Something resembling a Connexions report?

[corilannam]

Some weekends you just need a con, y'know?  And it was convenient that there happened to be one this weekend.   While there were several moments when I was pretty sure I was about to keel over and die from exhaustion, I made it (mostly upright) through Connexions and had an awesome time.  So, my brief con report, aka:

Seven Random Things from Connexions:

1) George Lucas owns my ass.  Oh, I always talk a good game in the two and a half years between movies, all sophisticated and cynical about how I'm never going to let him break my heart again.  But then the posters and the trailer and the action figures show up.  I'm his bitch, and I might as well just admit it.  (Total damage (for now): action figures - 6; books - 4; lightsaber mini-M&Ms - 2 that got given away before I'd been back to the hotel for fifteen minutes).

However, TPM fans are still the best people around to hang out with, so it's all worth it.  And we have the prettiest zines.

2) Public notice: I am about to fall into Magnificent 7 in a bad way.   No, I haven't yet started watching my shiny new tape of it, but I can see it coming like a freight train.  Or the flu.  At least I can't say I wasn't warned. (noelql told me about the angst.  And the pretty.)

3)  Awkward moments in vid watching:  When you're watching a vid and you really want to laugh, but the vidder is sitting two rows in front of you and you're not sure the vid is actually supposed to be funny.  Gah.

4) I brought a dozen sets of House DVDs to give away at the con.  They vanished less than five minutes after I set them down on the makeshift pimping table.  I am hoping that this indicates more that there's a burgeoning local interest in House than that fans will take any kind of media if it's free.

5) I finally have too many active fandoms.  I think it becomes official when you can't actually manage to talk about all of your fandoms at a single con.  I managed, but only by accosting barkley and elishavah in the lobby Sunday afternoon to talk about Battlestar Galactica.  So clearly, something has to go.  I'll take votes for who gets voted out of my head.

6) I thought I was done buying art that I can't hang up until I saw that Suzan Lovett had four new SG prints (new meaning since the last time I looked).  But I was good.  I only bought three of the four. 

7) Surprisingly (though perhaps only to me), David Hewlett is kinda hot when kissing another guy.  I discovered this by accident while innocently shopping for magnets. Funny how that happens.

Comments

[destina.livejournal.com]

I'll take votes for a candidate to be voted out of my head.

I vote for M7, 'cause I don't like it. And it's all about meeeee. :D

I'm so glad you had fun! And I agree, TPM 1) fans are the best anywhere and 2) definitely has the prettiest zines. Bar none.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

But... but... I haven't even *seen* M7 yet. Am I allowed to drop a fandom before I've even picked it up yet? *g*

[destina.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think that's the very best time to drop it. *g*

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

LOL. Okay, so why do you dislike M7? What should I be warned about?

[destina.livejournal.com]

I just think it's dull and melodramatic. Yeah, there are some pretty men, but that's not really enough for me. I'm probably not the best judge, because I love the original movie, and the pale imitation of the series makes me kind of roll my eyes. *g* But several of my friends love the show to pieces, so I am certain they would rebut with enthusiasm. :D

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

You were there? I somehow missed you!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Five feet away, apparently! Argh!

At VividCon, we will do better. *g*

[thalia]

I'm glad you had fun, and I hope we can manage to cross paths at a con at some point. [g]

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

We seriously need to actually go to the same con at the same time one of these days. *g* Are you considering VividCon this year?

[thalia]

Yes, I am! Yay! I'm registered; it's not absolutely guaranteed I'll be there, but I'm definitely keeping that weekend open. It's almost harder planning for a local con, since plans don't have to be firmed up early.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

7) Surprisingly (though perhaps only to me), David Hewlett is kinda hot when kissing another guy. I discovered this by accident while innocently shopping for magnets. Funny how that happens.

He really does. That CH kiss is probably the hottest gay kiss I've ever seen on screen. Hewlett looks like an awesome kisser. ;)

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, as friends of mine said, he really sold the gay on that one. *g* Yum.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

sounds like a wonderful weekend. as for the pick of which fandom to say goodbye too....ack, that's a difficult quandary. so, i'm guessing not all of the magnets were work safe? *veg*

sleep well. :)

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Actually, the CH scene was playing on a TV behind the magnet table. Had it been on actual magnets, my fridge would be very yummy looking right now. *g*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

hee! that's an enduring image. ;)

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

Um...

If you fall into Mag7, does this mean you'll start writing it? Because I would totally support you in that decision. Yes. I would. Um. With chocolate and stuff.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Hee. That's sweet of you, though I have no idea if I could ever write in a Western-based fandom. Very intimidating!

And that is an *awesome* icon!

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? I can't take any credit for it AT ALL. I got it from lj_icons, my source for much iconage.

[tayawulf.livejournal.com]

It was great to see you! And if you find DH hot, why not come join us in the Pegasus galaxy? It's just a wormhole away. ficficficficficfic! You're never going to do that Sports Night story idea we talked about, so at least you could give me naked McShep!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Hey, one step at a time. This is a very slow process for me, though I'm actually considering reading some McShep now. But I'm afraid you have a way better chance of getting the Sports Night story finished than any naked McShep from me. *g*

[iamrosalita.livejournal.com]

You were there? Dammit!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

I was! Just apparently not at the same place and time as you. Dammit.

[elishavah.livejournal.com]

You were right behind her at the Saturday vid show!

Oh, the evil of darkness...

[barkley.livejournal.com]

You can laugh at my vid! Really! (But even if it wasn't me, I'm still paranoid!)

You can't get rid of BSG, SG, SGA, or TheOC. Something else has to go.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. It wasn't you. I only laugh at your vids when they're supposed to be funny. *g*

And are you sure? 'Cause getting rid of any of those fandoms would really free up a lot of time for me....

Icon!

[barkley.livejournal.com]

Well now I want to know who I was inappropriately laughing at! (if indeed I was laughing. I could have just been poking.)