I've had a couple requests for an overview of what went down at the con, so I obliged with this very long and rambly post. You're welcome!

( This is the story of how a two-and-a-half day convention turned into a five day one. )

T = Tom Melissis = Dewey
TC = Tony Craig = Huey
CS = Camilla Scott = Meg Thatcher
CB = Catherine Bruhier = Elaine
R = Ramona Milano = Francesca

This is nowhere close to a direct transcription of the panel - just notes that I managed to jot down! I'm pretty sure tons of people filmed it, so when they post their videos I can transcribe those :). For now, ( Read more... )

So, no big deal or anything, but today I sat roughly 3 meters from my favourite Mountie as he waxed poetic on Shakespeare, music, and the incredible, unique, quirky and lovable show that is Due South. He was hilarious and warm and insightful and I was like three meters from Paul Gross holy shit omg. And seriously, okay, so I am not the type of ( Read more... )

Yeah, sounds awesome - uh, wait, no way. Cancellations, re-booking, change of plants, change of park. Waiting, hoping, schedules, conflicts....six months of trying to get a trip to happen.

But now it's booked.

No backing out, booked my permits, set and ready booked.

For five days in July (yay Blue Rodeo!) June I'll be heading out on my lonesome for a ( Read more... )

You know what I said yesterday about discovering supernatural communities? Turns out there are communities for practically anything. Seriously. I am not really certain yet how I managed to wander around the internet for so long with my eyes glued shut, but I'm pretty sure it's some sort of record. I think it's because until I was like twelve, my ( Read more... )

So, discovering that there exists a strong online faction of supernatural obsessed over excitable awesomely talented fans the supernatural fandom (well, and fandoms in general) pretty much made my life complete. Every day when I open the interwebs, it's there in my bookmarks, and I discover it all over again. Really though, you would think that I'd ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my first day of work. I am scared shitless. I think. Or I might be excited? Or….both? At once?

Yeah, I have no idea anymore.

Rest assured that regardless of my confusion (or maybe because of it?) I’ve managed to put together a fairly substantial and convincing list of ways I could fail. There’s just so many more than usual when large ( Read more... )

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Almost a week and still no word. Patience, patience, patience I'm told....my least favourite skill to practice. I basically try to avoid it as much as I can. I'm told that the long wait will make the payoff more rewarding - and assuming there is one, I'm sure it will. However, I'm not sure that it will make living on a street corner in a tent ( Read more... )

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