21-07-2003 04:57									#1
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And that would be because I went ot ComicCon today, yesterday, and Friday evening. My first comic book convention, besides Texas A&M's "AggieCon".

I had fun. I was somewhat heartened to see I am nothing compared to some REAL geeks out there. Just today I saw a Dude in a WC3 Footman Armor getup. And it was a nnnnniiiiiiiicccceeee getup.

Got my Alex Ross Captain Marvel # 1 signed by...Alex Ross. Brian Michael Bendis also signed my USM #1.

Pickedup the 3.5 Players handbook and DM's guide.

All in all, I had fun.

Oh yeah, they also had a Trekships vs. SW ships roundtable on Friday. The Dummy who was up there explaining how the Federation would defeat the Galactic Empire (1) Began by saying the only thing that's canon was the movies and novelizations. and (2) The EU has no place in any such debate. Someone who was a lot more articulate than I called out to him in a strangely similiar scene to the "Bullshit!" scene from Chasing Amy. Even after having it pointed out that Lucas sanctioned the EU has "Official" the nitwit shrugged it off.

Oh yeah,and for Christ's shake comic geeks, bathe.

	21-07-2003 05:22									#2
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What's the EU?

	21-07-2003 05:30									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar Oh yeah,and for Christ's shake comic geeks, bathe.

Ah, but to do that they have to lose contact for a few minutes with their comics.

Maybe if comics were waterproof?

	21-07-2003 05:33									#4
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Expanded universe, all the SW books that Lucasfilm considers :semi canon" because they,for themost part, don't contradict each other. UNlike ST novels where there's no coordination at all.

	21-07-2003 05:37									#5
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I really like the star wars novels. Dark Force Rising and the correllia trilogy are awesome, as are those graphic novels.

	21-07-2003 05:56									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar UNlike ST novels where there's no coordination at all.

The last time I checked they were starting to do some coordination with the DS9 books.

	21-07-2003 05:58									#7
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Happy Birthday Lonestar!

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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar Got my Alex Ross Captain Marvel # 1 signed by...Alex Ross. Brian Michael Bendis also signed my USM #1.

1) Lucky bastard.

2) Did you try to get Alex Ross to do a quick sketch for you?

	21-07-2003 12:19									#9
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1) My inner geek is jealous, but my outer non-geek refuses to allow my inner geek fanboy status.
2) Outer non-geek is having a grand mal with jealousy. Alex Ross is like some kind of god, but the kind that Buddhist people can worship without making Buddah uncomfortable.

	21-07-2003 13:11									#10
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Christ, for a second there I thought George Lucas had officially sanctioned the European Union.

	21-07-2003 13:49									#11
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So did I.

	22-07-2003 04:55									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson Christ, for a second there I thought George Lucas had officially sanctioned the European Union.

Yes, it would have been quite a turn of events, wouldn't it?

	22-07-2003 05:28									#13
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Bah, Dragon Con is where I can allow my true inner geekiness show.

	26-07-2003 02:26									#14
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I almost got drafted into helping run a geek convention…

Just after grad school burned me out in '89, working at a Dominos (yeah, I'll catch hell for admitting that, more than for burning out in grad school) a fellow worker was running a minicon at the Virginia Tech Student Union. Can't remember if it was fantasy or scifi.

He had one very interesting story. The head honcho bought a private beeper setup at police auction. They are never seen these days except at resturants; a short range coded transmitter and a dozen dedicated beepers.

Being a good geek he had to open one up to see what's what, and inside was a wad of clay-like stuff. He took it back to the police department (I think it was Roanoke or Salem, VA) and they recognized the substance as plastic explosives!

The beeper set had been seized from drug dealers. Apparently one beeper was to be used to kill a suspected snitch, who snitched before the plot was carried out (hence the seizure and sale). Signal to beeper, boom, no more snitch.

The drug dealer and his cohorts got another charge added…

Imagine if he hadn't, or happened to open one of the ones that wasn't rigged! He probably would've been killed testing them one by one.

	26-07-2003 02:39									#15
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I've been to two Geeky conventions in my life and both were when I was a teenager (so it was a while ago ). The first one was when I was 15 and I went with my friends to a D&D convention (Geekiness of 8/10) and then when I was 18 I went to the San Diego ComicCon just like Lonestar (Geekiness 9.5/10).

Thankfully I got help for this problem in the form of a girlfriend who taught me girls don't like guys who go to alot of geeky conventions. There has been no relapses since.

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	26-07-2003 02:57									#16
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I was at Comic Con this year. Here's a rundown of all the sketches/autographs I got:

Sketches:
Gabe (Penny Arcade)
Fred Gallagher (Megatokyo)
Stephen Notley (Bob the Angry Flower)
Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, new Star Wars cartoon to air in November)
Al Groening (cousin of Matt Groening)
Phil Moy (artist for the Powerpuff Girls comic series, among others)

Autographs:

E.G. Daily (voice actor, Buttercup on the Powerpuff Girls)
Adam Reed (creator, Sealab 2021)
Brett Butler (VA, Dr. Quinn on Sealab)
Maurice LaMarche (VA, various voices on Harvey Birdman,the Brain on Pinky & the Brain)
Dave Willis, Matt Maillero, Matt Jenkins (creators, voices, character designs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
John DiMaggio (VA, Bender on Futurama)
C. Martin Croker (VA, Zorak on Space Ghost)
Andy Merrill (VA, Brak on Space Ghost & the Brak Show)


All in all, I had an excellent time at all 4 days of the Con.

Pics taken by someone in my group:

http://homepage.mac.com/kefkafloyd/PhotoAlbum5.html
http://homepage.mac.com/kefkafloyd/PhotoAlbum6.html
http://homepage.mac.com/kefkafloyd/PhotoAlbum7.html

	26-07-2003 02:58									#17
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Laura and I already have our 4 day passes to Dragoncon in Atlanta, GA.

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quote: Originally posted by ixnay Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, new Star Wars cartoon to air in November)

What did he sketch for you?

PS Lucky bastard.

	26-07-2003 03:01									#19
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Back when I played D&D 10 years ago I used to always dream about going to GenCon. GenCon is the mother of all Cons and was the first fantasy/sci-fi con. I believe it's still help in Wisconson where the creaters of D&D lived in the 1970s.

	26-07-2003 03:06									#20
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc What did he sketch for you? PS Lucky bastard.

He sketched me a star wars Clone Trooper d00d.

It is awesome.

	26-07-2003 03:07									#21
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I would have asked for a sketch of Jack but that's awesome as well. I wish I had gone to Comic con!

	26-07-2003 03:09									#22
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I never realized ComicCon had gotten so big. Is it like one of the biggest comic conventions now? Ten years ago it was big but still not a huge deal. Now it sounds like lots of artists and writers go there.

	26-07-2003 04:00									#23
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Got pics of the sketches online yet?

	26-07-2003 04:03									#24
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quote: Originally posted by ixnay Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, new Star Wars cartoon to air in November)

And I echo DinoDoc: you're a lucky bastard Ixy.

	26-07-2003 04:05									#25
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Whoah! Are congrats in order???

	26-07-2003 04:13									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Straybow [img-proposal] Whoah! Are congrats in order???

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=91208

Heh, the news is old. That pic was just taken as a formality so people could have a picture of it.

(fun fact: Since I didn't get her a ring, I'm putting a pretzel on her finger in that pic)

	26-07-2003 04:17									#27
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did you see the adult swim booth?

	26-07-2003 04:25									#28
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Yes.

That's where I got all those adult swim autographs...

	26-07-2003 04:27									#29
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wait...now i read the thread...

IXNAY YOU LUCKY BASTARD!

	26-07-2003 06:20									#30
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quote: Originally posted by ixnay Link: All of a sudden, I'm engaged (04 July) Heh, the news is old. That pic was just taken as a formality so people could have a picture of it. (fun fact: Since I didn't get her a ring, I'm putting a pretzel on her finger in that pic)

[roseann roseannadanna voice] Oh… nevermind… [/voice]

I don't come to OT much. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

(I couldn't tell what it was in the full-sized picture.)