San Diego Comic Con 2009

I don't remember when I first wanted tickets to SDCC.  The hunny is in the industry so we get them for free.  He might have mentioned it to me or I him, since we had just moved to SD.  Along with our two tickets we were able to get two under 18 tickets for my brothers.  They were just along for the ride.  We didn't have any EARLY wake up calls and my parents dropped us off every day.  We were total NOOBs!

day one of our VERY 1st SDCC!!!

our first line for our first panel Twilight :)  Back then we got in line at 8am and still got in the room.

my very first BIG celebrity sighting...had a HUGE fangirl moment when Johnny Depp surprised the crowed at the Alice in Wonderland panel.

I was sooo excited for Twilight

day 2

day 3 

so happy to see Bender in person!

soooo happy to get my very 1st SDCC exclusive and it was Futurama

Use to see Spock, now only see William Bell :)

Alexander Skarsgard from True Blood

We were such NOOBs that we ended up not even going on Sunday or venturing downtown.  Both Sunday and going downtown have become some of my most favorite things about SDCC.  I have learned so much about the con every year.  I really think my most favorite thing is being able to share it with my family.  It is a LOT of bonding time.  And as the hunny has pointed out I get into a SDCC zone, where I only think about me, but I have learned to slow down and take it all in and just enjoy it.  I am so blessed that every year we can have this fun time to spend all together!

San Diego Comic Con 2011: Day 1

Thursday began with a 5:30am wake up call.  

 Enough time to take a group picture and head for the Breaking Dawn line.

We got to the line around 7am and were pleasantly surprised with a FREE breakfast.  Volunteers passed out muffins, OJ, water and apples!!!  Then the screaming began.....

Members of the Breaking Dawn cast came out to sign autographs to those waiting in line.  Nikki Reed aka Rosalie.  

Ashley Greene aka Alice.

Elizabeth Reaser aka Esme the vampire mother.

And then we finally made it into H Hall around 10:30am and were seated 14 rows back.  Pretty close, could actually make out the actors this year.  And this year Rob's hair was the big news!  Half of his hair was shaved off!!!  They ended up showing two scenes from the new movie.  One with Jacob, Esme and Carlisle discussing who was going to go get Bella more blood to eat, to substance her growing baby.  The 2nd was an AWESOME honeymoon scene.  It showed Edward carrying Bella over the threshold of their honeymoon house...walking into the bedroom...and her saying she needed a "human moment" and getting ready to go for a dip in the ocean with him....NUDE!

They then brought out the rest of the cast for the Q&A portion.  And ended the panel with the Breaking Dawn trailer...and I got a lil teary eyed seeing it on that HUGE screen!

We then had a bunch a time to walk around the floor before heading to the Wilfred panel.  I LOVE this awesome Chuck mirror at the WB booth.

And one of my FAVORITE things about SDCC is walking around and seeing random celebs doing signings. Here are two actors from Dexter.  James Remar (Dexter's Dad) and C.S. Lee (Vincent Masuka) at the Showtime booth.

After walking around the the Showtime booth, I turn around and see Mr. In EVERYTHING James Frain (The Tudors, Tron: Legacy, True Blood, The Count of Monte Cristo {one of my FAV movies} and Flash Forward).  That was totally awesome!!  He is GREAT!

Also spotted Emmy Rossum from The Phantom of the Opera (another one of my FAV movies) signing at the Showtime booth for her show Shameless, after grabbing my favorite swag of the day, a Hunger Games Mocking Jay pin!  We headed up to room 6A to wait for the Wilfred panel.  

We ended up walking right into the room with no wait!  And after one panel ended, we got seats in the VERY front row!!!  To my delight the next panel was for the show Awake staring Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy!)  They showed us the pilot and it was AWESOME!  Kinda reminded me of Inception-ish crazy plot line.  But good, recommend it!!

Next we had to sit through the Beavis and Butthead panel...but plus side Johnny Knoxville was the host.  He and the creator/voice actor/animator made up the panel.

Then it was FINALLY the Wilfred panel!  They showed us tonight's episode, which was HIGH-larious as usual and the cast came out and did a Q&A with the fans.  Elijah Wood was super funny and nice, as was Jason Gann who plays Wilfred.  Got some great shots, even though the water pitcher was directly in my line of site cover up his face most of the time.  

A few of my favorite things from today...the Hunger Games!

This cute kitty!

The Phineas and Ferb booth.

I got to take a picture with the Perry bus and my Dad picked me up a FREE Ferb backpack....off to bed after a satisfying diner at Pho and back to the Con again early 2morrow to get into line for Ballroom 20, which I heard was a MAD HOUSE today....good night!!!

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Preview Night

My annual comic con cake, this year I got a bit lazy on the design, but it taste good all the same :)

Morbo plush

Awesome new Futurama toys, none for sale though! :( 

Cute anime like Futurama figures. 

My favorite thing I saw tonight!  The hoverboard from Back to the Future 2 for sale $150. It does not actually hover, but slides across smooth surfaces.  

@The_Gamer_Geek posing with the Star Wars Scoundrels.

Joss Whedon fans unite!

The Summit Booth.

ADORB Mater exclusive car.

Me with the lego Hulk, my fav super hero!

LOVE the cute Futurama calendar featuring Leela.

LOVE me some Futurama {fav show}!!!!

Can't wait to buy the Phineas and Ferb Christmas ornament!

AWESOME Dexter bus!

One of the many batmobiles on display out in front of the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. 

{free for ALL} 

Favorite swag of the day:  

WB big Vampire Diaries bag (had to trade w/ nice fellow) and TV Guide, Breaking Dawn bag, 4 Futurama posters and my calendar {calendar not free} and last but not least the 10th anniversary Firefly glass from the CA Browncoats booth (only $10!!!).

I am now BEAT!  Feels like the end of the con at the beginning, super crowded tonight...but the fun must go on...see you tomorrow!

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Swag

Now that Comic Con has come and gone, I am now back in the real world {working, doing laundry and cooking dinner..booo!}.  I finally had time to gather/admire my favorite swag of the season!

1st my two autographs that were BOTH by accident!  Joss Whedon on EARLY Saturday morning and Felicia Day on the last day of the con!  

My always favorite BAGS!  I have a problem in real life with hoarding bags and comic con just contributes to that obsession!  The Wilfred bag is THE biggest bag I have ever seen and I could probably fit comfortably inside it!  I got that one in the Gaslamp.  The Breaking Dawn bags went SUPER fast, but I was able to get mine on preview night.  I HAD to trade my Hobbit {GASP} WB big bag for The Vampire Diaries {Swoon!} :)  I totally stalked the Showtime booth for the Dexter bag and was able to close out my collection of Dexter bags {last season and last con :( }.  Lastly my bro answered TWO Walking Dead trivia questions in the last hours of the con on Sunday to get us both The Walking Dead bags...they were being VERY discreet about those ones!

Defiance was EVERYWHERE this con {good for the hunny} but not much swag...soooo, took two cards, a pen and napkins from the cafe, for our scrapbook.  At the Defiance panel, I saw that someone had taken a menu and was getting it signed...WHY didn't i think of that?  OH I DID, but didn't want to steal it :(

Lastly I acquired enough buttons to finally finish my button collage that I saw on Pintrest!  I have a 12x12 inch canvas that I am going to glue them on in a shape of a heart :)  So I can look at it on the wall and it can remind me of the happiest time of the year!  Not that I need any reminding...because my pic with Zachary Levi is on my phone's lock screen so anytime I need to get on my phone {which is quite a lot...OBSESSED with Instagram!} I get to see his smiling face and can't help but smile myself!

BEST COMIC CON EVER!!!!

367 days till next year!!!!

July 18th-21st 2013