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05 November 2007 @ 06:52 am
Another Year, Another Con  
It seems that waiting for breakfast becomes my LJ update time. I'm packed and ready to head back to Texas. Next year's con moves to Cherry Hill and I can't say that I'll be sorry to never again stay at this hotel. On the plus side, the elevators worked this time. I have a nice view of the Manhattan skyline and it is particularly convenient to get into the City but Secaucus is not my idea of a great vacation spot.

Random con thoughts:

1. The shortest route between Point A and Point B in Secaucus involves an extended tour of industrial parks and at least one turn into a scary-looking garage.

2. Michael Shanks was early to the breakfast and spent a long time at every table. He wore black leather and black denim. I'm not so clear on what's up with the hair but it was obvious that whatever it was, it was on purpose. I might not be down with it but I was so ridiculously thrilled that he wasn't wearing a baseball cap that I was willing to forgive and forget.

3. Michael Shanks gave us a deliciously evil laugh when we were discussing his casting as Lucifer in the upcoming Rage of Angels. He remains optimistic that the project will be produced.

4. Do not ever get between Jay Acavone and his $150 jar of facial cream.

5. Tony Amendola reads Shakespeare beautifully. The fact that he followed it with a theatrical reading of doggerel and bad internet jokes only proved I'd happily listen to him read anything.

6. Kate Hewlett is an excellent playwright. This was a wonderful discovery last night. She's also a fun guest and clearly enjoyed being onstage.

7. Cliff Simon? He is still incendiary hot. They tailor his wardrobe on the show and it's all real leather. Oh yeah, and since he's "ripped" (his words), they made a decision to remove the sleeves from most of his wardrobe in the forthcoming movie. The guys (MS and RDA?) made sport of him for this while filming.

8. A third movie script is being written. I have no idea if that means we'll *see* a third, but Brad is penning one.

9. Alexis Cruz is still a thoughtful kind of guy but the cabaret act is not one you'd expect from a guy who was on the schmaltzy, Christian-fest Touched by an Angel.

10. Paul McGillion's Scottish accent reasserts itself in direct proportion to the hotness of the woman standing in front of him. :)

11. I'm still sorry that Steve Bacic couldn't make it.

12. Cons are still all about the friends. No surprise that I had fun with the usual suspects ([livejournal.com profile] selmak, [livejournal.com profile] janiekins, [livejournal.com profile] triciabyrne1978) but also with [livejournal.com profile] niamaea, who turns out to be exactly as cool and nice and pretty as I suspected. I got to know a lot of people from Gateworld this time around. I would be willing to wade into the abyss in order to keep up with Dave and Marla, who were just plain wonderful.

13. Meeting [livejournal.com profile] triciabyrne1978's family was...interesting. It's good to know that she comes by her smut gene naturally.

14. The hotel bartender didn't get to us often but he "made up for it" by forgetting to include the mixers. However, a glass of tequila really isn't an improvement over the margarita I ordered. Not that that stopped me from drinking it.

15. Creation Cons are MUCH MUCH MUCH more enjoyable when they're run by a really nice, laid-back guy. With the exception of a few incidences, it was easy to forget that we were at a Creation Con. It was the (mostly) pleasant event that I suspected a con could be. I almost don't feel overcharged. ;)
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tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 5th, 2007 05:51 pm (UTC)
Ah, the hair thing. As someone who has been known to walk into my cutter's shop and tell her to whack off my below shoulder length hair ("Just leave it a couple of inches or so long all over." "I don't 'whack' hair, I *cut* hair." "Whatever." :-) I really can't say anything. I just hope the sideburns turn out to be a passing thing. It's likely a regional issue, but given my location, they just *SCREAM* redneck.
Mish[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 5th, 2007 09:32 pm (UTC)
The sideburns, alas, were still present. I really don't know what it is with actors and their hair. Maybe being forced to wear it a certain way for so long gives rise to irrational exuberance once they're cut loose? Anyhow, it isn't the best look for the man but his eyes are still blue and he still fills out the jeans *very* nicely.
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 5th, 2007 10:01 pm (UTC)
You're probably right on the reasons behind it. Being told how to do it for so long probably does result in a touch of rebellion once it's over. Plus, something I think we all tend to forget, these are very creative type folks. They *are* the ones who'll end up doing weird things with their appearance *just* *because* *they* *can*. My kid was telling me about a guy in her drama class who color coordinates his clothes (on free dress days) with his eyes.

Mom: "Honey, what class do you know him from?"

Kid: "Drama."

Mom: *stares at kid*

Kid: "Oh. Never mind."
Mish: DeeJ -- Leather Wiggle (anim)[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 7th, 2007 08:15 pm (UTC)
It has to be nice to reclaim one's autonomy, even if it produces experiments one typically sees in teens who are still searching for their own identities. ;)

Hmmm. I guess this is not where I should admit having discovered that Land's End has a color called "true blue" that makes my eye color pop and so have, thus, bought nearly everything they sell in that color? ;)
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 7th, 2007 08:17 pm (UTC)
*notes name of color*

Black does that for me, too.

I own a lot of black. :-)
Mish: DeeJ -- Evil Overlord[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 8th, 2007 11:30 am (UTC)
What would be weird would be to match one's eye color to one's clothes. They have some pretty funky colored contacts these days and I guess that's actually possible.
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2007 01:58 am (UTC)
My kid wants some red ones.

She doesn't even wear glasses. :-)
Mish: Jack -- Outside / Walkie-Talkie[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2007 12:17 pm (UTC)
I'm completely not surprised. I'd have wanted something like that when I was a teen.
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2007 03:52 pm (UTC)
I wish I could afford to accommodate her. When your 13 year old has a research paper deadline sneak up on her and sits there typing away going, "I could write about brain function and perception all day, but it's only supposed to be three pages long" you kinda want to fulfill those little wishes.
Mish: Jack -- Brown & Yummy![identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2007 04:41 pm (UTC)
For what it's worth, my parents faced the same dilemma. I was a pretty good student but they weren't able to give me lots of things. Growing up, I never had a phone in my room and I certainly would not have ever thought to ask for a t.v. in my room. All of my friends had their own phones, several had their own phone numbers, and my much younger brother (who came along when my parents were more affluent) had his own TV/VCR in his room. I knew that I'd be loved, supported, fed, housed, and clothed but that there was no point in asking for the extra perks.

I understand wanting to treat her but I think growing up wanting a little (not a lot, I'm not glorifying poverty) can be a very positive thing. I think it's dangerous to get everything one wants. Er, that's my attempt to spin it positively. Hope it worked. ;)
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2007 05:54 pm (UTC)
Actually, it does. ;-) She's saving up for an iPod and has asked everyone to only give her cash for her birthday and Christmas (and knows that might be $10 from one person, maybe $5 from another and so forth). I'm torn between buying her one myself (I'd probably spend that much on her birthday and Christmas presents anyway - she has a December birthday) and letting her do it on her own.
Mish: DeeJ -- 100% Hot[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 14th, 2007 03:46 pm (UTC)
I can only speak from my experience but I wish as a kid I'd had more experience in saving up money for things I wanted. I never had an allowance and my parents refused to let me get a job because school WAS my job. Birthday money that I got was spent on Christmas presents for others because I didn't have any other source of funds. Anything I wanted, thus, had to pass the parent filter but it was all given to me.

Learning to save up for what I want as an adult has been *hard* because with plastic I don't have to. It took me an embarrassingly long time to grok that my toys cost a whole lot less when I save for them rather than when I charge and pay them off. I still miss the instant gratification.
tejas[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com on November 14th, 2007 04:04 pm (UTC)
Oh, yeah. I give her a combined monthly allowance and lunch money. She can take her lunch or buy it at school and there are several options at school. In the three years I've been doing it this way, she's only come up short about three times. I buy some of her books, but she has to buy some, too. I'll pay for a movie out with her friends, but if it starts to get to be too many (or if *I* can't afford it), she pays.

If she gets into HSPVA, I doubt she'll be able to handle an after school job because of the demands of the program. On the other hand, she won't have TIME to go out and spend money, either, so it's probably a wash. ;-)