Oh, What a Weekend!

I'm positively beaming after this weekend.  I mean, I thought it would be a blast, but I can't even begin to say just how much of a blast!  Everyone was super nice and super creative and just unbelievably awesome!  All of the actors and the band have families and jobs, yet they absolutely look happy to be there, answering questions and interacting with the fans.  Not one of them seemed grumpy or even a bit touchy.  They joked and laughed and were a joy to watch.

I wasn't brave enough (or rich enough) to do any photo ops or autograph sessions, so I was resigned to watch them from my seat towards the back.  But I have to admit it was fun to hear everyone fangirling over their own photo op moments.  Apparently, the consensus is, they're just a dreamy (probably dreamier) in person.  And honestly they were pretty darn dreamy from afar!

Thanks to a seriously awesome lens, and some beginner knowledge of ISO on Manual setting, I actually got some decent shots between the heads of all the people in front of me. And one fan-darn-tastic shot of Jensen jumping that I will never be able to duplicate for as long as I live. 

I'll probably have loads more to share at a later time, after I've processed it, but for now here are a few shots to share.

 Rob Benedict!!  He wasn't there on Friday but was a welcome site on Saturday.  He's secretly my favorite!

 Master of Ceremonies: Richard Speight Jr. 

 Adorably charming Tahmoh Penikett

 Travis Aaron Wade: For someone who's been in so few episodes, he gets fandom.  And he's an all around genuine and hilarious dude!

 Osric Chau cosplaying something - not really my thing. 

 Mark Sheppard!!!  At one point he was about 4 feet from me.  Snarky and just as awesome as you'd assume he'd be.

 R2M: Richard Speight, Rob Benedict, and Matt Cohen - My stomach hurt from laughing so hard!  This picture pretty sums up their panel - 3 dudes telling ridiculous stories.

 Misha!!!  This is his "oh crap, there are kids in the audience maybe I shouldn't have said that face."  After that, it just got progressively more off color and very, very funny.

 Louden Swain Saturday Night Special Concert - They're just so good!

 Seven Bridges Road in 5 part harmony - unfortunately not including Jensen...

 Now, if I were a good photographer, Rob's head would be in focus.  However, it's still pretty cute.

 All the guys wore the Always Keep Fighting shirts today.  How sweet is that?!

 Alaina Huffman - Abaddon - She's awesome and and can kick some serious butt!

 Alaina Huffman being panel bombed by Jensen - Lucky Girl!

 I will never be able to recreate the luck of this photo for as long as I live...

 The Boys are here!! (Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki)

 Jensen and Rob: Aww!

If only for a few seconds, we finally got to hear Jensen sing the usual song "Your Love!"

Friday Five: #DCCon Edition

Today's post is mostly what I learned at my first Supernatural event.  Warning: It's mostly a lot of happy sounds because I'm still in awe of this whole experience...

1. The people are all super nice.  Let's be honest, it's about 95% female attendance, mostly because it's a show about 2 cute boys.  And us girls tend to be super sweet.  However, I feel like somehow everyone is just nicer in this fandom.  They yell support when someone mentions a struggle.  They geek out with each other over the same things.  They share stories and laugh. Even the people that were working the convention were super helpful.  It was basically the pot at the end of a rainbow all day long.

2. Vendor area - not so exciting.  I wasn't expecting it to be huge, but I was expecting a little more.  My friend who was hankering for a Tee shirt never found anything that made her happy.  And for the most part, there was a lot of other non supernaturally things which seemed weird to me.  I didn't want much but I did want a book and a SPN Survivors pin - neither of which I saw.  But I have to admit, for an SPN convention, there were certainly some cute Doctor Who stuff : )

  

3. Richard Speight Jr. deserves some sort of award for best host in all of creation.  He's hilarious, quick on his feet (in that he can adlib the heck out of anything that happens not that he runs a lot : ) and just an all around happy go lucky presence all day.  How can you not love a guy that comes out with a patriotic top hat and oversized shades to match his outfit of red pants, white shirt and a blue jacket in Washington DC? Honestly, he's such an awesome dude!

4. Fans are so darn creative!  Between the gorgeous costumes (Rowena complete with a long red wig.  The Impala with a chevy logo hair clip.  Castiel with real feathered wings.)  and all the awesome fan attire, I wasn't sure where to look first.  I just kept ogling at all the people there and thinking about how much time it took to create these works of art.  It was so fun to see that side of people.  The most creative was a woman who hand-painted a Funko Pop to look exactly like Sheriff Mills which she presented to Kim Rhodes at the panel.  It was gorgeous!  I'm not sure who was more excited; the painter to give it to Kim or Kim receiving it. 

5.  How can this cast - and I mean the ENTIRE cast - be so darn charming, kind and all around hilarious?  It would seem that there's not a bad apple in the bunch.  Gabriel Tigerman and Chad Lindberg were up first.  And I didn't know anything about either of them so I wasn't so excited to see them.  But after the first 10 minute story about a 5 legged cow, I was hooked.  They were both very funny guys who really played well off each other, and kept the place laughing for the whole hour.  

Then it was Kim Rhodes and Brianna Buckmaster's turn.  And yes, they are as awesome as you want them to be.  I think every female in the room wanted to be their best friend. They're strong, and opinionated and intelligent, but they're also unbelievably funny and quick-witted.  Brianna had the entire audience in tears talking about how she was when she first met Jensen.  On the outside she was "Hi how are you?" but on the inside she was " ...{faints}" (complete with her actually pratfalling down to the ground.)  She totally gets it!  I think I want to be her when I grow up.  And the best part is that those are just the start.  We still have 2 more days to fill with more amazing people!