Comic-Con International 2009 - San Diego, CA

[Sparky]

We got here a little while ago after a 9-hour drive (we beat our time last year by about an hour by leaving earlier). The room's already better at this Howard Johnson than those at the Marriott. By the way, best thing we saw on the way down from Sacramento to San Diego was a rest home with a big sign on it facing the freeway that said "Visit us and try our home-baked cookies!"

...has anyone seen Grandma?

[Cassini90125]

I've done nothing so far other than buy a sandwich at a nearby deli and take a badly needed nap. By the time I fell asleep I'd been awake for around 32 hours or so.

Seems that Exy, my favorite restaurant from last year, didn't survive the bad economy. Disappointing, but not too unexpected; they were a new place and didn't have time to build up much of a customer base. Eh, I'll find other places to dine; stars know there are plenty to choose from.

[Mac-a-lacka]

You guys just got there and I'm already excited about the pictures.

[Lynnie]

I'm.....

....Still in Seattle!!! As I already said, I'm arriving on Saturday. I'll be the last one to arrive, but at least I catch the grand finales of Sat night and Sunday I suppose.

I hope there's some good pictures uploaded for you guys before the event is over. I learned a few days ago that the device used to transfer pictures from a media card to the computer I'm taking doesn't take the size of card my camera takes. So I'll not be uploading any pics until I get back home on Monday night or Tuesday. Hopefully I'll have some decent shots taken with my camera phone, though. I'm really hoping to be able to share something right away with my family and friends.

[Sparky]

Here's a photo to get y'all started. We always stop at "Pea Soup Andersen's" in Santa Nella on the way to San Diego and back. This time, we were lucky to get this photo before having to escape with our lives as one of the chefs chased us down the street with a mallet. Seems Terrence poured split peas down all the toilets in both the mens' and womens' restrooms. That boy...

[Cassini90125]

Oh, dear. Can't take him anywhere.

So far I've taken mostly night shots of the area around the hotel and a couple of the hotel aquarium. Gus, the big yellow fish from last year, is still here.

[Lynnie]

Yay, you brought him. I'm bringing Mac. We should try to have their picture taken together before you leave Sat night.

[One Radical Dude]

Right near 1 am: I picked up stuff from the nearest Ralphs, and I ran into Cass. What a pleasant surprise that was. We kinda talked about our first day and stuff, and that was pretty much it. So, yay!