In the spamtraps, I found a message from “Elvira” telling me, “It’s awful.” Now I’m waiting for “Tom” and “Crow” to tell me, “It’s terrible.”
Oh they did, did they?
We’ve wrapped up Movie Marquee Week, but here’s one last photo in the same style: a stack of DVDs at the local Borders.
Star Wars Disaster Movie
Is that the one in which millions of voices suddenly cry out in terror, and are suddenly silenced?
Battlestar Galacticake
BSG Cake – Angled, originally uploaded by alenxa.
For last night’s BSG finale, Katie made a cake in the form of the Battlestar Galactica itself! More photos and making-of tidbits in the Battlestar Galacticake set.
And yes, it tasted good too!
Shopaholic Mall Cop
Somehow, I don’t think that being a mall cop is a good choice for a self-confessed shopaholic.
Also, “Coraline: Just Not That Into You” has a faintly amusing ring to it.
Speaking of Coraline, I’m pleasantly surprised to see that not only is it still in a lot of nearby theaters after ~6 weeks, it’s still out in 3-D in a lot of theaters. I may have to take advantage of that fact at some point…
Doubt Che
I saw this pairing and couldn’t help but think of all those college students with Che Guevara T-shirts…
Comic-Con Hotel Booked – Sort Of (2009)
Well, I jumped into the fray of the Comic-Con International hotel reservation system and made it across to the other side, getting through by phone after 1 hour and 20 minutes. I never did make it past the “waiting room” page online.
The weird thing about the phone reservation system is that I don’t actually know which hotel we’ve gotten yet. They took my name, contact info and top 3+ choices (I gave them 5), then handed the info to their processing center. They’ll call back (later, I assume, after the rush is over) to let me know which hotel I got. I do have a backup that I reserved directly, but the convention discount is significant, especially when you add up four days.
It was interesting watching commentary streaming by on Twitter (search for “comiccon,” “comic-con” or “comicon”) as people started out commenting, then complaining, and eventually celebrating (after about an hour) when they finally got through. Or really letting loose when the system dropped them.
Update: A reporter interviewed me about the Comic-Con hotel reservation experience. Update (3/20): Here’s the article at the Union-Tribune. I’m not quoted.
Update: I got an email confirming our reservation. It’s farther out than the backup, but it’s ~$100 cheaper (over the course of 4 days – possibly more, depending on how much the other hotel charges for internet access) and there’s a shuttle. Now to weigh ~$100 vs. walking distance and figure out which room to keep and which to free up for someone else who needs one.