Stargate Universe: The Destiny has landed!

[wraithfodder]

Wow, I actually won this artwork photo!!


Stargate Universe "Destiny" picture autographed by Brad Wright, Robert Cooper, James Robbins, Mark Savela. Propped up by helpful Daleks and a one-eyed Roxi.



I was minding my own business on twitter, when @MarkSavela tweeted...

@MarkSavela  Three part Question: The line "Oh My God" is in #SGU 's eps "Space". Name 1. The character? 2. Actor/Actress? 3. Where they are? In 2 hours! 9:02 PM Apr 2nd via Echofon

@MarkSavela  Watch #SGU live and answer by 9:00 am tomorrow for a chance to win this: http://www.twitpic.com/1987da Direct answers to me. Random draw. 9:02 PM Apr 2nd via Echofon

and then he posted the answer:
@MarkSavela  Thanks for the responses. Answer: 1. Dr. Lisa Park 2. Played by the Amazing @SpenceJen 3. In the observation room 4. With the candlestick. 3:00 PM Apr 3rd via Echofon

and then...
@MarkSavela The winner of the signed Destiny pic is @wraithfodder. Congrats. It was originally @DavidBlue, he had to be disqualified for obvious reasons 4:40 PM Apr 3rd via Echofon

and I saw this too on my list of tweets from David Blue to
@marksavela oh MAN!!!! Sonofa... 4:48 PM Apr 3rd via Echofon in reply to marksavela

Heeee! I'll just go 'eh, he wanted to win' ;) Anyway, I was oblivious to all this, being at a twitter- free (grrr) zone at work. So suddenly I see tweets from folks going "congratulations!" then find out I won. Very cool!

I babbled to
@marksavela I... I won? I WON? WHOA!!!!!!! OMG, I'd like to thank the Academy, my agent, no wait, I'd like to thank/hug @marksavela! COOL! 5:37 PM Apr 3rd

then I posted my reaction to twitter. Yeah, well, it was what I had handy ;)
http://twitpic.com/1czusb - My reaction to winning Destiny signed pic from @marksavela..sorta ;)

And here are some pics Mark Savela put up at his twitpic account to authenticate the randomness of the winner being chosen.


Snerched from @MarkSavela's twitpic - I wanted to obsessively memorialize this incredible event (*cough*) with a LJ entry ;) Anyway, 'Big E' draws a name. Contrary to any rumors, I did not bribe him with Milky Ways or other candy bars, cuz, well, I tend to eat those as soon as they cross the doorway ;) 


Yeah, you can't read it, but it says 'wraithfodder'. Original big copy at http://twitpic.com/1cyyam



This is the photo Mark Savela posted, which looks so much better than my quick shot with no lighting correction. ;)

It took longer to get. I came home on Monday, put the dog out, yelled at dog when he attacked the wheelbarrow (he doesn't like it for some reason) then when I turned, I found the FedEx paper doohickie on the door. Okay, I missed it. Darn! So, I signed it, put it on garage door where it was obvious a blind man could see it. Well, Tuesday rolls around and FedEx shows up again, and I discover (cuz I went to FedEx and put in my work email so I could track it) they did NOT see it. Another 'exception'! Heck no! So I called FedEx - yes, they had the package and I could come down and pick it up. Did a quick mapquest thing. Not far from work, so after work drove down there, through potholes, nearly flattening an idiot - truly, an idiot - big woman in too tight pants with red hair just walked right in front of my car yakking on her frigging *#>@! cellphone and looked at me like she owned the road. If I'd hit her, my car would be toast cuz, well, she was BIG, so I braked. Grrr... Found the barb-wired encased FedEx parking lot (yeah, not in best part of town) then waited while a guy was shipping a broken item back, but he had the wrong number. Finally while guy got on phone to whine, FedEx guy got my box, my ID, and I went on my way.

And yes, I like it very much! :) (to answer Mark Savela's tweet which I just found). I must now find a frame to put it in so cat will not chew it up. I think he was a silverfish in previous life... Photo is still in FedEx box, safe and sound, and up high.

So, big thanks to Mark Savela and the folks at SGU for making this random win possible :)

Comments

[rkbwrites.livejournal.com]

Nice.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thx. :)

[oxbastetxo.livejournal.com]

Too cool!!! That is so fun! I'm glad you got it! You deserve it! :-D

[dovil.livejournal.com]

But she obviously watches and enjoys the show and just won something that has made her happy and wanted to share that happiness with her flist - is it really appropriate to then go into someone elses journal and tell them that the show that they like sucks? Probably not, no.

Congratulations to you wraithfodder - it's a lovely piece of artwork and I hope you get lots of enjoyment out of it!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I was very surprised when my name got announced.

[shena8.livejournal.com]

Congratulations - that's a BEAUTIFUL picture, and I'm sure you'll treasure it, especially since you won it fair and square! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous piece of production art.

[dovil.livejournal.com]

No, you absolutely have the right to be rude, but I was suggesting that there's a time and a place for venting, and doing it in someone's journal when they're celebrating winning something for a show that they like, and you don't, isn't it.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

thanks. :)

[never-at-home.livejournal.com]

Congrats! :)

[gatedialer.livejournal.com]

I said the same thing but it turns out that the show is not as horrible as I had imagined it. While I LOVE SGA, it had become kind of boring but I think if the writers had taken the time to really think about story lines SGA would have gotten so much better. I hated the last episode (and much of the last season), it was just awful. It felt like a series "wrap up". I doubt that we will every get an SGA film. I agree with your statement, "There was so much they could have done, but were too lazy..."

SGU, while it is VERY BSG-like, has its perks. To be honest, the ONLY two reasons I watch it is because I love ALL things Ancient and an ancient Ancient (hehe) ship is intriguing and I adore Robert Carlyle.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Ooh, looks just like your icon ;)

[jolinarjackson.livejournal.com]

Hey,

congrats. That's great.

Winner!

[watcher652.livejournal.com]

WooHoo! Winning is good! Congrats on the art work with the sigs.

[l-jade.livejournal.com]

COngrats!

[squonk79.livejournal.com]

Hey congrats, that's really cool! Didn't know what the Destiny looked like, it's pretty. :)

[mashimero.livejournal.com]

That's pretty awesome! Congrats! I never win anything like that lol

[leesa_perrie]

Congrats on the win! That is one cool pic of one very cool-looking ship!!

[strange-magic.livejournal.com]

Awesome on the autographs!

Aww, my little Roxi surprisingly doesn't look out of place with a Dalek, lol. I think she'd fit in on DH. :)

[fu-dragon.livejournal.com]

Wow, congratulations! That's an awesome picture.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Heh, I couldn't help but sneak the little guy into the picture. ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[kodiak-bear.livejournal.com]

That is a neat picture! :) Congrats!

[elliev.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! It's a lovely piece of artwork. :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Your icon makes me wonder when next Trek movie is due...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

First time I've ever won anything like this. Random win! :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Heh, cool McKay icon.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it?

Re: Winner!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[myhelix.livejournal.com]

congratulations! I must confess I am jealous! :) Awesome photo of the Destiny. SGU really grow on me, as much as I hate giving SGA up for SGU, now I am really enjoy the show. Do you have a favourite character?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

SGA is still my fav of the SG series. I'm hoping SGU will pick up. The 2nd half of season 1 is improving although I wish to god they'd find some lightbulbs ;)

Still deciding on fav character, though I do like Scott (although think he should dump Chloe, wait, maybe he has after last week!) ;)

[kodiak-bear.livejournal.com]

I need to actually switch up my default, have had it for almost a year now LOL. I looked yesterday and they've got it slated for June 2012, can't remember what the day in June was, 19th or 12th or something around there, but it was a comment of 'the studio has so much faith in our ability to get it done, they've given us a date'... :P

[myhelix.livejournal.com]

That with the light bulbs is true, also hard to find good screen caps for Icons with the light issue! ;)

I think my fave´s are Dr. Rush and Eli.

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

awesome picture! And wow - cool to win to boot!!

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Hey - the Universe panel is today. They have 4 of the actors. Anything you want me to ask them?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, well, you can tell I said Hi. I have no idea what to ask!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup.