With Apologies To Those Who Are Sick Of The Election. But, Man, Ukuleles.

[rionaleonhart]

To the three persons from my English Language course who came up to me on the train platform and allowed me to join their conversation: you won't see this, but I was feeling terribly lonely after the seminar, and you are the reason I wasn't in tears on my journey back from campus today. Thank you so much; you have no idea how much you helped me

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ADDRESSING ALL THE ISSUES.

[th_esaurus]

You know you can always text me if you're feeling down? Of course it isn't the same as having real people, but...I know what it's like, and the offer's there.

LIKE NOBODY HAS DISCUSSED THE ELECTION WITH ME. Only one girl because I was checking the BBC News website and she was like OH YEAH ELECTION and I was like AREN'T YOU EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORY-MAKING GENERATION and she was like I GUESS?

Conssssssss involve a lot of waiting around being a bit bored, but I miss them anyway ): I haven't been to one for about four years. Oh, Lord of the Rings, you really turned me into a geek.

SIGH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL )8 YOU REALISE YOU ARE ENTIRELY TO BLAME. ALSO: THE FIRST ONE IS STILL BORING.

Re: ADDRESSING ALL THE ISSUES.

[wolfy_writing]

I still haven't seen the films, and I caught myself shoehorning gratuitous Zac Efron jokes into my neither-slash-nor-crack Top Gear fic on my journal. For no good reason, except I needed to add mockery!

I blame Riona.

Re: ADDRESSING ALL THE ISSUES.

[captlebubbles]

Would you like my 'Riona Made Me Do It' icon? Because I don't have enough room for it (what with going a bit mad on the Stig icons lately, and being unwilling to delete Jeff or Neville or Gordon or Nazgul#5 or John Prescott or Djaq or Tosh or James or Dr. Horrible or Spock) and I want it to get used.

Re: ADDRESSING ALL THE ISSUES.

[wolfy_writing]

I would like it very much, yes. I need it!

[rionaleonhart]

IT WOULD BE THE BEST THING EVER. He could play the ukulele in the White House and all of America's ills would be magically healed.

...this is just my 'ukulele' icon. I do not think that Obama is Pyramid Head.

[wanttobeatree]

I do not think that Obama is Pyramid Head.

OR DO YOU.

[wolfy_writing]

Makes a nice change from "Obama is the Antichrist." I mean everyone knows Sam is the Antichrist. And Barack Obama is clearly not Sam Winchester.

...or is he?

No, he's not.

[wolfy_writing]

Everytime someone in the UK says Birmingham, I think "Alabama? No, the other one!" Which is why I nearly jumped in and went "Okay, that really is a touch excessive during exams."

It's hilariously confusing, although it does explain Richard Hammond's intensive fondness for pickup trucks. (They reran the America special as part of a four hour Top Gear marathon last night BBC American; it was awesome!)

[rionaleonhart]

Hee! No, Alabama is a tiny bit farther than I'm willing to go for a weekend during exam season. (BE MORE CREATIVE WITH YOUR PLACE NAMES, AMERICA. I WAS VERY CONFUSED WHEN I SAW AN AMERICAN SAY SHE LIVED NEAR 'DURHAM' TODAY. (How would you pronounce that, by the way? Over here, it'd be 'Durrum'.) AND FOUR STATES BEGINNING WITH 'NEW' IS TOO MANY.)

[wolfy_writing]

I'm not from anywhere near Durham (I imagine you can guess from the envelopes I sent where I'm actually from), but where I'm from we'd say "Duram." Actual Southerners don't say things the way I do.

And yes, New Mexico, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey need better names. Especially the ones that are in New England.

Where I'm from, all the names lead to long linguistic arguments about whether they're derived from local Native American languages, or actually French. No one knows.

[vzg]

We are creative! We have Hell, Intercourse, and Nothing.

[wanttobeatree]

RIONA RIONA RIONA MISHA FUCKING COLLINS IS COMING

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[rionaleonhart]

I THINK I JUST FAINTED

AMAZING

THIS IS A SIGN THAT BUYING THE TICKET WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, ISN'T IT?

BEST SIGN EVER.

EDIT: APPARENTLY I AM SO EXCITED BY THIS THAT I CAN NO LONGER USE TENSES CORRECTLY.

[wanttobeatree]

SERIOUSLY

IT IS LIKE GOD HAS SPOKEN VIA EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE TAX ACCOUNTANT. AND WHAT GOD SAID WAS 'HEY RIONA GO TO A CON', APPARENTLY.

[dracothelizard]

SHARPAY FOR PRESIDENT, with Ryan as Vice-President. Much like Paris Hilton, I imagine she'd make the White House pink.

Speaking of awesome ukelele performances:

Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton in which the song is made creepier by the added ukelele! Why more horror movies don't feature a soundtrack with ukeleles is beyond me. It can clearly be used for a creepy atmosphere.

[rionaleonhart]

...

I actually really, really want to see what the hypothetical Pink House would be like.

And I'll check that Coulton song out when my Internet connection is being less erratic.

[dracothelizard]

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Coulton song. He's also written a song from the point of view of a zombie, so if your internet starts behaving, you can also look up 're: your brains'!

The White House would be fabulous, and, hang on, I feel a crappy manip coming on!

[rionaleonhart]

...as it happens, I actually know the chords to 'Re. Your Brains' on the ukulele.

Ooh, I'm looking forward to this.