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April 06 FinnI was going to blog some more about Supanova Day 2 yesterday, but while I was starting to put the article together, Finn jumped up on my lap. I decided that I was going to spend a little time with him, as Ben and I were at the decision that it was time to say goodbye to Finn.
Finn was extremely sick early last month, and after much testing, it was found that he had kidney disease and was operating on 10% of kidney function. I cried at the news, as I knew that there was nothing that the vet could do to help Finn. It was just a matter of making his life bearable. The clincher was that the vet told me that the moment that Finn stops eating, that I need to start thinking about euthanasia.
That moment came yesterday. When I got home from my second day of Supanova, Ben said that Finn had not eaten all day. I tried to get Finn to eat, as I had been feeding him by hand for over a week, but he wouldn't eat.
This morning we tried again, but Finn just licked at the juices of the food, and then walked away. Ben and I made the decision this morning to say goodbye to Finn, and to have him humanely euthanased.
We said goodbye to Finn at approximately 4pm today.
At the moment I've stopped crying. I know that I'll probably have a few more bouts of tears before the night is over, and I will need to take tomorrow off, as I don't think that I could handle being in front of a class with the way that I feel.
Ben and I will really miss Finn. He was the most lovable cat that we could ever want.
Our last farewells to Finn before taking him to the vet this afternoon. April 04 Supanova Day 1 - Hayden PanettiereI got to Supanova at around 9am, today. I was flustered from all sorts of things going wrong, so I was expecting to be a little out of sorts. As soon as I left my car in the carpark, I was great! After all, it was Supanova time!
I was dismayed to find the line to get in was already enormous, even though there was another hour to wait. Luckily, the line for those people wearing wrist bands (like me), was a lot shorter. The doors opened a little late, but by the time I got inside the place, it was 10:15am.
The first thing I did was line up and pay for a couple of autographs and a photo with Hayden Panettiere, the actress who plays the cheerleader from the TV show Heroes. I then lined up to wait for when she came out and did the signing.
The wait was a lot longer than expected, but worth it. There were some ground rules that had to be followed when dealing with Hayden P:
I had a feeling that Hayden was going to be untouchable, so just took it with a grain of salt, and being very thankful that I was not famous. So, I got two trading cards autographed and a portrait photo taken with Hayden. The card that I'm keeping is the one that contains a piece of Hayden's costume from the first season of Heroes. After she signed it, she remarked at how her costume in the first show was fire retardant, and that she remembers how the costume felt. She touched the material and said that it definitely felt like her costume from the first season. I laughed and told her that I was glad that it was authentic! I did have a bit of a heart attack before I got the autographs and photo, as I had lost my ticket. I had a second heart attack when I found that the person who served me the ticket misunderstood and thought that I was going to take a photo of Hayden while she autographed my stuff. So, after the autographs, I got shuffled back to pay another $10 and then was shuffled promptly to the front of the line for getting a photo taken. (This was after the VIP people got their photos taken.) I didn't touch Hayden. However, I did feel sorry for her. The poor girl had done this already in Melbourne, and now was dealing with horrible humidity and smelly fans in a place that did not have air conditioning. She looked a little tired, but at least Hayden was extremely gracious. Even though I was a little put out by the rules, I understood why they were there. The camera rules didn't really stop me though, as I handed my camera to a nice lady further down the queue, and got her to take photos while Hayden autographed my cards. Hayden about to sign my trading cards
Costume card chuckle Heart attack 2 facial response It was nice of Hayden to ask me if everything was sorted out when I was ready to take a photo with her. You can see from the third photo above that she was genuine about this question, as she looked interested in what was happening. A few things that I learnt about Hayden P today:
Later on I snuck a few photos of Hayden, and got told off for it. So I guess what I've got is pretty good! The rest of the day I wandered around looking at stalls and talking to the people. I got a bit worn out from having to dodge so many people, so I decided to have an early day and left at 2:30pm. I'll be going again tomorrow, and will be staying until closing time, to see if I can get any last-minute bargains. I've saved a fair bit of cash for the weekend, so I might as well enjoy myself! It's On Again...Yes, it's on again! Supanova!
I went there last night, for the Friday night preview screenings and welcome. The best part was having Richard Hatch on the microphone, talking about Battlestar Galactica. The rest of the night was ho-hum, but that's because I'm not a huge anime fan. I did want to see The Watchmen preview screening, but they were going to show it on a very small screen, so I didn't bother.
Richard Hatch, writer of Battlestar Galactica novels, original star, and current star. (Stock photo) The highlight of the night was by far the bravest. I saw Richard Hatch about to get into a car to be driven away, so I quickly went over to him and said, "Richard, just a moment." I then put out my hand, and he shook it. I told him that I was really impressed with Battlestar Galactica, and that I was glad that he kept up with the show. I also told him that I hoped there would be more to come.
Richard was quite gracious, and didn't let go of my hand until I stopped talking. He is certainly a very humble man. I'm sure that he was quite chuffed that there was a sensible, non-squealing, fan out there. It certainly made my night!
Now I'm off to get ready for today. I'm very, very, very excited. But, you'll have to wait and see why... |
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