Well, this last weekend certainly made up for the mass ass-sitting of the previous two.
So where to begin?
I took PERHAPSEVIL to her very first Sci-Fi convention on Saturday!
Oh, the body odor...
Not being a total geek, she couldnt quite appreciate just how funny it was to see Zahn from Farscape proclaiming her love for chocolate whilst Wesley Crusher of Next Generation fame asked us if we were in line for concessions. As much as I wanted to say, shut up Wesley!, I forced a friendly smile and nod.
I bought a few of those nifty pirated DVDs; the stuff the studios want you to forget: Legends of the Superheroes, the JLA pilot, that Godawful Captain America movie from the early nineties, and a whole bunch of Thundarr episodes!!!
What can I say? I like crap.
Afterwards I introduced her to the money-sucking Mecca known as WACKO. For all of you L.A. kids, if you havent been, you havent spent enough money; tons of books, action figures, tchotchkes and knickknacks, all sharing space with one of the niftiest art galleries youll ever find. All they need is a coffee bar.
Having exerted ourselves, we downed some sushi and turned in early.
Ended up down at Evils place on Sunday and thats where it happened what I now refer to as Operation Delilah.
Her friend Kari, hair artiste extraordinaire, cornered me and chopped my mop. Yep, Im a short-hair again; almost respectable looking, if you can believe that. Seriously though, I went willingly. The time had come. I was getting really sick of washing it.
And then it was off to Disneyland for a bit o fun. Ironically, the longest line was to get Evils new season pass. Luckily the arcade was nearby, and I was thus instructed to go win her something. And not being one to disappoint, I soon returned with a blue hippopotamus. Thats right, kids, I beat the crane!!! And it only took two tries!
So how cool did I look coming back with that hippo? Very cool... very cool indeed.
And in a weird bit of mind-melding (probably a residual effect of the previous day), we simultaneously hit on Humphrey as the perfect name.
As we ventured on, we were both surprised to discover that some modifications had been made to the Haunted Mansion. (If you dont already know, I have a bizarre fascination with that ride.) The hallway gallery now features a portrait of Master Gracey (which until now had only been seen in the Florida Haunted Mansion), replacing the April/December portrait. I was sad to see the old girl go, but such is life. And the Cat Lady now appears as more of a Tiger Lady, which I wasnt so hot on...
The most overt change was to the sance room. Madame Leotas crystal ball now hovers about, rather than sitting on the table. Id say that this was done in reaction to the craptastic Haunted Mansion movie, but it still made for a cool effect.
So yeah, thems the highlights so far as I remember. Whats new with yall?
So where to begin?
I took PERHAPSEVIL to her very first Sci-Fi convention on Saturday!
Oh, the body odor...
Not being a total geek, she couldnt quite appreciate just how funny it was to see Zahn from Farscape proclaiming her love for chocolate whilst Wesley Crusher of Next Generation fame asked us if we were in line for concessions. As much as I wanted to say, shut up Wesley!, I forced a friendly smile and nod.
I bought a few of those nifty pirated DVDs; the stuff the studios want you to forget: Legends of the Superheroes, the JLA pilot, that Godawful Captain America movie from the early nineties, and a whole bunch of Thundarr episodes!!!
What can I say? I like crap.
Afterwards I introduced her to the money-sucking Mecca known as WACKO. For all of you L.A. kids, if you havent been, you havent spent enough money; tons of books, action figures, tchotchkes and knickknacks, all sharing space with one of the niftiest art galleries youll ever find. All they need is a coffee bar.
Having exerted ourselves, we downed some sushi and turned in early.
Ended up down at Evils place on Sunday and thats where it happened what I now refer to as Operation Delilah.
Her friend Kari, hair artiste extraordinaire, cornered me and chopped my mop. Yep, Im a short-hair again; almost respectable looking, if you can believe that. Seriously though, I went willingly. The time had come. I was getting really sick of washing it.
And then it was off to Disneyland for a bit o fun. Ironically, the longest line was to get Evils new season pass. Luckily the arcade was nearby, and I was thus instructed to go win her something. And not being one to disappoint, I soon returned with a blue hippopotamus. Thats right, kids, I beat the crane!!! And it only took two tries!
So how cool did I look coming back with that hippo? Very cool... very cool indeed.
And in a weird bit of mind-melding (probably a residual effect of the previous day), we simultaneously hit on Humphrey as the perfect name.
As we ventured on, we were both surprised to discover that some modifications had been made to the Haunted Mansion. (If you dont already know, I have a bizarre fascination with that ride.) The hallway gallery now features a portrait of Master Gracey (which until now had only been seen in the Florida Haunted Mansion), replacing the April/December portrait. I was sad to see the old girl go, but such is life. And the Cat Lady now appears as more of a Tiger Lady, which I wasnt so hot on...
The most overt change was to the sance room. Madame Leotas crystal ball now hovers about, rather than sitting on the table. Id say that this was done in reaction to the craptastic Haunted Mansion movie, but it still made for a cool effect.
So yeah, thems the highlights so far as I remember. Whats new with yall?
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