So, with my newish how comes new traditions. This is my second Independence Day in this house, and the tradition is to watch the fireworks in the parking lot, since we are a stone's throw from Bradley Park, where they shoot off the fireworks in San Marcos every year. Over the loud booming of the explosions, the only thing you could hear was the even louder screams of the car alarms in the neighborhood. The bigger the boom, the more car alarms would sound. By the end, I could not stop laughing, couldn't hear anything, and I had recaptured the childlike wonder of fireworks.

I just wanted to say a quick Happy Birthday! to krazykipper!

I wish you Samn'Dean to take care of you and a speedy recovery!

*smishes across continents*

I can't wait for this! It's Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion!!!!

From Whedonesque, stolen from psychoactivtoad:

Dear Friends,

At last the time has come to reveal to you our Master Plan. BEWARE! Those with weak hearts should log off lest they be terrified by the twisted genius of our schemes! Also pregnant women and the elderly should consider reading only certain sentences. Do not mix with other blogs. Do not operate heavy machinery while reading this blog. You must be this tall to read. ‘Kay?

It is time for us to change the face of Show Business as we know it. You know the old adage, “It’s Show Business – not Show Friends”? Well now it’s Show Friends. We did that. To Show Business. To show Show Business we mean business. (Also, there are now other businesses like it.)

ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!

"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog" will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that part is) right on Drhorrible.com, in mid-July. Specifically:

ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.

ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.

ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.

All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th. Then they will vanish into the night, like a phantom (but not THE Phantom – that’s still playing. Like, everywhere.)

And now to answers a few Frequently (soon to be) Asked Questions:

1) Why, Joss? Why? Why now, why free, why us?

Once upon a time, all the writers in the forest got very mad with the Forest Kings and declared a work-stoppage. The forest creatures were all sad; the mushrooms did not dance, the elderberries gave no juice for the festival wines, and the Teamsters were kinda pissed. (They were very polite about it, though.) During this work-stoppage, many writers tried to form partnerships for outside funding to create new work that circumvented the Forest King system.

Frustrated with the lack of movement on that front, I finally decided to do something very ambitious, very exciting, very mid-life-crisisy. Aided only by everyone I had worked with, was related to or had ever met, I single-handedly created this unique little epic. A supervillain musical, of which, as we all know, there are far too few.

The idea was to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn out a really thrilling, professionalish piece of entertainment specifically for the internet. To show how much could be done with very little. To show the world there is another way. To give the public (and in particular you guys) something for all your support and patience. And to make a lot of silly jokes. Actually, that sentence probably should have come first.

2) What happens when it goes away? Does it go to a happy farm for always like Fluffy did when mommy was crying and the neighbor kept washing his fender?

No, Dr horrible will live on. We intend to make it available for download soon after it’s published. This would be for a nominal fee, which we’re hoping people will embrace instead of getting all piratey. We have big dreams, people, and one of them is paying our crew.

And somewhat later, we will put the complete short epic out on DVD – with the finest and bravest extras in all the land. We’ll go into greater detail about that at Comiccon, but we’re changing the face of Show Friendliness a second time with that crazy DVD.

3) Joss, you are so kind, and generous, and your forehead is like, huge, like SCARY, like I think I can see Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint hanging off it… what can WE do to help this musical extravanganza?

What you always do, peeps! What you’re already doing. Spread the word. Rock some banners, widgets, diggs… let people know who wouldn’t ordinarily know. It wouldn’t hurt if this really was an event. Good for the business, good for the community – communitIES: Hollywood, internet, artists around the world, comic-book fans, musical fans (and even the rather vocal community of people who hate both but will still dig on this). Proving we can turn Dr Horrible into a viable economic proposition as well as an awesome goof will only inspire more people to lay themselves out in the same way. It’s time for the dissemination of the artistic process. Create more for less. You are the ones that can make that happen.

Wow. I had no idea how important you guys were. I’m a little afraid of you.

4) Joss, do you ever answer a question simply or coherently?

Shledzguohn?

There’ll be more questions, and more long, long answers, but for now I’m just excited that we’re actually making this happen. We (and a lot of other people -- gushing to commence soon) worked very hard on the show and we hope/think you guys will be pleased. Until July 15th , I remain, yours truly, -j, of the firm j, j, m & z.

I can't wait for this! Thanks Toady! And yet another reason Joss is Boss.

I was finally carrying my laundry up the stairs and I lost my balance and knocked my knuckle into the freakin' banister! It hurts and is turning purple. That's why they call me Gracie...

1. Casual Friday RAWKS! It's the only time I ever get to wear my Doctor Chucks. They kill my feet but they make me happy so I'm wearing them tomorrow! I'm going to get black ones eventually, most likely a size bigger so hopefully I won't want to die when I wear them! Hahahahaha!

2. The migraine is mostly gone now, thank GOODNESS. I get a little lingering headache, but nothing I can't handle with a couple excedrin.

3. Last night I developed a toothache... I just can't catch a freakin' break! I hate the dentist. After I lost a fight with the asphalt at age 11, the dentist has never been a pleasant place for me. I have an appointment 2 weeks from today for the full checkup and cleaning, etc. I may have to take some anxiety meds before I go down there because seriously, just the *idea* of going to the dentist is stressing me out.

4. I get to meet another LJ friend this weekend! daydreamer22688 is coming down from LA to visit me on Saturday! We're going to have an adventure and it's going to be awesome! We're either hitting the zoo or the Del Mar Fair (which opens this weekend!!!!) so I'm really excited.

5. Obligatory gas prices... *grumble*

Jimmie's leading so far, this is making me really happy. ophelia_77 is visiting her dad so she's not online to discuss the race coverage today. This makes me very, very sad! I miss my Chrissy! I understand visiting parents though.

Also, we've switched to TNT coverage now, and I miss DW because Bill Weber makes me want to SCREAM!

Okay, I'm going to make me some lunch now, but I just had to say that!

By this time tomorrow, I will have seen the Sex and the City Movie! I'm so excited! I ordered the tickets online for the 4pm show in La Jolla tomorrow so we can go shopping and stuff like that before or after.

It's emerald_nebula's birthday!

Love ya, girly! I hope it's a great day! I hope you aren't stuck at work on your birthday!

I'm so sad there was no new Doctor Who this week. I crave new programming!

So, I watched the NASCAR race today, Jimmie's motor blew, I was so very sad about that... he ended up finishing 39th. With like 5 laps to go, Tony was leading the race and I was about to have a hissy fit, and then he WRECKED HIMSELF! *does the Tony in the fence dance of joy* Kasey Kahne ended up winning the whole shabang! We're so proud of him!!! He's my mom's favorite, and so very pretty.

Hello flist!

ophelia_77, angieb5 and I have joined forces to bring you a new community!

gymbuddiesftw!

This is a shiny happy place for discussing gym/weightloss goals, getting encouragement and encouraging others! Feel free to join and we can get you posting access if you like. Just let us know.

60 days until Hawaii and I went to the gym today!

I miss you guys, and you should know that! *hugs* I haven't posted in almost a week because I've been so busy at work... So, now, I will bore you with my random thoughts, etc.

( Bones ramblings from Monday night... contains season 3 spoilers )

Tomorrow night is new Supernatural. In 24 hours, I will be starting the episode. I'm so freaked out! Kripke is going to put us on the ledge and just *bleeping* leave us there until fall. GRRRRR!

My new phone still doesn't have a name. I like Ianto, but I also likes Beth's suggestion of Owen... so far it's just my phone. That makes me sad.

( I've been kinda angsty this week... )

I still haven't watched last week's Doctor Who because I'm a huge slacker. And apparently my favorite girl on Dancing with the Stars got kicked out this week, but I saw it coming. I really hope that Jason or Cristian wins. It can't be Kristi, it's just not fair.

70 days until Hawaii and I didn't go to the gym today. I was too fried, needed a break. I'm going tomorrow to work out some of my pre-finale angst and hopefully some endorphins will make me feel better.

*waves*

So, I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed last night's episode of Supernatural. Only one more left though?! *kicks the writers strike* ACK! Kripke, you hold the hearts of millions of fangirls in your hands, please don't rip them from our chests like last night's nasty being! Thanks.

My new Sidekick 3 came today! It's a little bit lighter in weight than Logan was, and definitely does not have the bumps and scratches that Logan did. I have decided that I will keep this one until it craps out, instead of getting an LX in July. I don't remember if I said this the other day, as my head still pounds from whacking it with the trunk lid yesterday. This phone will not be named Logan. Misty (cyanscorpio) and I were kicking some names around today, and I decided that I wanted to put it to a vote. Please cast your vote in the poll. I appreciate your feedback!

( Poll behind the cut... )

I hope you have a terrific weekend. Mine consists of seeing friends, including liz_on_crack, for breakfast in the morning, going to the gym and attending Chris' birthday party. I also plan on watching the NASCAR race on this weekend. I'll be around. :D

I just got home from the gym. I now want to eat more junk food, aside from the pizza I had for lunch. I did a brief workout because I whacked my head with the trunk lid of my car when I was getting my gym bag out. *facepalm*

Anyway, so I hope you are having a HAPPY HOT BOYS DAY! It's looking better now that I'm not at work anymore and have been to the gym! Well, it's time for my weekly LJ ban so I remain unspoiled for tonight's episode. See my flist when the ban is lifted... <3

76 days until HAWAII and I went to the gym today! WOOT!

Webkinz are kind of like Beanie babies in that it's a cute little stuffed animal that you buy. It comes with a registration code and you register it online, and then you can play games with it and buy it shiny things and decorate its room, etc. It's silly but so much fun.

( These are my Webkinz! )

When you register them, you get a birth certificate with their birthday and stuff about them. When I registered Dean, they told me his birthday was January 24th, DEAN WINCHESTER'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY! I was so stoked, it was totally meant to be! Sammy's birthday is December 28th (I didn't pick it, but awesome because it's 4 days after mine) and Pynk's is August 11th.

I realize this is totally silly and for like 8 year olds, but I'm going to bribe my roommate's kids with them, and my nephew for that matter, because they are SO fun!

Hello friends!

I know it's been a little bit since my last "real" post, that's because things have been so incredibly crazy around here. As you know, May 1st I had the jury duty. ( More ramblings about my day in court... )

I took this video yesterday at my grandmother's 80th birthday party. It is hilarious!

( This way please... )

For your birthday, I want my Supernatural Freaky Friday episode, like right now! I can't believe we only get 2 more episodes this season, I'm so sad. I have a recap of my day yesterday post coming, if I ever get time to take a couple of pictures and upload them.