Travelblogue: Notes from San Diego

Notes from the road

You can check out photos from Comic Con and the rest of my trip.

7/12/05

It is not a trip to San Diego without a stop at World Curry.

I love the beach. I should really take try to go more often.

San Diego seems to stay the same and I seem to change.

7/13/05

Comic Con is so much bigger then the last time I was here. I think the floor was half this big in 2002.

The inflatable Conan Sword is the best swag of the show. Second are the Sci-Fi Channels mints

7/14/05

Somehow Preview night, which starts at 6 PM, ate up my whole day.

The Convention was lousy with Jedi and sith. Everyone with a brown robe or a leather vest came to the show with a lightsaber.

I went to a baseball game at Petco Park. Like most of my baseball roadtrips, the road team won.

Jim and I hung out late eating dinner. I love knowing people who I can pick up with them like no time has passed.

7/15/05

There seem to be few panels worth seeing this year.

I bought way too many comic books today. It seems to happen when I come here.

I am surprised how easy it is to get people to let me take pictures of their Tattoos. I would have thought people would be more suspicious.

7/16/05

The Serenity panel was the worst panel ever. There was nothing interesting said. There were no good questions. There was no reason to see them talk.

The only thing interesting about the Stargate SG-1 panel was Ben Browder.

Jim and Karen's twins are just amazing.

Saturday is the most crowded day at Comic Con. There were times that I was in total traffic jams on the floor. It was nice for people watching, but not good for much else.

I was able to get two pictures of me beating up storm troopers

7/17/05

According to my car's Thermo said it was 104 in Grapevine and 113 in the central valley. That is really how.

Every time I drive through Los Angeles I listen to Pavements Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.

I am so happy I chose to drive home on Sunday.

It was hazy driving through Los Angeles both directions.