Time, Cons and Lightsabres.
Nov. 6th, 2006 06:47 pmLooking back at my journal, I see it's been far to long since I updated this. I have a variety of reasons - out of state work trips, an internet connection that loves to die just as I start typing - but most of it's just lack of time. More precisely, lack of time for all things fandom :(
There are so many shows I'd like to get more into, both in terms of fandom or just keeping up with releases - Supernatural, for one. Bleach which I am at least 10 episodes behind in. Torchwood - I've downloaded the first couple of episodes, waiting on a chance to watch them. Heroes, which my sister introduced me to last night. The jury's still out on this one (I've only seen the first episode, 5 more waiting to be watched), but it has potential. I'm so far behind on BSG it's not funny, and I'm going to have to rewatch the entire second season to remind me what's going on when I start watching it again. I'm also going through a major JAG and Lois and Clark stage, and I've recently seized by a desire to rewatch FMA as well. That's not even getting started on the massive stack of books (fiction and non-fiction) I have lying about the apartment waiting to be read.
*sigh* These days I don't have enough time for primary media, let alone secondary types like reading fanfiction, or mantaining any sort of internet presence.Which of course why I just got bitten by a very lame SPN plot bunny... Oh, for the days when I was happily mono-fandom.
Anyway, enough whining. Last weekend, against the conspiring forces of my parents, my work, the YHA website, and Cityrail, I made it to my very first convention - Supanova. This was much fun, but also turned out to be rather expensive, due to my complete lack of control for anything concerning Star Wars. More precisely, because of my lack of control about things concerning Luke Skywalker. Long story short, I ended up leaving with a limited-edition, signed-by-Mark-Hamill replica Luke Skywalker lightsabre. So very cool! (You may all want to extend your sympathies to![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bob_ette - she's been listening to me squee about this all week.)
Oh, and I also bought a very cool Darth Vader figurine, which the security guards spent the rest of the day trying to confiscate for themselves. (The Darth Vader was in a very bright, eye-catching box, the lightsabre in a very boring brown one.) All in all, it was a very fun day, and I'll definitely be going back. Possibly after leaving the credit/keycards at home, for the sake of my bank balance.
End Note: I really wish LJ would justify big blocks of text...
There are so many shows I'd like to get more into, both in terms of fandom or just keeping up with releases - Supernatural, for one. Bleach which I am at least 10 episodes behind in. Torchwood - I've downloaded the first couple of episodes, waiting on a chance to watch them. Heroes, which my sister introduced me to last night. The jury's still out on this one (I've only seen the first episode, 5 more waiting to be watched), but it has potential. I'm so far behind on BSG it's not funny, and I'm going to have to rewatch the entire second season to remind me what's going on when I start watching it again. I'm also going through a major JAG and Lois and Clark stage, and I've recently seized by a desire to rewatch FMA as well. That's not even getting started on the massive stack of books (fiction and non-fiction) I have lying about the apartment waiting to be read.
*sigh* These days I don't have enough time for primary media, let alone secondary types like reading fanfiction, or mantaining any sort of internet presence.
Anyway, enough whining. Last weekend, against the conspiring forces of my parents, my work, the YHA website, and Cityrail, I made it to my very first convention - Supanova. This was much fun, but also turned out to be rather expensive, due to my complete lack of control for anything concerning Star Wars. More precisely, because of my lack of control about things concerning Luke Skywalker. Long story short, I ended up leaving with a limited-edition, signed-by-Mark-Hamill replica Luke Skywalker lightsabre. So very cool! (You may all want to extend your sympathies to
bob_ette - she's been listening to me squee about this all week.)Oh, and I also bought a very cool Darth Vader figurine, which the security guards spent the rest of the day trying to confiscate for themselves. (The Darth Vader was in a very bright, eye-catching box, the lightsabre in a very boring brown one.) All in all, it was a very fun day, and I'll definitely be going back. Possibly after leaving the credit/keycards at home, for the sake of my bank balance.
End Note: I really wish LJ would justify big blocks of text...
