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They've announced the preliminary guest list for the Toronto Fan Expo this year. No Firefly actors. And really, not all that much for me there. Comicwise there'll be Greg Pak and C.B. Cebulski, who are both writers I've enjoyed some in the past, but neither are 'big' to me. None of the few artists I'd particularly care to get anything from either. In terms of actors it's also pretty sparse. Their big advertised thing is 'everyone who's played Darth Vader'. But really the only one I'd be at all interested in is Hayden Christiansen and that's not even for Anakin - that's for his upcoming role as the lead in the film adaptation of the novel Jumper. That's mild. Adam West will be there, and he's kinda cool in a camp way. A couple of Trek stars as usual... Johnathan Frakes (Riker), James Darren (Vic Fontaine) and Dwight Schultz (Barclay). Then there's Tricia Helfert, Number 6 from BSG, but really, she's probably the BSG character I'm not all that interested in. Sean Astin'll be there too. I'm tempted to try to find him just so I can walk up to him and say, "Oh, Sam!", but a) he probably gets that all the time, b) I'd never actually go through with it, and c) It'd probably be hard to wait.

So, the biggest guns of the show, for me personally, are Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire from Heroes). Are they enough for me to go? I don't know. Neither is enough for me to want to pay for the pleasure of their autograph. But they might be cool to see.


Book Foo:
Finished: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
Started: Worlds, by Joe Haldeman
Still Reading: The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton (Wednesdays)

Thoughts on Harry Potter behind the cut. Some spoilers, but most people who are reading the books are still way ahead of me or already saw the movie.
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With this book read, I am down to only 4 unread Hugo Winning novels:
Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson (2006)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (2005)
Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)
and
Cyteen by CJ Cherryh (1989).

That may go up to 5 this summer depending on who wins this year (but I've already read one of the nominees, and am planning on getting another in the near future). I know Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell's at one of my used bookstores - oversized TPB print, but at the price of a paperback, so might be worth it. (I still have 9 Nebula award winning novels to read)

Since this seems to be the week we get to the last of the Season Finales, I'll save up most my TV thoughts until then and do a big 'the year in TV'/'the coming year in TV' post. However, since Who won't be done then, I'll talk briefly about my thoughts on the latest ep, 42, here. ( Read more... )

Oh, and I never did get around to identifying the last unguessed quote in my movie quotes quiz. It was:
2. "It's a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is."

And it was from The Last Unicorn. But it was unguessed, so... I win, flist! Ha!

Haven't done one of these in a while.

I'm hungry.

Dream Foo: Possibly the weirdest dream ever. ( Read more... )

Meh, I want to RP again, but I'm still too damn picky.

Commercials annoying me recently: What the commercial is vs what impression I get from it! - ( Read more... )

New TV season starts soon. So far the only new show I've seen and kinda dug was Jericho (downloaded the first episode). Still have hopes for Heroes, but haven't seen the first ep yet (I know it's available, I just haven't gotten around to it). And of course returning shows are love.

Oh, and remember the convention? Turns out I was right. According to another browncoat (who actually saw me but didn't know who I was or that they knew me from online), Christina Hendricks (Saffron) showed up on Saturday, pretty well right at the exact time I was leaving the convention. If t'weren't for bad luck, sometimes I think I'd have none at all. ;)

Book Foo:
Finished: Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card
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Started and Finished: Shadow of the Hegemon, by Orson Scott Card
Again, thoughts and quote (and again, very low on spoilers).
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Started: Swan Songs, the Complete Hooded Swan Collection by Brian Stableford (Wednesdays)
Will be starting: Shadow Puppets, by Orson Scott Card (Fridays and Sundays)

Ha-ha, today I found $20! Of course, it was _my_ $20, but it was $20 I thought I must have lost somewhere, perhaps in the laundry. Turned out it had somehow got on the floor near my hamper.
That makes me feel better.

Working on a WIDW for Runaways after BKV leaves, based on a thread on the BKV forums (put some initial thoughts there, these'd be a little more detailed).

Haven't really written much, writing-wise, this week. Well, anything (aside from my alternaljournal). Still been good about not napping if I don't write first, at least, but I was getting into a decent rhythm (wtf is up with that word, it never looks right) going. Oh well, maybe I'll officially declare this week a vacation in honor of labour day holiday and get back in to the rhythm.

Back, survived, more thoughts will have to wait until after I've eaten and relaxed some, but here's my Marvel Civil War Panel Report! It was the only panel I attended, but I wanted to get it up as quickly as possible. :)

Back, anyway. Have a headache, but I managed to post my report fromt he Cup of Joe panel on http://www.unreachablestar.net. A quick look at the big comic websites I visit shows that I beat them, so yay, scoop! Well, not much big news there, anyway.

In other news, there were some very lovely cosumes on some people, and very disturbing ones on others. I saw various celebrities up close, but didn't talk to any of them.

However, I got within spitting distance of the following: George Takei (Sulu from Trek), not only while he was signing autographs, but also when he passed by in a hallway.
Julie Benz (Darla from Buffy/Angel)
Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar from Buffy).

And, of course, Joe Quesada from Marvel.

In all these cases, if I was bolder, brasher, I _could_ have talked to them, even without getting an autograph (which cost like $25, so I wouldn't bother). And when I say spitting distance, I mean it, I could, if I desired, spit, and got them. I didn't, you'll be glad to know.

I also saw from a slightly more distant distance, Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko from DS9) and Michael Dorn (Worf).

Saw while I was there the X-Men shirt I'd been looking for, but didn't get it right away and by the time I came back after the Joe Quesada panel it was gone, so drat me. Couldn't find it elsewhere.

I didn't get anything signed because the line for Joe Quesada was moving sooooo slow and I had this headache thing, so I just ducked out of the line, headed home, and had a gyro.

And on the slightly more depressing (and so therefore skippable) side...
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