Even better is that we just got word that we will be covering this year’s San Diego Comic Con as press! I’m so excited to do some interviews with my favorite cast members and especially to bring a fun daily vlog to you all straight from the source! I’m also going to be taking pictures of great street style throughout the event and sharing them with all of you right here on Melificent! And don’t worry, there will still be a lot of content while I’m gone – the fabulous Aurora will be guest blogging for the entire week!

With that said, I hope you all have a great Wednesday!

My heart goes out to the people of Japan. The images and live footage have been horrific to watch.

Photo via weheartit.com

Wednesday marked a very important day in the state of California that will hopefully have a ripple effect on the rest of the country. A federal judge ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, was unconstitutional and it was overturned. Being a fan of equal rights (um, who wouldn’t be?) and a firm supporter of gay rights, I could not be happier. In fact, I can’t believe that any sort of discrimination over whom you decide to love is still an issue in 2010 (or was ever an issue really). Congratulations, California!

Words cannot begin to express how much I love Joshua Jackson. I’ve harbored a pretty ridiculous crush on him since I was about 12 years old. You know, back in the Mighty Ducks era (ducks fly together, man!). I’m pretty sure I had several Big Bopper photos of him wallpapering the back of my door and I’m also pretty sure there is photo evidence of this somewhere in one of my old scrapbooks (scanning day needed soon, me thinks). Anywho, needless to say, I’ve followed him throughout the majority of his career, especially the embarrassingly addictive Dawson’s Creek. And I don’t have to say that I was a Pacey girl, I mean, who would want this guy anyways? So when I saw Joshua’s Pacey Con video on Funny or Die, I nearly…well…died. I am so upset I missed the filming of this because I really would have gotten a kick out of it.

Thursday morning I woke up and made the following tweet summarizing my crazy Bush dream (I have them more often than I’d like to admit). This one entailed me attending one of their shows and having Gavin bring me up on stage with him along with fellow fans I have met via Twitter. I decided it would be funny to tweet at Gavin about it, never ever expecting him to reply. All of a sudden, while I was just casually checking Twitter on my phone randomly during a work meeting, I see it. And I almost choke on my glass of water. I actually had to excuse myself to the bathroom because I just could not contain my excitement. He better realize that I’m holding him up to that promise come September 25th

Everyone knows the bad guys always have more fun and MAC cosmetics has decided to jump on the bandwagon. They have introduced a line influenced by Disney films’ deadly and powerful female villains. The line is slated to release on September 30th and includes nail polish, lipstick, pigment and lip glass just to name a few. Using the excuse that I would like to better be in touch with my darker side, I plan on being first in line to pick up every Maleficent product. Make sure to sign up on their site so you can be the first to know once this new collection launches!

I’ve always known The Arcade Fire was a great band, but was sort of a casual fan. I would listen on occasion and probably could not really pinpoint any songs. I had heard their new album, The Suburbs, was highly anticipated so I was pretty excited to pick it up. I must say, it definitely did not disappoint. It’s one of those I-can-listen-to-you-beginning-to-end-and-love-every-second-of-it kind of albums. Win Butler described the sound as being somewhere between Depeche Mode and Neil Young and I think he really hit the nail on the head. The album embraces both the light and the dark in such a effortless way that has you humming (& dancing to) the tunes morning, noon and night. Also, did you check out the live webcast of their show directed by Terry Gilliam at Madison Square Garden last night? Killer. Definitely one of my favorite albums of the summer.

It was such a great learning experience. I hope to be able to attend more events like these in the near future so I can share them on Melificent. I was able to meet a lot of great contacts and I have a very good feeling about the future of the blog.

But let’s get to the good stuff: Comic Con adventures!

Since there was so much action, I’ve decided to split each day into its own blog post, so keep checking the blog throughout the week to read about my experiences at the 4-day convention.

Although we arrived to San Diego on Wednesday, the first day of Comic-Con was Thursday. First thing that morning, I met up with Rosy at the Hilton Bayfront to attend a press room for Tron: Legacy featuring Jeff Bridges, Olivia Munn and Michael Sheen just to name a few.

The pressroom went more like a press conference, with the main cast sitting at a table and members of press firing questions at them. It was relatively stress-free and not too interactive. At this point, I wasn’t too sure what to think about the whole press experience as I figured all of them would follow this format.

Soon after, I walked the exhibition floor and got a quick taste of all the goodies it had in store for me. As usual, it was overwhelming, but to my surprise, a lot of the same booths were there and even in the same spots! This made it easier to maneuver around this time around. However, the throngs of people were still in full force, which made it difficult to do so. Before I knew it, it was time to hit up the panel for Charlaine Harris, author of The Sookie Stackhouse novels, which inspired the hit HBO show, True Blood.

Charlaine was absolutely humble and down to earth. She shared a lot of personal stories as to how she crafts her characters and gets inspired. She was also surprisingly hysterical. And despite the fact that she would be holding a signing later that day, was sweet enough to sign books, journals or whatever fans had on them when her panel was over. In hindsight, I really wish I would have packed Book 5 in my purse – I brought it as reading material for the plane ride over but had left it in my luggage that day.

Afterwards, we packed up our bags and started moving towards our next pressroom, this time for Showtime’s Anti-Heroes. This one had me really pumped, as it would feature Dexter’s Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, Weed’s Mary Louise Parker and Californication’s David Duchovny just to name a few. Much to my surprise, this pressroom was a little different. It boasted a “round table” style, where press members would sit in…well, a round table and the talent would take turns sitting with you for interviews. I immediately got a little intimidated and anxious, but that quickly dissipated once cast members started interacting with us. Although we did not get any Dexter actors at our table (luck of the draw), we were able to speak with the show’s executive producers, which gave us some insight as to the direction they will be heading in the new season and why they decided to go the route they did. We also got to sit and chat with both Mary Louise Parker and David Duchovny. Ms. Parker was a complete doll – so much so that I am pretty sure I’ll begin to watch Weeds, but unfortunately, I could not say the same about Mr. Duchovny. He seemed really put–off by the interviews and had a very arrogant disposition. Wasn’t digging his attitude at all.

Once we completed press for Showtime, we headed to enjoy the Anti-Heroes panel, which was really fun and enjoyable and then stayed for the amazing Dexter panel. They were able to tease us with a short trailer for next season, which was absolutely incredible! Some things I think we have to look forward to are Dexter’s relationship with Rita’s children as a single Dad, the possibility that Deb may be catching on to his extracurricular activities and his overwhelming guilt over Rita’s death. Plus, with new cast members such as Jonny Lee Miller and Julia Stiles, I think we are going to have one fabulous season on our hands!

That night, Rosy and I got all decked out and made our way to the official Dexter Party on the Ivy rooftop. Again, I wasn’t really sure what to expect so I was totally caught off guard when I got out of the elevator and passed right by Michael C. Hall! Rosy and I chatted a bit with Nurse Jackie’s Paul Schulze before I got the guts to collect myself and go introduce myself to Michael. He was an absolute sweetheart and loved hearing that I was a fan of the show. We snapped a quick pic and then I decided to head to the bar. To my surprise, it was a full open bar so I helped myself to a sour apple martini…or two…or three…or, well you get the point. As the night progressed, I met a lot of really cool people, from bloggers to writers to actors. However, I nearly choked on my cocktail when I randomly looked over to my right and saw that Daniel Dae Kim (LOST’s Jin) was standing right next to me.

I kind of wiggled away from him to control my freaky fangirl from coming out full force. I had never been fortunate enough to meet anyone from my favorite show, so I had a kind of knee jerk reaction where I almost screamed right in his face, which could have been terribly catastrophic, but I’m pretty sure what actually transpired was worse.

All of a sudden, a wave of drunken adrenaline came over me and I marched right over to him and introduced myself, asking him, “do you know how much I love LOST????” He looked at me like I was the most entertaining thing on the planet and just said, “No, I actually don’t.” And then it happened. I started to tell him how amazingly intelligent and creative the show was and how I am suffering from withdrawals when the entire contents of my 5^th sour apple martini fell all over his crisp white guayabera. I wanted to die. I think I just paused in horror.  And then completely panicked and began trying to wipe it off with my hands (why.) as I repeatedly apologized profusely. I have never been more mortified. Why to a LOSTie? Someone please tell me why. Thankfully, he was the sweetest person on the planet and kept telling me not to worry about it. He even took several pictures with Rosy and I and allowed me to continue apologizing about 15 more times that night.  So if you are out there reading this, Daniel, I’m still terribly sorry!

Moral of the story: do not trust an open bar to a Melificent.

The rest of the night is a fuzzy haze that I know involved getting lost on the streets of San Diego, meeting up with my friends at a bar and having beers I shouldn’t have and a not so lovely relationship with our hotel toilet.

Tomorrow: a Friday full of hugs, kisses, heroes, vamps, weres, shifters, girls that kick ass and Twitter friends!

I know I don’t usually make posts like these, but having been extremely active on The Knot during my wedding planning and knowing how stressful the whole process can be on a girl, a couple and a family, I could not let this go by without sharing. At first I thought this was one of those fake forwards, until one of my oldest and dearest friends (who sent me the email) told me she knew the girl and that it was not a scam (unfortunately).

So to all brides-to-be in the South Florida area, please read the following and consider yourselves warned!

Edit:

My previous post was asked to be removed by the bride’s family due to privacy reasons.

If you are interested in helping Haiti through this disasterous time, please refer to my friend, Rosy’s, site: Accidental Sexiness. She offers some great information as well as organizations that have been set up for those in need.

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers. They need all the help they can get.