Let's geek it out!

Welcome to Geeky Town! (Credit: Me)

So since I'm starting a blog (we'll see how long it lasts), I thought this topic would be as good as any. I mean, we might as well get my geeky-ness out of the way.

Next month is Comic-Con in San Diego -- when geeks make the annual pilgrimage to sunny California to worship superheroes, movies/TV/video games and cool graphic T-shirts. I've gone the last three years and I'm about 60% sure this is my last time. It's expensive, it's crowded, it's overwhelming.

But it's very, very fun. Half the fun is going, of course. The other half is planning for it. I love working out schedules and alternative schedules and alternative schedules to the alternative schedules.

Anyway, at Comic-Con, it's not about what you can see, because you won't see everything. That's just a given. It's about what you can live without seeing. So you prioritize; you set your must-sees and plan around those. A "Game of Thrones" panel the same afternoon as a Joss Whedon panel? Choose which to wait in line for all day, because you for damn sure won't see both.  

My priorities for this year:

Back off, girls.
(Credit: Project magazine July 2011)

1. Richard Armitage, otherwise known as my raison d'etre for going this year. Chances are, you don't know this man, but you should. He's in "The Hobbit," which I couldn't care less about (sorry, LOTR fans), but he's my favorite actor. If you haven't seen the BBC's (not ABC's) "North & South," go do it now. I'll wait. ....

Back? Okay. See? He's hot, right? Anyway, he's a TV star on the other side of the pond, but boyfriend is about to go global. Because, really, Look. At. Him. A "Hobbit" panel hasn't been confirmed, so if he's not there, I'm gonna cry. And if he is there, I'm gonna be a nervous Nelly until I'm in a seat in Hall H and he's on stage. Then I'll be able to breathe easy. And swoon.

2. Richard Armitage. I am so excited that he's listed twice.

3. Nathan Fillion. Apparently there may be a 10th anniversary panel for "Firefly." Huzzah! I saw Nathan Fillion at a panel in 2010, but he wasn't the main focus of it. And he was supposed to be at a Nerd HQ (see No. 4) panel last year with other "Firefly" cast mates, but had to pull out, so I missed him. So I really want to go to this one if there is one! But only if it doesn't conflict with priorities 1 & 2.

I was thisclose to him! (Credit: Me)

4. Nerd HQ and, therefore, Zachary Levi. Levi is a priority of mine every year it seems. Tall, dark and dorky, right? He's my nerd boyfriend. The off-site Nerd HQ panels are great because they're small, they include an autograph session (or did last year), and they're for charity. Also, during one panel I was seated close enough to Levi that I could see his phone background -- which looked a little like the little Nerd Herd icon from his now-defunct show "Chuck."

5. Walking Dead Escape. An obstacle course through Petco Park, where zombies -- er, "walkers" -- chase you. C'mon, how many times in your life can you say you were literally chased by zombies? (Okay, the "literally" there refers to the chased part; no actual zombies are taking part.) I'm a slightly-more-than-casual fan of the show, but I really love interactive show experiences. (If you're in Cardiff, Wales, check out the Doctor Who Experience -- in which you get to fly the TARDIS.)

So that's it. We'll see if all my Comic-Con dreams come true next month. No. 5 will, at least, since we have tickets. Now, let's all cross fingers for 1 & 2, okay?