Hello Zombiash...I'm going to D*C as well..and if I see you I will say hi! I am a short, darkish,blondish chick w/glasses, too! We must be related..(oh, but I'm not very shy). Last year was my first Dragoncon..this will be my second. As far as meeting/talking to celebrity types..just be yourself, smile, be pleasant...most are very nice and like to be treated just like you would. In my life I have talked with Mel Gibson, Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Lech Walensa (yeah, leader of Poland..)..and other 'high profile' types..they're just people.