This isn't what I anticipated using this blog for, but I'm going to share anyway!
So this weekend, I attended Starfury's G2 Glee convention. It was incredibly pricey, and there were debates as to whether or not it was worth the money they charged. In my humble opinion, it most definitely was.
The guests were Curt Mega, Ashley Fink, Max Adler and Steven Tobolowsky. I have to say, they were absolutely fantastic. I have to say, I was more excited about meeting Curt, Ashley and Max, but Steven turned out to be great too. Right from the beginning at the opening night meet and greet, he was captivating. He only had a few minutes to speak to a small group of us, but he had as hanging on every word. You could tell that he was putting thought into what he was saying, and he had such a strange way of making things make sense.
Meeting Max Adler was wonderful. I feel like I could have said a lot more to him, but didn't really get the opportunity. I could have talked about how affected I was by his character's suicide story. In fact, when it was mentioned in the Q and A session, I may have had a small cry, and I wasn't the only one. He's such a friendly guy, and it's obvious that he cares a lot about his supporters. He took the time to get to know his fans, and invested a lot of interest in them, which I thought was admirable. An example of that was with my friend Lucy. We told him she was a singer at the meet and greet, and he promised he would come hear her sing at the party in the night, and he did. He was so encouraging, it made us all smile!
Then there was Curt Mega. I really could talk about this man all day. He is such an inspiring person, and he doesn't even need to try. I have so much admiration for him. He is my go-to person if I'm having a bad day. Everything he says seems to cheer me up, and to know that we have spoken directly, that we have engaged in conversation, and that he is as grateful for us as we are for him means a lot. Before I left, I thanked him for everything he has done for me, and assured him that he has helped me on countless occasions without even realising. He told me that meant the world to him. A lot of people say things like that to their fans, but he's such a sincere person, you know he means it. And I'm incredibly grateful. I don't think I'll ever be able to say that enough.
And then we have Miss Ashley Fink. I'm fairly sure this girl made the whole weekend for me. We are, as she would put it, 'the same kind of crazy'. Everybody constantly reminded me of how similar we are. However, I can assure that she is so much funnier than I will ever be. Ashley is hilarious. Her talks were so entertaining, even though she was super awkward in between questions. But once she got going, you could not stop her! She is fierce, inspiring, and altogether amazing. And we got on well too. At the signing, she saw how I spelt my name, and told me it was 'so much cooler' than hers. She said "I want it... in fact, y'know what? I'm having it", and proceeded to write her name with my spelling in her autograph. We also had a little llama-related connection.
I got a llama puppet for my birthday. I absolutely love llamas for some unknown reason, so I took him along and he came in my picture with her. She loved him. It's common knowledge that she and Chris Colfer are best friends, and this weekend, I learned that he has the very same puppet (named Patrick), which simply astounded her. So she took a couple of pictures of myself and Patrick's long-lost British twin, to show to Chris. I think this was perhaps my favourite moment of the weekend. I have an infinite amount of admiration, respect and love for Chris Colfer, so to know that he would even acknowledge my existence is pretty mind-blowing to me. I owe a huge thank you to Ashley for that. She's a fantastic character, and I'd love to meet her again.
So that was a short summary of my brief-but-unforgettable experiences with some of the greatest people I have ever met. Not that I could forget the load of new friends I made along the way. People from the Darren Criss UK Street Team, a bunch of Warblettes (some surprisingly close to home!), the DJ who kept me up until 5am drinking, and so many more!
Over all, it was a fantastic weekend, and I'm grateful for every single person who made it as worthwhile as it was.
