The Con - Saturday

[hils]

I don't actually have a lot to report about this one because it was fairly uneventful - but I have photos which is all you guys want anyway *g*

We got up early on Saturday because it was James day and I was expecting a huge queue. Helen and I met up with tasabian and we walked over to the con together. I was amused and slightly baffled to find that the small group of people we walked past while we were looking for the queue for James turned out to BE the queue for James. We were only an hour early and I was expecting masses of people. When I got my virtual ticket for James's autograph I was number 30 which is the lowest I've ever been for anyone at one of these events.

Afterwards we went and had some breakfast and I wandered around the stalls and saw this wondeful Lex collage that I just HAD to have. How sad is it that I am building up a collection of things for when I meet Michael? I've put my Lex t-shirt aside to wear and now I'm putting this aside for him to sign




I also saw Boromir's sword complete with Bean autograph which made me all nostalgic for my days in the LotR fandom




I then bought a lovely photo of James and John together which I thought would be perfect for them both to sign.




Sadly the same thing happened with John as with Brandon Routh last year and he stopped doing personalisations just before I got to see him. If Michael comes in September I will be there insanely early just in case. LOL!

So, since our numbers were so low we went to see James not long after he arrived. He spent ages hovering over the picture and I thought he was trying to decide where to sign it. 'Are you looking for some free space?' I asked him as a joke. 'No', he replied. 'There's just so much cool stuff I like to look at it all' Well, that told me. LOL!

He was great though. Because I paid for Helen's autograph as a birthday present James thought both items were hers, and when I said the other one was mine he apologised for his bad manners and shook my hand. Aparently as I was leaving he said something like 'cool necklace' but I didn't hear him. Damn.

Afterwards tasabian told us what James had said about Tom and we all gushed.

After that we had some lunch went to the library to play online before we went for our photo shoot with James. I wound up with two photos but I honestly can't see anything wrong with the first one. Well, I'm not going to complain






The others headed back to the hotel for a rest and I met dj_intheuk and we wandered around the stalls for a bit. I talked her into buying Superman: True Brit, because it is hilarious *g*

By the time we were done the photos of James were back and then I went back to the hotel and crashed for a bit until Doctor Who came on.

After Doctor Who we met up with complicat, who it transpired was in the room opposite us, and tasabian and we went out for dinner. Pizza Hut. Yum!

supernaturalhel caught up with some of Lost on my laptop and then it was bedtime.

Oh, and we saw Iron Man on Friday. Best comic book movie EVER! Even better than Batman Begins. Robert Downey Jnr IS Tony Stark. I can't remember the last time I saw more perfect casting in a role.

If you haven't see it go and see it. Now.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Both pictures with James look wonderful, cannot see a thing wrong with either of them!

Sounds like you had a wonderful time, and met some cool people!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was great. I had a lot of fun :)

[dj-intheuk.livejournal.com]

Cool pics with James! Also, nice Lex collage. And *cough* the last time you saw perfect casting in a role was Christopher Reeve as Superman ;) Seriously though, I've not heard one bad thing about Iron Man. Hoped to see it this weekend but it'll have to wait till I get back to London now.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee!!!

Hope you enjoy Iron Man when you get to see it. I'm sure you will though

[gillo]

Two pics with James - wonderful. And I can't see a problem with either of them. You look extremely pleased to be there too. (He's right - it is a cool necklace.)

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Oh, yes, very pleased *g*

[ryo-girl.livejournal.com]

I want that Lex picture! I didn't expect that.

I'm glad you had fun! James looks really good - I've seen some pictures from cons where you could tell he was exhausted.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I am so in love with my Lex picture. I was showing it off to everyone all weekend *g*

Yeah, James was looking good all weekend but I was lucky in that I got to meet him really early

[duskwillow.livejournal.com]

Aw great pictures! :D

[hils.livejournal.com]

YAY! Thanks!

[drusplace.livejournal.com]

I love the pics with you and James! They look great. And oh my GUH on the Lex collage!!!!!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yup! I love my Lex collage

...and James looks ok too ;)

[x-pixel-x.livejournal.com]

I am totally jealous of your Lex and Jack/John pictures. How totally cool.

I agree re: Robert Downey Jr. and Tony Stark. They did a really wonderful job with the movie, I have to admit my expectations weren't terribly high but I was just blown away.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was hoping it would be good but superhero movies are so hit and miss. This one just blew me away. It actually made me squee with delight at the end

[ceci2176.livejournal.com]

Guh. And Hee! I need to get me to a con someday! *nods*

I see nothing wrong with the first pic either! *g*

Also, I do agree with you on Iron Man (I need to see it again!). ♥ RDJ!

[hils.livejournal.com]

I love going to cons. The exhaustion at the end of it all is totally worth it. LOL!

I am going to see Iron Man again as soon as I get my money back from work

[bev-crusher1971.livejournal.com]

NICE pics. I don't know why they mad two because there's nothing wrong with the first. But I guess you didn't complain ... you could stay a little longer close to James, right? *grins*

Sounds like you had a real nice time. Glad for you, hon. *hugs*

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, I certainly wasn't going to argue with extra James time *g*

[simplybeing.livejournal.com]

OMG THAT COLLAGE IS GORGEOUS. *covets*

[hils.livejournal.com]

I know! I couldn't really afford it but I had to have it!

[touchstoneaf.livejournal.com]

*flips out over the Lex collage*
OMG OMG OMG i'm DROOLING!!!
oy!
*fans self*

and you go, touching JM!!! *fans self again*
*tries not to hate you*

*iz jealous*

[hils.livejournal.com]

LOL! So I guess I shouldn't mention the time JM groped me ;)

[complicat]

Great pics with James! And damn, that Lex collage is still beautiful!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! YAY! It was lovely to see you this weekend. I'm glad you decided to come even without Michael

[blisstasteful.livejournal.com]

Sounds awesome.

That is a truly lovely collage of Lex, I spent quite a while just looking at it before scrolling down to the rest of the entry.

Both pics with James are great! Sounds like he comes across as a really nice guy.

[hils.livejournal.com]

James is lovely. I've met him a few times now and even though he's not my #1 fannish obsession anymore I still love to meet him

[eeyore1017.livejournal.com]

Was James trying to grab your boob in your pics? :-)

[hils.livejournal.com]

Heh! Not this time, but he did the first time I met him a few years ago!