Another Star Wars Celebration just came to an end.  This time I only planned to get one autograph each day.  Four autographs total.  Katee Sackhoff would sign an action figure.  Carl Weathers would sign a photo.  Carey Jones would sign a comic.  Kelly Marie Tran would sign a photo.  Only planning to get one autograph each day would allow me to do many other things during the four days of Star Wars Celebration.

Everything was running smoothly until the fourth day.  I had an 11:20 appointment for a Kelly Marie Tran autograph, and a 2:00 reservation for a panel.  Unfortunately, she stopped signing at 11:25.  There were eleven people ahead of me on line.  She was scheduled to return at 1:40.  She never returned.  I was told that she would return at 2:30.  What should I do?

I knew that Kelly Marie Tran’s appearance at Star Wars Celebration this year was a rare occurrence.  I also knew that she was only appearing on Sunday.  That explains the long line and absence.  It must have been very difficult for her to follow the impossible schedule that she was given.

I decided to miss the panel.  The creatures of Return of the Jedi would have to wait for another time.  I am glad that I decided on the autograph.  She was very nice, and although she was not adding anything to her autograph due to time constraints, I managed to sneak a little something in.  She laughed at my request, and happily added it.

I was very pleased to add this Kelly Marie Tran autograph to my Star Wars autograph collection at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022.

The trick to a successful convention is prioritizing what we wish to take away from it.  Sometimes things do not work out in our favor.  Sometimes they do.