hazelchaz | Mar. 5th, 2009

Gallifrey One report part 2: Friday Evening. (See also part 1, part 3, and part 4.)

Things I learned Friday: Dan Sandifer loves the new pipe and drape.

I promised you the Dalek moves: Indeed, it does. When Steve got back from checking into his room, he popped inside and demonstrated its powers (especially its attachments) to missmea and Joyce. (left)

If you've read Maria's Gallifrey report, you may come away with the impression that she wore costumes all weekend. This is not quite accurate. She started out in a polka-dot dress on Friday.

Friday was definitely Toga Day at Gallifrey. ( The convention's gala was called ''Fires of Pompeii''... )

Friday was also the night the first episode of Dollhouse aired. So there was a small Dollhouse viewing party in our room. (Not shown: Lynn, Ed Hooper, on the other bed.) Melissa arrived at the hotel just as the show was about to start, and watched the first bit with everyone else. At the first commercial I asked her: shall we get you dinner, or watch the rest of the show first? We rode out and did a little shopping as well as getting some burgers at In-N-Out.

We cleared it with nitroace (right) in the Karaoke room: ( Maria would be inside the Dalek, and would come in and perform a song... )

Maria got out of the Dalek, and spent the rest of her evening terrorizing the convention in other ways.

With a blonde wig, Maria was dressed as "Mary," the First Evil Lesbian from Torchwood ep 1x07. One or two people remarked on her resemblance to her mother, and how it's more apparent with the blonde hair. (right)

Sarah is wearing a polka dot "dress" (actually top and skirt, bought separately, on different days from different stores) with her pink "Tonks" wig. She was asked, by a befuddled drunken Whovian or two, "what character are you dressed as?"

( Then it was time to go to Toga Party #2, the Volcano Day party at the Porta Aurea Bar... )

As the evening wore on, the drinking in the Karaoke Room and the Toga Party continued, and some people became quite soppy indeed. Sarah was working Ops, and as part of her job duties as a rover spent a good portion of the evening laughing at the drunks. I said good-night to everyone, and went to bed.