Jake Abel GalaxyCon OKC 2024

Being a Supernatural fan I was happy to see Jake Abel listed for this convention. I already had a photo printed. It might have been from the year, I missed going to DragonCon. I not only got to see Jake; I got to use a photo I printed few years ago.

As with everyone associated with Supernatural, Jake was friendly and we got chat a bit.

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Stephenie Meyer B&N March 2013

I like to think I’m unflappable and stoic as I stress the importance of ‘embracing your inner cow’ and quote Zen Koans  but I do get caught up in the emotional roller-coaster of nabbing a key signature.

When I saw that Stephenie Meyer was coming to town my first thought was great. I missed her appearance in Frisco many many years ago.  I’m sure that book tour was in preparation for the first Twilight movie.  I had an inkling of who she was back then. Truly, I thought the movie would fail and no one would know who she was 5 years layer.  So I passed on the opportunity.  A billion dollars later (she's worth over $100 million herself), everyone knows who she is and wants her autograph, including me who has regretted that decision.

As the norm, I heard about this signing for The Host and I filed the info away until I could figure out if I could make it or not. The signing was scheduled on a work day.  Okay, I thought was doable. The plus was the crowds would be ‘lighter’ because of school and work.  Then I found out the signing would be DURING the work day and not in the evening as most events are.  While that would thin the crowd even more, it also thinned me out.