I have written a post from May that’s been in draft state for a bit of a long time. I’m doing that thing again where I just keep procrastinating long enough to make the task become mammoth and then daunting followed by downright overwhelming. I’m going to mess with the chronological code of blogging. I’m going to do a post on July whilst we’re still in July and then do my May posts later. Well finish my May posts so that I may upload them. Yes absolutely that is what I am going to do.

Here have a photo of Colt to distract you.

Okay I lied – it’s Colt his Mum and his Nana.

Moving on. Here I am in Hollywood. Less than 48 hours ago I was in front of a bunch of teenagers in a classroom teaching about the importance of paragraphing and now I am here half way round the other side of the world.

I’ve decided to make the moderately longish hop across the very large pond for the next two weeks of the school holidays for one thing mainly. San Diego Comic Con.

Tim and I said if we could get the four day passes this year we would be back. Tim changed his mind though when he realised we’d only be here for a couple weeks (due to my limited time off work) and decided to spend his money on something else which is just as exciting. I look forward to seeing it when I get back! So I have the 4 day passes and so here I am. To make the most of the trip I am trying to do as much as possible around it and luckily my sister has decided to step in and be my Comic Con partner in crime so it will be great to still share it with someone, especially my sister – HAPPY 30TH little sis! Welcome to Comic Con!

So before we get to the main event we have some very exciting events planned before it which we’re both looking forward to. In the meantime I am staying here right next to Hollywood Boulevard at the Hollywood Orchid Suites:

Right behind this little place here:

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre…where I visited yesterday and even enjoyed a screening of the movie Now You See Me.

Which was pretty entertaining and good fun to watch. Great for fending off jetlag. I then did some people watching and shop browsing.

Yeah finally got my CHICAGO Bulls Noah shirt – IN HOLLYWOOD. I have no idea.

I think there’s a comment in here. Finding the Lone Ranger and Tonto on top of the Freemason building. Hmmm.

Strange sights/encounters on Hollywood Boulevard Day 1:

• Man running round with a ceramic goat in his hand thrusting it in front of people walking the Star walk and saying LOOK AT MY PET GOAT!

• Man dressed in his dressing gown and what looked like full blue flannel pyjamas with a sleep hat on his head clutching his steaming cup of coffee when it’s like 25 degrees out.

• The guy at the SIM card store turning on my phone going – hey isn’t that the guy from Supernatural? Jensen…somebody?

• The Police stuck at the side of the road getting a jump start from a local cabbie whilst some dubious looking, skin tight, scantily clad female officers stood alongside to offer helpful advice.

And that concludes Day 1’s report. I shall do my best to update often.