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I added another page to the website today, just a note about how cool Alan Tudyk was at this weekend's convention. Got a lovely photo from Andy over at summerglau.co.uk
Currently, our kid is looking into the new design for the website. As er, organic, as the current design is I would like to make it easier to read, the current options are up and down, and it looks kind of like a school project.
People have been asking whether I met Alan this weekend, well, yes I did, and he was so lovely I can't describe. I set up Alan Tudyk Dot Net because I thought he should have his own dedicated site with a decent URL and some info that you can't get from other places. I never thought I would actually meet him or that he would find out about the site, because it's not really for his benefit. He already knows what date his birthday is and what films he's been in, but other people might not.
A friend of mine had designed some magnets on a website called www.vistaprint.co.uk and I ordered some as a kind of piss-take on the Blue Peter badge : you do some art for the website and you get a ATDN magnet. When they came they were actually kinda shiny, so I took some to the con to hand out and promote the site a little. At the meet and greet I thought I'd give one to Alan so he could see that he had his own website. He seemed really surprised and pleased and obviously this meant a lot to me. He was really nice to talk to and took the time to shake my hand and find out my name, which was really nice of him. He asked what kind of 'secret code' he should use when posting on the guestbook, so I told him, and if that unlikelihood ever occurs, I'll let you know!
The next day I was stewarding and had to run down to have my group photo taken with all of the guests (I'll scan that in at a later date). Alan immediately said hi and remembered the website, he got me to tell everyone what the address was, possibly for the benefit of the other cast members! This made my day because he'd actually remembered me. I've worked with famous people before who can't remember your name despite seeing you every day for a fortnight.
That night I was queuing up at the bar with only one thing on my mind - beer. I was trying to remember a long drinks order which I had somehow saddled myself with, when I looked up and there was Alan again. "You're a naughty girl!" he said, referring to a perfectly innocent question I'd asked about his physique after working on Dodgeball and I,Robot. I don't know, some people's minds are in the gutter. Anyhow, we were chatting for a good ten minutes about a film he was in called 'Night Night' and he was trying to guess my age for some reason that I've now forgotten (apparently I look five years younger than I am). He was super sweet to me and it made my day all over again.
It was a great weekend and I can't wait to do it all again in November at Serenity 2. I hope Alan can make it back over as he got such a great reception this time round. It's my birthday on the Sunday night, so you have all got to come. And bring cake.
love, doubleshiny
Currently, our kid is looking into the new design for the website. As er, organic, as the current design is I would like to make it easier to read, the current options are up and down, and it looks kind of like a school project.
People have been asking whether I met Alan this weekend, well, yes I did, and he was so lovely I can't describe. I set up Alan Tudyk Dot Net because I thought he should have his own dedicated site with a decent URL and some info that you can't get from other places. I never thought I would actually meet him or that he would find out about the site, because it's not really for his benefit. He already knows what date his birthday is and what films he's been in, but other people might not.
A friend of mine had designed some magnets on a website called www.vistaprint.co.uk and I ordered some as a kind of piss-take on the Blue Peter badge : you do some art for the website and you get a ATDN magnet. When they came they were actually kinda shiny, so I took some to the con to hand out and promote the site a little. At the meet and greet I thought I'd give one to Alan so he could see that he had his own website. He seemed really surprised and pleased and obviously this meant a lot to me. He was really nice to talk to and took the time to shake my hand and find out my name, which was really nice of him. He asked what kind of 'secret code' he should use when posting on the guestbook, so I told him, and if that unlikelihood ever occurs, I'll let you know!
The next day I was stewarding and had to run down to have my group photo taken with all of the guests (I'll scan that in at a later date). Alan immediately said hi and remembered the website, he got me to tell everyone what the address was, possibly for the benefit of the other cast members! This made my day because he'd actually remembered me. I've worked with famous people before who can't remember your name despite seeing you every day for a fortnight.
That night I was queuing up at the bar with only one thing on my mind - beer. I was trying to remember a long drinks order which I had somehow saddled myself with, when I looked up and there was Alan again. "You're a naughty girl!" he said, referring to a perfectly innocent question I'd asked about his physique after working on Dodgeball and I,Robot. I don't know, some people's minds are in the gutter. Anyhow, we were chatting for a good ten minutes about a film he was in called 'Night Night' and he was trying to guess my age for some reason that I've now forgotten (apparently I look five years younger than I am). He was super sweet to me and it made my day all over again.
It was a great weekend and I can't wait to do it all again in November at Serenity 2. I hope Alan can make it back over as he got such a great reception this time round. It's my birthday on the Sunday night, so you have all got to come. And bring cake.
love, doubleshiny
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