MEME!

Gakked from bethynyc, the desktop meme. Feel free to join in if you feel so inclined, otherwise feel free to shake your head at my choice of wallpaper :)

1. Anyone who looks at this entry please post this meme and your current wallpaper at your journal.
Fine. BEHOLD! Wallpaper of the LB. ( In a land of myth, and a time of magic... )

2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper.
It's Merlin. It's peaceful. I admire the architecture. It's pretty. And if it wasn't for the watermark I could totally get away with just pretending I like having a shot of French scenery adorning my desktop.

3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on.
For those of you who have the inclination, the ball is in your court...

London Expo 2009

Apologies for spamming your FLs this evening. This is more for my personal reference as already my memories are pretty hazy, and there are some gorgeous photos already out there on the various Merlin coms, for example here or here.

(WARNING: the following post will contain SPOILERS for series 2.)

In terms of the Q&A, Geek Syndicate posted their audio recording of the entire session. You can listen/download on their website over here. ETA: MCM Expo also have their own YouTube channel, so far they've posted part 1 and part 2 of the Merlin panel, hopefully the third and final vid will appear before too long.

Anyway, last year at Expo the queues were insane. Had things changed this year? In a word: NO. But still, I'm very glad I went. ( A few more memories of the Q&As from Expo... )

And that was that! Or at least, that is what I can recall at this late hour.

After we all emptied out back into the main hall and after some false starts, finally found the queue for queue for the autographs. This time around we were definitely being rushed through, with less time for chat and certainly no photos. Which was a bit of shame but then again this was a free signing so I ain't complaining, and if you could keep your brain intact and get a question out then the cast were all very happy to try and give you a decent answer, and in all cases you got a killer smile.

( So did my brain stay intact? Not really, but the cast were very very lovely... )

And that really was that :) They sat and signed and smiled and chatted. There was a brief flurry when, I think, Colin and Bradley had beckoned some fans forward from where they were standing by the barrier. Except when the fans came forward they were swarmed on by security and firmly put back where they had originally been waiting. The lads did seem rather dismayed so I guess they learnt a lesson about how security at these events works. But that excitement aside it was quite calm albeit with ridiculous amounts of queuing. Which I guess means that, given the opportunity, I'd quite likely do it all again. So something must have gone right :)

( A few memories, AKA pictures... )