More adventures in Vancouver

A few little things that I've discovered in Vancouver:

1. I walk past a building (two in fact) that were used in SG-1. This makes me very happy every day.

2. Not everyone in Vancouver is obsessed with science fiction even though I think they should be. I mean come on guys there was so much cool stuff filmed here. For instance, my friend was not excited at all by the fact that we were going across the bridge used at the end of Tron (the new one). Not at all. I was grinning like a loon.

3. The woods really are great fun to run around in and pretend you're on some far off planet.

4. People don't think it's all that strange when you want to dress up for Halloween (sort of) as a baddy from a TV series. Ok, so they don't actually know that you're dressing up as a Gou'ald, they just think you're being Cleopatra.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Amanda Tapping at the premiere for Random Acts of Romance. I did make the effort to go to the theatre and I even took a book with me to get signed. But it seemed that the VIPs had entered the building from the back judging by the big blacked out bus parked back there. I have to admit that I was more than a little disappointed but it wasn't the end of the world. I didn't get the chance to go and see the film at all in the end due to my new job.

Yes I have managed to find something working in a Halloween shop until the beginning of November which is really good fun. Being British I had never really seen how crazy people get over here for this holiday. At home, we're doing well if we even dress up. So amongst the many MANY costumes, I decided that I would do a Gou'ald as it's lots of fun and kind of glamourous. I even managed to find something to use as a ribbon device on my hand. I can't wait to get it all sorted out. I think it's going to end up looking mostly like Hathor due to my hair colour at the moment.

I think that's it for the moment. I've regressed a bit into reading The Hunger Games again, but I'm enjoying it mostly. I still find Katniss horribly annoying as a protagonist but hey that's not going to change any time soon. I haven't had the chance to see Looper yet even though it looks just plain AWESOME. Can't wait for that one. May have to save up a bit though, the cinema here is even more expensive than home.

A fangirl in Vancouver...

Another big break between posts but this one is very justified I feel... I have moved to VANCOUVER! I arrived last week and it's been a blast so far with few mishaps and a lot of fun.

I wanted to write this post to consider the fact that most people consider geek/nerd kind to be permanently indoors attached to some form of device connected to the internet. Well this is simply not true, travelling has been a desire of mine for a long time and I'm so glad that I'm finally here. But I think it's safe to say that I have not embraced the travelling lifestyle just yet - I just can't shake off my geeky tendencies. Which is to be expected of course.

Coming to Vancouver in particular is such a dream for me, as it is pretty much the home of all things sci-fi on TV or film. Stargate, Smallville, BSG, Once Upon a Time, Sanctuary all were filmed in and around Vancouver which means that you can't really go anywhere without seeing something that's been on screen. For example, I was walking along the sea wall yesterday and strolled past an area used in a Stargate episode. I would have fangirled if it weren't for all the people walking as well, apparently oblivious to the importance of said spot of grass.

This has been going on all week, I went walking on the North Shore near Mt. Seymour and spent most of the time looking for Jack's cabin or Sam's house or spots in the forest where various scenes from BSG could have been shot. Probably a little pathetic, but alas this is the behaviour of a fangirl on tour.

The other part of this is that I keep expecting to just bump into actors from these shows. I walk down the street expecting to see Amanda Tapping or Kristin Kreuk. Ridiculous right? Well it turns out that the new film that AT is starring in - Random Acts of Romance - is premiering right down the street from where I'm living. Which is a little bit exciting. As in a lot. I doubt that she's even going to show up but I think I'll probably be spending that evening around there anyway... Just in case you know.

So these kinds of things are constantly on my mind as I'm walking around and I think it's going to continue as I travel. So expect a lot more posts about who or what I've seen over the next couple of months. I'm hoping that I will meet some fellow geeky people to hang out with because I'm really starting to miss my friends from Edinburgh where they would understand my obscure references to things.

On another note, we're getting very close to the end of the Ponds on Doctor Who. I've never really gotten along with the Ponds. Well mainly Amy. I guess I will always be a Rose and Ten kinda gal. Rory I love and I will be very sorry to see the back of but I'm really looking forward to seeing how Oswin is worked in, she seems like an amazing character and I love what Steven Moffat is doing to keep us all guessing. Next week's episode looks amazing as a send off for Rory and Amy though, not least because River is back and she is awesome. The Weeping Angels have to be one of the best baddies ever conceived and next week seems to get right back down to the nitty gritty of what makes them so terrifying, harking back to the first episode which they appeared in, Blink.

So I have lots to look forward to in the next couple of weeks and now that things have settled down a bit, I will definitely be writing more.