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Wednesday 22 July 2009 - Preview Night
Attending San Diego Comic Con. Hoping to run into some people, and going to stop by the booths I saw people say they were manning here during the con.
Don't know what else to say other than the hotel I'm in is shit and I'll never stay here again. Had I known what the hotel was like prior to reserving, I never would have. In fact I think if my only option was to sleep here, or cancel attending the con in the future, I'd probably just stay home. Seriously this is a shithole!
On the brighter side, I might get to eat some increadible food, and see movie trailers, buy comics, and maybe get some art in artist alley!
Just going to keep editing this post with updates on my trip.
So I picked up my badge today the lines were longer than I've ever remembered them being, however due to automation and some intelligent choices on the staff/planners of the Con (Kudo's to you all!) the lines ran so quickly I don't think I ever stood still.
That was until I entered the line to hit the vendor floor. I stood there for an hour and a half waiting for them to open the exhibitor floor ;(. There was a line opposite us, for those wanting to attend the Warner Brothers Preview for 3 new shows opening up this fall and supposedly other stuff. I didn't attend that.
So I spent most of the next few hours attempting to snake the isles but never very well as people be damned, just want to stand in the middle of every fucking walkway and chat to eternity. It was incredibly hilarious when two motorized wheel chair carts almost did bumpercars into each other and then they couldn't decide who was going to go around and who was going to back up. Even hating this, and comedy, for the most part attendees were polite, muttering sorry or excuse me when ramming full force into my backpack.
I found several large TMNT displays, I was so giddy! I took lots of pictures. I'll get them up on deviantart when I get back home and link as I don't believe FA was designed to datawharehouse our pictures.
I saw Kevin Eastman at the Heavy Metal booth, he was signing copies primarily of his new 25th Anniversary collected volume of TMNT for fans, and again primarily for fangirls. Gotta love those fangirls, chatty and keeping the line going alot longer than it needed to be, but I excuse them, I used to know most of them over on TMNT-L and #TMNT on Dalnet. So instead of buying a couple TMNT items off of ol Kev, I jumped line when it was apparent it wasn't going to start moving agian for some time and I counted 10 other people I used to know at some point in front of me ;p I'll hit that up again tommorrow when it's slower.
I'm glad I did, I realized I couldn't find two booth handlers who said they were going to be there with TMNT stuff to sell/give away. So I have to keep looking for them. Also saw where Mirage Studios (minus Peter Laird) were set up in artist alley for what I'm guessing will be signatures. Please don't get mad if I'm mislabeling area's I haven't been to the con in a few years due to work always disagreeing with the dates, and I noted that alot of stuff has indeed changed since.
I did find the clubstripes booth, but nothing was up and there was only one guy there chatting with some people shaking hands. So I didn't stop, I'll try them again tomorrow.
Too many merchants aren't taking creditcards this year. I wound up having to hit the ATM and I suspect I'll have to hit it a few more times while I'm here. I don't like carrying alot of cash on my person.
And again this hotel I'm in, I'm never staying in again. I'll tell you all where once the Con's over. I don't even know if I'm going to be able to sleep..... I'm too used to Air Conditioning and that is an open window with a ceiling fan here :(
But against all the downers, I'm having a bit more fun than I did the last time I was here, even though I'm alone, and no one to talk to, eat with, or hunt for stuff with. I'm really hoping to have a friend or two with me next time.
Thursday 23 July 2009 - Day 1 of 4
The con is nice. I've blown around 6oo bucks so far on shit I don't need, but wanted bad enough to issue cash or a card. I collected all 5 TMNT buttons for the scavanger hunt, and got a ticket to attend the Preview of the Turtles Forever Screening, animation special. That happens tommorow night ;d so giddy.
Got video of Kevin Eastman talking about Turtles, showing a picture slideshow, and then talking about Heavymetal (new 3rd movie) his magazine and a movie he's helping produce called "War of the Worlds: Goliath" It looks wicked cool, even though I never really liked all the independant and even larger studio produced animated movies anymore. They all seem so freaking stereotypical and full of pitfalls/overused dialog.
I got some TMNT signatures, nabbed alot of TMNT art from artists, and wound up getting some extra's for somebody special ;d
Ate at HardRock Cafe today, the food was worth it. New York strip with cheesey/bacon potatos and broccoli, also had the apple crisp with a scoop of haagandaaz icecream.
Got more sun than I'm used too, starting to look native american indian again..... at least on the arms.
Going to attend the Clown Speghetti Western premier tonight starring Gilbert Godfry (villian) and Ron Jeremy (don't remember who he plays) titled "Crackwood" That is if I can get a seat before they fill up.
Friday 24 July 2009 - Day 2 of 4
Attending San Diego Comic Con. Hoping to run into some people, and going to stop by the booths I saw people say they were manning here during the con.
Don't know what else to say other than the hotel I'm in is shit and I'll never stay here again. Had I known what the hotel was like prior to reserving, I never would have. In fact I think if my only option was to sleep here, or cancel attending the con in the future, I'd probably just stay home. Seriously this is a shithole!
On the brighter side, I might get to eat some increadible food, and see movie trailers, buy comics, and maybe get some art in artist alley!
Just going to keep editing this post with updates on my trip.
So I picked up my badge today the lines were longer than I've ever remembered them being, however due to automation and some intelligent choices on the staff/planners of the Con (Kudo's to you all!) the lines ran so quickly I don't think I ever stood still.
That was until I entered the line to hit the vendor floor. I stood there for an hour and a half waiting for them to open the exhibitor floor ;(. There was a line opposite us, for those wanting to attend the Warner Brothers Preview for 3 new shows opening up this fall and supposedly other stuff. I didn't attend that.
So I spent most of the next few hours attempting to snake the isles but never very well as people be damned, just want to stand in the middle of every fucking walkway and chat to eternity. It was incredibly hilarious when two motorized wheel chair carts almost did bumpercars into each other and then they couldn't decide who was going to go around and who was going to back up. Even hating this, and comedy, for the most part attendees were polite, muttering sorry or excuse me when ramming full force into my backpack.
I found several large TMNT displays, I was so giddy! I took lots of pictures. I'll get them up on deviantart when I get back home and link as I don't believe FA was designed to datawharehouse our pictures.
I saw Kevin Eastman at the Heavy Metal booth, he was signing copies primarily of his new 25th Anniversary collected volume of TMNT for fans, and again primarily for fangirls. Gotta love those fangirls, chatty and keeping the line going alot longer than it needed to be, but I excuse them, I used to know most of them over on TMNT-L and #TMNT on Dalnet. So instead of buying a couple TMNT items off of ol Kev, I jumped line when it was apparent it wasn't going to start moving agian for some time and I counted 10 other people I used to know at some point in front of me ;p I'll hit that up again tommorrow when it's slower.
I'm glad I did, I realized I couldn't find two booth handlers who said they were going to be there with TMNT stuff to sell/give away. So I have to keep looking for them. Also saw where Mirage Studios (minus Peter Laird) were set up in artist alley for what I'm guessing will be signatures. Please don't get mad if I'm mislabeling area's I haven't been to the con in a few years due to work always disagreeing with the dates, and I noted that alot of stuff has indeed changed since.
I did find the clubstripes booth, but nothing was up and there was only one guy there chatting with some people shaking hands. So I didn't stop, I'll try them again tomorrow.
Too many merchants aren't taking creditcards this year. I wound up having to hit the ATM and I suspect I'll have to hit it a few more times while I'm here. I don't like carrying alot of cash on my person.
And again this hotel I'm in, I'm never staying in again. I'll tell you all where once the Con's over. I don't even know if I'm going to be able to sleep..... I'm too used to Air Conditioning and that is an open window with a ceiling fan here :(
But against all the downers, I'm having a bit more fun than I did the last time I was here, even though I'm alone, and no one to talk to, eat with, or hunt for stuff with. I'm really hoping to have a friend or two with me next time.
Thursday 23 July 2009 - Day 1 of 4
The con is nice. I've blown around 6oo bucks so far on shit I don't need, but wanted bad enough to issue cash or a card. I collected all 5 TMNT buttons for the scavanger hunt, and got a ticket to attend the Preview of the Turtles Forever Screening, animation special. That happens tommorow night ;d so giddy.
Got video of Kevin Eastman talking about Turtles, showing a picture slideshow, and then talking about Heavymetal (new 3rd movie) his magazine and a movie he's helping produce called "War of the Worlds: Goliath" It looks wicked cool, even though I never really liked all the independant and even larger studio produced animated movies anymore. They all seem so freaking stereotypical and full of pitfalls/overused dialog.
I got some TMNT signatures, nabbed alot of TMNT art from artists, and wound up getting some extra's for somebody special ;d
Ate at HardRock Cafe today, the food was worth it. New York strip with cheesey/bacon potatos and broccoli, also had the apple crisp with a scoop of haagandaaz icecream.
Got more sun than I'm used too, starting to look native american indian again..... at least on the arms.
Going to attend the Clown Speghetti Western premier tonight starring Gilbert Godfry (villian) and Ron Jeremy (don't remember who he plays) titled "Crackwood" That is if I can get a seat before they fill up.
Friday 24 July 2009 - Day 2 of 4
