"She's the expert..."
To hear those words come out of Michael Shanks' mouth in reference to ME...well...my life is officially complete...
Aaaanywho, I come bearing more pretties and a couple of notes that will come after the pretties...
Note: There are some pics here that AREN'T photo ops...I don't mind if you use them, as long as the proper credit is given. Also, I still haven't bothered with resizing, so be prepared.
Swept off my feet (literally):
If you'll notice, Shanks is wearing the EXACT same outfit he wore at ChiCon (I pointed this out the very instant I saw him earlier in the day and he answered "I never changed!" XP). Well, I was the first for his photo op on Saturday...Go walking up and this is what transpired:
Michael: This is gonna be the same picture as last week.
Me: I know! We need to come up with something new.
Michael: We do...what are we gonna do?
Me: I don't know...come up with something.
Michael: *after pondering for a second* Come here...I'm gonna lift you up...
I may have been a bit naughty:
This one, I wasn't sure about...I knew Michael would go along with whatever I wanted, but Ben doesn't know me the same way... Well, I went with my gut and went strolling up all "I want kisses..." I'm not sure how the conversation shifted so quickly, but suddenly Michael and Ben are discussing kissing each other...and I stepped back going "Go right ahead! I'll stand behind for the the pic if y'all wanna go for it!" They went into a funny spiel about why they would NEVER do it again (just give me a new project why don't you, guys! ;P), and yet even after that Ben was reluctant...but Michael, being the awesome person that he his, wraps his hand around the back of my neck and goes "Well, I'm gonna kiss her a little kiss..." After that, Ben went for it...
Not sure who was more excited...:
Oh, this one...well...let me just say that it's officially been proven that Lexa is just as awesome as I've always thought...She was just as excited (if not MORE) to see us from Twitter as we were to see her! After I told her who I was, she gave me big hugs (many times throughout the weekend) and well...it was like we were some of her bestest friends. I was the first up for her photo op on Sunday and she was all "PIIIIIIIP!!!!" and we hugged so awesomely and afterwards, she said the picture was awesome:
Now onto the non-photo op pics:
Lexa and all her tweeps... (photo credit goes to Nate!)
After Michael solidified himself as one of my all time most favoritest people ever in the history of the world (his generosity, seriously, knew no bounds when it came to me this weekend):
Oh, and this happened (after three tries...because I'm a douchebag and don't know how to work the phone I've owned for three years now):
On Sunday, after Michael was kind enough to let me be his groupie yet AGAIN, this stuff happened:
And onto the notes:
~ Honestly, it can't be said enough right now how awesome Michael Shanks really is. After a lot of hassle and frustration (and even tears on my part), it all came down to Michael letting me sit right at his autograph table (both Sunday AND Monday) and talk to him...and not just for a few minutes, but for the entire length (what remained of the Sunday one, and the ENTIRE time he was signing on Monday) of each one from when I sat down to when he had to leave.
~ He was going to wear the "Tweet This" shirt, but it's too small (as I feared).
~ Do largely to my part (at least, I like to think so), Lexa has started tweeting again. There's no telling how long it will last, but she definitely has done it a few times a day since she started up again on Sunday morning. And I know for a FACT I got her to do it Sunday afternoon during her photo op. XD
~ By the end of Monday's 'talk' with Michael, he was calling me 'baby'. Oh, and I gots me a kiss. And actual KISS from Michael. Life = officially complete.
~ Pierre Bernard was doing portraits/sketches at the con. He saw me and was immediately convinced he had to sketch me. I never got the chance that night, but he made sure to catch me before I left so he could be my facebook info. I am now officially friends with Pierre Bernard on facebook...at HIS request. Yeah...it's kinda cool.
~ Got Michael to video ME while I was up asking a question during his panel on Monday...I didn't want to stop what I had already started recording, so I went up to the stage and handed him the camera saying "You can video me for a change."
~ Straight from Michael himself - he doesn't find what I do during panels (the shouting out shit, being kinda obnoxious, actually INTERACTING with them) annoying. He actually likes it because it doesn't make it the same ol' Q/A and spices things up a bit - he's there to interact with us, so when we do it back, it's what he's looking for.
~ Michael is a Linkin Park fan. Be STILL my HEART. Could I love this man anymore??
Okay, that's all I'm gonna post for now. Shockingly, I'm quite exhausted (yeah, I know...not expected WHATSOEVER!)...I'm gonna head off to bed...possibly watch me a bit of MMPR before sleep.
~Pip
Aaaanywho, I come bearing more pretties and a couple of notes that will come after the pretties...
Note: There are some pics here that AREN'T photo ops...I don't mind if you use them, as long as the proper credit is given. Also, I still haven't bothered with resizing, so be prepared.
Swept off my feet (literally):
If you'll notice, Shanks is wearing the EXACT same outfit he wore at ChiCon (I pointed this out the very instant I saw him earlier in the day and he answered "I never changed!" XP). Well, I was the first for his photo op on Saturday...Go walking up and this is what transpired:
Michael: This is gonna be the same picture as last week.
Me: I know! We need to come up with something new.
Michael: We do...what are we gonna do?
Me: I don't know...come up with something.
Michael: *after pondering for a second* Come here...I'm gonna lift you up...
I may have been a bit naughty:
This one, I wasn't sure about...I knew Michael would go along with whatever I wanted, but Ben doesn't know me the same way... Well, I went with my gut and went strolling up all "I want kisses..." I'm not sure how the conversation shifted so quickly, but suddenly Michael and Ben are discussing kissing each other...and I stepped back going "Go right ahead! I'll stand behind for the the pic if y'all wanna go for it!" They went into a funny spiel about why they would NEVER do it again (just give me a new project why don't you, guys! ;P), and yet even after that Ben was reluctant...but Michael, being the awesome person that he his, wraps his hand around the back of my neck and goes "Well, I'm gonna kiss her a little kiss..." After that, Ben went for it...
Not sure who was more excited...:
Oh, this one...well...let me just say that it's officially been proven that Lexa is just as awesome as I've always thought...She was just as excited (if not MORE) to see us from Twitter as we were to see her! After I told her who I was, she gave me big hugs (many times throughout the weekend) and well...it was like we were some of her bestest friends. I was the first up for her photo op on Sunday and she was all "PIIIIIIIP!!!!" and we hugged so awesomely and afterwards, she said the picture was awesome:
Now onto the non-photo op pics:
Lexa and all her tweeps... (photo credit goes to Nate!)
After Michael solidified himself as one of my all time most favoritest people ever in the history of the world (his generosity, seriously, knew no bounds when it came to me this weekend):
Oh, and this happened (after three tries...because I'm a douchebag and don't know how to work the phone I've owned for three years now):
On Sunday, after Michael was kind enough to let me be his groupie yet AGAIN, this stuff happened:
And onto the notes:
~ Honestly, it can't be said enough right now how awesome Michael Shanks really is. After a lot of hassle and frustration (and even tears on my part), it all came down to Michael letting me sit right at his autograph table (both Sunday AND Monday) and talk to him...and not just for a few minutes, but for the entire length (what remained of the Sunday one, and the ENTIRE time he was signing on Monday) of each one from when I sat down to when he had to leave.
~ He was going to wear the "Tweet This" shirt, but it's too small (as I feared).
~ Do largely to my part (at least, I like to think so), Lexa has started tweeting again. There's no telling how long it will last, but she definitely has done it a few times a day since she started up again on Sunday morning. And I know for a FACT I got her to do it Sunday afternoon during her photo op. XD
~ By the end of Monday's 'talk' with Michael, he was calling me 'baby'. Oh, and I gots me a kiss. And actual KISS from Michael. Life = officially complete.
~ Pierre Bernard was doing portraits/sketches at the con. He saw me and was immediately convinced he had to sketch me. I never got the chance that night, but he made sure to catch me before I left so he could be my facebook info. I am now officially friends with Pierre Bernard on facebook...at HIS request. Yeah...it's kinda cool.
~ Got Michael to video ME while I was up asking a question during his panel on Monday...I didn't want to stop what I had already started recording, so I went up to the stage and handed him the camera saying "You can video me for a change."
~ Straight from Michael himself - he doesn't find what I do during panels (the shouting out shit, being kinda obnoxious, actually INTERACTING with them) annoying. He actually likes it because it doesn't make it the same ol' Q/A and spices things up a bit - he's there to interact with us, so when we do it back, it's what he's looking for.
~ Michael is a Linkin Park fan. Be STILL my HEART. Could I love this man anymore??
Okay, that's all I'm gonna post for now. Shockingly, I'm quite exhausted (yeah, I know...not expected WHATSOEVER!)...I'm gonna head off to bed...possibly watch me a bit of MMPR before sleep.
~Pip