I'm home! Well, technically I'm at work but that's the only place I have access to a computer (note to self: no more sketchy looking torrents!) so blah blah no one cares.

Anyways, I wish I were still sleeping off Comic Con. My GOD, it left me so exhausted. Full panel reports will come ... someday. I went to Day the Earth Stood Still, Max Payne, Summit (that's Twilight), was surprised by Hugh Jackman showing brand new X-Men Origins footage (what's UP, Taylor Kitsch as Gambit?), True Blood, Dexter, Stargate Atlantis, Joss Whedon/Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Ben 10: Alien Force, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Office Writers, Pushing Daisies, Fringe and The Sarah Silverman Program. It was fun but as usual left me questioning if the fun was worth the hassle. Answer: Probably.

Oh, right, I want to talk about SYTYCD real quick:
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I never did find my camera so I didn't take any real photos at Comic-Con and can I admit something? It was really nice to not have to worry about it. I might do the Con camera free from now on. Every panel was well covered by people much more generous than I and so I can go enjoy their photos! Here are a couple of pics I did take.
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My boss totally thought I took today off. And I know I was thinking it, but I never formally requested it! I have a ton of work to do though so even if I did request it, I couldn't take it in good conscience. Damn responsibility!

Leaving for Comic Con this afternoon. I am hoping we get to town early enough for sweetcynic23 to pick up her pass for the weekend, then we're settling in with starspentswell and behindyou for SYTYCD tonight. Let's go, Mark!

Tomorrow is the Twilight panel. I'm honestly terrified. I don't really do fandom for Twilight and Heather's stories about the TwiMoms and the Lexicon weirdos and how hardcore they are make me feel really weary. But, I am interested in that cheesy as hell piece of celluloid and what the actors/director have to say about it, so, I guess I'm gonna have to take a valium and deal.

My main can't miss panel is The Office one on Saturday (MINDY!!!!) and I have yet to actually ever see a Heroes panel so I am going to that, too. I gave up on the show, but I haven't given up on seeing Milo Ventimiglia or Greg Grunberg in person. I think our other musts are Pushing Daisies, the Dr. Horrible panel and evening screening (Oh, NPH, how I love you), Fringe and maybe Dollhouse? I don't know. I'll be Twitter-ing throughout. I'm most excited about hanging out with my Team Logan girls and working on my Slytherin scarf during panels.

Wooo - I just heard from my boss Luther and my unit has released me from my position here and I start my new job on the 28th - right after Comic-Con. Soo, it looks like I might be bailing kind of early on that Sunday so I can get some proper rest. I don't have a ticket for the Con on Sunday anyway so it's not such a big deal. I'm waiting to hear from my new boss so we can talk schedule and start time and objectives and all that. Now that I won't be fighting traffic, I am hoping to start work later in the morning so I don't have to get up so early!

Anyways, that was a detour from what I intended to post. At work, we regularly watch movies during our lunch hour and last week one of the guys brought in this movie, Solstice. I'd never heard of it and wasn't really planning on watching until I saw that it starred Amanda Seyfried and Shawn Ashmore. It was pretty much the worst movie I've seen all year. But in like that "this is so stupid it's funny" way! So actually it was kind of entertaining. It's this faux horror film about teen-agers who have recently lost one of their group to suicide but decide to go to the Louisiana bayou for the summer solstice. THEN the dead friend starts sending messages to her twin sister. OR DOES SHE?? Apparently, it went straight to DVD (not a surprise) so if you ever get super bored I say check it out sometime.

It's movie week out here! Heather and C picked up passes for the Step Brothers premiere and I am not passing up a chance to see John C. Reilly in person so I am tagging along. I'm also going to see Mamma Mia! this week (So excited to see Amanda on the big screen! Singing!) and then OF COURSE The Dark Knight on Friday. Batman is my favorite superhero so I am so ready for this movie to show up and be awesome.

Comic-Con planning is already giving me a headache. But I am COMMITTED to having a good time and not having a stress meltdown like previous years. I also need to remember to stock up on some Lara Bars so I don't die of starvation while waiting for all the panels. Now I just need to decide what day to go get sloshed on post-Con margaritas.

Hi! I'm starting my post off with a request because I am so that way. Does anyone have Beck's version of "True Love Will Find You in the End"? The original is by Daniel Johnston.

OK, so, it's Monday, I'm back at work, the one thing I am supposed to be working on just got postponed, and I'm fighting off a headache. I wish I were at home. How's Monday treating you? Better, I hope.

I went to see Order of the Phoenix on Friday night after a lovely lunch with Connie and Heather. Art was a total trooper and took me since the IMAX showing I was going to with the girls and D sold out before I bought tickets. I am such a Potter fandom underestimator! I was a little underwhelmed by the movie itself but it was so beautifully shot and it was extremely exciting to see everything on the big screen for the first time(I wasn't even done reading Azkaban when the last movie came out). And though I KNOW he wasn't in the book that much but I could always go for more Draco Malfoy. Still, I'll probably see it again before the Month of Potter ends.

Since I'm crap at figuring out Pottermania, Heather has graciously offered to make sure we get to the book release party on Friday night at a decent time. I need to start working overtime on my hat or it won't be ready. Spoilers are hitting everywhere now so I'm treading lightly. No more ONTD til I finish the book. I am already in withdrawal.

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AW crap - NBC just changed their schedule. Now Moonlight and Friday Night Lights will be airing at the same time, Friday at 9. I liked the idea of watching them back to back. And hey, I didn't know that Isaiah Washington has been cast on Bionic Woman. I am really out of the loop apparently. I'm blaming Big Brother.

Monday is not getting any better.

Hey all! I haven't checked my friends list yet to see if my finishing this is overkill, but I decided that I would just type it up and post it for my benefit and you can skip it if you are no longer interested. Unfortch for everyone, I no longer have Heather around to tell me what I'm forgetting. As usual, if you are heavily spoiler averse, do not click, but I really do not think there was anything covered that people would be upset about knowing. Unless of course, you haven't seen season two.

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Anyway, since linking to that YouTube clip a minute ago, I started watching all the clips from the panel and well, it looks like I forgot some things like the girl who asked about Cupid on DVD (no plans to release it). But, I'm going to close this up now because I cannot find my camera cord to upload my pictures and I want to get that done today so I need to see if Circuit City will sell me another one. So pictures are forthcoming and spoilers are forthcoming if you are into that sort of thing (and if you are and are not already on the spoiler filter, please comment and let me know so you can be added).

I got my Comic-Con pass!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Now I need to figure out what to wear, how to get there, what to ask, what to wear, who to meet up with, which end is up, what to wear, and how I'm going to get through the next few days.

Suggestions are welcome.