Day of Delirium #101 - Comic Con 2011

Yes the title reads 2011. I have been feeling held back lately and not able to get things done. So I wondered what could be up. I think that since I haven't followed through on a very long to do list that I just can't move on until I clear up some things on this list. On the list are numerous blog posts I have not done. So here we go...

First up, as we wait to hear about our 2012 hotel lottery outcomes, is Comic Con 2011. Hubby, Mocha and I went and we had a fabulous time. San Diego is gorgeous and Comic Con for all its lines and crazy people is a great experience. I will mainly post pictures which hopefully none of you will mind.

Enjoy!

Hubby and I on the plane to Comic Con 2011

Super Mocha arrives at San Diego airport

TwiLoveSue and 17ForeverLisa - two of my favorites :) 

This was from them waiting in line for the Breaking Dawn Part 1 panel...

Pictures from the panel. I was too far away for my camera to get pics of them at the table - so my pics are of the screen. Note: I have a better camera for this year :)

 Bill Condon - director

 Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson

 Ashley Greene

 Nikki Reed

 Elizabeth Reaser

 Julia Jones

It was a great panel and they all seemed to love talking about the movie. It was fun to see the clip and be in a room full of people who love the Twilight Saga as much as I do - if not more in some cases. I can't wait for this year's panel.

My fan girl moment!! R2D2

Mocha's fan monkey moment - Timmy from ThinkGeek

 

Family fan moment - SNOOPY!!!!

Mocha being eaten by a childhood memory - H.R. Pufnstuf

and in the hand of a childhood hero -  Marty Kroft

Dr. Jayne Who Mocha waiting to buy Comic Con 2012 tickets

Speaking of Dr. Who!! Matt Smith, current Dr. Who outside the diner we were eating at!

Speaking of Firefly!! Nathan Fillion, currently of Castle outside the same diner!!

Short story about the diner pictures - hubby and I were at odds with picking a place to eat - with our food allergies it is not easy to pick places from what they look like. We were almost back to our hotel when we walked past the SyFy diner and I chose there. We ate outside at the only table open and thank goodness because we saw these two people above (two of our ultimate favorites) and many more. So in the end it was the best argument hubby and I ever had that ended in the best way ever.

TwiLoveSue and MissTejota - I adore these women.

Some other panels we saw...

 The Raven - John Cusak

 The Raven - Luke Evans

 Falling Skies - one of our favorite shows on TV with one of my favorite actors.

 Noah Wylie and Mood Bloodgood - one of our favorite panels too. Excellent cast and great interaction amongst them and the audience. Great show. I recommend it. We also got the best gift from this panel. 

 Alphas - David Strathairn

 Waiting in line for Batman Year One - hubby's choice but the panel was awesome!

 Ben McKenzie (the OC), Katee Sackhoff (BSG) and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)!

Was hoping for Eliza Dushku too but she couldn't make it.

 Once Upon a Time - Ginnifer Goodwin

The reason for this picture is Ginnifer is one of hubby's favorites. During the morning walk to the Con we walked past a lovely woman in a yellow dress right on the walkway with us. We definitely noticed her but nothing rang a bell. As I stood waiting for people to be interviewed on this stage, I see the yellow dress and realize - WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HER! Such a bummer as hubby could have easily walked up to her for a picture or autograph that morning. 

Bonus: Once Upon a Time is current favorite TV show of ours.

Rose McGowan

Another favorite of ours... The Vampire Diaries....

 The Vampire Diaries

 Sorry for the out of focus pictures but I couldn't resist posting these. It was such a fun moment and the cast really enjoyed the panel, as did the audience.

 No words. Sir Patrick Stewart for Dorothy of Oz. He was a joy. Truly felt I was in the presence of royalty. Amazing man.

 PACEY!!! ok he isn't Pacey anymore, Joshua Jackson is now on Fringe.

Marian Call - a singer songwriter who is a Firefly Browncoat and a certified Girl Geek. She is amazing and I highly recommend checking out her music. Hubby was the fan first but once I met her and heard her music, she is now a favorite of mine too. Can't wait to see her again soon I hope.

The sun sets on our last night at Comic Con 2011.

We had a phenomenal time and there are a million more stories I could share but I am probably out of space. I hope this year is as amazing as the last and I hope to see more of you there.

Day of Delirium #100 - The Answer

From The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo

"The great and fierce mystic William Blake said, There is no greater act than putting another before you. This speaks to a selfless giving that seems to be at the base of meaningful love. Yet having struggled for a lifetime with letting the needs of others define me, I've come to understand that without the healthiest form of self-love - without honoring the essence of life that this thing called "self" carries, the way a pod carries a seed - putting another before you can result in damaging self-sacrifice and endless codependence.

I have in many ways over many years suppressed my own needs and insights in an effort not to disappoint others, even when no one else asked me to. This is not unique to me. Somehow, in the course of learning to be good, we all have been asked to wrestle with a false dilemma: being kind to ourselves or being kind to others. In truth, though, being kind to ourselves is a prerequisite to being kind to others. Honoring ourselves is, in fact, the only lasting way to release a truly selfless kindness to others."


So now the second part of my question is:

Why didn't anyone chose themselves as the person they love most in the world?

Why do we not treat ourselves as we do our best friend?


I used to choose myself and I used to know how to treat myself better but somewhere along the way I lost my way again. During my first round of counseling these two questions were the focus of my sessions and by the end I understood. So what has happened that allowed me to slip back to my old ways? First, I can assume I did not truly understand my answers and second that I did not fully incorporate them into my life. I need to change this. Any suggestions?

Day of Delirium #99 - A question for the New Year

Who is the one person you love most in this world?

I do mean your real life world, not someone famous unless that truly is your answer.

Please leave your response in the comments.

Thank you


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Day of Delirium #98 - Spending the day with TrueBldTwilight

"We forgot a bag!"

I could not understand what my Mom was talking about. We had our two carry-ons and our two suitcases were under the bus in storage. What bag?

It took about 10 minutes of arguing when she finally says, "The bag with the winter items and all your souvenirs!" Light bulb goes on and I panic. We NEVER take an extra bag and when we had to pick things up at the pier they don't keep all your luggage together so we just forgot the extra small bag we had. I was horrified. As soon as we arrived at the airport, we told Ur of our issue and he said he could call and see what he could find out and call us back. That was all we could at that moment.

We walked into the airport and we decided to call Norwegian Cruise Lines and here was our first run into an issue with them. It was Saturday and their customer service group is not open on the weekend! If you call the boat, you no longer exist because it was check out day on the boat and the Emergency line doesn't work any more. If you call reservations, they tell you to call customer service! They were shocked when I told them they were closed. What do we do?

Well, you cheer because you have great friends like TrueBloodTwilight/Suzie and her husband who offered to take us back to the pier to find our lost bag. I could have cried, they were so wonderful and that is exactly what we did. As I walked through the pier,  I had to cross through the line of people waiting to board and I just kept telling them they were going to love the trip.

I arrived at someone who could help me and these amazing people spent 30 minutes chasing down our bag - the ONLY bag that was forgotten out of the 100's of bags that were from our ship. They finally found it and the bus company had it at their office (Ur also called during this time and regretfully told me he could not find the bag - we were lucky that the pier people could help). All we had to do was call the bus company when we were back at the airport and they would drive it over to us. I was so relieved and so happy.

Then it was off to the car with the good news and to start our day with Suzie and her husband. First thing was to go and eat lunch. We chose the mall and a Red Robin type place that had lots of food I could eat. It was very good and it was nice to get to know Suzie and her husband while we ate.

 
Then we tried to find Hawaiian themed socks at Macy's for my best friend and you know what? Hawaiians don't wear socks, so they don't exist! LOL

We spent the day literally driving around Oahu. We learned all about the island from the local's point of view through Suzie and her husband and it was wonderful. I do love that you can drive all the way around the island in a day and see soooo many different things. We saw gorgeous beaches, we saw greenery that reminded me of Pennsylvania, we saw poor parts, we saw rich parts, we saw it all and I loved it.

We even got to see a turtle on the beach! I was in awe as I have never seen anything like it.

We stopped at the Dole Plantation

but only had 15 minutes as they were closing but it was fun to see the signs (hi Twikiwi50!):

and shop in the gift shop for awhile.

Then we stopped at the new site for the Disney Hawaiian Resort and wow will it be beautiful.

Then it was time to head back to the airport. I wanted to cry. Not only did I now want the trip to end or to leave Hawaii but I was having such a wonderful time with Suzie and her husband that I just did not want to leave them. I loved hearing their tales of Hawaiian life and seeing Hawaii through their eyes. I can't wait to go back and I highly recommend the TrueBldTwilight Tour Group of Hawaii if you are ever in town ;)

Thank you Suzie for your hospitality and friendship. Thank you to your husband for driving all over and for spending his day with us. If you are ever in Pennsylvania, I hope you will let me return the favor.

And then it was time to fly home. We even saw the boat from the plane just before I fell asleep.

Once back home, we had one more funny. Remember that lost bag! Well we called for it back at the airport and they brought it right over. But when it came off the luggage carousel on Philadelphia this is what was on it...

LOL, the bag didn't want to leave Hawaii either ;)

So that's it. That is my trip to Hawaii. I hope you enjoyed reading the posts as much as I enjoyed putting them together. It was wonderful to relive the trip. I can't wait to go back, which will happen in 2015 with my hubby for our 15th wedding anniversary. If anyone ever needs any information on this cruise, please let me know and I will do my best to help.

Aloha!