Asylum 7 Report - Friday and Saturday
Here we are with yet another Convention Report - I have to say that I wasn't able to attend many panels, actually I just saw both of Misha's panels, Mitch's panel on Sunday and a part of Rob's and the end of Katie, Lindsey and Julian's panel... so this is gonna be more like a Misha report than anything else. I apologize for not being as thorough as usual but I was busy running around and getting everything Misha done, close to no time for anything else XD I hope you enjoy nevertheless and as usual, comments are very welcome :)))
Friday
I arrived in Birmingham around 9 am (got up at 4 in the morning *yawns*) and luckily met Christine at the airport! I had no idea how to get to the hotel myself, since last year I just ran after a friend who met me at the airport as well XD Unfortunately we weren't able to check in yet, as the rooms would be free only from around 2 pm. So we sat down in the lounge and talked a bit until we eventually could go upstairs. I finally met Andrea in person and saw some old friends and also some new people who kind of freaked me out with „Hey, you're Ines right?“ O___O I mean... I'm not used to people knowing my name... like... my nickname, maybe but my real name? Okayyy... still, everyone was very nice and sweet, so it wasn't as creepy as it could've been XD
At some point I went upstairs to Konst and Adria's room (who had just gotten up XD) and we hugged and talked and I met Cait and Justin (who are absolutely lovely) it was generally awesome! Adria had drawn a card with Misha on a unicorn, it was hilarious XD So I signed it and stayed a bit, until I went back downstairs again.
First problem of this weekend: my MasterCard (which I had gotten specifically for this trip) didn't work at the ATM. So after a few more tries I had to finally withdraw money with my usual debit card... which sucked... cause it always charges a fee for the German and UK bank... so yeah... I was pretty pissed...
Anyway, soon I was able to go upstairs and after showering and changing clothes, Sofia and her friend Katharina arrived and we goofed around a bit. Registration should start around 3 pm and our group was supposed to start registering around 4. Of course Rogue was running late and everything was chaotic and there were queues everywhere, so basically everyone was confused and pissed ^^°
I really have to say, Rogue took a step backwards regarding organization - cause last year they didn't sell anything on Friday, they just gave people their tickets and preordered stuff and everyone could buy photo and coffee lounge tickets the next day. So this year of course the Misha and Rob CLs for Saturday were sold out pretty fucking fast and people in the second group had literally no chance to get a ticket. Luckily a friend of mine offered to get me whatever she was able to get, so I ended up with three Misha CLs (2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday). I got another Misha & Rob double photo, a group photo and the Meet & Greet and that was about it.
I was pretty beat by the time I had all my preordered stuff (3 Misha photos and the concert ticket) so I went upstairs and to bed. I know, lame, but I was really freakin tired ^^°
Saturday
Since I already had everything I wanted, I didn't have to get up as early as other people and Sofia and I got ready to go downstairs to have breakfast around 7 am.
Still the day started extremely unpleasant for me, as a woman joined us for breakfast, who.. well... let’s say she was a bit delusional. I mean... I have nothing against people who don’t like Cas or Misha, fair enough. Some people just don’t like Misha’s sense of humor and some people just don’t like Cas, I don’t have to understand it but I’m willing to tolerate it. But spending the morning of the first day of a convention you’re just attending to meet said actor as much as possible with this woman hating on him? Fucking disaster!! Anyway, so she kept whining about how annoying Misha was (why are you volunteering for being a steward at this con, again?) and how useless Cas had been since Season 5 and that he should’ve died before, that he didn’t have a purpose anymore yada yada. Fair enough, like I said, different opinions and all. But then I said that, well, Bobby doesn’t particularly have a purpose as well, other than helping the boys and being their friend, which is exactly what Cas had been doing ever since S4 - and she was like “He never was their friend” ... and I had a really hard time trying to keep calm and not reach over the table to slap her in the face. Honestly? I mean... SERIOUSLY??? Are we even watching the same show??! Unfortunately I was so... well... shocked by this amount of blind ignorance, that I couldn’t think of a good counter-argument. Well, dear woman, if you’re reading this report, this should’ve been my response:
(Source)
You’re entitled to your own opinion, sure - but don’t piss me off by talking such nonsense! And one more piece of advice: if you’re talking to someone who you know loves a character and actor with all her heart - try not talking shit about him all the time, hm? Ever heard of considering people’s feelings? As tolerant as I am towards you (aka not throwing my scrambled eggs into your face and trying to ignore you as politely as possible) I think I can expect a little tolerance myself, thank you very much. Oh and just to finish up on that subject: we met said woman at the airport on Monday again, as she was on the same flight and the mood was very tense already and she just kept complaining about how rude Misha had been all weekend, how he hadn’t said “Good Morning” or whatever to the staff. Well, excuse me for not taking your every word with a pinch of salt, but I just think you as an obvious Misha/Castiel hater can’t be very objective. I do know that Misha isn’t perfect, that he may act differently towards the fans than he does towards the staff and I also know that he’s human and has a bad day or minute or moment and can be quite an asshole. But why do you think his colleagues (aka Jensen, Jared, Jim, Mark, Mark..........) mention at every possibility how loved Misha is throughout the set? Do you really think that’s all a show for the fans? And if so: why would they lie about this? Anyway... I know people with the Rogue staff as well and I’ve NEVER heard anyone complaining about him like that. So here’s another piece of advice: next time when Misha’s joining a Rogue convention -don’t volunteer. If you hate him that much, just don’t show up and try to rain on our parade. Thank you.
Opening Ceremony
Anyway... as the lucky bitch I am, I soon found people I knew who were queueing for entrance to the main hall (Sofia had booked reserved seating) and we got awesome seats in the middle of the front row (the front row for normal people who hadn't bought reserved tickets, so it was like the... 10th row ^^). They showed the Ghostfacers episode with Castiel in it and another short movie with the Ghostfacers which I hadn't seen so far and finally Doug Inmann, Master of Ceremonies, entered the stage, welcomed us and after a few more minutes of safety announcements and more waiting, he presented our guests.
Katie Walder, aka Fate
Julian Richings, aka Death
Lindsey McKeon, aka Tessa the Reaper
Rob Benedict, aka Chuck/God
Amy Gumenick, aka young Mary Winchester
Mitch Pileggi, aka Grandpa Samuel Winchester
and Misha Collins, aka Castiel
They left the stage again after a minute or so and Misha stayed for his first panel.
Misha Panel
Misha's first comment was to „STOP THE MUSIC!“ as the tech guys kept playing it in the background and didn't turn it off after Doug told them (they immediately did, once Misha told them XD). He asked us how we were and people started yelling „awesome“ and „hungover“ but Misha didn't understand them at first so he was like „yeah, that (everyone shouting) doesn't work!“ He then asked us what we thought caused that (ALL of the alcohol obviously). Next he introduced us to his oldest friend Darius, who had accompanied him to the convention and told us about sharing a room and apparently bed with him. He cracked and said that „it was a GREAT night!“ and that Darius had started moaning once he was asleep (at that time I was like: „Five minutes into the panel and we're already talking about sex XD?“)
Misha: „It was actually a really comforting sound. It was almost like having sex without having to exert yourself. Just the soundtrack of it, which was nice.“
Afterwards he started taking questions and Konst was first, asking about how he got into producing Divine - The Series and where the original idea came from. He told us that basically it was the project of the visual effects coordinator from Supernatural and that he just asked Misha to join him.
Next was Adria, asking him what role from a classic film he would like to re-enact if he had the chance. After um-ming and err-ing a bit about what a classic movie is („Debbie Does Dallas (a classic porno) pops into my head... and I actually - to be perfectly honest - don't know what I'd rather play: Debbie or Dallas.“), he decided on Miss Piggy from The Muppets XD
My friend Corinna was next and she had some trouble adjusting the microphone, so Misha walked over helping her and teasing her „You talk into this part. Don't worry, it's not gonna do anything to you. Did you have a bad experience with a microphone?“
Finally she got to ask her question if angels needed to breathe. Misha first was like „Fantastic question, I know where you're going with this“ obviously hinting to... uhm... let's say sexual activities of the oral kind XDDD He then wanted to clarify if she meant „breed“ or „breathe“ and Corinna (bless her soul) was like „I'm interested in both!“ which made Misha and us crack up XDDDDDD He then said he thinks angels need to breathe („and man, they breed like rabbits - especially in their true form!“)
Next was a lady from Scotland and dear lord her accent was so freaking horrible XDDD I'm sorry, it sounds great and all but you could not understand a single word she said!! And Misha as well!! She asked what his three wishes would be - wish one would be no more hypothetical questions (yay). She suggested peace on earth and Misha was like „Peace on earth!??! Who the FUCK do you think I am???“ and neverending Supernatural, which Misha commented like „Dean on a respirator, Sam wheels up - he's paralyzed at that point. It would be a completely different show 60 years from now.“
I actually didn't understand the next question but here's Misha's answer:
„I'm one of those people, like I can't watch scary movies cause I forget that it's a movie and think it's real. I mean if I'm in something and watching it I get like completely mesmerized like 'Who is that incredibly handsome guy?' and I start drooling and I get really turned on.“ He then told us about his incredibly hard job, how he has to watch movies in his trailer all day long and then come out, shoot a scene for a few minutes and stop at craft services to get some food and then someone calls him 'Sir' and then you go back to your trailer and take a nap.
Next question was if he would be going back to Haiti and he asked who from the last trip was there and asked them if they should go back - answer was a pretty clear 'yes' and he said that they would go back then.
A little girl called Amanda was next and Misha got all adorable with her, talking a bit to her before asking her if she wanted to tell him her question in the microphone or whisper it into his ear. He walked over then and let her whisper it in his ear. I don't know how she phrased her question but his answer was the most adorable thing EVER!!
„I think that in hell there are good people that make the bad people good and then get them back up into heaven.“
He was being asked what real person he would like to play in a movie and after eliminating himself from the list, he chose an early 20th century, female, American poet. The woman asked what she did write and Misha was like „You know... poems, in English...“
Unfortunately the next person asked „Destiel or Wincest“... now you know that I'm a Destiel fan and have nothing against Wincest. But seriously? Do we really have to do this again??? It wasn't even a question, the only purpose it had was to talk about it... anyway, some people cheered and Misha explained to us „The question was: Do I prefer the homoerotic angel human thing or the disgusting twin... I mean... what is it called? Brother.. INCEST! That's what it's called!“ and then was like „This is actually the most out crowd I've ever witnessed.“
He then explained the term slash fiction to us, something about Spock x Captain Kirk (OMG XD) and how usually the crowd at conventions is all like „NOOO!! BOOOO!!! LYNCH HER!!“ when somebody asks about fanfic and this crowd was like „Yeeaaah, we read it, too!!“
Next person was wearing a monkey hat and a sweater and Misha was like „Aren't you hot in all that?“ but she didn't really reply, just went on trying to ask her question and Misha continues interrupting her like „Have you ever had a conversation before?“ She then asked how often he looked himself up on the internet and what was the weirdest thing he found. While he was thinking about it, he repeated her question with the sexiest British accent (OMG INSTANT PREGNANCY).
He told us that he had made a bet with Darius' wife that if she wins some... poll thingy I think, he would post a pic of himself naked on a horse. She did win and her text said „My sincerest apologies to the horse.“ XD
Misha didn't really answer the question and sent the girl away, turning towards where Darius sat and asking him what he thought of the panel so far. Darius was like „I think most people are here saying 'When the hell are you gonna bring your friend up?' “ and when he promised us to tell a story about when Misha was young, he ran on stage amid the applause of the audience.
Darius then told us a pretty.. uhm.... sweet story about young Misha doing a 'paper route' by simply tossing the papers he was supposed to deliver in a dumpster XD
After Darius had left the stage, Misha told us that at conventions in the states now he's not allowed to swear anymore and that at the first convention he had this in his contract he read the bedtime story „Go The Fuck To Sleep“ to the audience XDDDD OH MISHA YOU REBEL!!!
He was being asked then if he preferred acting on stage or on television and he revealed that he only played theatre when he was younger and was consistently cast as the lead by his mother, who was responsible for the school plays XD Of course Darius made fun of him for that and asked him „Didn't she breastfeed you until you were six?“ Misha then spoke about taking his godson to a baseball game and the first thing the kid said to all the famous people in the celebrity box was „Misha breastfed until he was six!“
Next question was about his favourite cuss word („Shucks“ - „That's terrible...“ - „I don't criticize your favourite cuss word either!“) and how he prepared to play drug addict future Castiel in the episode „The End“. He then was talking about the orgy circle scene and that there had been some sort of vibe and he had been like „this could actually happen“ XD
A girl asked what kind of scene or stunt he would've liked to play at Supernatural and Misha, instead of giving an answer, demonstrated to us how the 'teleporting' works on set. Like, he would actually be able to teleport himself but due to insurance issues they had him stand behind a pillar to make it look like Castiel had disappeared XD
She had another question and promised it would be very quick but Misha decided that „What's your favourite thing you did in your whole acting career“ was a whole new huge kind of question and told her to go away XDDD
After that came the most ridiculous thing all weekend... a girl claimed she was able to see ghosts and asked him to be her guardian angel... yes... seriously... that was her fucking question... I don't even have words for people like that... so yeah, no comment, next question...
Next girl was starting with „Please don't abuse my question..!?“ and Misha was like „Awww“. She asked him what was the craziest and most elaborate lie you ever told and first Misha pointed into the crazy ghost lady's direction but then told a story about how he and Darius lied to his mom, when Misha came back from his Europe trip and was sick as fuck and didn't want her to know.
Then somebody asked Misha to sing Happy Birthday for her friend Shauna and after Darius offered to beatbox, we all sang it together :)
He next said that out of Castiel, God and Leviathan he prefers playing God („It just felt right.“)
Then Misha auctioned off a sign he stole from set („If you're bidding on it, keep in mind that it's illegal and you could go to jail.“ - way to sell something, Misha XD) for £250 for the Hope to Haiti project.
In the end he said he looked forward to a great weekend with long waiting in lines, which kind of sums up the two days perfectly XDDDD
After the panel I got up quickly as Misha's single photo shoot was next. Things got pretty chaotic as usual, since they only wanted people from... group A to D I think to queue first and of course nobody knew and so everybody queued. We got sent back inside the stage hall to wait for our groups (mine was H) and after like an hour they told us, we would have to come back tomorrow. I was furious since I had booked 3 photo ops and wanted 1 that day and 2 on Sunday so I could a) change my outfit (yeah, laugh all you want but to me that's important) and b) I wouldn't annoy Misha too much! Pissed and disappointed, me and Andrea went outside to wait, cause we both had booked the first Coffee Lounge with Misha and at some point, Rea went to one of the staff people, telling her about my 'problem' and asking her if I could go have my picture (HOW CUTE IS SHE?!?!?) - and it worked!!
Misha Photo Op 1
The staff member took us back to the photo studio with her and I could finally get inside. I was fucking nervous when I queued and as usual I really needed to pee (what the fuck is wrong with my body, seriously XD) but once I got inside and saw Misha I was just happy and calm.
I had had some problems with some people on tumblr telling me that I was annoying Misha with all the photos I took with him and all the Cls and activities involving him I bought, so that unfortunately was stuck in my head, so I had planned to be very careful and more polite and respectful than usual. But when it was my turn and Misha saw me there was this fucking huge smile on his face and he was like „Ines, heeeeeeey!!“ and I dunno, he just genuinely seemed to be happy to see me. I don't even know anymore!! Anyway, I walked over and we talked for a moment, don't really remember what about, anyway, I asked him if we could do a photo looking at each other instead of at the camera and he was like „Sure“ and pulled me close and looked down at me. I swear... his eyes are so fucking blue, I have no words for it... and I know I'm grinning in this pic but my head was blank and I was THIS close to collapsing on the floor. Looking at the photo, I realize we weren't THAT close but it felt a lot closer when we took it... like... I could feel his eyes on me and I was getting all hot and... Jeez... okay, I should stop talking now before it gets (even more) awkward.
Anyway, I thanked him and stumbled outside and once the door was closed I literally collapsed against the wall. My knees were so freakin weak and I was shaking. This has NEVER happened before, I don't even know anymore... I was just... gone... this moment was seriously breathtaking, having Misha looking at you from this close and with this fucking half smile and cocked eyebrow... GOSH!!! I can honestly say that I have been eyefucked by Misha Collins now, HUZZAH!!
Misha Coffee Lounge 1
Anyway, afterwards me and Rea went to the Coffee Lounge room and after we got in, I went over to the table to get some tea. Misha entered the room pretty quickly and joined me and some other people at the table, pouring himself some coffee or whatever. We all sat down (I was pretty much on the opposite side of the room) and the CL started.
To sum it up: it was awesome! We talked about West for like the first 30 minutes. Misha told a story about West taking his first steps in Jensen's garden and falling head first into his pool. Problem is: he fell onto a step and hit his head pretty hard (Misha: „It's weird but somehow seeing your kid drifting in the water with a huge bump on its head, slowly sinking underwater is something a parent doesn't like to see.“) - also West peed into Jensen's garden, which upset poor Jen very much XD
I asked him about West's first words and he said it was „bah“ - I totally understood „butt“ though and was like „Butt? Like ass? XD“ He then added that he was also to say „mah“ and „eh“ when he wants something. Also he's a big dog fan and is able to say „dog“ as well. His grandpa gave him a card with a dog on it and everytime he looks at it, he gets this incredibly cute expression and is like „Dog! Eh eh!!“ So fucking cuuuuute <3
Misha also told us about that one dog named „Happy“ in their neighborhood, that is always happy - except for when West is around. Cause apparently dogs don't like West XD
Oh, and apparently West has discovered masturbation!! So whenever he doesn't wear a diaper he's busy all day playing with his... well yeah XDDD
We then talked about Santa Con (the story he told last year at A6 about a bunch of naked Santas) and the trip to Haiti, because Andrea and Vanesha, who had went with him, were in that Coffee Lounge. It was adorable, Misha was teasing Rea for being so cute and she was like hiding her face and laughing and Misha was like „THERE!! You see?? How cute is she?!“ <3
Someone asked if he ever took parental advice and he was like „no“ but he would totally give Jared advice cause that poor baby needed every help it could get. My friend Sofia then was wondering how Jared's baby could possibly get out of poor, sweet, small Genevieve and I was like „Are we really talking about Gen's vagina right now!?“ XDDD Misha then agreed to let this subject rest XD
In the end his PA showed up to bring him to the next appointment and Misha had told her to leave him be several times before but then he was like „NO! I'm not leaving, go away!!!“ XD Eventually he had to go, though, and left the room after approximately 50 minutes <3
Misha & Rob Photo Op
We went to the photo studio then but they were doing Misha/Julian photos first and the Misha/Rob photos (which I had bought) afterwards, so I had to wait some time before I was able to get inside. I wasn't the most creative person this weekend so I simply asked them for a squishy hug and it was a-ma-zing!!! Best thing? After doing the photo, I walked away (turning around to wave back and say 'hi' to Rob, cause I had only hugged Misha) but got called back by the photographer, as she wasn't satisfied with the photo. So I went back and Misha was like „What did we do wrong? Well, whatever - C'MERE!!“ before he pulled me back in and I got squished by both of them pretty hard XDDDD
I thanked both of them and got outside, trying to breathe normally again! I went to the lounge after that, having something to drink and when I got back to the main hall some time later, I caught the last few minutes of Rob's panel. After a short lunch break it was time for Misha's seconds CL, so I went to the room with Sofia and got inside.
Misha Coffee Lounge 2
Somehow he started talking about his wedding, telling us that it was the most awesome day ever (who would've guessed?)!! So apparently by midnight his brother and his sister-in-law had slept with the same woman (although both being in stable relationships at that time), Misha found his mother-in-law with an old college roommate on the kitchen table and at some point there was a naked guy in a basket full of potatoes XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD („And that was only the tip of the iceberg...“)
We told him about the poll in which Castiel had won against Sam and Dean and Damon (from The Vampire Diaries) and he was very pleased with that. And from the way he was talking about Sera, it was pretty obvious that he doesn't particularly like her...... (I know, not exactly news but I still wanted to write it down). He seemed very down about the whole Castiel business and how the showrunners had handled it and it really depressed me seeing how sad he was about it...
Corinna had taken some notes about a question and as she was sitting right next to him, he naturally stole and tried to decypher them XD He gave up pretty quickly though, as he couldn't read her handwriting!
When there was a moment of awkward silence he looked around the room and suddenly looked straight at me, saying „You look like you have a question!“ I told him that I hadn't got a question but a present and before I could even say something his face was lighting up and he was cheering „Oh yes, the gummies!!“ *squee~* <3<3<3 He remembereeeeed!!! I gave him the bag and explained that it wasn't gummybears this time but simply jelly with Green Tea flavour, as I had read that he likes Green Tea especially :))) Corinna had some sweets for him too (which tasted like styrofoam XD) and Misha shared the sweets with all of us.
The staff had told two girls who had brought their beers to the CL to leave them at the entrance and Misha told them to get up and get them back XD YOU FUCKING REBEL!!! That was basically Misha's mission that weekend: Annoy ALL the staff members!!!!
When he had to leave, he bowed at Sofia (which was really very sweet) and winked at me (okay, cue both of us fainting!!!)
After he left, Teresa (one of the staff members) asked us if we would like to stay for Lindsey, Katie and Amy's Coffee Lounge, as not many people had bought it and it would've been pretty empty. So of course we stayed.
Lindsey, Katie and Amy Coffee Lounge
I don't really remember much of it, it was just so nice chatting, more like gossiping with friends than chatting with stars, really!! They were all so incredibly cute and were talking about their future projects, about how the chemistry with their colleagues on Supernatural was, what an awesome kisser Jensen was and how Amy hated that since she plays the young version of the Winchester's mother, she would never get the chance to kiss either Jensen or Jared XD They all said they love how Supernatural brings up so many questions regarding faith and how they all believe in reincarnation. I told them about a book I had read about a woman that's always mean to everyone and then dies and then she get's reincarnated as a cockroach. So she has to make up for the mistakes she made before and everytime she dies she becomes something else, until finally, she gets reborn as a human. It was really so much fun talking to those ladies, especially Katie, who was simply the cutest EVER!! Honestly, her smile reaches over her whole face, she's so adorable!!! And of course Amy, gosh, Amy is... I have no words for how genuinely sweet she is!! Lindsey was very nice too but she seemed a bit off, maybe she was jetlagged, I dunno...
Misha Autograph
In my free time I quickly ran upstairs to get my laptop in order to get Misha's autograph. I was the last person allowed in the room, as they were closing the session for today. When it was my turn, the stewards decided it was time to freak me out a bit more and tell me, they didn't know if I was allowed to get my laptop signed! Seriously, heart attack!! Cause honestly, I didn't want anything else signed and I already got Jensen's autograph at another Rogue convention (Asylum Europe 2011) so I figured it would be okay. In the end they were like "Okay, but if Misha doesn't want to sign it, you'll have to live with that" - so of course all my worries were gone, cause Misha's motto that weekend was "PISS OF ALL THE STEWARDS" anyway XDDD
As some of you may know, I had this dream (more like nightmare) about Misha ruining my laptop by signing the screen - so when it was my turn at the autograph session at Asylum 7 I told him about it and was like “You can sign anywhere you want to but PLEASE don’t sign the screen!” And of course Misha looked up at me, grinning like the little bastard he is and opened the laptop! I literally had a mini heartattack and bent down, shaking my head ‘no’ and begged him not to do it, like “Please, Misha, I was angry with you for DAYS and I don’t wanna hate you! Please!!”
So in the end he took the gold marker I had brought with me (they only have silver and black at the cons usually) and signed the space where I usually rest my right hand (way to go, Misha XD) - unfortunately the marker was close to empty and you had to… like… pump it a few times before the color came out (try doing a pumping motion in Misha's presence without laughing... I dare you!!). But of course I was too late to tell him, so the signature was like very weak and thin and Misha tried again but made it only worse XDDDD Then he finally listened to me and pumped it a few times and signed again. By then the signature was all thick and wavy and ugly and Misha was like: “Wow, it looks like somebody very poorly tried to imitate my autograph!” XDDDD
The color was still very wet and so my last words to Misha were “I’m just gonna have to blow it” which earned me another PRICELESS look, a wink and made me snort XDDD I left the table laughing and yelling “YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT!!”
I quickly ran upstairs afterwards to bring back my laptop, before it was time for my
Group Photo Op
There wasn't much time and we got told that we shouldn't do poses but since the guests didn't give a fuck, I didn't either XD The girl before me didn't have any idea what to do, so Misha turned around and was like „What word describes you best?“ - I think she said „Curious“ or something and then everybody made a pose they linked with 'curious' - it was adorable :)))
And since I really had no idea as well, I chose my last year photo op theme and asked them for an „Awkward Family Reunion“ <3
Meet & Greet
Afterwards me and Sofia got upstairs to get ready for the Meet & Greet and after waiting some time we got downstairs and to the room. I was a little disappointed in the location, as last year we had bar tables and this year we had huge, round tables and people were sitting instead of standing. It just wasn't as... relaxed as the year before. Also it was very dark in my opinion and I couldn't sit with everyone I wanted, but well...
When the guests came in, everybody cheered and Julian got into the middle of the room and started singing „My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean“ and dancing with us! It was somehow weird but sweet and most people joined his and Misha's little dance XD
Youtube Video over here
First on our table was Katie and she told us she'd already auditioned twice for Supernatural before. One role she described as 'a Lesbian who kills people by touching them who had accidentally killed her girlfriend'...... everyone at the table was basically like „............. WHAT?!?? XDDD“ It sounded more like Pushing Daisies to me but honestly, no one could remember it (by now I know that she was talking about a mini role at the end of Season 2, where Sam and the other special children are in the deserted city and this girl is actually the first who dies ^^).
Next was Misha and I actually managed to film the first few seconds (Youtube Video over here), where he was talking about snuggling with Katie and Mitch in the Green Room and about how Katie had moaned (cue me stating: „Everybody seems to moan around you!“ - Misha: „Yeah, I know!!!“) He wanted to show us video proof but couldn't get Amy over (it was on her phone apparently) and so we kept talking. My friend Christine had brought some German alcohol and Misha downed a small bottle of Vodka (like 2 cl). She also had some... gel-like alcohol called „BUM“ which made Misha crack up XD
A few minutes later a steward showed up with a bowl of sweets and offered them to us but when everybody had taken something and she wanted to take it away with her, Misha pulled it back and started pushing it around on the table, away from her. In the end Misha and I ended up pushing the bowl back and forth and the steward was like jokingly angry with me and was like „You have Misha for the weekend, you'll have me for the next few conventions“ and I was like „we don't know that for sure“ and Misha cracked up and was like „good point!!“ and grinning at me! It was awesome XDDD Finally the steward got the bowl back and left and Misha had to leave shortly after as well :(
Amy was next and I have no idea what we talked about, just that one girl at the table was telling her about how she's engaged now and will have a wedding soon and Amy totally freaked and almost had tears in her eyes, she was so genuinely happy for the girl, it was adorable!!!
Mitch later told us that in High School he got cast as Tony, cause his music teacher knew he could sing. But it was embarrassing for him, cause he was a jock and all the other guys were laughing at him (Glee anyone!? XD)
When Rob was at our table, Misha started the jelly throwing war again (of course) and things went crazy, with people throwing stuff and starting a cheering/screaming competition... yeah... kindergarten XDDD
I can't really remember about Lindsey and Julian but they were at our tables as well and they were sweet and kind and everything was beautiful <3
Jason Manns / Louden Swain Concert
(yes, we were pretty tipsy XD)
The M&G was over way too soon for my liking and the guests left and Sofia came over with her still almost full bottle of Vodka. She told us, Misha had drank from it, so naturally me and my girls downed the bottle together! I was veeeery tipsy, when we queued for the Jason Manns / Louden Swain concert and it was perfect! Honestly, I had like 4 or 5 gulps of Vodka and it was enough to make everything beautiful but not enough to make me feel sick or anything! So when the concert started, everyone was happy and cheery and singing and dancing along (which is why I can't upload any of my concert videos, as I was talking crap all like 'so many pretty lights :D' the time XDD)
Jason's concert was amazing as always but then Louden Swain came on stage and things went nuts!! Everyone got up from sitting on the floor and jumped around!! I was so far gone, I didn't even notice that at some point Julian and Misha went on stage to dance with the band XDDD Jesus...
Misha also was there with his friend Darius and they were also drunk and his PA had a hard time taking care of him XDD
After the concert, I apparently had the amazing idea of going over to kiss Misha, which luckily got prevented by Sofia, who kept pulling me into the opposite direction and telling me how stupid I was acting. Thank you, sweetie, I really wasn't myself that evening ^^° I ended up molesting Brian instead, sitting on his lap and... yeah... again, thank you Sofia for pulling me back up and away and sorry Brian for molesting you XD
Back upstairs Sofia and I talked for quite some time and then finally fell asleep, looking forward to the next and last convention day!
Photo Credits in this report go to:
- Sofia Fotiadou
- Suffolk Booklover
- Marilen Tumale
- juddtastic
- gwaevalarin
- halfastark
- espeen
- sallyxoxo
- sherlock-jr
Friday
I arrived in Birmingham around 9 am (got up at 4 in the morning *yawns*) and luckily met Christine at the airport! I had no idea how to get to the hotel myself, since last year I just ran after a friend who met me at the airport as well XD Unfortunately we weren't able to check in yet, as the rooms would be free only from around 2 pm. So we sat down in the lounge and talked a bit until we eventually could go upstairs. I finally met Andrea in person and saw some old friends and also some new people who kind of freaked me out with „Hey, you're Ines right?“ O___O I mean... I'm not used to people knowing my name... like... my nickname, maybe but my real name? Okayyy... still, everyone was very nice and sweet, so it wasn't as creepy as it could've been XD
At some point I went upstairs to Konst and Adria's room (who had just gotten up XD) and we hugged and talked and I met Cait and Justin (who are absolutely lovely) it was generally awesome! Adria had drawn a card with Misha on a unicorn, it was hilarious XD So I signed it and stayed a bit, until I went back downstairs again.
First problem of this weekend: my MasterCard (which I had gotten specifically for this trip) didn't work at the ATM. So after a few more tries I had to finally withdraw money with my usual debit card... which sucked... cause it always charges a fee for the German and UK bank... so yeah... I was pretty pissed...
Anyway, soon I was able to go upstairs and after showering and changing clothes, Sofia and her friend Katharina arrived and we goofed around a bit. Registration should start around 3 pm and our group was supposed to start registering around 4. Of course Rogue was running late and everything was chaotic and there were queues everywhere, so basically everyone was confused and pissed ^^°
I really have to say, Rogue took a step backwards regarding organization - cause last year they didn't sell anything on Friday, they just gave people their tickets and preordered stuff and everyone could buy photo and coffee lounge tickets the next day. So this year of course the Misha and Rob CLs for Saturday were sold out pretty fucking fast and people in the second group had literally no chance to get a ticket. Luckily a friend of mine offered to get me whatever she was able to get, so I ended up with three Misha CLs (2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday). I got another Misha & Rob double photo, a group photo and the Meet & Greet and that was about it.
I was pretty beat by the time I had all my preordered stuff (3 Misha photos and the concert ticket) so I went upstairs and to bed. I know, lame, but I was really freakin tired ^^°
Saturday
Since I already had everything I wanted, I didn't have to get up as early as other people and Sofia and I got ready to go downstairs to have breakfast around 7 am.
Still the day started extremely unpleasant for me, as a woman joined us for breakfast, who.. well... let’s say she was a bit delusional. I mean... I have nothing against people who don’t like Cas or Misha, fair enough. Some people just don’t like Misha’s sense of humor and some people just don’t like Cas, I don’t have to understand it but I’m willing to tolerate it. But spending the morning of the first day of a convention you’re just attending to meet said actor as much as possible with this woman hating on him? Fucking disaster!! Anyway, so she kept whining about how annoying Misha was (why are you volunteering for being a steward at this con, again?) and how useless Cas had been since Season 5 and that he should’ve died before, that he didn’t have a purpose anymore yada yada. Fair enough, like I said, different opinions and all. But then I said that, well, Bobby doesn’t particularly have a purpose as well, other than helping the boys and being their friend, which is exactly what Cas had been doing ever since S4 - and she was like “He never was their friend” ... and I had a really hard time trying to keep calm and not reach over the table to slap her in the face. Honestly? I mean... SERIOUSLY??? Are we even watching the same show??! Unfortunately I was so... well... shocked by this amount of blind ignorance, that I couldn’t think of a good counter-argument. Well, dear woman, if you’re reading this report, this should’ve been my response:
(Source)
You’re entitled to your own opinion, sure - but don’t piss me off by talking such nonsense! And one more piece of advice: if you’re talking to someone who you know loves a character and actor with all her heart - try not talking shit about him all the time, hm? Ever heard of considering people’s feelings? As tolerant as I am towards you (aka not throwing my scrambled eggs into your face and trying to ignore you as politely as possible) I think I can expect a little tolerance myself, thank you very much. Oh and just to finish up on that subject: we met said woman at the airport on Monday again, as she was on the same flight and the mood was very tense already and she just kept complaining about how rude Misha had been all weekend, how he hadn’t said “Good Morning” or whatever to the staff. Well, excuse me for not taking your every word with a pinch of salt, but I just think you as an obvious Misha/Castiel hater can’t be very objective. I do know that Misha isn’t perfect, that he may act differently towards the fans than he does towards the staff and I also know that he’s human and has a bad day or minute or moment and can be quite an asshole. But why do you think his colleagues (aka Jensen, Jared, Jim, Mark, Mark..........) mention at every possibility how loved Misha is throughout the set? Do you really think that’s all a show for the fans? And if so: why would they lie about this? Anyway... I know people with the Rogue staff as well and I’ve NEVER heard anyone complaining about him like that. So here’s another piece of advice: next time when Misha’s joining a Rogue convention -don’t volunteer. If you hate him that much, just don’t show up and try to rain on our parade. Thank you.
Opening Ceremony
Anyway... as the lucky bitch I am, I soon found people I knew who were queueing for entrance to the main hall (Sofia had booked reserved seating) and we got awesome seats in the middle of the front row (the front row for normal people who hadn't bought reserved tickets, so it was like the... 10th row ^^). They showed the Ghostfacers episode with Castiel in it and another short movie with the Ghostfacers which I hadn't seen so far and finally Doug Inmann, Master of Ceremonies, entered the stage, welcomed us and after a few more minutes of safety announcements and more waiting, he presented our guests.
Katie Walder, aka Fate
Julian Richings, aka Death
Lindsey McKeon, aka Tessa the Reaper
Rob Benedict, aka Chuck/God
Amy Gumenick, aka young Mary Winchester
Mitch Pileggi, aka Grandpa Samuel Winchester
and Misha Collins, aka Castiel
They left the stage again after a minute or so and Misha stayed for his first panel.
Misha Panel
Misha's first comment was to „STOP THE MUSIC!“ as the tech guys kept playing it in the background and didn't turn it off after Doug told them (they immediately did, once Misha told them XD). He asked us how we were and people started yelling „awesome“ and „hungover“ but Misha didn't understand them at first so he was like „yeah, that (everyone shouting) doesn't work!“ He then asked us what we thought caused that (ALL of the alcohol obviously). Next he introduced us to his oldest friend Darius, who had accompanied him to the convention and told us about sharing a room and apparently bed with him. He cracked and said that „it was a GREAT night!“ and that Darius had started moaning once he was asleep (at that time I was like: „Five minutes into the panel and we're already talking about sex XD?“)
Misha: „It was actually a really comforting sound. It was almost like having sex without having to exert yourself. Just the soundtrack of it, which was nice.“
Afterwards he started taking questions and Konst was first, asking about how he got into producing Divine - The Series and where the original idea came from. He told us that basically it was the project of the visual effects coordinator from Supernatural and that he just asked Misha to join him.
Next was Adria, asking him what role from a classic film he would like to re-enact if he had the chance. After um-ming and err-ing a bit about what a classic movie is („Debbie Does Dallas (a classic porno) pops into my head... and I actually - to be perfectly honest - don't know what I'd rather play: Debbie or Dallas.“), he decided on Miss Piggy from The Muppets XD
My friend Corinna was next and she had some trouble adjusting the microphone, so Misha walked over helping her and teasing her „You talk into this part. Don't worry, it's not gonna do anything to you. Did you have a bad experience with a microphone?“
Finally she got to ask her question if angels needed to breathe. Misha first was like „Fantastic question, I know where you're going with this“ obviously hinting to... uhm... let's say sexual activities of the oral kind XDDD He then wanted to clarify if she meant „breed“ or „breathe“ and Corinna (bless her soul) was like „I'm interested in both!“ which made Misha and us crack up XDDDDDD He then said he thinks angels need to breathe („and man, they breed like rabbits - especially in their true form!“)
Next was a lady from Scotland and dear lord her accent was so freaking horrible XDDD I'm sorry, it sounds great and all but you could not understand a single word she said!! And Misha as well!! She asked what his three wishes would be - wish one would be no more hypothetical questions (yay). She suggested peace on earth and Misha was like „Peace on earth!??! Who the FUCK do you think I am???“ and neverending Supernatural, which Misha commented like „Dean on a respirator, Sam wheels up - he's paralyzed at that point. It would be a completely different show 60 years from now.“
I actually didn't understand the next question but here's Misha's answer:
„I'm one of those people, like I can't watch scary movies cause I forget that it's a movie and think it's real. I mean if I'm in something and watching it I get like completely mesmerized like 'Who is that incredibly handsome guy?' and I start drooling and I get really turned on.“ He then told us about his incredibly hard job, how he has to watch movies in his trailer all day long and then come out, shoot a scene for a few minutes and stop at craft services to get some food and then someone calls him 'Sir' and then you go back to your trailer and take a nap.
Next question was if he would be going back to Haiti and he asked who from the last trip was there and asked them if they should go back - answer was a pretty clear 'yes' and he said that they would go back then.
A little girl called Amanda was next and Misha got all adorable with her, talking a bit to her before asking her if she wanted to tell him her question in the microphone or whisper it into his ear. He walked over then and let her whisper it in his ear. I don't know how she phrased her question but his answer was the most adorable thing EVER!!
„I think that in hell there are good people that make the bad people good and then get them back up into heaven.“
He was being asked what real person he would like to play in a movie and after eliminating himself from the list, he chose an early 20th century, female, American poet. The woman asked what she did write and Misha was like „You know... poems, in English...“
Unfortunately the next person asked „Destiel or Wincest“... now you know that I'm a Destiel fan and have nothing against Wincest. But seriously? Do we really have to do this again??? It wasn't even a question, the only purpose it had was to talk about it... anyway, some people cheered and Misha explained to us „The question was: Do I prefer the homoerotic angel human thing or the disgusting twin... I mean... what is it called? Brother.. INCEST! That's what it's called!“ and then was like „This is actually the most out crowd I've ever witnessed.“
He then explained the term slash fiction to us, something about Spock x Captain Kirk (OMG XD) and how usually the crowd at conventions is all like „NOOO!! BOOOO!!! LYNCH HER!!“ when somebody asks about fanfic and this crowd was like „Yeeaaah, we read it, too!!“
Next person was wearing a monkey hat and a sweater and Misha was like „Aren't you hot in all that?“ but she didn't really reply, just went on trying to ask her question and Misha continues interrupting her like „Have you ever had a conversation before?“ She then asked how often he looked himself up on the internet and what was the weirdest thing he found. While he was thinking about it, he repeated her question with the sexiest British accent (OMG INSTANT PREGNANCY).
He told us that he had made a bet with Darius' wife that if she wins some... poll thingy I think, he would post a pic of himself naked on a horse. She did win and her text said „My sincerest apologies to the horse.“ XD
Misha didn't really answer the question and sent the girl away, turning towards where Darius sat and asking him what he thought of the panel so far. Darius was like „I think most people are here saying 'When the hell are you gonna bring your friend up?' “ and when he promised us to tell a story about when Misha was young, he ran on stage amid the applause of the audience.
Darius then told us a pretty.. uhm.... sweet story about young Misha doing a 'paper route' by simply tossing the papers he was supposed to deliver in a dumpster XD
After Darius had left the stage, Misha told us that at conventions in the states now he's not allowed to swear anymore and that at the first convention he had this in his contract he read the bedtime story „Go The Fuck To Sleep“ to the audience XDDDD OH MISHA YOU REBEL!!!
He was being asked then if he preferred acting on stage or on television and he revealed that he only played theatre when he was younger and was consistently cast as the lead by his mother, who was responsible for the school plays XD Of course Darius made fun of him for that and asked him „Didn't she breastfeed you until you were six?“ Misha then spoke about taking his godson to a baseball game and the first thing the kid said to all the famous people in the celebrity box was „Misha breastfed until he was six!“
Next question was about his favourite cuss word („Shucks“ - „That's terrible...“ - „I don't criticize your favourite cuss word either!“) and how he prepared to play drug addict future Castiel in the episode „The End“. He then was talking about the orgy circle scene and that there had been some sort of vibe and he had been like „this could actually happen“ XD
A girl asked what kind of scene or stunt he would've liked to play at Supernatural and Misha, instead of giving an answer, demonstrated to us how the 'teleporting' works on set. Like, he would actually be able to teleport himself but due to insurance issues they had him stand behind a pillar to make it look like Castiel had disappeared XD
She had another question and promised it would be very quick but Misha decided that „What's your favourite thing you did in your whole acting career“ was a whole new huge kind of question and told her to go away XDDD
After that came the most ridiculous thing all weekend... a girl claimed she was able to see ghosts and asked him to be her guardian angel... yes... seriously... that was her fucking question... I don't even have words for people like that... so yeah, no comment, next question...
Next girl was starting with „Please don't abuse my question..!?“ and Misha was like „Awww“. She asked him what was the craziest and most elaborate lie you ever told and first Misha pointed into the crazy ghost lady's direction but then told a story about how he and Darius lied to his mom, when Misha came back from his Europe trip and was sick as fuck and didn't want her to know.
Then somebody asked Misha to sing Happy Birthday for her friend Shauna and after Darius offered to beatbox, we all sang it together :)
He next said that out of Castiel, God and Leviathan he prefers playing God („It just felt right.“)
Then Misha auctioned off a sign he stole from set („If you're bidding on it, keep in mind that it's illegal and you could go to jail.“ - way to sell something, Misha XD) for £250 for the Hope to Haiti project.
In the end he said he looked forward to a great weekend with long waiting in lines, which kind of sums up the two days perfectly XDDDD
After the panel I got up quickly as Misha's single photo shoot was next. Things got pretty chaotic as usual, since they only wanted people from... group A to D I think to queue first and of course nobody knew and so everybody queued. We got sent back inside the stage hall to wait for our groups (mine was H) and after like an hour they told us, we would have to come back tomorrow. I was furious since I had booked 3 photo ops and wanted 1 that day and 2 on Sunday so I could a) change my outfit (yeah, laugh all you want but to me that's important) and b) I wouldn't annoy Misha too much! Pissed and disappointed, me and Andrea went outside to wait, cause we both had booked the first Coffee Lounge with Misha and at some point, Rea went to one of the staff people, telling her about my 'problem' and asking her if I could go have my picture (HOW CUTE IS SHE?!?!?) - and it worked!!
Misha Photo Op 1
The staff member took us back to the photo studio with her and I could finally get inside. I was fucking nervous when I queued and as usual I really needed to pee (what the fuck is wrong with my body, seriously XD) but once I got inside and saw Misha I was just happy and calm.
I had had some problems with some people on tumblr telling me that I was annoying Misha with all the photos I took with him and all the Cls and activities involving him I bought, so that unfortunately was stuck in my head, so I had planned to be very careful and more polite and respectful than usual. But when it was my turn and Misha saw me there was this fucking huge smile on his face and he was like „Ines, heeeeeeey!!“ and I dunno, he just genuinely seemed to be happy to see me. I don't even know anymore!! Anyway, I walked over and we talked for a moment, don't really remember what about, anyway, I asked him if we could do a photo looking at each other instead of at the camera and he was like „Sure“ and pulled me close and looked down at me. I swear... his eyes are so fucking blue, I have no words for it... and I know I'm grinning in this pic but my head was blank and I was THIS close to collapsing on the floor. Looking at the photo, I realize we weren't THAT close but it felt a lot closer when we took it... like... I could feel his eyes on me and I was getting all hot and... Jeez... okay, I should stop talking now before it gets (even more) awkward.
Anyway, I thanked him and stumbled outside and once the door was closed I literally collapsed against the wall. My knees were so freakin weak and I was shaking. This has NEVER happened before, I don't even know anymore... I was just... gone... this moment was seriously breathtaking, having Misha looking at you from this close and with this fucking half smile and cocked eyebrow... GOSH!!! I can honestly say that I have been eyefucked by Misha Collins now, HUZZAH!!
Misha Coffee Lounge 1
Anyway, afterwards me and Rea went to the Coffee Lounge room and after we got in, I went over to the table to get some tea. Misha entered the room pretty quickly and joined me and some other people at the table, pouring himself some coffee or whatever. We all sat down (I was pretty much on the opposite side of the room) and the CL started.
To sum it up: it was awesome! We talked about West for like the first 30 minutes. Misha told a story about West taking his first steps in Jensen's garden and falling head first into his pool. Problem is: he fell onto a step and hit his head pretty hard (Misha: „It's weird but somehow seeing your kid drifting in the water with a huge bump on its head, slowly sinking underwater is something a parent doesn't like to see.“) - also West peed into Jensen's garden, which upset poor Jen very much XD
I asked him about West's first words and he said it was „bah“ - I totally understood „butt“ though and was like „Butt? Like ass? XD“ He then added that he was also to say „mah“ and „eh“ when he wants something. Also he's a big dog fan and is able to say „dog“ as well. His grandpa gave him a card with a dog on it and everytime he looks at it, he gets this incredibly cute expression and is like „Dog! Eh eh!!“ So fucking cuuuuute <3
Misha also told us about that one dog named „Happy“ in their neighborhood, that is always happy - except for when West is around. Cause apparently dogs don't like West XD
Oh, and apparently West has discovered masturbation!! So whenever he doesn't wear a diaper he's busy all day playing with his... well yeah XDDD
We then talked about Santa Con (the story he told last year at A6 about a bunch of naked Santas) and the trip to Haiti, because Andrea and Vanesha, who had went with him, were in that Coffee Lounge. It was adorable, Misha was teasing Rea for being so cute and she was like hiding her face and laughing and Misha was like „THERE!! You see?? How cute is she?!“ <3
Someone asked if he ever took parental advice and he was like „no“ but he would totally give Jared advice cause that poor baby needed every help it could get. My friend Sofia then was wondering how Jared's baby could possibly get out of poor, sweet, small Genevieve and I was like „Are we really talking about Gen's vagina right now!?“ XDDD Misha then agreed to let this subject rest XD
In the end his PA showed up to bring him to the next appointment and Misha had told her to leave him be several times before but then he was like „NO! I'm not leaving, go away!!!“ XD Eventually he had to go, though, and left the room after approximately 50 minutes <3
Misha & Rob Photo Op
We went to the photo studio then but they were doing Misha/Julian photos first and the Misha/Rob photos (which I had bought) afterwards, so I had to wait some time before I was able to get inside. I wasn't the most creative person this weekend so I simply asked them for a squishy hug and it was a-ma-zing!!! Best thing? After doing the photo, I walked away (turning around to wave back and say 'hi' to Rob, cause I had only hugged Misha) but got called back by the photographer, as she wasn't satisfied with the photo. So I went back and Misha was like „What did we do wrong? Well, whatever - C'MERE!!“ before he pulled me back in and I got squished by both of them pretty hard XDDDD
I thanked both of them and got outside, trying to breathe normally again! I went to the lounge after that, having something to drink and when I got back to the main hall some time later, I caught the last few minutes of Rob's panel. After a short lunch break it was time for Misha's seconds CL, so I went to the room with Sofia and got inside.
Misha Coffee Lounge 2
Somehow he started talking about his wedding, telling us that it was the most awesome day ever (who would've guessed?)!! So apparently by midnight his brother and his sister-in-law had slept with the same woman (although both being in stable relationships at that time), Misha found his mother-in-law with an old college roommate on the kitchen table and at some point there was a naked guy in a basket full of potatoes XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD („And that was only the tip of the iceberg...“)
We told him about the poll in which Castiel had won against Sam and Dean and Damon (from The Vampire Diaries) and he was very pleased with that. And from the way he was talking about Sera, it was pretty obvious that he doesn't particularly like her...... (I know, not exactly news but I still wanted to write it down). He seemed very down about the whole Castiel business and how the showrunners had handled it and it really depressed me seeing how sad he was about it...
Corinna had taken some notes about a question and as she was sitting right next to him, he naturally stole and tried to decypher them XD He gave up pretty quickly though, as he couldn't read her handwriting!
When there was a moment of awkward silence he looked around the room and suddenly looked straight at me, saying „You look like you have a question!“ I told him that I hadn't got a question but a present and before I could even say something his face was lighting up and he was cheering „Oh yes, the gummies!!“ *squee~* <3<3<3 He remembereeeeed!!! I gave him the bag and explained that it wasn't gummybears this time but simply jelly with Green Tea flavour, as I had read that he likes Green Tea especially :))) Corinna had some sweets for him too (which tasted like styrofoam XD) and Misha shared the sweets with all of us.
The staff had told two girls who had brought their beers to the CL to leave them at the entrance and Misha told them to get up and get them back XD YOU FUCKING REBEL!!! That was basically Misha's mission that weekend: Annoy ALL the staff members!!!!
When he had to leave, he bowed at Sofia (which was really very sweet) and winked at me (okay, cue both of us fainting!!!)
After he left, Teresa (one of the staff members) asked us if we would like to stay for Lindsey, Katie and Amy's Coffee Lounge, as not many people had bought it and it would've been pretty empty. So of course we stayed.
Lindsey, Katie and Amy Coffee Lounge
I don't really remember much of it, it was just so nice chatting, more like gossiping with friends than chatting with stars, really!! They were all so incredibly cute and were talking about their future projects, about how the chemistry with their colleagues on Supernatural was, what an awesome kisser Jensen was and how Amy hated that since she plays the young version of the Winchester's mother, she would never get the chance to kiss either Jensen or Jared XD They all said they love how Supernatural brings up so many questions regarding faith and how they all believe in reincarnation. I told them about a book I had read about a woman that's always mean to everyone and then dies and then she get's reincarnated as a cockroach. So she has to make up for the mistakes she made before and everytime she dies she becomes something else, until finally, she gets reborn as a human. It was really so much fun talking to those ladies, especially Katie, who was simply the cutest EVER!! Honestly, her smile reaches over her whole face, she's so adorable!!! And of course Amy, gosh, Amy is... I have no words for how genuinely sweet she is!! Lindsey was very nice too but she seemed a bit off, maybe she was jetlagged, I dunno...
Misha Autograph
In my free time I quickly ran upstairs to get my laptop in order to get Misha's autograph. I was the last person allowed in the room, as they were closing the session for today. When it was my turn, the stewards decided it was time to freak me out a bit more and tell me, they didn't know if I was allowed to get my laptop signed! Seriously, heart attack!! Cause honestly, I didn't want anything else signed and I already got Jensen's autograph at another Rogue convention (Asylum Europe 2011) so I figured it would be okay. In the end they were like "Okay, but if Misha doesn't want to sign it, you'll have to live with that" - so of course all my worries were gone, cause Misha's motto that weekend was "PISS OF ALL THE STEWARDS" anyway XDDD
As some of you may know, I had this dream (more like nightmare) about Misha ruining my laptop by signing the screen - so when it was my turn at the autograph session at Asylum 7 I told him about it and was like “You can sign anywhere you want to but PLEASE don’t sign the screen!” And of course Misha looked up at me, grinning like the little bastard he is and opened the laptop! I literally had a mini heartattack and bent down, shaking my head ‘no’ and begged him not to do it, like “Please, Misha, I was angry with you for DAYS and I don’t wanna hate you! Please!!”
So in the end he took the gold marker I had brought with me (they only have silver and black at the cons usually) and signed the space where I usually rest my right hand (way to go, Misha XD) - unfortunately the marker was close to empty and you had to… like… pump it a few times before the color came out (try doing a pumping motion in Misha's presence without laughing... I dare you!!). But of course I was too late to tell him, so the signature was like very weak and thin and Misha tried again but made it only worse XDDDD Then he finally listened to me and pumped it a few times and signed again. By then the signature was all thick and wavy and ugly and Misha was like: “Wow, it looks like somebody very poorly tried to imitate my autograph!” XDDDD
The color was still very wet and so my last words to Misha were “I’m just gonna have to blow it” which earned me another PRICELESS look, a wink and made me snort XDDD I left the table laughing and yelling “YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT!!”
I quickly ran upstairs afterwards to bring back my laptop, before it was time for my
Group Photo Op
There wasn't much time and we got told that we shouldn't do poses but since the guests didn't give a fuck, I didn't either XD The girl before me didn't have any idea what to do, so Misha turned around and was like „What word describes you best?“ - I think she said „Curious“ or something and then everybody made a pose they linked with 'curious' - it was adorable :)))
And since I really had no idea as well, I chose my last year photo op theme and asked them for an „Awkward Family Reunion“ <3
Meet & Greet
Afterwards me and Sofia got upstairs to get ready for the Meet & Greet and after waiting some time we got downstairs and to the room. I was a little disappointed in the location, as last year we had bar tables and this year we had huge, round tables and people were sitting instead of standing. It just wasn't as... relaxed as the year before. Also it was very dark in my opinion and I couldn't sit with everyone I wanted, but well...
When the guests came in, everybody cheered and Julian got into the middle of the room and started singing „My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean“ and dancing with us! It was somehow weird but sweet and most people joined his and Misha's little dance XD
Youtube Video over here
First on our table was Katie and she told us she'd already auditioned twice for Supernatural before. One role she described as 'a Lesbian who kills people by touching them who had accidentally killed her girlfriend'...... everyone at the table was basically like „............. WHAT?!?? XDDD“ It sounded more like Pushing Daisies to me but honestly, no one could remember it (by now I know that she was talking about a mini role at the end of Season 2, where Sam and the other special children are in the deserted city and this girl is actually the first who dies ^^).
Next was Misha and I actually managed to film the first few seconds (Youtube Video over here), where he was talking about snuggling with Katie and Mitch in the Green Room and about how Katie had moaned (cue me stating: „Everybody seems to moan around you!“ - Misha: „Yeah, I know!!!“) He wanted to show us video proof but couldn't get Amy over (it was on her phone apparently) and so we kept talking. My friend Christine had brought some German alcohol and Misha downed a small bottle of Vodka (like 2 cl). She also had some... gel-like alcohol called „BUM“ which made Misha crack up XD
A few minutes later a steward showed up with a bowl of sweets and offered them to us but when everybody had taken something and she wanted to take it away with her, Misha pulled it back and started pushing it around on the table, away from her. In the end Misha and I ended up pushing the bowl back and forth and the steward was like jokingly angry with me and was like „You have Misha for the weekend, you'll have me for the next few conventions“ and I was like „we don't know that for sure“ and Misha cracked up and was like „good point!!“ and grinning at me! It was awesome XDDD Finally the steward got the bowl back and left and Misha had to leave shortly after as well :(
Amy was next and I have no idea what we talked about, just that one girl at the table was telling her about how she's engaged now and will have a wedding soon and Amy totally freaked and almost had tears in her eyes, she was so genuinely happy for the girl, it was adorable!!!
Mitch later told us that in High School he got cast as Tony, cause his music teacher knew he could sing. But it was embarrassing for him, cause he was a jock and all the other guys were laughing at him (Glee anyone!? XD)
When Rob was at our table, Misha started the jelly throwing war again (of course) and things went crazy, with people throwing stuff and starting a cheering/screaming competition... yeah... kindergarten XDDD
I can't really remember about Lindsey and Julian but they were at our tables as well and they were sweet and kind and everything was beautiful <3
Jason Manns / Louden Swain Concert
(yes, we were pretty tipsy XD)
The M&G was over way too soon for my liking and the guests left and Sofia came over with her still almost full bottle of Vodka. She told us, Misha had drank from it, so naturally me and my girls downed the bottle together! I was veeeery tipsy, when we queued for the Jason Manns / Louden Swain concert and it was perfect! Honestly, I had like 4 or 5 gulps of Vodka and it was enough to make everything beautiful but not enough to make me feel sick or anything! So when the concert started, everyone was happy and cheery and singing and dancing along (which is why I can't upload any of my concert videos, as I was talking crap all like 'so many pretty lights :D' the time XDD)
Jason's concert was amazing as always but then Louden Swain came on stage and things went nuts!! Everyone got up from sitting on the floor and jumped around!! I was so far gone, I didn't even notice that at some point Julian and Misha went on stage to dance with the band XDDD Jesus...
Misha also was there with his friend Darius and they were also drunk and his PA had a hard time taking care of him XDD
After the concert, I apparently had the amazing idea of going over to kiss Misha, which luckily got prevented by Sofia, who kept pulling me into the opposite direction and telling me how stupid I was acting. Thank you, sweetie, I really wasn't myself that evening ^^° I ended up molesting Brian instead, sitting on his lap and... yeah... again, thank you Sofia for pulling me back up and away and sorry Brian for molesting you XD
Back upstairs Sofia and I talked for quite some time and then finally fell asleep, looking forward to the next and last convention day!
Photo Credits in this report go to:
- Sofia Fotiadou
- Suffolk Booklover
- Marilen Tumale
- juddtastic
- gwaevalarin
- halfastark
- espeen
- sallyxoxo
- sherlock-jr