The “Do You Think I’m Serious?” Trip

It was a dark and stormy night… never mind that, for real now…

October 12, 2002–Macon, GA. This was the day  Macon become more than a mile mark on a trip down to Florida.  It started with a quick decision Thursday night.  I asked Caryn, how about doing something different over this weekend?  Like maybe driving down to Macon for the Farscape cast appearance?  Friday after work we were off.

So after the 12-hour car ride we arrived, it was a small unassuming strip mall with a comic book store tucked safely into a corner.   As we walked into the store, it was hard to accept the fact that they were really there, only 10 feet away.  There was a sparse crowd, likely because this was the last in a long string of cast appearances in the Atlanta area.  This was a bonus for us since I not only forgot half of my vocabulary, but also lost the ability to read while Caryn just smiled and stared.  Wish that I had adopted her strategy. 

First person we spoke to was LisaW ::waves::, who proceeded to explain to us how the signings worked and was very patient as it took us a couple of run-throughs to understand (cognitive reasoning down to 20% of optimal).  We then explained one of our objectives was to purchase some autographed items for the troops who held a save Farscape rally in (this is where I forgot the country’s name and started pointing out the door until Caryn rescued me) Afghanistan.  Paul and Lani loved the idea and offered complimentary pictures and autographs.  Yay!!  We started picking out our pictures and getting our autographs, when I proceeded to give a ‘Lani’ autograph voucher to Paul (reading skills 0% of optimal).  He proceeded to look at the voucher as if it were a two-headed turtle, point to it and respond with “Me Paul”.  I must have turned a deeper shade of purple.  Now, if the 12-hour drive didn’t prove I knew who was who, the lost of optimal function should have.

Even after that, they were good enough to agree to come outside and take a very memorable picture by my car with ‘Save Farscape’ written on the windows for the drive down.  It truly was one of the most unique road trips, and probably Farscape events, ever.