Actually several "its". Next weekend, I'm off to DexCon in NJ. This August, I'll be driving down the east coast to visit friends while I head towards DragonCon ( Read more... )

 
millari and I slept in a bit, and then had to scramble to pack our bags and tidy up enough to leave the room behind before Joke and his adorable daughter arrived. fuschia headed for the airport before we did, and
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I saw many cool costumes at the Con, and I took pictures of a few them.  Here they are.

On day before the show, waiting in line to pick up credentials, I saw these Futurama fans:

( Futurama on their minds )

She also said that the thing she would miss most about playing Laura Roslin was the weight of her responsibilities, and the new appreciation for pressures politicians must face, having to make real and irrevocable decisions that would affect people’s lives. Richard Hatch fielded the question of whether Tom Zarek was a hero or villain, and played ( Read more... )

Day 3:

Another slow off the mark day.  In retrospect, it's clear I was coming down some sort of con crud, but at the time, I just felt moderately washed out in the morning.  Whatever was going on, I slept through the 10 AM Torchwood panel, the 11:30 Q&A with Gene Wolf, and wound up getting to the con too late for either the Hellboy panel with Scott ( Read more... )

( Day 0 )

En route to DragonCon, waiting for a connection in Raleigh-Durham*, I spotted a woman carrying a clone trooper helmet#. Struck up a chat about the con. Ggg and her husband% were charming, friendly, and instantly gave me that sense if being among friends that is one of the joys of coming to cons- one I'd half forgotten until just now. I'm now quite ( Read more... )