On Friday afternoon the Stargate Multiverse track was slated to open their 2009 schedule at 11:30AM in the Marriott Atrium ballroom with a guest “super gate” panel consisting of Paul McGillion and Joe Flanigan from Stargate Atlantis. However, due to unforeseen consequences, it was left to McGillion to handle the panel by himself. He started things off by apologizing for… Read more →
This reporter has just returned from another late-shift on the Dragon*Con scene and is ready to spill forth the 411 on the par-tay scene. Nothing is more exciting than a walk through the lobby of the Hyatt or the Mariott after midnight. Costumes, conversation, and all manner of levity permeate the place. Even now, as I sit here writing at… Read more →
Over in the Hilton, this reporter thought she would attend a Science Track panel with pertinent, timely, and important information: “Influenza, Swine Flu, and You.” Dr. John Cmar, who does Infectious Diseases outreach in Baltimore television and print media, Dr. Steven Novella, a neurologist who hosts The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, and Dr. Rachael Dunlop, a regular at the… Read more →
So tired. So very tired. Too tired. Must. Find…Ah. Here we are. Shatner and Nimoy! Draco! Buffy and Angel! SG! Doctor Who! Twilight and True Blood! Firefly! Ahh, rejuvenation. The exuberance of—not youth—diehard fandom. Inhaling the scent of fanaticism sends shivers throughout my atrophied system. Potential rears its beautiful head once again. But I still need more. There! Anime girls!… Read more →
The record increases! 437 people registered today, bringing the total registered donors to 2,081 for the past four days. About 1,650 were able to donate, and we have close to 2,100 units! Tomorrow is the last day to donate. Give in the Marriott, rooms A701 and A702, from 10AM to 3PM.
Best Overall Costume Chris Lee as “Apparition Abolishers” Best Journeyman Costume Harrison Krix, Mandie Reese, and Emily Keith as “Bioshock’s Big Daddy and Little Sister with Splicer” Best Novice Costume April Hall and Erin Johnson as “Undead Saloon Dancers” Best Master Costume Brian Burke as “The Dragon Rider” Best Animation Costume Alan and Jo Gratz as “Samurai Jack and Aku”
Children Honorable Mention Child Alex Clark (#4) Annie Ayers (#15) Maggie Ainsworth Darnell (#20) Holly Padgett (#24) Nina Emick (#67) Genevieve Dislets (#71) Wendi Gratz & Jo Gratz (#221) Michael John (#226) Leon Rimondi (#227) Ashleigh Murphy & Spy (#229) Corbin Duncan (#233) Taylor Kiss (#300) Dean Washington (#315) Mckenzie Chappell (#335) Joshua Boscher (#406) K.D. Boscher (#408) Lawson Wellborn… Read more →
And the winner is…Warrior Ariam (Lucy Maria Boydston), of Hixson, TN. [The Daily Dragon staff appreciates very much the subtle reminder received from Miss Klingon Empire 2008, Nej Vestai Le’nIvnav (Sonya Desilets), that the winner is really what the contest is all about. Torture by ‘oy’naQ painstick will not be necessary.] The Daily Dragon staff cowered behind red-shirts hired for… Read more →
