From Shit to Skit in 48 Hours

[spectralbovine]

Back in October at the AMWA conference, I discovered that at the regional conference, they always had a little skit based on a musical. Having learned of its existence, naturally, I wanted to be a part of it. What follows is the nail-biting adventure that followed.

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[incidentist]

For the first time, I'm trying something new when responding to your entries. I notice that the scrollbar nubbin on this page is real tiny, so I've opened up a text editor and am commenting while I read so that I don't have to scroll up and down. I wonder if this is how other folks do it.

Until I turned Katisha into a walking LOLcat.

I'm curious as to how the whole LOLCat thing was staged, and whether it came across to the oldsters in the audience.

Thankfully, I was told that it was funny and would be a hit.

That happens a lot to me -- my ideas of what people are expecting get hyperinflated in contexts where I don't have any evidence one way or the other, and then it turns out I put way more thought into it than anyone else ever had.

there are lots of Dans

Yeah well, there's probably more Sunils, so nyah.

[...] and that was the first sign we were in trouble.

Ah.

Everyone must just be easily pleased.

A show that's tailored to a specific group, and full of group in-jokes and references that the group will get (LOLcats notwithstanding) is gonna have an easy time getting good reviews. Just the fact that it's a whole show, made just for them, is hilarious.

I got glitter poured over my head.

This whole event sounds like summer camp for grown-ups.

:D

This is so cool. I'm happy for you!

[spectralbovine]

I've opened up a text editor and am commenting while I read so that I don't have to scroll up and down. I wonder if this is how other folks do it.
That's what I do!

I'm curious as to how the whole LOLCat thing was staged, and whether it came across to the oldsters in the audience.
I think it fell kinda flat, myself. Le sigh.

then it turns out I put way more thought into it than anyone else ever had.
For damn serious!

Just the fact that it's a whole show, made just for them, is hilarious.
I guess so.

This whole event sounds like summer camp for grown-ups.
Hee. It kind of was. The rooms didn't have phones or TVs.

This is so cool. I'm happy for you!
Thanks! Did you watch it?

[soleta_nf]

I'm curious as to how the whole LOLCat thing was staged, and whether it came across to the oldsters in the audience.
I think it fell kinda flat, myself. Le sigh.

That was my worry when I read the script. Most people still haven't heard of LOLcats. Strange, I know. I introduced my boy to them a few weeks ago, actually, and he was delighted. Ha ha.

[spectralbovine]

It's totally weird! I mean, in our little world, they're omnipresent. We can't really conceive of someone not knowing what they are, you know?

[soleta_nf]

I know! It's like how we all thought Serenity would be a HUGE HIT, because everyone we knew on the internet loved it!