The only way to get through RL...
FLAILING. Flailing is the way to go.
The crap day that started with my getting home from work at 3am in the morning and heading back in by 9 got progressively worse. Not the part when I gave up on the draft and submitted it upwards, but just... dealing with my bitch of a boss, who's a slacker, and unappreciative, and I will NOT complain any more because it only makes me ranty and I was SO angry today.
But all's better now. Flailing really helps SO much.
First off. CHENO MAKES THE WORLD BRIGHTER. Yes, still playing her Oscars performance on a loop. I've also a gift for all Cheno fans on my flist - including
teh_maskmaid, as promised - the MP3 of her performance of That's How You Know!
noldoparma and I got stuck on a ridiculously extended Broadway youtube loop, which means falling for the gorgeous of:
- Jason Danieley - OMG, I loved him in Curtains without realising how kickass his voice really is. A live version of one of the best tracks in the show, I Miss The Music. *melts* Also? Watch him hit those high notes in Bring Him Home from Les Miz. FLAIL.
- Speaking of Les Miz, Kerry Ellis, zomg. Kerry Ellis as Fantine singing I Dreamed A Dream, without green makeup! I'm quite pleased by the news that she'll be taking over on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked from June this year (or something) - if I i do make it down to NYC in January next year and she's still there, I'd love to watch her again. I was kind of hoping to watch Wicked, like, all over the world and collect different Elphabas and experience more than just one (since I'm never gonna experience the original, curses). But Kerry is amazing, so I'm good.
- A little Rent love - it's ridiculous how ignorant I am about the Broadway scene, and how the actors bleed into each other's shows all over the place. WIN. I mean, I had no idea Norbert Leo Butz (the OBC Fiyero in Wicked) took over from Adam Pascal (drool) in the Broadway Rent. Here's an audio of him singing one of my favourite songs, One Song Glory - it's a great version!
- Oh, and guess what, I found the best Elphaba ever! Even if she's a he! Raul Esparza - whom I expect to google/youtube in future - sings such an awesome version of Defying Gravity... he hits a note right at the end that even Idina doesn't hit, lol!!
- Speaking of Idina - how cute is she singing Life of the Party? I crazy crazy LOVE this version.
There were loads of others, obviously, like this INSANE medley starring Judy Kuhn, Marin Mazzie and Audra McDonald - HARMONISATION OF WIN. And some of the notes Linda Eder hits in Man of La Mancha should be illegal. And Carol Burnett singing Sondheim's (Not) Getting Married Today is just too many kinds of hilarious.
alexia88 and
lfae, if we make it to NYC next year, ZOMG. I HAVE SO MANY SHOWS TO WATCH. I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO NYC.
As a result, I was ALL DISTRACTED from the XF2 Wondercon panel videos I'd already loaded on Youtube. Curses. I have to go watch them now before bed, obviously. There goes my plan of getting down to that fandom meme I was hoping to work on tonight. Well, there's always tomorrow.
Edited to add: I have watched most of the Wondercon panel yay! EEEEEEEK. How adorable was Gillian? "is it memorabilia or paraphernalia?" And seriously, how is it possible that she still looks so damn gorgeous after so many years? I love her hair. And the Bad Blood obsession, LOL. I loved how that became a running joke. So much love for the banter between David and Gillian. And can I just say, I love Frank Spotnitz too - he's such a dork, he could reel off all the episode titles by heart, which just made it kind of obvious that neither David nor Gillian remembered many of them... other than Bad Blood, of course. Also, scary scary fan who attended even though her husband had suffered a stroke, not to mention the kid with the initials TXF? Genuinely quite terrifying. The looks on DD and GA's faces, my goodness. I couldn't keep the horror off my face when I was watching that part... which unfortunately turned out to be the most memorable bit!
Almost - almost - makes me forget RL of much much lose. Sigh.
The crap day that started with my getting home from work at 3am in the morning and heading back in by 9 got progressively worse. Not the part when I gave up on the draft and submitted it upwards, but just... dealing with my bitch of a boss, who's a slacker, and unappreciative, and I will NOT complain any more because it only makes me ranty and I was SO angry today.
But all's better now. Flailing really helps SO much.
First off. CHENO MAKES THE WORLD BRIGHTER. Yes, still playing her Oscars performance on a loop. I've also a gift for all Cheno fans on my flist - including
teh_maskmaid, as promised - the MP3 of her performance of That's How You Know!
noldoparma and I got stuck on a ridiculously extended Broadway youtube loop, which means falling for the gorgeous of:
- Jason Danieley - OMG, I loved him in Curtains without realising how kickass his voice really is. A live version of one of the best tracks in the show, I Miss The Music. *melts* Also? Watch him hit those high notes in Bring Him Home from Les Miz. FLAIL.
- Speaking of Les Miz, Kerry Ellis, zomg. Kerry Ellis as Fantine singing I Dreamed A Dream, without green makeup! I'm quite pleased by the news that she'll be taking over on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked from June this year (or something) - if I i do make it down to NYC in January next year and she's still there, I'd love to watch her again. I was kind of hoping to watch Wicked, like, all over the world and collect different Elphabas and experience more than just one (since I'm never gonna experience the original, curses). But Kerry is amazing, so I'm good.
- A little Rent love - it's ridiculous how ignorant I am about the Broadway scene, and how the actors bleed into each other's shows all over the place. WIN. I mean, I had no idea Norbert Leo Butz (the OBC Fiyero in Wicked) took over from Adam Pascal (drool) in the Broadway Rent. Here's an audio of him singing one of my favourite songs, One Song Glory - it's a great version!
- Oh, and guess what, I found the best Elphaba ever! Even if she's a he! Raul Esparza - whom I expect to google/youtube in future - sings such an awesome version of Defying Gravity... he hits a note right at the end that even Idina doesn't hit, lol!!
- Speaking of Idina - how cute is she singing Life of the Party? I crazy crazy LOVE this version.
There were loads of others, obviously, like this INSANE medley starring Judy Kuhn, Marin Mazzie and Audra McDonald - HARMONISATION OF WIN. And some of the notes Linda Eder hits in Man of La Mancha should be illegal. And Carol Burnett singing Sondheim's (Not) Getting Married Today is just too many kinds of hilarious.
alexia88 and
lfae, if we make it to NYC next year, ZOMG. I HAVE SO MANY SHOWS TO WATCH. I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO NYC.
As a result, I was ALL DISTRACTED from the XF2 Wondercon panel videos I'd already loaded on Youtube. Curses. I have to go watch them now before bed, obviously. There goes my plan of getting down to that fandom meme I was hoping to work on tonight. Well, there's always tomorrow.
Edited to add: I have watched most of the Wondercon panel yay! EEEEEEEK. How adorable was Gillian? "is it memorabilia or paraphernalia?" And seriously, how is it possible that she still looks so damn gorgeous after so many years? I love her hair. And the Bad Blood obsession, LOL. I loved how that became a running joke. So much love for the banter between David and Gillian. And can I just say, I love Frank Spotnitz too - he's such a dork, he could reel off all the episode titles by heart, which just made it kind of obvious that neither David nor Gillian remembered many of them... other than Bad Blood, of course. Also, scary scary fan who attended even though her husband had suffered a stroke, not to mention the kid with the initials TXF? Genuinely quite terrifying. The looks on DD and GA's faces, my goodness. I couldn't keep the horror off my face when I was watching that part... which unfortunately turned out to be the most memorable bit!
Almost - almost - makes me forget RL of much much lose. Sigh.