NEW Fan
Monday, 05 September 2005 03:58:19

Hi -- I am a NEW "Firefly" Fan...and I'm a bit overwhelmed by it. I haven't been a show fan since I was a KID -- so maybe this is a form of midlife crisis??? Anyway -- one of my best friends turned me on to the series by letting me view her DVD set. My sons and I watched every episode in 4 days (we did have to get chores done!). We LOVED it! I couldn't believe it didn't even finish a whole season? I really wonder what the heck went on behind the scenes to cause that..and I am truly looking forward to the upcoming movie. Anyway -- I loved it so much, I bought 6 sets for friends as gifts -- including one for myself!! I gave one to my 37 year old little brother who just underwent major open heart aortic surgery and has a long road to recovery. 1 week after watching the episodes for the first time, I watched EVERY episode with my brother AGAIN!! He loves it too. (I love MAL and he can't get enough of KAYLEE -- wait 'til he finds out how young she is!!! :wink: ) So - now I'm a member of a fan site, I bought 2 sets of the comic books, and I'm waiting with bated breath for the theatrical release!! AND -- hoping for several MORE after that! Is this midlife-crisis?? I'll keep you posted.

Conduct in NC...
Monday, 05 September 2005 15:27:10

I've heard some of the stories and I've heard some of the rumors. I'm not going to assign any blame or jump to any conclusions, but I AM going to take it upon myself to speak for the other folks helping coordinate the NCBDMPP. Folks travelling here and attending our little shindig need to go ahead and get it into their heads that they're going to behave like they have some sense, and that they've been raised right. I'm all about having a drink or three and having some fun, but I'm not going to let anyone behave in a manner that will get the rest of us in trouble. Savvy?

The Serenity cast signing on 24th August, HMV Edinburgh.
Monday, 05 September 2005 20:26:02

Squeeeee. Wednesday August 24th, 2005. What a day. :biggrin: You know, when my good mate Andy offered me two free tickets to go and see Serenity, I thought...WOW! I'm so lucky. That day is going to rock. Nothing could make it better. Hehehe. If only I knew. When I heard that a large chunk of the cast, including Summer Glau, we're going to be doing a free signing in Edinburgh that day in the exact place I was going to be...I...I could have died of happiness! I could not BELIEVE it. And then when I read Joss Whedon was going??! :biggrin: Holy frikkin :censored: Yup, thats right... I said :censored:! So, I had to re-schedule my train plans to make it to Edinburgh in time for this, so I left my house at 4.30 in the morning...and my train journey took 7 hours. But it was so worth it. Okay...we were told that Nathan, Summer, Jewel, Morena, Adam & Joss would be there. I'd met them all before, except Joss of course, but I was so happy at the thought of seeing them again! Especially Summer!! On the train journey up there, I wrote her a 2-page letter...put it in an envelope on which I wrote "To the beutiful Miss Glau" on. And on the back, I put my address on, just incase she wanted to write back. It's probably unlikely she will though, as I didn't put a "self-addressed stamped envelope" in there, or any international return coupons, but hey, I can dream! So I got there, and we found out that Jewel wasn't there... :disappointed: But Gina was! :kiss: I was very pleased. Obviously I was sad at not getting to see Jewel...but I'd never met Gina before...and don't know if I'll ever get the chance to again! I took my Firefly set with me to get it signed. I also took the group photo of the cast that had been signed by all of them except Gina & Sean. Just incase, as it was always uncertain about who was going to be there. We found out we could only have one thing signed. I was kinda bummed, as I didn't know what to get Gina to sign! So I thought, well, I'll ask her to sign the photo, and everyone else to sign the boxset. So, we got a little closer...and I caught little glimpses of Adam, and Nathan...Morena too. And then...here comes the motherload, people. Through a gap in the crowd I saw Summer. And then, she looked over, and our eyes met. I need to remember to breathe as I type this, cos reliving this moment makes me emotional! Her face lit up right away, and she smiled and waved over at me and mouthed "Hi!". I was overcome with joy. Obviously I smiled and waved back too! Then I blew her a kiss...and she blew me one back! :kiss: I couldn't believe it. After that, I had tears in my eyes, I was so happy. I could have forgotten everything else and just gone home happy after that. I was with my friend Jason, he's a big fan of Summer too, and had met her 3 times. As we got closer, I could hear Gina laughing every now and then, she sounded so bubbly! Then when me and Jason came to the front of the queue and we're waiting...Summer looked at us and then turned to Morena and said "My boys are here." I was so chuffed, and touched. The thought that she not only remembered us, but called us "[i]her boys[/i]" warmed me through and through! The event itself, was rather unorganised. Everybody was very rushed. There were lots of HMV security gaurds who were very pushy, and they we're quite rude to some people. Anyway, then we got to speak to Adam. He didn't seem as cheery as he was the last time I met him, to be honest he looked quite tired...I think that with the premiere...and the flights, he must have been worn out! But he was nice, shook my hand, said hello, signed my set, and stood with me for a photo. Then it was over to Summer & Morena. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Wow! I said hi, and Morena said "Hey you! How are you doing?" So I'm guessing maybe she remembered me from the first con? Who knows! She was wearing a lovely gold outfit that looked companion-like! I told her that it looked lovely. I told Summer that I had written her a letter on the way up... and I gave it to her, she