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Still Alive...
I haven't posted in forever -- including to my fitness filter, which is supposed to be a daily thing for me.
I just returned late last week from a trip to Florida to see my ailing great-uncle. I went along mostly as my mother's arms since she is under medical orders to lift no more than 20 pounds due to osteoporosis. Anyhow, I spent a week ferrying relatives and cursing the lack of internet at the family beach house. It makes sense (the beach is supposed to be the point of being there so why have internet?) but I'd planned to continue working while I was away. Not so much. I did get to see the headstone that was placed on my grandmother's grave. It was the first time I'd been back to St. Augustine since her funeral 3 years ago.
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sg1_lims. It takes almost all of my online time but it has been rewarding. I'm digging through a huge pile of comments, e-mails, and messages. I will answer everyone as quickly as I can.
I just returned late last week from a trip to Florida to see my ailing great-uncle. I went along mostly as my mother's arms since she is under medical orders to lift no more than 20 pounds due to osteoporosis. Anyhow, I spent a week ferrying relatives and cursing the lack of internet at the family beach house. It makes sense (the beach is supposed to be the point of being there so why have internet?) but I'd planned to continue working while I was away. Not so much. I did get to see the headstone that was placed on my grandmother's grave. It was the first time I'd been back to St. Augustine since her funeral 3 years ago.
I've been pouring my energy into getting fit and running
sg1_lims. It takes almost all of my online time but it has been rewarding. I'm digging through a huge pile of comments, e-mails, and messages. I will answer everyone as quickly as I can.
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So glad to hear it!
Do you have any convention plans this year? (I probably already asked this before, but I have mentalpause, so...)
I'm committing total conwhoredom this year (AT3, ShoreLeave, ComicCon, Gatecon and the Farscape Con - BB & CB will be there)
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I've been tempted to try others (Shore Leave, Dragon Con) but so long as Creation continues to get reasonably good guests and if this year's hotel isn't utterly unpalatable, then I'll keep going to the
NYCNYC-areaCherry Hill con.I'd love to go to a con with BB & CB. I am seriously crossing my fingers for them this year. :) And Teryl. And Amanda.
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Alas, I fear Creation Cons are not in Amanda's future. She looked so unhappy when she left the 2004 Chicago con. (I saw her leave the autograph area, but someone else I know had an even more inside look and said the same thing without my offering my opinion.) (She *might* have gone to the Vancouver ones? Not sure.) I could be wrong, though, and she could totally surprise me - in order to promote SG:Continuum and/or Sanctuary. Edith and I had hoped she would do ShoreLeave again this year, but we get David & Kate Hewlett, which is cool. I've only seen him at ComicCon and haven't seen her at all (she was announced for NJ after I had already bought the tickets for BB at Farscape '06).
A lot of the same folks who attend NJ attend ShoreLeave (Helena, Tricia, Jo, Janet and Tyler Fox) - well, at least they *have* in the past. Whether it was only because Amanda and Carmen were there, I don't know. And ShoreLeave is so much less expensive than Creation, you get two autogs (one Sat/one Sun) from the 3 main guests, and the non-main guests are available for autogs (tho' you have to pay extra for them) so much more time - where you actually can stand there and *talk* with them without a nazi timing you. One disadvantage is multiple (concurrent) panels (not for the main guests, but two non-main ones might have their panels at the same time). But each guest speaks TWICE also. One disadvantage is no reserved seating; another is no online registration, so people on the east coast have an advantage over west coast peeps for getting the lowest numbers unless you pay to overnight the form. (Not sure they even allow that!)
Oh, and another thing about BB & DB - autogs NOT included in the gold pass or preferred...and $70 each (+ $70 each for photo ops).
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It's the lack of assigned seats that keeps me from seriously considering trading in the Creation con experience for one organized by almost anyone else. I'm not young enough to stay up all night and sit in the hall to assure myself a good seat. I'm short and if I'm not near the front, I simply don't get to see anything. I really, really like having my own damned seat, being able to go to the bathroom without giving up my place, and only attending the parts of the con that interest me. I like being able to go to my room and download photos during the parts of the con that aren't my cup of tea.
So far, NJ has only Kavan Smith (woot! I haven't seen him before!) and Jason Momoa (would be the 2nd time I've seen him) signed up, but who knows which guests will show or not. God knows when they finally look at the hotel where it's being held, they may cancel in fright. *shakes head*
I certainly hope those Gold Tickets aren't priced as stratospherically as the Stargate ones are if they don't include autographs from the two main actors -- and $70 for an autograph is WAY steep. I would certainly hope the autograph nazis are kept in check if folks are paying those kinds of bucks for an autograph! Shit, I'd take the photo op instead.
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http://pics.livejournal.com/majorsamfan/gallery/00024b0b
I wasn't quick enough to get him when he came running to the back once. And his leather jacket was soft as butter....yummm.
I emailed Creation and asked whether there was any possibility of getting a dual photo op with both BB & CB; haven't heard back yet. It would probably cost a FORTUNE.
David & Kate are doing dual ops at ShoreLeave for about $10-20 less than another photo op with each of them added together. I wrote and asked if there was a possibility of a David/Jewel dual op, and Kett said they're working on it.
The reserved seat IS awesome at Creation; it's just too expensive. And if I go preferred, opting out of the party & brunch, I'm 15 rows back, making that not quite as "worth it" either.
At ComicCon I always just make friends with people either in line or as we sit, and if I have to pee they hold my seat. But usually, there are 2-3 panels in a row in the big room I want to see.
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From their site: "Complimentary, non-rushed, in-person autographs with great guests..." Yeah, right. Ask Aaron Douglas about how one of the CEOs stood outside screaming on the phone that Aaron was actually TALKING to people - in full hearing of fans waiting in line for his autograph. Aaron said at ShoreLeave he'd never do Creation again and would tell anyone who'd listen not to do them either; however, he did one in the past year. His boss probably told him he *had* to do it or something.
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I heard about the Aaron Douglas incident. I'm always amazed that when I think Creation can't possibly find employees who are worse, they do. Last year's NJ con was *fabulous* because all of the uptight jerks were elsewhere working other cons. Quite an amazing difference.
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Can you believe Creation charges $569 for their Vancouver gold pass? It is four days and does include a set tour, though, with a photo of you on set (location to be determined).
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Creation is totally about squeezing every last dime out of their attendees and then spitting on them. I really wish there was something between Creation and the old Gatecon chaos.
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*sigh*
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