{"id":1794,"date":"2009-09-10T01:15:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T05:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2009-09-10T01:11:51","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T05:11:51","slug":"dragoncon-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon*Con Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hey gang &#8211; I haven&#8217;t forgotten about the faithful readers of ONCE UPON A GEEK.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just taking a few days off to recover from Dragon*Con.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve just about finished sorting through and cataloging over 600 pictures for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I should be up and running next Monday with Dragon*Con recaps, pictures, stories, swag, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a teaser, here are the Tweets I sent from Dragon*Con.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re on Twitter, you can follow me @<a title=\"Once Upon a Geek on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/onceuponageek\" class=\"broken_link\">onceuponageek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Looking at Dragon*Con schedule. I call B.S.!  Saturday at 4pm @<a class=\"tweet-url username broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Widgett\">Widgett<\/a> Walls reading. That&#8217;s gotta be a lie.  We all know Widge can&#8217;t read!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Anyone who says the recession is reducing airline travel obviously didn&#8217;t have to wait in a long TSA security line like I just did.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Just got my picture taken with a life-size TARDIS! About to see stars of Torchwood at Dragon*Con. <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#doctorwho\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23doctorwho\">#doctorwho<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">My boss is trying to make me work from Dragon*Con. Meanie! And he&#8217;s following.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Holy crap! I&#8217;m on the cover of a comic trivia book for sale at Dragon*Con. Seriously.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Just saw panel with artist George Perez. Next up A-Team panel with Face\/Starbuck &amp; Murdock. Dragon*Con.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Took over 300 pics at Dragon*Con today. Camera battery dead. Gotta recharge.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Just met Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller &amp; Spin City) and got my pic with! Super nice guy. Dragon*Con<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Actually filled my Camera memory card with 500 pics. Having to off load pics to laptop so i can take more. <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Best t-shirt at <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a> , &#8220;&#8230; And then Buffy killed Edward. The End.&#8221; LOL!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Another great <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23dragoncon\">#dragoncon<\/a> shirt, &#8220;I just had an evilgasm.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Both Eureka creator and Leonard Nimoy panels cancelled today. Aaarrrggghhh! Now in long line Stargate panel. Is it worth it? <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Waited in Stargate stars panel line around the building. Now sitting in 5th row. Sweet! <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">At all-night Gonzo Sound &amp; Vision film &amp; music fest! Music, celebrities, and hilarious videos.  <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">In line for Patrick Stewart. Number 400 out of 1500! <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23dragoncon\">#dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Patrick Stewart panel about to start. He was great in Men in tights! Maybe he&#8217;ll talk about Dune too. Was he in anything else? <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">At TheUniqueGeek.com Board of Directors dinner. Now serving party of 21! <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Patrick Stewart Q&amp;A on Sunday with 1,500 people was great! He really enjoyed the question I asked about Nemesis dune buggies! <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><a class=\"tweet-url hashtag broken_link\" title=\"#Dragoncon\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dragoncon\">#Dragoncon<\/a> is over for me. On plane home with over 800 pics to sort through, tag, and upload to Flickr. Watch for them this week.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1794\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1794\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1794\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/10\/dragoncon-recovery\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey gang &#8211; 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