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[turps]

The weather is still grey and cold so I've had a very lazy day today. I was happily surprised to see the latest season of This Is Us had arrived on Prime so I've started to watch that while catching up on my surveys. Included in which was a weird vocal task where you had to record reactions to photos, apparently it's to see if emotion is evident in your voice when seeing certain things and you could see lovely things such puppies and kittens, and then had to describe the photos or horrible things that you also had to describe. You can guess which one I got.

Meanwhile James has started to list and sell the wood-burning boxes he's been doing. So that's kept him occupied.

I took this photo of Milo and Murphy and am very





Two more June Something questions.

What is something that has surprised you about a fandom? Like, you expected the main fandom pairing to be X/Y, but the main pairing in fandom is actually X/Z. Or a pairing you expected to be slashed together isn't very popular?

This is something I've complained about often with sperrywink but why did Magic Mike XXL not have a huge fandom? I don't understand. It has all the foundations for something great, not just the hot male stripper but also kick-ass ladies and while admittedly the plot wasn't anything amazing, fandom has ran with less. I don't get it. Why fandom, why?!

What is your favorite celebrity interaction from any fandom you've had?

This will be meeting Robert Duncan McNeil at a Voyager con at Blackpool in 2001. I actually met the majority of the cast there and there was an amazing moment when Patrick Stewart turned up on stage as an unexpected guest, but nothing comes close to meeting Robert. Yes, he couldn't understand a word I said, yes, I was burnt to a crisp after standing in the sun too long while waiting to register, yes, I felt like a blithering fool as I had to lock my legs as I stood next to him for a photo, but my Tom Paris thing was at full throttle at the time, and 'Tom' was right there.

Runner up moment was the MCR concert at Newcastle. We had pretty good seats at the side of the stage and in addition, the section wasn't that full. I'd been on my feet throughout and when Teenagers was going on was doing the whole arm movement thing and Ray looked to the side, caught my eye and just beamed. Now, he could have been looking at anyone in the section I know, but I like to think he was looking at me and no one will convince me otherwise!

I went looking and found the Newcastle show, see Ray looking to the right, that's where we were. And as I haven't said it for a while, goddamn Mikeyway, you are a hotass!

Watch on YouTube

Well, I must say that led to a very enjoyable MCR video spiral.

Comments

[turlough]

That's a lovely photo of your boys! I notice Murphy still has his enormous bat ears. I wonder if he will ever grow enough so they'll fit him.

Of course Ray was looking at you! He could feel how happy you were and how much you loved them!

[turps]

Murphy has grown a lot, but still doesn't fit those ears. I suspect they may remain oversized always. That or he'll end up a huge cat.

:D I do love that thought. Ray \o/

[shadowhive]

Yeah I just had a lazy day too cause it was grey here. And aww no

Aww cute boys!

Is that the sequel? I think I watched Magic Mike ages ago when it was on tv

Aww that’s amazing you got to meet him! 🖤

Rays smile is the best!

[turps]

Such a lazy day yesterday. It's this weather, it makes you want to stay inside.

It is the sequel. I think it's so much better than the original, and in fact, went to see it at the cinema. James was the only man in there *g*


I got to talk to and take photos with a lot of the cast, but RDM will always be the one I remember simply because I was so excited. Then the first photo failed so I got to slip my arm around his again.

Yes, yes it is!

[eglantiere]

those kitties look so Unimpressed with the world, omg. they're adorable :D

[turps]

They're turning into happily co-living bros. Though Milo needs all the patience in the world to deal with Murphy.

[frausorge]

I'm sorry you had to look at horrible things. :(

I hope James finds good customers for his boxes.

Milo and Murphy look so handsome and alert!

And I'm also convinced Ray was looking at you. How could he miss looking at so much shining fannish love?

[turps]

Typical I never got to talk about puppies and kittens.

James has sold three boxes so is walking on air. But now he wants to get more boxes with the money he's made. It's never-ending!

You're all awesome for indulging my Ray thought :D

[rikes]

Aww, those are both lovely memories.

Good luck to James!

[turps]

They are good memories. I'm lucky fandom has brought me many happy times.

Well, he's sold three boxes so he's happy.