So how Green are you going to be today?
Apr. 23rd, 2008 09:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
puppetmakerYesterday was Earth Day with all its celebrations and advertisements informing us what we can do to save the planet since it is the only we've got. I think my favorite part of Earth Day had to be Colbert trash talking all the other planets. But that is one day that is to bring to the front of our brains what we can do to help ourselves. So how are these businesses that were tooting their horns for the past couple of weeks for how green they are going to go from here? Back to the way that things were or are they really going to take the message to heart and do something for the planet? Green is a color that has come to mean being nice to where we live. So lets go green because I don't think we're going to have another planet.
Someone asked me what constituted a good convention. I said if I can get four good stories then I think it is a good one. He asked me how many I was up to and I said at that point I think eight. So it was a very good convention for me and my family.
The nice people who run the convention have places for the talent and the professionals to go hide for bit to regroup. Which is a wonderful thing when you have a 5 year old who is in sensory overload and just needs a little time to pull herself back together. Caroline liked the quiet and she would play with her stuffed animals while I would sit and get the noise out of my ears. Caroline, being the friendly person that she is, would go introduce herself to people. Fortunately she is so cute this is not much of a problem.
We went into the Green Room on Saturday and found the creators of Robot Chicken taking it easy and having lunch. Caroline decided to show them her water horse toy which they found cute. Peter had met the gang at LA Wizard Con so I introduced myself and Caroline to them. We had a nice conversation about the convention and puppetry. I lent Seth my 10th Doctor puppet and he had fun playing with it. They had to go off to a panel but we worked out a time for them to see Peter.
Peter and Paul Cornell, another writer of stuff but probably best known for his Doctor Who work, had wanted to meet for a while now. They finally had that chance this weekend. I got to show Paul the Doctor Who puppets which he found very amusing. Paul and his lovely wife Caroline joined us for our Seder Saturday evening along with Glenn Haumann and my very good friends Mike and Janet Lee. It was interesting explaining the Seder as we went along for those who had not participated on one before. Ours tend to be a bit freeform so I think everyone had fun.
After that Peter and I went to the Marvel party and managed to squish in. I saw a lot of people there that I knew and a lot of people inquired to how I was doing after the car accident. Peter had found out about it when he was standing in the Marvel Booth so they all knew. I talked briefly to a lot of people but it was overwhelming so we said our good-byes and went to find the Robot Chicken gang. Seth and Peter played ping-pong as I watched. I passed on an offer to play a game with Matthew because I was not feeling up to vigorous physical activity and these guys were serious ping-pong players. We had a good time but decided to turn into pumpkins before midnight.
The next day Caroline and Ariel were sitting in the Green Room. Caroline was quietly playing with her new stuffed animals and her water horse. Ariel was reading a book when she heard someone talking to Caroline. The voice sounded so familiar to her. She turned her head to see a man crouched down with Caroline asking her about her toys which Caroline proceeded to tell him about them. Then the light bulb went off and she mouthed to the girls at the desk, "Is that Brendan Fraser?" They nodded vigorously. He was there to promote "Journey to the Center of the Earth" but he and Ariel talked about "Inkheart". I think she vibrated the rest of the day off of that chance meeting. Peter gave a copy of "Tigerheart" to him.
So there are four of the eight stories. There are a couple that I can't tell yet since they really don't have an ending or they are on the super secret list for now.
I am grateful for the fun stories that come out of conventions.
Someone asked me what constituted a good convention. I said if I can get four good stories then I think it is a good one. He asked me how many I was up to and I said at that point I think eight. So it was a very good convention for me and my family.
The nice people who run the convention have places for the talent and the professionals to go hide for bit to regroup. Which is a wonderful thing when you have a 5 year old who is in sensory overload and just needs a little time to pull herself back together. Caroline liked the quiet and she would play with her stuffed animals while I would sit and get the noise out of my ears. Caroline, being the friendly person that she is, would go introduce herself to people. Fortunately she is so cute this is not much of a problem.
We went into the Green Room on Saturday and found the creators of Robot Chicken taking it easy and having lunch. Caroline decided to show them her water horse toy which they found cute. Peter had met the gang at LA Wizard Con so I introduced myself and Caroline to them. We had a nice conversation about the convention and puppetry. I lent Seth my 10th Doctor puppet and he had fun playing with it. They had to go off to a panel but we worked out a time for them to see Peter.
Peter and Paul Cornell, another writer of stuff but probably best known for his Doctor Who work, had wanted to meet for a while now. They finally had that chance this weekend. I got to show Paul the Doctor Who puppets which he found very amusing. Paul and his lovely wife Caroline joined us for our Seder Saturday evening along with Glenn Haumann and my very good friends Mike and Janet Lee. It was interesting explaining the Seder as we went along for those who had not participated on one before. Ours tend to be a bit freeform so I think everyone had fun.
After that Peter and I went to the Marvel party and managed to squish in. I saw a lot of people there that I knew and a lot of people inquired to how I was doing after the car accident. Peter had found out about it when he was standing in the Marvel Booth so they all knew. I talked briefly to a lot of people but it was overwhelming so we said our good-byes and went to find the Robot Chicken gang. Seth and Peter played ping-pong as I watched. I passed on an offer to play a game with Matthew because I was not feeling up to vigorous physical activity and these guys were serious ping-pong players. We had a good time but decided to turn into pumpkins before midnight.
The next day Caroline and Ariel were sitting in the Green Room. Caroline was quietly playing with her new stuffed animals and her water horse. Ariel was reading a book when she heard someone talking to Caroline. The voice sounded so familiar to her. She turned her head to see a man crouched down with Caroline asking her about her toys which Caroline proceeded to tell him about them. Then the light bulb went off and she mouthed to the girls at the desk, "Is that Brendan Fraser?" They nodded vigorously. He was there to promote "Journey to the Center of the Earth" but he and Ariel talked about "Inkheart". I think she vibrated the rest of the day off of that chance meeting. Peter gave a copy of "Tigerheart" to him.
So there are four of the eight stories. There are a couple that I can't tell yet since they really don't have an ending or they are on the super secret list for now.
I am grateful for the fun stories that come out of conventions.
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Date: 2008-04-23 01:10 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-04-23 01:38 pm (UTC)I'm glad you had a good time!
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Date: 2008-04-23 01:49 pm (UTC)Anyone who takes the time to talk to a child has something extra special about them.
Peter told Caroline that Brendan had played George of the Jungle which she has seen. Caroline looked at him suspiciously. Brendan told her that his hair was a lot longer and he was wearing less clothing that he was wearing just them.
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Date: 2008-04-23 02:27 pm (UTC)*grin*
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Date: 2008-04-23 02:45 pm (UTC)Most of the rest are great people.
Of course I could replace actor with writer or artist and have the same answer.
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Date: 2008-04-23 02:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-23 02:49 pm (UTC)He sits there and says, "Do you know me? I'm award winning author Peter David but when I am shoveling cat poop like other mere mortals I use Sweetscoop because it works wonders."
Famous people have to take care of their pets, do laundry, and all the other activities that us normal folks do. *grin*
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Date: 2008-04-23 03:02 pm (UTC)In my years as a techie on the dinner theater circuit, I have found this to be true.
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Date: 2008-04-23 02:46 pm (UTC)I remember that we both complained about the headaches we would get in high school that we found out later was the lighting.
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Date: 2008-04-23 02:47 pm (UTC)I think I told you how wonderful it was to meet both you and the Missus.
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Date: 2008-04-23 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-24 12:03 am (UTC)Sigh.
I really enjoy his work. And he's not bad looking either.