Random Thoughts — Page 124

TV's Frink said:

TV's Frink said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

Where did the term "carp" come from?

Odds are it was a xhonzi typo, although I don't remember for sure.

Stob is definitely xhonzi's.

The source of stob.

Dictionary said:

–noun Chiefly South Midland U.S.
a post, stump, or stake.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English; variant of stub1

Bingowings said:

I thought stob was a reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_charming" target="_self">worm-charming</a>.

Ziggy Stardust said:

Oh stob it you guys.

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!  I totally did not expect to meet Andrew Robinson, the actor who played Garak on Deep Space Nine, today!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

I just got Firefox 4 and it's great.  That is all.

Heh, thank you.  It's about time someone said something!  Well, some friends took me to HorrorHound, a horror convention in Indianapolis.  I know next to nothing about horror, but since I'd never been to any con before, I figured it'd be fun, or at least a new experience.

So I was carted around the rooms, standing in line for and having my pictures taken with people I couldn't distinguish from Adam but did my best to look excited, so I wouldn't hurt their feelings.  So as I was doing this, I happened to glance at the next table down, and I was quite shocked to see an 8x10 glossy of a Cardassian.  Now, while I had earlier seen a vendor selling Star Trek combadges and assignment patches, a picture of a Star Trek alien at a celebrity's table was the last thing I expected at this place.  I had to find out way.  So I craned my head a bit to see the name scribbled on the edge of the table, and I jumped a foot in the air when I saw that it was Andrew Robinson, the one and only Elim Garak.  I had no idea why he was there (after having done some research, I'm going to assume it was because of his role in Hellraiser... and maybe Dirty Harry?  I haven't seen either), but I immediately jumped in line.

Unfortunately, it's possible that my nerd joy got the better of me.  When I got to the front of the line, I immediately blurted out, "I'dneverevenseenDeepSpaceNineuntilrecentlybutitwasamazingandIspentthepastfourmonthswatchingeveryepisode!"  He looked at me, puzzled, and asked, "Every episode?"  I nodded eagerly.  "In four months?"  "All seven seasons," I beamed.  He stared at me for just a moment, most likely thinking about what a piteous loser I was and wondering if he should call security before I started humping his leg.  I came down to earth a little bit and added, "Well... I've been out of work for the past few months, so I've had a lot of free time, and it helped to lift my spirits..."  So he agreed to pose for a picture, and my friend insisted on giving him $20 so he'd sign a photo of Garak for me. 

Finally, knowing I could only stand there for so long, in a display of why I really should plan these things, I asked, not a helpful question about how he made a career out of acting, nor even a thoughtful question about what his most challenging role was.  Instead, I went the cliched and nerdy route and asked him a question he had undoubtedly never heard before:  "How long did it take to get into your Cardassian makeup?"

So while unexpectedly running into a Star Trek actor was an unexpected gem at this con, I might, in the future, make a better show of myself if I think of something meaningful to say and try to keep my nerdiness in check a bit.

Gaff, I am wearing that EXACT SHIRT. Right now. Only mine's a lighter green, and older, and is covered in paint.

How do you know it's older?  Maybe I just take better care of my clothes than you do. =P

In a related story, I'm from the South.  It's something of a not-so-secret shame of mine.  Well, I was born in Chicago, but I grew up in the South.  That said, I don't speak with a Southern dialect (that I'm aware of at any rate), and I wouldn't touch "y'all" with a ten-foot-pole.  But on the way up to the con, we stopped at a McAlister's Deli in Illinois for dinner, and I had to ask for a to-go box.  When the server returned, I turned to thank her, but I guess I decided to get slightly more creative and instead said, "Much obliged."  I then had to spend the next thirty seconds having to explain to her what that meant, and at the end I'm still not sure she ever got it...

Hehehe. As for the age of the shirt, I'd say I've had mine about 6 years... which explains why the decal of Link is starting to almost peel off. And how could someone not know what much obliged means?

Okay, I think you win.  Mine's... four, maybe?

bkev said:

Gaff, I am wearing that EXACT SHIRT. Right now. Only mine's a lighter green, and older, and is covered in paint.

I have the same shirt!!   I'm not wearing it now though...

hairy_hen said:

My girlfriend and I saw Enrico Colantoni at the Philadelphia airport a couple years ago (he played the dad in Veronica Mars, and one of the aliens in Galaxy Quest).  We didn't say anything, since it would have been awkwardly weird to do so, particularly as it would have involved interrupting a lengthy conversation he was having with a friend, but we couldn't help staring a bit.

I like to think that meeting someone of whom I'm a big fan would result in me remaining calm and collected and making some sort of intelligent remark, but more likely I'd just not say very much, with some possibility of coming out with inane babble.  I've never actually gone to any sort of convention for these things, but I have on occasion wondered what it would be like to meet Summer Glau and what I'd want to say if that happened.  ;)  Given that she always has the exact same facial expression in every photo with fans, it's hard to tell what she really thinks of them; if her appearance on The Big Bang Theory is anything like real life, she seems to have a surprising amount of patience.  lol

When I was 17 I got to meet Kyle Gass (of Tenacious D) at a concert of his in Detroit.  It was for another band of his called Trainwreck, and I got to go backstage afterwards and talk to the band for a bit.  I would've expected the same reaction out of myself, but I was actually pretty calm and collected, and we had a cool conversation.    However, if I ever met Summer Glau, I still think all I'd be able to do is drool.

btw, I am a huge Veronica Mars fan, so that's awesome you got to meet Sheriff Mars ;-)

Gaffer Tape said:

Heh, thank you.  It's about time someone said something!  Well, some friends took me to HorrorHound, a horror convention in Indianapolis.

RedFive said:

bkev said:

Gaff, I am wearing that EXACT SHIRT. Right now. Only mine's a lighter green, and older, and is covered in paint.

I have the same shirt!!   I'm not wearing it now though...