Originally, T2 was the hot topic of European fans of Yvonne Strahovski.  She was scheduled to appear and a few people from our forums banded together to buy some Strahotski.com gear and make an appearance.

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Unfortunately, Yvonne’s off filming The Killer Elite and had to cancel.  No ill will towards her, of course.  I think we all can’t wait for her to become the movie star that she should be!

The lack of Yvonne Strahovski did not deter her fans, however.  They still showed up in their Strahovski best and made a splash at the show.  Many of the actors commented on their shirts, and I’m told that Adam Baldwin even mentioned Strahotski.com in a Q&A.

Julia Ling was asked to step in for Yvonne Strahovski at the last minute and I’m told that she didn’t disappoint.  Our own Strahotski Crew was lucky enough to win some raffle tickets for a meet’n'greet with Ms. Ling.  Though it comes as no surprise, Julia is apparently awesome and won the hearts of all manner of convention goer.

Since kroblues from our forums was wearing one of our “Got Strahovski?” shirts, Ms. Ling signed an autograph for him, etched with “Got Ling?”.  Inspired by her suggestion, I added a shirt to the store just for her and I’m told she thinks it was a great change to the shirt design.

Adam Baldwin is also said to have been great fun, and everyone seemed pleasantly surprised at how funny Bonita Friedericy and her husband, Phlox… I mean John Billingsley… was.  Apparently, some convention goers even got to watch a soccer game at the same pub as Mark Sheppard.

All in all, it sounds like it was an amazing time.  Though we all wish Yvonne Strahovski could have been there, her fans were not deterred and showed up in force to show both their love for Chuck and their love for Ms. Strahovski herself.

I am also told there was much squeeing to be had.  If you want more stories and pictures directly from the convention goers, check out the forum topic on the subject.

First off, I was humbled to be asked by NBC to participate in a conference call with Zachary Levi and Josh Gomez this past Friday.  Though I didn’t get to ask a question, it was a lot of fun as they talked about geekdom and what we can generally expect from the rest of Season 3.

The transcript of that interview should arrive in my inbox shortly and I hope to post the entire thing here on Strahotski.com for your perusal.  Until then, remember to watch Chuck starting tomorrow at 8pm EST for the rest of Season 3.

Two drawings have been added the a new Fan Art gallery to show off the artistic endeavors of Yvonne Strahovski fans.  Both are impressive additions to the site, and the latter is featured on one of our official Strahotski.com t-shirts.

Bzzg came through with some new screen caps from Headland that I’ve put up in the gallery.  She originally sent me a whopping 320 screen caps, but in the interest of storage space I narrowed it down to what I considered to the best of the bunch.

Dan from the forums has donated a lot of time into capturing some choice images from Mass Effect 2.  He turned up his rig as high as it would go to get some super high quality screen captures of Miranda.  He sent only the best, and the best are a beautiful testament to both the game and Yvonne Strahovski.

Nima has also been hard at work to help promote the site.  He whipped up a promotional video for the site which is extremely well done and will hopefully attract even more fans to the site.  I know there has to be a few Yvonne Strahovski fans out there that haven’t joined the ranks of Strahotski.com yet.

We really appreciate the submissions of everyone!  We are but a few people, and when the Yvonne Strahovski fan-base chips in to provide content we just get that much more Yvonne out there in the world.

Have anything you’d like to submit to the site?  Send us Yvonne Strahovski related stuff at submissions@strahotski.com!

Not only did she look the part, but she caught the eye of Chuck Producer and Director Robert Duncan McNeill.  He posed for a photo with Ali and her Chuck counterpart.

How did Ali do it?  With a lot of hard work!  She hand-made the skirt, corset and name tag.  She used shoes, earrings, and a watch that she already had and managed to only spend money on the shirt and the all-important hot dog necklace.

All the work for Fan Expo paid off in October when she dressed up like Sarah once again for Halloween.  Very cool.

I’ve put all of her photos up on in our Fan Photos Gallery so head on over and check out the awesomeness that is Ali’s Sarah Walker Wienerlicious costume, including the one with Robert Duncan McNeill.

Have you dressed up like Sarah Walker for some event?  Send us the pictures — submissions@strahotski.com!

Well it turns out Chuck writer Ali Adler got word of this awesome costume and made a point of showing it to Yvonne Strahovski on the set of Chuck.

That alone would have been a major coup for little Bailey, but it only got better from there.

Yvonne was so impressed with the costume, that she mailed Bailey a special gift for her awesomeness.

It’s not like we needed more evidence to prove that Yvonne Strahovski is an amazing person, but I really love being able to post this kind of news.  Looks like that’s certainly a one-of-a-kind souvenir!

Yes, Yvonne Strahovski is beautiful.  And of course she’s an amazing actress.  But what really endears her to all of us is that under it all she’s a great person.

It’s small gestures like this that really endear Ms. Strahovski to her fans.  A special congratulations to Bailey for her awesome jacket!

The motivational poster came via our forums from Swedude, while the wallaper was sent to us by reader Nat.

I love’em both, and that motivational poster pretty much sums up the post-Yvonne Strahovski world we live in.

If you have any works of art or pics of Yvonne you’d like to share, email them to us at submissions@strahotski.com!

Lykaon woke me up at a painstaking 6am to make sure I was ready for the big day.  We then headed down to Port Imperial to catch the Ferry.

We got to the convention center at 8am and were saddened to learn that we weren’t allowed to wait in line specifically for Yvonne until 10am.

So we sat.  And sat.  And along the way we met a very nice professional photographer, and a couple of Strahotski.com readers, Carastille and Reen426.

The time finally arrived and we got a seat in the fourth row; plenty close to Yvonne.

After a Chuck recap, she came in and wow.  I know I’m just a bear, and partial to the bear ladies, but Yvonne was stunning.  I didn’t know humans could be that pretty!

I was really nervous.  What if she didn’t like me?  What if she had another bear in her life?

The Q&A session started and Lykaon jerked me up (with little a care for my well-being).  Second in line.  This was going to be good.

Lykaon got the mic and started by introducing himself as the webmaster of the site.  Yvonne said, “WoW.”  (Lykaon tells me there is audio that he’ll put up on the site later.)

He offered me up to her and there was a few moments of confusion, since no one knew the protocol for delivering a bear to a pretty lady.

Finally, the witty Chris Fedak had the answer — “Throw it!”

And there I was hurdling through the air until Mr. Fedak finally caught me.  And then he handed me over and I was face to face with Yvonne.  I had finally made it home.

Later in the panel someone asked her who her craziest fan was and she held me up stating, “Probably the guy who made this site!”  (She’s right, he is pretty crazy.)

This will be my last blog for Strahotski.com since I have a big life ahead of me now with Yvonne.  Thanks for all of the support!

Lykaon says that when he gets home to real internet he will provide even more info and lots more pictures of both me and Yvonne.  Look for it today or tomorrow!

Goodbye!  Wish me luck with Yvonne!

First up is a new fan wallpaper from reader James, and second is a new motivational poster from reader Carterman (via the forums).

A lot of Chuck viewers were disappointed that the Die Hard references in Chuck Versus the Santa Claus didn’t include John McClane’s signature line.  It was therefore only a matter of time before someone figured out a way to work it in!

If you have any creations you’d like us to include on our website, email it to us: submissions@strahotski.com. Enjoy!

I’m sure you will find the lot of them as hilarious as I did!  Heck, I’m sure even Yvonne Strahovski herself would find them pretty funny.

If you have anything you’d like us to consider for including in our gallery, send it to submissions@strahotski.com.

It’s easy to forget during the Chuck season, but Strahotski.com is first and foremost and homage to the beauty that is Yvonne Strahovski.  It’s all about the Aussie beauty and what she brings to the world.

So as slow as I am, I’m proud to bring you some more scans from reader bzzg.  He’s always on top of things and I should have brought them to you earlier than today.

Nonetheless, I know you’ll enjoy the 5 new pics of Yvonne from In Style Magazine!  (as an added bonus, bzzg has also found some of the digital originals)

But wait — that’s not all!  Reader Scott has taken Yvonne’s hot Nerd Herd outfit and made it into a work of art with his new Motivational Poster:

I really enjoy getting new Motivational Posters and LOLStrahovski pics.  I really wish the latter would have taken off a little more than it did.  Oh well, I guess I’ll have to keep happy with LOLCats.

Thanks again to bzzg and Scott for the pics!

If you’ve got something you’d like for us to add to our gallery, email your works of Yvonne Strahovski art to submissions@strahotski.com!

Good to know that ‘Strahotski’ has become a loving nickname for Ms. Strahovski while on the set of Chuck.  We’ve always been fond of it.

You can read Devon’s write-up of his experiences with Yvonne here, but this post is to show off his awesome pictures.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg.  There’s a whole new Fan Photos gallery to show off his pics.

I’ve even bent the rules a little and thrown a up a pic of Devon with Zach Levi.  And if you look close enough at the photo of the poster, you can see Yvonne’s signature.

Congratulations to Devon for getting to meet the lovely lass.  If we bug her about the site enough, maybe we’ll get an interview someday (which of course has the ulterior motive of me getting to meet her!).

If you’ve got photos of Yvonne from Comic-Con, send them to us at submissions@strahotski.com!