Saturday - Comic Con - Day 1



Long day, 7am - 6pm. My job was 'Autograph Line Minder', we give people sticky notes with their name, direct them to the right lines and not allow them to take pictures of the guests. Why? Cause we're selling pictures. Though it really doesn't help when one decides to get on the table and strike a pose. :P I saw Prue, Piper, Leo (Charmed), blue fairy & Jiminy Cricket (OUAT), Todd (Scrubs) and other people I've never heard of. 


Lots of costumes. :) Low on Harry Potter, the only pirate we saw was Gibs, no Avatar (last airbender), not many dr who things. Adventure Time was popular though and so was Disney Princess (+ Flyn Rider). 








There were some pretty stalls, love the corsets, Neo-Victorian stuff and jewelry  Also a stall of what looked like melted bead badges. Half of the jewelry I saw came from ebay e.g. octopus necklace worth a couple dollars selling for $30! A pearl emerald eyed owl ring was spotted along with a bronze feathers ruby heart pendant, and lots of pocket watches selling for $16+ (worth $3 on ebay). There was also that apple core necklace and silver filigree collars. Post coming up on that.





For lunch we had an hour break, and with the lines being very long (think almost theme park ride long) we went to the Afghanistan Pop Up Cafe at Melbourne Museum next door, damn fences, had to go all the way around the building. We had Afghanistan’s national dish Qabili Pilau. Fluffy pilaf rice studded with raisins and nuts which hides a gently spicy slow-cooked lamb stew buried at the bottom of the bowl. Loved the raisins and carrot sticks. Definitely something I'd recommend and try to create at home.



We went to a panel (Q & A) for Charmed, which was pretty cool. To see it you have to get the ticket that's about $500 (that also includes other stuff). Considering Charmed was on 1998-2006 it was amazing that people remembered stuff. I've seen the beginning up to when Prue got killed off and bit and pieces of the end. At some point I'll watch it all again. I remember the first time I watched it during spring break in middle school while doing maths (went through most of the textbook before school started :P). 

I'm not sure why but I don't usually notice that someone's got an American accent on screen (all the shows I watch except BBC Merlin & Tudors, Downton) other than Brenda with her southern accent (The Closer) but irl it's very noticeable. Btw Prue said it takes 8 days to film an episode with 16hr days. 



Autographs sold for either $30 or $40 each and the lines were very very long for them. I've never understood why people are so keen to meet celebs and to ask them questions. I wouldn't know what to ask. Though I'd totally buy autographs for the cast of BBC Merlin, particularly the knights if they came to Comic-Con.






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