Dallas Con JPEG day!
I have done dozens of ops with the guys and I still came out of this one shaking. But also Misha said “Nice to see you!” as I was leaving the op so that may have contributed ;-)
I brought a reference photo for this one and gave it to Shelley. She showed Jensen and he seemed unexpectedly excited about it (actually went “Oh yeah!” when he saw it). Then I had to stare at him for like five seconds which is legitimately like staring into the sun. And then he gave my hands a little extra squeeze before he let go <3
I LOVED meeting The Winchesters cast! Got to do meet and greets with Drake and JoJo and they were so lovely and genuine and just excited to be there. And then look at Drake and Jensen’s faces in this op - it's like mirrored bookends.
JoJo is just a beautiful soul, inside and out.
I asked Drake if I could have a hug and he said “Of course!” and then proceeded to put his head on the top of mine just like Jared does when he hugs me. I was a puddle after.
After the Drake op, I had to go get a Jared op so they could be set side by side and demonstrate the son/father synchronicity (he’s done this head thing, regardless of the pose, in nearly all my ops since the plexi went away - I think it’s just our thing now). And also Moose hugs are the best kind of therapy. He gave my arms a squeeze before I walked away and I could feel it for like five minutes after <3
This beautiful soul being added to Dallas was a tipping point in me deciding to go. Calian is absolutely my favorite character from Walker:Independence.
All in all, don’t love the way I look in all of these, but they were some of my most positive experiences in the op room that I’ve ever had.