Hi, my name is Eliann /ELLIE-ahn/ (not really, no). And I'm a conoholic (of the perpetually broke variety). But enough about me.
Let's talk about the important things in life. My blog stats. Because I just don't get it. If somebody comes here looking for... idk, whatever, or pretty pictures of Jensen, or whatever, (BTW, pictures of Clif, ppl?! Really?!), then why... WHAHAHAY!!! (sure, that's a word) don't they actually try to find what they were looking for??! There's more to this blog then just the first page. o.0 Shocking, I know.
Now, since I am such a giving person and am constantly doing my best to help my fellow man (shuddup everyone who knows me), I decided to make this as easy as possible.
So, for those who are too lazy ;p to browse through Blog Archive...
(click on the pic)
What to wear, where to stay, how to survive Jensen's killer smile when unleashed on you... and other unhelpful advice
Basic info on JIB 2012, BurCon 2012, DallasCon 2012, VegasCon 2013, JIB 2013 and VegasCon 2015. When, where, who, how much...
VanCon 2009 - ChiCon 2009 -
photos photos, videos, tweets
LAcon 2010 - VanCon 2010 -
photos, videos, tweets photos, videos, tweets
LAcon 2011 - BurCon 2012 -
con report, photos, videos, con report, photos, videos,
tweets, photo ops photo ops, tweets
JIB 2012 -
con report, photos, autographs,
photo ops, tweets
Cons I attended in 2013: VegasCon, JIB
Con I attended in 2014: VegasCon
Con I'll be attending in 2015: VegasCon
And now, I would like to take a moment to pimp the rest of my brilliant posts, which are plentiful even though I say so myself. My blog is a true, albeit somewhat exaggerated, story of one woman's struggle to find a part-time job that would help her feed her addiction. It's ever so fascinating.
No, really, Blog Archive. Go. Now.
Comments are, well, mostly nonexistent, but also appreciated.
Creation moved LAcon to Burbank and then BurCon to Vegas. And now they added a new con in, wait for it, Burbank! Then why the hell did they move BurCon to Vegas in the first place if they are now going back to Burbank again? Where's the logic in that?
FBI shut down Megaupload, as you already know. Which means that ZIP files with my con pics are no longer available. And that probably won't change. I just don't have the time to go through hundreds of photos (again), do the editing and look for a hosting service that I actually like. And I don't need any problems with the copyright police. Y'all know that they'll shoot you down and ask questions later.
Chances are I won't be zipping the pics from LAcon 2012 and JIB 2012 either. It's just too much hassle. If I get a lot of requests, then maybe, but otherwise...
Sorry.
I finally did some cleaning up. I deleted all my con photos from Photobucket and uploaded them to Picasa web albums. You can find my VanCon 2009, ChiCon 2009, LAcon 2010, VanCon 2010, LAcon 2011 con photos here -> link .
And I also ununlisted some of my unlisted con videos on YT. Link Links to (still) unlisted videos are somewhere in this blog.
I was curious. And I did the unthinkable. (I guess curiosity trumps CSofM.) But at least I'm not a cat, so I'm mostly unscathed.
And I don't remember how much I spent on luggage, clothes, memory cards, batteries, insurance, passport, visa etc., so this is just the amount of money I spent on Gold/Silver, photo ops, autograph tickets, JPEGs, plane and hotel.
VanCon 2009 - $4905,44
ChiCon 2009 - $3229,65
LAcon 2010 - $5778,25 (I discovered e-bay. Can you tell?)
VanCon 2010 - $5251,75
LAcon 2011 - $3922,34
*sigh*
Salute to Supernatural convention - LAcon 2011
My photo ops. PLEASE DO NOT REPOST. Actually, if possible, do not download at all. Thank you. :)
All photos are © Chris Schmelke.
KATHERINE BOECHER
AMY GUMENICK
AMY GUMENICK, MATT COHEN
MATT COHEN
TRACI DINWIDDIE
MISHA COLLINS
Odd photo op out, this one. I really shouldn't get my picture taken in this pose. I wanted to crop myself out, but... Well... (Due to a very nice hug :D) the pic is not really crop-friendly. So I just blurred my face.
MISHA COLLINS, TRACI DINWIDDIE, JIM BEAVER, RICHARD SPEIGHT JR, MARK SHEPPARD
BROCK KELLY
JENSEN ACKLES, JARED PADALECKI, JIM BEAVER
JENSEN ACKLES
JENSEN ACKLES
60 photo ops and this is the only time Chris zoomed in this much. I feel kinda cheated. I was standing in line (2 ppl in front of me) when I remembered I had my passport and wad of money in the right back pocket of my jeans and that it would be visible in the 'hug photo'. So I had to (really quickly) get everything out of the right pocket and into the left. Not as easy as it sounds. And also, it took me 9 months to lose all that weight and LAcon 2011 was when Chris decided to take a photo of (practically) just my face? Totally unfair. Where was his zoom in Vancouver year and a half ago? And at ChiCon 2009? And LAcon 2010? And VanCon 2010? *pouts* lol
JARED PADALECKI
He hugged me so tight that it actually hurt. :D
JENSEN ACKLES, JARED PADALECKI
I'm somewhat askew in this one. lol Jared leaned in too much and I kinda lost my balance. I'm not complaining.
Why are there more comments here even though I already wrote about photo ops in But to make a short story long... Part deux? Because, apparently, 1000 words a pic just isn't enough for me. lol So I had to add a few more.
In a perfect world I could... Well, in a perfect world I would go to every con. I mean, I AM a conoholic, right? It's a no-brainer. But in a perfect and REALISTIC world, I could go to Rising con 2011, BankCon 2012 (yes, I'm calling it that) and JIB 2012. Too bad this world is just realistic. :(
KLZ Events are killing me. Rising con is in 3 months and they only have 3 guests. And the worst part? I don't know if that's it or not. OK, Matt is always a great guest. And of course I would love to see Misha again. :D And, OMG!, seeing JDM for the first time, that would almost be worth the money this con would cost me.
Almost.
But let's face it, no Jensen, no Eliann. I'm not rich enough to go to cons that don't have Jensen on the guest list. I'm sorry, dear other guests, but that's just the way it is. Jensen is a deal breaker.
And, honestly, I think they won't get Jensen and/or Jared. I'm sure they had to pay A LOT of money to get JDM and there's just not enough left for Js. But the problem is I can't be sure. And if there's even a slight chance that I'll be going to Barcelona, I really have to buy a plane ticket as soon as possible. While there are still cheap tickets available. And by cheap I mean $340. (Which really isn't cheap at all. Two weeks ago I could've gotten a ticket for $142.) Because I'm not paying twice as much for a 2-hour flight.
Do I really want to risk losing $340? On the other hand, by the time KLZ announces all the guests, that ticket could cost me $1500.
I don't know what to do. I'm not psychic!
What would you do?
Even Clif wasn't much help. He did reply immediately, but...
And I really wanted to go to Barcelona this year. *whines* I still didn't get over the fact that I couldn't go last year. *sigh*
Dear KLZ Events, most people are on a budget and need to know well in advance how much money (if any) they are going to spend on something. In this case - a con you're organizing. So, just announce all the guests or tell us that there won't be any more. I just need to know one way or the other. Por favor. Gracias.
I already have Gold for Burbank. And I'll buy photo ops (Jensen, Jared, J&J) as soon as my credit card company sends me the bill for February and starts a new one for March. But I'm really not happy with the change of venue. OK, yes, Burbank is nicer (as I am told) than LAX, so sightseeing would be a possibility, but, OMG, it'll take me 20 hrs to get there. (20!!!) It usually takes me 14 hrs. That's a lot of extra hours. And it's not like I'll have time for sightseeing anyway. And if I fly to Bob Hope, I'll have to go through airport procedures twice (cause there are no direct flights). Why would I want to do that to myself? Right now, I'm even thinking that flying to LAX and then taking a cab would be a good idea. It would be faster and easier and maybe even cheaper. I'm only worried about traffic jams.
Dear Creation Entertainment, there was no way to find an airport with direct flights from Europe? Y'know, not all the ppl who are coming to your cons are from the US.
JIB. JIB, JIB, JIB... JIB, JIB. *sigh* I can't believe I'm actually considering going to Rome. (I'm presuming that there will be JIB 2012 and that they'll have Jensen and Jared as guests once again. If they don't, then of course, JIB is out.)
I don't speak Italian. And I don't like going to foreign countries if I don't speak the language. I'm not that adventurous. lol And it always rains when I'm in Italy. So, if you find yourself there during the con and it's raining, I am so sorry. SO sorry.
This was a really meaning-got-lost-in-translation, and yet accurate (*nods*) tweet.
They were talking about Misha, BTW. And I totally agree. He would like me a lot. Misha and me and my netbook go waaay back. *lol*
I just realized something. If I don't go to Barcelona, I'll have to wait a whole year before another con. *horrified* *hyperventilating* *off to find some doughnuts*
Apparently, I tweeted a few tweets while at LAcon.
So, here's a con report in 62 tweets of 140 characters or less.
