Proving my dorkiness.

[dazzamre]

Proof #1:

My university does a mythology symposium every year, and this year the topic is: Myth and Middle Earth: A Celebration of Lord of the Rings.

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic novel, and the completion of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, this year’s Mythology Symposium is devoted to celebrating and examining the mythic heritage and aspirations of The Lord of the Rings. This half-day symposium will include paper presentations on the mythic dimensions of The Lord of the Rings by faculty and students, a group discussion involving members of the community and visitors, a Tolkien trivia contest, door prizes, and refreshments. Join us as we explore the mythic roots and resonances of the most popular novel and film series in history.

Now I'm just trying to find someone who I can drag convince to go with me. ;)

Proof #2:

The CNN commercials, which I haven't actually seen on TV in a while but found online, are hilarious! I have a slightly odd fascination with Anderson Cooper *points to icon*, so I'm a little biased. But still, *so* funny. They're here if anyone's interested. And the outtakes. *g*

Favorite bit:

guy: How do they name hurricanes?
Anderson: There's a list.
guy: Can I get on it?
Anderson: What's your name?
guy: Scooter.
*beat*
Anderson: Doubt it.

*pokes matan4il* Anderson and Sanjay commercials! *squees* Although, unfortunately, not together. :(

Comments

[matan4il.livejournal.com]

#1 - Me, me, me, take me, sweetie! I promise I won't talk too much about mansex. ;P

#2 - I think I absolutely adore Anderson, and not only for the fact that you adore him. *giggles at the fave bit* And wheeeeeeeeeeeeee A&S commercials! ♥ :D I sense A/S slash coming from you!

[dazzamre.livejournal.com]

#1 - I'd love it if you were here to go with me. *cuddles* I've got to find someone, though, cause I refuse to end up sitting with Dr. P. Although it might be fun to discuss the mansex issue with him. :P *rereads* I can't believe I just said that. *hides*

#2 - Be careful what you say because I could talk about AC for practically forever.

I sense A/S slash coming from you!
*looks innocent* I have no idea what you're talking about.

I was watching Andy's show with my mom last night. Here's part transcript/part conversation:

Anderson[trying really hard not to laugh]: Time to check a few of your e-mails. A lot of you wrote about our coverage of the wedding of Charles and Camilla over the weekend. And we need to clear up one misconception. Jack from Indianapolis, Indiana writes -- "You and your wife did an excellent job covering the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Where have you been keeping all that talent that your lovely wife represents? Get that lady a contract. She has a wonderful sense of humor. You two make an enjoyable pair to watch on TV."

Jack, I agree. Becky Anderson is lovely and funny, but my wife she ain't. See, my first name is Anderson. Anderson is her last name. Anyway, you get the idea. By the way, she actually already does have a contract with CNN.

me: *insert YIM icon*
Mom: I thought you'd be upset. The possibility that he's married and you don't know about it?
me: *snort/choke/gasps for air* I'm *so* not worried about that.

Apparently this Jack fellow and my mom are completely unaware that nearly everyone else knows/thinks Anderson is gay. I'm waiting for the perfect moment to burst my mom's bubble. *veg*

Oh! My grandmother's cat had kittens and one was solid gray. I promptly named him Anderson and dare anyone to call him 'Whiskers.' *growls*

Okay, that was much longer than I anticipated. And I'm just making it longer by apologizing for it being long...Why don't I shut up now? Love you, sweetheart! *huggles*

[matan4il.livejournal.com]

#1 - *lol* I love that you said that! I bet Dr. P would love it too. ;D *smooches* I really do wish I could go with you!

#2 - *looks innocent* I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm sure you don't. Like I'm certain that George W is secretly gay. ;P

I don't know what made me laugh more, that Jack's confusion or your mother's reaction.

I'm waiting for the perfect moment to burst my mom's bubble.
Just like I did with my mother's youth crush Yehuda Poliker, upon learning that he and his male manager have been a couple for over two decades now. She was surprisingly unstartled by the revelation. There's something going on there, I tell you!

*giggles at kitten name* That's so perfect! And squeee. Kittens. Just too adorable! *has kitten icons in mind now*

I don't want you to shut up, though... I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, my alternative better half! ♥ ♥ ♥ *snuzzles*

[dazzamre.livejournal.com]

#1 - I really wish you could, too, honey. It'd be so much fun. :)

#2 - Like I'm certain that George W is secretly gay
*shudders* Warn someone before you say something like that. *pats Barnaby dry* He doesn't deserve to be gay. *shakes head* And, yeah, I totally have bits and pieces of an A/S fic written. :P

Mom may not be as oblivious as I thought. She asked me yesterday if he was gay.

She was surprisingly unstartled by the revelation.
*giggles*

kitty!Anderson is almost as adorable as the real thing. ;)

I don't want you to shut up, though
I suppose that's good since it's almost impossible to do. :P *huggles* Love you more than you know, darling. *smooch*

[matan4il.livejournal.com]

#1 - *vows to find Aladdin's lamp and rub it*

#2 - *lol* Poor Barnaby, I'm so sorry! (by the way, Alex has been gorrible. He crashes AND his net connection does the same)

He doesn't deserve to be gay.
*kisses incredibly wise you* First I laughed, then I thought, it's simple the pure truth.

I can't wait! :D (well, for that and for time to read it. I haven't read any slash in months)

*lol* She did? Well, what did you answer? And also, I ♥ her for two reasons -
1. The fact that she's not oblivious to the existence of gays in this world, like most people.
2. She's YOUR mother! She has to be a wonderful person to have raised the most wonderful girl ever! ♥

*chuckles* And his advantage is that he can be patted. ;P *ooh, thinks of a kitten picspam*

*YIM emoticon sort of lmao*
I'm the same, so that explains why our alternative family is such a happy one! ♥ ♥ ♥ *loves you mostest* You're just too...!

[dazzamre.livejournal.com]

#1. I'll be looking, too. :)

#2. I'm sorry you're having trouble with Alex. I'm not sure I dare say it, but Barnaby's actually been pretty good lately. ;)

I haven't read much, either, lately. Your wonderful fics, of course, and some recs I begged madame_d for. *whispers* I've read a few Backstreet Boy fics, and...I liked them. And a few Anderson fics...Okay, I've actually been reading a lot. Maybe that's why I'm not getting anything done. ;)

She did? Well, what did you answer?
I think it went something like this:
Mom: Are you sure Anderson's not gay?
Me: Why? (I was curious as to how she reached this conclusion all by herself...although me laughing my head off at the thought of him being married was probably a start.)
Mom: Well, most men his age are married.
Me: He's only 37.
Mom: Exactly. By the time he has kids he won't be able to play ball with them.
Me: Anderson hates sports. He wouldn't do that any way.
Mom:...
Me: What?
Mom: You have too much time on your hands if you know that.

Then the phone rang, and I forgot to go back and bust that aforementioned bubble. :P She also asked me if Darren was gay when I made her watch a video with me. ;) I think her gaydar may be better than mine.

She has to be a wonderful person to have raised the most wonderful girl ever!
You're trying to make me cry today, aren't you? *snuggles alternative better half* I adore you. :)

Well, I wouldn't turn down patting the real thing if he were here. *whistles innocently* Nah, I better leave that to Sanjay. :P I've loved kittens ever since I was a little, bitty baby. ;)

Okay, random things:

1) You haven't gotten my package yet have you? It's been over a month, so you should be getting it pretty soon, I'd think.

2) Why didn't I know about the speculation that T.E. Lawrence was gay? I had to find out from Charlton Heston in a documentary in class? *shakes head* That is why we need a Gay History Channel. I almost squeed in class. *blushes*

Have I mentioned that I think my professor may be gay? Even if he's not, anyone that would show that docu, randomly quote Oscar Wilde, and praises Sir Ian as 'the greatest actor of his generation' wins my admiration.

3) I've skimmed your World Pride post, but I want to read it more indepth later. *loves you* I have told you how amazing you are, right?

[matan4il.livejournal.com]

#2 - Oh! I'm so glad Barnaby's been good. I think there might be a good chance I won't be around during Passover simply because Alex is that horrible. Just so you know why I may not be around for you! *huggleclings*

Okay, I've actually been reading a lot. Maybe that's why I'm not getting anything done.
*lol* That's good, honey! I'm glad one of us is carrying out the holy procrastination duty! ;D

Mom: You have too much time on your hands if you know that and She also asked me if Darren was gay... I think her gaydar may be better than mine.
I just love that so much! You have family genes for the slashiness! :D (although the marriage thing? He could just be a womanizer who doesn't want to marry... Hugh Haffner is way older, unmarried and no one suspects him of being gay. Okay, bad example, but you get what I mean)

You're trying to make me cry today, aren't you?
Am I succeeding? Because honey, your every day should be so full of love and admiration from those who are lucky enough to know you! *loves and adores on you*

1) Not yet, no. But anyday now? *gets giddy with anticipation*
2) *snorts* Charlton? Same Heston that, in Celluloid Closet, was said by Gore Vidal would freak out due to homosexuality? And yay for squeeing in class! :D *smooches you* I knew, but only thanks to that GayHeroes site. ;)

Have I mentioned that I think my professor may be gay?
Are we still talking about Dr. P? No? Mmmmm, I wish there was a way to know for sure. And in any case, he sounds worthy of your admiration, though it's sad that he doesn't know how lucky he is to have it! *snogs and nuzzles you even more than usual*

3) No reply, because I would be crying! *LOVES, loves, loves, loves, loves*

[dazzamre.livejournal.com]

a good chance I won't be around during Passover
Nooooooooo! *shows Alex the window* You be good, or...*tries to look menacing*

I'm glad one of us is carrying out the holy procrastination duty!
I did the last of my volunteer tutoring yesterday, and one of the kids was wearing the best sweatshirt (*g* I want one.): Procrastinators Unite. Tomorrow.
I'm suppose to be working on a paper right now, but, obviously, I'm not. :P

He could just be a womanizer
Yeah, Hefner's not the best example of that. :P

Anderson was on Conan O'Brien this week. His mother is Gloria Vanderbilt (she of the jeans and perfume) and she just wrote a book that apparently goes into agonizing detail about her sex life. :X

Anderson: The worst thing is discovering your parents' sex life is more interesting than yours. My mom's hooked up with Marlon Brando, and Howard Hughes flew her around, so to speak. How do you compete with that? 'Well, I kissed somebody.' You just feel lame.

It's a miracle that he's not in therapy. *nods* But the whole point of that is he's playing the pronoun game! I'm an old pro at picking it up from my SG days.*veg*

1) *crosses fingers* I hope so.
2) Maybe I did know because I had this funny feeling when he put the tape in, so maybe in the back of my mind, I remembered. But the whole thing was just so sweet! I looked it up on the gayheroes site, and there are a few differences in the video and the site. The site quotes him as saying he "liked" a particular Arab, and the video said "loved".

Nope, not Dr. P. Although he said one of his best friends in gay, and he's awfully close to the professor in question. Hmmm...I'm just not sure. *pouts*

Hee! I did find something interesting out, though. I was talking to one of the teachers from my high school, and she was asking me about professors. Anyway, I told her one name, and she said, "He's still there? He had a mental breakdown when his 'friend' left him." *shocked* Makes me wonder if I know anything at all.

*pulls you into an alternative family group hug* It's been too long since we've had one of those. :P