|
|
|
|
Megacon 2006 Booths I visited (Flyers I came home
with): Autographs I obtained: Hero Corps: The Rookie signed by writer/creator Jason
Becker This year was different because I volunteered so very few pictures were taken. I apologize in advance. First day I got there, Friday, They had no idea what to do with me, they were slammed with the people getting their dealers badges as well as the advanced tickets. Finally I got sent to bag stuffing duty. Cool. I can do that. That was what I did on Friday until about 4. Than I caught the Firefly "Complete the Quote" Game which was too hard for me, but I am not quote kinda girl. I cut an paste those as my sig line, not memorize them by heart. Then I got my a few of my autos and went home to catch Stargate. John Kassir is so nice and so funny and he and Julie Benz are sooo cute together (More on that when I talk about their panel). Lutz (that rhymes with Boots, guys) was reading a sitcom writen by a comic book writer. I got him in Groo attire as I already had a head shot signed. Tony was great, after I got home I realized I forgot to get my picture with him, I was such a space case on Sunday when I was getting the photos. I told him was thinking about buy Sg-1 on dvd since they were not running the old ones in order on Monday nights. I got the Angel pic and he asked if I knew which ep it was from and I admitted to looking it up before attending the con. (Are You Now or Have you Ever Been s2 ep2). Jason Carter talked for 40 minutes to the people in front of him and Mira's line was huge. Jason started packing up while complaining about having to talk over Frank the announcer and Space Ghost (George Lowe was there also). Jason is using the f-word every sentence (being a not sweary kinda girl, I tend to notice these things). I go home, I am going to back tomorrow. Gotta get home to watch Stargate. Saturday. at (9 or so) I pick up badge after being parked in the back, back of the convention center and go back to stuffing bags. Now. I know I complained, but I would have been just as content to bag all day again, but it is kinda boring and mind numbing. (If I want that, I'll go to my real job, thank you very much) I get pulled off relatively quickly to do crowd control, which I loved btw, the dealer room was not open yet and the line stetched through the lobby across it then through some glass doors. My job was to inform people the was NOT the Ticket line. Then I got pulled to same day tickets. This is where I stayed until about 2:30 maybe closer to 3. Separating the Paper from the Plastic, informing it was 22 dollars a day. Letting people know this was for the Megacon, not the cheerleader con. the bass fishing con, nor the pool and spa con. (Don't ask, you'd be surprised, me, I thought the costumes gave it away). Richard, the owner's husband ran the main end while I pre sorted a little further down the line. Cash can be taken at all windows, credit only the first 2. This went on for about 4 hours. Here are some tips. If you volunteer, wear good (read comfortable, supporting, etc.) shoes. I was in sandals. So my feet hurt, and that cut nerve...that runs down the side of my leg from my surgery...starts to go cold. Now i really liked doing this, but My shoes just sucked. and now the line is actually empty with stragglers wandering in. I instantly age from 33 to 85 (at least that's what it felt like) and need to sit on the floor for a moment (Mind you the crowd had thinned out to no line by then and the need to keep the line moving was gone) Some one had relieved me and I went to find hubby and several things happen at once. 1. my body just wanted to sit for about oh say ten hours 2. I had not eaten all day (hypoglycemic low blood sugar crash coming on) 3. the one little potty break I took was apparently not enough. 4. My husband wanted me to find him and our friends.
Prioritize
Get bag with stuff from behind counter.
Oh look pepsi machine..Mountain Dew.The preferred drink of all souled vampires. Must obtain. text hubby. NOOOOO! Pepsi Machine out of order. Sit on floor by pepsi machine. text hubby again. Haul fat booty off floor and got to concession stand. Only sell coffee. Those who know me, know I cannot have coffee or tea because it is against my religion. hubby texts back -In dealer room- Well, duh. Ok, about 6 bajillion people went by me alone at the same day ticket line. add that to the advanced ticket line and guess what THEY'RE ALL in the DEALERS ROOM!!!! ok maybe a few are in the panels and gaming room, but..
I walk in..head for the gaming corner of the dealer's room Cause hey..I married my Game Master..that's where he'd be right. I am looking for a large bald man wearing black. Usually easy to see, In this crowd. Fagitaboutit. ok. text again. -In lobby by doors- Low sugar migraine sets in. I have no food with me because I am dumb. No. No. it is pure dumbness. I walk back out to lobby door to the stupid broken no nectar of gods dew giving machine and no where to be seen is my eternal companion. text again (this one is mine) -sitting front entra hall staying- Translated from pissed, hungary, tired, aching, Melissa-ese having to scroll through letters one by one on her phone. Wait...why didn't I just call him? Cause monkey boy broke his phone and cannot hear anything without a special wire. why does he not have the wire. he broke that too. Any ways this translated to he was going to find me cause I was done looking. Now I am waiting and they start making people move out of the entrance way because it is not the place they want us sitting. I wait but before they can make me move, here is the person I have been looking for for 20 minutes. He was gawking at the Stoorm troopers(see pictures below) . sigh. We meet our friends and go wait for the Clare/Mark Q&A. I get a Dew. All 20 ounces consumed in 3.5 seconds before Making it back to 221 E. REVITILIZATION. I am good to go. Hubby heads off to paint Reaper Minis and I and our friends settle in for the Q&A it is 4:00. The Q &A is is good, but frankly all I can remember is Mark refusing to answer Steven's questions good naturedly. I had met Steven at buffy con '04. Then came Buffy Jepardy. Steven was picked as a contestant and lost very, very badly. Dave and I knew all the answers. It was cool. We find hubby still painting. This is one of his passions. (To see some of his work go here) We ditch Dave with Shannon and Ang and I go to try and get Mira and Jason's autographs. Jason is talking up a storm, complaining once again about the loudness and how he is hoarse from having to shout over it. Then it was our turn he talked to us about a project he is doing where he was goiing to play Victor Frankenstein. Sounds very cool. While he was talking to us though Mark Lutz butts in and starts messing with Jason. Too funny. Jason finishes my with my autograph and I head to get the next auto. Mira is packing up again, so I wait until Sunday to get her and Tracy's autograph. We met in between the two halls hubby makes me eat a banana, a pear and some pretzels cause I look "White". (technically I have been white all my life, but I guess he means pale) Ok. Now i feel it, sugar rush from MD is leaving me now, yes the fruit would be good. We got to the"Once More with feelng" showing. Please people pick another ep to show at a con, maybe one with the guests that are there in it. If you are going to show "OMWF" at lest read my o4 con experience and consider that route, that was a hoot. How about MSTing a few eps? twist it up. Anyway back to break down Every one sings..even me at the Spike parts. I go home, friends go to hotel, we then meet a Olive Garden for a very Late dinner. ------- Sunday.Sunday. Sunday. Yeah to many commercials for Monster Truck Shows. Still want to go to one, loved the Demolition derby I saw in Boonesville when I was young. Anyways I digress. I get there after having to park at the hotel on the opposite side of the convention (Darn Cheerleaders and Pool people) at about 9 am. See Sandy and get my assignment. Crowd control in the signing area. (hee hee I get an excuse to hang out with the stars without looking to dorky) Or so I thought, I was HYPER DORK! All I needed was a cape and tights. I had bought food this time and 2 20 oz. bottles of Dew. I was done with the first dew before I got in the door. Can we say Zing boys and girls? Ok back story. I usually do 2 dews for a full day of work, but had to lay off to 1 a day for about a week ina half before the con. I do not usually drink Dew unless at work, or alternately I have pulled a 14 hour shift and the GM expects me to attend the session. No excuses. Then I need Dew Usually I pull 23 hours before i see a bed those nights. So my caffeine tolerance was down. So I am nervous, excited and caffinated. Back to the day I was sent to find Constance, who was not there and then was sternly told to leave the hall until Constance showed up. ok. All righty then. I leave. I run into a very nice Staff member (names escape me, see three lines up as to why) who took me back in, introduced me to Constance, then asked me to do crowd control for the line into the dealers room when it opened. Cool, I had done that before. That took about an hour and then the Hyper Dork re-appeared as soon as I stepped through the draped petition into the carpeted Area. very few stars were there, the coffee was not and Constance ran for that. she had brought greek pastries for the guests. I had to make sure no one else took them. Me and another guy again the name thing- but dude I totally know your face Kept the lines where they needed to be, with help from Jeremy and Kitty. there was Pez or Fez who knew what he was doing too. All morning John Kassir in Crypt keeper voice was on the Mic, Mark Lutz announced a rhyme to remember the pronunciation of his surname, and then George Lowe had to get into the act too. Jason was not there yet, so no complaining at this time. You think hey that's not so dorky but then Constance gave me a job...get Clare to the Taxi by 2 if she was not back. I kept looking at my phine for the time and asking how to know when the taxi was there and where it would be. Fez kept telling me to breathe and chill I was doing fine. I made such an ass out of myself. I won't be surprised if I am banned from the Star area next year. I joked with Mark Lutz, but he didn't know how to take it. I talked with Tracy and the lady that was with Jason Carter alot. Also kept those lines moving and the walkways cleared. There was another lady there with Steven Bacic that was recovering from and allergic reaction to mushrooms. Steven had to take a plane to a job,. i tried to find her some saltines, but no go the convention center has none. Keep the lines from clogging the walkway. Get address of convention center to lady with Jason Carter. It is not on the Megacon program nor the coupon book. Keeping the lines and walkways clear. Jeremy and Fez get the address for the lady. Constance came back and took care of Clare, I am so sure she was glad of that. At 2:00 I request to see the Julie and Jon Q & A and get the go ahead for it, but figure I will get my pic with Jason first. He takes fifteen minutes with the lady in the head of the line. which is cool. she gives him a little bear she made, he loves it and hops on the chair and is being all dramatic (actors - go fig <g>). So at 2:15 I arrive at the Panel and don't ask any qustions because I do not know what else has been asked and stand in the back for a while. Soon i am offered a seat, and I enjoy the rest. They are so cute together and met in acting class but didn't date til afterward, Julie threw a kegger. John threw a party at his place the next night, but his friends drink out of bittles. If Julie is in an adult store or at Target buying underwear do not approach her until she is in the parking lot and has her unmentionables in a bag. Please. I down my other mountain dew and return to the guest signing ara to finish working. All the Joss people are gone so I am no longer puddle of gush. I talk with the people I had talked to earlier. I am good now. I eat a little and actually just roam but the crowds had actually thinned out so much by then that after the bab five and ST people leave I check out the booths once again. Take some flyers , buy a 1 dollar trade paperback, see Sandy again. who has completely lost her voice by now, she hopes I will volunteer again next year because I did so well. I guess those bags need stuffing and i was real good at that.
|
|
The Watcher's Zone website is Copyrighted © 2001-2006 and is the sole creative property of Melissa aka Sarafina Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its characters are the property of Twentieth Century Fox, Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, UPN and/or the WB Television Network. Angel and its characters are the sole proprty of Twentieth Century Fox, Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and/or the WB Television Network. Firefly is copyright 2002 Mutant Enemy, Inc. and 20th Century Fox. The fictional genres that this site is based on are the sole intellective property of their respective owners and creators.
|
