I called my doctor's office back today. Turns out a) they didn't call about my blood sugar and b) it wasn't anything I had to worry about. Thanks for the panicky message other nurse. When I skimmed through the three page letter I received breaking down my blood work (and only about half of it I understood), the thing that jumped out at me was how low my Vitamin D level appeared to be. It turned out it threw up a red flag for my doctor as well. I live in Michigan. We get very little sun in the winter and I am not an outdoor person so it's not a shock that my levels were low. I do take supplements and try to work Vitamin D into my diet, but obviously not enough. I'm getting a prescription to boost my levels and have to have another blood draw in a few months, etc. Interestingly, when I looked up symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency there were a few, subtle symptoms I've seemingly had for awhile. And there could be a connection between the lack of Vitamin D and my sugar levels. Though I probably do eat too much sugar. ;)
Curse you,
So,
I was somewhat familiar with the series, having caught bits and pieces of episodes as I channel surf on the weekends. I knew Richard was the Seeker and the guy who was often shirtless, or being tortured or being tortured while shirtless. There was Kahlan, the Confessor, who was good with knives and could hold her own in a fight. And she and Richard are in love, and, in an interesting twist, know it, but can't have The Sex. (I'm still not entirely sure why, I think that may be explained in the next episode. I'm just thankful it's not a virus. If you dared watch any of Season 2 of Dark Angel you know of what I speak.) Then there is Zed, part crazy wizard/part Obi Wan and Richard's grandfather! That last bit wasn't really surprising. I've seen TV before.
I hadn't seen the pilot before and was amused to see large parts of the story ripped off from Star Wars (which, yes, I know, ripped off other material). Richard comes to the rescue of Kahlan, sort of fails, and she's pretty sarcastic about it. Richard is sent to find the crazy old man who lives in the mountains, Zed. Zed then relates to Richard he was taken from his dying mother as an infant, he's special, has a destiny and is given a
My thoughts so far are is Richard (Craig Horner) is very, very pretty and *almost* my type. ;) But he can be rather dumb. Hence my frequently using the phrase, "Oh, Richard." Kahlan is also very, very pretty, but also very smart! And not only can she take care of herself (Quite the feat in those outfits!), but she also, frequently, saves Richard's ass. The acting is better than I expected. And the show is beautifully filmed on location in New Zealand.
The Dominatrix Cult, or whatever they are actually called, has yet to show up. I'm looking forward to that. It means the introduction of shirtless Richard torturing. :)
So now you know what we did in the room during the convention. There was also a viewing of the Doctor Who premiere with
Looking back at the con itself, I didn't attend that many panels. I'd say I fail, but if I missed a panel it was to hang out with friends and there was The Puplet on Saturday! And adorable babies will trump a panel any day. Unless that panel has Jamie Bamber. He's pretty adorable too.
The worldbuilding panel was both informative and fun.
My favorite panel was "Fandom is Part of My Life, Too". I'm not just saying that because it was modded by
The vid show put on by
"Pimp my Fandom" was entertaining and convinced me to check out Durham County, a series I had heard of, but was unaware was Gothic horror and created, written and directed by women. Woo!
And, I must say, while I am fully capable of seeing slash and enjoying slash, not every show is slashy. During the pimping for several shows I wondered if we had watched the same series.
Most of fandom Pictionary flew by me and much of it I can't repeat without a warning label. :O I now have an image of Rodney McKay and Wolverine that I Do Not Want. I believe I have
I'm sure I am missing things. If something comes to me, I shall post, but I also know me and if I don't post something now I never will. (See fandom guilt.)
By the way, I have given