Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy



And, yeah, that vlog pretty much answers that one.


( moar days )

I finished my NaNoWriMo writing! The novel is far from ready to be read, but I've got over 50,000 words so I'm taking a break. XD Then I shall revise and maybe share. I'm debating whether or not I should share the rough rough rough draft, but I don't know if I could take the embarrassment. You know how that is...

But ( LOOK! )

So, obviously, I need a new insane challege. From now till the end of December, I'll be doing this meme for you. :D

Day 01 → Your favourite song

My favorite song is so easy. I've been watching FOTC since Summer of 2007 (Father's Day, to be precise. That's the day it premiered.) One of the first things I did after watching the first episode was download a bunch of their songs.

Including "Jenny".

It quickly became a beloved song to me. I quote it a lot, with lots of different people, including FOTC fans, my dad, Kathy, Twin!Tara, etc. It's special. ^_^ My journal got its title from that song. And here, for those who STILL haven't seen it, it is...



I am always Jenny. Always. Don't even try to get me to sing Jemaine's part with you. Just no. XD It'd be like trying to get me to sing Roger's part in "Rent".

( the other days to come... )

My computer is vibrating because Bret and Jemaine are inside it. ^_^ Making love to my ears and my harddrive.



The moon is a horny old drunkard.

I was in a kind of bad mood until I found this in my mail box. ^_^

Also, I applied to be an "Entertainment Recruiter" for the USO... which means working with the entertainment. I could meet Colbert and Conan. o_o But I'm not holding my breath and jinxing myself.

I'm the man a la moooode. Pr-Pr-Pr-President Reagan. Thatcher! Th-Th-Thatcher!

Wooooooo.

I changed my background on my journal. I'm getting antsy for a new layout, but I have no idea what theme I'd use, so I figure that it's just me being bored. That's not a good reason. But I was getting tired of the black, so I went for another pattern I love: polka dots.

I like patterns.

I wish I had actual news to share. I've just been watching a lot of movies. Getting obsessed with ( this guy ). Thinking of ideas for stories and things but not actually writing them down. Trying to find a job. Trying not to get depressed that there are NO jobs.

Halloween will be fun, though. My sister and I are going to a "Day of the Dead" type celebration in our area. I'm going to be a chinchilla. :) In case you were wondering. I'm making the costume myself (obviously... it's fairly original) and I think it's going to be pretty flippin' adorable if I do say so myself. I'll need to pose with Habi when I'm wearing it.

All of this Michael Crawford stuff that's going on has made me realize that I have a type. My type is adorable, awkward, tall, cuddly, baby-faced, silly, talented and thin. At least as far as actors go... I've yet to find a guy like that to marry. ;)

I've yet to find a guy at all.

ETA: This is incredible!



That's why I love Bret and Noel. ♥

A meme in two parts. Stolen from misunderstated. ♥

You have to choose the ACTORS who will play:
- Yourself a.k.a. the main character
- The true love
- The "mistake"
- The true love's best friend
- The rival
- Mom
- Dad
- The best friend
- The pet
- The city

And now you have to choose YOUR PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK, of course:
- Opening credits
- Falling in love
- The kiss
- Sex
- The break up
- The psychological breakdown
- Shopping with friends
- Getting back together
- End Credits

( Both alike in dignity? )

It didn't ask who the DIRECTOR would be! I want Taika Waititi to direct it! :D

List your top ten on last.fm

1. Flight of the Conchords
2. The Who
3. Video Kid
4. Uni and her Ukelele
5. Barenaked Ladies
6. Donovan
7. The Beatles
8. David Bowie
9. Garfunkel & Oates
10. The Monkees


( why yes, I do all my memes at 2 in the morning... )


All of the music I listen to means something to me. I've noticed that everything comes with a story. I like that.

♥

Think there are enough tags on this entry?

Why do fans care if the person/people they're a fan of have a wife/wives? This is something that has baffled and bothered me about "fandoms" since I was in high school. Celebrities do NOT date or marry their fans. It just doesn't happen. Wanting them to be single for the rest of their lives is basically like telling them, "I want you to be alone and miserable for the rest of your life because I can't be with you". It's complete bullshit.

I quite obviously love Bret McKenzie. I think he is the most handsome, most kind, most talented, most hilarious person in the universe. I don't love anyone more than him. That being said, I see him as my FRIEND. Nothing more. He is married to the woman he loves and has loved for years, and she has proven herself to be a beautiful, loving, caring and funny person herself. Why begrudge him that?

When I've hung out with him after shows, I have treated him as a dear friend, because that's what he is to me. And he has treated me the same way. There's no awkwardness between us. Embarrassment and making a total dork of myself, but that's just how I am. XD And he laughs sweetly along with me.

I think, if you're a fan of someone, you should want them to be totally and completely happy. You shouldn't expect them to love you or do things for you just because you like them. Besides, not expecting things makes room for surprises. :)


The same goes for Jemaine. Don't expect him to respond to you. If he does, that's awesome and you should definitely do a crazy monkey dance. But if he doesn't, don't get upset or angry. The man's a busy actor with a wife and small baby. Would YOU be able to respond to everyone if you were in his shoes?


I'm not saying any of this to be mean. I just want you* to realize that you're coming off as not wanting them to be happy or normal human beings. And it's not cool. I'm protective of my friends. :P


*You being the entire FOTC fan community, not any specific person.

...While I'm at it, their names are spelt B-R-E-T and J-E-M-A-I-N-E. If you put two Ts in Bret's name or an R in Jemaine's, then I'm sorry but you're not really much of a fan. Try paying attention.

Grr.

Today's vlog pretty much describes my day.



But since I've seen the deleted scenes and outtakes now, I feel like expressing my elation.

YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
SQUEEEEEE!!!!
THE LOVE!!

♥

My sister is so glad she wasn't here to witness. So much laughter and squees and knocking over of things. I flail a lot when I see Bret laughing.

I will never love anyone as much as I love Bret.

...Sorry, future husband.




But I'm not really.

Firstly,

The "You Should Write..." Meme!
my thread here

I haven't written fanfiction in about three years. I just think this would be a cool idea to help me get my creative juices going. And it would be funny, based on the things I'm a fan of. Especially if anyone wants a crossover. XD

/nerdiness

Oh, who am I kidding?


Secondly,

still no call from the toy store. My sister, Ms. Ants In Her Pants, told me to call at three if they haven't called yet. Well, it's 4 now and :P I don't want to be too hasty, especially because Joe said he'd call either way. If I called now, he wouldn't have anything to tell me besides "we're still interviewing/deciding". He'd say the slash as well. He said it would take 1 or 2 weeks. It's a day after the 2-week mark, so that's a little too rush-y, in my opinion.

Still confident anyway.

Thirdly,

I watched all of the bonus features on the Season 2 disk of The Mighty Boosh today. It's all starting to make a lot more sense to me. Like, the whole Zoo-Apartment-Nabootique thing. It's funny how each season is so different. They kind of stand each on their own, that way. You could start watching in Season 3 and you'd understand just as much as you do if you start in Season 1. ...You don't understand much, but...

I'm still puzzled about Noel's hair in Season 1, though. Was it black with a blond-highlighted wig on top of it, or was his hair really dyed that blond/brown/black color? He looked like a calico kitty. :D

Forthly,

I think I'm going to the DMV tomorrow to make my last attempt at the computerized road knowledge exam for a learner's permit. I know, right? This is my last attempt, because if I fail this time, I actually have to take a class about things like speed limits and road signs. The class you take in school when you're 16. :\ I don't want to have to do that, so I'm really hoping that I'll be calm and collected and do fine. I only failed the last time because I had a panic attack after missing one question and sort of forfeited myself. Cos I'm an idiot.

The good thing is, that since then, I've studied the manual and done the online practice exam multiple times. I feel like I do know a LOT and there's no reason I should fail. I just have to relax and not freak out if I get one question wrong.

I have issues. I should just think about Bret while I'm taking it. Bret wouldn't want me to panic over stupid road skills.

Didn't do much of anything today. Jenn and I went to see Mom and she helped us out so we'll be more on track with our bills. Whew.

I wanted to write today, but I kept getting distracted. Luckily, my mind is a good playground for thoughts so no ideas ever really slip away.

Speaking of slip away, I sang (and whistled) "Slip Away" to Habichuela the other night and he loved it. :D He was a bit of a grumpy bastard tonight but I think it's cos his tummy's still getting used to the new hay. I hope he'll calm down soon.

Calm a llama down.

Tomorrow (actually... later today... Eek!), Kat and I are going to dinner and maybe hanging out afterwards. I'll be sad when she goes back to school because I probably won't see her again until next summer. :( Unless I nag her to visit during breaks!

That's pretty much everything. Exxxcept...

A MEME!

I was tagged by lcuddywannabe. ♥

Firstly: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.

Secondly: Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.

I tag... makebelievetree, illusionedwords, schizophrenic, jinxycat, adovesosoiled, sunnyringo, samedi_kat and athelasleaf! That doesn't mean you have to do it, though. I'll still love you.

( i dream in sepia tone )

Time to read about Atreyu's adventures in Fantastica as I fall asleep and try to dream about luckdragons for once.

Stolen from lcuddywannabe!

1. List your top ten favorite men/footballers/celebrities/fictional characters/etc.
2. Answer all the questions listed.
3. Make a post!
4. Whoever wants to can do this. Spread the fun all around!

( Pictures ARE more fun... )


I have had "Last Christmas" by Wham! in my head ALL DAY! Arrrrggghhh!

Still waiting to hear from the toy store about if I'm hired or not.

Hoping to see Harry Potter with Kat this Wednesday! Maybe?

This took a long time to post!

ETA: Ooh ooh ooh!

❝the HARRYPOTTER meme❞

Don't let the fact that I love Ron sway you...

From emeraldqueene

+ Leave me a comment saying "I AM THE LIZARD KING, I CAN DO ANYTHING."
+ I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
+ Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
+ Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

1. What was the first fandom you got into?

I suppose it would've been The Beatles, when I was twelve. John first attracted me. He had me at "I now declare this bridge OPEN!" :) Unless Jim Carrey counts as a fandom, they were the first major major thing I fell in love with. I immediately bought all of their albums on CD, I bought VHS copies of their movies, I bought books. I went berserk. And I still love them to this day. It's hard to not love The Beatles. (And my favorite is George.)

2. What made you first love FOTC?

I was watching the first episode when it first aired on HBO. I was on my computer at the same time and not really paying attention. :O I now am shocked at my stupidity. But, during "I'm Not Crying", I looked up and saw Bret and heard him say, "I've just been cutting onions. I'm making a lasagna...for one." I nearly died laughing. And I've been in love with him ever since. ...Yeah, I'm a fan because of him.

3. What movie will always make you happy?

Oh, Alice in Wonderland, definitely. When I was really sick with that unknown stomach pain problem that never got diagnosed, I lay down on my bed and watched Alice and it helped me calm down and fall asleep for the first time in the 48 hours I was sick.

4. If you had to pick one CD to take with you to a deserted island, what would it be?

This is difficult. I have a LOT of CDs... Um. Probably Video Kid's "Prototype". I've got to have Bret with me and "Slip Away" would be perfect to listen to on an island. ♥

5. What is the best trip you've ever taken?

I've only been overseas once... But I don't know. Scotland was cool, but I love Disney World. XD I once went to Disney World and rode The Haunted Mansion five times in a row, and then some more later that same trip. Scotland has ghosts, but they don't sing.

That's such a dorky answer, but at least it's honest?

First things first:
If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

Second things second:
( musings about Bret AKA something Sara does a lot )

Last things last:
My sister's toe got carred today. Wait. My sister's CAR got TOWED today. Yeah. But everything's okay now. It was just a stressful way to wake up.

My apartment smells like pasta. Mmmm.

What a strange way to start an entry. I'll come in again.

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Hi everyone! How are you? Happy Earth Day! Did you, um, hug a tree?

The weather here was insane today. I went to class and it was cloudy. When I came out of my first class, it was HAILING. And I had no umbrella and was only wearing my Video Kid jacket. :( Then, when I left to go to my next classes, it was back to just cloudy. Then it was raining. Then it was beautiful and sunny! Argh! Eventually I just wore my sweatshirt and carried my umbrella, just to be safe.

Whether the weather is cold
Whether the weather is hot
Whatever the weather, we'll whether the weather
Whether we like it or not!

I'm graduating college on May 9th. I'll be living with my sister. Which I think is cool. I'm not really scared of graduating, or getting a job. I'm sure it'll be fine. But... I feel as though, come graduation day, I'm going to turn into a three-toed sloth and cling to my roommates. Because they are not graduating, so I have to leave them.

The other night, Jamie was in the bathroom, combing her hair (I think) and she said, "Hey, Sara? I'm gonna miss you." And I almost cried. There were some tears, but I didn't full on sob. I just said, "I'm gonna miss you too." And she said, "Kay."

There's no emoticon for the face I'm making right now. But there's actually a Bret expression. Hahaha. Let me find it.



Yep.

I turned around in class at one point today and Alan had his chin resting on his hands and he grinned at me. :) He invited me to one of his improv. shows this Friday night. It's not the same as a marriage proposal, but it works.

Regarding my icon today, "Sugalumps" will never be the same for me. I can't listen to it without blushing. If any of you find the 10PM Tower Theatre performance of that, in full, I will love you forever! I'd be amazed if no one filmed it. I want to watch it for posterity, especially to prove I did not dream it. XD

♥

HAPPY DAY(S) MEME!

Day #6:
Eh, nothing happened this day..... Pfahahahaha. I saw two Conchords concerts and hung out with Bret & Jemaine afterwards. And met Kristen! ♥

Day #7:
I went to brunch with two of my FA friends and one of my friends shared her ice cream with me. ♥

Day #8:
Alan completely loved his surprise birthday present. He thanked me a bagillion times, patted my back and danced around the classroom.





I messaged those pictures of Alan to Jemaine today and thanked them again for signing the program for him. One of them (probably Jemaine) read it. :D

THE MEET-UPS.

We waited out by their tourbus for about 45 mins to an hour. Bret finally came over, followed pretty quickly by Jemaine. Bret was in the LIGHT and Jemaine was in the DARK, again. We went over to Jemaine first cos he was closer and the Bret crowd was all so close to him. I didn't want to add to that (yet). So, I went up to Jemaine, and when it was my turn, this was exchanged:

Me: Hi, Jemaine! This is a surprise present for my friend Alan. It's a program of the last play he was in. This is him. His birthday is this weekend and he really wanted to come, but he couldn't.
Jemaine: Okay. (starts signing by Alan's name & picture; examines Alan's picture) He could play me in a movie.
Me: (squees for Alan inside) Hahaha! That's what I've told him! He is a huge fan of you. He loves you. He's turning 21 and so he had to go home and fill out forms. His dad made him. Otherwise he'd be here.
Jemaine: That's a bummer on your birthday.
Me: It totally is. "Happy birthday, son. Fill out this form."
(Jemaine chuckles)
Me: Thank you! He'll be happy.
Jemaine: Sure.
Me: ...By the way, do you recognize me?
Jemaine: Yes. (narrows his eyes, smiling at me) You're Sara, right?
Me: Yeah!!! How do you remember me??
Jemaine: I've got a really good memory.
Me: You seriously do! Thank you, Jemaine! It was great seeing you again!
Jemaine: (still smiling) Great seeing you again, too.

I skipped with the half-signed program over to Bret, shouting, "He's gonna love meeeeeeeeee!!!!!" I'm sure everyone heard.

Me: (showing Bret the program) This is a birthday present for my friend Alan. He was in this play and he was very funny. He really wanted to be here, but he couldn't come. He's turning 21, so he has to change over all of his licenses.
Bret: (signing - I love what he wrote!) How old?
Me: 21.
Bret: (writes that and hands it to me)
Me: Thank you! I also have another poem for you.
Bret: Aww, wow. (takes it and smiles before carefully handing it to his "handler" guy for safe keeping) Thank you!

I sort of moved away because so many people were ready for immediate attention after me, which was fine. Then, I realized that I neeeeeeded a picture of me with him and his beardy glow. So I came back to him.

Me: Hi, again. I just wanted to say that I saw you at the DC show last year, and I also wanted to thank you for the sweet message you sent me around... December. It meant so much to me.
Bret: Oh yeah, your cat died, right?
Me: (flabbergasted) You remember that??
Bret: Yeah, I don't really go on MySpace much but I saw that.
Me: Thank you so much! I appreciated it so much.
Bret: Did you get another cat?
Me: (this so felt like a convo with an old friend by this point) No. Well, we have another cat. They were friends.
Bret: Oh. Good.
Me: Yeah... Could I get a picture with you?
Bret: Sure!
(We pose for my friend Kookie's camera)
Me: Now just one more for my dad. He's the dad with the multicameras.
Bret: Oh, yeah yeah yeah! (I think he was smiling. I couldn't tell. My head was against his chest. No regrets.)
Me: Thank you, Bret!
Bret: Thanks!

VLOG:



PICTURES OF ME WITH BRET:

( He seemed pretty cuddly that night. )



Sorry it took me so long to post this. I've been kind of buzzed, to say the least. ;D And know, in your searches of Philly concert pictures, that all of the pictures of Bret bending back and displaying his crotch at the front of the stage show the moment when he was showing me his sugalumps. ( Want a picture? Well, okay. )

PERSON MEME!

makebelievetree gave me Bret! ♥ (Not surprising :D )

( My love for Bret knows no bounds... )

7. Pick four of your friends and pick one person for them:
sunnyringo ~ Simon Pegg!
wandersfound ~ Gary Oldman!
allie83 ~ Bradley Whitford!
schizophrenic ~ Robert Downey Jr.!

I go for the obvious. XD

I spent this whole weekend glued to my laptop and cell phone for tour updates. It was so much fun! Most people probably wouldn't think that's fun, but they obviously haven't experienced the glory that is vicarious concert going-to...age. That came out all jumbly. But you know what I mean.

I laughed, cried and squeed more the past two nights than I have in a year. ♥ I also paper-cutted myself because I was so excited. Extreme excitement, dude.

♥ ♥ ♥ SIX DAYS TILL I SEE FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS IN PHILLY!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

I think one of the main things I hate about being sick is the fact that you sleep and rest all day, so you're wide awake when you need to sleep for class/work the next day. Last night, I kept having bizarre Watchmen dreams before actually getting sick. I feel like blaming Dr. Manhattan. But, luckily, resting helped and now I just feel sleepy and a bit drained.

That was the bad part of the day.

The good parts of the day are that BRET & HANNAH FINALLY GOT MARRIED (AND THEY'RE EXPECTING)! ♥ And that my professor was a total sweetheart and let me email him my assignment even though he usually doesn't accept that. And that Dad's home from San Antonio and he had fun. And that tomorrow's Friday, finally.

So, all in all, though I was sick, the day was actually not too bad. Things really improved when Kathy got back from class. She gave me crackers and made sure I was alright. :)

I think I shall have good dreams.

Of COURSE, now that I have all Bret icons, I'm finding reasons to use other ones. *sigh* I wish I could have 700 icons on here. I'm thinking of having mostly Bret icons and then other random things like... like my squirrel icons. I miss mah squirrels.

This really only matters to me, but I feel stupid for being like "Aha!" and now changing my mind. I hate changing my mind. It makes me feel stupid. :(

I'm blaming the Bailey's and Coke. It's giving me Irish guilt. Or something.

You all won't disown me if I change my mind, right?

In other news, Natasha Richardson died this afternoon and I can't deal with it. I'm only really familiar with her excellent Sally Bowles performance in Cabaret, but still... I dressed as her for Halloween when I was 11. :'( People need to stop dying. Seriously.

ETA: Whoa, what??? LJ just popped up and informed me that it sent this to my Facebook profile. WTF? No!

And pronouncing that is difficult.

I FREAKIN' LOVED THIS EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I "Awwwww!!!"ed Bret's first song. I "AWWW, NOOO!"ed, I "OH HOT DAMN!"ed and I "HAHAHAHA"ed several times.

And I also made a noise only bats and very gifted dogs could hear. You probably know when that occurred. ;)

♥

"I Told You I Was Freaky" is my damn theme song. If you disagree... wait till you meet me. :o) I would not have run away, that's for sure...

He is open... optimistic... and makes everything seem easy.

I'm discovering that all of my little character foibles (I love that word!) are characteristic of either Bret or the major Bret fans. It's hard to really go into it all, but Sam must understand since she crowned me. ♥ I was going to make a list, but I don't think I see myself the way others see me... Especially because you all LIKE me. XD

When something happens relating to Bret and I can't be around to hear about it, I cry. Some might call this insanity, but I just call it love & devotion.

My friends nearly kicked my ass last year because they were having a "going away" party at the end of the year the NIGHT of the Amoeba concert. So I got on my friend's computer and chatted with my FA friends about that rather than partying. Well, I did party. I ate cookies and tap danced, so I think that counts. I bring cookie-eating and dancing to ANY party. :D

Man, I want a cookie now.

I'm- yeah, I'm gonna go get a cookie.

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We're out of cookies. D: But I got a Dr. Pepper. I kind of want to make cookies. The only problem is, I don't know how to bake. Oh well! Maybe Kathy will teach me.

~stream of consciousness~

We're having pizza tonight. :) I love pizza.

I need to stop talking about food.

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Okay, so let me try to attempt a list. Feel free to correct me or tell me I'm daft. Or Daftpunk.

I'm Ruler of Planet Bret because I...

+ am unflinchingly optimistic; sometimes even stubbornly so. As in, "It'll be alright. Don't cry. Everything will be fine."
+ am emotional and easily offended. If you insult me, I will cry. If you build it, I will come... moving on... that was lame...
+ am cheerful pretty much 95% of the time. Very few things make me grumpy, and even then the grumpiness is extremely fleeting. I don't even let it show. Ask Kathy. She never knows when I'm pissed!
+ love unicorns, cuddly things, rainbows and sunshine.
+ am in love with the ukulele.
+ laugh a lot.

I think that's the basic list. :) I don't know. Like I said, you probably see other things.

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Do you like the sections in this entry? Yeah, I don't really know their organizational significance either.

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This has been a pretty nice Friday the 13th, hasn't it? ♥ I didn't wear black this time. I wore green. I'm not tempting the spooks this time. It is raining, though, but that'll just help the flowers grow and turn the trees from brown to green!