Fan Expo - Saturday - Day Two

So seeing the crowds Friday and knowing that Saturday is the big day at Fan Expo K-Bot and I got up extra early and got on the road. We were meeting J-Potty and Dewdrop there when it opened. Luckily since we checked in Friday we got to go through re-entry Saturday morning, NO LINE! Well that's what we thought, turns out Dewdrop was running late so I offered to wait out in line with J-Potty, K-Bot ditched us quick found his friends inside and was able to go to the Batman Under the Red Hood panel. It wasn't as bad Saturday in line, it moved quick and within an hour I was able to run back through re-entry and catch J-Potty coming in the other side of the building (part of me wondered if this is what heaven is like, lots of people, lines, and finally being in and with family and friends). By that time Dewdrop was there so J-Potty left and stood in line with him, K-Bot and I got to attend the Tron Legacy Presentation. Now that was cool. Might I add right now that everyone, even if you don't know the original, should see that. K-Bot and I even said we would see it in 3-D, now that's something as both of us don't agree with spending that much on a movie, but this one is worth it. So in the presentation we got to see a trailer and 7 minutes of the movie in 3-D, as well as game play of the game out this holiday season, and then we got to meet the guy from the original movie (he played Alan and Tron). What a way to spend just over an hour!

So that brings us to just after noon. Know what happened at noon? The Fire Marshall shut the floor down! Yep we were in the theater in the basement, J-Potty and Dewdrop on the top floor shopping and waiting for us. No way of getting to each other, people stuck outside in the heat pressing against the glass doors, people inside pushing and wanting to go up to the shopping area from the lower levels. I am not one for crowds so once we heard what was going on we called J-Potty on the cell and said we would have to wait till everything opened back up before meeting again. K-Bot and I found a quiet place without a lot of people behind the theater in the basement and had lunch. And that's when we realized J-Potty and I did a backpack switch since mine was empty and she said hers was too heavy. K-Bot and I in the basement at lunch had ALL the food for our group, J-Potty and Dewdrop upstairs had nothing but my hoodie and the program in my backpack. So after a nice quiet and relaxing lunch on the floor in the basement K-Bot and I got in line to get back upstairs (people were trickling up). We were able to get back up on the shopping floor by 2ish and from there we met up with Dewdrops friend and the 5 of us wandered and shopped and chatted. At 3pm K-Bot said he was going down to do get a picture taken with Michael Dorn (for those not in the know, he is the man who played Worf on Star Trek the Next Generation). He was back up to us by 4 and we were done shopping and taking pictures and ready to sit. There is no where to sit there so we decided that maybe we would go to a panel or presentation of some sort, we all agreed on a horror short film showcase at 5pm. What a terrible thing to see, I wish we would have went to the Spotlight on Archie Comics, those movies were first off not horror, and second off terribly gross. But it was cool, non crowded, and sitting so we stayed. After all the standing and walking all day and then an hour of sitting in a cold room we all had seized hips and knees and decided to call it a day. We said our goodbyes and headed home.

Saturday was not a very big celebrity spotting day. The only person we seen was Trevor Boris from MuchMusic. That was pretty cool as I really think he is funny, but he was taping for a show so we didn't get to talk to him.

The crowds parted long enough for J-Potty and I to get our pictures taken with lego Star Wars Darth Vader and Jango Fett.

Fan Expo - Friday - Day One

So K-Bot and I spent the weekend at Fan Expo in Toronto. It was fantastic, and I must add Sunday was the best day of my life! It was one of those weekends you have too much fun and not enough sleep.

Friday
So doors opened for those who pre-purchased tickets at 2pm, we got there shortly after 2. We had been told Friday was a slow day and not many people show up, boy was that wrong! The line up was crazy, it was not hard to find where Fan Expo was being held as there were huge crowds and of course large groups of die hard fans in costume. After 2 1/2 hours in line we were in, walking around the floor shopping. As soon as I was in I headed straight to the Exclusives booth and bought the Star Trek Original Series Omnibus comic. Then we wandered around the outside of the floor till we got to Boom Comics where I just had to stop and get a Get A Sketch Cover Muppets Comic. The artist was on hand to draw your choice of character on the cover, I chose my favorite Animal. From there we searched many comic book sellers for the Lost Boys comic, which I found for a very reasonable price (I had been looking for it for several months and couldn't find it for a decent enough price). We continued to walk around for a while, meeting some friends and some other people we haven't seen in ages. After a few hours we went downstairs and for a brief period of time attended a panel on DC Comics, it was not very interesting for us. We quietly left that panel and attended a Q and A with Peter Mayhew, better known as Chewbacca. We decided after another walk around the floor that it was time to head back home (yes we drove to Toronto from Kitchener and back everyday).

Before we left we met a celebrity though, we were lucky enough to meet Richard Wilkinson from MTV Canada. What a hot looking man, he is ever so dreamy! I was overcome with emotion meeting such a large star! He even stopped and talked to us, how lucky we are! I know you are all jealous.

Anniversary Card

So K-Bot and I have been together for well over 6 years now, almost 4 years in marriage. So what would an anniversary card say for people who have been together this long? Well I wrote one for him the other day (see we still love each other, it isn't even our anniversary and I make him a card).

They say a wife is a permanent part of you...Kinda like those white spots on your face you hate.
You go through a lot of work and pain to get rid of them, and they go away for a bit.
But dang if they don't come back!

I Should Have Seen THAT Coming....

So we have had Sugar for just over 3 years now, and she has been such a great addition to our family. But she has a bad habit, a habit I should have seen as something that would end in me being disgusted.

When we picked her out at the Humane Society I noticed that she ate dust bunnies. I thought that so funny at the time, "I will never have to worry about those pesky things" I thought to myself. Well turns out she will eat anything non food off the carpet, which has been a constant dig-whatever-it-is-she-is-eating-now-out-of-her-mouth-before-she-swallows fight. So what made me shriek GROSS!? Well it happened a couple months back, K-Bot was sitting at his computer and after a long day pulled up his shirt to show a large belly lint collection. He promptly pulled it out and tossed it to the ground. Or at least he THOUGHT it was to the ground and not to the cat shaped shark under his chair that jumped out and caught it and swallowed it before I could even comprehend what in the world was going on. SHE ATE THE BELLY LINT!

Needless to say K-Bot got a very stern talking to about throwing lint willy nilly like that and has not thrown his lint out of his belly since (now he takes it out to show me and then puts it right back).

Thought

So I was thinking wonderful is full of wonder right? Then why is awful not full of awe?

I asked K-Bot and he agreed it was a valid thought.

Awful should mean 1 of 2 things.

Awful - full of awe or wonder.
Awful - full of awww or cuteness.

These are the kind of things that keep me from sleeping.

Team Jacob or Team Edward?

So I read the Twilight books and really enjoyed them, but that's where it stops. I am not obsessed, I see the movies but am very able to recognize that it isn't real. This summer has been a bust so far for reading so I decided that during our weekly Harry Potter Uno games K-Bot and I would listen to the Twilight audio books. We have listened to about 3 hours of the first book, K-Bot says it isn't bad but it isn't his type of book (he likes British written or space books). So what does this have to do with picking a team?

Well last night K-Bot comes home from work and we are making dinner together talking about how Kristen Stewart is a terrible actress and horrid singer. Not much more to say to that so I figured the conversation part was over and things went quiet. That's when K-Bot looks at me while stirring Hamburger Helper and says, "You know I don't see what Bella sees in Edward. Jacob is so much better, that guy is ripped. Edward just watches her while she sleeps, it is creepy". I was shocked, but decided I had to ask "So are you team Jacob then?". He said he was. We had a brief argument as to what one might see in Edward, the only thing we could think of was that he was old fashioned and that is romantic.

K-Bot didn't ask me what team I am on, I usually answer Team Jasper just to make those "twihards" loose it. However if you need a real answer I would have to base it on logic. I had the chance to be with the good looking very pale every girl wants to be with him guy, or the tall dark handsome runs warm has too much hair guy. I really hope you see where I am going with this and you don't assume K-Bot is the pale guy, I chose K-Bot so therefore I too must be a Jacob-ite (hahahahaha all manner of ites indeed).

If I were to choose a vampire I thought attractive I would say Eric from True Blood. Look him up and tell me that Edward is better. Also in case "twihard" heads haven't exploded yet, I seen the preview for vampires suck and it looks so funny, though completely stupid (that type of movie was good with the first scary movie but have become over done stupidity after that).