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Had a lot of fun at NYCC, though now my legs are really tired. I took about 100 pictures. If you're curious, you can find them here.
A lot of amazing costumes. Got to meet some very cool people, such as Peter Mayhew (got his autograph!) and C. E. Murphy (aka![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mizkit). Went to a lecture by the curator of the Museum of Natural History. Strange to see them at ComicCon, but they did a good job. They had a tent set up as a mini-planetarium (the line for the real stars right next to the line to play the latest Star Wars game at the next booth) and had some neat stuff from their gift shop. What I love is that the lecture was packed to the point of standing room only. I think they had to turn some people away. They were already lining people up at the back wall when I managed to get to the front of the line, but the guy directing people noticed my cane and what appeared to be an empty seat on the far side of the room. Walking around to get to it, I found a seat empty in the middle of the front row. I asked and it really was available, so I had a great view. Even managed to get a question in at the end. The best part, though, was when, in the context of the possibilities of interstellar communication, the speaker made an offhand mention of neutrinos, and the entire room laughed appreciatively, instantly getting what he was talking about. (i.e. The recent, as yet unverified, claims from a group of physicists in Europe that they'd clocked neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light.) That's when you know you're in the right room. It seems comic book geeks are also often other types of geeks, too...
Sunday was Kids Day, so I got to take my (older) niece and nephew for free. It was hard keeping us all together, but the kids were great. Nephew loved all the Star Wars stuff, and was fascinated to discover that you could actually build your own realistic costumes. Now he has a new ambition for when he grows up. :-D Niece bought her first comic, an Archie collection. She was already reading it on the way home. I feel better now. I'd been neglecting their education, but I think I started to make up for it.
In other news (so to speak), I saw an interesting ad in the Sunday New York Times this week:
(Click here for larger version.)
Yes, it's a 1/4 page ad for... an ad to be published in next Sunday's Times.
A lot of amazing costumes. Got to meet some very cool people, such as Peter Mayhew (got his autograph!) and C. E. Murphy (aka
mizkit). Went to a lecture by the curator of the Museum of Natural History. Strange to see them at ComicCon, but they did a good job. They had a tent set up as a mini-planetarium (the line for the real stars right next to the line to play the latest Star Wars game at the next booth) and had some neat stuff from their gift shop. What I love is that the lecture was packed to the point of standing room only. I think they had to turn some people away. They were already lining people up at the back wall when I managed to get to the front of the line, but the guy directing people noticed my cane and what appeared to be an empty seat on the far side of the room. Walking around to get to it, I found a seat empty in the middle of the front row. I asked and it really was available, so I had a great view. Even managed to get a question in at the end. The best part, though, was when, in the context of the possibilities of interstellar communication, the speaker made an offhand mention of neutrinos, and the entire room laughed appreciatively, instantly getting what he was talking about. (i.e. The recent, as yet unverified, claims from a group of physicists in Europe that they'd clocked neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light.) That's when you know you're in the right room. It seems comic book geeks are also often other types of geeks, too...Sunday was Kids Day, so I got to take my (older) niece and nephew for free. It was hard keeping us all together, but the kids were great. Nephew loved all the Star Wars stuff, and was fascinated to discover that you could actually build your own realistic costumes. Now he has a new ambition for when he grows up. :-D Niece bought her first comic, an Archie collection. She was already reading it on the way home. I feel better now. I'd been neglecting their education, but I think I started to make up for it.
In other news (so to speak), I saw an interesting ad in the Sunday New York Times this week:
(Click here for larger version.)
Yes, it's a 1/4 page ad for... an ad to be published in next Sunday's Times.