Ok first off this con report is different from others...it's not gonna be a word for word account of what the guests did...it's going to be based on me and what I did since I love me and can't actually remember everything the stars had to say.� Yes I know I should stop blabbering and just get on with it already!

This was my second con, I had been to last years Chicago con without even knowing what a con was and who the people were since before I went I was only an on and off Xena fan.� This time though, I was prepared.� I was dying to see Vicky Pratt since she was my latest obsession and I was also excited to see Hudson Leick since Callisto is my bitch mentour in the bitch club.� It is so funny that after the con I had a new love hehe.� Ok so I got to the con with my two best friends Toney and Kelly a little bit after 1:00 so we got there just in time to see the first video even though we had gotten lost and gone to the wrong hotel lol.� I only had general seating but since there was loads of room in preferred thats where I sat.� The first big thing that I was involved in was the trivia contest.� I went up to ask a question that my friend Becky had asked me to ask...the panel lucked out and got it right so I didnt win anything.� But then, the first panel didn't do so well so a second one was picked and this time I raised my hand and I got picked!!� I suck at trivia but I'm a stage hog so I didn't care how dumb I was gonna look up there.� I was actually able to answer one of the questions since it was easy, it was "What were the things the characters were obsessed with in Fins, Femmes, and Gems"� so of course I answered that Xena was obsessed with fish, Gabrielle was obsessed with herself, and Joxer thought he was a monkeyman.� We didn't win the money but they always give out consolation prizes...the convention dude took out a Cleopatra 2525 shirt and as soon as I saw that I practically ripped it out of the poor guys hands, I wanted that shirt!� He was a bit shocked and said he was gonna give it to me anyways.� So then I ran giddily off the stage.�

After the trivia, Tim Omundson came out...I was like whoa I would have never recognized him!� He had short hair and no beard and was actually pretty funny too.� He made fun of Eli a lot, he would go, hear let me remind you of Eli, "No don't fight.� Fighting is bad.� Love is the only way.� Peace and love."� He also told some funny story about Lucy taking him on this bungee like thing and he was scared to death and she was laughing and told him even her daughter Daisy loves it.� Poor Tim. He also mentioned how he was on seinfeld and had like 4 lines and then they got changed or cut or something like that after he had worked really hard getting them perfect.� All in all Tim was a cool guy and now I don't diss Eli anymore cuz Tim is cool lol.� After that they did the Xena bloopers which were funny as always.� Last years were better though, I was haping to see the caesar salad one again lol.� Then they showed us a Xena and Gabrielle video to Amber's song Sexual...it was subtext galore!� I looved the video so much that when I got home I downloaded Sexual (the song) on Napster.� Next was the intermission, I think that's when I bought my pics to be autographed, I was disappointed when i saw that the prices went up, last year they wer eonly $5 and I had brough $20 thinking I could get 4 pics so I only ended up getting 3 pics.� Then we saw another video and then I almost fell asleep during the auction.�

I was alert though when the Callisto video came on.� When Hudson came out I almost died!� I had never really noticed how incredibly gorgeous she was.� She stole my heart there and I was just like wow and then went picture crazy and took a bunch of pics from too far away so they didn't come out at all. Oops.� The first thing Hudson did was ask us if we minded if she took her clothes off, of course we said no and she takes off her long black coat and underneath is this skintight black rubbery dress.� I was like wow!! She is sooo hot! and I want that dress for me to wear!� Then she asked us if we wanted kisses and she started throwing hershey kisses out.� They were just missing the row I was ina nd then Hudson said if we wanted them to come and get them so I run up to the stage with a bunch of other people and I couldn't help myself I had to run up to her and ask for a hug!� So I went right up to her and asked and she said "sure sweetie' and leaned down from the stage and hugged me, she told me I as shaking...I think it was cuz I was wearing a tank top in November and it was cooold in there!� When I saw her so close, I began thinking hmmm I want a kiss now but we'll get to that later.� I wanted to see if I could get another hug and have Toney take a pic of it but by the time I got to Toney, the mob around the stage was leaving so I left with them happy that I got the first hug of the day.�

Hudson did the Callisto scream next, she made us do it first though.� I had no idea what the Callisto scream was lol.� Now I know it though!� I won't give a word for word report on what she said cuz you can DL the audio recording of her appearance at the HLOFC so I'll just go right to the next close encounter I had with her.� When I went to get her autograph I was gonna tell her how great she was and stuff cuz she is just the most awesome person I have ever seen and as soon as I get there she goes to me, "You look beautiful." Now I can normally chat away with people no matter who they are but I was totally shocked to be getting a compliment by the goddess so I just stood there all on cloud 9 and managed a "thank you" and then I freaked out thinking I might not get a pic with her so even though she said a gazillion times that she would take pics afterward I was like, "I can get a pic with you after right?" and she just smiled and said "right" and then I walked off in a daze of "Hudson thinks I'm pretty!"� And before all that fun stuff I got an autograph from Tim.� He personalized it for everyone and I thought that was very nice of him.�

So then I'm sitting in my seat and Hudson decided to walk down the auto line and she stopped right where I was sitting so I got to sit there and stare at Hudson very close up for a while.� When Hudson went to get water I walked over to the mirror on the wall that was right there and I decided to brush my hair and while I'm brushing I suddenly see a reflection behind me and i turn around and it's Hudson! and she was mimicking me and I start to laugh and I say "I'm a little obsessed with myself" and then she goes, "I don't blame you" and then she went to sign more auto's.� I was all giddy again and sat down to watch the goddess in action!� The funniest thing I saw her do happened with a cell phone.� Some lady was on the phone and I guess she was telling whoever it was that she was at the convention and then Hudson takes the phone away from her and is like "hi, this is hudson leick" and I guess whoever it was didn't believe it so Hudson screams right into the phone.� No one was expecting it so the whole room just went dead silent when she did that.�

Ok so next thing was pics.� During the pictures, someone put on the first Madonna CD on and when it was my turn to get a pic Borderline was playing and during the entire time i was singing and dancin a little along with the CD so when I went to get my pic the dude taking the pic was like Ok madonna get ready, He took the pic when I wasn't ready anyways so I was like grrrr!�� After we posed for the pic I looked at her and suddenly I blurted out "Can I have a kiss?" and she said awww sure sweetie and then I wasn't sure where I was gonna kiss her so I just went for the lips and then we kissed and I'm like OMG!� and then she gave me a bug hug afterwards and watched me walk away and while I'm walking off she tells me that she has my pants lol.� When I got off the stage I got a pic with Tim and then we left!