(MY) PROGRAM

1100: registration & went around the foyer looking at stuff. Also, lunch.

1340: RON GLASS. Had a nice question and answer session. He told a story about Joss calling him about Serenity and telling him that it was a good news-bad news phone call. Good news: they agreed to Serenity. Bad news: you died. Ron nearly did not join the cast for Serenity but Nathan and Joss eventually convinced him. He was much much happier with the revised version of how he died. We also learned that there's gonna be a comic that might explain Shepherd's past and that when Firefly ended, he got the ripped Bible from the set.

1430: Firefly Fan Film, Bellflower. Saw a bit. It was a nice set with pretty cool special effects but we left halfway through the sets walk-through. Then we skipped a whole bunch of stuff while I go study and my sis slept in the car.

1700: Came in just in time to catch the tail end of the Auction. With prices for autographed posters and banners going for as high as $450.

1720: JEWEL STAITE. The highlight of the day. She's just so preciously sweet and refreshingly honest that it's a joy. She told a story about how Nathan kept coming up with increasingly creative ways to give her the finger (magic trick, close her eyes, jewellery box; she retaliated by making Nathan think that he has a creepy stalker during Valentine's) and how she finally won at DragonCon (the whole audience gave Nathan the finger).

Also told a story on how she really really hated that pink dress that they had from the Firefly set. Oh! and that she got Kaylee's door sign while Nathan took everything else (from the Firefly and Serenity sets), the giant Firefly fan that he is. Apparently, he'll throw parties and have Firefly running on mute on the background. Jewel was wondering whether Nathan was playing Firefly games with the props that he had...

Nathan also loves to sing - he used to organize karaoke nights. Gina is classically trained as a singer and Gina can sing as well. Alan Tudyk, of course, since he went on Broadway.

And of course, no story is ever complete without Captain Tightpants' pants ripping from the pilot. =D Oh also, her favorite shoe brand is Steve Madden.

Telling stories about her experience with the SGA crew, apparently there's much less pranking going on but there's periods where David, Joe, and her will make funny noises and just laugh hysterically. David also made up some lines regarding Atlantis: The Musical and having the wraith sing or something like that. Jewel and David will also, for some unexplainable reason, call each other BingBing on set.

Note: Jewel also stated that Nathan will sometimes give out Firefly/Serenity props to people who ask really good questions at conventions. =P


Creation Entertainment Official Firefly Convention, Burbank 08


ETA: Added more stories from the convention, with more details.

My dream job would be to basically be paid to read books/eat food/ listen to music. And it must be pretty decent paying too. Like middle-class income. Any job where they give me free stuff to test out is a great job for me.

Unfortunately, I think this idea is shifting. I wouldn't want to be a passive consumer forever. If I were to consume it so vicariously, I wanna be able to make it. So what's keeping me from it then?

My own confusion on what I want. My doubts that I'm good enough for it. If I'm doing something I love, I wanna be good at it or I think my heart would just break.

From lavvyan 

I love to get postcards and I also love to send them, so the first five people who comment will get a postcard from me. On one condition though, if you comment you have to offer this in your own LJ. That way there'll be a whole load of postcards circling the world, and how cool is that?!

Anyway, comments are screened.

iTunes is so acting up. When I launch iTunes, I have maybe 3 second grace period before it turns totally non-responsive. Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem but I'm at a total loss on what to do. I tried reinstalling the program but that doesn't work either.

Gacked from galadhir...



I like it. It's easy on the eyes and the process is really simple. Though not comprehensive, it is something fun to do if you're bored.

Getting a bit worried over my school acceptance letters here. Have got replies from UC Davis and UC Riverside but I'm hoping I'll get accepted into UC Los Angeles. I don't really wanna move outside of LA and it's pretty much the best anyway. It was stupid of me not to apply to UC San Diego. I so wanted to go there too. Damn it. Oh well, hope for the best I guess.

*crosses fingers*

1) Rodney Mckay is allergic to CITRUS. Not lemon or oranges but CITRUS which encompasses a number of different fruits. Therefore, he would not just en-quire whether there are any LEMONS in his food but whether there are presence of any citrus fruits at all.

2) Contrary to popular belief, sucking the poison out of a bitten person is not the way to cure a snake bite and is not a recommended first aid procedure either.

and one observation

3) David Nykl is hot. I didn't really notice in SGA because of the hair and the glasses and the fact that Joe Flanigan is pretty much the pretty boy in the set but David Nykl is seriously hot. The website could take some more work though, I want more photos! I liked Hewlett in Traders but that's pretty much it. Can't say that he's conventionally handsome though I've always been attracted to intelligence...okay shutting up now.

Il Divo's playing a concert in Singapore Indoor Stadium on 19 January!!! Yay!!! I'll be catching them since I'm not taking Winter semester this year. Can't wait.

In other news, a few of my friends here are going to Chicago for Christmas. I can't go along since I'm going back to Singapore with my mum (who's coming to visit me soon). Meh. Maybe I can just go back after I went to Chicago? Hmmm...that's a thought...

For my own pleasure and convenience, I've arranged the fics in chronogical order...or what I think is the chronogical order. Now I know galadhir didn't say anything about Mutiny on the Dauntless being anywhere near the Seahorse series but there are certain references that implied so.

Mutiny on the Dauntless Universe

Mutiny on The Dauntless
In where our characters is contemplating mutiny. Gen.
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five

Side: Excellence
Norrington and Gillette contemplate breaking the Articles of War, though admittedly in slightly different ways. Slight one-sided slash.

An Account of an Action aboard the HMS Seahorse
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four

Side: Sharp
Norrington thinks about his relationship with Gillette

A Fine Romance
Which it is a cautionary tale about the misuse of alcohol, and the tendency of true love not to run smooth.

A Private Revelation
In which Elizabeth discovers that the men of the Navy are considerably more interesting than she ever thought.


Music for Fireworks
In where Gillette returns
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four


Could fit in anywhere and I don't think that it's part of the universe but heck it. It fits...
Revenge and Repentance
Will has a memorable experience in Port Royal's red light district.


Negotiations
In where James negotiate passage. Sparrington.
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five
Part six
Part seven