Sep 26, 2005 03:06
My roommate started talking about how she had "followers" in her high school. Why exactly is beyond me. So I say to her "well I never had any followers, not one". She seemed pretty surprised. But the truth of the matter is that it's not an easy task to be a disciple of Erin Casey. Just to illustrate my point, here's a "to do" list for any zealous fan.
1. train your legs to be able to stretch your feet backwards, flexibility is key, also knowledge of ballet, tap, modern dance is encouraged, choreographing a ballet to rock music is golden.
2. Vegetarian diet...but no vegetables either. Also no eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes(unless in a sauce), onions, almonds. Also drink at least 64oz. of pop per day, and not diet either. Be prepared to eat cheese fries for lunch AND dinner some days.
3. Learn to be fluent in both the written and oral forms of my language. It's not impossible to learn, but when I'm bored I make up new grammatical rules, and sometimes even new letters, so gotta keep up. The subject is given as an example.
4. Become well versed in ancient history and read up on current archaeological digs. Read up on comparative religion and philosophy, at least learn to be a biblical scholar if nothing else, of course while maintaining a nonreligious agnostic status.
5. Learn how to type really really fast and with correct spelling with only one hand.
6. Pick up an instrument, maybe 2 or 3. start jammin.
7. Train your voice to be able to imitate people effortlessly...also learn the most loud annoying animal noises that you possibly can, I for example am the master of the falcon, guinea pig, cat, and the chimpanzee among others.
8. Make sure your wardrobe includes at least a dozen pairs of awesome pants, vertical stripes get you extra points, and make sure you research every major runway show of the season and meticulously catalogue ALL outfits by number, season, designer, and year on your computer.
9. Play LOTS of minesweeper, solitaire too.
10. Get a firm understanding of real estate, and always check the new listings on the market.
11. Never go to bed on time, in fact either don't sleep at all, or sleep 14 hours, no in betweens.
12. Watch Watership Down...and be very afraid.
13. Start the clutter! I don't even want to know that you have shelves or a desk in your place at all, they should all be covered completely with cheap odd trinkets. Also never thrown ANYTHING away.
14. Get used to the notion of wandering the streets of the city at night alon; actually get used to doing lots of things alone like eating in restaurants, seeing movies, concerts, etc. You gotta know how to be your own best friend sometimes.
15. If you're not diagnosed already, get a severe mental illness, the more psychotic the better, do some drugs if you think it will help. Just really lose your mind.
So there's my starter tips. If these guidelines are maintained there's no telling just how awesome you'll become. Afterall, Erin Casey etiquette is the new hip, so get used to it. hahaha, I wish. good luck to any of you that may decide to attempt the lifestyle, props if you can last a week.