LJ Idol Introduction the 2nd

[puppetmaker]

If you want to see what I wrote last year then read here

For those of you who are checking out this web log for the first time, welcome.

I'm Kathleen O. David generally known on the net as either Puppetmaker40 or Kath the Puppeteer. If you met me before 1990 then you tend to call me Kathy. If you met me after 1990 then it is either Kathleen or Kath.

I am many things to many people. I have had a slew of jobs that range from cancer research (chief bottle washer and Igor at the Emory Cancer research center) to rock and roll (sound board operator and general crew) with a lot of interesting jobs along the way. I have been a book editor at Del Rey Books. I am a master puppeteer. I am a doll maker. I am a costumer and mask maker. I am a card carrying AEA stage manager. I have managed both book stores and comic book shops in my time. The list is much longer but this is an intro not a resume.

But one of my most important jobs on this planet is being Mommy to my daughter Caroline. If you continue to read this blog, you will find that I talk about Caroline a lot here. She is my one and only child. She is my husband's fourth daughter with three from the previous marriage. The youngest lives with us and answers to Ariel when the headphones aren't wrapped around her skull. The other two are in their mid 20s and have lives of their own in other states that we follow along with.

My husband is rather well known in various circles. He is a writer of stuff. He has been published in just about every form of writing possible. He wrote a couple of episodes of Babylon 5 (Soul Mates and There in the Honor lies) and a series for Nickelodeon called Space Cases. He is current working at Marvel on a number of books including Dark Tower; She-Hulk; and X-Factor. His novel "Tigerheart" came out this past June and his next "Mascot in Training" is coming out either this month or the next.

Oh, I became a published author this summer. I had a short story called "On a Pedestal" published in the Big Finish anthology "Dr. Who Short Trips: Qualities of Leadership".

If you friend me, then I tend to friend back. I feel shy about friending people who haven't expressed an interest first. But don't feel shy about friending me. I'll a very friendly person as many of the readers here can attest to.

I am going to open this thread to questions. If you got 'em then ask 'em. There are some that I can't answer due to Non-disclosure agreements that I or Peter have signed and there are some parts of my life that I keep off the net on purpose.

So, what more do you want to know about me? (This is open to long time readers as well)

Comments

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

We were at Disneyland this past weekend and were in the line for the new Finding Nemo ride. There were some youngsters behind us that we ending up talking to. Somehow the conversation got onto the San Diego comic con. They had been there as exhibitors for the first time last year and done their first panel. Peter said that he had been there too and had been on a couple of panels. They asked what he did. He said he was a writer. (At this point I was watching to see when the dime dropped)They asked what he wrote, he told them and I think I saw someone's eyes pop out of their head for a split second as they figured out who they had been talking to.

[celticboy.livejournal.com]

The funniest thing like that was at a convention in LA which I was working. I got in the lift with a few Buffy/Angel stars to take them to their rooms, and a voice shouted out "Hold the lift", and a convention goer dived in, looked around and her eyes went wide and she squeaked. (actually squeaked!!)

[celticboy.livejournal.com]

Another time, I met Joss Whedon, had my photo taken with him. so I called my friend in London (it was about 10pm LA time, 2pm UK time) I said I've just met Joss and she called me a LOT of filthy names

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I got paranoid about saying who I was hanging with at convention after a "friend" (and I use the term very loosely) chewed me out for name dropping.

Since then I seem to be reluctant to admit who I have seen or hung out with. For example, I have been saying that I was going to George and Brad's wedding for a while now. What I never said and some people picked up on only after I posted the picture as to which George and Brad I was talking about.

I meet a lot of cool people and I want to talk about it but I tend to keep it close to the vest because of one stupid comment that makes me second guess myself.

[celticboy.livejournal.com]

I know "EXACTLY" what you mean. there's one actor in particular ( a Whedon Trifecta) who always greets me warmly and who I consider a friend (not a "see every so often, call regularly" friend, but someone who I know, who knows me and I'm happy to see)

To me, namedropping is vulgar and only done by people who really don't know the person they're dropping. I may get jealous that you know these people, but I'd never consider you a namedropper. you know them, you're friends with them. It's the same as me saying I went to Mark (my best friend) and kath's wedding.

Feel free to gush about it to me. I'll gladly slap any idiot that accuses you of namedropping.