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Clexacon: Hollstein Reunion Masterpost
So I’m trying to organise and I know a lot of you will be going on various days that Natasha and Elise are attending the con so here’s a rough run down of the specific things and times for anyone that needs it!
*SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Autograph Sessions:
Saturday 7th April
Elise Bauman - 10am - 11am, 12pm - 2:30pm, 4pm - 5pm
Natasha Negovanlis - 10:30am - 1pm, 2pm - 2:30pm, 4pm - 5pm
Sunday 8th April
Elise Bauman - 2pm - 4pm
Natasha Negovanlis - 2pm - 4pm
Photo OP’s:
Saturday 7th April
Elise Bauman - 2:30pm - 2:50pm (photo booth 1)
Natasha Negovanlis - 2:30pm - 2:50pm (photo booth 2)
Elise & Natasha DUO - 2:50pm - 3:10pm (photo booth 1)
Sunday 8th April
Elise Bauman - 1pm - 1:20pm (photo booth 2)
Natasha Negovanlis - 1:30pm - 1:50pm (photo booth 2)
Elise & Natasha DUO - 12:10pm - 12:30pm (photo booth 1)
Meet & Greets:
Saturday 7th April
Elise Bauman - 11:30am - 12pm
Natasha Negovanlis - 1:30pm - 2pm
Sunday 8th April
Elise Bauman - 11am - 11:30am
Natasha Negovanlis - 11:30am - 12pm
Hollstein Reunion (featured panel)
Saturday 7th April ~ 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Caity Lotz and Chyler leigh murdering all the queers.
Ft. Caity’s smug knowing smirk..
Spidey Kate’s Cl3xacon Experience
Okay so this is going to be quite a long post, mainly about the glorious Elise Bauman and Carmilla!
I got a single-day Saturday pass because the prices bled me dry and that’s all I could afford but anyway
I went to a few panels before really getting into the photo op and autograph portion of the day. The One Day at a Time panel was really interesting to listen to, to hear about the creative process and how decisions about representation the show covers were decided. Isabella Gomez speaks so eloquently and it was really great to get to hear her talk about Elena in more depth.
The next panel I went to was the Bisexual representation in the media, it was really interesting and informative. I only knew who Stephanie Beatriz was but listening to conversations about bisexuality and what that means, the tropes and misconceptions - it was just really good to gain perspectives on that and to talk about how the media should handle bisexual storylines and to hear stories of what other bisexual people have gone through. Stand out quote: "there's no one way to be bisexual" !
We did get to explore some of the booths and I bought a few bits of Carmilla related merch: an a5 Hollstein print, “this is a good sign” pin, some bisexual badges and a “buckle up Creampuff” sticker!
( @strivia got to get an autograph from Tamara Duarte the actor who plays Rosita in Wynonna Earp and was complimented on the Jeremy t-shirt she designed, Tamara was super impressed when I mentioned how Sarah designed it and later on in their group photo pointed it out to Dominique and Kat! )
That was when my anxiety came thriving back in full force. The line for the Natasha and Elise photo op duo was soooo long and it got rushed a lot more than usual because things over ran. However I was prepared and brought an army of flower crowns since I suck at thinking of poses.
Elise was happy when I gave her a flower crown and said something along the lines of "ooh this is so cool". Natasha and Elise's poses were so fun. I kind of felt like an awkward whale but they were so sweet. I was super anxious and afterwards Elise asked if I wanted the crowns back and when I said they could keep them she got really excited and exclaimed "Natasha we get to keep them!" and gave me a huge smile on my way out!
The line for Elise's autograph table was so short but it went down fairly quickly. Given there were only like 10 of us we definitely could have had more time and it's a pretty crappy rule that you can't use your camera (no one’s fault, just something I would have liked to take a photo of!) I did anyway, I ended up recording my feet as I have a tendency to forget what is said when I get overwhelmed and I was really fricking nervous.
I gave Elise the book I made full of nice messages, tourist things and inspirational quotes and she thanked me and said that she might be journeying to the UK soon. She complimented my t-shirt and asked where I got it from, after listening to the video I wanted to type what our interaction was because it meant so much to me.
Elise: Hi, how are you?
Me: good
Elise: good! [smiles]
Me: that's for you [hands her the book I made]
Elise: *genuinely surprised* oh thank you so much, that's so sweet!
Me: [awkward laugh]
Elise: [looking at a label with someone else's name on it] is this your's?
Me: *realising the label with my name on is on the desk* oh, it should be on there [points to the artwork I wanted her to sign] sorry
Elise: oh here it is! [finds label with my name]
[it’s quiet as she writes a little message in the corner of the artwork]
Elise: [handing me back the artwork with her autograph] thank you so much, I can't like write and talk at the same time
Me: no it's okay!
Elise: [looking at my Carmilla t-shirt] Whaaaat is that?! I've never seen that, it's amazing!
Me: Yeah!
Elise: that's so fantastic! Wow, where did you get that from?!
Me: I got it of redbubble, one of the Carmilla fan artists designed it!
Elise: that's so good!
[Elise smiles at me so warmly]
Me: um- yeah, the book has like touristy stuff in there, if my accent didn't give it away I'm British
Elise: terrific, sounds amazing!
Me: Yeah it has like a bunch of stuff, like hiking stuff
Elise: so rad, thank you so much. It was so nice to meet you!
Me: thank you!
[I hold my hand up to wave and Elise gives me a high five]
The Hollstein panel was such a highlight. Obviously if my blog is anything to go off of then y'all know I'm a massive Carmilla fan. The line was incredibly long and as usual people at cons don't follow line rules and there was a fair amount of cutting in. Thankfully I got a seat right at the end of the aisle meaning when everyone sat down I stood against the wall and got lots of photographs throughout.
There were soooo many people in the room and you could really tell how much it meant to Elise and Natasha to see all of us there. The panel was so fun, from the introduction of “let’s welcome 2 Canadian Screen Award winners” to the questions our wonderful moderator Dana Piccoli asked. The best section of the panel was definitely when Natasha and Elise reenacted scenes from other lgbtqiaa+ shows and movies. It was so much fun to see them get into character and make the scenes their own. My personal favourite was the scene from D.E.B.S.
Then came the audience Q&A session and I have never moved so fast. I am a super anxious person, especially in large crowds so this was pretty overwhelming. I don’t feel comfortable speaking infront of a class let alone a room with over 1000 people (according to Natasha’s instagram post!). I often avoid things that I know will increase my anxiety but today something clicked and I knew if I didn’t at least try I would regret it. I’d travelled so far and I was finally there so I needed to do it, to prove something to myself and to others.
It might not seem like a huge deal but to me this is something I could have never brought myself to do had it not been for Carmilla and the fantastic role models Elise and Natasha are, they encourage us to be ourselves and to embrace all parts of who we are. My anxiety is a huge part of who I am, in that moment I accepted that fact and I did it anyway! I asked my question, stumbled through it and I acknowledged my anxiety but refused to let it demolish something I worked hard to do. I thought I was going to pass out but I did that, I asked two of my favourite actors a question infront of a bunch of people I didn’t know, I was in that panel - alone and I did that. I did it and it might not seem like much but I feel proud of myself that I faced my fear and did something terrifying. ( Plus Natasha said she liked my t-shirt! )
My question is here: https://youtu.be/YSsS_2IWDjM?t=2578
Looking back on these memories will be another thing to keep me going and remember that I can do this! I don’t really like my face but Natasha and Elise both look great in my photo op so I’ll post that at some point soon.
(Oh and if anyone was wondering my t-shirt was designed by @bigmammallama5 and is officially approved by both Natasha and Elise!)
- Your Anxious Neighbourhood Spidey (Katie)
Good night Vegas. Good night Clexacon. It has been an absolute blast. I'll never forget this weekend or the amazing people I've met. ❤❤ I have a good bit of pics that need to be posted and that'll prob happen tomorrow! . . . #clexacon #clexaconlasvegas2018 #clexacon2018 #clexacon18 #vegas #lasvegas
Was on a mission to find @danapiccoli and it took basically till the end of the Con but I did it!! As someone who fancies myself a writer, it was such an honor to speak with her. Talk about career goals! #ClexaCon18
Met the lovely @sarahshahi yesterday. Baby Gay Tristan was freaking out inside. Never thought this would ever happen. [04.07.18.] #ClexaCon18
Decided today I'm just gonna be good ol' me. ❤ . . . #clexacon #clexaconlasvegas2018 #clexacon2018 #clexacon18