One of the highlights of being a G-list celebrity–not my term–is the privacy you’re given whenever doing public appearances. I mean, sure, those of you who hang with Dorien Grey know that he just has to walk into a bookstore and people flock to him. It probably doesn’t hurt that he wears a t-shirt with […]
Fracked Monday Update, the Detroit FanFare, Bruce Campbell and Peter Weller
It’s Monday! I know. It just means the day is totally fracked up, right? Well, I’ve got some pretty cool stuff to share with you today and some not-so-cool stuff. It always seems to be a balance and it kind of puts a damper on things when you’re just not in the mood for moody […]
A Nightmare on DragonCon Street 2011: Children of the Con
ConCrud: noun, The condition one finds oneself suffering from after being around thousands of people at a convention, some of who do not embrace proper shower etiquette and who enjoy spreading germs that make you feel like they look. It happens.
Exposing The Cult Of Wil Wheaton (With William Shatner)
I woke up Friday morning to the sound of annoyed knocking at my hotel room door. It was William Shatner. He’d lost a bet and had to bring me my morning tea each day during DragonCon, which irritated him since he was used to people bringing him tea. But, like a semi-good sport, he sat […]
My Amusing How-I-Spent-My-DragonCon 2008 Report
Sit back, relax and dig in as I attempt to amuse you with my slightly overdue DragonCon report. Yes, slightly overdue. Dodging the Hong Kong Grandmother’s hit squads is bad enough, but to avoid Julie Caitlin Brown’s, too? Ugh. Let’s start at the beginning. I flew into Atlanta Thursday afternoon (no delayed flights…uncanny and almost […]
