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Gallifrey 21!

Here are some photos from last weekend’s Gallifrey 21 convention, held at the beautiful LAX Marriott, oooh.  Actually it was a lot of fun.  I was exhausted for most of the con, and I only made it to one and a half panels (seriously, how pathetic is that), but got to meet lots of lovely people during lobbycon, which is really what it’s all about!

There was…

Katy Manning

Katy Manning, who is just about the sweetest, most blitz woman I’ve ever met.  We’ve sworn to get into lots of trouble next time we meet up. <3

Tony Lee

The incredible Mr. Tony Lee, who skipped across the room to meet me, but was otherwise well-behaved as he is now in pre-marriage mode.  Yay Tony!

Rob Nick Sparrow

Nick Briggs, who I met at TARDIS, but never actually got to have a conversation with, and as always, Rob Shearman, who has become quite a good friend.

Second Doctor

This was the first, and almost definitely the last masquerade I’ve entered, it was a fairly harrowing experience for little to no reward, but hey…  I went as the Second Doctor, as a 20’s Flapper, and nobody recognized me, hooray!

Silas TARDIS
Finally, I want to alert you all to a new tradition — the Saturday Night TARDIS PJ party!  Whoo hoo!  Wear your jammies like it’s 1999!  Or something.  Yanno.

Banksy VS King Robbo

…and so the battle continues between Banksy and King Robbo.

I first found out about Banksy when his work was used for the cover of Adbusters, which I stopped buying years ago when the irony of buying an anti-consumer magazine finally got under my skin, but I’ve been a fan of his since.  Really I know nothing about street art, but I enjoy the style.

I’m finding this rather fascinating.

Save Hollywoodland!

It’s not commonly known that the Hollywood sign is on private property — but it is, and that land is due to be sold.  The Trust for Public Land is trying to buy it, but they need to raise a good deal of money in a very short amount of time.  We’re all a bit short on cash at the moment, but you can join up on their Facebook or Twitter pages for free, and help spread the word!

Keeping up with the Joneses?

Doug and Jessie Jones

Went to a screening of “My Name is Jerry” this evening, which is great by the way.  It’s well made, has a very sweet story, and is really just a cute little film all around.  It’s on the festival circuit right now, and should be coming out on DVD soon.  I totally recommend it.

While I was there I caught up with the always awesome Doug Jones, who was there with family, including his fantastic niece Jessie…  and yes, they really are that tall.  (I’m 5′1.)

It was an excellent night.  I always enjoy going to screenings of Doug’s latest films, because the people who show up all tend to be friends and fans of his, and somehow he just attracts wonderful people.  Even better, he’s great about introducing everyone, so you’re never at a loss for someone interesting to chat with — I usually end up hanging around for hours after!

Anyway, home now, and to bed soon, methinks, before I turn into a pumpkin…

Chicago TARDIS – Big Finish!

Ah, the fickle muse.

It’s nice to know that even interesting people aren’t satisfied with their own work.
From the Guardian interview with Bill Nighy:

“I try to never watch. It takes me so long to get over it and I’m always so downcast. I find it really distressing,” he says. “Maybe when I’m very old, I’ll sit down and watch my earlier work. But it will just depress the hell out of me. I’m sure I’m not alone in this. It’s not like I’m some weirdo. You just see how far short it falls from where you might have imagined you were heading. I have a perfectly average skewed perception of myself. We often don’t know what we’re like. I hope that’s the case because otherwise I’ll kill myself.” He chuckles.

Welcome To My Nightmare