No... not for my shower... that's still for a couple of months. I'm talking about the Annual Comic Convention. Or as it is more commonly known as, The San Diego Comic-Con. For those of you who don't know what it is allow me to give you some brief insight. The "comic-con" is a convention for practically ALL things nerd. You like star wars? It's there. You like star trek? You might see a few things. You like Comic Books and Superheros? Absolutely. What about Japanese animation you ask? Sure thing. It's all there. Everything from random possibly obscure video games, to random obscure comic books and cartoons. Costumes are also ever present there as you can purchase some, or come with your own, as many many people often do. Not to mention that every TYPE of nerd is there as well. Unfortunately, and it disappoints me to a certain degree, I did NOT see anyone with a uni brow. I did notice more fat nerds, and the ever popular "Ode Du Nerd" which is a fancy way of saying disgusting nerd sweat. And there were a few times while standing in line that I swear I think the overweight guy behind totally crapped his pants. No joke. I think he did.
So there you have it. A semi brief rundown of what exactly it is.
I'm sure some of you have questions, so let me to clear some stuff up.
1. I'm a nerd and a dork.
2. I'm not that kind of nerd. Meaning: I don't like, nor have I ever played World of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons, OR Magic the gathering. I don't know Star Wars trivia. I don't know Star Trek Trivia. I barely even know any comic book trivia. In fact, I only know enough about comic books to get me by in a conversation with the uber comic book nerds.
3. No I haven't dressed up. No I'm not planning on dressing up. No, I will not be dressing up for the convention anytime soon. Wait... take that back.. Only until I become super rich and famous will I start doing that. But it will probably just be a mask so I can walk around undetected amongst the lower nerds. hahahaha
4. I don't have anything else to answer here, but 4 was a pretty good number to stop on I think.
If I don't know much about this stuff, and I don't dress up, and I'm not THAT big of a nerd, then why do I go? Because Hollywood has been taking over the convention. I love movies. The panels have tons and tons of stars there and I love hearing and seeing the new trailers, inside information and the interaction between the actors and directors and writers as they converse about making the movie.
Plus, I'll admit to the fact that it makes me feel pretty good at times not to be "that guy" over there dressed as a medieval fighter looking all kinds of queer with his fake sword and funny pose.
What? I'm just saying. I wouldn't want to be stopped every 5 seconds so some other clown with a camera can take my picture.
So... on to my trip details:
Wednesday I arrived, and walked around the exhibit hall where there all the booths and free "crap" is given away. As well as some exclusive merchandise will be sold that you won't be able to get anywhere else.
Thursday: ended up being another day in the exhibit hall as I wasn't able to get into any of the panels I wanted to see, nor was I able to get into the free movie screening of District 9.
Friday: Same.
Saturday: FINALLY got into Hall H. Hall H is the biggest room they have and can hold 6500 people. I stood in line 3 hours before the screening I wanted to started and got in in 2 hours. Long time I know, but well worth it. I got to see some awesome stuff about the movie Extract, ZombieLand, 2012, and my personal favorite... Ironman 2. Oh ya. That was a super awesome rad panel to sit in on. Amazing trailer, great questions, fantastic actors who all made the effort to show up. Just absolutely amazing. I have some pictures and footage, but refuse to post those. So if you want to see them... you'll just have to find me in person and see them with me.
All in all it was good times. The days I didn't get into panels I was actually able to meet some pretty famous actors and get photos with them. I got a picture with Breckin Meyer, Milo Ventimiglia from Heroes, and I ALMOST... so so so so so so close had a picture with Seth Green.
Here's my last story for the blog and then I'm back to sorting threw my 353 photos from the trip.
So I'm standing at some random anime/model store/booth with my friend George on Friday. I'm bored and start looking around. I see this guy, a little smaller than me, with a hat on real low, dart through the booth looking around real quick. I recognize him as Seth Green. I immediately decided NOT to yell out his name and be that guy who calls attention to someone trying to hide. Instead I chase him down real quick, and ask for a quick picture, he agrees. As I bring my camera up to take the picture he tries to take it from me to take the picture from his arm instead of mine. But I had the small strap on the camera wrapped onto my wrist. I tried to take the picture, no flash... but I knew I had turned the flash off cause there was plenty of light. He asks me if I got it, and I told him "ya ya ya, don't worry about it, it's cool." I didn't want to keep him there too long as I figured he was already in a rush and waiting any longer would drive people to him. After he walked away, I looked at my camera and apparently the settings buttons had gotten touched and the picture never took. I was honestly really bummed about it and still a little bit still. There's my random cheesy "I saw a celebrity" story. Never thought I'd have one of those, and after typing it up I actually feel more lame. Yay!!
I have more stories, but I think this blog has gone on long enough, so I'll save it for another day.
Pictures to follow soon on facebook, myspace and photobucket. I'll update this blog with a link to photobucket soon.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
"You keep using that word..."
I really just like that quote. I've been using it a lot lately. I feel like I should be blogging right now. I've accomplished a lot today in preparation for my trip to Comic-Con. I probably shouldn't be going as money has gotten tighter. But ya know what? I have free tickets, so I don't care. And I have some money in savings, so I'm not too worried. Just requires a little bit of self control.
Now for something completely different...
Let's see, for starters I had a lot of family in town for 2 weeks, which was pretty fun. A little crazy and I didn't get to swing dance much or visit with friends, but I got to see family that I haven't seen much of, so that was fun. My sister's wedding was pretty awesome. It went REALLY super fast. And if you find me on facebook, you can see all the amazing pictures I have from that wonderful day. It was quite a site to behold. For starters we made faces, we as in my sisters and I. Faces faces faces. Even WHILE the wedding was going, there was face making going on. The video should be interesting to watch. And yes, there are actual pictures of me JUST smiling. I know it's hard to believe. Some of the cool things that happened aside from the epic face making pictures, was the dancing. My mom's side of the family, my sisters, and cousins and Susi's fiance Shawn (yes, they are engaged now, I'll talk about that in a minute) were ALL dancing. It was so much fun. I did some swing dancing with my awesome Grandma (Oma for those Dutch people out there). I love my Grandma so much and it was so awesome of her to actually take some lessons before coming out. She was so cute about how excited she was to be able to dance with me. Needless to say, we were awesome. I danced with my mom, Kim, Sue, and uh... I'm sure there's someone else in there. It was a great party. Even looking at the pictures, you'd be surprised to know that there was NO alcohol there. Hard to believe considering how much fun we had... but hey... that's my family for ya.
So ya, Susi is engaged to get married... finally. Yay!!! I was, and still am SO excited. Susi and Shawn have been together quite some time, so it kinda feels like they have already been married. Shawn is already part of the family, and I know for a fact that their wedding is gonna be pretty legendary as they are both dancers and both sides of the family are crazy fun outgoing large groups of people. Shawn took Susi to Europe, and proposed to her at sunset at a quaint restaurant over-looking the Mediterranean Sea... if I have that correctly. Lucky for me, I saw the ring when I was out in New York this last June. So now... apparently, I'm the last one. And oddly enough, I don't feel weird about it. In fact, nothing about my sisters' being married is weird to me. What might be weird is when I become an uncle. But I think that might be more rad than weird. Or just a weird radness that I can enjoy.
Let's see... what else did I want to write about. My photoshop pictures have gotten better, my flyer work hasn't... I feel like I'm loosing juice on the flyers. The website isn't too bad, but I have some expectations and wants for a better look, that I'm never satisfied with what I've done after I've done it. My own worst critic I know. My comic strips aren't too bad either. I'm thoroughly enjoying my digital camera. So many more pictures than before... Most likely TONS of pictures and blogging from Comic-con will happen. And just an FYI, comic-con isn't a total nerd thing anymore. It's really just the title of the convention that's nerdy. Sure there are some comic-book and star wars stuff. But being that Hollywood has completely over taken it, it's become a sanctuary for all things Hollywood really. Movie previews, movie stars, TV shows, and all the actors and producers and directors fans could want. That's what it's all about, not to mention all the freebies that you can get, that aren't typically just crap merchandising tools and throw away plastic baubles that just take up space in that spare drawer you call a junk drawer. No sir. T-shirts and posters that are of fairly high quality. Pretty awesome if you ask me, which I'm sure you would if you wanted to know more.
So, here I am at the end of my blog, probably with more to say that I can't think of at the moment... I just realized that this blog is attached to my facebook. Hahaha... I forgot about that... I tend to blog and then it goes to my facebook and annoys... i mean... announces that I've written something to everyone. Eh. For those who don't know, I'm writing on blogger.com.
And as my final words:
Congrats to both my sisters; Kim for getting married, and Susi and Shawn on their engagement. Good times will most definitely follow. Whoo Hoo!
Now for something completely different...
Let's see, for starters I had a lot of family in town for 2 weeks, which was pretty fun. A little crazy and I didn't get to swing dance much or visit with friends, but I got to see family that I haven't seen much of, so that was fun. My sister's wedding was pretty awesome. It went REALLY super fast. And if you find me on facebook, you can see all the amazing pictures I have from that wonderful day. It was quite a site to behold. For starters we made faces, we as in my sisters and I. Faces faces faces. Even WHILE the wedding was going, there was face making going on. The video should be interesting to watch. And yes, there are actual pictures of me JUST smiling. I know it's hard to believe. Some of the cool things that happened aside from the epic face making pictures, was the dancing. My mom's side of the family, my sisters, and cousins and Susi's fiance Shawn (yes, they are engaged now, I'll talk about that in a minute) were ALL dancing. It was so much fun. I did some swing dancing with my awesome Grandma (Oma for those Dutch people out there). I love my Grandma so much and it was so awesome of her to actually take some lessons before coming out. She was so cute about how excited she was to be able to dance with me. Needless to say, we were awesome. I danced with my mom, Kim, Sue, and uh... I'm sure there's someone else in there. It was a great party. Even looking at the pictures, you'd be surprised to know that there was NO alcohol there. Hard to believe considering how much fun we had... but hey... that's my family for ya.
So ya, Susi is engaged to get married... finally. Yay!!! I was, and still am SO excited. Susi and Shawn have been together quite some time, so it kinda feels like they have already been married. Shawn is already part of the family, and I know for a fact that their wedding is gonna be pretty legendary as they are both dancers and both sides of the family are crazy fun outgoing large groups of people. Shawn took Susi to Europe, and proposed to her at sunset at a quaint restaurant over-looking the Mediterranean Sea... if I have that correctly. Lucky for me, I saw the ring when I was out in New York this last June. So now... apparently, I'm the last one. And oddly enough, I don't feel weird about it. In fact, nothing about my sisters' being married is weird to me. What might be weird is when I become an uncle. But I think that might be more rad than weird. Or just a weird radness that I can enjoy.
Let's see... what else did I want to write about. My photoshop pictures have gotten better, my flyer work hasn't... I feel like I'm loosing juice on the flyers. The website isn't too bad, but I have some expectations and wants for a better look, that I'm never satisfied with what I've done after I've done it. My own worst critic I know. My comic strips aren't too bad either. I'm thoroughly enjoying my digital camera. So many more pictures than before... Most likely TONS of pictures and blogging from Comic-con will happen. And just an FYI, comic-con isn't a total nerd thing anymore. It's really just the title of the convention that's nerdy. Sure there are some comic-book and star wars stuff. But being that Hollywood has completely over taken it, it's become a sanctuary for all things Hollywood really. Movie previews, movie stars, TV shows, and all the actors and producers and directors fans could want. That's what it's all about, not to mention all the freebies that you can get, that aren't typically just crap merchandising tools and throw away plastic baubles that just take up space in that spare drawer you call a junk drawer. No sir. T-shirts and posters that are of fairly high quality. Pretty awesome if you ask me, which I'm sure you would if you wanted to know more.
So, here I am at the end of my blog, probably with more to say that I can't think of at the moment... I just realized that this blog is attached to my facebook. Hahaha... I forgot about that... I tend to blog and then it goes to my facebook and annoys... i mean... announces that I've written something to everyone. Eh. For those who don't know, I'm writing on blogger.com.
And as my final words:
Congrats to both my sisters; Kim for getting married, and Susi and Shawn on their engagement. Good times will most definitely follow. Whoo Hoo!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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So apparently June doesn't get any blogs. June isn't really a bad month, good things have sprouted from that month; my parents getting married for one, and uh... that's about it. This last June of course, wasn't bad though. I flew to New York with my friend George for a week to visit my sister and hang out, which was of course AWESOME. Many many many great pictures. I got a new camera in May and since then I've gone absolutely crazy with it. So many more pictures. I've also learned how to walk on stilts. Did I write that already? Sheesh, I don't even remember. Doesn't really matter anyways. I really came on here to just kinda empty my brain for a bit. So much is going on lately it seems. I've been playing the "cave dweller hermit matt" game for a few weeks, plus there's been announcement after announcement about weddings. So far I've heard about at least 3 or 4 breakups, 2 divorces and 3 engagements, 3 weddings. I'm kinda sick of it actually. One of which is my own sister's wedding. Which is great, I love my sister, and as far as I can tell the guy is really cool. Wedding happens on this saturday the 11th. It's ridiculous. So much family. Soooooooo much work. I always thought that it would be awesome to have this HUGE party and reception and such things, but man, too much work. I don't want that much work. Not that the groom has to do much except nod his head and agree to whatever. But honestly, too much work. I love the grandeur of a massive party and celebration, but I think when there is this much work involved it's just not worth it. Not to mention all the people who get hurt in the process. I've kept my mouth shut on a lot of stuff, it's not my wedding, so what do I care. But it still sucks to watch certain people get hurt or hear about different tiffs and arguements involved with the planning. How irritating.
Aside from that, just hearing about all these people getting married and break-ups, and getting together and other such craziness. It's just insane! I find myself quite confused. On one hand I feel the lonliness of not having the female of my dreams by myside and seeing that happy future. On the other hand... I'm quite happy NOT having someone. It's a give and take feeling I suppose. I'm enjoying my time on my own nonetheless and it feels pretty good. Aside from the insomnia, and random nightmares that do occur, I'm happy. A little impatient at times for life to move faster to get to the way better parts. But still good. I've almost decided that I don't want to get married. I'm sure that will change once the right person comes around, but right now, it doesn't sound like much fun.
Now for something compeltely different:
I'm moving in August, hopefully. So far it's pretty solid. I'm very excited. Can't wait to move to Newport and finally live outside of my parents place. So many things planned between now and then too, bonfire, san diego, then moving, then a wedding, then another wedding, then stilt walking at the playboy mansion. Ya, that's what I said, you read that right. That should be quite interesting. And hopefully this freelance art work I've been doing actually takes off.
Things are moving at a moderate pace, I just wish I could crack the whip to get it moving faster.
Oh, and my wonderful mother is ALREADY talking about my 30th birthday. I still got 6 months! What to do, what to do. I think I might be on a cruise... might being the keyword.
alright, I write another time. I'm out.
Aside from that, just hearing about all these people getting married and break-ups, and getting together and other such craziness. It's just insane! I find myself quite confused. On one hand I feel the lonliness of not having the female of my dreams by myside and seeing that happy future. On the other hand... I'm quite happy NOT having someone. It's a give and take feeling I suppose. I'm enjoying my time on my own nonetheless and it feels pretty good. Aside from the insomnia, and random nightmares that do occur, I'm happy. A little impatient at times for life to move faster to get to the way better parts. But still good. I've almost decided that I don't want to get married. I'm sure that will change once the right person comes around, but right now, it doesn't sound like much fun.
Now for something compeltely different:
I'm moving in August, hopefully. So far it's pretty solid. I'm very excited. Can't wait to move to Newport and finally live outside of my parents place. So many things planned between now and then too, bonfire, san diego, then moving, then a wedding, then another wedding, then stilt walking at the playboy mansion. Ya, that's what I said, you read that right. That should be quite interesting. And hopefully this freelance art work I've been doing actually takes off.
Things are moving at a moderate pace, I just wish I could crack the whip to get it moving faster.
Oh, and my wonderful mother is ALREADY talking about my 30th birthday. I still got 6 months! What to do, what to do. I think I might be on a cruise... might being the keyword.
alright, I write another time. I'm out.