So, for my second post, I'm going to take you back in time. I'm going to take to a place of chaos and disorder, of disappearing objects and grand places! No, seriously, my day was chaos!
I had started packing the night before and had managed to get a lot done, albeit I was up until after midnight, but come morning, I couldn't find the little things! My cell phone, my ID that inevitably seem to always take out of my wallet, you know the "small" stuff :P I'm being serious when I say the following:
1) We left 2 HOURS later than we planned.
2) We dumped my suitcase out not once, but AT LEAST two or three times before we left and STILL couldn't find my ID.
Oh well, I was still going to get to see my boys and not have to be at work. That should have been enough, right? Well, I was tired and for some reason, until we got closer, my mood seemed to be in the crapper.
Anyway, we get going. It took nearly 2 hours to get there. Once there, we checked into the great, skyscraping Hyatt hotel! It was nice to see a familiar building that held great memories from last year :) I was practically bouncing all the way up, including in the check-in line! I'm sure all the caffeine I had consumed on the way did not help, though. Haha
Caffeine, the source of feeling alive! The anti-death! The thing that makes me functional!
After three or four trips, all of our stuff was officially upstairs and the weekend began! I was still bouncing everywhere. It took a while to learn where our room was, because we were in a different section than last year. I was greeted by three cardboard cutouts of the boys and a picture of Dean and Sam by a table set up with refreshments. They were a sight for sore, and excited, eyes! We looked at the vendors, which seemed fewer than last year, but were still pretty great! Especially Tony Santiago of Tonysantiagoart.com. That.Man.Is.TALENTED! We had already missed the Julian Richings and Alaina Huffman panels, but caught the last part of the trivia game. I left before it was over, to see the vendors. I'm still behind in the series and didn't want the spoilers :P
We relaxed and met up with people, skipping the music videos, which I tend to have trouble hearing, and one of the other panels. We stayed for part of Osric Chau's panel (which I will talk about in another post) and then went on the my auto with Julian Richings. Julian. HE IS AMAZING!
On Supernatural, he is so solemn and sarcastic, playing death would be a depressing job, I'm sure. In real life, though, he is SO charming! He's a sweet man who takes time to talk to you! He's considerate, leaning forward to hear us, and just so darn warm and relaxed! He's genuine. He was happy to be there. Unlike most actors, excluding the Supernatural cast, he was kind and genuine. It blows my mind how sweet they all are. "Actors are just people," my mom tells me. Sometimes, I think they need to be told that. Not the SPN cast, though! That's why they are so amazing!
Moving along from my tangent, sometime either before or after the auto, I was running on only a few hours of sleep so forgive me if my timeline is a little off, I went and signed up for karaoke. Easier said than done. The line I thought was for it, was the waiting line to get in. A lot of people wanted a good place to stand! They got there EARLY! I later followed some friends from the previous con (Chicon 2015) and found where to sign up. I put my name in for "Urgent" by Foreigner. The event was amazing! SO worth going on Friday!
Rob Benedict, Richard Speight Jr., and Matt Cohen were the hosts. They did a great job! The costumes were hilarious with their spoof theme "Game of Tones". Matt looked like he was wearing a bear skin, Rob was in a dress (though, I have to admit, THAT was a little awkward O.o), and Rich was the king :)
There were also some REALLY great singers up there! When you think karaoke, you tend to think drunken, off-key, tone-deaf, rockstar wannabes. Not the case at Chicon! One girl did a Fergilicious rap. I hate rap, with a passion. I have to give her props, she did a GREAT job! Oldies were goodies from Sweet Caroline, changed to Sweet Osric Chau when the singer's partner was a no show, to Bust a Move! The songs were endless, the sing-a-long aspect was fun, and the actor's joining in was a real treat! Even death danced! Julian, you can rock!
All in all, I am SO coming back on to be a Friday person next year. The SNS (Saturday Night Special) is a worthwhile event to attend! You will laugh and that night you will cry, from your throat being so incredibly and unbelievably raw from all the screaming! SNS ROCKS!
See ya next post,
~Author
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