This year we bought all 4 days for Comic Con and also got tickets for Chris and Betsy. After work we went to the Town and Country Convention Center in Mission Valley. Bridget and I met and got our covetted passes and bags. The process was very smooth and we waited for Chris and Betsy. They got there and also got right in and so we left to eat dinner. We had dinner at Islands close to our house. Islands is always a good choice.
http://www.islandsrestaurants.com/
Thursday July 12, 2012
I want to leap over buildings
Want to fly over the shores
Save the people from the villains
Catch the crooks who, rob the stores
Write my name upon the sky
When you call me I’ll be there
Faster then a lightning flash
Rushing through the, cool night air
Ohh, Ohh,
Start ignition, count to zero
I just want to be a super hero
Ohh, Ohh,
With fearless thoughts, emotions swirled
I want to be the man that, saves the world, yeah
Tim McMorris
We got up early to head down to the Convention Center. Even though we have a San Diego address, our community, Rancho Bernardo is about 25 miles from downtown. We got in the carpool lane and then got out quickly. There was an accident there, what a start. Got downtown without any other incidents and looked for parking. The lot we used last year was full. Drove around and then dropped the girls off and went and parked.
Chris is a huge Tim Burton fan. So they got in line for Hall H. Bridget met me after I parked the car and we decided to see the Psych panel again.
Love, oh love is strange, oh-oh-oh
When there’s beauty on the inside,
The outside there’s nothing to ch-ch-ch-change
Karen O
Walt Disney Studios: Frankenweenie, Oz The Great and Powerful, and Wreck-it Ralph— Walt Disney Studios hosts a Q/A panel featuring the imaginative director of Frankenweenie, Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland); a special look at the world of Oz The Great and Powerful with director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy); and the illustrious voice cast of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wreck-It Ralph, including John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) and Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), and director Rich Moore (Futurama). Hall H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byb-ngdzHmw
In between the lines there's a lot of obscurity
I'm not inclined to resign to maturity
If it's all right, then you're all wrong
Why bounce around to the same damn song
You'd rather run when you can't crawl
I know, you know, that I'm not telling the truth
I know, you know, they just don't have any proof
Embrace the deception, Lean how to bend
You're worst inhibitions tend to psych you out in the end
Friendly Indians
USA Network's Psych— Psych returns to Comic-Con for a fourth consecutive year, with a fan-focused event that will invite the audience to be not just viewers, but active participants. Psych-O fans can look forward to a hilarious and uncensored experience with the creative team behind the hottest fake psychic detective agency on TV. Psych stars James Roday (Shawn Spencer), Dulé Hill (Burton "Gus" Guster), Maggie Lawson (Juliet O'Hara), Tim Omundson (Carlton Lassiter), Kirsten Nelson (Chief Karen Vick), and Corbin Bernsen (Henry Spencer), along with Psych producers Steve Franks (creator/executive producer), Kelly Kulchak (executive producer), and Chris Henze (executive producer) will dedicate the afternoon to answering fan questions and interacting with the audience, sharing secrets & stories from the set in this "chat" with 4,250 of their closest fans. Attendees will see video clips produced exclusively for Comic-Con, a never-before-seen "first look" at the Season 7 episodes currently in production, and a taste of Psych's milestone 100th episode, "100 CLUEs". Ballroom 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSYt5twHg8
We left after that panel and walked around the exhibition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzf6hmkiMgU&feature=watch_response
We left and decided to have dinner at the Yardhouse which was just up the street from the Convention Center.
http://www.yardhouse.com/CA/san-diego-restaurant/
After dinner we headed for the car and home. No idea about what was happening there.
The photograph reflects, every streetlight a reminder.
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night
REM
I looked up water damage companies on my ipad and called one right away. They were there within an hour. I also called the homeowners insurance and started a claim. There was no way we could stay there so I called around at 10 pm to try and find hotel rooms. Even though we are 25 miles from downtown, Comic Con was interferring with our attempt to find a place to stay. I found 1 room at Holiday Inn and 1 at the Marriott Courtyard, both in Rancho Bernardo.
The water damage person came and said they would have to tear all the carpet out and bring in big blowers to try and dry the house. The water was so bad it even steeped out into the backyard. Everywhere we walked you sunk down in the carpet and the water soaked your feet. We have no idea how long it had been broken.
We put the cat, Salem, out in the enclosed patio room where our dog, Summer, has her bed and house. We put the bed and Summer outside and closed the door so Salem, an indoor cat, would be safe. Packed up best we could and headed toward the hotels.
Put in perspective this was no fire, earthquake or tornado so we are thankful and always emphathize with those involved in such events. It was just a disruption of life as we know it.
We laid our heads down on the pillows that night (early morning) with no idea that hotel room would be our home for 37 nights.
