So, I'm guessing this is a bad sign...

[lillian13]

 ...I turned on my oven a while ago, and heard an odd *clinking* noise coming from inside. Opened oven. The bottom heating element had a very bright hot spot and was sagging at said hot spot. After thoughtful consideration ("Holy shit!") I turned off the oven and did not make the cake. Luckily I had only opened and poured out the mix without adding any wet ingredients. I have emailed my apartment office. (The nice thing is, I know it will get fixed ASAP. I still owe my maintenance guy a cake!)

The horror convention was interesting. Like anime, I know just small bits about the genre. I've seen a lot of the older films, but I have no interest in the current crop of torture porn flicks. I did pick up some cheap dvds (Hangar 18 and Damnation Alley, if you must know) and a soundtrack (Swashbucklers) I'd been looking for. Sales were decent enough that we'll probably be at another horror convention in Dallas in February. My bank account will be happy.

I met Jared Padalecki's mom (short) and his girlfriend (seriously short, she must climb him like a cliff). They bought a couple of Supernatural t-shirts from me! Mom got the collage shirt and his GF got the Dean Winchester shirt in an XL so Jared could wear it to annoy Jensen. (Both are here.) His mom is really nice and is so proud of her son. I did not get to meet him or to stand in line for anything. The idea of paying $50 to get in line to get an autograph makes me throw up in my mouth a little. I met Tom Savini, who is really hot. *sigh*  Saw Robert Rodriguez as he walked by, being importuned by a bunch of chicks trying to get a part in his next movie...

I withdrew from the Art Metals class. Driving ~18 miles each way 4 days a week, plus having no real free time during the week just wasn't going to work. :-(  Oh well, I can always sign up again.

Comments

[henchgirl.livejournal.com]

"climb him like a cliff." now THERE'S an image...lmao. :P

i want a dean winchester tshirt. :( alas, no money.

[kaizoku.livejournal.com]

...Somehow I think meeting Padalecki's mom is more awesome than meeting the man himself. (But then I don't watch Supernatural and so lack the ultimate fannish crush or so I've been told.)

Have you heard of "Epitaph"? It's a Korean horror film - they're showing it at the film fest here and I'm trying to decide if I should see it.

[dremiel.livejournal.com]

What kind of weird oven-crashing karma are you carting around?

Glad the con was worth the time.

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Nope, I've managed to miss most of the Korean crop of horror. The only one I wanted to see was the one about the giant tentacle monster that I can never remember the name of....

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

I had nothing to do with your toaster oven! :-)

[dremiel.livejournal.com]

*splurt*

No, no. I speak of the oven on Sunshine Dr., or was that from the power surge thing?

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Oh, that oven. (g) No,it just died. I'm kind of hoping I get a new one out of it, but they'll probably just replace the heating element.

[kymmz.livejournal.com]

My Dad's in Hangar 18 and I watched them film his scene, but son't remember if I ever watched the whole movie. I have a feeling it's reeeeeally bad, though!

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Your dad and our visit to the set when we were in Interlochen are the main reasons I bought it. It is reallly bad.

[kymmz.livejournal.com]

And here I was, just thinking it was a crazy co-incidence!