r|break: a l'il more comic-con pix

recap - last friday, 07/21, went to annual comic-con w/friends and learned it's more than just comics. another few more pics below ...

steady stream of lots o' people
(and i mean LOTS o' people)

classic (?) dolls for the youths to collect

movie character figures to collect
(shaun of the dead dudes)

or perhaps
just dolls for adults to collect

and as if movie trailers weren't enough ...!

better pic of poster at www.snakesonablog.com.

snakes on a plane was well-represented.

R|ReLo #21: packing sh**

because we are friends ...

it only makes sense to pack sh** up with boxes, bubble wrap,
weapons (e.g., tape guns, wardrobe box bars) when it is
mid 80 deg F, more than 65% humidity, and friday.

(whine moment --- this weather sucks, and we smell!)

it's a start ...
sept 2006 is around the corner-ish!

r|break: comic-con is more than ...

... folks dressed up in star wars gear and superheroes. a few other pics (that survived the blurry mess of photos i took ... it's tough being short, trying to take still photos, and getting totally bumped around) ...

cool metal stuff from movies
(alien, right? wrong?) at which to stare

exercise opportunities ... ddr
... as we simply watched on
(as if one ALSO needed to perspire indoors)

clothing
"... come out to playeeeyayyy! warriors, ... "
(movie memorabilia)

not so much clothing
(a.k.a. alleged booth babe ...)

... and if you look closely at the top right ... black t-shirt ... yes, that blobby, white image is a rice cooker.

a l'il more later.

r|break: day at comic-con '06

[boba fett, moi, random storm trooper]
friday at annual comic-con
"no, i did not leave my princess leia costume at home."

"i had no idea what/who boba fett is/was until yesterday."

"hot guys at the conference? hmmmm ... "

[i had to check how to spell princess 'leah' and 'bohbafed' ...
otherwise, i would have spelled them as i just typed them.]

back story ... my friend, ren, has 15,000+ comics, and two years ago, he introduced me to super heroes beyond the traditional and more well-known TV show justice league early-on with superman (... had NO IDEA of others! and a fav - bouncing boy?!). i attended '04 comic-con. fun, different, wildly popular, crowded, intense, adult a.d.d. world, unbelievable.

'06 comic-con office-outting ... todd and i met with ren for the festivities! (san diego convention center air-conditioned enough)

so pix from our outting for your enjoyment. and trivia i learned by observing the comic-con folks ...











todd may have lost out on a really good deal on a green hornet ring ... catwoman, batgirl, robin, batman speak english and some spanish ... flash carries a back-pack around and may be filipino ... gals wear funky booby-things (and then some) ... storm troopers can kinda be hot.

o.k. - more pix later ... i must continue to perspire and work in this heat!
(conserve electricity!)

distraction at work - vast v. tiny

interesting ... e-mailed over ... Secret Worlds: The Universe Within ... wait a few seconds and then sit back & you'll see . . . . cool.

r|office in the BA evolving!

for now ... starting to change address for magazine subscriptions ...
and must make sure i don't miss a beat and have cable ready to go!
meanwhile, the BA home office is getting "there"

"before ..."

and getting to "after"
(almost there ... tick-tock)

l'il pat's my boyfriend

had a quick trip this week to bay area.
(work & family stuff)
so he has just turned 8 years old!
for whatever reason, he wants to give little hello and goodbye kisses.
(ahhhhhh ... how sweet!)

read my story (!!!) ...

... on dating angst (!!!),
pah-leez! (and comment if you'd like)

[thank you, kindly]

(oh yeah ... and the 'real thing' in moniker-world)

there are dems in sd

this dem-decorated hybrid in sd county speaks for itself (and the driver).

what?! it's back!

did it ever leave?
i'm just not sure ... what ... to ... say ...
yes, i'm old enough to remember
when i had my knock-off rhinestone kit

[source: the ORIGINAL bedazzler website]

giants & buddy in sd

june 30 out-of-office auto-responder:

Subject: R|CAT: 06/30 - Out of Office in Afternoon

The Giants are playing the Padres this evening!

STANDINGS TO DATE: http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/standings/index.jsp

We are starting early! I will be out of the office after noon-time today (06/30) ... for the self-imposed (deserved) break.

please feel free to leave
e-mail or voice mail; I will
answer when back in.

... and so i did ... when mike confirmed tix for the giants/padres game at petco! t & r (padre fans) also along for the fun. a few before & during pix. excuses for ... not-so-good-food ... beer ... sangria ... and the requisite hot dog.

[our seats in toyota terrace sec. 215]

we lost that night.
(yeah, that's right ... lost)