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2018 was a very significant year for me.  As you are all no doubt aware, and sick of hearing about, this was a milestone year for me.  I turned 50 in April, and my plan was to make this milestone year a year to remember.  I had a number of plans and special events planned, some fandom-related and some not.


The fun stuff ... )
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So, my con adventure began with SPN UK, the first (and so far as we know, only) Creation con in the UK.

After last year’s Asylum debacle in Blackpool I was equal parts thrilled and relieved that this con was back on familiar and much-loved ground – the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.

It was at the crack of dawn on the Saturday of Creation con that I set off. Birmingham is about a 2.5 hour drive from my home, so up at 5am, I hit the road just before 6 am.


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dizzojay: (Dean)
So, I've been pottering around the house, slowly dragging myself back to reality and doing my laundry and unpacking - although there's still some packing to do because I'm off up to the Crossroads convention back in Birmingham on Friday.

I'll do a con write up tomorrow, but in the meantime, I've been scanning all my photo ops today, and I can't wait any longer to share them - cos I loves them!!!

So, prepare yourself - here are the mugshots ...



SPNUK )



Jus in Bello )




Manu Bennett )
dizzojay: (Dean)
Well, it's all over for the weekend, and it's been awesome!

I feel privileged to have been present at possibly two of the very best J2 and J2M panels I have ever seen, not to mention being able to spend the weekend with con buddies old and new.

There will be more rambles and gushing soon, as I'm heading home tomorrow morning to see Mr D, do some laundy and pack my case ready for Roma, but in the meantime, here's a (very bad) photo of my J2M photo op ...

Fun and Larks at SPNUK )
dizzojay: (Dean)
So... my convention adventures start here!

I'm aware that I haven't been as active as usual on my F/list over the last few days, and sorry for that ... it's been a pretty crazy few days while I wrap up work and prepare everything for a concentrated fortnight of con madness!

Off work for two and a half weeks, I have three conventions coming up in as many weekends.

Up at the sparrow's fart of dawn to drive up to Birmingham for Creation SPNUK Con tomorrow, it's a hundred miles (more or less) and I aim to get there about 8 am.  The con started today, but I was finishing up at work, and I have been living vicariously through the girls who are already there, and them WhatsApping each other about where they're going and what they're doing!

I'm driving back home from Birmingham on Monday morning, and will have approximately 24 hours to turn things around; to do some laundry, and reacquaint myself with Mr D (he's recording Eurovision Song Contest for us to watch Monday evening because that's always good for a laugh), then at lunchtime on Tuesday, it's off to Heathrow Airport, and beautiful Roma bound again for JIBcon.

I'll be a week in Rome, and then back home to dear old blighty for a whole two days, before I head back up the M40 to Birmingham for the Starfury Crossroads convention, and three days of fun and frolics there.

Back home on Monday, then a day off to chill on Tuesday (be prepared for the photo op ONSLAUGHT), and finally, back to work on Thursday.

There's not a day goes by that I don't think back to the day I discovered Supernatural and the fabulous opportunities it has afforded me, and even moreso, the amazing people it has brought into my life.  Every day of the next fortnight is going to remind me of the gifts it has given me.

[livejournal.com profile] amberdreams, [livejournal.com profile] heavenli24, [livejournal.com profile] herminekurotowa, [livejournal.com profile] sinfulslasher, [livejournal.com profile] stellamira, [livejournal.com profile] dean_hugs_sammy, [livejournal.com profile] sasha_dragon, [livejournal.com profile] xlittleangx, [livejournal.com profile] sillie82, [livejournal.com profile] chellexxx and too many others to remember, I'm counting down the hours until we catch up again xx

And speaking of gifts ...



As I'm going to be living out of hotel rooms on and off for most of the next two weeks, my online time may be a tad sporadic, so tag me into anything you really want me to see, and until then, I'll catch up when I can.

Love you all xx
dizzojay: (Dean)
'What did you do this mornng...?'

Well, I drove to the town of Ascot, which is only about four miles from my home, wearing a red Ascot to take a selfie by the Ascot town sign (which has apparently not had a lick of paint since the Crimea).

The town of Ascot, or more specifically its racecourse, is where the infamous 'Ascot knot' originated. 



I hope I get the opportunity to show it to the J's, otherwise I would have spent Sunday morning standing by the side of the main road through Ascot being stared at and looking like a right pillock for nothing!!
dizzojay: (Dean)
Here's Mr D striking a pose with a prop for my Creation Con J2  photo op.
For the avoidance of any doubt, Mr D is the one on the right ...


dizzojay: (Dean)
So, I know 've been a little bit quiet over the last couple of days ... after getting back from visiting my Mum and Dad at the weekend, I've been working on a  special commission this week, and still have a fair bit of work to do on it.

That aside, however, I've been becoming increasingly aware that the convention month of May is hurtling toward us, and once again it's that amazing time when I get to meet the boys, and catch up with all my fabulous convention buddies from all over the world.  Three conventions in three weeks.  It'll be exhausting, but wonderful!

So just to start easing myself into the mood, I've taken a break from working on the picture tonight, and instead I've been working on some signing sheets for the autograph sessions.

And here they are ...


Good times ... )

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