#njcon2014

i did meet him actually! i went to njcon in 2014 and i got a picture with him and got his autograph which was awesome. but anyway, when it was my turn to get his autograph, he looked at me funny and was like “do you smell that? i think the girl in front of you farted before she walked away. do you think so?” and i was awkwardly laughing and saying yes and it was just so weird but i love him

Someday they’ll go down together. They’ll bury them side by side. To few it’ll be grief, to the law a relief, but it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde.

[Trail’s End by Bonnie Parker]

So, here’s my photo op story! I bought my NJ Con ticket in like mid-August off of Stub Hub kind of on a whim. Out of curiosity, I was perusing on eBay for more NJ Con stuff. I found a Jared photo op and I knew I NEEDED it. I’m a Dean Girl by nature, but I respect Jared’s talent and I adore his good nature. Plus, who would honestly pass up and opportunity to meet one of the leading men from this show?

Anyway, so I’d been banging my head against the wall up until the day before the con, wondering how I could make my photo op out of the ordinary (I’m an actress, I don’t settle for average). Finally, inspiration struck! My nickname is Bonnie and I LOVE the story of Bonnie and Clyde (I’m actually kind of obsessed with it actually… my dream role is to play Bonnie in the Broadway musical someday). I knew Jared is a Texan man, and Bonnie and Clyde were both from West Dallas, so I was like, DUH HE’LL BE MY CLYDE!

As luck would have it, I own a beret and a Fedora from years ago when I was a mobster for Halloween. I packed those up and drove down to NJ from NH at 3am that Sunday morning. I got to the con, got my ticket to strike a pose with the Moose, and played the long waiting game til it was the Jared photo op session (thank goodness I had some wonderful people to talk to whilst I waited). FINALLY, when it was time, I put on my beret and grabbed my hat and got in line. As the line weaved it’s way into the photo op room, Clif noticed me and smiled. I motioned for him to come over and asked (to make sure) if he thought Jared wouldn’t mind posing as Clyde with me because my name was Bonnie. Clif smiled and nodded, “Yeah, I’m sure he’d be more than happy to.” PHEW!

Before I knew it (these photo ops really move FAST), it was my turn. I stepped up to Jared (who is so wonderfully tall) and said, “Hey, so my name is Bonnie and I was wondering if you’d wanna be my Clyde?” He smiled and said, “Oh yeah! Gimme that hat. Pose like gangsters?” I laughed and nodded. Same wavelength. I put on my best badass Bonnie face and took the photo. I don’t even remember him putting his hand on my shoulder but it happened. After Chris (the photographer) snapped the photo Jared took the Fedora off and said, “My head is too big!” THAT’S OK JARED YOU’RE PERFECT, I thought. “Thanks babe!” He said with a smile as I thanked him and walked away. What a sweet, sweet man! I was glad he took that extra second to make this memorable for me.