Well, that was... interesting. Angel passes sold out after 3 minutes, hours before anyone who's new to JIB could even think about requesting a pass. That, of course, started the whole fair-unfair debate. From where I'm sitting, I'm gonna go with unfair. (With just a hint of Newbies are feeling unwelcome.) But I guess I do understand why the repeat customers got an early start. And I'm sure that JIB ppl couldn't have known that the passes would disappear in the blink of an eye.
However, as understanding as I am, I am also deeply disappointed. I wanted the whole JIB experience. Angel pass (since I can't afford Prophet), La dolce vita and/or Roman holiday (if they have those) and one or two Meet&greets. (And of course POs and autographs, but that goes without saying.) So, not a very promising start. Only reason I'm not completely heartbroken? I noticed this year that lots of APs were being sold... No, wait, wrong verb. They were not being sold, they were... They were... I don't remember. I know it's some weird verb cause nothing is ever sold in the JIB universe. But anyways... I noticed that a lot of APs were being whatevered before the con, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. (Even though it's probably not nice to hope some poor schmuck won't be able to go to the con.) And I'm definitely planning on getting me one of those.
But for now, a Demon pass will have to do.
So, I'm curious. What's so great about JIB? I mean, it obviously has to be the best con ever if they managed to sell out APs in the first 3 minutes. But I don't get it. I saw the schedule for this year. And they had like five things at the same time all the time. So it's like, whatever you do, you're gonna miss something. I don't like missing something. So, what are the upsides?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Pearls of wisdom I
PHOTO OPS/AUTOGRAPH TICKETS
Buy most* of photo ops and autograph tickets at the convention. Why pay $7.75 more per ticket if you don't have to?
*Jensen and Jared (and maybe even Misha) photo ops and autograph tickets are the exception.
Buy most* of photo ops and autograph tickets at the convention. Why pay $7.75 more per ticket if you don't have to?
*Jensen and Jared (and maybe even Misha) photo ops and autograph tickets are the exception.
$$$
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*
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*
Friday, April 1, 2011
Updates
- I'm still a one-job girl. :( Didn't find any interesting ads since... I don't even know. Since LAcon probably. But to be completely honest, I wasn't really trying to find anything either. I'll have to do something about that.
- I still don't have Js photo ops for Burbank. I just keep forgetting to buy them.
- I crossed the line. That fine line between sanity and an installment loan. Y'all know how I adamantly refused to get a loan just so that I could pay for convention stuff? And you know how they say Never say never? Yeah...
- I got a tattoo. :D A bar code on the back of my neck. Inspired by Alec, of course. :D
- Still hoping to see Jensen and Jared on the Rising con guest list. *fingers crossed*
- I still don't have Js photo ops for Burbank. I just keep forgetting to buy them.
- I crossed the line. That fine line between sanity and an installment loan. Y'all know how I adamantly refused to get a loan just so that I could pay for convention stuff? And you know how they say Never say never? Yeah...
- I got a tattoo. :D A bar code on the back of my neck. Inspired by Alec, of course. :D
- Still hoping to see Jensen and Jared on the Rising con guest list. *fingers crossed*
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thousands of words
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.
My photo ops. PLEASE DO NOT REPOST. Actually, if possible, do not download at all. Thank you. :)
All photos are © Chris Schmelke.
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.
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
He hugged me so tight that it actually hurt. :D
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.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
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