Won't you please come to Chicago?

[sarea]

Jade and I have purchased our tix to Chicago! Whooo. Okt00berfest is providing an excuse for me to take a vacation (I am praying that some last-minute firedrill at work won't ruin this). We've never been to Chicago before, so even if for some reason something falls through w/ Okt00berfest, we're still going. ropo will be accompanying us, but she's been many times. She's not an HP-er, but we'll get there a bit early and leave a bit late, so we can kind of t00b around on our own and do things like go to Great America w/ akscully (psst, you wanted to know what I look like? Look at my South Park icon; I look remarkably like that). <g> While we're off w/ our HP mates, Robbie will be tooling around w/ her Chicago peeps.

Now, the grand crazy plan involves me driving down to LA (I weep to think of this; the 17-hour drive the last time nearly made me go nuts, and that was w/o a puppy in tow; and of course, the drive back nearly killed us, so yeah, I'm not really looking forward to this) in the Vette. I will then exchange the Vette for my dad's new Civic Coupe. The gals and I will go to Six Flags Magic Mountain, which has a promotion going right now (season pass for the price of admission, which means we can use that for GA in Chicago), and probably do the other dorky things we like to do. Then we will fly to Chicago. Upon our return, I will stay a couple more days in LA, then make the loooooooong drive back to Seattle (probably w/ the pup still in tow).

Thanks for everyone's advice about my carpet. Am going to Target to get supplies. Jade says she thinks I can get a steam cleaner for $40. Am not sure I believe her. Will make her pay the difference. Hahahahahhaa.

rainpuddle13 shared some pics of Tom Felton yesterday (mygod, could he have been any more sunburned? I don't think so), that led to me reading this old interview that he gave. The reason I have a t00by love of TF is for the same reason I like Jason Isaacs so much -- they are both hilarious. It's not always deliberate on TF's part though. Still, he's a w00bie. Highlights from the interview:

Q: What was it like working with Daniel Radcliffe?
A: He's a very mischievous child. He was always causing havoc. He's on-set the most and so I think he has to keep himself entertained by doing all this stuff - borrowing people's mobile phones and setting the language to Turkish and all kinds of stuff like that. He loves it.

("I should really be playing Dumbledore, I'm so old. Watching Daniel run around just makes me exhausted.")

Q: Have you seen the Draco action figure yet?
A: Yes, my friends bought it as soon as they saw it and snapped my arms off and bent my legs every way possible - so that was good fun!

(LOLOL)

Q: Do you want a career as an actor?
A: Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well. I'd like to own my own garage and my own fishery. I'd also like to be a professional fisherman. But I'll take whatever happens.

("*deep sigh* If life forces me to be a successful, rich movie star with many adoring fans, I suppose I will just have to live with it. I will have to accept that that's simply my lot in life.")

Comments

[rainpuddle13.livejournal.com]

I have some 50+ SPF sunscreen I rub, err, give him.

You know, if Draco Malfoy all the sudden becomes sunburnt in POA we'll know why :) He's such a cutie pie!!!! I just want to do things to him that would send me to jail for a good long while...

Btw, *so* jealous of your trip to Chicago. I've always wanted to go there, but I've never had the chance. I did get to visit Minneapolis aka the Mall of America a couple years ago. That was fun.

Have fun on your trip. *still jealous*

[akscully.livejournal.com]

Which part of your icon? The angry part? Queasy? Evil? All of the above?

[jade-okelani.livejournal.com]

It's the angry evil part, mostly.

And I look exactly like my icon, too.

You'll be so surprised when you see us and we look exactly like South Park characters. You'll probably throw up on us and run away.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Well, duh. When she's happy, that's what I look like happy. When she's shocked, that's what I look like shocked. When she's annoyed, that's what I look like annoyed. Kind of like right now.

[ceilidh]

I need to make one of those! You guys have one and so does slowfox. Where did you do that?

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Uhhhhhhhhhh... *shifts* I almost hate to tell you, Cal ...

You can go create the character here: http://southparkstudios.com/games/create.html

However, . (I just made her several times w/ different expressions and created an animated .gif.)

Now you're crying and/or making the beige face, aren't you.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

D00d, I know. I'm so glad he's the oldest. I mean, I think Daniel Radcliffe is cute and all, and objectively I can understand why people think he's good-looking. But he's not attractive to me the way TF is. I think that has to be at least partly due to the fact that I feel much the same way about Harry and Draco -- I don't really find Harry attractive, whereas Draco ...

[ceilidh]

Well, I could do it with Paint Shop Pro. But I can't.

Short story: I don't have it anymore.

Long story: I had it on my old computer - shelled out the $100 for it. New computer had 30 day trial and so I was too lazy to reinstall. Took CD to work and put on work computer, CD was promptly stolen. Trial version of PSP expired two weeks ago. Jen says I should get a bootleg copy somewhere, but I'm waffling. *is nerd*

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

If you want, you can detail the exact SP character you want, and I could send you the .jpg. <g>

[ceilidh]

Dude I love you. Let me see if I can do it this one way, and if not I will be calling on your expertise. >:D

[ceilidh]

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!! YAY!!!!11

[akscully.livejournal.com]

SHUT IT. You keep that up and I'll get you lost in the Carrot Patch at GA. You, just surrounded by giant punching bags shaped like carrots and screaming three year olds. Don't think I won't do it, bitch.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

There are NO WORDS for how funny it is that you came up with such a bizarre method of punishing me. Yes, you have found out my terrible secret. I have always feared carrots in all forms. They bring the dreaded rabbits.

Bunnies aren't so cute like everybody supposes. They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?

[ceilidh]

And because there was a freckle option, I had to do this also. *could not resist*

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

OMG WE ALL NEED ONE OF THOSE.

You know what I mean?????????

[ceilidh]

OMG YES. *ponders*

[gnrationfo.livejournal.com]

Oh Fine !!!....come to LA, go to Magic Mountain with the gals... leaving your gay husband home..oh! let me guess..I get to stay home and babysit Talis, The Demon Dog !! I thought you'd make at least an attempt to spend some time with your spouse :sob:...you don't care !...Hey , whats that?!!....AHHHHHHH!!!..THUNK!..:falls to the ground dead:

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I would never, ever forget my gay husband. I'm leaving the demon dog with my parents, so you see, I do love you.

You should totally come with us everywhere we go!!!!!!!! I think Ropo and Trix want to play some kind of board game with you, J. & G. Apparently we're all going to be on teams of three or something...? I don't know, but there ARE PLANS!!!

[jade-okelani.livejournal.com]

BUNNIES. BUNNIES IT MUST BE BUNNIIIEES.

or maybe midgets.

[jade-okelani.livejournal.com]

Cranium, the most fun game in the universe! Ropo and I played J. & G. a couple of weeks back, and it was so much fun -- however, it's one of those games that's better if you have more than two people on your team. Which is why it will be the 3 Louises against .... whatever name you guys want to give your team. :D

You should totally come to Magic Mountain with us, d00d. You love roller coasters!!! And then there'd be four of us, which is a much better number than 3 at an amusement park, because that way, no one rides alone, but there's not SO many people that you're like, "Can you sit all eight of us together?"

AND! We thought we might go see movies one day (theater hopping in grand tradition -- maybe we'll even steal popcorn so Sarea can pretend to scold us while secretly approving as she helps us devour it) and you would be down with that, too!!

Oh you're all over these plans, Mister. It's just that you have such a busy social calender, how are we to know you'd want to drop everything and spend every waking minute with us?!?!

[rainpuddle13.livejournal.com]

I was attracted to Draco the second I came in contact with him. Harry does absolutely nothing for me. I find him somewhat annoying at times while Draco just does it for me on every single level. I love a bad ass. I think my problem with Harry stems from the fact that goody goody types drive me absolutely nutters.

I also don't find Daniel Radcliffe attractive in any sense of the word. I don't understand why people are so gaga over him, but hey to each his own. Now Tom Felton is another matter all together. Of course, I've always been a sucker for blond haired blue eyed guys. I think he has the most gorgeous eyes. Man alive!

*Revisits the very bad place*

[seldon.livejournal.com]

Bunnies aren't cute as everybody supposes
They got hoppy legs and twitchy little noses
And what's with all the carrots?
Why do they need such good eyesight anyway?


Err... Sorry, I couldn't resist. Tip: never, never show a musical, comedy and sci-fi/fantasy fan anything that mixes all three of them, or they might end just as obsesed as me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lore/]

Dudes! Bring Robbie to the T00bfest! It's not like she won't fit in...

*big fat hints*

love, lore

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

She's totally coming with us, but I'm not sure she wants to spend her Chicago time with all HP stuff, which bores her to tears. <g> I'm sure she'll want to meet you, though, and will hang with us occassionally. I bet the XF Chicago peeps will get most of her time, though.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lore/]

*lurves Robbie*

Wow. Somehow this feels wrong. I always thought we would meet at Spring Training some day....Oh well!

*feels need to lose weight and have pedicure* ;)

love, lore

[ropo.livejournal.com]

*lurves lore*

Dude, there is no reason to lose weight/have a pedicure for ME. Although pedicures are always nice, and I need one badly right now... And you never go to Spring Training! I've been to two now, and no lore. Sigh.

But we will meet in Chicago! That toddlin' town! Wheeeee!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lore/]

*jazzed*

And that icon! *snork* :D

love, lore