Saturday!
My last day at Comic-Con, sadly. Late flights to the Eastern timezone are hard to cheaply come by. Next year the plan is to fly into San Diego and fly out of the Los Angeles area on Monday where G. & S. live. Surely I can con one of them into driving me there and keeping me over night…
So.
Saturday started with Leverage and a line out the back of our hotel to see it.
Leverage line
We got to see bananas delivered while we waited.
Banana delivery
I FINALLY got to see Wil Wheaton after missing several chances during the con.
Leverage panel
(Wil’s waaaaaaay over on the right and really you can’t see him.)
It was a very, very fun panel. My third-favorite panel (but keep in mind, several panels, including one not yet mentioned, that tied for second). Also, I got THREE t-shirts for Jeff (#s 6, 7 & 
and one for myself.
Next, S. and I stood in line for Ballroom 20 and saw lots of fun costumes. The indoor line for Ballroom 20 is my favorite place to see costumes.
Cutest superheroes ever
Lounge lizard Vader & Fett
... I think it's an anime thing ...
Then we caught the last quarter of the Futurama panel and the whole of the Simpsons panel.
Al Jean & Matt Groenig at Simpsons panel
Both were fun, even though it what we weren’t there to see. Next was the panel for V, which I also wasn’t terribly interested in. The showrunner did admit that they didn’t reveal enough fast enough, which is exactly the problem I had with the show.
Then came Fringe, which I really wanted to see. Last year’s panel was fantastic, and this year was no slouch either.
Fringe panel
It. Was. Amazing.
Tied for second with Burn Notice and Psych for Best-of-Con. Joshua Jackson is hilarious, and watching him interact with John Noble is just fantastic.
John Noble & Joshua Jackson
Again, it was a group that seemed to enjoy each other’s company and seemed happy to be there. That’s what makes a fun time at Comic-Con.
… And that was it.
We intended to see more and do more, but we decided to hang out together, have dinner, and drinks, and listen to S.’s rendition of the Event panel, which only she went to. It sounded pretty good; I’ll watch it.
Then bed, then … home.
Lessons learned/reminders to self for next year
- Plan meals better. We way overestimated on food.
- Take a jacket or sweater in addition to a wrap. The wrap was perfect during the day, but a jacket would have been easier in the evening.
- Exercise. I felt like a slug. Since I wake up early, finding time won’t be a problem.
