Wizard World Recap

The Wizard World comic convention in Chicago was a blast! Not only did I get to spend the weekend with Tammy, one of my favorite sapiens on the planet, I got to:

* See my favorite writer/director/actor, Kevin Smith, and give him the Happy Birthday giant chocolate chip cookie I brought. (Carrying this through the con Saturday afternoon resulted in numerous offers of comics, cash and sexual favors when people thought it was pizza. Upon learning it was a giant cookie, the offers got even more interesting.)

* Spend time Renfest Karla and other VA "boardies." I also got to meet Kevin's brother, Don.

* Fill the holes in my comic collection that crept in since the last con I attended in 2004. Tammy described searching through the many, many long boxes as "hunting for treasure."

* Seeing Tom Jane, Noell Neill, Priscilla Barnes, Joyce DeWitt and Lou Ferrigno. Somehow, I completely missed Kristen Bell.

* Meeting Rick Goldschmidt, the official historian of Rankin-Bass. I've enjoyed his books for years. I purchased a DVD of the R-B animated version of "Return to Oz," that Rick had paired with an animation cell. You should check out his website, The Enchanted World of Rankin-Bass.

*Dinners at a really terrific Japanese restaurant (awesome sushi and sashimi!) and the always-delectable Gino's East.

The drive to and from Chicago was uneventful, even pleasant, thanks to my Big Finish Doctor Who CD's.

I love Chicago!