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Thursday, November 27, 2003
connish stuff
No passing out happened during the Ben photo-op, which we almost didn't do because we were CERTAIN of the passing out thing. Felt oddly relaxing actually, although we did have Sis and Karen to hang onto. Turned out that we loved the photo op, but like everything fannish, it's horribly addicting. Beware!
The line for Ben's POP was more than 100 deep, but went quickly. As always, talking with other fans in the line is the best part and makes the experience go by much too fast. Ben was adorable, warm and friendly, although he didn't have time to absorb what the hell an empty bottle of 'John's KeedvaBBQ Sauce' was supposed to signify before we we're huddling around him trying to make the photographer happy. Very kind people refer to the BBQ as, "that tall woman", and with back flat against the wall and knees pressed into the back of the chair, we're whimpering, "I can't reach the arm of the chair." Ben was amused and the top of my head got just a bit truncated; so, we're happy. Ecstatic, actually. *g*
Oh, and, there are eight legs on a transport pod, people. It is NOT a tough question.
Sis got a photo-op with Claudia and was somewhat awed to observe that the closer you got, the more beautiful Claudia got, and then lamented that perhaps God should'a spread that around a little. LOL! I'm sure Claudia doesn't mind. ;)
It's probably a good time to mention that Creation's folks were amazing this year. They really put some effort into being decent human beings, and treating us as though we were as well. They were helpful, courteous, and didn't inflict 12 year olds on us (the best part, imho). Honestly, we were prepared to quote federal child labor laws for them (we know they're volunteering, this does not impact on our general loathing of being told what to do by a 12 year old. Repeatedly.).
Well done to everyone who wrote and bitterly complained about the godawful treatment we got last year. Don't forget to write with appropriate praise for the improvement, 'cause you just frellin' hate it when people complain but don't praise, right?
My personal praise to Tall Red-head Lady who took a reasonable amount of crap from me and responded with appropriate apologies. Grace under pressure is a required skill, and this lady had it.
All this being said, they do need to pay more attention to customers with special needs. I'd have to say that they were courting civil action by having the elderly gentleman with the walker standing in line, and the young woman who came unescorted and had to maneuver through the crowd and the lines on crutches with a leg brace up to her hip. And those were just the obvious potential accidents waiting to happen. Creation needs to designate one or two people for identifying those issues, and handle them appropriately.
Ally did get a chance to venture into the fanfic room, sadly there were other folks sampling the work and we couldn't make off with anything (not that we didn't try). Also; revelation, found we couldn't keep from pimping, even in person. We were struck by the fact that although we've been off 'scape fic for a while, we didn't find any work we hadn't already read. Wassup?
Concerned to note that all the Save Farscape folk we saw looked as exhausted as we felt, but given how it's all turned out thus far, I'd actually like to have been a fly on the wall when they had their "let's get shit-faced and celebrate!" party.
