Alot of folks wonder why I go to things like Dragon*Con. Sure, I'm a Sci-Fi fan, but I'm not the "Spock Ear Wearing Geek" like some. Nor am I an obliviously obsessed fanboy about any particular thing. What it boils down to is this: My Friends

I have some phenomenal friends from college, and whom I've met online, and Dragon*Con is an opportunity for us to be in the same place, see each other, have fun, and enjoy ourselves all at the same time. This year, I was lucky enough to get to see blh120, closer2myself, fwod, gwyndyn, hannas_kiwi, ms_ntropy, melibabe, piter_kenobi, and stellabambino.

There was much good fun to be had, of course. Highlights:

• Meeting/Interviewing the HomestarRunner.com guys.


• Getting a shoutout from MC Chris (Hesh on Sealab 2021) for Moron Life.


• Seeing the Serenity Cast.


• Getting to talk with chaodai (he's a supervising producer on Lost).


• Hanging out with melibabe and her cats pre and post con.


• Getting to be on stage doing Improv with fwod.


• Learning about Anachronism.


• Chocolate Banana Peanutbutter Bread Pudding at the HardRock Cafe.


• The Guest Suite with free food/drinks on the 17th floor.


• Running into the HomestarRunner.com guys in the hall and them remembering my name.


• Getting to perform in the WhoseLine finals without having to worry about winning.

Things I learned:

When I first met Ann C. Crispin back in the early 90's I thought she was pretty cool. I ran into her thrice at Dragon*Con, and learned the truth. That woman is either the most pro-active author in the world, or she's a selfcentered, needy, obnoxious twat.

In the question session on a panel on Lost, someone was in the back of the room raising their hand and jumping up and down to the point where the panelist AND the host had to keep saying "We've got you written down, it's okay, calm down" REPEATEDLY. Turns out it was Crispin, and all she wanted to say was "I'm a writer, and if you ever do any Lost novels, I want to be considered to write one." At which point she barrels down the middle of the aisle waving her card in the air, hands it off, and then just walks out.

But all in all, it was a good time. I have signed StrongBad Email DVDs now. That makes me happy.

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tired guy

Just finished an interview with Mike and Matt Chapman, the creators of HomeStarRunner.com

They're really freakin cool.

(sorry, Turk, I was so immersed in being professional and non-fanboy that I forgot about your request :< )

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reporter

I'm back in the VIP room, where they are passing around funny colored pitchers of who knows what. I should have thought to drag Linda up here before she left.

It was a looooooong day. Oh so long. But much fun was had, and maby miles were walked. Hilights of the day: using the press pass to get into the first Serenity panel without waiting in line, scoring a Moron Life shoutout from MC Chris (Hesh on Sealab 2021), and scoring a Moron Life shoutout from one of the creators of HomestarRunner.com... IN FULL STRONGBAD VOICE!! That was pretty sexy. I'm hoping to get back to the HomestarRunner.com folks tomorrow to do an interview.

Holy shit, the blue stuff the just poured me is STRONG!

Ran into most everyone I knew was going to be here. Hopefully hanging/dining with them all soon.

Oh, when Ann Crispin is feeding, she doesn't have much of a sense of humor.

Anyway, that's all for now.

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guest

Your daily image of Terror: me + pecan covered Cinnabon + some fucked up carmel coffee drink = AIEEEEEEEE!!

I feel so bad for the people on my next flight.

If you listen closely you can hear me vibrate...

me
Live from Salt Lake City

It seems that my plane ticket to go to Dragon*Con is going to cost me a whopping $13!

I don't know if I can handle it.

No, seriously. I only made $14 last night at work, and had to give 20% of that to the busboy.

Okay, not seriously. Seriously. Not... seriously.

HOORAY FOR FREQUENT FLIER MILES!

me
Dance dance dance dance dancin machine!