Totally Kate

Well, this is the first time that I've logged into old Livejournal in something like a year. The reason for this is that I'm working on something that I feel that some of the Dragon*Con community might have an interest in.

I'm working on a novel.

Yes, that makes me about as unique as saying, "I have a facebook page."

The point is that I'm writing a novel about Dragon*Con. I've attended D*C for 10 years now and I've always enjoyed telling stories about the things that my friends and I have experience during our years at the convention, so I decided to write about it. I'm also one of those people with lofty dreams of transforming from a "writer" into a "published writer." So I've decided that I'll share the novel as each chapter becomes something that I'm comfortable with sharing. It's in no way a set in stone manuscript but more of a near-final draft.

At the time of this posting only the first chapter, more of a brief intro the setting, is available but the second will follow shortly. I plan to update the blog with a chapter or two every week, usually on the weekends.

What I would like is feedback from people that I don't know who have experienced Dragon*Con. I want to know what you think about it. So please leave a comment either positive or negative. Let me know what you like and what you didn't and what you would like to see.

So drop by and take a peek, at http://dragonconnovel.blogspot.com

Thanks and see you in 2010!
Chris C. Wicker

Trying to get in contact with a girl named Gina from FL (approx 5'8", slender, sandy blond) who had a pink T-shirt that had the caption "hot pink and nasty".  She had asked my friend and I a question and I'm dying to find out if she ever got her answer.

Last year I went as Queen Narissa from the movie Enchanted...

there was another Narissa, and also a Prince Edward or two (plus the plethora of Giselles) that I happened to see in this community after the fact after trying to run into them at the con.


Are they listening? Anyone know where they are on LJ? I'd like to get in touch with them again...

Thanks!!!

Short version is that I built the puppets of George Perez and Peter David that were used at the main Masquerade this year (2009).

I can't find the pictures I took of Peter, George and the puppets which I would like for my records so did anyone else get photos of them?

Thanks-
Kath

Not gonna be busy Saturday, November 14th?

Want an excuse to walk around downtown Atlanta in your favorite costume for a good cause?? We're also arranging an impromptu-Thriller dance! So if you were involved in this year's Guiness attempt at D*Con, know the dance by heart and want an opportunity to do it once more, as well as lending your legs and feet for a good cause, join us!

Come join us and join hazelrah1's team to Smash ALS again, this year!

SMASH ALS!!!

It'll be an awesome chance to bond with some familiar Dragon*Con faces, as well as knowing you're supporting a huge fight against a horrible disease. You're not obligated to donate, but if you feel the urge, donate to Mel, primarely, or open up your own page and donate to support your walk!

I'm sure many of you have seen Mel around Dragon*Con, and most recently as Abe Lincoln in the Night at the Museum group:



She's a big staple in the Dragon*con community, not just the LotR community.

Hope to see a bunch of you there!

but if it hasn't... it's a great injustice that has to be rectified.

German guy in full klingon garb + rapping in klingon + klingon Backup = a party in my nerd pants.

I don't watch the Today Show, but someone passed this on to me... OMG, Ewoks run amok! Moonwalking! Martinis! Al Roker as Han Solo! WTF? The deviled eggs into spiders tip is pretty funny too.

Ok guys a few years ago I said I would do this, then things happened and I never got around to doing this up. Then Tor.com asked me to blog for them so I then I finally did this up.

Just for you.

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58180#comments

Even if you really can't dew a lick like my self you can so do this in under a hour.
I know this can help for some of your get ups next year for D*con

I just wanted to let people know that they may be charged long distance charges if they called the 506 area code number when trying to make Marriott reservations through the Pass Key system. We were given two numbers to call and the 800 number wasn't working correctly, so we called the 506 number. No one ever told us this number is in Canada and I was charged $10.47 on my mobile bill for long distance.

Maybe everyone else already knew this, but it came as a shock to me.

EDIT: I have unlimited long distance, so I was unconcerned about the strange area code. However, since the number is in Canada, international charges apply. I would have liked to have been told the number was international. Instead, I was told, you can call either of these numbers and reach reservations.

 In one of the dealer rooms at Dragon*Con there was a gentleman making custom fangs for people (I believe he charged $100 in advance and more when you came for the fitting).  Does anyone know what his name/business is called and if he is from the Atlanta area?  If not, is there someone who does similar work in Atlanta?

This NY Times article on the Hollywood Show, a big movie memorobila and signing event, has some observations and insights that I think would be of interest to Dragon*Con folks, especially those who are big on the autograph sessions, posing with stars, etc.

At The Hollywood Show
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/movies/25darg.html

There are also quite a few genre folks mentioned. Of particular note is the bit towards the end where the writer talks about the economics of money-for-signatures, i.e. why people do it.

Hopefully this question hasn't already been asked and I'm just missing it somewhere, but I was wondering what the photo usage policy is for pictures from the official Dragon*Con gallery?

I was in the Dawn contest this year and would love to put up pictures of my costume from the official gallery onto my facebook and myspace. Am I allowed to do this or would I be stepping on toes/breaking copyright laws? I'd of course not make any money off them or use pictures of anyone other than myself, and I'd credit the photographer who took the pictures. If I am allowed to use the pictures, does anyone happen to know the name of the Dawn photographer (for the backdrop pictures with the Jesse-#### names) so I can properly credit them?

Thanks so much!

just thought i'd mention that if you want to join hilton honors and have your d*con '09 stay applied to your account, you have next week to do it--they'll add retroactively for the previous 60 days.

I got a room through Priceline for this hotel next year .. $71 a night. Anyone ever stayed there ? Mapquest says it is only .4 miles away from the Marquis. Of course, if there is a 10 lane highway on those .4 miles it isn't exactly pedestrian-friendly.