Things that make me go yay

The fact that today is Duck Derby Day.

Editors who solicit my work

Breaking open a troublesome scene

Free travel

Novels that make me want to drop everything and keep reading (This means you, Karma for Beginners)

I'm sure there is more, but that's all I feel like posting right now.

More soon!

Make it not so

I was just thumbing through my new issue of TimeOut Chicago, and it had a full-page ad for next weekend's Chicago Comic Con, an event for which I have already purchased a ticket. The ad mentioned that Avery Brooks (Captain Sisko of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Brent Spiner (Mr. Data from my beloved Star Trek: TNG) would be appearing, which I thought was highly exciting, seeing as how my whole reason for going this year was to meet Patrick Stewart. I jumped online to see if a full schedule had been posted, and much to my chagrin learned that Sir Patrick had a scheduling conflict that forced him to back out, and he will not be meeting and greeting fans after all.

This saves me however much I would have had to pay for his autograph, but it's still sooooooooooo disappointing!!!!

I was really looking forward to having a brief moment in his presence. Just thirty measly seconds so I could tell him that his moving performance in the episode called "Darmok" made me a Picard fan, and more importantly, a TNG fan for life!!!

I think this experience would have trumped the one I had when I met Hulk Hogan last October. But alas, it is not to be. :(

I'll get over it, no doubt. And I'll still get my geek on by meeting Brent Spiner and John DeLancie (the guy who plays Q). But until then, I can't help but feel like the hapless victim of a bait and switch.