Random stuff for a Monday

[jooles34]

It’s been a bit of a frustrating and doom and gloom day in Jooles Towers, but I am bored of whinging, so let’s celebrate some completely random, utterly useless in real life, but happy-making stuff.

Most of my flist have a common connection, which is being part of fandom of one type or another, at one time or another. Share with me, and the group, your best and/or most embarrassing fandom moments. And take that anyway you will! A brilliant fic you have read, an amazing comment you’ve been given if you write, someone you have met, whatever.

For my part, other than the fantastic friends I have made through fandom, the highlight of my fandom career is without doubt being clever at Ben Miller last year in a Q&A about his film Huge. As well as wanting to lick him, I really respect his talent and his intelligence and holding my own in a conversation about film theory – my subject – with him was just brilliant.

My most embarrassing is quite a recent one. A couple of weeks ago I met Drew-Ashlyn Cunningham from My Transsexual Summer and was so utterly taken with her that I just gibbered. Complete incoherent mess. I was supposed to be interviewing her, but that went out of the window as I lost the ability to talk like a human being. Most of it centred around her being an inspiration and the phrase “I think you’re amazing” was uttered an embarrassing number of times. I also told her I loved her legs. Thankfully she was incredibly sweet, called me lovely and gave me a big hug. And her Q&A had been so comprehensive I didn’t have any other questions for her anyway.

Any takers to liven a dreary Monday?

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[stargazer60.livejournal.com]

I still like to tell the story of how I practially propositioned former Doctor Who producer Phil Colliston at the Gallifrey con in 2009. In line for autographs, when it was my turn, he said, "What can I get you, what can I do for you?" and I said "What you can get and what you can do are two different things." He cracked up (thankfully!). Said to the volunteer next to him, "Did you hear what she just said?" I just said "I can't believe I just said that!" Oh and I also groped his thigh during the photo session. He put his arm around me quickly and my arm/hand had nowhere to go but down on his though. I laugh every time I look at that photo.

I don't know what category that falls into!

And like everyone else I've met a lot of amazing people through fandom.

Oh, and then there was the time in Boston at a con when my friend and I were at the public computer in the hotel looking at my Lj (remember when I had all those pictures on the sidebar) and GDL and Gemma were standing right behind us. I um-hmmm-ed to my friend and we turned and Gareth said something about the printer. Um...yeah...

And then there was the time Jared Leto called me an Old Timer and had the nerve to ask me how old I was. I just told him "let's just say older than you..."