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caithreamOh lordy I meant to post ages ago about one thing, which I didn't have time for, which turned into three things, and then five, and then NO TIME, and then oops a month and a half later...
End of July we went to north Georgia to pick up my sister and hang out with the family for a little bit. Went to the Georgia Aquarium and then my uncle took us to the historic Oakland Cemetery, which was BEAUTIFUL. My aunt and uncle have apparently bought tickets for Halloween night festivities there, where people dress in Civil War era clothing and tell the history of the old money who are buried there, which, c'mon, sounds AWESOME. I have to go some year.
The grave of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Notice the little trinkets and stones set on top to the right.
A couple weeks ago I went to my bff![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
idril_telrunya's wedding in Salt Lake City, which was honestly the most beautiful wedding I've ever been to omg.
AND THEN I WENT WITH HER AND HER HUSBAND ON HALF OF THEIR HONEYMOON LOL.
Half of their honeymoon being at Dragon*Con, like you do.
The highlight for me was going to a panel on which Billy Boyd was present. If only I could go back in time and tell my 17 year old self about this. I'd pee my pants. I can't even tell you how pretty to my ears it is to hear this man's voice in real life. And he is ADORABLE and just as funny as I remember the all the behind the scenes stuff being. SIGH.
Craig Parker was also there, also adorable; you could pretty much equate him to being Jared with the hyper and the spastic. John Rhys-Davis also. Oh man. Oh. Man. Dominic Monaghan was not kidding when he said that man could tell a story. All I could think during most of the panel was, "You have partridge? BRING THE PARTRIDGE." A;lkajfsfdf;lfjsak. I want him to be my grandfather and tell me stories ALL DAY.
Sylvester McCoy was there one day as well. Seventh Doctor + wizard = awesome. He can also be my grandfather pls.
Also I took a couple of crappy videos if only for Billy's vooooooice omg omgaogmaiomdasl.
(COVERED IN BEES)
And thennnn we decided to walk around the Hall of Fame, which pretty much has tons of famous-y people shoved into this big room to sign autographs, and surprise, Billy was actually signing and the line wasn't long at all. After flailing so hard we nearly did cartwheels, we decided to just go ahead and go for it.
(And in defense of these horribly horribletastic pictures, I didn't want to blind the man with a flash, seeing as how he was probably getting a lot of that anyway, and omg indoor lighting WHY ARE YOU SO TERRIBLE.
Lord of the Rings was my first love, and finally meeting and speaking with someone who was a part of that? I died a little inside. MY FEELS. MY FEELS.
And then, of course, the cosplaying. I am so very tempted to go again next year and be a female Mal. Or maybe Chell from Portal a la the chick in the picture below. IDK MAN THESE PEOPLE ARE INSPIRING.
So. Badass.
Probably my favorite one lololol.
Having gone to both Dragon*Con and Comic Con now, I can say there are definitely a LOT of differences between the two. I do like how D*Con is more about the fans and has a way more relaxed atmosphere, but at the same time, it's RIGHT in the middle of downtown Atlanta, and feels so so so much more crowded and cramped than Comic Con does. D*Con is like constantly being in the middle of a mosh pit; at least at Comic Con, as crowded and crazy as it is, there are areas where you can kind of get away from the people for a bit, which I really need from time to time. I also think I like Comic Con a little bit more because of all the fame and fanfare going on; it's crazy but fun times.
In less than two weeks I'm leaving yet again to go to Minneapolis for my cousin's wedding, and I will, for the first time in my life not even joking, get to experience autumn. APPLE PICKING. Very excited.
I'm just coming off a dumb cold that knocked me on my ass thanks to some sick person from Dragon*Con. I was utterly miserable for a couple days, and now I've just got this awesome cough that just won't go away. Urgh.
Also uhhh, this is a little weird? But. I got Invisalign today. I had braces for 2.5 years in high school and wore my retainer for a long time after that. But the plastic on my retainer cut into my gums and hurt SO BAD that I finally called it quits. I should have just gone to my ortho and asked them to make me a new one, but I didn't, so now I have one tooth that's starting to turn all the way around again and affecting some teeth around it. If I didn't fix it now, it was gonna get worse, so. I don't think I need them for more than 6 months, so that'll be nice to have it taken care of. In the meantime, my teeth huuuurt. :(
And in case you were wondering, I 938472937% can't deal with the SPN S7 gag reel.
GDI
End of July we went to north Georgia to pick up my sister and hang out with the family for a little bit. Went to the Georgia Aquarium and then my uncle took us to the historic Oakland Cemetery, which was BEAUTIFUL. My aunt and uncle have apparently bought tickets for Halloween night festivities there, where people dress in Civil War era clothing and tell the history of the old money who are buried there, which, c'mon, sounds AWESOME. I have to go some year.
The grave of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Notice the little trinkets and stones set on top to the right.
A couple weeks ago I went to my bff
idril_telrunya's wedding in Salt Lake City, which was honestly the most beautiful wedding I've ever been to omg. AND THEN I WENT WITH HER AND HER HUSBAND ON HALF OF THEIR HONEYMOON LOL.
Half of their honeymoon being at Dragon*Con, like you do.
The highlight for me was going to a panel on which Billy Boyd was present. If only I could go back in time and tell my 17 year old self about this. I'd pee my pants. I can't even tell you how pretty to my ears it is to hear this man's voice in real life. And he is ADORABLE and just as funny as I remember the all the behind the scenes stuff being. SIGH.
Craig Parker was also there, also adorable; you could pretty much equate him to being Jared with the hyper and the spastic. John Rhys-Davis also. Oh man. Oh. Man. Dominic Monaghan was not kidding when he said that man could tell a story. All I could think during most of the panel was, "You have partridge? BRING THE PARTRIDGE." A;lkajfsfdf;lfjsak. I want him to be my grandfather and tell me stories ALL DAY.
Sylvester McCoy was there one day as well. Seventh Doctor + wizard = awesome. He can also be my grandfather pls.
Also I took a couple of crappy videos if only for Billy's vooooooice omg omgaogmaiomdasl.
(COVERED IN BEES)
And thennnn we decided to walk around the Hall of Fame, which pretty much has tons of famous-y people shoved into this big room to sign autographs, and surprise, Billy was actually signing and the line wasn't long at all. After flailing so hard we nearly did cartwheels, we decided to just go ahead and go for it.
(And in defense of these horribly horribletastic pictures, I didn't want to blind the man with a flash, seeing as how he was probably getting a lot of that anyway, and omg indoor lighting WHY ARE YOU SO TERRIBLE.
Lord of the Rings was my first love, and finally meeting and speaking with someone who was a part of that? I died a little inside. MY FEELS. MY FEELS.
And then, of course, the cosplaying. I am so very tempted to go again next year and be a female Mal. Or maybe Chell from Portal a la the chick in the picture below. IDK MAN THESE PEOPLE ARE INSPIRING.
So. Badass.
Probably my favorite one lololol.
Having gone to both Dragon*Con and Comic Con now, I can say there are definitely a LOT of differences between the two. I do like how D*Con is more about the fans and has a way more relaxed atmosphere, but at the same time, it's RIGHT in the middle of downtown Atlanta, and feels so so so much more crowded and cramped than Comic Con does. D*Con is like constantly being in the middle of a mosh pit; at least at Comic Con, as crowded and crazy as it is, there are areas where you can kind of get away from the people for a bit, which I really need from time to time. I also think I like Comic Con a little bit more because of all the fame and fanfare going on; it's crazy but fun times.
In less than two weeks I'm leaving yet again to go to Minneapolis for my cousin's wedding, and I will, for the first time in my life not even joking, get to experience autumn. APPLE PICKING. Very excited.
I'm just coming off a dumb cold that knocked me on my ass thanks to some sick person from Dragon*Con. I was utterly miserable for a couple days, and now I've just got this awesome cough that just won't go away. Urgh.
Also uhhh, this is a little weird? But. I got Invisalign today. I had braces for 2.5 years in high school and wore my retainer for a long time after that. But the plastic on my retainer cut into my gums and hurt SO BAD that I finally called it quits. I should have just gone to my ortho and asked them to make me a new one, but I didn't, so now I have one tooth that's starting to turn all the way around again and affecting some teeth around it. If I didn't fix it now, it was gonna get worse, so. I don't think I need them for more than 6 months, so that'll be nice to have it taken care of. In the meantime, my teeth huuuurt. :(
And in case you were wondering, I 938472937% can't deal with the SPN S7 gag reel.
GDI
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