Photos from San Diego trip

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San Diego Comic-Con:

 Comic-Con has been an awesome experience so far, seeing how I have been able to carefully navigate the treacherous waters teeming with thousands of frenzied nerds and spectators, looking for free chum.  I’m not sure if I would last were it not for the panels, which provide a much appreciated break from the bustle of the Star Wars and anime fans. 

I’ve already blown my load and spent most of my comic budget, but I will be good and not tap into the food funds as of yet.  I need to start picking up bottles in order to purchase a $10 hamburger at Comic Con.

I rather wish that Comic Con was not as much of an entertainment expo as it has turned out to be this year.  While it is nice to see the movie panels and look at the booths, it draws out an entirely different crowd for which I had not mentally prepared myself–namely “normal” people, who bring a more derisive tone to the whole event (although I imagine the community itself views the activities as amusing, if not worse).  The movie booths also add to the feeling of being crammed into a giant sardine tin, soaking in your own juices.  Once you are clear of the area the crowd smooths out, so the comic sections are relatively uncrowded, compared to the toys and previews. 

Company has been great thus far.  The drive out from Oklahoma was entertaining, and we stopped at many roadside “attractions,” taking pictures with homemade dinosaur tributes and being harrassed by creepy fossil shop employees along the way. 

We visited the beach on Wednesday, and are now all adequately cripsed (except for Ryan, who apparently goes into the sun periodically).  The worst idea I’ve had this trip to to carry a packed and loaded bag on freshly cooked shoulders.  Wah-wah!