Jen Yates, the writer of Cake Wrecks, also writes Epbot, and Epbot happens to be one of my all time favorite Blogs.
Well, it turns out that The Cake Wrecks - The "Winter Underlined" Tour came to Toronto last night.
I didn't know how busy it was going to be there and I really didn't want to have to stand, so I headed over early. I got there an hour before it started and there was hardly anyone there. I sat in the second row with no one in front of me.
That's when I noticed Jen, or should I say, that's when Jen noticed me. I smiled and she came right over and sat down next to me, saying that I seemed friendly.
Her and I chatted for over an hour while we waited for the show to start. It was so nice to sit and chat with another geek girl. I meet so few of them. She told me that I should move down to Orlando so her and I can hang out and go to Disney World! Man, would I love that!
The show, like Jen and John themselves, was very funny! They both have very quick wit and you can see why they're so well suited to one another.
Isn't she cute in her Give Me The Candy shirt? She had asked fans on Twitter to bring her some leftover Canadian candy, so a few people did. I popped out after the show and grabbed them some Kinder Surprise. Did you know that they don't sell them in the States anymore? Apparently, kids kept choking on the toys inside.
As always, there was a competition to see who could recreate their favorite wreck. They all looked so wrecktastic!
They also served cake! One was of a baby and the other of a carrot. I was lucky enough to get the baby's mouth? Don't worry, I took a bite out of him before he could take a bite out of me!
A fan even brought John a tiger scarf/hood! Here he is, doing his best to be presidential!
And of course, my signed book! If you can't make out what it says:
To "Brae"
Under Neat That
Move to Olrando! Now!!!
Then she drew me a "hidden Mickey"
How awesome is that? I had such a wonderful time and I can't believe I actually got to hang out with Jen, Herself!!! YAY!!!
I know I haven't blogged much this year, but I will make sure that there will be lots more to come this year! Thanks to all who read my posts and all that comment! I love you all!
I mentioned in the previous post that I wanted to be a Muppet for Halloween, specifically Kermit. After much searching, I came across a turtleneck dress from American Apparel, a green hat from Ardene, a Miss Piggy and Kermit from HMV, and a couple of ping pong balls.
I used an old shirt I had to make the fringe and sewed it onto some invisible stretching thread.
I cut the ping pong balls in half and glued them them to the top of the hat and added the pupils with a permanent marker.
I carried Piggy with me when I went out to Church Street for the annualHalloween walk-about.
And as usual, there were some great costumes. Not as many as some years, but the ones that I did see made me smile.
These cute Sailor Scouts all had hand made costumes. For authenticity sake, I wish they had done a bit more with their hair and wore better shoes/boots, but the fact that they managed to get everyone to do it and had costumes made for each, means that I will let this slide.
I love White and Black Mages! Sooo cute!
Jem and Pizzazz were awesome! Even better, when I asked for a picture I realized that I knew Pizzazz! He's an old friend of mine!
This cute little grim reaper was the son of one of the girls who was out with us. I think he looks like a Sith Jawa... just me?
Mr. Fantastic was just that.... Fantastic...
He and I locked eyes and stuttered, grinned and blushed at each other while asking if we could take each other's picture. It was one of those moments where you wish you were single...
but then I remember that I have my own Superman waiting for me at home.
There were lots of great Mario Cart costumes out that night. Mario and Luigi must have taken a wrong turn at Bowser's castle, because they were way behind the rest of the group.
It's time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet show tonight! It seems that whenever I choose a costume, I always run into 2 or 3 other people dressed as the same thing. This year was no exception. I guess I'm not the only one excited about the new Muppet movie coming out next month. At one point I ran into another Animal who latched onto me yelling "FROG! FROG! FROG!"
It was pretty awesome.
This was the group of friends that I went out with. They grouped together and dressed up as characters from Clue.
I suspect Professor Plum, with the knife, on Church Street.
(isn't Eric cute with his little plastic knife?)
Lets-a-go!
I guess Church Street is sort of like Rainbow Road considering there are rainbows on all the street signs.
Lakitu!! Yes, that's the cloud sitting, spiney red thing dropping, race starting turtle from Mario.
I bet no one is as hungry as these hippos are! This couple was so sweet when I stopped as asked for their picture.
These cereal mascots wanted to make sure that everyone was eating a balanced breakfast!
The crowd was so big to get pictures of these tetris blocks, that I just stuck around back instead of waiting.
All hail the Lady Sith! He lightsabers screwed together to make a double bladed one! So cool!
Finally, I bumped into these guys on my way home and was super excited! C-3PO asked me if I even knew who they were... ME? are you kidding? They seemed pretty impressed when I listed them all off. Come on now, I'm not just another pretty face!
I may be a frog, but the Force is strong with this Muppet!
It's time to meet The Muppets on the Muppet Show Tonight!
It's time to put on make-up...
It's time to dress up right...
It's time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show Tonight!
To introduce our guest star is what I'm here to do...
So it really makes me happy to introduce to you
The one and only BRAEBY! YAAAY!
And now let's get things started
Why don't you get things started
It's time to get things started
On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational
This is what we call the Muppet Show!
(Gonzo blows his trumpet)
Oh, how I love the Muppets... let me count the ways...
Actually that would take way to long to do :P
Ever since I was a child, I have always loved the Muppets. They fill my head with laughter and make my heart swell with love.
I'm on a total Muppets kick right now, so you can imagine my excitement when I found out that they've not only made a new Muppets movie, that's due out next month, but they've also released an OPI nail polish line to go with it!
I can't even tell you how much squealing with glee I did when I first saw this, because it's almost too embarrassing to say!
Not only do I love the Muppets, but to know that Jason Segal and Amy Adams are in it makes me even more happy! Not only does Jason Segal star in the movie, he also wrote it, saying "I'm not an arrogant dude, but to be even the tiniest footnote in the
Muppets lineage is nuts to me. That is insane! So I feel very honored."
He even helped create the newest member of the Muppet team; Walter. "Nick Stoller and I did. We wrote the script together, he's my writing
partner. We invented Walter! We did not get to design him physically
because then they would owe us a lot of money. So we came up with him on
paper and then they were very clear that we could not be involved in
any aspect in the physical design of Walter. But it is pretty crazy when
I saw him and I knew he was born in our brains. It's like Nick and I
had a little baby — with our brains." - Pop Sugar
Yes, this is the type of man you can proudly take home to your Momma.
As if this whole thing wasn't awesome enough, OPI has come out with a Muppet line of nail polishes to kick off the movie with!
I love nail polish; especially OPI and especially when it's sparkly! The fact that it's designed with the Muppets in mind is just the icing on the cake for me! I must own them all!!
Check out the names of these great colours!
Since I can't afford to buy them all at once, I have to try and pick which ones I like the best! This is really hard for me! I definitely need Fresh Frog of Bel Air, Rainbow Connection, Warm and Fozzy, Gone Gonzo and Excuse Moi!; you know, to start with :P
If you live in Canada, like me, you can order it here.
Now, I mentioned earlier that I'm on a total Muppets kick right now. Interestingly enough, this has nothing to do with either the movie or the nail polish. I was having a low day, a few months ago, so I threw on my iPod and went for a walk. As I walked, "It's Not Easy Being Green" came on, and then came on again right after, even though I had it on shuffle! If you're a Muppets fan, you will of course know this song, but for those who don't, here it is.
It gets me every time and makes me realize that things are never as bad as they seem, it's all about perspective and looking at the good in life instead of
the bad. I had this song stuck in my head for weeks after, which lead me
to listen to other Muppet music like "The Rainbow Connection",
"Just One Person",
And then, of course, if you're a Robin fan like I am, "Half Way Down The Stairs"
I love Robin so much! Almost as much as I love Kermit!
So after having all this music stuck in my head, I came across The Green Album
Yes, it's those songs and many more done by artists like Weezer, The Fray, Amy Lee and many others. It's awesome! All the songs are really well done, which I was a little worried about when I first picked it up.
This, of course, then got me even more into a Muppets kick then I already was, so I had to go out and buy the first 3 seasons of The Muppet Show, which I have been just loving!
It has some of the best jokes from the show and movies. I read it cover to cover when it came in on my birthday. I've got it sitting along side my other favorite Muppets book "It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things To Consider" which I found at Hallmark last Christmas.
Not only did my Dad buy me the book, but he also drew me a picture to go along with it!
(I thought I had a better picture of it, but it's on my other computer which still hasn't been fixed yet! Anyway, here it is hanging in my old apartment on my Princess and Frog wall)
I've also been reading Muppet comics that I found at the grocery store that have turned out to be pretty good.
As for crafting, I've come up with some really cute Muppet ideas, but haven't found the right fabric to make them work yet. But depending on what I can find this week, there very well might be a Muppet Halloween costume in my future! Wish me luck!
Life's like a movie, write your own ending
Keep believing, keep pretending
We've done just what we set out to do.
Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers, and you.
