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oatmeal_queen ([personal profile] oatmeal_queen) wrote2009-05-31 06:35 pm

wow asylum

...
w.t.f.

did that all srsly just happen?
i mean...i didn't dream it, right? the past three days DID happen, right?

...
now that it's sunday night, and i finally have the chance to sit down and breatheat and process everything that i was lucky enough to do this weekend...i don't think i can wrap my head around it.

whatever i did to deserve the last few days, i am so incredibly grateful <3
so.friggen.tired.


-I spent most of the weekend with the actors/guests. both in the long bus rides between london and england, and at the con itself.
-got some wonderful pictures. am gonna make a scrapbook.
-My hotel room was a closet XD srsly. wall, tiny bed, tiny bathroom, wall.
-Fangirls are INSANE. those poor actors.
-I never got a badge. I just introduced myself to the staff one at a time, got the ok from the head guy, and was allowed to go anywhere i wanted. i was polite, well-behaved and willing to help, so no one minded.
-Met so many people from so many different countries. it was amazing
-Didn't talk with as much of an accent as i thought i would. go figure. or maybe i'm just not hearing it.
-I FINALLY got to meet the delightful [livejournal.com profile] strangeandcharm, despite how surprisingly busy i was. will get to spend more time with her tomorrow on my last day in london.
-If i had not ridden the bus with the actors, i would probably be in the hospital instead (or at least banged up all to hell), since my original ride was in a car accident on the way there. um...yikes.
-Misha is pretty when he sleeps <3 (whut?). and very quiet when not in front of a crowd. his wife is beautiful.
-I worked as much as I could at the convention, even though i wasn't staff. i don't think anyone minded. :3
-was asked quite often to help clear hallways, move people along and grab attention for announcements because i was the *quote* 'Loud Yank' *endquote* hahahaha
-The printer fucked up my pictures. so no one got to see/own them, but i'm told they will be getting them in the mail. bollocks. i was, however, given one of the few proofs, and the cast was more than happy to sign it for me <3 (and they loved them, omg, they srsly made me cry. all of the actors wanted one, and my face was so bloody red. it was overwhelming)
-Jensen signed the 'BigPic' for me. final sig GOT. \o/
-I did more running this weekend than I have in a year (yes. running. like, literally. i could make it from one end of the convention to the other in a minute flat) the air here is fantastic, no asthma attacks.
-Misha and Jared nearly clocked me at least three times with sharpies. i DID get hit with an unchewed piece of gum twice tho, damn them.
-Jared is an easily distracted twelve year old boy in a really pretty manbod.
-Jensen deals VERY well with all of the crap that fans do to him. I was impressed by his maturity with it all.
-Fred gives the best hugs evar. I loved getting to see he and Ginger again. (he even remembered me <3 *sniffs*) I tried so hard to stay low profile because I wasn't as important as the actors, but Fred wouldn't let me. He reminded me so much of my father that it literally hurt to say goodbye to him. i hope our paths cross again.
-All of Jensen's big, burly bodyguards were hilarious, and not so intimidating once i got to know them, despite the fact that one of them could have crushed my head with his fingers.
-Malik made fun of me all weekend. ALL WEEKEND. he very nearly put me in a headlock too, but i'm quicker than he is. lucky for him he's good looking :F
-As soon as they found out that I was nervous to speak to Misha, Jared and Jensen...gawd...Matt snatched the pic I had for Misha and showed it to him right in front of me, Malik introduced then shoved me into Jared (literally, but the dude is a rock) and Amy, Gabe, Richard and Fred manhandled me over to Jensen. I didn't stand a chance x___x
-Malik loved that I drew him as the only angry black man XD Jensen said he couldn't figure out which one Malik was *snort*
-Coke tastes better in the UK.
-I have barely eaten this entire weekend; kept forgetting.
-missed most of the Q&A's, but i was backstage for some of them.
-Amy Gumenick is adorable, i <3 her to bitty pieces and am damn well going to write to her. her boyfriend was just as awesome.
-Matt Cohen and Mandy Musgrave absolutely made my weekend. I cannot think of two more beautiful and friendly people. (and wow, she wasn't kidding, they really are all over youtube. huh.)
-The Staff at the con were very under-appreciated and over-stressed for all the work they did. i was more than happy to help whenever i could.
-ALL CON DRAMA IS THE SAME.
-i totally missed out on the crazy bedlam in the main hall. dashitall. i wanted to see some hair pullin fangirls.
-i had to run for every single one of my pics.(no, really. run.) the only one of them i really liked tho, the group shot, Matt accidentally left on the bus. !@#$%^&* gonna have to see if i can get another copy. (although i was not impressed with the photographer. lots of off center, badly lit pics. lame)
-Samantha was incredibly hot, holy cow, and very sweet/motherly.
-I got to talk to Richard almost the entire way back to london about his role in 'Band of Brothers' and all of the WW2 vets he got to speak to. He requested fanart of the Trickster X3
-Sam, Richard's accompanying friend, was a graphic designer and had a webcomic. i -loved- chatting with him XD he told me i should draw for tokyopop, bless'm
-Misha told me how to work twitter. i still don't think i'll use it, lol. everyone on the bus groaned when he told us about his last tweet (or twit, as he kept calling it) about the queen.
-Gabriel Tigerman is also an artist. Totally didn't know it, so i picked his brain. never have i met someone so full of joy. both he and his wife were amazing. (just married!)
-my feet have blisters.
-my body aches.
-i got very little sleep.
-I will miss them all very, very much.


there's so much that i will never be able to tell *laughs* i owe them all that much.
my life is so strange. XD

::EDIT::
LOL, i found this crazy blurry picture through [livejournal.com profile] tracy_loo_who's con post. that blotch of maroon back behind the left side of Matt? (if the pic was vertical) yeah, that's me X)
ignore that caption tho, the dude on the right is Josh, Amy's bf X) Matt was there with his fiance, not his brother. this sneaky photographer thinks they captured something great, but really, at that moment we were all comparing our freaky and gross double jointed talents. hollywood is all glamour, i tell you.

[identity profile] tracy-loo-who.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
*cough* Sorry I have been kind of stalking you / waiting for you to post ever since I heard. Ahhh, oh god. "envious" doesn't even begin to describe it.

Misha is pretty when he sleeps <3 (whut?). and very quiet when not in front of a crowd. his wife is beautiful.



everyone on the bus groaned when he told us about his last tweet (or twit, as he kept calling it) about the queen.

LOL. I can just imagine everyone treating Misha as the crazy one.

Jesus, everything sounds so so so amazing, thank you for sharing!
Edited 2009-06-01 00:24 (UTC)

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
:laughs: awww, you're welcome :3 and feel free to stalk away, lol. i dunno why i haven't friended you yet anyway *does so*
i assume [livejournal.com profile] strangeandcharm has been talking about me? XD

and honestly? Matt was a lot crazier than Misha *laughs* Misha was very quiet unless provoked.

there's so much more, omg. this weekend was mind blowing x__X luck doesn't even begin to cover it.

[identity profile] tracy-loo-who.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Haaa, she sent me several flaily emails about you. :))

Matt! Oh man, I wish there were videos of his panels, by all accounts he was amazing. Goddamn I wish I could've been there. I wish I could've been YOU. Any chance you'll share pictures? You don't have to, of course! But there's one in particular I'm thinking of, heh.

I'm thrilled you had such an amazing time! (And avoided injury, meep.) And hopefully the rest of your trip will be awesome too. :D

[identity profile] lauracoy.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds amazing! *Didn't know about any of it so I'm like "ORLY" thoughtout reading this hehe.
Go eat something for SRS.

Ps. Now you have me wondering what Coke tastes like in Yankieland.

[identity profile] igrab.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
^^; i have a friend who would die, hearing all this. She was at the con, actually, though she didn't have so great a time, probably caught in all this organizational fucktardery drama that I keep hearing around but never hearing about. That isn't a plea to tell me, I really don't care, I'm just happy you had an unbelievably fucking amazing time, as it sounds like ;D

godyouaresolucky

also, um, I'm glad you didn't die in a car accident D: D: D: D: *hugs*

[identity profile] darkmagess.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, how were you on the bus, etc.?

[identity profile] demon-snfan.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
That was a really good con report. I love hearing about what goes on BTS of these cons.

Just a question: who went on the Bus and were 'all' (Jensen and Jared) staying at the same hotel.

And its been a little disappointing that we havn't seen much of the other panelists. I was really looking forward to hearing from Matt actually, and Sam and the girls that played younger Mary. Patience!!

[identity profile] demon-snfan.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
;Jensen deals VERY well with all of the crap that fans do to him. I was impressed by his maturity with it all'

Whoops forgot to add, can you elaborate on this, what happened, or do I even want to know.

[identity profile] katiejo567.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Hey. :) I got linked to your asylum report, and I wanted to say thanks for sharing. It sounds like you had a total blast. I love the story about everyone pretty much bulldozing you into Jared, Jensen and Misha once they knew you were shy about talking to them. How very considerate, and not at all embarrassing. :p Lol, hope you're resting up a bit, and I definitely hope you get to see a little bit of London before you leave, it's a great city. Have fun!

[identity profile] rudelad737.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
So I guess fully clothed boy from Texas beats pantless Scotsman?

[identity profile] karmicunderpath.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Wow thats really awesome! :D How did you get lucky enough to be a part of this?

[identity profile] the-dean-team.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
Enjoyed reading your Asylum experience, thanks for sharing :)

[identity profile] mamaesme.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Kinda found my way here through the superwiki, so it doesn't seem like I'm a creepy fangirl stalking all things Supernatural.

Aww. I'm glad to hear some people had a great time, and that everyone is generally awesome (damnit, now I need to attend a con). I dunno why, but attending non-anime cons scares me.

Also, where exactly can I go to purchase your art? Because it's beautiful and makes me giggle.
sammywhatammy: (a bit silly and never really grown up)

[personal profile] sammywhatammy 2009-06-01 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
-Coke tastes better in the UK.

AHAHAHAHA YOU AND I CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION!

I'm so glad you're having a good time! :D I guess it just wasn't in the cards for us to meet up for this trip, but oh well XD; HEY IF YOU WANT SEND ME A PM. We should totally go to the London Dungeon on your last night 8) YOU'D LOVE IT.

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ps. Now you have me wondering what Coke tastes like in Yankieland.

ya know, i'm not really sure how to describe the difference, honestly. i just know that i like it better here, lol.

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
unfortunately, the lines very all very long. that's what happens when you have a large convention and -everyone- wants something out of it.
i did see a lot of complaining and bitching about it, but to be perfectly honest, it was either that, or only a few select people would have gotten autographs/pictures. its either one way or the other, you can't really have both. we who go to anime conventions know all about that. X) these fans just aren't used to cons this size and whats involved in organizing them. it could have been SO much worse.

*snugs* miss you <3 and thanks! i have no idea how i got so damn lucky either XD

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
i did artwork for the convention. as payment, the con heads flew me from the US to the UK, got me a hotel and let me into the con. as a sort of awesome side effect, the best way for them to get me from london to birmingham was to just stick me on the bus with everyone else.
it was seriously just ironic dumb luck. :3

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
thanks :3 not much of a report, haha, i didn't think anyone but my f-list would read it, lol.

pretty much everyone of the guest was on the bust except for Jensen, Jared, Jason Manns and their respective others. the only actors that came by themselves were Samantha and Malik, everyone else either had a friend or their significant other.
yes, they did all stay at the same hotel, but i can't say which one ;)

Matt was an absolute stitch, and a sweetheart too. He loves his fans a great deal and was overwhelmed by how welcomed he was. The dude seriously would have given the shirt off his back, i'm not even exaggerating. and Amy, lol, she was absolutely adorable. what you saw of the two of them on stage was really how they are. very friendly, joking and open people.
they were all really, really nice <3 and i'm not just saying that.

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
everyone wants their five minutes.
understandably so, as each person that comes to these conventions to see the boys want to speak with them and see them for as long as they can.

but this was a big con. and when those fans were being jolted out of their five minutes so that everyone could at least get a picture or an autograph, the bitching started.
then the weird questions and the random and completely unnecessary stalking started. Jensen couldn't walk through the hotel on his own, let alone with his bodyguards, he had to be smuggled around the sides and through the back hallways.

hell, the guy couldn't even go to the bathroom without a guarded escort, there were literally fans trying to sneak in. it was just rude and unnecessary especially when they started openly complaining in front of him.

he is a very smart and understanding guy tho, so its not like he gets angry or dramatic about it, but i'm sure it wears on him.

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
lol, i'm linked from somewhere? this wasn't even an official con report XD

hahaha, yeah, i so loved being shoved around in front of people i'm shy about meeting *snort*
on the other hand, they helped me a great deal, cause otherwise i would have been too much of a chicken. Fred and Malik in particular wouldn't let me by self conscious about it all and i was very touched at their consideration.

i am totally going out to see london today XD wish me luck!

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
oh ho ho, let's not jump to conclusions here... X3

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
lol, by sheer dumb luck.
srsly. it was easier for them to just stick me on the bus with everyone else than to find another ride for me.

[identity profile] oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
:laughs: she would.

Matt was a joy to meet and hang out with, srsly. He was such a goof, but so friendly and humble at the same time. He really didn't think he was all that good looking, lol, and you could really tell that he adores his fiance <3
every pic i have of him he's making the most awesome faces XD

unfortunately tho, they showed a considerable amount of trust with letting me onto that bus and there's no way i'm going to break it just for a little 'lookit my sekrit pics' limelight. no offense, but i owe them all so much for the great deal of kindness they showed me, so very few of the bus pics are going anywhere near the web.
if i was standing next to you tho, i'd show you :3

[identity profile] darkmagess.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ironic dumb luck AND AWESOME ART SKILLS.

But that's seriously kick ass. :)

Note to self: Be helpful to con people.

[identity profile] darkmagess.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone always squees about how omg adorable it is that Jensen and Jared seem to go everywhere together! But seriously, given what you've just described, wouldn't you travel in pairs?

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