Day 1 of PAC Con Spokane

So, yesterday was the first day of PAC Con here in Spokane.  We set up our booths and had some people go through.  Today's supposed to be the busy day. [Hoping for lots of sales.]  But I've also got 2 panels.

Yesterday, I did my first panel EVER, as a speaker.  Turns out, of the three of us.. Only one had done them before.  I didn't die [YAY!!] and it was pretty fun.  I hope I didn't over talk, since it can be a problem I have.  But the other two seemed to like me well enough, and I'll have both of them in my next two panels.

There was some bad news I only just saw today.  A friend and fellow author's brother passed away a few days ago.  I'd met them both several years ago at SpoCon and likes both.  I know her health has been up and down, but her brother was her rock and it breaks my heart that he's gone.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I'll try and get a post for you about today, and hopefully have some pictures on Monday.

Kristy C

Nothing better than a show that makes you cry...

When you watch something and it brings out an emotion in you, even if you perhaps know the ending... Its an amazing thing.

I finished the first season of Arrow last night and have to admit, I cried through a good deal of the end.  It was pretty freaking amazing and I honestly loved it.

On the flipside, I actually called part of the ending after four episodes.  I hope this doesn't give anything away, but....

SPOILERS!!!!!
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Sho, in case you haven't seen it, here's what I said at the end of about 4 episodes in....

Seeing two best friends in love with the same woman, I KNEW the best friend would end up either as a villain or dead, but only after the girl had pretty much chosen him.  Guess what?  I was right.

And I think that was a big part of why I stopped watching it.  What I didn't plan on, was that it would be beautifully done and leave me crying as I watched it.  That, was worth it.

Kristy C

Arrow... Catching up.

Last season I started to watch Arrow, but got distracted and disliked it.  However, I'd like to watch the Flash and figured I'd give it another try.

I'm 8 episodes into the show and I am enjoying it.  There's a loooooooooooot of drama, which I understand is a part of the show, but... Its also too much at times.

Honestly, I don't have a lot to say today.  I got myself made up by a friend so I could get head shots by another friend, all for the award thingy I'm up for.

Then I added 1371 words into my story and killed my first bad guy.  Parts of the story feel like they're moving a bit fast, but its something I plan on going back to work on later.

Kristy C

Review! Amazing Spiderman 2

Heard a lot of people say they didn't like the movie.  I'm guessing most of those are the super geeks that over analyze the stories for their authenticity or those who don't know anything about the actual story line.

I don't want to give it all away, but the scene at the end... Its the comics line.  Its how that happened.  Not the whole build up, but that one moment.

Personally, I think its a pretty good film.  I mean, its a comic book movie so what do you expect?

No... Its a Spiderman movie.  He's the heart of Marvel.  The young man whose whole future gets turned upside down in a matter of moments, and he has to make choices to do what's best for everyone, not just himself.

He's a kid, he makes mistakes, he learns, he grows up.  And that's why we love him.  Why I love him.

Did you know that the reason YA stories are so popular, is because we enjoy seeing someone whose identity isn't set in stone just yet.  Someone like Harry Potter, who has to grow up.  Someone like Katniss, that has her views of the world changed at every interval of the stories.

Adults in stories change, but its small and more an altering of a piece of their personality... But a teen/young adult could actually have an about face on everything.

Think about Wolverine for a moment... Logan, how much has he changed over the stories?  Movies or comics, think about it for a moment.  Is there a place where he's honestly anything but an onrie jerk that just happens to be working for the side of good?

Yeah, I've gotten off topic but that tends to happen when you're aware of more than just one element of a fandom and get into a thought process about it.

Andrew Garfield is amazing as Peter Parker.  He gets the jokes, the teasing, the whole element of Spiderman down pat.  And I love it.

4.5 out of 5 stars for me.  First one was better, but this is still good.

Kristy C