OMFG DRAGON*CON

Okay, so the title should say it all, but seriously, there's so much to say. This has been so fucking fantastic that I can't even begin to put it into words, but as you all know me, I'm going to try.  I'm on the airplane right now, so I may have to cut this short and just post what I've written when they tell me to put the computer away.  So here goes...

( OMG COSTUMES )

I've got a picture of me in Quidditch robes, but that's something I'll upload later... because...

CELEBRITIES:  Yes, this is Dragon*Con, and yes, there are famous folks afoot.  Because pinkfinity is an amazing human being, she shocked and stunned and surprised me when I got a phone call on Sunday morning from one of her friends who was still at the convention telling me that she'd left a photo shoot pass to get my picture taken with Tom Felton.  Of course, I was still in bed when she called, hadn't showered, was over-exhausted from staying up WAY too late (duh, it's D*Con), and had planned to sleep in.  So, I rush through a shower, get into Quidditch robes, find out what time the photo op window was, and race to the Mariott from my hotel.  I get there just in time, and... okay, so I go in for my turn, Tom looks at me, grins and says, "Oh, hello Daniel."  I guess I make a good Harry if one of the actors calls me by the other actor's name.  Oh, and I got him to hold the wand and... I said, "Would you hold my broomstick with me?  I swear it's safe."  He gives me this look, then looks amused and goes right along with it.  Either way, he was pleasant, it was fun, and aside from the fact that the humidity totally flattened my hair, the photo looks great.

However, I spent almost ALL of my time in TrekTrak.

OMG TrekTrak.  I had the best fucking time EVER.  I got to see Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner.  Those two are a freakin' hoot.  And... I think I like Shatner a bit more now.  I'll tell you about that later.  I got to see Patrick Stewart.  And actually, the best parts were meeting and talking to the not-as-huge stars of the Trek universe.  Please allow me to state for the record that Kate Mulgrew is an incredible human being, and that whereas I was always a fan of Voyager and always liked her character, I am now a fan of HER, completely aside from her role as the fictional Kathryn Janeway.  But seriously, everyone I saw and met... they were all fantastic.  The other fans, the people who ran the events, the panelists, EVERYONE.  I don't even know how to begin talking about the amazingness that was TrekTrak.

And oh shit... my battery is running out.  We're getting close to home anyway.  I'll post more later!  STORIES.  OMG I have stories to tell...