Dragon*Con Mini-Update

Super-quick update.  As I'd said, I wasn't online AT ALL during Dragon*Con.  Anything that was posted since last Tuesday... sorry, I didn't see it.  I was at fucking Dragon*Con, people.  Why the hell would I be online???

In short, I was physically sore and tired, but I had an amazing time.  The con itself was amazing.  And you know how you always hope that when you finally meet the actors behind the characters you grew up loving, you'll discover that those people themselves are quite nice and personable and so on?  Well, I met everyone from Star Trek I wanted to meet at this convention, and they were all great.  Absolutely great.  Some were BEYOND amazing.  I think Avery Brooks is ten kinds of awesome wrapped up into one stylish bundle of poetic presence.  Marina Sirtis is so much MORE awesome than I could have imagined she'd be.   And seriously, everyone was great. 

Also met Sean Astin.  I was dressed as Frodo at the time.  Sean called me "Mr. Frodo."  It made my year.  Later, he autographed my lunch.  Seriously.  I'm still giggling about that.

Also, I donated platelets at the D*Con blood drive on Thursday evening, and then donated whole blood this morning.  I feel like I've done my good deed.  :)

I'll have plenty more details about the whole convention, including the panels I attended, the people I met, the events in which I participated, and the cool shit I saw and did... AFTER I get home.  For now, I'm exhausted, and I'm heading to bed.  I'm traveling tomorrow, and I actually planned to take Wednesday off.  I shall probably spend the day recovering, sleeping, and writing fanfic.  Wow, do I have a lot of writing to do.  

Star Trek Big Bang claims... I'm amused.

So, I've been claimed by a fanmixer, but not by an artist.  I wonder... because these claims are anonymous (they don't know which fic is being written by whom)... if I'd have been claimed sooner if my name was attached to it.  My summary does NOT indicate a ship (even though Kirk and Bones are totally BFF-close and then some in this story), or sappy romance. 

I wonder... what is our fandom really looking for in a fic?  Or did I just write a weak summary?  Or should I have been more clear in the summary about just how much I beat the crap out of Jim, the angst I inflict on Bones, and the living nightmare they both survive?  I mean, I like my summaries to be subtle.  

But hey, it's all good.  I wonder who will claim it.  Or will I illustrate my own fic this year?

Anyway, just got back from Dragon*Con.  Very tired.  Going to bed.  Will post about the con tomorrow.  <3