Sunday Was Fun...and Wet

Sunday was a fun day for DH and me, as well as a wet one. We started the day out with breakfast at McDonald's - Egg White McMuffin for me - YUMMY! If you haven't tried this one yet and don't stay away from Mickey-D's on principle, I recommend it. Very tasty.

One of the things at the props exhibit were
these varied ID cards used in different films.

Then we were off to Comic-Con. The Spring Comic-Con took over the Grandstand at the State Fairgrounds with a multitude of artists, vendors of comics, costumed attendees and one guy with movie props that I couldn't resist taking photos of. So...these are the photos I'm sharing today - props used in Indiana Jones and in Star Wars - they were really wonderful to look at up-close and personal.

Facing me are props from Indiana Jones, behind them facing the
other way are props from Star Wars. I think I fell in love with
this table and exhibit.

We looked at a lot of the artwork, as well as watching the techniques of many artists who were sketching and inking while we were walking by. After spending a couple of hours there we left, walking across the Fairgrounds to the Art building where there was a watercolor exhibition and sale. After a while we felt we had looked at too many flowers and landscapes, so we escaped. To be fair, there were a couple of artists doing marvelous work but most of it was *yawn*.

A selection of props from Indiana Jones including weapons, Dr Jones' diary,
a sword, the mummified head and the goblet from The Last Crusade.

We then decided to go to The Source, our favorite store for gaming, minis and comics. Since we had been at Comic-Con and had our wristbands on we would get 20% off any purchase, so we went shopping. We've known many of the guys working there for years, so it's always like coming into a place with a lot of friends. They moved to a new location last year and it is huge and packed with stuff. We had fun looking at everything and each walked out with comics in hand. Yippee! Yes...I am a Geek!

I loved Indy's whip. The maker actually made several for the movies, but
this was typical. It's really a lovely thing and the passport on the
right was rather fun too...

Coming out of the store, the weather was starting to look threatening, but we still had to fix the toilet. So we went home to tear the toilet apart and take the part we needed to the hardware store. We managed to get the part out and headed to Hardware Store #1. They didn't have what we needed (and their employees are not the greatest with actually helping people) so...

Moving on to Star Wars, these two are Darth Vadar light sabers. I assume they
are from different times in the Lord's career. They looked like they had some
serious weight, but it was a no-touch exhibit so I couldn't tell for sure.

This light saber belongs to Luke Skywalker. I loved the differences
between the weapons.  

We went on to Hardware Store #2. I really like this store because the employees are super nice and friendly and usually know what they are talking about. But our toilet is more than 50 years old and toilet technology has improved since ours was made. We did end up with something that we thought we could make work, and then went across the street to ... Wet Paint - one of my favorite local art supply stores.

There was a proportional mock-up of the Cantina scene from Episode 4.
I couldn't resist taking a photo - it's always been one of my favorite
parts of that movie along with the sand people...

I needed some specific pens that I use and they are one of the few stores who carry that brand in the Cities. I also knew that they had a pen and marker sale going on until the end of the month. I had penciled a trip here ontp my Wednesday schedule, but here we were - so close. It didn't take a lot of effort to talk DH into spending a bit of time looking at art supplies - LOL. I was good, though, and only walked out with the pens that I needed. Yeah Me!

There was a wonderful model of Boba Fett, everyone's
favorite bounty hunter. The detailing was exquisite - everything
looked appropriately worn and well used. He stood about 18 inches tall.
Very nice.

Then back home through pounding rain and flooded roads to deal with the toilet which also sprayed us with water while we tried to get things to work. Nothing like getting wet and wet and more wet. After an hour or so we finally have a toilet that works - kindof. The handle has to be held down because the flapper isn't retracting fully unless we do, but everything else works somewhat. At least it functions. And that's the point, yes? We'll continue working on this, though. Eventually we will probably have to replace more parts, but at least it is working for now. So, all in all, it was a good, if very wet, day.