MediaWest and Yosemite
Jun. 11th, 2005 02:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaThe abridged version:
I had a great time at MediaWest. I arrived on Wednesday night, met up with friends and talked into the night about the wonders of Stargate and Master and Commander. My roomies breezed in first thing on Thursday morning. Luckily, as they had been driving all night, they were wanting to take a nap. Yay! Oh, the aging of fandom when a group nap is first on the agenda. *g*
To make a long story short, I bought a lot of zines. We won Best Ongoing Narrative for our Without a Trace door (I had fun making up all the Daniel Jackson missing posters) as it investigated the sudden disappearance of Mary Sue Fanning (a blow up doll that we dressed and took room crawling with us.)
Vids: I enjoyed all of the SG vids I saw.
Panels: The best ones were for Boston Legal and Nip/Tuck. I did go to a few SGA ones, one on Daniel Jackson that was pretty good, and I walked out on another SG1 panel were the moderators stated right off they thought the show should be cancelled. One of those moderators was seen all over the con lobbying that SG1 was terrible and needed to be ended. Why someone would spend their time in such a negative pursuit at MWC is astonishing, but there you go.
Parties: The SG1 party was a full house again and folks seemed to have a good time. I did go to the SGA party and won a zine filled with net stories.
My friends did very well at the FanQs and the vid show, and I beam with pride at their successes.
We stayed over til Tuesday and went shopping at the Meridian Mall. Found a store where I spent the rest of my cash. Fat wallets wear out sooner so this is a good thing, right?
I got home from MW late on Tuesday, and by 2pm on Wednesday, I was driving up to Oakhurst, where we stayed for two nights while we visited the wonder that is Yosemite. Tomorrow, I'll try to post a few photos from that trip. The reason for this quick jaunt was because the snow melt has made for an incredible amount of water in their waterfalls. We got soak at both Bridalveil and Lower Yosemite. The 'mist' from Bridalveil was at the strength of a tropical downpour and the last part of the trail to the viewing area was under about 5 inches of water. Since shoes will dry out, I tromped on through and reveled in the astounding sight of that massive flow. Exhilarating! Lower Yosemite was even more impressive. It seemed to generate its own downdraft, and even though the base of the waterfall is a hundred yards from the viewpoint, the 'mist' was blowing past us horizontally at a pretty good clip. It roared and thundered and its icy winds prevented anyone from standing on at the viewpoint for more than a view minutes before going numb. The crowd was squealing like kids on a rollercoster.
My new wristwatch that can go off-world was fun on this trip. It can tell the temperature, but while you're wearing it, it tends to pick up your own body heat. Normally, it reads 82 on me. After the hike to Glacier Point, it said my wrist was at 98. After a couple of minutes being buffeted at Lower Yosemite, it was down to 61. I figure one could probably monitor one's self as one went into hypothermia and immediately tried to formulate a plot where that happens and the Suunto Vector has a pivotal role. *g*
Now I need a vacation from my vacations. Unfortunately, work is picking up and they are getting us to work extra shifts. Woe is me. I want to go back on holiday!!!! I have zines to read, for crying out loud!
I had a great time at MediaWest. I arrived on Wednesday night, met up with friends and talked into the night about the wonders of Stargate and Master and Commander. My roomies breezed in first thing on Thursday morning. Luckily, as they had been driving all night, they were wanting to take a nap. Yay! Oh, the aging of fandom when a group nap is first on the agenda. *g*
To make a long story short, I bought a lot of zines. We won Best Ongoing Narrative for our Without a Trace door (I had fun making up all the Daniel Jackson missing posters) as it investigated the sudden disappearance of Mary Sue Fanning (a blow up doll that we dressed and took room crawling with us.)
Vids: I enjoyed all of the SG vids I saw.
Panels: The best ones were for Boston Legal and Nip/Tuck. I did go to a few SGA ones, one on Daniel Jackson that was pretty good, and I walked out on another SG1 panel were the moderators stated right off they thought the show should be cancelled. One of those moderators was seen all over the con lobbying that SG1 was terrible and needed to be ended. Why someone would spend their time in such a negative pursuit at MWC is astonishing, but there you go.
Parties: The SG1 party was a full house again and folks seemed to have a good time. I did go to the SGA party and won a zine filled with net stories.
My friends did very well at the FanQs and the vid show, and I beam with pride at their successes.
We stayed over til Tuesday and went shopping at the Meridian Mall. Found a store where I spent the rest of my cash. Fat wallets wear out sooner so this is a good thing, right?
I got home from MW late on Tuesday, and by 2pm on Wednesday, I was driving up to Oakhurst, where we stayed for two nights while we visited the wonder that is Yosemite. Tomorrow, I'll try to post a few photos from that trip. The reason for this quick jaunt was because the snow melt has made for an incredible amount of water in their waterfalls. We got soak at both Bridalveil and Lower Yosemite. The 'mist' from Bridalveil was at the strength of a tropical downpour and the last part of the trail to the viewing area was under about 5 inches of water. Since shoes will dry out, I tromped on through and reveled in the astounding sight of that massive flow. Exhilarating! Lower Yosemite was even more impressive. It seemed to generate its own downdraft, and even though the base of the waterfall is a hundred yards from the viewpoint, the 'mist' was blowing past us horizontally at a pretty good clip. It roared and thundered and its icy winds prevented anyone from standing on at the viewpoint for more than a view minutes before going numb. The crowd was squealing like kids on a rollercoster.
My new wristwatch that can go off-world was fun on this trip. It can tell the temperature, but while you're wearing it, it tends to pick up your own body heat. Normally, it reads 82 on me. After the hike to Glacier Point, it said my wrist was at 98. After a couple of minutes being buffeted at Lower Yosemite, it was down to 61. I figure one could probably monitor one's self as one went into hypothermia and immediately tried to formulate a plot where that happens and the Suunto Vector has a pivotal role. *g*
Now I need a vacation from my vacations. Unfortunately, work is picking up and they are getting us to work extra shifts. Woe is me. I want to go back on holiday!!!! I have zines to read, for crying out loud!
