Not all at the same time though.

First a running update.

Tuesday and Thursday (sorta):

5 minutes at 5.6 mph
10 minutes at 6.2 mph
10 minutes at 6.0 mph
5 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total Distance: 2.98 miles
Average mile: 10:04

So the run on Friday didn't go so smoothly (though the one on Tuesday was great). Since I had a half day at work I decided to go to the gym closer to my home. Not sure exactly why, but I forgot to stretch before I started, so I stopped after the first mile to stretch because my calves were starting to cramp a bit. Then I stopped after the next mile. My shoes felt strange so I took them off briefly and then tried tying them tighter, but it was too tight *sigh* So I basically did 3 miles, but I stopped for a couple minutes between each one.

My foot has also been bothering me all weekend. Just an almost constant dull ache at the back of my heel.

We went to watch fireworks last night in Toluca Lake. There is a spot near the golf course where you can see the ones at the Hollywood Bowl. Unfortunately they were apparently canceled due to high risk of brush fire.

This weekend I decided to actually draw again. I figured I should do something that could be used in my portfolio, so I stayed away from fan art. I am happy with how it turned out for the most part.



Maybe I'll try a drawing of my other niece next. Maybe from a picture of when she was a toddler.

So last night was fun *sigh*

Went to sleep at about 10:30ish. Got woken up at about 11:40 by a loud car crash outside my window (the joys of living at a semi-busy intersection in a city where people cannot drive). Got up to potty. Woke up again at about 3:30 because of a strange dream I don't remember. Potty again. Not a half hour later, the damn smoke detector start chirping because of a low battery. I am very sensitive to high pitch, shrill noises. Luckily the boy gets up and changes the battery (and luckily we had a spare).

So needless to say, I am a bit tired this morning *sigh*

At least it's a short week. Half day on Thursday and then Friday off. w00t!

Since it's a long weekend, I am going to try and use the time and actually draw! I really need to get a portfolio together and I really need more stuff to put into it - especially stuff that it's fan drawings. I think I will attempt a drawing of my niece. Don't know if I will use a baby shot or a more recent shot (she's 4 now). I am leaning towards baby. Maybe this one.

I also need to contact my friend about getting a good scan of the drawing I did of her dog for her. Too bad she hasn't been answering my emails *sigh*

Running update.

Thursday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
5 minutes at 6.2 mph
15 minutes at 6.0 mph
5 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.96
Average mile time: 10:08

Saw Transformers 2 over the weekend. It was OK. About 20 minutes too long and I really could have done without the schmoopy love story *gag*. I didn't have any expectation, so was at least entertained for the most part. Though one thing that bugged me was how perfect Megan Fox's makeup was the entire time they were running for their lives, surrounded by sand and explosions in the Egyptian desert. Because I definitely would take the time to reapply my lip gloss in that situation *sigh*

I think that's about all that I have to report.

So in a desperate attempt at giving my metabolism a bit of a boost (and also my energy level during the day) I've taken to drinking green tea again.

I never really made a conscious effort to cut out caffeine completely, I just decided not to seek it out any more. I'd still have the occasional glass of unsweetened iced tea if I wanted something other than water, but I no longer had my daily morning cup of tea.

Last week I had one cup a day and that seemed to work well, but the internets suggested that you'd need at least 3 cups a day to see any benefits. Yesterday I had 3 cups and I felt a bit weird in the afternoon. I didn't drink them all back to back - I waited several hours in between cups. I am thinking that 3 might be too much.

I had one cup this morning and I was feeling a bit strange. It's like I have energy, but it's a fake energy. My head was a bit swimmy and I felt disconnected. Maybe I just need to get used to it again, or maybe my body just doesn't handle caffeine well anymore.

Blergh.

I just finished my second cup (I think this will be my limit now). We'll see how it goes.

The other thing I've been reading about is fish and fish oils and how they can boost metabolism. Since I can't stand any kind of seafood, I am going to look into fish oil supplements. Looks like I can get them from the drug store up the street and they aren't too pricey either. It's worth a try.

Had an awesome run today - my fastest yet!

Tuesday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
5 minutes at 6.2 mph
15 minutes at 6.0 mph
5 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.96
Average mile time: 10:08

This was all without stopping. I am soooo close to a full 3 miles in 30 minutes! I could probably do it now if I pushed myself, but I would rather gradually work my way up to it.

We saw The Hangover this past weekend. OMFG that movie was so freaking hilarious! My face hurt at the end, I was laughing that much. Srsly. But one question still remains - where did they get the chicken?

Other than that, not too much to report.

First off, running update.

Tuesday and Friday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
20 minutes at 6.0 mph
5 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.94 miles
Average mile time: 10:12

There has been a ton of stuff going down at work. First off, they've cut our PTO for the rest of the year by 40%, which means about a week less. Hopefully this won't carry over into next year. And they've also stopped any 401K matching *sigh*

On top of that, they've done yet another reorg in my department, which means as of Monday I will have a new boss. He's a bit surly and I don't think he particularly likes me. Not looking forward to this at all.

As most of you know, the dates for the first Official Sanctuary Convention have been announced and I not happy about them. July 30- August 1st 2010 - the week after Comic Con. The Sanctuary Con is top priority, so it looks like I might not make it to Comic Con next year. There is also another con with RDA the following weekend (August 5-8th). I am still undecided about that one. I guess it will all depend on ticket prices and what the boy thinks. He actually wanted to go to the Sanctuary Con, but who knows if that will change now that the dates have been announced.

I've never been to Vancouver during the summer, so that is one good thing.

I am so tired. I've been like this all week.

The Irish Faire is this weekend. There is a competition, but I won't be dancing in it. I think I will go and watch though.

I think that's all the news I have.

Running update.

Friday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
20 minutes at 6.0 mph
6.5 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 3.1 miles
Average mile time: 10:10

That was my fastest run so far, which is surprising considering how unmotivated and tired I was before going to the gym. Not only did I stay at 6 mph longer, I also went a full 5K without stopping. One of these days I'll do a 5K in under 30 minutes. Then maybe I'll be able to run one without a treadmill in under 35 minutes.

The boy and I have been watching Firefly the past week or so. We just watched the last episode tonight. Sad. The movie will be next and then we will go back and watch the special features and then the episodes with commentary.

Oh and those new running shoes I just bought - some stitching is coming out. I'll have to take them back to the store tomorrow. It's not too far, but it's just in a direction that we usually don't go, so it's a bit of a pain.

I am so tired tonight. My limbs were so heavy while I was heading home from work. Gah. And I have to get up for dance class in the morning.

So I am sitting at work thinking that I really should try and put together a portfolio. I've never actually done one (beyond the 'throw your drawings from the semester together and hand them into the professor to be graded' kind of thing).

I don't have too much to put in one right now, but hopefully that can change.

A big part of your portfolio is how you present your work. I have a pretty cool idea (IMHO) of how to put it all together. Once I started thinking about it, the ideas just started flowing.

The problem - I am stuck at work and can't do anything about all this creative inspiration and motivation!

*headdesk*

By the time I get home I know the motivation will be gone *sigh*

I also got an idea for another fun little crafty project.

I am going nuts!!

I am supposed to be learning about shell scripting so that I can actually write a script that will do useful stuff, but I can't concentrate!

P.S. Jaclyn broke me. I joined. *hangs head*

Running update.

Friday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
10 minutes at 6 mph
15 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.91 miles
Average mile time: 10:19

Tuesday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
15 minutes at 6 mph
10 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total Distance: 2.93
Average mile time: 10:15

I did the interval training on the elliptical on Thursday and Monday. That seems to be going well.

My foot was really bothering me this weekend so I didn't do much at dance class on Saturday.

I bought new running shoes! I guess I waited too long, which was definitely not helping my foot. I will probably have to get another new pair in about 4-5 months *sigh* They are about $100 a pair. The new shoes no longer compensate for my ankles rolling in since the right foot was being bothered by it.

I ran in them for the first time today and it seems to have gone well. They are a different brand (Saucony - the first pair was Asics). Still white and blue *sigh* I am not fond of blue or white shoes, but they are comfy.

Saw 'Up' this weekend. It was very good. I liked it

*squirrel*

a lot. Very Pixar.

That's about all I have to report.

Running update.

Tuesday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
10 minutes at 6 mph
15 minutes at 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.91 miles
Average mile time: 10:19

Did that run without stopping. First time I've been able to do that since I started back up.

Elliptical is on the agenda today and running again tomorrow.

I actually wore my hardshoes last night at dance class and it was a pain. They hurt the foot a bit, but it's not bothering me anymore than usual today. I did slip a few times and almost fell once. I hate dancing in those shoes. I feel so clumsy.

I've been feeling a bit allergy-ified lately. Sneezing and a little stuffed up. The pollen count isn't high, but it has been a bit cooler this week. I hate taking allergy meds because they make me feel funny. I've been really tired as well.

Because of issues with my email address, I have stopped getting emails from my dance teacher. I gave her an alternative email address, but she hasn't put me back on the list yet. This has proved annoying since I have no clue what is going on with classes and such.

Sometimes we have classes on Saturday morning, but some weeks we do not and the time varies depending on when they can get the hall and whether or not they are going to have team class as well. I can usually get this info at class on Wednesday, which is fine.

So we had class on Saturday from 9am-11am and then there was team practice for an hour after that. When they were discussing that at the Wednesday class they also mentioned a class on Sunday, but I assumed that it was just a team class.

Turns out I was wrong.

At class on Saturday I found out that we has a 5 hour workshop on Sunday (11am-4pm) that we were all supposed to attend.

Gah.

I feel like I didn't have a weekend at all.

I am so tired.

I was blissfully pain-free on Friday night. Not anymore *sigh*. Though it isn't as bad as it could be. I was smart and took it easy. Stretched a lot and iced it after each class and then again at night.

So no running for me yesterday, I did the elliptical instead. I think I will run today though.

At least the evil jumps that I can't do very well have been taken out of my dances. See, the thing is that the only way to master these jumps is to just do them over and over and over again. You can imagine how hard that is to do with my tendonitis. So I might get them eventually (they definitely have improved since first attempting them over 2 years ago), but I just feel much better now that they've been taken out.

I also got a new ending to one of my hornpipe steps, which is also *much* better than the older version.

So I just need to keep the tendonitis under control and learn how to dance in my actual hard shoes again. It's much more difficult than it sounds. The shoes are a lot heavier and unwieldy compared to my dance sneakers.

I also bought new shorts for dance class. My old ones were just too big. They were longish and almost skort-like because the legs were so wide.

So I picked some up at Target (size Medium!! w00t!) and wore them to the workshop on Sunday. Damn they are short! Well, not really any shorter than the shorts the other girls wear. I am just not used to them. They look pretty good with my black tights. The only thing I am worried about is if I wear them with my dance t-shirt (both of which were dirty on Sunday so I had to wear something else) you wouldn't be able to see the shorts at all because the t-shirts are so long *sigh* I'll have to see about that.

Other than that, not much has been going on. I can't believe it's June already! Comic Con is just 7 weeks away! And I still can't even drop the few pounds I gained in Vancouver let alone any more. Frustrating. Stoopid metabolism.

On Thursday I was 5 minutes into my run and determined that it was probably a good idea to just do the elliptical instead. First I was having issues with my ankle brace - it was too tight and I had to stop and adjust it twice. And my left knee wasn't hurting, but it felt a bit week. This, combined with the bad right foot, was not the best condition for running. I did do the elliptical for 30 minutes instead.

Friday I opted out of the gym and went for a 2 mile walk instead.

Today I did do my run. It went better than last week. I only stopped twice - once at the 11 minute mark and once at the 21 minute mark - and both times it was just a brief stop (about 15-20 seconds).

Monday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
10 minutes at 6 mph
10 minutes at 5.8 mph
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
Total distance: 2.89
Average mile time: 10:23

I had dance class on Saturday morning. This is the first time in a while where I have had more than one class a week. My foot held up well. I just need to not get too complacent and keep up with the strengthening exercises and such so it continues to hold up.

There is a competition in June, but I think I am going to let my teacher know that I am going to take a break from competition for now.

I am also leaning towards skipping the big regional competition in November. It's the week after AT4 and in Denver, CO (which requires a plane trip). I just think I will be too exhausted from all the traveling. And I don't particularly want to shell out all that money for hotel and airfare (and entry fees) when I probably won't be dancing my best (when even my best isn't any where near good enough to place). I guess I am destined to only do the big competition in even years (I skipped 2007 as well).

Another thing is that there is a Firefly con that weekend that the boy wants to go to, so he wouldn't be able to come with me and help out. Besides, I kind of want to go to that con too.

The week before AT4 is the Farscape/Stargate con here in LA. The boy is going to make the hotel reservations. I will just go general admission like I usually do.

So if you guys are following along, you will realize that I have 3 cons in November - the only free weekend is Thanksgiving. I have no clue how I am going to survive. It's especially bad when you figure in the international travel for the second con. At least the other two are local.

The past couple years I've only been able to see my family at Christmas time and I miss going there in the summer and going out on the boat and such. I am considering going to see them Labor day weekend (the first weekend in September) since I have Monday off.

I checked flights and if we take a red eye on Saturday morning (leaving LA at 12:30am and landing in Minnesota at about 6am) and leaving late on Monday night (arriving in LA at about 11:15pm) it's only $199 a ticket! Holy crap! So cheap. Especially for a holiday weekend.

The only thing is that the boy is flying to Missouri (for a convention and to see his family) only 3 weeks before that, so he's a bit worried about money. I might just buy the tickets now and if he can pay me back, then cool, if not, that's cool too. It's really about me seeing my family.

That's the weekend of the MN State Fair too! (the second largest in the country) We won't have to pay for hotel or anything since we can stay with my sister and we don't have to take time off work. The only expenses are airfare and food.

Long weekend coming up. Yay! Half day on Friday and then Monday off.

I think that's about it.

So some of you may have noticed that I haven't been quite as chatty lately. There are a number of reasons why and let me assure you, it has nothing to do with any of you. I am just in a bit of an antisocial stage right now.

Running Update.

Tuesday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
10 minutes at 6 mph
10 minutes at 5.8 mph
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
Total distance: 2.89
Average mile time: 10:23

Same as Monday, but I think with fewer stops - 4 total and 2 of them were unavoidable. I lost my balance a bit and hit the 'stop' button and then my iPod went wonky again and wanted to be at 11. I really do think it's the arm band case that is doing that, though it's really random and only started happening the past 2 times. The first time was at the beginning of my run and this last time was towards the end of it. Weird.

I plan to do the same today. We'll see how it goes. I am expecting it to be a struggle since I haven't really been sleeping well the past couple days.

Dance class was fine this week. It seems as though my foot is holding up a bit better and is not as painful after class (and the following day). I am still wearing my dance sneakers though, and not my actual dance shoes, which is frustrating because I am just not used to dancing in my hardshoes at all. It's not too much difference with the soft shoes - actually it's easier to dance in soft shoes than it is to dance in the dance sneakers because the heels get in the way. With hardshoes, they are much heavier than the sneakers and just have a different feel. It's more difficult to get off your heels in the hardshoes. *sigh* Maybe I'll just start wearing them around the house to at least get used to them on my feet.

Other than that, there is nothing to report. Job is still not what I want and I am still trapped with no way out in sight.

Running Update:

Monday:
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
10 minutes at 6 mph
10 minutes at 5.8 mph
5 minutes at 5.5 mph
Total distance: 2.89
Average mile time: 10:23

This was a struggle. First off, my iPod decided that it wanted to be at full volume and nothing else, so I had to stop at the 3 minute mark to deal with that (I think it was the case that was pushing against the volume up button on the side). The rest of the run was a struggle. The foot bothered a bit at the beginning (but was fine after it warmed up). I had to stop a hand full of times for about 10-15 seconds. Suck. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll be able to do this run without stopping.

I am determined to shed those pounds gained during (and after) Vancouver as well as a couple more before Comic Con in 10 weeks. After Comic Con is over there will be 15 weeks until AT,4 and I would like to drop another 10 pounds during that time. That should put me about 2 sizes down and at my goal size. *fingers crossed*

This past weekend was frakking geek-tastic! We drove out to Las Vegas on Thursday to catch the 7 pm showing of Star Trek at the Palms with our friends and a massive group of fellow geeks.

I really enjoyed the movie. It was a 'reboot' that was still damn entertaining to a Trekkie like me. I'll admit that I am not a huge fan of TOS (I am more into TNG and Voyager), but I am still familiar with the characters. There were enough little nods to the original to make it fun for the fans, but not too many to make it annoying.

As for my favorite character.... I am torn between the awesomeness that was McCoy (holy crap was Karl Urban channeling Deforest Kelley!) and the adorableness that was Chekov (I just wanted to pinch his cheeks and put him in my pocket) and the cheekiness that was Scotty! ("I like this ship. It's exciting!")

I thought every actor did a bang up job with their parts. I am so very glad that they cast actors and not 'stars'.

The comedy worked. Especially the slapstick bit with the giant hands and numb tongue. That worked, unlike the swinging monkeys in that other recent film in a popular franchise.

The one complaint - lens flares. Waaaaaaay too many.

We saw it again on Sunday and it was just as entertaining the second time around.

Anyway, Friday morning we went to Hash House A Go Go for giant pancakes. I actually remembered to take pictures this time. I will post them soon. While we were sitting on the patio at the restaurant, a comedian guy walked by that Travis knew. Long story short, he gave us tickets to his show (which happened to be at the Tropicana where we were staying). It was OK - a bit too crass at times for me. I tend to like my comedy a bit more intelligent. At least it was free.

Saturday there was a gathering of Trekkies that included menu items from Quarks. There was indeed a Warp Core Breach. Damn that bar was so cool. I can't wait for the new one to open.

We headed out of town at 7pm and were home by 11. We left Sunday to recover, but considering I am still damn tired today, I don't think that was enough.

First, a running update.

Tuesday:
20 minutes at 6.0mph
Total distance: 2 miles
Average mile time : 10:00

Once again, this was after 10 minutes on the elliptical.

This weekend is going to be geektastic! The boy and I are driving out to Las Vegas and meeting up with friends to catch the new 'Trek flick. w00t!

And Hash House A Go Go! Giant pancakes. Hopefully we'll remember to take pictures of the food before we start eating this time.

Not too much else to report right now. Work is still mind-numbing and there is still no way out.

We sent our check to secure our oober cheap place for Comic Con. I still can't believe we scored that place.

Had a bizarre dream last night. I was in San Diego with my friend Brandi and we were looking for a place to eat and we found this giant sand castle place. It had an Italian restaurant in it that was owned by Tony Shalob (who was also our waiter). Because we couldn't decide, he ordered us some pizza fries which were French fries with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperonis on it.

Then I went to find the bathroom. I followed the signs up the stairs and down several hallways. It was all terribly confusing. It ended up that the place was a hotel and the only bathroom was in the lobby. After I got there, I realized that I could have just gone outside and around the corner and I would have gotten to the same place, but I didn't now that since I was following the signs.

By the time I got back from the bathroom, Brandi was gone. I found her on the beach, but by the time I got to where she was sitting, she was gone. I eventually found her in this giant vending machine-type thing that had ice cream treats in it. But I was on the wrong side of the structure so she couldn't see me and I couldn't get to her.

Then I woke up.

Weird.

I hardly ever remember my dreams with such clarity.

In the interest of getting the pics out ASAP (since I will be out of town come Thursday), I have decided to post pictures before I am done gong through them all. Here are the Amanda pictures. Hopefully the Jeri Ryan pics will soon follow.

Clicky here for pretty pics

The usual disclaimer applies. These are my pictures. Please do not use them or post them elsewhere (or upload them elsewhere) without my permission. Please do not remove the watermark. Thanks!

And you will also notice that there are some picture of the Coolest Present Ever!

My boyfriend, who does custom action figures made me my very own, one of a kind, custom Helen Magnus action figure!! How frakking cool is that?! I had Amanda sign it at the con. She was impressed.

And I did pea on Amanda in my photo op. I don't have the op yet, since I didn't go to the con on Sunday, but here is a pic of Pendelton Pea ready for the photo op.



It was a fun con, though really exhausting. We were only there for one day, but it was a long one and we hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.

And since I am here, a running update. I did 10 minutes on the elliptical again.

Monday:
20 minutes at 6.0 mph
Total Distance: 2 miles
Average Mile Time: 10:00

Dancing seems to be what makes the foot angry, not running.

I ran for the first time since march 10th today! Yay!

I noticed that my right foot (the one that has really been bothering me) has been rolling out lately. I figured that the rolling could be causing the pain, at the very least, it wasn't helping it, so last week I bough an ankle brace and wore it during dance class and also during most of my work outs (I think I left it off one day) and for brief periods during some days.

I have indeed noticed an improvement in my Achilles tendon. Yay!

I've also been trying to remember to do ankle exercises to strengthen it so that eventually it will stop rolling without the brace.

I also think I am going to go back to the running shop and get refitted for shoes. When I got fitted in October, the guy said that my ankles rolled in, so he gave me shoes that would support me on the inside and prevent rolling in. But now that the one ankle is rolling out, I think I might need different shoes.

Anyway, since my pain was better, I decided to do 10 minutes on the elliptical and then 20 minutes on the treadmill.

Tuesday:
20 minutes at 6.0 mph
Total Distance: 2 miles
Average Mile Time: 10:00

w00t! Two 10 minutes miles in a row.

And the foot isn't doing too bad. I am going to try and keep it loose tonight and hopefully it won't be too sore tomorrow.

Send Nerds (the candy) to NBC/Universal:

Ben Silverman
Co-Chairman NBC/Universal
3000 W. Alameda
Admin Building
Burbank, CA 91523

Angela Bromstad
President of Primetime Series NBC
100 Universal City Plaza
Bldg 1320, 4th Floor
Universal City, CA 91608

Info gotten from this interview with the creator, Josh Schwartz.

This show is AWESOME!! It must have a third Season.

I finally got through all my convention pictures and posted them! Yay!

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Now I just have to get through all the pictures from touring and post those too!

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I've been pretty damn miserable since I got back from my trip. In a way it's good to be home, but it's really work that's the issue. I hate what I do, but I am stuck where I am at. I can't afford to just drop my job and go after what I really want. There is no way I can go from what I am making now to making nothing or close to nothing (a necessary thing to do when trying to break into the business).

I am grateful to even have a job at this point. As much as I would like to save up to someday be able to just walk away, I love to travel and that takes money.

I wouldn't even know where to start if it were even possible.

I just can't get out of this funk.

I am miserable at dance class. I am tired of paying a ton of money a month just to hurt myself and end up last at every single competition.

Gah.

On a happier note, I am going to Vegas to geek out for the Star Trek movie opening. Should be fun. Too bad Quarks won't be there *sniff* Hopefully I can still have Darren (the EBH - Emergency Bartending Hologram) make me a Warp Core Breach. I must also go back to Hash House A Gogo for a giant pancake!

I have had the worst headache for a couple days now. Yesterday it was right at the base of my skull. This morning it moved to my forehead and now it's back in my neck and shoulders. Gah. I skipped the gym today because of it.

We were picked up by our driver at about 2:15 and arrived at the set at about 2:30. We were met in the lobby by the publicist and the representative from the charity. They lead us up to the production offices where we met up with Amanda. We all got big hugs and huge thank you's. The four of us were given gifts - a Sanctuary hat, a binder with a Sanctuary pen and note pad (with a note from Amanda written on it) and a Requiem script signed by Amanda, Robin, Damian and Martin.

We were then lead to our trailer. It was at the end of the circus and had our names on the door. After we dropped our stuff off, we went to the set to watch them work.

Throughout the day we got to see a couple scenes being blocked, one being light (with the stand in) and a couple being filmed. It was wonderful to see how everything worked. One thing that really struck me was the contrast between Amanda and Helen. While she was just blocking the scenes, she was goofy Amanda, but as soon as the camera was on, she was all Helen. I can't say that I was surprised by it (hell, I know she a good actress), it was just great to see it in person.

I can't wait to see the episode and find out what takes they used. We also got to talk to a few of the crew members.

Lunch itself was great. The food was fabulous! The company was even better. Chris Heyerdahl joined us for the meal. The conversation was relaxed and flowed well. We asked about the DVD release (they “anticipate a fall release. Probably right before the Season 2 premiere.”) and talked about her recent 'Woman of Vision' award. I hadn't prepared any questions because I didn't want it to turn into an interview (been there, done that :P). I am happy to say that it definitely was not in any way an interview. If anything, at times she seemed to be asking us more questions than we were asking her.

After we watched some filming, Amanda took us to see some of the Sanctuary hallways, the elevator and Magnus's office.

Ryan. Robin and Emilie were also gracious enough to sign some autographs and pose for some pictures. We also caught Chris on his way out, and he graciously signed our items as well.

Really, everyone on the set was so gracious and welcoming. It was such a wonderful experience. I really cannot say that enough. I am so fortunate to have had this opportunity and to have had such wonderful friends to share it with. This is definitely a day that I will not forget.

We said goodbye to EH-T on Monday after the con. This morning pengyn  and I said goodbye to samjackshiplove  who is off touring with her hubby. I just sent pengyn  off in the airport shuttle.

*sniff*

I am all alone. Left to wallow in my Tim Bits and hot chocolate.

I will be meeting some crazy Canadians for dinner tonight in Gastown, which should be fun.

But I miss my travel buddies!

*sniff*

I have to catch the airport shuttle at about 9:30am tomorrow, so I'll have just enough time to get ready and eat breakfast. I'll be back in Los Angeles by 3pm. Yay! It will be good to see the boy again. I miss him.