A came back. After bailing out on Wednesday, we were receptionist-less on Thursday, trained up K on Friday... and Tuesday, A is back on reception.
I give up...!
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Friday, May 27, 2005
Again...?!
A new day, a new receptionist. Yep, we got ourselves another one! They just simply do not turn up for work and we have to draft in another temp. from the agency. I was covering until the new temp. arrived, as per usual. A guy came down, looked at me, and said, "Again?! What are you doing with all the receptionists?!"
"Maybe they're being hung on a rack out back?" I suggested, shrugging.
He didn't get the joke. Mind you, it was 9am. Maybe he hadn't had his coffee yet.
K seems quite nice. The bets are down: Reuben gives it a week before she bails. I'm giving her until Wednesday. At least its May Bank Holiday this weekend. Makes next week that little bit shorter!
"Maybe they're being hung on a rack out back?" I suggested, shrugging.
He didn't get the joke. Mind you, it was 9am. Maybe he hadn't had his coffee yet.
K seems quite nice. The bets are down: Reuben gives it a week before she bails. I'm giving her until Wednesday. At least its May Bank Holiday this weekend. Makes next week that little bit shorter!
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Friday, May 20, 2005
Daa-daa, da-da-da-daa-daa!
It all started off innocently enough. R and I decided to spend our evening shooting pool up at Bruce Grove since I had been rather unsuccessful in obtaining cinema tickets for Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. Why I have agreed to go play pool is a mystery as I am truly pathetic... I can't even hold or aim the damn cue properly so I don't stand a chance of even coming near winning! So we're circling the pool table, talking about how we don't care where we see the film, just so long as we get to see it, when we (okay, he) had a thought: Why don't we go to the run-down cinema in Picketts Lock and take our chances there? As the cinema is generally falling apart and there are nicer places to go, we stand more of a chance there than anywhere else.
So we abandon our game and drive to Picketts Lock. The car park is pretty full, which is a rarity in itself, but we manage to pretty much walk straight in to the film. The cinema was showing Star Wars on four screens at an hour apart... at the cinema I was trying to get tickets at, it was showing on a multitude of screens at 20mins apart!! So we got to see the film, which was pretty awesome in itself. It was way better than 1 and 2, and maybe just as good as 4 and 6. I don't like 5. Don't get me wrong - it has its moments - but I feel that its just a bridge between 4 and 6, and doesn't hold any real substance.
Anyways... the film!! Okay, obviously, some people may not have seen it yet and I don't want to give anything away, but when Vader gets suited up for the first time in his suit, I worked so hard not to squeal in delight! It was a fantastic moment!! The lightsabre fights were fast and furious (and I love the fact that Samuel L Jackson has a purple one!!). Most of the CGI was excellent and very realistic, although I still felt Yoda needed more texture. There was no delightfully comedic banter between C-3PO and R2-D2 although I guess it may have been a little out of place with the mood of the film as a whole. Anakin's slow descent to the Dark Side was good, although it could have done with going a little slower. He seemed to be okay and then suddenly, he was bowing to Sideous. He could have put up a bit more of a fight...
But I did enjoy it as a whole. The Wookie battle was fun and it was nice to see (finally!) how Sideous killed off the Jedis and took over the Republic to create one Galactic Empire that he controlled. He perfectly manipulated everything considered to be part of the Dark Side (greed, weakness, deception, etc) and used it to great effect. And of course, it was great seeing how everything else was put into place in line with how Star Wars IV began - remaining Jedis going into exile, the splitting up of Luke and Leia to keep them safe from the Sith... Loved it!! Might even go see it again before the week is out!!
So we abandon our game and drive to Picketts Lock. The car park is pretty full, which is a rarity in itself, but we manage to pretty much walk straight in to the film. The cinema was showing Star Wars on four screens at an hour apart... at the cinema I was trying to get tickets at, it was showing on a multitude of screens at 20mins apart!! So we got to see the film, which was pretty awesome in itself. It was way better than 1 and 2, and maybe just as good as 4 and 6. I don't like 5. Don't get me wrong - it has its moments - but I feel that its just a bridge between 4 and 6, and doesn't hold any real substance.
Anyways... the film!! Okay, obviously, some people may not have seen it yet and I don't want to give anything away, but when Vader gets suited up for the first time in his suit, I worked so hard not to squeal in delight! It was a fantastic moment!! The lightsabre fights were fast and furious (and I love the fact that Samuel L Jackson has a purple one!!). Most of the CGI was excellent and very realistic, although I still felt Yoda needed more texture. There was no delightfully comedic banter between C-3PO and R2-D2 although I guess it may have been a little out of place with the mood of the film as a whole. Anakin's slow descent to the Dark Side was good, although it could have done with going a little slower. He seemed to be okay and then suddenly, he was bowing to Sideous. He could have put up a bit more of a fight...
But I did enjoy it as a whole. The Wookie battle was fun and it was nice to see (finally!) how Sideous killed off the Jedis and took over the Republic to create one Galactic Empire that he controlled. He perfectly manipulated everything considered to be part of the Dark Side (greed, weakness, deception, etc) and used it to great effect. And of course, it was great seeing how everything else was put into place in line with how Star Wars IV began - remaining Jedis going into exile, the splitting up of Luke and Leia to keep them safe from the Sith... Loved it!! Might even go see it again before the week is out!!
Thursday, May 19, 2005
The time has come
The long-awaited final episode of the prequel trilogy of Star Wars opens today in 100 different countries across the globe. Unfortunately, tickets in London are gold dust and seemed to be booked up until the end of time!! R was gonna try to get tickets for the premiere but it wasn't happening. And the way things are going at the moment, we might not even be able to see it on Saturday. It's crazy!
I have been watching it all on the news though. Fans queuing up since March to see the film, a snapshot of Vader reading a newspaper in Leicester Square, several Stormtroopers walking through the shopping malls... Its been rather surreal to see and probably even more so to actually be there!
I'm very excited about the film. I have to stifle my squeals every time I watch the trailer. Seeing the Vader costume all new 'n' shiny...? Hoo yeah! I just hope and pray it's everything I wanted out of the final episode. The build-up has been so great I just don't want to be disappointed.
I have been watching it all on the news though. Fans queuing up since March to see the film, a snapshot of Vader reading a newspaper in Leicester Square, several Stormtroopers walking through the shopping malls... Its been rather surreal to see and probably even more so to actually be there!
I'm very excited about the film. I have to stifle my squeals every time I watch the trailer. Seeing the Vader costume all new 'n' shiny...? Hoo yeah! I just hope and pray it's everything I wanted out of the final episode. The build-up has been so great I just don't want to be disappointed.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Walk out: 2
A new receptionist came in Tuesday and we started up an office kinda-pool, which is a pool but without money involved. We placed bets on how long our new girl would last. I said two weeks. She seemed nice enough upon introduction and seems to be very quick on her feet. Our boring reception will make her 'break' quicker than usual.
She lasted two days.
She left this afternoon, claiming that our office has 'an atmosphere'. Well, I guess that's one way of putting it! The person probably to blame for this performance took the claim the totally wrong way. "It's an office atmosphere, what did she expect? It's like every other office!" Hmm... I don't think she was referring to the actual office...!
So the kinda-pool opens again tomorrow. I wonder what the morning will bring...?
She lasted two days.
She left this afternoon, claiming that our office has 'an atmosphere'. Well, I guess that's one way of putting it! The person probably to blame for this performance took the claim the totally wrong way. "It's an office atmosphere, what did she expect? It's like every other office!" Hmm... I don't think she was referring to the actual office...!
So the kinda-pool opens again tomorrow. I wonder what the morning will bring...?
Monday, May 16, 2005
Walk out
The receptionist finally walked out today. A. said that she doesn't normally hate people but she has a particular grievance with a certain person in the office and can't stand being there any more. I felt so sorry for her. Then again, I didn't think she'd last as long as she did. We have a very high turnover of reception staff. Since January we've had five different people on there, including A. I wonder what the temping agency must think of our office...?
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Statues, Italians, and Perfumes
So my best friend and I went to the British Museum as a sort of belated birthday outing. We usually go out together on my birthday but schedules clashed and this was the earliest date we could do. Anyways, we went there because I love it there and because she'd never been before... Yes, I know! Completely unacceptable!! So we spent a good deal of the morning and some of the afternoon just peering into the Egyptian sarcophaguses, taking in the Greek statues, marvelling at the Parthenon frieze, and bitching about home life!
It was about 2pm before we decided to find lunch somewhere, and we headed to the ultra-crowded Covent Garden to have some Italian on the piazza. Ponti's has crap service but some very good-looking Italian waiters! They have names like Georgio and Paulo and speak in stilted English that makes me go all weak... Let's just say the bad service was quickly forgotten!
The remainder of the afternoon was spent in Debenhams sampling the perfume ranges. I've been experimenting a while and decided that CK's Contradiction is too sweet for me and I need something a bit zestier; something which a bit more punch. I was torn between DKNY's Delicious (think apples) and Britney's Curious (smelling suspiciously like So...? Inspired) before plumping for a Davidoff limited edition, Sea Scents and Sun, which is lighter than Cool Water and definitely more wearable for the summer. I should go before I sound like someone off the QVC...
It was about 2pm before we decided to find lunch somewhere, and we headed to the ultra-crowded Covent Garden to have some Italian on the piazza. Ponti's has crap service but some very good-looking Italian waiters! They have names like Georgio and Paulo and speak in stilted English that makes me go all weak... Let's just say the bad service was quickly forgotten!
The remainder of the afternoon was spent in Debenhams sampling the perfume ranges. I've been experimenting a while and decided that CK's Contradiction is too sweet for me and I need something a bit zestier; something which a bit more punch. I was torn between DKNY's Delicious (think apples) and Britney's Curious (smelling suspiciously like So...? Inspired) before plumping for a Davidoff limited edition, Sea Scents and Sun, which is lighter than Cool Water and definitely more wearable for the summer. I should go before I sound like someone off the QVC...
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Flower selling power
Our house looks like a redundant florist's. Seriously. Dad's latest bright idea is to decorate the house with flowers in a desperate attempt to get some sort of bid on it. Someone must have told him somewhere along the line that fresh flowers brightened a home and was a positive selling point. We are now drowning in flowers. They're on every window sill and shelf, in the bathroom, and in the hallway on top of the laundry basket. He wanted to put a vase on the mantelpiece but my birthday cards are still on display, so he grudgingly put them in the fireplace.
Oh well, at least the house smells nice...
Oh well, at least the house smells nice...
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Anon loves Samantha
Someone posted onto my NaNo 2004 blog that I should get my work published. They posted anonymously though...
Who is this nameless person? Is it a publisher? Is it a reader who sees my subject matter as close to their lives? Or maybe it's just my sister...?
It was kinda cool and weird at the same time to read a comment like this. Does it mean that I'm actually good at this sort of thing? Or maybe they're just taking the piss? Man, this is annoying!!
Who is this nameless person? Is it a publisher? Is it a reader who sees my subject matter as close to their lives? Or maybe it's just my sister...?
It was kinda cool and weird at the same time to read a comment like this. Does it mean that I'm actually good at this sort of thing? Or maybe they're just taking the piss? Man, this is annoying!!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Well now brown towel
You'll never believe this... but Anna found her brown towel. It was behind the radiator and is now in the wash cycle. We are trying desperately to make more room as both Anna and I are going to be studying again in September and need space for books. Anna stands her suitcase upright instead of having it lie down flat, and the towel just appeared from underneath the radiator. Better late than never...
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Forty two
I went to see the film version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I watched the TV series when I was younger. My dad had taped it and I just watched one episode after another. I remember being confused by Zaphod Beetlebrox and couldn't understand why nobody could tell the actor had an obvious fake head attached to his neck. I also remember being equally confused as to why Arthur Dent couldn't find a decent clothing manufacturer and change his outfit!
So watching the film brought back some (hazy) memories and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Martin Freeman was excellent as the continuosly confused Arthur Dent, stumbling around the realms of space in his PJ's and dressing gown. Stephen Fry was equally as brilliant as the narrator of the titular book and Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin was spot on! No-one could have done it better!! And I so loved Sam Rockwell as Zaphod! I can just imagine my brother doing something like that!! And Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast? Class!!
So watching the film brought back some (hazy) memories and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Martin Freeman was excellent as the continuosly confused Arthur Dent, stumbling around the realms of space in his PJ's and dressing gown. Stephen Fry was equally as brilliant as the narrator of the titular book and Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin was spot on! No-one could have done it better!! And I so loved Sam Rockwell as Zaphod! I can just imagine my brother doing something like that!! And Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast? Class!!
Friday, May 06, 2005
Electoral history is made
Well the election results are in and two parties have made history. First Labour, winning with a historic third term. Labour have never won three general elections in a row, although this win was with a decreased share of backing votes, one of the lowest recordings for a winning party since 1951... Or something like that. I was incredibly tired when they started bringing out all the statistical data.
The other piece of history was made by the Greenpeace-style party, Respect. The radio kept playing Aretha Franklin before announcing that Respect had actually won its first constituency - in Bethnal Green. Its pretty amazing.
The other piece of history was made by the Greenpeace-style party, Respect. The radio kept playing Aretha Franklin before announcing that Respect had actually won its first constituency - in Bethnal Green. Its pretty amazing.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Election 05-05-05
I've voted... have you...?! The power is in YOUR hands. Makes a change, eh? Results should start to come in about 11pm, an hour after the polling stations close. Sunderland South usually get their ballot count in first though, in about 30mins. Maybe they're counting them as they go along...? Or maybe not many people vote there?
Monday, May 02, 2005
James Marsters
Anna was so upset at not seeing James Marsters yesterday that she got up at 5am this morning and went back to Milton Keynes, queued until 9am to purchase a Virtual Queuing ticket, and then finally go to actually meet him around 10.45am. Anna did nothing but squeal down the phone for the entire conversation! She basically got to the front of the queue and handed her photo and two albums for him to sign.
Basic transcript (because words change after the story is told a billion times over):
James: Hi, nice to meet you (shakes her hand).
Anna: Hi, how are you?
James: A bit tired but I'm okay. (Starts signing her album sleeves) Thanks for buying the music, man.
Anna: I listen to them all the time.
James: Well I'm glad you like them!
Anna: I heard you hurt your hand so you aren't personalising stuff.
James: Yeah I broke it while directing my play. (Starts signing her photo) The landlord was walking around while I'm trying to work and was just pissing me off, so instead of hitting him I ended up hitting the floor (does a punching motion towards the table). Thanks for asking!
Anna: Well I hope it gets better soon. Anyway, it was nice to meet you (holds her hand out for him to shake it again)
James: Yeah, thanks for coming! (Shakes her hand again)
Anna: See ya, bye!
Anna has been on an unnatural high all day. She refuses to wash her right hand. She keeps gazing into nothing with a stupid grin on her face. But I am so pleased for her! She was so upset yesterday and I'm glad that she finally got to meet him and that he was courteous enough to acknowledge that some people had been there for ages waiting to see him. He comes across as very friendly, chatty, and taking time for fans is the best thing any celebrity can do. I look forward to the next time he's in the UK... so I can get the chance to meet him too!!
Basic transcript (because words change after the story is told a billion times over):
James: Hi, nice to meet you (shakes her hand).
Anna: Hi, how are you?
James: A bit tired but I'm okay. (Starts signing her album sleeves) Thanks for buying the music, man.
Anna: I listen to them all the time.
James: Well I'm glad you like them!
Anna: I heard you hurt your hand so you aren't personalising stuff.
James: Yeah I broke it while directing my play. (Starts signing her photo) The landlord was walking around while I'm trying to work and was just pissing me off, so instead of hitting him I ended up hitting the floor (does a punching motion towards the table). Thanks for asking!
Anna: Well I hope it gets better soon. Anyway, it was nice to meet you (holds her hand out for him to shake it again)
James: Yeah, thanks for coming! (Shakes her hand again)
Anna: See ya, bye!
Anna has been on an unnatural high all day. She refuses to wash her right hand. She keeps gazing into nothing with a stupid grin on her face. But I am so pleased for her! She was so upset yesterday and I'm glad that she finally got to meet him and that he was courteous enough to acknowledge that some people had been there for ages waiting to see him. He comes across as very friendly, chatty, and taking time for fans is the best thing any celebrity can do. I look forward to the next time he's in the UK... so I can get the chance to meet him too!!
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Collectormania7
Anna and I decided some time ago that we simply had to go to Collectormania7 at Milton Keynes over the 4-day set up on 30th April to 2nd May. We decide after some perusing that we’ll go on 1st May as the very lovely James Marsters (Spike in Buffy & Angel) will be there.
We leave quite early as the event starts at 10am and we know it is bound to be popular. We go to the park and ride, bus to the shopping centre, and find that it is in fact, extremely popular and heaving with people! We enter through one side of the shopping centre and see billboards posted high above the stands so people can identify who is there. We see signs for Star Wars actors Dave Prowse (Darth Vader), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and start to get very excited. We push our way through the crowds and see more stands of celebrities, mainly from Andromeda and Stargate SG-1.
We finally see the James Marsters stand, only to find he is on a break and all the Virtual Queuing tickets have gone. Later, we found out that the tickets had been given out up to an hour before the event had even started, which we thought was rather unfair, but it was apparently for health and safety reasons as there were so many people queuing from ridiculous times in the morning (one group of people claimed to be there from 3am).
As we pushed through the throng of fans waiting for James, we saw Alexis Denisof (Wesley in Buffy & Angel) sitting quietly at a table next to James’, pre-signing some photos and basically keeping a low profile. Anna and I looked at each other and made a dash for the table while there was no queue. £20 later we are standing in front of him and I have to say now he is way more gorgeous in the flesh! His wife, Alyson Hannigan, is one helluva lucky woman!
Actual transcript:
Alexis: Hello, what’s your name?
Anna: (grinning like crazy) Anna
Alexis: Anna… (starts signing the photo) Are you enjoying today?
Anna: Yeah its very cool
Alexis: Oh good. (Hands her the photo) Well, see ya!
Us: Bye!
We were very jazzed at meeting him. We held the photo by our fingertips at the edge and bought an envelope to keep it in so it wouldn’t get crumpled. Sure he didn’t say much but at least he looked at us and made the effort. One girl walked out behind us and told us how she had queued for David Boreanaz (Angel in Buffy & Angel) for hours. She finally got to the front and his manager took the poster from her, David signed it, and then it was handed back. He didn’t say a word and didn’t even look up at her!
So we were standing there admiring the newly-signed photo and about three metres away, James just walked past! It was incredibly exciting but Anna was very disappointed at not being able to get the chance to meet him. It really did break my heart as she had been going on about it for ages and was really looking forward to it.
We wandered around the stalls of merchandise, buying a few items as we took it all in, and doing some more celebrity spotting. We saw Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules (Lister and Cat in Red Dwarf), Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets), Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars 1), and Kali Rocha (Cecily/Halfrek in Buffy). While Anna was taking photos of Kali Rocha, Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler in X-Men 2) walked right past me and I mean, right past me! He was a foot away from me! I was very excited!! He was with a minder but was shaking hands with fans as he walked along and was generally very friendly.
We followed him to his seat and saw him sit near Anthony Stewart Head (Giles in Buffy), Sean Astin and John Rhys-Davis (Sam and Gimli in Lord of the Rings). They were very popular and had crowds of people vying for their photos and craning to catch a glimpse of them.
On the last ‘leg’ of the exhibition was the Doctor Who cast. Two of the Doctors were there, Slyvester McCoy and Colin Baker, both of whom had a small crowd of fans around their table and were talking to all of them together quite animatedly. A couple of female assistants were there (I think one was Peri) and they slotted in Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura in Star Trek) in there too. There was also Noel Clarke, who plays Rose’s boyfriend in the new series, but I can’t remember his character’s name for the moment. There also had a replica TARDIS police box, a Dalek (see here) and a cabinet of memorabilia. There was also someone inside a Dalek going around the shopping centre saying “Exterminate!” and “Move out of the way!” Never have I seen so many worried-looking grown men! Some of them look genuinely unnerved at the sight of an actual Dalek going past them!! It was funny when the Dalek went up to a woman in a wheelchair and said “Mummy!” It was all pretty cool.
I think the main problem was that you couldn’t just meet people. You couldn’t walk up to the desk, shake their hand, and tell them that you admire them/ love their work/ enjoy the show, etc. You had to pay between £10-20 to pass the tables in the middle of the queue gangway and this fee was for the star’s autograph. For someone big like Sean Astin or John Rhys-Davis, okay, but for a minor Doctor Who assistant or the stand-in for the hobbits? Erm, I don’t think so!!
But we had fun. I mean, my feet are hurting so much they are ready to fall off, but it was well worth it! Just disappointed I didn’t get to meet James…
We leave quite early as the event starts at 10am and we know it is bound to be popular. We go to the park and ride, bus to the shopping centre, and find that it is in fact, extremely popular and heaving with people! We enter through one side of the shopping centre and see billboards posted high above the stands so people can identify who is there. We see signs for Star Wars actors Dave Prowse (Darth Vader), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and start to get very excited. We push our way through the crowds and see more stands of celebrities, mainly from Andromeda and Stargate SG-1.
We finally see the James Marsters stand, only to find he is on a break and all the Virtual Queuing tickets have gone. Later, we found out that the tickets had been given out up to an hour before the event had even started, which we thought was rather unfair, but it was apparently for health and safety reasons as there were so many people queuing from ridiculous times in the morning (one group of people claimed to be there from 3am).
As we pushed through the throng of fans waiting for James, we saw Alexis Denisof (Wesley in Buffy & Angel) sitting quietly at a table next to James’, pre-signing some photos and basically keeping a low profile. Anna and I looked at each other and made a dash for the table while there was no queue. £20 later we are standing in front of him and I have to say now he is way more gorgeous in the flesh! His wife, Alyson Hannigan, is one helluva lucky woman!
Actual transcript:
Alexis: Hello, what’s your name?
Anna: (grinning like crazy) Anna
Alexis: Anna… (starts signing the photo) Are you enjoying today?
Anna: Yeah its very cool
Alexis: Oh good. (Hands her the photo) Well, see ya!
Us: Bye!
We were very jazzed at meeting him. We held the photo by our fingertips at the edge and bought an envelope to keep it in so it wouldn’t get crumpled. Sure he didn’t say much but at least he looked at us and made the effort. One girl walked out behind us and told us how she had queued for David Boreanaz (Angel in Buffy & Angel) for hours. She finally got to the front and his manager took the poster from her, David signed it, and then it was handed back. He didn’t say a word and didn’t even look up at her!
So we were standing there admiring the newly-signed photo and about three metres away, James just walked past! It was incredibly exciting but Anna was very disappointed at not being able to get the chance to meet him. It really did break my heart as she had been going on about it for ages and was really looking forward to it.
We wandered around the stalls of merchandise, buying a few items as we took it all in, and doing some more celebrity spotting. We saw Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules (Lister and Cat in Red Dwarf), Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets), Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars 1), and Kali Rocha (Cecily/Halfrek in Buffy). While Anna was taking photos of Kali Rocha, Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler in X-Men 2) walked right past me and I mean, right past me! He was a foot away from me! I was very excited!! He was with a minder but was shaking hands with fans as he walked along and was generally very friendly.
We followed him to his seat and saw him sit near Anthony Stewart Head (Giles in Buffy), Sean Astin and John Rhys-Davis (Sam and Gimli in Lord of the Rings). They were very popular and had crowds of people vying for their photos and craning to catch a glimpse of them.
On the last ‘leg’ of the exhibition was the Doctor Who cast. Two of the Doctors were there, Slyvester McCoy and Colin Baker, both of whom had a small crowd of fans around their table and were talking to all of them together quite animatedly. A couple of female assistants were there (I think one was Peri) and they slotted in Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura in Star Trek) in there too. There was also Noel Clarke, who plays Rose’s boyfriend in the new series, but I can’t remember his character’s name for the moment. There also had a replica TARDIS police box, a Dalek (see here) and a cabinet of memorabilia. There was also someone inside a Dalek going around the shopping centre saying “Exterminate!” and “Move out of the way!” Never have I seen so many worried-looking grown men! Some of them look genuinely unnerved at the sight of an actual Dalek going past them!! It was funny when the Dalek went up to a woman in a wheelchair and said “Mummy!” It was all pretty cool.
I think the main problem was that you couldn’t just meet people. You couldn’t walk up to the desk, shake their hand, and tell them that you admire them/ love their work/ enjoy the show, etc. You had to pay between £10-20 to pass the tables in the middle of the queue gangway and this fee was for the star’s autograph. For someone big like Sean Astin or John Rhys-Davis, okay, but for a minor Doctor Who assistant or the stand-in for the hobbits? Erm, I don’t think so!!
But we had fun. I mean, my feet are hurting so much they are ready to fall off, but it was well worth it! Just disappointed I didn’t get to meet James…
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