Ross is love.

Joss Whedon/JJ Abrams Visionaries Panel.

Full video (in five parts) of the Joss Whedon/JJ Abrams EW Visionaries Panel from SDCC 2010.

Says it all.

SDCC Saturday

Oh, god, so tired. All efforts come to naught. Saturday, you are a joyful vexation.thank goodness for my kind-hearted adventure buddies. Sat behind Charlaine Harris at a zombie fiction panel with Max Brooks and some charming hadn't-quite-heard-ofs (note to self and horror fans: check out Myra Grant). Saw Samuel R. Delaney, Alan Dean Foster et al. later on, caught an aged-yet-sharp Ray Bradbury, and saw the season three premiere of Legend of Neil. And shopped, boy howdy. So tired. So much fun to be had. $7 martini weekend, here I come.

Friday at SDCC

Another overcast day in SD. Unfortunately, big show plans were cancelled when it was decided that lines are for suckers. Caught the Inkpot award presentation for Berke Breathed, saw Kane Hodder and some other horror-movie guys, and caught Wil Wheaton's episode of Eureka with Wil Wheaton. Announcer Mike got to meet the cast of BBC's Being Human, and I was asked to sign my first program. By the girl who came with me. But still.

My superhero.

A Threadless good time.

Threadless party downtown. Lucky Mr. Rick walked away with a one-of-a-kind Jill Thompson painting. Good times. My Threadless obsession continues unabated.

My bros.

These guys totally wanted me to join them, but I didn't want to show 'em up.

Preview Night @ SDCC

So, "Preview Night" is the ever-so-slightly more limited Wednesday evening event during which the convention hall opens for swag handouts and merchandise. There's not really any programming, but there's still plenty to see. Being, by six, completely exhausted, we didn't stay terribly long--doing some wading around in the ocean of wanderers gathered in the central 'big studios' area, but spent a bit more time casually strolling the smaller, nerdier areas at the extremes of the hall.
Sure, the big guys have better free stuff, but that comic book guy in the back corner has air and personal space to offer. Mike and Rick bee-lined for some Robot Chicken stuff and were rewarded with a Seth Green spotting, while I chatted up Berke Breathed of 'Bloom County' fame, attempting to find new and intelligent-sounding ways to say "ohmygodyouaresoawesome." My success was modest, at best, but he kindly overlooked my drooling. Today the zaniness begins in earnest, which means that I get to carbo-load in guilt-free style. Hide your pancakes, ladies. Ross is on the prowl.

Incidentally, my bio in the souvenir book refers to me as "media critic". I like that.

Berkeley Breathed humors me delightfully.

I was all but drooling on him.

Comic-con 2010: The Arrival

So, so sleepy. What with the 4 am flight and all. Fortunately, Starbucks has been attained. And y'all know how we of Rosserford and the SoT loves us some Starbucks. Off to wash my face, drink some more of this coffee, and find a bite prior to setting off for Preview Night.