FAN EXPO 2010 - Day 2

Well that whole "I'm going to write a post per day" didn't work out. Ugh, I think I was actually writing more often when I DIDN'T have anything to do. Strange, ever since I've started being productive, this whole blog has been put on the back burner (I'm real sorry about that, but I'm still thinking of you... whoever's reading this.)


Ok, so without any more excuses I'll move on to day 2 of my Fan Expo weekend. Let me just start off by saying it was a mess. Rob and I began our morning at 10am. I had been thinking all of Friday night, "I don't want to go home tomorrow. I don't want to carry around our bags all day while we're at the convention." SO I started making phone calls and found us a room at the Royal York. It was super cheap! Rob and I got ready and headed down to our new hotel, got ourselves checked-in and went up to the room (which was super cute by the way, although not nearly as nice of a view as our other hotel, but I digress). We got into costume, and we were on our way to the convention at about 12 - 12:30. As we're walking up to the re-entry doors, Rob and I comment on how big the line-up is to purchase tickets. It was about as long as our line-up yesterday, when we were waiting to get our Deluxe Passes. That's when Rob notices these people aren't waiting to purchase tickets, they all have their Deluxe Passes and they're waiting to get back in! Let's just say it didn't take us long to agree that we were NOT waiting in that line. We decide to try and sneak through the Intercontinental's entrance, (yeah, we're sneaky like that,) and sure enough, it works! "We're in! We're home free! HAHA SO LONG B*&#^ES!! Have fun waiting OUTSI.... Holy Sh**!" And that's when we saw the madness at the escalator. It was a huge mass of people waiting to get upstairs... but no one was being let upstairs. No one was being let DOWNSTAIRS. Again, it didn't take long for us to decide we are NOT waiting in that mass of people. But how the "F" do we get inside? We looked for other escalators, other stairs, other doorways, and that's when we found "The Elevator". I swear, rays of sunlight beamed down and I could hear a chorus of angels singing from the heavens. This was it, we're getting in, we're GENIUSES!! (Genii?) Now, it's quite possible that before we got to the second floor, this guard was completely clueless to what was happening and was letting people through, but Rob and I have a knack for getting to places right at the exact moment of the "wrong time". This particular "wrong time" was right when the security manager showed up, as Rob and I were about to enter. He informed us and the security guard that NO ONE is getting in through this door, and that he's sending men down to guard the elevators.

"Ok. New plan: We go outside, get some lunch and... I dunno what the hell we're gonna do, but I'm starving." So we got some street meat, walked up and down the line a bit and decided this was a joke and not worth wasting our day on. We headed back to the hotel, watched some tv, put on some civilian clothing, went down to the internet room, wrote a hateful message to FanExpo and went to Busker Fest. Aside from the fact that this was not the kind of day Rob and I were planning, the mass of people in the city, and the scorching heat, Rob and I ended up having a pretty good day. At this point it's 5:30 and Rob and I thought we'd get into costume and try the convention again. The line was gone, the mass at the escalator had all cleared, and we were in by 6pm. We basically spent the next 2 hours walking around, getting a few photos ops, nothing special.



We did, however, go back to see Felicia Day and show off our costumes. She was impressed, but she confirmed my suspicions; Rob looks nothing like Nathan Fillion.


Overall, we had a good day, but were disappointed that it wasn't the day we had planned on. I think Rob was more upset than I was, most especially because they had oversold the convention, but were still selling day passes when the convention was already over maximum capacity. It was a complete cash grab. However, they did keep the convention open an extra hour that night. I know, "Whooptey f&*%ing Doo!" right? They've also booked the bigger convention hall for next year, but I have my doubts that it's going to be big enough.


On the plus side, I'd just like to say how impressed I was with how well Rob and I held it together. It was hot and crowded, and we were both upset with how our day was going, but we never turned against each other. Isn't it strange when a couple is actually caring and supportive of each other? Especially an immature (youthful) couple like us!

FAN EXPO 2010 - Day 1

Hello fellow geeks!! Miss me?

Sorry this took so long! School started and I've been super busy, so I don't know if this is even relevant anymore, but I thought I better get this posted before its been a month since the FanExpo. So, without further ado, here's Day 1 of FanExpo!

I'd like to start off by saying that I had a BLAST!!! My feet and knees hurt for about a week afterward, I was sweating so bad I had to make sure I washed every single article of clothing in my suitcase, we stood in 3 hour lines, the food was terrible, I developed a fear of cramped spaces, I saw things I'll never be able to get out of my head.... it's like Christmas! (Ok, my Christmases aren't that dysfunctional, but you get my point.) This year was especially disturbing as there were even more geeks, nerds and trolls than ever before! This meant, more costumes, more weirdos, more people to make fun of (I know, I'm a b*!@$,) and unfortunately, more people in general.

Now before I begin my little rant, I would like to take this time to state for the record that this weekend wasn't bad in the least bit. Rob and I had a wonderful time together, with a few minor, but terribly annoying, setbacks.

Rob and I started our weekend Friday morning. We got up relatively early, (for us,) took the train to Union Station and checked into the Intercontinental... that's right, the Intercontinental! Check out the view from our hotel room!!

It was pretty "suite" buHA! So Rob and I got settled in and decided to head down at about 1pm to line up. This brings us to our first hurdle. Rob and I pre-purchased the Deluxe Pass. What that means is that not only does it get us into the convention for the whole weekend, but we also get in on the Friday a full 2 hours before the standard ticket holders (@ 2pm). Instead, Rob and I waited in line a full 3 hours before we finally entered the convention... yeah. Here's a couple pictures a friend of mine took of that line.

Notice how you cannot see either end of that line. That's because it wraps around the building on 3 sides! You see, what the geniuses at Fan Expo don't understand, is the concept of "mail pre-purchased tickets to the buyer, so the buyer doesn't have to stand in line to get said ticket." I get that they're trying crack down on fraud and whatever. Also, instead of a ticket, you get an armband you have to wear for the entire weekend, which, I might add, was the most annoying piece of jewelry I've ever had to wear, plus I scratched Rob with it like 4 times, PLUS it didn't go with my costume :( . I don't know if mailing tickets would actually help, but all I know is that there's gotta be a better, faster, more efficient way of getting fans into the convention in a timely manner.

Although there was a plus side to standing in that line for 3 hours. Rob and I were entertained (and slightly annoyed) by an eccentric character standing behind us in line. He never shut up. He sang songs that he didn't know the words to, but did that stop him? Hell no! He made up his own God damn lyrics! He made ridiculously obvious observations. For example, Rob was wearing his Batmobile t-shirt so he could be ready to face the original Batmobile in all it's glory. This guy saw the shirt, pointed it out to his friend and whispered, "Hey, that guy's wearing a Batmobile shirt... and the Batmobile is here at the convention this year! That's a funny coincidence. What are the odds, eh?" He wasn't joking. Finally, as we were almost at the entrance of the convention, a volunteer was handing out itunes gift cards for 6 free episodes of "Dr. Who". Our friend behind us read from the card "6 free epsiodes of Dr. Who..." He immediately turned to the volunteer, "Do we get 6 free episodes of Dr. Who with this card?" Yeah, Rob and I couldn't contain ourselves anymore.

Finally, once we were past that ridiculous line-up, we were free and ended up having a great time. We were so inspired by all the costumes that we headed back up to our hotel room and got into costume.

And if you're asking yourselves "Hey! Is that the fertility idol from Indiana Jones?!" You're damn straight that's the fertility idol from Indiana Jones!! "But Christina that belongs in a museum!" Hell no it doesn't. It belongs with the two most awesome video game tomb raiders of all time!

I didn't buy much on the first day. Mostly I just priced out what I wanted to get later, (I think that might have been a big mistake, but I'll be getting to that.) I did get to meet Felicia Day, and also got her to sign my first issue of "The Guild"! She was awesome, she also asked us to come back and see her on the Saturday, cause she wanted to see our costumes. Rob and I also got into the Batmobile! (Picture to come.) I also bought the fifth book (Phil, correct me if I'm wrong) of "The Book of Methuselah". The writer is my bf's brother-in-law, Phil McClorey. He's an incredibly talented writer, with very original content and has a real passion for comics in general. I'll post the link to his website, he's got some of his works up, so check it out! http://www.furiouscomics.com/

And that's my first day at FanExpo! I promise I'll have these posts up, hopefully, one day after another. I wanna get this done so I can move onto some other topics I've been thinking about.