Not A Trekkie In The Bunch

So apparently I teach a class of Lucashounds...

This past Sunday I had K-Bot help me teach my Valiant 8 class (lucky me also got the Valiant 9 class and Valiant 11), it was a chaotic class what with everyone being back together for the first time all summer. I was having trouble controlling the constant talking by every student over my teaching when K-Bot talks over everyone saying "If you are all good and listen I am sure Sister Eady would love to tell you a story about who she spent the weekend with last weekend". Well talking stopped as I assured them all that it was a good story. I got my lesson done and proceeded to tell the story of me being at Fan Expo and meeting Chewbacca. The kids, although all Star Wars fans, were not impressed (what do you mean you didn't meet Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker?).

So they were completely unimpressed, so K-Bot asks "Do any of you like Star Trek then?", to which he received this response "Isn't that the channel before teletoon on TV?". Sigh, I guess K-Bot was right when he told me that no one likes Star Trek anymore...

Email Conversation

So I thought that an email conversation K-Bot and I had today was funny enough to share.

L- What's for dinner? Thoughts of dinner is what get me through the day.
K- I don't know I'm thinking more so Toppers, but I can't be sure.
L- Choose or die!
K- If you try I'll throw the cat at you, it's close enough to a tribble.
L- Hmmmm that's the trouble with tribble-cats.
K- Defending the world against the tyranny of the non smoothed foreheads.

In case you are lost, and I am sure you are, it is all Star Trek over here. Mainly a fascination as of late with the Klingon race.

Laura Math

So as those of you out there know I have red hair, it is a VERY visible trait. I also have blue eyes, which apparently some of my friends don't even know. So I am a rarity, red hair and blue eyes is the rarest of all the combination traits. Some sort of mutation on the albino gene, and for those of you who know me in the sun this all makes sense and is totally believable. Red hair itself is rare, I went most of my life not knowing many other red heads. I was reading about this and only 4% of the world has red hair.

I hated my red hair as a child, I couldn't go anywhere without people stopping me and touching me and telling me how lovely my hair is and how much they would pay to have it. Wearing my hair down and curly just made this worse. I was always an attention getter, especially when standing along side J-Potty who was dark skin, dark hair, dark eyes. I am now VERY proud of my red hair, and as for the attention? It has died down but I now love to preform for people and get attention so when I do get that attention I relish it!

I was left wondering just how many people are like me. Since I love math I decided to figure out an approximate number. So here is my math:
P = World Population
R = Red Head Population
L = Laura - Red Hair, Curly, Blue Eyed, Female
E = Eye Color
S = Sex
H = Hair Type

L=R(P x 0.04)÷E÷S÷H
L=(6,865,905,599 x 0.04)÷3÷2÷2
L=274,636,224÷3÷2÷2
L=91,545,408÷2÷2
L=45,772,704÷2
L=22,886,352

So an approximate percentage of the population that is like me is 0.0033exp%. That is a number not taking into account the fact that red hair and blue eyes are the most rare combination and would therefore not be an equal division like I have used. But because I don't have exact numbers I had to do the best I could.

Fan Expo - Sunday - Day Three

And then there was one. One last day left of celebrities, nerds, and that smell that could only be described as commitment to ones cosplay suit.

K-Bot and I arrived right on time Sunday, we were early but we had to use the bathroom in the mall across the street. And while on that subject, Simcoe Place Mall has the worst bathrooms ever, it could have been the convention across the street but come on. When I went in Sunday morning there was only 1 usable toilet and NO soap (come on what is this Peterborough?). On the bright side there were 2 iTunes cards that they were giving away at Fan Expo on the counter in the bathroom so I picked them up hoping they were still good and what do you know, they were! 12 free tv show episodes, total score! But back to the Expo.

So we got in quickly, like the line was where we were Saturday and within 5minutes we were in! I b lined it right to William Shatner's booth, and thought "there aren't many people in line to see him, what's the deal?" That's when I turned to my right and seen the line was all the way down the convention centre... So we quickly got a place in line and the wait began. It is now just after 11am... K-Bot says if I want Adam West's autograph I might want to go get it since there is nothing better to do in line, after much convincing to go it alone I was off. WHAT A MISTAKE! Up till this point I have been chatting freely with people in line around me and making new friends, but now alone I was to face a crazy guy. I got into Adam West's line (what line? 5 whole people? Shatner had a bazillion) and the guy ahead of me turns and looks at me, I ask if I am in the right line and he replies "do you like Adam West?" I say yeah I like him, my eyes darting down to the box he has in his hands... He turns back and says "I love Adam West". That's when I notice CRAZY EYES! Luckily for me a family came in line behind me, to which I listened in on their convo and turned to talk to them about William Shatner's line. We chatted till it was my turn to meet Adam West. What joy! THE ADAM WEST! I walked right back to my spot in the William Shatner line all giddy, I had met Mayor Adam West (Family Guy, watch it!). I was almost to the front at this point, did I mention this line was to only buy a ticket? Yep a ticket to get an autograph and/or a picture with William Shatner. I bought a ticket for both...$160... What can I say? I am a girl in love!

So it is now 1pm and I am in the real line for an autograph. He wasn't even there yet, he was in a spotlight on himself downstairs till 2, this was going to take forever! We sat facing a brick wall, K-Bot said he wished he had got to meet Adam West, he didn't even know what he looked like after all. Well K-Bot wish granted, because not 5 minutes later security busted through our line, "NO CAMERAS, NO PICTURES!" Adam West walked by, and then back again. I guess even Adam West needs to use the bathroom. Wow that was so cool Adam West 3 times in one day, this day was great! At 2pm the line started to move, and quick, could William Shatner be there and signing this fast? That's when this really good looking girl walked by holding a guys hand...hmmm...she was familiar. She said hi and waved as she walked by everyone in line, very friendly! OMG K-Bot that was Summer Glau from Terminator the TV show (and also Big Bang Theory for you geeks). She was so super nice and just as pretty in real life! Well I barely had time to recuperate after seeing her before I was at the front of the line for William Shatner. I got to say hi, oh sweet bliss looking at this man! As I left the line I also seen Ernest Borgnine, yeah I know he is SO OLD!

Once we left the insanity that was the William Shatner line (now 3pm) and K-Bot and I were able to face each other and talk what was the first thing out of my mouth? "F that Edward, William Shatner is the best! I cried when I said hi". That's right folks, I had a girl moment and cried at the sight of William Shatner, but who wouldn't cry at the hands of Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise?

So it now being 3pm we headed downstairs (oh no not the dreaded downstairs from yesterday?!?!?) to catch a Q and A with Michael Dorn (remember him from yesterday? Worf?). Man I am happy I went to that, he was so funny and SUPER cool. I even walked all the way to the front and took a picture of him, too bad my camera is crap and none of them really turned out. I think the best part was someone asking if he would ever go into space, his answer was no it is too dangerous, at which point a fan yelled out "But Worf is no chicken!". His response? "Yeah that's funny".

We got out of there at 4pm and headed up to line up for the William Shatner photo op, which was to start at 5. Well that was another LOOOOOOONG line up. But once again it moved fast once he was there. And I didn't feel like such a looser in love with a 75 year old man when girls my age were squealing in the hall after having their pictures done with him. I didn't get my picture that day so no picture to post, but when it comes in the mail you can expect a post. So it is now 5:20 and it closes at 6 so we wander up to the top floor, which was pretty empty by now and see what deals there are at closing time. K-Bot wanted a black and white Joker statue he had seen the first day for $25 but that one was gone and the others ranged in price from $45 to $145. I asked the guy with the $45 one for a deal, he said $40, I walked.

So that was our weekend. A long weekend. It is now Wednesday and we are still tired from it all, and we weren't even out late each day, I think we were home by 9 every night.

Would I go again? Yes if they had celebrities I wanted to see I would be there in a heartbeat. I know some people had problems and even I didn't like being stuck in the basement Saturday afternoon but it was a chance to eat and I couldn't change anything so I just went with it. I had a great time and got all the things I wanted out of the weekend. My only real disappointment? Having to go back to markets this weekend! But who knows maybe this is the weekend I meet Carrie Underwood (apparently she lives there now).

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).