In the words of my friend Lee, "Tusken Raiders need love too."

This weekend was Dragon Con, which is arguably, my favorite weekend of the year. While this giant gathering of any and all things sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture is too expensive for me to actually buy tickets to, it's still super fun to go and see everyone dressed up in their costumes. It makes me so happy to see everyone so excited and so decked out and devoted to their favorite characters. I'm pretty sure my face is gonna be sore from smiling so much. I think over the next year I should donate a percentage of each of my paychecks to a special savings account that is devoted to Dragon Con tickets and costume expenses, so that next year I can participate. There were celebrities from my favorite shows that I didn't see, and Dr. Horrible and Buffy sing-a-longs that I didn't get to attend. Speaking of celebrities, I kept seeing girls last night dressed up as Kaylee from Firefly, one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite shows. I was pretty unimpressed with their costumes. Anyway, as I was standing around people watching, I saw this girl standing about five feet from me. I was admiring her dress and shoes to myself when she turned around to walk inside. To my complete shock, it was Jewel Staite, the actress that played Kaylee. She was so close and I wanted to say something or ask for a picture. However, I got completely starstruck and just stood there slack-jawed as some official looking guy ushered her away really quickly. Oh well, there was my brush with fame. Here are some of my favorite moments from the weekend.




Me and Dr. Horrible!!!