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mrsronweasley) wrote2003-03-25 10:15 am
mrsronweasley) wrote2003-03-25 10:15 am
Ok.
Well. The craziness is, sadly, over. The GALs should be well on their way home, and I am back on campus, trying to find my brain that's been sloshed and mushed and pushed all over my head during the crazy running sprints, the intemittent drinking and celebrity-stalking.
So, yes, the Blind Item is Out. We met Ian McKellen ("met" might be too strong a word. "Stalked" and "assaulted with love" might be closer to the truth.) Why does that man have a piece of paper with "At Swim, Two Boys" written on it in my handwriting? Because it was all The Evil Ringlets of Doom's fault, combined with quite literal threats from this one, as well.
"If you won't do it, I will. I'm serious. You know I am.";
"Oh, he'll love it, seriously, do it! You have to!";
"He will adore it, come on, just write it, just tell him!"
Why did I go along with this? Because I was very highly buzzed. Ok, I was drunk. Drunk, drunk, drunk. Upon, um, soberization, I realised what I'd done and am now praying that he won't come up to Jamie O'Neill in some reading and say that a girl named Liz told him to read his book. That would be the end of me as we know it. Good lord. He better not. GAH. (Oh, and we met him because we were in the area where his play is currently showing. Ok, so we MADE ourselves be in that area. And we ran. If this sounds familiar, it should. Damn, but we're good. And he's wonderful. He is just a wonderful, wonderful man that deserves all the love he gets. Honestly.)
Anyway, I know that the GALs will post more on this trip upon their return home, but I just wanted to add my two cents - the trip was, simply put, amazing. Through and through. London was fantastic (the Friday nearly did us in, though. Oh, the pain...oh, the RUNNING, oh the nerves and sweat...), the girls were fantastic (as always!), and the Butterscotch Banshee that Firelocks and I had last night was quite fantastic, too. We got it merely for the name, but DUDE, it was very nice, indeed. (The subsequent drinks at the pub and the hotel weren't bad, either, though cheap wine is really a thing of...preference...)
We also made lovely mementos of this trip that will forever remind us of it. Yay. And...oh God...the video... Oh, Jesus, the video. Let's just say that there is a very very craxed-out tape on its way to editing right now. The unspeakable shall never be shown, ever. Ever.
(Random quotage: (the camera is pointing and recording, 1am, last night)
Me: "We're supposed to be getting drunk, what the fuck?!"
Firelocks: "Thank you, my mother definitely appreciated that one."
Me: *hides underneath the table*)
Oh, and did you all know that Shakespeare was an R/S shipper? Neither did we, but we do now. It's undesputable, I'm telling you.
And now on a slightly different note, I have not yet met my BUM. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah! We totally missed each other at the airport, it was horrible - we know that we both waited there forever, and I even had her name called, and everything, but we just missed each other. How, I have yet to figure out, but DAMMIT, WOMAN, this sucks!! I want to see you! Email me, ok? We have to figure something out. Oh, and call me - I should be in my room today.
Anyway. That was the only bad thing that happened, really. But the rest - the rest was amazing. Truly and honestly, such a great time. And now I am off to sleep for the rest of the day, because sleep is the one thing we didn't do this weekend, hardly at all. And let's just say that the sleeping arrangements were...interesting. *cackles*
OH! Yes, huge congratulations to JKR for her baby David. I'm sure![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
arborealis's day was made with that one. :D
*MWAAAAAAAAAAAAH*
(Oh, and one of you should have something in the mail due to arrive very shortly. Hopefully it got there. >_<)
EDITED TO ADD:
Sirius Black + Remus Lupin
Which Harry Potter Slash Ship Do You Sail On?
brought to you by Quizilla
And, wouldn't you know, I cheated. The first result I got was actually Harry/Ron. HOW do you get that when one of your answers is "my cute puppy"?! HUH?! And what was that about a collar and a chain? Helloooooooo!. Anyway, this is my OTP and it shall stay that way, dammit. I love me the Puppy Love. *sniff*
So, yes, the Blind Item is Out. We met Ian McKellen ("met" might be too strong a word. "Stalked" and "assaulted with love" might be closer to the truth.) Why does that man have a piece of paper with "At Swim, Two Boys" written on it in my handwriting? Because it was all The Evil Ringlets of Doom's fault, combined with quite literal threats from this one, as well.
"If you won't do it, I will. I'm serious. You know I am.";
"Oh, he'll love it, seriously, do it! You have to!";
"He will adore it, come on, just write it, just tell him!"
Why did I go along with this? Because I was very highly buzzed. Ok, I was drunk. Drunk, drunk, drunk. Upon, um, soberization, I realised what I'd done and am now praying that he won't come up to Jamie O'Neill in some reading and say that a girl named Liz told him to read his book. That would be the end of me as we know it. Good lord. He better not. GAH. (Oh, and we met him because we were in the area where his play is currently showing. Ok, so we MADE ourselves be in that area. And we ran. If this sounds familiar, it should. Damn, but we're good. And he's wonderful. He is just a wonderful, wonderful man that deserves all the love he gets. Honestly.)
Anyway, I know that the GALs will post more on this trip upon their return home, but I just wanted to add my two cents - the trip was, simply put, amazing. Through and through. London was fantastic (the Friday nearly did us in, though. Oh, the pain...oh, the RUNNING, oh the nerves and sweat...), the girls were fantastic (as always!), and the Butterscotch Banshee that Firelocks and I had last night was quite fantastic, too. We got it merely for the name, but DUDE, it was very nice, indeed. (The subsequent drinks at the pub and the hotel weren't bad, either, though cheap wine is really a thing of...preference...)
We also made lovely mementos of this trip that will forever remind us of it. Yay. And...oh God...the video... Oh, Jesus, the video. Let's just say that there is a very very craxed-out tape on its way to editing right now. The unspeakable shall never be shown, ever. Ever.
(Random quotage: (the camera is pointing and recording, 1am, last night)
Me: "We're supposed to be getting drunk, what the fuck?!"
Firelocks: "Thank you, my mother definitely appreciated that one."
Me: *hides underneath the table*)
Oh, and did you all know that Shakespeare was an R/S shipper? Neither did we, but we do now. It's undesputable, I'm telling you.
And now on a slightly different note, I have not yet met my BUM. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah! We totally missed each other at the airport, it was horrible - we know that we both waited there forever, and I even had her name called, and everything, but we just missed each other. How, I have yet to figure out, but DAMMIT, WOMAN, this sucks!! I want to see you! Email me, ok? We have to figure something out. Oh, and call me - I should be in my room today.
Anyway. That was the only bad thing that happened, really. But the rest - the rest was amazing. Truly and honestly, such a great time. And now I am off to sleep for the rest of the day, because sleep is the one thing we didn't do this weekend, hardly at all. And let's just say that the sleeping arrangements were...interesting. *cackles*
OH! Yes, huge congratulations to JKR for her baby David. I'm sure
arborealis's day was made with that one. :D*MWAAAAAAAAAAAAH*
(Oh, and one of you should have something in the mail due to arrive very shortly. Hopefully it got there. >_<)
EDITED TO ADD:
Sirius Black + Remus Lupin
Which Harry Potter Slash Ship Do You Sail On?
brought to you by Quizilla
And, wouldn't you know, I cheated. The first result I got was actually Harry/Ron. HOW do you get that when one of your answers is "my cute puppy"?! HUH?! And what was that about a collar and a chain? Helloooooooo!. Anyway, this is my OTP and it shall stay that way, dammit. I love me the Puppy Love. *sniff*
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what's he like, the precioussss?
and I siriusly do hope that IMcK goes up to JO'N and tells him
who told him to read his book.
You should become a publicist, Liz.
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more on that later, definitely. :)
You should become a publicist, Liz.
I should be thrown into a mental hospital, is what I should be. Honestly, I am insane. I can't believe people encourage this type of behavior. Did I mention that they made me put my name on it, as well as my email address? No? Well, they did. I'm going straight to hell for this. *sigh* But it was SO much fun at the time!
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Of course, Ian McKellen will email Jamie O'Neill to congratulate him on his book, and then tell him how he heard of it. You are destined to end up with a job as his publicist.
To cheer you up now that your friends have gone, I kept this for you, where you can hear Jamie O'Neill speaking, reading a short extract from his book, and saying 'Pal o' me heart' in an authentically nasal Dublin accent!
(Oh, and you were right about the second reading – it is better than the first, even though I was conscious of trying to read slowly first time through. And it has to be the funniest book I've read in years.)
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I'm glad I'm back, too! I missed you, too - I was glad that I had the sending of the gift in the interim. If that makes any sense...
Of course, Ian McKellen will email Jamie O'Neill to congratulate him on his book, and then tell him how he heard of it. You are destined to end up with a job as his publicist.
God, I am just beyond mortified, I honestly am. No one seems to think this is insane except for me, but I really do think it's insane. I can't believe I did that. The man will really think I am off my rocker, it's inevitable. I'm reaching celebrities now. Although, I do feel sure that if Ian McKellen ACTUALLY reads this book - fat chance - he will love it. Maybe I'm scared of that, too. Argh.
...where you can hear Jamie O'Neill speaking, reading a short extract from his book
Damn, I don't have my headphones on me right now, I will definitely do it later! I can't wait - thank you!
(Oh, and you were right about the second reading – it is better than the first, even though I was conscious of trying to read slowly first time through. And it has to be the funniest book I've read in years.)
I'm so glad! And you really don't notice the first time around just how funny that book is. (It's all about tension the first time) I think that's one of the reasons I love MacMurrough so much - he just cracks me up, and any man that can make me laugh... Yeah, it really is extremely funny - and I'm just happy that you're liking it even more now, that's great.
And yay, you got the present! I feel all special - it's framed? Wow. Very cool, indeed. :)
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Oh, and the one who made me laugh wasn't really MacM, it was Mr Mack. He's just hilarious, a classic comic character. Several times I've been in public places reading the book and have had to stop because I was in danger of snorting with laughter at his antics.
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Got the email and will respond tomorrow. You always know how to lift my spirits. :)
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Anyway.... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Dude, you so are going to end up as JO'N's publicist, hee. And you MET SIR IAN. Tell all, woman! Did you see his very cute boyfriend too?
I'm glad you had a good time, even if there was a lack of Bum (*snerk*) - now sleep, lovie!
*LOVE and HUGS*
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>.<
And you MET SIR IAN. Tell all, woman! Did you see his very cute boyfriend too?
Ha! No, no we didn't, but I shall definitely tell all later, maybe even tonight, we'll see.
And I've missed you - glad to be back here where I can stalk YOU, instead. :)
*MWAH*
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Ian McKellan? That ROX!
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You people are just weird. This isn't fate - it's pure and utter CRAX, it's insanity!!! He'll hate me now! I've scared him already as it is! :(
Ian McKellan? That ROX!
Indeed it does! And I have an autograph to prove it. *sigh*
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You are *so* gonna end up as a publicist for J O'N!! It's just a foregone conclusion, that. And please do remember all of us little people when you do....
::hugs:: Glad you had so much fun with the GALS!
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I know! Oh, believe me, I know. Couldn't have done it without Firelocks, though (she was the instigator the Alan Rickman stalking as well, you see). But yeah - it was great. It was really him!
You are *so* gonna end up as a publicist for J O'N!!
That or in prison. I haven't decided yet. I am clinically insane, however, that much I can admit.
And thank you! I realise that I left for the weekend without a proper email, but I'll try to do that soon. :)
*MWAH*
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And rest assured that I am just as clinically insane as you, so you are in good company... ;-)
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Poor StereoBum!
Oh, yeah, and that whole Meeting-Sir-Ian-and-shoving-the-ONE-Book-at-him thing. Very cool. Am horrendously jealous.
*leer*
*wink*
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I KNOW!!! As it turns out, we really ARE the same - I was afraid she'd been kidnapped, or something else horrible like that, and she was afraid I'd gotten into a car crash, or something similar. Paranoid minds think alike... *sigh*
And yeah Ian McKellen -
We did. And they did. And I did. Insanity. Sheer lunacy. (That is the craziest thing I did this weekend, but believe me - there was more, and sadly, it all got caught on tape. All of it. *hides*)
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As for this craxed-out video, I insist on being able to see the uncensored version. I am your rightful King and Lord, you can surely show it to me. Right? Right, thought so.
You, sail on the R/S slash ship? Sure surprised me. Heh.
Am glad you all had fun and left England more or less intact. :)
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Yeah, really! And they let her teach?! Hehe... Honestly, though, she is SO the teacher, it's not even funny. She even threatened to make us hold hands once. It was uncanny. And rather humorous. Heh.
As for this craxed-out video, I insist on being able to see the uncensored version.
Mwahahahahahahahahahaaa!
Am glad you all had fun and left England more or less intact. :)
Don't speak too soon, I'm still here. ;) Hehehe...
And thanks, Mike. :)
SIR IAN???
Glad you had a wonderful time :)
Re: SIR IAN???
And for the full report, see above. All I can say is - 'oy'.
:)