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[tracy_loo_who]

Got home late last night after a ten hour drive and didn't do much more aside from passing out. Trying to sort through my inbox now, so a few points..

1. To everyone who's sent me messages about seeing my locked posts: The lockdown thing was a knee-jerk (over)reaction, so I will go through and unlock everything that was previously unlocked, but it'll take some time since there's no handy "undo" button and I don't want to mass unlock everything since some posts were always meant to be locked. Give me a few days, though, I really really really need to spend some time catching up on RL things first (cover letter writing, job applications, lab work, etc.) since I've been neglecting them all weekend in favor of being on the highest con high in the world.

2. For those of you who specifically mentioned the rec list, check out Delicious in the meantime.

3. I usually have Epic Guilt over not replying to comments, but I think I'm going to have to skimp on most of the ones from this weekend since not enough time is not enough time. Sorry, and thank you, I read every single one and it makes me incredibly ♥♥♥ and *_* that so many people were so happy for me (jealousy notwithstanding *g*), awww, Ilu all a lot. Fandom is an amazing place to be.

4. Not inbox-sorting-related, but does anyone have AAA auto insurance? I ask because I got a speeding ticket on the way to Chicago and I really want to know what my parents will see on the insurance report. Will it tell them I was going 90mph in a 65mph zone? Or will it give a range like 80-90mph or 90-100mph (*wince*) or 20-30mph over or what? If it gives a range, does anyone know what the exact ranges are? Basically, I just want to know if my parents will find out I was going 90mph, sigh, why is auto insurance the one thing they're still covering for me? /o\ ETA: Does anyone in Ohio know how likely they'll be to let me off the hook if I go to court with a clean record..?

5. A few quick pics:

I got Misha to sign it as Castiel, heee. ♥


Jared spelled Misha's name wrong, I wonder if it was on purpose?


I had Jensen sign the huge Dean banner I won back in March, and it's just his name so there's nothing particularly picture-worthy about that, but look what I got at this con (also for $80, which is how much I spent on Dean's banner, I think) to go with it:

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[tracy.livejournal.com]

Well, I was going that fast, so I'm not sure how I could fight it..

[quovadimus83.livejournal.com]

you should turn that into a blanket somehow, & then wrap yourself up in Misha every night.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

TBH, the banner smells kind of funny..

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

lol did he draw an eyepatch on cas?

[tracy.livejournal.com]

HE TOTALLY DID. \o/

[olympia-m.livejournal.com]

oh, dear - that last pic made me laugh! Sorry....

But, I do think that was money well-spent :):) brava :):)

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Definitely money well spent -- these banners have gone for $550+ at previous cons, so $80 was a complete steal.

[vyrantium.livejournal.com]

Ouch, not a good ticket to get... I'm sure all the quality time with Misha this weekend made up for it though :) Sadly, I have Allstate so I couldn't tell you what AAA will do... I DO know they're known for being one of the most expensive car insurances though, so :/ I've never gotten a ticket in my life, so I count myself lucky.

I think Misha should totally harass Jared about his poor spelling job... also, having Misha sign as Castiel was brilliant <3

I am SO jealous of that banner! Having Dean and Castiel in my room THAT large? I'd probably never sleep! LOL

Glad to hear you had such a good time despite the ticket problems :) I'll cross my fingers your parents don't flip TOO bad ;)

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Misha MORE than made up for the ticket. :D Good on you for not ever having gotten a ticket! This is my third, unfortunately.

*grins* Maybe I'll show this to Misha next time I see him. Although I think I'd rather have him sign the huge Cas banner because I got Jensen to sign the huge Dean banner..

Thanks, bb!

[pennyfeline.livejournal.com]

My initial reaction to the last picture: Did she bring her own bedding along for the convention? I had to stare at it for a minute straight to figure out it wasn't a blanket. *lol*

Anyway, I'm very glad you had such an awesome time! &hearts

[tracy.livejournal.com]

It might as well be a blanket! XD

Aww, thanks! ♥

[crystalchain.livejournal.com]

The last picture is way too adorable for words ♥ I'm really glad you had such a great time. And dude, you got a date with Misha out of the deal, which is super fucking awesome :D

Also... did Jared draw an eye-patch on Cas? lol

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Seriously, everything about this convention wayyyyy exceeded anything I'd ever thought possible. *_* (And by everything I mean Misha, of course.)

Apparently that's his thing, hah.

[harper47.livejournal.com]

Welcome back. You must feel a little like a celebrity right now in SPN fandom. It's like the con was a little Supernatural reality show and you somehow won the show. With, as in all reality shows, huge doses of discomfort/embarrassment/squee too. And I know this was never something you would want to go through but you have so much love and devotion to Cas and have shared so much with everyone through your pics and posts, that really, if anyone deserves to be going on milkshakes dates with Cas/Misha, it's you. (minus the uncomfortable part of course) Hugs and sorry about the speeding ticket.

Great pictures and autographs.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks so much for the kind words! It still feels sort of surreal and I almost can't believe it actually happened, especially since I'm back amidst the mundaneness of real life now, but yeah, maybe sort of like a reality show.

Btw, I'm still in the process of unlocking stuff, but I made sure Journey's Course was among the first. ♥

[strangeandcharm.livejournal.com]

OMG look at you all sleepy in bed underneath Cas! So cute! And also - bitch!

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I derive pleasure from your conflicting emotions. :D

[oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com]

LOL, i think that's actually one of jared's things to doodle the eyepatch on misha. he did the same thing to him at asylum, only it was on the poster behind misha's signing table (which, incidentally, was his picture but with matt cohen's name)

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Hahhaha fail for the Asylum person who did that, but omg Jared and his personal vendetta against Misha are so cute.

[lallipoo.livejournal.com]

ok, WTFOMG @ you had a date with MISHA? that is awesome. I can't even figure out how you pulled that off XD um. crazy.

also, LOL @ giant poster a;lksdjfl you're nuts

also, didn't you get a bunch of speeding tickets when you were driving our dads to colorado? :P why are you worried this time?

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I can't figure out how I pulled it off either. XD

TWO is not A BUNCH, tyvm. :P I wouldn't be too worried except they would kill me if they found out I was going NINETY.

[mrstotten.livejournal.com]

Glad you had fun and the last picture is gorgeous :D I want one of these when I go to LA con, (All I have to worry bout is whether I can talk hubby into sleeping under it) :P

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I'd advise you to get them at either the first or last auction since there are generally fewer people there? Anyway, good luck with that and with trying to get it into bed with your husband! *g*

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

I, er, work for AAA [oh god, now they'll find me] though not in Ohio. I could look into it for you - but my first advice would be to protest the ticket (here you can do that just by going to the court house/RI you can do the pay off thing).

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I'll try, but Ohio sounds tough. :( Are the AAA branches significantly different from state to state in terms of what they're told regarding speeding tickets and how they report it?

[vichan.livejournal.com]

The only way Ohio will let you off is if the officer who gave you the ticket doesn't show up in court on your contest date. It was a state highway patrolman, and they ALWAYS show up. :(

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Whaaat, really? That's the ONLY way? D:

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Hahha I don't know about deserving it, but I'm sure as hell glad I got it. XD Thanks, bb. ♥!

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

When I first saw that last picture I thought two things; first 'Oh, what a cool bedspread' and second 'Where can I buy one?'. It took me a minute to realize what it was and then I was D: no Cas bedspread.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

It could be a bedspread if you wanted it to be!

[commodoresexual.livejournal.com]

1. Just pay the ticket. Ohio is a straight out bitch for that kind of thing. Trust me, I got caught doing TEN over.

2. ...Your banner makes me go WTF? Because how the hell are you going to fit those on your walls? They're HUGE. It's like giant Dean/Cas WALLPAPER.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

1. I don't mind paying the ticket, but maybe they'll agree to not report it to the insurance company if I show up to court? :(

2. Hahha I have quite a bit of wall space, actually, so I'll see what I can do.. If I can find something strong enough to hold them, I may even consider putting them up on the ceiling above my bed..

[timey-wimey-kid.livejournal.com]

WOW xDDDDDDD at first I though it was an actual blanket with Castiel. WOW, HUGE. @_@

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Not even I realized how enormous it was till I saw that pic. o.O

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! At first I thought that Castiel banner was a what we Brits call a duvet cover (no idea what the American equivalent is) which was simultaneously awesome and scary. LOL! I like it though

And how much do I love Jared for spelling Misha's name wrong and drawing an eyepatch on Cas. He must have done it deliberately, surely.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

We call them duvet covers too!

I sort of hope it's a running joke between Jared and Misha to keep spelling his name wrong. XD

[imora-mi-savur.livejournal.com]

I now want cas bedding more than I want true love or world peace. So yeah... thanks for that, gonna be trawling ebay etc all night now. $80 = about £40 I can do that... WANT IT!!!!!!!!

Your whole weekend sound's amazing hun, so happy for you! Getting Misha to sign the note as Cas was genious lol.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if any of these are up on eBay, but it's worth checking, I guess. At previous auctions this same banner has gone for $500+, but that included an autograph with him.. IDK, good luck either way!

Thank you! :D

[emptyheaven.livejournal.com]

*hugs* you're allowed to freak out and go on wild post locking sprees. I would have done the same!

But he's met you at other cons, right? Perhaps he remembered your name from then?

Jealous and happy for you :D but honestly if anyone deserves a hot milkshake date with Misha it's you. :)

Ugh, speeding tickets! I'm not sure how it works over there but in Aus they usually word it 90mph in a 65mph zone.

I have a question, how the hell did you fit the banner in your car?!
Also, do you think it's an eye patch or was he trying to draw sunglasses? *squints*

♥

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Thanks, bb. ♥

Sure, I wasn't freaked out that he almost remembered my name, I was just freaked out that he had apparently seen a picture of me on my LJ and could match up name to username..

I'm pretty sure it will just say 16+ mph above speed limit, which is not so bad.

The banner isn't so huge when it's rolled up, so I just stuck it in the backseat.

And that's definitely supposed to be an eyepatch, apparently it's Jared's thing to draw eyepatches on him.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Heh, I asked him to sign it as Castiel, actually, and he gave me a very brief confused/wtf look but did it anyway. :">

Thank you!

[ibroketuesday.livejournal.com]

roflll you look so small and hilarious underneath CASTIEL'S GIANT HEAD lolol

What did Jared say about Misha? I CAN'T READ IT. But lol he also thinks Misha is a pirate. CONSPIRACY.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realized how big his head actually was until I saw that picture omfg.

It says "MISCHA SUCKS" and apparently giving Misha eyepatches is his thing to do, who knew? CONSPIRACY INDEED.

[oh-whimsical.livejournal.com]

Bahaha those are great. Jared's autograph is glorious (and Misha's, of course) <3

My bf is like, "Is that a bedsheet?" I WISH IT WAS A BEDSHEET, but I don't know how the bf would feel about sleeping with Cas every night.

I know nothing about AAA, but I hope it works out for you! I've been lucky enough to never get pulled over for anything but a routine checkpoint *knock on wood* Then again, I don't have insurance covered by my parents :X Perhaps it will just say "speeding," I feel like the specific mph wouldn't show up on the insurance report, just the actual speeding ticket itself?

Sorry, I'm talking out of my ass now and being zero percent helpful.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Your bf shouldn't be that insecure, right? XD Besides, if you get him to watch SPN, he may just decide he likes Cas and wouldn't mind.

From what I hear it'll just say 16+ mph over the limit, which I can deal with. Doesn't sound like I can get it lessened, but ehh, whatever.

[riahpariah0725.livejournal.com]

In NY, if you have no/little previous no-no's (tickets that AREN'T parking tickets), you can write a letter to the court, or show up at court, stating that you are a good driver (you need to go to the DMV and pay $20 for the records, but it's better than however much you'd have to pay for the ticket and up'ed insurance) and they'll reduce the charge to a non-moving violation, which won't affect insurance (won't even show up on the report) and will cost no more than $80 depending on what they give you.

I was going 98mph in a 55mph zone (EEP) and I got caught, they reduced it since I had no prior mistakes and I was generally a responsible driver. I had to pay just $65 for something along the lines of "violating a traffic device"...or something.

Considering Ohio's right next door, I'd imagine that the law is similar, but you'd have to look that up. Hope that might help :P

[tracy.livejournal.com]

From what I'm hearing, Ohio's got a stick up its ass concerning speeding tickets, but this is an awesome option, thank you so much for suggesting it! I'm glad to hear it worked out for you, and I'll definitely mention it when I call them. :D