Spinning on that dizzy edge

The end of day camp, two cons, and the start of school all done - I may yet survive August. Whew!

Two weekends ago was Vividcon. It blew me away. I was expecting the intense happiness of getting to meet friends finally in person, and talking nonstop of fannish things, but the friendliness and inclusiveness bowled me over. Almost everyone was welcoming and happy to hang out with a complete n00b like me, even the vidding BNFs. And such a world of fandoms! I got to gush about "Grease 2" and SGA and BSG, all in the space of a few minutes. Club Vivid was so much amazeballs fun that I wish it were a monthly event. And the vids! OMG the vids. Someday I aspire to make something half as good as what was shown. I am so going back next year if I can. And next year, I'm not leaving at 11 PM on Sunday to drive home. I was so wrecked the next day at work.

Then this past weekend was the Chicago Creation con, and boy, did they con me out of a lot of money, heh. More and more, I wish for chances just to squee with my fellow fans who have become friends, and not be rushed from celeb event to event. But I can't complain too much about getting to see Ben Browder and David Hewlett that many times.

Lessee, first there was Ben at the breakfast on Saturday, then his panel, photo op, and signing. (Many blessings and thanks to mercury973 and gyri for giving me their Ben autographs. I still think you guys are kinda nutty, but it certainly benefited me!)

On Sunday, while waiting for David Hewlett's meet and greet with ailurophile6, we got to see him come in with his luggage, head back upstairs, then return with coffee and breakfast. The meet and greet itself was the usual outstanding fun. I got to ask him about the uncanny similarities of Paul McGillion's new project with David's ongoing Starcrossed plans. He hemmed and hawed, then stated that at first he "didn't love" how close they seemed, but explained that Paul's thing will be focused on the actor's life and his friends, where Starcrossed would be more of a behind-the-scenes of a sci-fi show. Not only is David Hewlett awesome, he's classy, too.

Then there were autographs (David was very nice and scribbled a Mars pawprint on my "A Dog's Breakfast" DVD booklet, since I had everyone else's signature) first thing for everyone but the day passes, so Joe wouldn't be signing things on his way out the door and David wouldn't be there until 11 PM.

Finally we were treated to the David-and-Joe panel of TOTAL RIDICULOUS ENTERTAINMENT. I swear to God, Creation could make a mint if they just taped their damned panel and sold it already. The panel was supposed to be equal parts David, David & Joe, and Joe, but Joe literally would not let David leave the stage. Why does Creation even bother? They should just let the two be together the whole time. (Wait, there I go trying to apply logic to their motivations again.) I would recap it, but crysothemis did such an amazing job here, you should just go read hers. I love those guys so hard.

Oh! And on Saturday, right before Paul's panel, Creation announced that my vid won! Yay! But then they said it was a Carson-focused vid, which I had to politely refute and explain that it was a team vid. Then Gary defensively asked, "He's in it, though, right?" Technically, yes, for all of two brief seconds. But I had my shiny certificate and voucher, so I was happy. Then we waited and waited and WAITED for it play, and BOO. It had to be skipped due to technical difficulties. Once again, I couldn't win for winning. They played it later after the costume contest, when there was almost no one in the room. *sigh* It did look very pretty on the big screen.

However, I left so late on Sunday I didn't get home until almost 3 AM, and it's taken all week to get my brain back from zombie land. I think there may be suspicious chunks still missing.

My pictures! I have to share my pictures with you, because they make me so giddy.

Me and Ben Browder (I will never tire of hugging that man):

( My happiness, let me show you )

Me and David (who continues to indulge me with goofy poses. I simply asked him to choose his weapon, and he went to this):

( Are you ready for this? )

I LOVE DAVID HEWLETT, AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS.

Many thanks to nakedwesley for being a lovely roommate, and all the rest of you guys for making it so much fun to be a fangirl. I can't wait to see you all next time.

I am grossly overdue for the five things meme as suggested by darsynia. (Since it was never explicitly defined, I'm regarding these as five things she either associates with me or explanations of which she'd like to see me stumble through.)

So for her edification, and anyone else's who cares to read:

( My take on humor, stern face of awesome power, SGA!, the Emperor, and multitasking )

Happy Friday, everybody!

It's tough out there for actors. There Ben Browder was, joining a series that'd been going merrily along without him for 8 years, in order to replace a beloved fixture on the show. Then not only did he have those shoes to fill, he had to play off of another icon of TV and film - Beau Bridges. With years of experience under his belt, Beau knew his way around a set and how to make people adjust to him. Ben shares how he got Beau to get the hell away from his close-ups:

(*sigh* Embed is being RETARDED; have a YouTube link instead. Choosing the high quality option is strongly suggested.)

He really does kiss all his co-workers. Hey, Mr. Browder's agent, can I be in his next project?

Dudes, I am so sorry that I'm being pokey about my recap. I've got the notes (*OY*) and such, but every time I go through my pictures and videos to organize them, I get distracted.

But really, can you blame me?



(I recommend clicking through to the big version. Warning: it's big.)

If work stays as calm as it did today (*knocks on wood*), I hope to do some typing up tomorrow, and then quality time with YouTube to get more vids up. (Seriously, does anyone have any tricks on speeding up upload rates? The one with David Nykl took way too long.)

G'night!

If only all Mondays could be this cool...

The husband called me earlier today to let me know that the company that he submitted an application for almost a freaking MONTH ago finally called him to set up a helpdesk aptitude test for later this week. He would be so perfect for this job that it's just amazing. Plus, he hasn't been this excited about a job opening since I can't even remember. Please send out the good juju for him on Wednesday.

I should mention that aside from a few assignments for a crappy consulting company (who still owe him a goddamn paycheck from last year), he's effectively been out of work for 4 years. If he were to get this job, my life would be about 3000 percent better. So yeah, wish him/us luck.

To add to the excitement, I just found out that Ben Browder is planning on attending the Stargate Creation Con in August. In Chicago. So I don't have to fly to Burbank in November to see him in person. (Which would make flying to Maryland in July to see David Hewlett at Shore Leave financially possible. Con slut, baybee!) And yes, I am fully aware of how lame I am that this news makes me just as happy as the former. (Getting the job will, however, rank above getting my hands on Ben Browder. So please don't fuck with me, Fate.)

So yeah, I'm sorry if I ruptured your ears with the SQUEEEEEEEEs that involuntarily escaped me today.