When we got back last night I jotted down some notes on each thing in the show so I'd remember. I'll write something up and PM it to you. Maybe you can help me find the titles I forgot by the descriptions. Or then Jerry might have just posted them in his blog by now... :P

Time to play catch-up.

Thursday was a great day. Got up, went to the Tiny Toons and Freakazoid panel, then went to the autograph singing at the WB booth. Toured the floor for a bit, went to the spotlight on Steve Purcell show. Did some more touring waited and waited and waited in line for the Street Fighter 4 panel, I did eventually get in but had to sit near the back. Then when that was over sauntered over to the Pitching Hour panel where I was on the verge of falling asleep in my chair not because it was boring, just because I was exhausted as hell and just wanted to lie down, so I abandoned my plans and went back to the hotel.

Friday started out great, went to the Marvel: Your Universe Panel at ten, followed by Foster's/PPG at quarter past eleven, took a lunch break with Sparky GM and Cass shortly after. I left the group early to catch the Ghostbusters Panel, and it was there where I suffered my first disappointment of the con, the panel was canceled. So with nothing to do for a few hours I headed back to the floor to waste some time before the evening panels, thankfully it turned out the time there was anything but a waste as I was able to snag a few autographs. The first signing happened almost by accident, I was out the Shout! Factory to pick up another DVD when at the same time there was a Mystery Science Theater 3000 signing going on, I was just about to move on as the event was about to end and I didn't think they didn't would take anymore people, but all of the sudden one of the guys at the booth asked me if I wanted to get some stuff signed, I not being the one to turn down free famous people ink, gladly accepted the offer and got the autographs of Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot, Brain Guy, Various), Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo, Bobo, Various) Bridgett Nelson (various) and Mary Jo Phel (Pearl Forrester, various). Tooled around for a bit more, met up with One Radical Dude and BluebottleFlyer at the Cartoon Network Booth. Where once more the the pens of people I admire touched down to make their lasting impression on a sheet of paper. In this case it was Craig, Lauren, Tom Kenny, Tom Kane (Who was a last minuet surprise guest at the Foster's/PPG panel) Tara Strong and of course last but certainly not least Keith Ferguson.

After the signing I made my way upstairs to partake in the nights programming, it was there where I encountered a huuuuuuuuuuge problem people and lots of them. You see I had the brilliant idea to attend a panel for the Venture Bros, followed by one for Robot Chicken and lastly one for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (As they were going to be held in the same room and I enjoy all three shows very much). But the problem with having a brilliant idea is that there going to be a some copycats and in this case there were at least over a thousand copycats. Who were already waiting in line before me and after being told numerous times there would be no chance of getting in for "any" of the panels I gave up hope. I headed over for the 24 panel (It was in a bigger room, so I had a faint hope of making it in for that.) but that particular room also was going to be the site of a Prison Break panel and an Avatar: The Last Airbender panel, so saying that things were a bit crowded would be the understatement of the decade. So there I waited in line for over an hour (Reuniting with Sparky and GM, who also couldn't get into MST3K et al and decided to head to the Prison Break/Avatar panels because they were going to be held in the same room as Worst Cartoon's Ever.) So we got in (though I missed the 24 panel...boooooo) caught the Prison Break/Avatar panels. Which were okay (I don't hate the shows, but I don't watch them either. So I was kind of lost when people were yelling and screaming at almost every little thing they showed.)

And after that was WCE, and I think there was a question relating to that, so lets go to it now.

If I remember correctly they showed the usual WCE crowd favorites. Mighty Mister Titan, Super President, Spunky and Tadpole and Johnny Cypher, along with Sam Basset: Hound for Hire (which debuted last year.) Paddy The Pelican (Which debuted back in 06...I think.) and Sinbad. Jr the cartoon they were going to show last year but got bumped for more Rocket Robin Hood. (Sadly, RRH was not shown.) and for the first time ever they showed some vintage commercials from the 50's and 60's, including a promotional short for the Moon Mullens cartoon they showed last year.

And that was Friday.

As for today, I got up early and headed over to the conventional hall at about 8:30 to wait in line for the Futurama/Simpsons panel at 10, and it's a good thing I did because once more the line was huuuuuuuuge. (Yeesh you'd think there was convention going on or something. :P )
Though this time I was able to brave the long lines and get in for the show. After that was a panel of Cartoon voice actors which contained some names you may heard off, such as Wally Wingart, Alicyn Packard, Chuck McCann and of course the ever popular Phil LaMarr (Yes ladies, he did do the voice of Wilt), the panel was also to have contained Tom Kenny and Jason Marsden but as showtime neared those two were not on stage and the crew took down their nametags, meaning that either were not going to appear at the panel. (The reason they gave was they flu. Poor guy hope he didn't get it from one of us. :P) However they did have some replacements lined up, one which was planned "Gregg Berger" and the other which almost literally came of the blue or should we say "Bloo". You see right before the panel, Keith dropped by to say hello to Phil and Alicyn and just as he was about to leave the room, the panel moderator manged to get Keith to stay and fill the empty seat and thus the panel was once more whole.

Great panel too, they did the usual "Who do you voice?, How did you get started?" stuff and followed that up with the actors reading from an old Superman radio script. (Wally's interpretation of Jimmy Olson has to be heard to be believed and Keith does a great Latino accent. In fact there were so many highlights I just can't print them all with out )

After that it was back to the old Hotel for some rest and relaxation before heading out for a night at the theater.

So that's all the news from me, from the great city of San Diego and with that I bid you adieu.

I wish you guys were here, too, you and duck2k and Lynnie and Mr. Marshmallow and all the rest who wanted to come but for various reasons couldn't. Truthfully, that's one of the reasons I came here last year; not just for Foster's but also because I wanted to meet some of the people I'd gotten to know here on Never Forgotten. Definitely made both trips more worthwhile and will be part of the equation when I try to figure out if I'm coming again in 2009. Too early to say, but I'm already hoarding spare change, just in case. ;)

Yeah, I do want to go next year, even after FHFIF is over. There's still stuff to get into and people to see over there. :) I'm gonna head to the convention center soon, and be ready for the masquerade!

I am so jealous! I called my friend Monty, and he too is in San Diego with his nephew. And you guys enjoying the Con and that amazing skyline at nite. I quote from Frankie: "why is my life soooo lame!":'(

Today I skipped the Futurama panel in favor of doing my Sybil Pandemik cosplay for the Sam & Max/Strongbad panel. I got green Sharpie from my tattoo on Max. :P Hope it comes out. Then I ditched the costume and Max and had lunch with GM then headed back to the Convention Hall. I got pbl what I think is a pretty awesome present for her birthday, then went over to the Full Moon Features booth to meet Charlie Band...who had wandered off a while ago and they didn't know where he was. He was scheduled to be there then for signings so they had to call him and tell him he actually had a fan waiting for him. So while he was heading over I went back to CN and told the Fusionfall folks that the guy who had interviewed ORD and I yesterday had told us to go tell them to try and push us through to be beta testers so I can advertise the game on my site. I gave them my info but I think I still have to email someone. I dunno. Did you talk to them yet ORD? Anyways I went back to FM and hung around and found out that they had set some Blade lithographs that sell for $20 on the counter and people had walked off with them thinking they were those free mini-posters some booths were giving away. :P Damn. Another Puppet Master fan I know from a PM forum turned up and we started talking about replicas (he makes his own that are 1,000 times better than the "official" ones btw) when Band showed up. I bought a Six-Shooter litho for him to sign and we took a photo, and I told him about my new PM fansite and a new PM roleplay board I'm moderating. He wants me to get in touch with someone at Full Moon Direct about that. Then I went and finished covering the last of the convention hall. I didn't buy anything else.

I met GM later for an awesomer-than-awesome Ralph Bakshi panel (that man is seriously one of the coolest people to walk the Earth). We grabbed a pizza, ate one slice each, then went to the Balboa Theatre to see Rifftrax Live do Plan 9 From Outer Space. Having been some of the first people to get tickets, us and t were right in the front row. Before the show started my blood sugar plummeted to the Earth's core because I think I took too much insulin to cover only one slice of pizza so GM had to buy me some food. :( I didn't die though, lol.

We're back in the hotel now, and I have a blister from wearing Mac's shoes all evening. Oh well.

Friday started out cloudy and warm. Not that I cared too much; I was kind of busy stuffing myself with CIG's complementary breakfast again. Stars, my doctor is going to kill me. 8D After breakfast the next order of business was a trip to Ralph's for iced tea. Much to my surprise, Ralph's doesn't carry much in the way of diet iced tea, and what they did have were the ones with nasty flavors like peach, a flavor that has no business associating with tea. Bleh. Fortunately there's a deli near the CIG that carries what I wanted; a bit more expensive than Ralph's but whatever, I gotta have a supply of tea in my room. I think it was around 10:30 AM or so. I didn't have anything Con-related to do until 1:00 PM so I killed time online, here and on various other sites, mostly Sims-related. I headed for the convention center around 12:30 PM, giving myself plenty of time to dodge and weave my way through the crowds to get to my destination; Lauren's booth in the exhibition hall. Well, I'll tell you, I must be getting pretty good at this, because when I had the booth in sight I asked someone if they had the time, and it turned out that I still had 15 minutes to kill. Hadn't planned on that! What to do with the extra time? I went back outside and photographed a couple of cosplayers. After that I headed back to the booth; today was Signing Day, Craig was going to be there, and he takes requests. You already know who I requested a sketch of; if you don't, you really, really haven't been paying attention. 8D It's fascinating to watch the man at work; a few quick lines with a light blue pencil form a framework, followed by darker, more detailed lines and curves, and in almost no time at all, a new picture of Frankie is born. She's looking adorably sullen in this one. I envy the man's talent; he is truly gifted, to be able to do what he does, to bring such beauty into the world for all of us to enjoy. I wish there'd been time to talk for a bit but I didn't want to hold up the line. Pity; there's a lot that I'd like to ask, and more importantly, a lot I'd like to tell him. Not likely, I'm afraid. Maybe I'll post it someday and hope that he reads it. Sketch in hand, I thanked him, got a pic of him and Lauren (my poor camera is so overworked this week), and headed for the door. The return trip took a lot longer than getting to Lauren's booth did; not wanting anything to happen to the sketch, I didn't try to move with the crowds or wiggle my way through them, no; as much as possible I avoided them entirely. I didn't get back to the CIG until after 2:30 PM, at which point I collapsed into my desk chair for awhile, then into the shower and eventually off to seek lunch. It had been a tiring morning and afternoon, but it was definitely worth the effort. :frankiesmile:

I'm really enjoying reading your guys' daily stories. Keep 'em comin'! :smed: It sure gives us more of an idea of what it's like, even from different views, and I think that's just great.

I've heard a lot about the "Worst Cartoons Ever" over the last two years, and I've already added it as an interest should I make it down next year. :up:

Day 3: I saw the Futurama panel, I tried to get a ticket for an autograph (from a series that my bro is into), and I drew for one, but it wasn't 1 of the lucky 300, got a few photos from a few characters from "Who Wants to be a Superhero?", purchased a Bloo exclusive thingy from Funko, attended Cartoon Voices I, met Kelsey Mann (he's a storyboard artist for FHFIF). I did attend the masquerade. Great day. I'm going to sleep now.

Well if you want to prepare for the suffering and torment that WCE provides, you can buy a DVD which contains some of the cartoons they show.

http://www.rembrandtfilms.com/worst-cartoons-ever.htm

Sure the DVD doesn't come close to the experience of seeing this tripe on the big screen with hundreds of rowdy fans, but it's a good introduction to some of the toons they show every year.

Many thanks for the round-up. I take it Spunky & Tadpole was episode 4 of "Message To Marcia" (I remember watching this show at age 5 as a tot in Riverside...curse you KHJ/channel 9!). Paddy The Pelican did debut at the Festival in '06...I have a DVD of that year's show. I remember Sinbad Jr. as well. Sam Singer did the first series, then went belly-up, so American International Pictures got Hanna-Barbera to do a second batch. I take it Jerry screened a Singer cartoon.

Wish I could have been there, but still...many thanks again, taranchula!

Living in Spain, I'll probably never be able to attend the con, but I simply had to post in this thread...

Pictures. I need pictures. Steve Purcell and Telltale Games legally own my soul.

Since no one else was with me I have no pictures. :P I'm hoping Telltale posts some of the ones they took. However, this photo was part of the slideshow Purcell did in his spotlight panel. :terrsmile:

I never did finish writing about what I did on Saturday after I got my Frankie pic. There's not too much to tell, unless one is interested in restaurant reviews. Lunch was at Boca de Beppo, the Italian place I mentioned awhile back. No line waiting to get in this time. The inside of the place is like a maze, albeit a well-lit and very nicely decorated maze. Lunch itself was Saltimbocca, chicken with prosciutto and artichokes, accompanied by fettucini in a light cream sauce. Extremely well done and very filling; along with the bread course and the caesar salad, I was stuffed, and dang happy about it. Excellent service I might add, too. I would loved to have gone back but there were so many other places to try and not much time left to try them. Maybe I'll go there again next year. Either way if you're ever in town and looking for a good meal I highly recommend them. :)

Dinner was another story. Boca de Beppu was something I'd planned on for lunch but for dinner I hadn't made up my mind at all. I'd been leaning towards the Galileo 101, an expensive place described as serving progressive Italian cuisine, located across the street from the convention center, but that's a bit of a walk and it was still a little too warm out for that. Besides, I'd already had Italian earlier. I also considered but ruled out Chopahn, an Afghani place, mostly due to my complete lack of familiarity with Afghani food; I don't want to inadvertently order something that makes me gag, after all. Maybe in 2009, after I do a little research. Out I went at that point, figuring I'd stumble into something, and that's how I discovered Exy. Described as a sophisticated yet informal Greek restaurant and lounge, this place was a fabulous experience all-around. The menu is not as extensive as some places but if the filet mignon I had is any indication what they do have is of exceptional quality. I even stuck around for dessert, which is something I almost never do, but the cheesecake they serve is just about the best I've ever had. It astonishes me that there weren't more people in the place, although I think there were more there than I could see; the place has two private dining rooms that may have been in use. The area I was in included the bar and was a bit on the dark side but that only added to the place's ambience; that, along with the decor and the techno-jazz background music, not to mention top-notch sevice from a pleasant server and hostess made for a very enjoyable experience, the best dining-out adventure of the entire trip. Of course, being a Foster's fan, I couldn't help but think of Futurproup; it and Exy are both upscale but look nothing alike. The thoughts I had that followed are best left for the Frankie Appreciation thread. In any case when I finally left, I left with a full stomach and a contented, happy smile on my face. If I do return to San Diego in 2009, another trip to Exy will certainly be on my mission list. :frankiesmile:

So the long awaited Con is over for another year. *sigh* I'm sure it's bitter sweet, after having such a grand time, and now able to settle back into the more familiar. I'm glad everyone had such a great time, and now here's wishes for safe travels back home for those who have yet to look forward to that trip.

There's a Boca de Beppu in my home town. In fact, my company held our annual Christmas/End-of-year party there last year. Yes, excellent food. :up: There was a misconception over how many were to attend, and WAY too much food was prepared. So each of my colleagues and I got to bring home whole PLATTERS of leftovers, filled with fettuccine alfredo, eggplant parmigian, ravioli, spaghetti with meatballs, sausages, and salad. I ate good for a whole week afterward. Great place.

Not quite over; I haven't told you about Sunday yet. :frankiesmile:

It started with the breakfast buffet at the Marriott. It's an all-you-can-eat affair, and I certainly got my money's worth out of it. Bacon, sausages, eggs, cheese, potatoes... my doctor is going to go ballistic when I tell her about this. Let her; I'm full. Most of our group was there for this cholesterolfest. Afterwards we hiked back up to the lobby where we split up to do our own things; in my case that meant heading back to the CIG to mess with my Sims for a bit. Whatever lunch plans I'd had were thrown out, as I was far too full to do much of anything. I ended up lying down for awhile to let everything digest in peace. A few hours later I took a quick trip to the nearby deli to restock my supply of iced tea, and when that was dealt with I headed out to the convention center one last time. My purpose was twofold. First, I wanted to thank Craig for four wonderful years of a very special cartoon. Second, I wanted some answers, answers to a few nagging questions about my favorite character. So many things I wanted to ask about her but I didn't want to hog the man's time so I limited myself to a few big questions and a few not-so-big ones. So in I went, and after weaving my way through the crowd I found the booth once again. For those of you who haven' met him yet, Craig is a good-size man with long curly brown hair, a very friendly guy with a warm smile and a firm handshake, and I'm very glad I had the opportunity to talk with him, however briefly; I don't think I was at the booth for more than five minutes or so. But that was long enough; I got my answers. I left the convention center shortly thereafter with a huge smile on my face and headed back to the CIG. Yes, I'll post what I found out in the Frankie Discussion thread later. What I can post, anyway. Did I mention the huge smile? Yeah. :frankiesmile:

Later that evening the lot of us gathered for an end-of-Con dinner at Taka, one of the local Japanese restaurants. Very nice place, and not too terribly pricey, but unfortunately I was still a bit full from the gigantic breakfast I'd devoured ten hours earlier so I didn't order or eat much. Eh, no matter, it was more about the company than the food. It will likely be a somewhat different group next year but circumstances permitting I hope to be a part of it once again. After dinner we stopped at a local ice cream place and had a few laughs. CG and her friends headed for their hotel when we were done, the rest of us escorted Sparky and Government Man back to the Marriott (the "Moderator Honor Guard", as it were 8D), and from there the rest of us we said our goodbyes, hitched a ride on a bicycle taxi, and made our way back to the CIG.

It's Monday evening as I type this. I'm the last to go; my plane leaves in about three hours. It's been an eventful trip, I'll say that. Comic-Con 2008 and the beautiful city of San Diego will soon be a memory, but it will be a treasured memory, filled with wondrous sights, great food, and a fine group of people that I'm glad I've gotten to know. Maybe some of us will meet here for the first time at Comic-Con 2009. I'll be easy to find; just look for the guy who hates flying. :frankiesmile: ;)

We got home about 40 minutes ago after another 10 hour drive (most of which I handled; when I found out GM was actually falling asleep at the wheel and not actually saying he was too tired to drive he was forbidden to drive anymore). We unfortunately got home too late to go pick up Kiwi a day early, and the bird shop does not open until 10 am. :wiltshock: I no longer just want Kiwi back, I need her. Eight days is way too long to be away from her, I don't care how annoying she is. I haven't seen Duchess yet as she is in her cave but I have to assume she's fine, and all the spiders are in good shape. Oh, and the car had no problems this year. Yay. :yeah:

I'll finish unpacking later. :P

Glad to hear you made it. I'm leaving the hotel momentarily so this will be my last post for awhile.

See y'all in 12 hours or so. :frankiesmile:

Have a safe flight, Cass! Remember to think of the positive, it helps a long flight be more bearable. ;) See ya tomorrow.

Ahhhhhhhhhh, it's good to be back....In Canada!

The trip home was very nice, just a chance to sit back, relax and play Final Fantasy 4 on my DS while flying over the picturesque American countryside. And for anyone who wishes to know, almost all of my stuff made it back safely with me, I say almost because I think I may have lost my DS charger somewhere along the way, but that's not such a big deal seeing as how they are easily replaceable.

And despite the increased attendance I will go on the record as saying this years con was waaaaaaaay better then last years, I got to meet up with a lot of great people, I got my hands on massive amounts of merchandise (some of which I'll never be able to find anywhere else) and lastly have the opportunity to be able to be part of some memorable moments that I will keep with me for the rest of my life. And when it comes down to it those happy memories are what it's all about.

I didn't bother to post, because I was too "Conned Out", or beat from the Comic-Con stuff (still am, but I'm good enough to explain now). Sunday turned out better than expected. It began with eating a breakfast buffet at the Marriott Hotel & Marina, then it was to the Convention Center to check out what's going on. I went to see that the Chowder autograph session was taking place. I managed to get photgraphed with C.H. Greenblatt (the creator), Tara Strong (Truffles), and Dwight Schultz (Mung Daal). I also chose to pre-register for 2009 Comic-Con at the 2008 Comic-Con. Then, I went back to the Marriott to pick up the costume. I didn't get to do much with the costume on Friday, but Sunday was different. Keith Ferguson calls me (I gave him my number the other day, and no I don't have Keith's number...which is perfect.) around the 1 PM hour bringing up the thing we're supposed to be doing. We met just outside of the B1 entrance to the Exhibit Hall. Some photos were taken, but the best part was recording the stuff that happened with the costume. It likely won't be up until after August 7 (the date I'm scheduled to go back to AR). Just be on the lookout for something awesome. I had him (as well as Craig and Lauren) autograph the box of that Funko exclusive of the Bloo toy (around 200-300 were made, so it was very limited). After that, I brought the costume inside the Exhibit Hall. I did something we tried to do last year and failed; and that was to get Craig and Lauren to see the costume. I even had a few photos taken of the two with me in it. Then, it was off to the Cartoon Network booth, and I wore it there (tons of photos of taken from other people). I wanted to show it to Kelsey Mann (who was a storyboard artist from the series; I met him for the first time the other day), but he wasn't at his table. After the Con officially ended, I took a break at the Marriott to be ready for eating Japanese sushi and cuisine. We got there at around 7 PM. We ate, some of us had ice cream, and that was it. As far as ice cream goes, I didn't finish it. Why? Unfortunately, when I took a lick, it fell to the sidewalk. For some strange reason, the group was taking photos of it with me putting the cone down (almost nearly touching it). :bloocross:

Today, it was time to leave San Diego. I had planned on visiting the Marriott to say farewell to Sparky and GM (I had done so last night, but I was going to see them briefly for one last time), and BBF went over there. However, we learned that they already had left. My knee was bothering me a bit, so I didn't feel like going up there earlier. We went back to our hotel, picked up our things, and then took the trolley to American Plaza, and walked directly to Santa Fe Depot. I said farewell to BBF, and I got on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner leave SD and head to Anaheim, which the ride went smoothly. I felt some discomfort on my right knee earlier when walking, but it's pretty much gone (hopefully, I didn't do any damage to it, and it's just me "Conning Out" 8D).

Great times, and I want to thank everyone for assisting me with the suit. I hope we can get a few more people to join for 2008. :)

Well, we said we were leaving at nine-ish...we were actually able to have the bellhop wheel the cart full of our stuff right out to my car in the lot, so I didn't have to pull it around to the front. That was awesome. I had stuffed some of our smaller, softer items in the box with the Bloo costume and thanks to the mad packing skillz of the bellhop (he was seriously awesome) everything fit just fine. Now, I'm not sure where I'm going to keep the costume, but it's here safe and sound, and I'll do something about that "lazy eye." I think I'll contact the lady who made it and ask her what those black plastic things even are.

Oh yeah and about that ice cream cone - I saw them make one in the store when we were in there and I noticed that all they did was scoop some ice cream from the freezer and just PUT it on the cone. That is seriously the wrong way to make an ice cream cone. You need to fill the cone with ice cream first so that when you put the scoop on top it has something to stick to. Also you get your money's worth more than just a ball of ice cream sitting on top of a cone. :P So anyways that's why it just fell off like it did. Totally not your fault. :wiltyeahright:

In that case ORD, you should have given that server a kick in the shins and bestowed the title of "rip off artist" upon them. :bloogrin:

Okay, thanks. :up: I'm glad you guys ended the trip without any car problems. That's a huge plus there. Even if you two don't join us for Comic-Con next year, I do would like to see you both at some point during 2009. ;) I know it's way too early to make a decision on '09, but...yeah, we'll see. :)

Aw, man....why didn't I think of that?? :wiltshock:

By the way, everyone, I am starting to put together the CCI '08 section of the site, so if you have any good photos to share please email them to me. It doesn't have to be Foster's related, send it if it's awesome (just give a description). I did not get any shots of Craig or Lauren this year, so some of those would be keen. Thanks! (Also later, video links would be great when they're available.)

I will send you some photos, chief. Be on the lookout for an email.

I completely forgot to mention that I ran into a few people that recognize my costume from deviantART, including one that I watch (shutterbugmom, her daughter, and her daughter's boyfriend [I think]). So yeah, that was kinda cool, too!

I'm home. Yay. Anyway, I've got about 170 assorted pics to look over. I'll have them up as soon as I can.

The flight home was uneventful other than a little turbulance. That's about it.

I really hope I can save up the money to go next year. I've been wanting to go to this thing ever since I got into comics. Glad to hear you all had fun.

Start saving now, that's what I'm doing. San Diego isn't a cheap city but it's well worth the price. Hope you can make it. :)

We picked up Kiwi this morning and brought her home. She's kinda ticked but she hasn't bitten anyone yet, lol. She's just been super-noisy and very demanding; she wants to be on both of us, she wants drinks, she wants snacks, she wants to tunnel and headbutt and everything she missed for the whole week. So, the family's back to normal I guess. ;)

Supply and demand means that the most expensive part will be the lodging. Second biggest expense would be getting there.

From Thursday morning to Sunday afternoon, I didn't even spend $60 for food (most meals coming from the hot deli, bakery, produce and/or dairy sections at Ralphs), so one can do SDCC on a somewhat tight budget.

(Full report from me later ... I'm still working.)

Sounds like everyone made it home in one piece, that's great. :yeah: Now we just need to officially hear from BBF. I hope all went well for him as well. :)

Yay, Kiwi sounds to be in good spirits and health. It's funny how our furry/feathered and even scaled family members can have their own little personalities. And we humans just don't feel complete without them. I always miss my cat when I have to leave him. If I make it next year, he will be staying with my mother. "Grandma" will take good care of him. But I'm sure I'll still want to check in now and then. ;)

I made it back safely.:) ORD pretty much covered what I did in the last 2 days as I was with him for the whole time. Quite something to be part of the little Bloo costume skit with Keith Ferguson, that was a priceless moment, thanks for letting me tag along with that, ORD.:D
I wasn't as talkative as I could've been at Taka, and as some of you probably saw I wasn't really getting into the food there (I'm a very picky eater), but as Cass said it was all about the company. Glad to hear everyone made it back home OK, too.
Felt a bit downhearted at having to leave SD, but I honestly had the time of my life, it's the biggest thing I've ever done. I know I wasn't very talkative with everyone because of my shy nature, but it was great to meet up with everyone and not to have to talk behind a computer screen for once.:D
My flights home were long and draining, and there was plenty of turbulence on all three flights (pretty bad over mid-America, and the landing at Heathrow was canny rough), but as I said I made it back safely.
I'm glad I was introduced to this forum when I was, and that I was given the chance to join you all at such a wicked event. Whether I'll be back next year or not remains to be seen. We'll see what happens.:D

Cool. I'm glad to know that everyone made it back home safe and sound, and that the past week was so brilliant for you. I seriously hope that I'll be able to see the Con for myself sometime - it's got a lot to live up to. :bloosmirk:

Yay, everyone is accounted for and arrived home safely. That's worthy for the "What Makes your Day" thread. :bloosmirk:
You can say that again. ;)

Okay I haven't watched them yet (I'm downloading them into my browser so I can extract them from the cache and store them on my harddrive) but I wanted to share.

Here are some highlights from the PPG portion of the PPG/Foster's panel

Here are some highlights from the Foster's portion

And here are highlights from LAST year's Foster' panel

Thanks, "lelethekid".

Yay, I was hoping someone would have been able to capture at least part of the panel on video. Thank you for pointing us toward these great finds! :up:

Has anyone else seen Lauren's Blog yet today? She's got videos from the Con linked there too, and even a picture of Ord in the Bloo costume! :bloogrin:

This year, we have almost 15 minutes of footage to show for the Bloo costume and Keith Ferguson interaction, as well as fans and attendees posing for photos. I had to split the video into two, and they are not subtitled (I may try to do that at some point, but not now). Here they are! :bloogrin:

Part One

Part Two

Haha, the reenactment of the Designer Jeans song was brilliant!:P