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This weekend, instead of staying inside, I actually ventured out and took part in some of the weekend activities the city had offer. Go me.

Saturday, I went to the Fan Expo (Toronto's version of Comic Con) with my 14 year-old cousin, Leo. The ticket line was insane. It moved pretty quickly but it took almost a hour. My artist cousin, Bobby, had a booth there for his company, Imaginism Studios, so we dropped by to show our support and helped out for a bit. They were selling prints and books of their drawings and they were doing really well. I'm so proud of him and what he's been able to accomplish in the last few years.

The convention was set up in different sections -- horror, comics/manga, computer games & independent artists. There was also the autograph area which was part of the main floor. I didn't have a schedule with me but I was able to see some of the celebs that were there (pictures behind the cut). I'm not into any of this stuff really so we just walked around and took in the sights. There was a lot Doctor Who stuff and I found Puppet!Angel which I really wanted but the $50 price tag stopped me. They even had a Puppet!Spike which was interesting as that never happened in the show. We also watched this 14-15 year old boy rip through Guitar Hero, expert level. Quite impressive.

Lots and lots of people dressed up, from staples like Star Wars and Star Trek to various computer games to anime characters to general horror makeup (lots of blood/slit throats, lovely).

This is when having a 14 year-old cousin tagging along comes in handy as I would have no idea who most of these people were dressed up as.

Characters from Final Fantasy:

Characters from various anime (I don't remember the names)

We all know who these people are:

Supergirl but everyone was ooohing and ahhhing over Superdog =)

There were lots and lots of costumes but I didn't take pictures of everyone. Kinda wished I did now.

Here are the celebs I did manage to snap a picture of. The only one missing is Tricia Helfer. When we got there, her session was already in progress and there were too many people around her to get a decent shot.

Jonathan Frakes (Riker, Star Trek: TNG)

Malcolm McDowell -- this one was difficult as his booth was in the middle so there was lots of people blocking the view

Jake Lloyd (Anakin, Star Wars I). He looks completely different now, all grown up. I would've never recognized him.

Leo was getting antsy and feeling tired but I made him wait around for this next celeb -- Charisma Carpenter. Her autograph line was massive! She was about 20 minutes late but that's Cordy for ya ;)

Sunday, I headed down to Buskerfest where street performers from around the world are invited to. It was so crowded that I only saw 3 acts before calling it quits. The one act I did get to see from start to finish was Al, the contortionist/juggler from Sydney, Australia. He had double jointed shoulders or the ability to pop his shoulders out or whatever and he did the whole passing his entire body through a tennis racket... *shudders at the memory of his arms dangling in positions that they aren't suppose to dangle in*

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I've reverted back to my Jake mood theme in honour of TIFF but I'm in the mood for something else... I've got about 10 themes downloaded but I don't know what I want.

Tags: celebrity, conventions, lj, pictures by me
Current Mood: indifferent

	From: charlea2	Date: August 27th, 2007 03:39 am (UTC)		(Link)

oo you had a lot more celebrities at your comic book convention than we did! We had the doctor from Star Trek Voyager and Lou Ferigno (sp) the green incredible hulk guy!

It's like a different world going to those conventions!!

I wonder who is going to be at the convention in Chicago in November hmmmm

	From: shing_	Date: August 27th, 2007 04:06 am (UTC)		(Link)

I was pretty lucky getting to see all these people as I had no idea about the scheduling.

It's definitely a different world, especially on-line gaming, which is something that I know absolutely nothing about.

Haven't decided whether or not I'm going to the Chicago convention. I wish they would hurry up and release the complete guest list.

	From: kat_lair	Date: August 27th, 2007 11:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

sounds like you had awesome times... and oh god, Jonathan Frakes looks old... Also, disturbingly a bit like my god father now that he's got grey in his beard. Still, TNG was a part of my teenage years. Geek to the core, man!

	From: shing_	Date: August 27th, 2007 01:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

It was fun but tiring. If I found this convention tiring, how will I ever handle San Diego's Comic Con?

ST: TNG was the only one I followed. Yea, it was a reality check to see Frakes looking older. Same with Jake Lloyd. Thank goodness Charisma looked basically the same.

	From: tinderblast	Date: August 28th, 2007 11:53 am (UTC)		(Link)

That's Jake Lloyd looking like the bass player for the local indie band that's never going to get a record contract? Funny.

	From: shing_	Date: August 28th, 2007 01:25 pm (UTC)		(Link)

LOL That's so spot on!!

Poor kid. Is he even a working actor nowadays?

	From: tinderblast	Date: August 28th, 2007 01:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Remember how he was called 'Mannequin' as he was so wooden in the film? I mean, if people like Ewan MacGregor barely scrap by, some poor kid who's 6 isn't going to turn in a good performance. Still, I don't know - I guess it killed his career? I hope he got enough money to never have to work again ... though why would he be signing autographs if he had money? God, how sad.

	From: tinderblast	Date: August 28th, 2007 01:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)