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A'right y'all, here goes. I've decided to write a mini thesis, if one can call it, about my experience at the convention. It's lacking in pictures simply coz I didn't bring my camera and had forgotten TOTALLY about the one in my cellphone. Sad, I know.

Ok.  Lets start a little before the day itself. When I heard he was coming, I was humming and harring on whether or not to go, but hubby (thanks hon, owe ya BIG time) told me if I didn't go, I'mma regret it fer the rest of mah life. So, went online and bought the ticket, to be collected on said day.  And on the forum that I usually go to, I found out some of the members were going as well so we hoped we were able to meet up. And I did. Two lovely sisters from Queensland. Mandy and Kristie.

Anyhoo, said day came and had to drag poor hubby and baby outta bed and we were out and away from home by 7.50am. Geez, the things I do for that boy!! lol

He dropped me off and there was already a queue, thankfully, not too long. Got there at bout 9.15am, I think and froze my fat ass off waiting in the cold, with my backpack and the bag of goodies I bought for Jared, hence, my response later on. Y'all will find out...lol...

During that time, till we were let into the joint, I had one helluva time watching the antics of the comic fans all dressed up in their fave characters. UNBELIEVABLE...some, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry...eg, Superman..geez...I think Tom Welling would be offended!! *cackles* 

Got my red wristband, coz I go the Supa Hero Pass, which entitled me to a photo op and an autograph and guaranteed seat during the Q & A session. But all I wanted was to say HI to Jay-red. 

Anyhoo, went in and went straight to the long table where the autograph session was to be held and queued up with Mandy and her sis for the tickets to get our entited autographs. I bought a ticket for a daughter's friend and we all stood in line. I almost didn't get the autograph ticket coz the lady at the till told me I had to give her my entry ticket stub. I was like, WTF. See, when we were let in, I went to the registration desk and when it was my turn, I showed the lady my wristband and the stamped copy of the internet purchase and she went "you're right doll, just go right in" And right in did I go. And like, after queuing for donkey minutes coz people before me were humming and harring over which photo to get him to sign, she was telling me I had to go back out?? I TOLD her what the lady outside told me and she changed tune and gave me my autograph tickets with a smile. I'm sure y'all can guess it ain't sincere!! lol

There were 4 different glossy prints of Jared. 2 alone and two with Jensen...and I was like, Jensen?? He's not freaking here!!! Like, rub it in, why doncha??!!!!!!! Idiots!!! I got the one I thought Jared looked hottest and paid for that. $40 well spent when Tabi, my friend's daughter squeeeed and gave me a jumping hug, both intermittently during my time at her place last nite!! lol

I actually missed gettin something so very impt during this time, which I only found out VERY close to the photo session and FREAKED out internally later on. I'll explain later. 

Anyhoo, we then lined up, and since we had the pass, we were pushed ahead. My hands were so cold, it was scary. Mandy was freaking out and I kept repeating in my head, Tabi with an I, so I won't screw up her autograph and that kept my sanity intact!! Thanks Tabi!! 

I didn't even know he was out till Mandy was like, "Oh my GOD, LOOK" and there he was. From where I stood, the first thing that came to mind was "Oh my GOD, there's SAM" LOL...After my brain cleared I finally "saw" Jared. He's one of those, in my opnion, who pretty much looks the same on and off camera. 

Anyway, I got Mandy to go first and kept on with my chant. When she walked away, I stood where I was till the lady next to him, who was dressed up as Ms Ditta Von Tease (spelling) beckoned me forward. I got up to the table and heard this exhuberant "HI!!!" 

What was my reply????

"Dude, I feel like a total tool lugging this around all morning in the friggin cold" and proceeded to plonk the goodie bag on the table. And it was only then that I looked at him. 
He gave me the patented Jared Padalecki laugh, threw his head back, laughed out loud and repeated what I said 
"oh my god, you feel like a tool"....

Next goof up, understand, I still didn't look at him in the eyes even up to that point. I was concentrating on the goodie bag. don't ask me why. LOL...where was I? Yes, goof up II. I pushed the bag towards him and said 
"Now, everything that's hard in there is yours"
I know, open mouth, swallow FEET. He went, "WHAT? WOW" He leaned forward to catch my eye and that's when I looked up and straight into his eyes and thought, "GOD, SO BEAUTIFUL" followed by, "WHAT THE F#$K did I just say??!!"
I got all flustered, went "NO, NO, NO, THAT's NOT what I meant!!" and he laughed. Again. 
So I told him bout the two little animal plushies I bought for his niece. He was smiling when I started explaining that just in case he didn't have enuff time to go shopping for her. I wasn't sure whether it was a boy or a girl so I decided to get a kangaroo and platypus plushies. Animals are neutral, so, safe zone. The smile became a serious, surprised look and that's when he gave me THAT Padalecki smile. GEEZ, I'm AMAZED I can remember what he said after seeing that smile. 

He said "Oh wow, thank you SO much! That is such a refreshing thought! Y'know, I got in late last nite and yeah, I dunno if I'm gonna have enuff time to do any shopping. And yes, Juliette Michelle will be very pleased. Thank you!"

Ms Von Tease took the bag away and we proceeded with the autographs. I had him do Tabi's first and then took my journal and told him my name. He signed it and I was on my way, telling him I'd see him later for the photo op.

Right. All thru lunch, me, Mandy and her sister had one helluva time giggling at the attendants who were dressed as their fave comic characters. I even got humped by R2D2, but that's another story. 

Anyway, we made ourselves pretty and went to queue up for the photo op. This is the impt bit which I had missed out earlier, the tickets for the photo op. See, despite having the wristbands denoting our level of priority and what we were entitled to, we still had to get tickets for the autographs and the photo op. The autographs I could understand coz you can get multiples at one go but the photo op, I don't. Anyway, when I saw Mandy holding hers, I realized I didn't have one and went back to the desk where THE lady at the till was and amazingly, she was VERY accomodating and gave me one right away. 

The minders told us we hafta be quick coz there're like 200 of us wanting a pic with him. And to be polite. WHAT THE EVERLOVING F#$K??? Be polite? Not like I was gonna grope the guy!!!! Tempted to, tho. The line went QUICKLY. It was amazing. Mandy's sister went first and then her and get this, even before she moved away from Jared, the security dude manning the site was like "Move it, move it" to me!!! Police Academy much??!!

Jared looked at me, I looked at him, we both smiled at each other and I started walking towards him. 
That's when he went "Hey Nor" and put his hand out towards me. 
And that's when I froze midstep. All I could think of was that he REMEMBERED me. Granted, it wasn't not too long ago(!!) and I was probly the only Asian early in the queue and with what I said with the "stuffs that's hard" being his, guess it wasn't THAT difficult!! 

There was a stool for those who wanted to be taller. He pulled me in, right up against him, pointed to the stool and asked me, before the photographer could, "ya wanna use the stool?" I looked at it, and went "No stool". Yeah, I know. I SO need a filter. He went "A'right, no stool" and we posed. I had decided earlier than altho they may have hurried us like MAD, I freakin paid for the pass and I'mma have my microsecond with him. So, in mid pose, I asked him if he was still accepting individual hugs. 

BAD move. Word of advise, DON'T talk when you're posin for a pic. Or you'll end up looking like me in the pic. 
He said "Hell yeah" and I got my hug. I was gonna let go when I said "OOO, Happy Birthday in advance too". I had loosened my arms but his tightened when he heard that. I heard him said "Aww, thank you" and I got a backrub.  Yes people, he's FIRM. 

That's it. Like I wrote in one of the forums, it's amazing the amount of memories one can make in such a short amount of time. I'm taking mine to my 6 x 6 slot in the ground, or before, if I end up getting a mind losing illness.
He was EVERYTHING and more. SO much more. I didn't know about the horrendous journey he had from Dallas to Sydney and what had happened to his luggage. He could've been distant and projected his fatigue, but like I said, he gave me enuff sunshine to last me thru my winter. 

He's the REAL deal. A guy who finds it amazing that people like him, like what he does and wanna meet him. I never expected him to be that happy that I had thought of his niece. And I never expected that happiness to be SINCERE. You know that when he says thank you, he means it from the bottom of that Texan heart.

Nothing I say, will say, will come close, EVER, to the man he truly is. 

He has the most sincere smile, next to my husband, but then I'm biased on that second half! And y'know how despite a hug, you sometimes still feel awkward and apart from that person despite being in his or her arms? 

In Jared's hug and arms? Felt like home.

So yeah. That's it. Ask away. I feel it's my duty as his fan, to let y'all know, the best that I can, what a down to earth dude Jared Tristan Padalecki truly is.