Well the convention is over. Once again, I’m lacking the will to trudge through the day to day bullshit evaporating my energy and desire for the human race to continue. The mere act of waking up again a herculean task that inspires no songs or poems. Anywise, the show was as great as usual. I picked up a couple handfuls of Lego pieces. Some Darth Vader figures, in assorted colors, and some Lego Dragon Balls. Then I grabbed a Tron Light Cycle toy from Tron Legacy and an action figure of Hal Jordan(Parallax) modeled on the design from Zero Hour by Dan Jurgens, which is a beautifully sculpted action figure. And then I went to the booth of a local nerd company, Friar’s Dice. They offered a deal where you pay to play a quick 3-4 minute D&D game. I paid for the $50 option which let you choose two sets of dice randomly through the course of the game. My first set turned out to be a standard acrylic set, a pearlescent base with red stylized pips, and the higher end set is hollow metal with dragons roiled about the corners and the pips, and painted with gradations of purple throughout. Pictures below.
I managed to get to celebrity row long enough to shake hands with Lou Diamond Phillips, and we lamented Stargate Universe not going longer. I chatted with Fred Tatasciore for a bit about how much I’ve always loved cartoons and such. Otherwise, I spend the most of my time in panels. Of course I went to the Twisted Toonz panel on Saturday. This time the lineup included; Phil Lamarr, Jess Harnell, Fred Tatasciore, Jim Cummings, Khary Payton, and the host Jeff Zannini. They performed scenes from Toy Story. I make it to this panel every year but this time I got there a little late. I showed up to the line a few minutes before the panel was scheduled to start and they were still filing in the crowd. And they had already started the show. The programming schedule for these couple blocks was pretty tight. The following panel was Brandon Sanderson. You know I’m not a high fantasy type but I was recommended his panel because he tends to put on a good show and it turns out that he does. More than that, he announced some interesting actions coming for his company. Dragon Steel is expanding and they’ve grown to the point already of needing a full on facility. To that point they’re working on getting or have a warehouse now and working on filling a warehouse with their staff and work spaces and such. Again, I’m not a fan of the genre, myself, but this is inspiring to me. What with my working to build this thing into something successful, or at least self sustaining.
For eleven years now this show has been my regular annual vacation. It’s always been fun, informative, and inspiring. And who knows, maybe I’ll finally get off my ass and move forward with any of my lifetime long goals that I couldn’t even admit out loud I had that whole time. I can’t wait until next year.
