Mrs David Lloyd' because it's so nice how she 'let's' Gareth come to these things. We gave her a look and Mel stated 'We are not the audience for that'. Later she was wizzing around on the mobility scooter and saying that if she hit anyone, she wasn't responsible - which we debunked. Especially as she was steering into people. I hope she doesn't come again, I really do. *wonders if she may have been responsible for the fekking tweets*
We managed to stay up until the Survivors photo - but that did mean missing breakfast due to oversleeping. And missing saying goodbye to Shar, Leanne, Nikki, Mel and Tessa :-( but I did get to chat with Jooles, Nicki and Sarah before setting off to Heathrow. I had the lovely Ian joining me on the Tube after saying goodbye to Spark at Heathrow and we chatted until he got to his stop. Getting home was easy and I am now all unpacked and sorted. And so pleased I have tomorrow off.
Friday started with me letting time run away with me and having to fast walk with a recalcitrant case to the station. I made the train I wanted and was able to pick up lunch and drinks in New Street before finding a seat facing the right way on the train to London.
Unlike Spark, I didn't get caught up in the chaos following the theft of cable around Wolverhampton, so I got to Euston in time to meet up with Tessa (and we got a Gareth Malone walking past us!!!!) before Spark arrived and we set off for Kings Cross. The weather was horrendous. Hail, rain, wind - just dreadful to walk in. Fortunately that was the only bit of bad weather we had. The journey off to the Renaissance was fine and we were some of the first to check in.
Registering and sorting out photo ops was fine and we met up with the rest of the Gillespians, and then wizzed upstairs to get changed for the Gold party. As usual everything was running slightly late, and there was a particularly OTT steward who seemed to have let the power go to her head. She was getting very snippy about badges being on show and we had a bit of a ding dong over the table for the opening ceremony. I wasn't going to back down tho.
The Opening Ceremony was the usual mix of cheers, quick statements and Eve Myles :-) The Gold party was fabulous. Jooles and Sarah had made Torchwood themed Monopoly (which I ended up tipping vodka and coke over :-( ), which was hugely creative and great fun to play. Shar lined up the shots for the guests and I completely missed Nikki and Mel doing shots over their side of the table! The guests were super. The Shend and Arlene Tur really got into the swing of things. Arlene especially, she was very tickled by the shots, she did 3. Tom Price signed the Captain Andy playing piece, loved the sweeter shots. Kai gave us all kisses and hugs, did 3 shots, begged off the vodka and JD, and said how much he loved us *warm squishy feels*. The Shend talked whiskey and bourbon and loved the Fireball. GDL started the theme of the weekend with the phrase 'Don't tweet that!', mainly in relation to the shots at that point. Eve was smashed when she got to us, she did all the shots, and then filled Shar's cleavage with lollipops. Then we went to have a boogie in the disco until bedtime :-)
What none of us realised was that Eve was going to be driven up to Yorkshire very early on the Sat to film for Victoria. We found this out on Saturday when Sean let us know that Eve hadn't managed to get back in time for her panel. There are so many actors who would have pulled out of a con because they were filming, It just shows how much Eve loves both the con and the fans.
Saturday was completely relaxed, well the first half was :-) It was lovely not having to think about photo ops, and I had a super relaxed breakfast and morning. I got Jooles into her fabulous new corset, and we headed off to panels. The morning panel turned into an over 2 hour extravaganza of GDL, Kai, Arlene, Tom and The Shend. Gareth left the stage to ask questions at one point. And did his coffee rap with Arlene, where he had to think about the final lines again :-)
We had lunch and a break rather than the Big Finish panel, and then collected stuff for autos. Arlene was taking ages because she was chatting to everyone and being FABULOUS! Which gave Kai, Tom and Gareth FAR too much time to misbehave. Tom was selling his dvd and signing it on top of the personal item. Kai sang 'Happy Birthday' to Spark, and got far too carried away with my autograph book. I told him he had the whole page, so he wrote an enormous 'To' and then went 'Oh, I've fucked it up' and then wrote the rest small - bless. He did give me a kiss as an apology, which was most unexpected.
All through this, Gareth is throwing pens at Kai, Spark threw a Skittle at Gareth in retaliation and nearly got it down his top. Fortunately I avoided all missiles and managed to get a nice auto *giggles*.
We had tea in the bar along with everyone else, and the tv that kept having the volume upped. Laura had a word and got the volume turned down. None of the staff were willing to challenge the dude who had the remote for some reason. Then it was party prep time :-) Jooles returned the corset favour and I was just thrilled with my outfit. I got loads of compliments including one from Tom Price and had a great time in the party.
Eve had arrived and was on the dance floor surrounded by humans, then the next moment she was on a mobility scooter and racing round the dancefloor before zooming off. When she drove back, Tom Price asked for a go, and then Gareth. All the guests were at the party, dancing and having a fabulous time. Gareth ran up behind Spark and jiggled her, spilling her wine. As she said, it's not often you can yell 'Fucker!' at a guest :-) We decided to go to bed about half midnight and followed a gently weaving Kai back to the lifts. Unfortunately some twat ended up tweeting something they really shouldn't have and may have caused drama for Gareth - which is just bollocks (and why we can't have nice things).
Sunday morning my alarm went off and then housekeeping knocked when I was in the bathroom - rude! Thank goodness Spark had put the deadlock on! We met up with Shar at breakfast and heard that her evening had ended interestingly, with a very bad reaction to a spliff from a wee boy outside the hotel. Whilst we were eating breakfast, Nicki and Leanne were sorting out the group photo shoot with Gareth which had been agreed with him at the Gold party. It was sorted with the minimum of hassle and we then went off for photos. I am reasonably happy with my photos, my hair looks amazing, but I'm not wearing that top again. The sleeves are amazing, and I look fabulous in it, but in photos I become a wall of black. I've done some judicious cropping and I'm happy with what I've popped on line.
Our group photo with Gareth was right at the end, so we all chatted at the back. Shar couldn't do heights so wasn't standing up and we were planning various poses etc. Of course, this went out of the window when we get to Gareth and he grabs Jooles' sword going 'I want this!' The photographer took loads of shots, and whilst only one was printed, we have options to buy the others. And we laughed and laughed. It really was super fun.
In the line for Eve's autos, Laura organised a table at the 3 Magpies with possible balloons :-) and we then had the hilarity of Shar deciding that she would roll to Eve rather than walk (she was really suffering). Eve on seeing her 'What have they done to you love? You look like someone stole your soul'. Eve was utterly lovely. She laughed at Kai's auto and wrote 'Tit' with an arrow pointing to it, which was the perfect finishing touch.
We had chance for lunch and chilling out before the other guest encounters happened. We were lucky to get a Gareth who was feeling a bit delicate, but attempting hydration with tea - of the Long Island Iced variety *laughs*. The way the tables were set out meant that Gareth spoke to the people around him first, then this woman - who had already been dreadful, demanding that a SF person who hadn't had a break that day come and be with her - had a strop until they moved Gareth closer to her. Whilst this was happening, Gareth and Eve were chatting at each other. Apparently Gareth had lost his legs on Sat night, and been declared 'Too drunk to sit down' by Kai. He was also being Asparagus Man on the dancefloor. The things you miss when you go to bed.
This woman than had another strop because Gareth was talking to Eve. She then stropped because Gareth wasn't talking to HER. I'm talking arms folded, throwing things on the table and huffing strop. It was completely unwarrented. And every time anything was mentioned, it was all 'I had tickets to that. I saw that. I was there for that' - as Spark sang 'It's all about you!' Gods she was dreadful. And the constant drama llama-ing over something that had happened that in her photoshoot. ARGH!!!!
The final panel was nearly 3 hours of the Torchwood cast doing what they do best. Telling stories, acting and being utterly hilarious. I have never laughed so much in a panel. They told us the story of what had happened on Sat night - Eve had managed to convince security that Kai might be dead in his room, so they went in to find a VERY alive Kai Owen in his pants telling them to fuck off. So Eve stole his duvet and ran off with it and Kai wrestled her for it in the corridor, in his 'stupid fucking pants' :-)
They performed a script that had been written for them by an attendee (from last year) despite Eve's claims that she couldn't read it without her glasses. Tom did a brilliant Captain Jack impression, but his Captain Andy was not as good. Eve's comment of 'You fucking played him! He wasn't an apple farmer from Bristol!' was classic. As was Gareth's 'Can you all be quiet so I can say my first fucking line in FIVE YEARS!' *laughs* And there was filth! Filth and depravity! I'm laughing just thinking about it.
Again there were discussions of what would happen if they body swapped - 'I'd shave his fucking neck' Kai to Tom, 'Your arse would be wrecked' Gareth to Eve, 'I'd stick it in EVERYTHING' Eve to Gareth. Surprise orgasms - which I think Tom won. 'Ooooooooooh..........GET OUT', and numerous 'Don't Tweet This'. Eve's lust for Ray Winstone 'I love a man with a belly'. Gareth's insistance that he would only sleep with Scarlet Johanson if Natalie Portman were involved. How shit cricket is. The Shend doing a gig with The Jam (Eve 'Shit the bed - you've met Paul Weller'). Arlene's insistance that she have a group orgy too. I Have Never. Tom Price having his water taken away cos he was getting to boistrous 'I'm just laying down some truth'. Eve saying that Tessa's cry of 'I'm pregnant' when they asked why people weren't drinking sounded like her life was over :-)
And then the best announcement of all - there will be a Miracle Day 4 because Sean wants Burn! Am beyond thrilled!
The con closed with Eve and Kai dancing to Shirley Bassey's 'The Girl from Tiger Bay' which was beyond cute.
The final party started well - 80s tastic! But then the dj started to build up their part, so we went off and played Monopoly in the lobby. We are so fucking rock and roll. Shar had tied all the balloons from the pub in her hair and then stuck 3 Jazzies to her face. Because she's Queen apparently. That and multiple chair cushions.
Entitled Woman came over allegedly drunk and asking someone to go to the bar for her. Shar stated that this was the most sober she had been, and she wasn't going to, which was hilarious. Woman then starts going on about how she was going to set up a FB page for 'Mrs David Lloyd' because it's so nice how she 'let's' Gareth come to these things. We gave her a look and Mel stated 'We are not the audience for that'. Later she was wizzing around on the mobility scooter and saying that if she hit anyone, she wasn't responsible - which we debunked. Especially as she was steering into people. I hope she doesn't come again, I really do. *wonders if she may have been responsible for the fekking tweets*
We managed to stay up until the Survivors photo - but that did mean missing breakfast due to oversleeping. And missing saying goodbye to Shar, Leanne, Nikki, Mel and Tessa :-( but I did get to chat with Jooles, Nicki and Sarah before setting off to Heathrow. I had the lovely Ian joining me on the Tube after saying goodbye to Spark at Heathrow and we chatted until he got to his stop. Getting home was easy and I am now all unpacked and sorted. And so pleased I have tomorrow off.