Don't be jealous of my boogie

[rachg82]

(yes, I know that's actually Faith. . .shhh)

And congrats to all my other homegirls who made it to the final rounds as well! I was so proud of my Scully, Brennan, Lorelai, & Veronica Mars. They did this fangirl proud. I don't know what I'm going to do with my time now that FMM is over. Well, probably sleep at night, have time to read my friends page, & get some actual work done, but you know what I mean. Heh. That was so much damn fun though (even with the few moments of wankyness & cheating), and exactly what I needed this week to distract me from my fail real life. Plus it reminded me why I love the above characters as much as I do, and it reawakened my inner Buffy/Faith shipper like whoa. (So if any of you know of some good fanfic? HOLLA AT ME, plz & thank you.)

And on top of all that? I also made some new friends! *waves*

So yeah, much love to Fandom March Madness. Can't wait to do it again next year.

I couldn't help thinking though, wouldn't it be fun to do something similar for shipper pairings? I kinda can't resist the idea, and am really tempted to do a one-day Shipper Showdown in my journal. Like I was thinking maybe do a poll with a few pairings (both canon & not) from each of the shows most popular with my flist? And then everyone could duke it out in the comments over which pairing is their favorite. How epic would that be? So much opportunity to convert others to your ships! Hee. But only if people think it would be fun, and there's a day when most people would be free. A Saturday or Sunday is what I'd assume would be best (it's what would work for me at least), but let me know what you guys think & whether it's something I should actually do.

Before I shut up about TV, I'll just throw in one more random non-FMM related thing: Wanna know why I should never be allowed to surf channels on live tv? Because I inevitably end up doing something like watching a marathon of RuPaul's Drag Race on Logo, that's why. Which, by the way, is the most cracktastic thing ever and which I cannot stop watching now. Damn you, reality television! (seriously though, it's like America's Next Top Model, BUT EVEN CAMPIER & GAYER. I didn't even know that was possible.)

But anyway, enough tv talk. I wanted to thank everyone for being so wonderful after my last post. I was having a rough day, but the comments really helped. I did see the counselor this week, and there have been some new developments since then between my mother and I as well (which ended with me telling her she was the "lead captain of the Bullshit Brigade" & that she needed to get her shit together or not contact me again, so that kind of gives you an idea of how it went), but it's late and I'm really tired so I'm going to put off talking about it in more detail until another day. I'm okay though, I promise. And I finally went back to work this week (I'd missed two weeks by the time I returned), so that's good too.

For my Vid of the Day, I'm going to swipe a rec from one of my newly added flistmates (huh920). When I saw this vid on her journal yesterday, I literally laughed so hard my stomach hurt, I'm not even kidding. I'm going to put it behind a cut though, because I try to be sensitive to spoiling people and the title on the vid could easily be considered a spoiler if you're picky enough (it's about the by now infamous season 4 finale of Bones). All I'll say is that it involves Hitler as one pissed off shipper. Haha. And apparently even HH has seen it! That is so wonderfully win.



(P.S. credit for the vid goes to forensicduck)

"bjork - bachelorette" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[lytab5.livejournal.com]

Glad to read that you're feeling better and are back at work!

Also, I'm totally in on the ship madness if you decide to do it.
That would definitely be EPIC! And CRAZY! :-)

And I've seen that vid before and it's a bit weird if you're actually German (like I am). Because you hear the actual words and read the completely different subtitles.
It's a bit weird...

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I bet! Perhaps just turn it on mute?

I am definitely going to do the Shipper Showdown then, because there seems to be enough interest. Wooo, bring it on shippers!

[crystalcazzie.livejournal.com]

March Madness was so much fun! And I'm really glad I added you as a friend. =D

A shipper version sounds cool. I'd totally be up for it if you do decide to do it!

That vid.... That is one of the most glorious things I have ever seen! It's perfect! I actually cried a bit with laughter. Thank you for bringing this into my life!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! I'm glad I added you back. I love making new friends.

That vid.... That is one of the most glorious things I have ever seen!

I know, right?! The way it was edited was freaking masterful, and it SO expresses how I felt after that finale. Ha. Even the second time I watched it, I laughed so hard I had tears. "They break my B/B heart!" Hahaha.

I am so doing the Shipper Showdown now. Probably next weekend? That way people have time to find out it's happening and get ready.

[britishwannabe1.livejournal.com]

I was actually thinking something similar, about doing a shipping showdown. I was going to go a huge one and try to pimp it out to all fandoms. The only problems is that I would want to include everyone from every fandom and I'm not exactly sure I could be that expansive.

LOL THOSE HITLER VIDS ARE SO FUNNY. Have you seen the XF one?

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

LET'S PAIR UP AND DO THIS THING, BB.

But I want to do it in my own journal first, so I can do a close-knit showdown with my flist before it gets overshadowed by the epicness of a grand showdown. Is that cool? It can be like a trial run.

After, I can help you think of pairings and pimp it out to different fandoms if you want (to help make it more expansive, I mean). Here is where my thousand favorite tv shows & pairings could come in handy! Heh. Seriously though, we should do it. We can be like partners in crime, bringing the shipper smackdown! Hee.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THE XF ONE. LINK ME, PLZ.

[huh920.livejournal.com]

A shipper one sounds amazing! I can only imagine how crazy that will be.

I have only watched a bit of Ru Paul's show but it seems funny. I love reality TV even though most of it is horrible!

Hope you have a nice week.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Right? If there's anyone more fiercely insane than regular fans, it's shippers. And that's coming from a shipper. Heh.

The Ru Paul show is so addictive! I'm all rooting for specific people now and everything, ha. Tatiana is my favorite, but I also like Tyra and Jessica. I seriously think Tatiana looks better in drag sometimes than I do EVER. How is that fair?

I don't actually watch that much reality tv otherwise, but I do love me some Amazing Race, ANTM, & So You Think You Can Dance. It's funny though, because even if I don't watch it aside from that very regularly, once I DO turn it on? I can't stop watching. I get hooked into some crazy marathon or something.

[softly-me.livejournal.com]

*waves back*

I would definitely be up for a Shipper Showdown. I probably shouldn't be because I'll get way too invested and stop doing school work and sleep for three hours a night and check the polls constantly, but it'll be lots of fun. Plus the only thing that I love more than crazy fans is crazy shippers =D

That vid... I never thought I'd agree with Hitler on something.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

I would definitely be up for a Shipper Showdown. I probably shouldn't be because I'll get way too invested and stop doing school work and sleep for three hours a night and check the polls constantly, but it'll be lots of fun

Ha, I so know what you mean. I could NOT stop hitting refresh on FMM all week. I'd literally be on a call with a customer at work, and be reading through the comments in a second window at the same time. Let's hear it for multitasking!

That's why I was thinking of doing it as a one-day thing in my journal though, to spare people from the insanity of another consuming week-long event again so soon. But if britishwannabe1 is up for it (based on her comment above), it sounds like there might be another massive showdown again soon too.

That vid... I never thought I'd agree with Hitler on something

I thought the same thing! Ha.

[vash26.livejournal.com]

I still can't believe Laura didn't make it *snif*

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

I know! :-(