I accidentally killed the photo gallery on this site. Teaches me to not futz around with web stuff while watching an awesome Lakers game. Hee. Anyway, I’ll probably get the gallery back up tomorrow. Tonight, must celebrate the Lakers’ 30-point win! Huzzah!!!
I just got back to the from my first Paley Festival event, the Pushing Daisies panel, and it was incredibly awesome! In attendance were Bruce Cohen (Exec. Producer), Dan Jinks (Exec. Producer), Bryan Fuller (Creator/Exec. Producer), Peter Ocko (Co-Exec. Producer), Lee Pace (Ned), Anna Friel (Chuck), Kristin Chenoweth (Olive Snook), Chi McBride (Emerson Cod), and Ellen Green (Vivian Charles). All the panelists were wonderful and shared a lot with the audience. My favorites, though, were Chi, who is a complete laugh riot, and Kristin, a total cutie with a HUGE voice.
Times sure do fly and I can’t believe it’s already February ‘08! I’ve been neglecting the site, or well this blog anyway, though I’ve been trying to update the Photo Gallery when I can. Last year was good to me with the traveling and all the events I got to attend.
This year is looking pretty good, too. Probably the bestest news so far is the Buffy Reunion being held by the Paley Center, as part of their annual Paley Fest!!! I’ve always wanted to go to one of these events… they always manage to have some cool shows take part in the fest. When I heard about the Reunion, there was no doubt in my mind I would try to attend. Angela and I now have tickets and I can’t wait! It’ll be awesome to see nearly the entire cast and Joss Whedon! Every Buffy fan’s dream event, I tells ya.
I do feel bad that a lot of people weren’t able to get tickets, and some who did are now scalping them on eBay for a lot more than face-value. That’s just not right. Here’s hoping that at least the event will be recorded and then distributed via DVD. That would be very neat and make a nice memento.
Aside Buffy, I’m also attending the Chuck and Pushing Daisies panels. Should be fun. Kinda sucky we can’t take photos during the events, but I’m sure they’ll be entertaining. The Chuck panel at Comic Con was hilarious, so for sure this one will be great, too!
Continuing on the fandom front, after the Paley Fest is Grand Slam again! They have a pretty neat line-up, too! I’ve really enjoyed all the events put on by Creation and I’m really happy I’ll be able to help out this year. I love volunteering for conventions, especially when the people running the events do a good job of putting them together. Good convention/event organizers are few and far between.
A few months after Grand Slam will be Comic Con, the con to end all cons. Good times in beautiful San Diego. This time I’ll make it a point not to lose my purse or anything else that might be vital, aside the pint or two of A pos that I’ll gladly donate.
Aside those set events, I’ll be attending the San Diego Indie Music Festival which should be great! It’s been a long while since I’ve been to a music event like this, so I’m really looking forward to it. I love discovering new music!
So that’s the tentative events/fandom schedule for the first part of the year. Fun times. :o)
Alright, so here are my brief-ish reports of all the JM-related events I attended in the UK (which just happens to be all *g*). Since it’s been a while, the details are fuzzy, but if you’re curious, do read on… :o)
A month later I am finally posting about my trip to the UK and seeing James Marsters at the events there. All in all, it was a *lot* of fun! I met new people, reconnected with many I hadn’t seen in a couple of years, and strengthened bonds with my traveling companions. London was fabulous, too! We had mostly great weather, with only the last few days looking gray and chilly. My only complaint is that London air hates me. My allergies kicked up in ways I’d never experienced before; fortunately a little Claritin helped in that department.
Because of the length of my JM-related reports, I will post that on a separate page. However, I do have the below to say about Stonehenge…
Stonehenge was absolutely breathtaking! My friend and I did a special tour where we got up-close access to the landmark. We had to wait for the park to officially close and for everyone to get out. While we waited, we went into the gift shop and I bought this guide book for the site with lots of pretty pictures. Once everything was ready, we were led in to the stones and got the chance to walk all over the place… under, besides, between the stones… It was fantastic!!! While the tour guide talked about the site, 
oanimation and I just frolicked all over the place, trying to take as many photos as possible. Since it was just around sunset, and we actually had sun, the whole place just looked incredible! I don’t even know if I have the words to truly describe how amazing it felt to be there, to touch the stones, stand up close to just one of them and realize how incredibly tiny we are in comparison, to view the carvings in the stone left there thousands of years ago… It was definitely an experience I will never forget!
I have yet to work and post the photos I took, and sadly, it will probably have to wait until school is over, but eventually I definitely will.
