Friday is

STAR WARS DAY!

Do I seem like the type to be prepping a Princess Leia costume for a comic convention? No, I don’t. And I’m not.

Tomorrow we’re trekking down to San Diego for Comic Con, and I don’t know what I am going to do there. For sure I won’t be the only female there. For sure I won’t be the only Asian there. For definite sure I won’t be the only blogger there. (Did I even just align myself with being a blogger when I’ll be in the company of people who for reals blog for a living? [And actually have something to say?] I am a FOOL.) But I’m probably one of a small fraction of randomly attached attendees of the weekend’s festivities. One of a minority who can’t name a single character from The Watchmen. (Until now, of course.) I don’t have a plan for how I’m going to use my Plus One privileges except that I think I’ll want to stop by Martin Hsu’s booth (Ni Hao Kailan, which I feel I really should watch.) and will have to try really hard not to accumulate an excess of random prints for an apartment I plan on leaving in 1.5ish months.

Half-Baked Plan No. 1: Network to become a voiceover professional.
As I read through some of the event panel descriptions, I am 99% convinced that I want to be a voice for a totally whacked out cartoon. (Did you know that Powerpuff Girls is ten years old?) Have you ever heard me revert to my comfortable self? I make strange sounds and I bark like a seal.

Half-Baked Plan No. 2: Buy lots and lots of things.
This is never a good idea.

I recently purchased a pair of Steven by Steve Maddens which satisfies my months long search for a perfect pair of either booties or peeptoes. Thanks to Nordstrom’s semi-annual sale, I got them for half off! And who doesn’t like combining two things they’ve been looking for into one item? Anyway, shopping should be a big “no” for me. Must exercise will power and collect cool postcards and business cards instead.

Half-Baked Plan No. 3: Pose as a booth babe.
I’m Asian and female, I could totally pull this off, right? Plus I just got a new pair of heels. And own lots of neon clothes. They might have really cool wigs for sale there! This could be easier than I thought…

Half-Baked Plan No. 4: Act like I have a right to be there.
They have some truly cool-sounding sessions going on. I’m a huge fan of comic-to-film adaptations, and I’ve been feeling an obligation to start exploring the original world of print that these films come from. Comic Con seems like a good place to start, doesn’t it? Stan Lee will be speaking about the film adaptation process, and they have some mainstream television producers (including Josh Schwartz of Gossip Girl) scheduled to talk about the show creation process. Entertainment Weekly has even gathered Kevin Smith, Frank Miller, and Judd Apatow in the same room. Crazy! (And all those events are on Friday. Imagine the Saturday schedule!)

Half-Baked Plan No. 5: Collect souvenir SWAG and jump into the backgrounds of people’s photos.
Goes without saying.

I have so far only been able to access Comic Con’s schedules online, but by the looks of it the physical, paper version of the program is going to be a fucking tome. In case I can’t hold my own at the Con, I may just hit up all the non-Con San Diego sites to see as recently listed by Design Sponge. I must remember that San Diego is an entire city, and once I find the public transportation and get past all the retirement communities, I might have a great time getting lost amongst the surfers. And retired people.

So I’m going to be at Comic Con. Your suggestions as to what to do are welcome.