Comic Con International - San Diego 2005
I took a week off in San Diego with some friends to sightsee and attend the world's largest comic and media convention.
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Comic Con International - San Diego 2005 I took a week off in San Diego with some friends to sightsee and attend the world's largest comic and media convention. |
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BA0049 from London - Heathrow (LHR) arrives at Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA). | ||
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AS590
departs SEA for SAN. This is their new 737-700 with winglets. |
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A view of the marina part of the Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina. | ||
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Panda
desu! Two pandas frolic at the San Diego Zoo.
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Anything to eat? The polar bear checks out a bucket. | ||
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The Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina pool complex. I spent many an evening here. | ||
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The USS Peleliu (LHA-5) deploys to the Pacific. The San Diego Naval Shipyard is to the North of us, and a constant stream of vessels passed by my balcony. | ||
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The Marines play around in their LCAC hovercraft. | ||
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A shot of the exhibition hall. Over 100,000 people attend the convention over the four days it is held. | ||
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The Sci-Fi Channel booth had Choad and Sex from the CG-animated show "Tripping the Rift". | ||
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Scott Kurtz, the creator of the web comic "Player vs. Player" (www.pvponline.com), sketches a character for me. | ||
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The lovely Grace Park, who plays Lt. Boomer on "Battlestar Galactica" on the Sci-Fi Channel. Taken at the BSG panel. | ||
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"Give me some sugar, baby." The talented Bruce Campbell entertains the crowd. | ||
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Cosplay is big at SDCC, and with "Revenge of the Sith" the current hot film, a number of Star Wars characters were in evidence. One of the most elaborate was this gentleman, who modeled the droid general Grievous. | ||
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Lucasfilm
had a huge booth, with this excellent model of Darth Vader.
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Not to be outdone, Master Replicas brought their reproduction of Jedi Master Yoda. | ||
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The cast of "Stargate Atlantis", from the Sci-Fi Channel. | ||
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Disney Comics will be releasing a "Lilo & Stitch" series of books. Yattah! | ||
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A picture of N434UA, the A320 I flew from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO). | ||
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This is the domestic Red Carpet Club at San Francisco International (SFO). I happen to prefer this one to the international club. | ||
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UA201 Departs SFO for SEA. This plane is an Airbus A319. | ||
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This is Crater Lake in Oregon. It was formed from the caldera of an extinct volcano. I believe it is the deepest lake in North America. | ||
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Passing over Mount Jefferson in southern Washington state. | ||
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