News from away and so forth!

I'm having a magical time, truly and suspiciously magical.  We're not up at the cabin at the moment, alas, but we'll be returning there tomorrow I believe (if the plan gets changed again I will cry, I need to go back there at once!  For my ART).  But yes, magical, what with the writing (if you guessed: about Ryan's pain, collect your gold star in the comments) and the reading books about vampires written by Mormons and the swimming and the drunk fire making on rocks by the lake (hello cliched Canadian summer, I promise I won't die in a fire) the quality nature and the hanging out with friends in basements.  But as I say, I'm here now, in this town they call Thompson, and I miss you guys and also miss writing about every little thing on my journal *pets journal* so here I am, saying hey and reminding you (I hope?) how awesome I am.  And to say I hope you're all doing okay, and that if you're not and it might be of some comfort to you, remember that i love you and am rooting for you hardcore.

I'm also here to say, it's bizarre and mostly awesome out here but the weird thing is everyone we run in to keeps asking my girlfriend when our wedding is and she's always like "well it was supposed to be this fall but.. blah blah blah we just don't feel like it right now, too much work, etc" and I'm like, yes.  Sure.  But I don't remember that ever being a plan and all these randoms like her former teachers and family friends all seem to think that was the plan and it's weird, okay.  That's all I'm saying.  And anyway, no we're not getting married, but we are moving to Ontario together (holy crap in less than a month *hides forever*) and having shared finances, so that's LIKE getting married, right?  Of course right.

Anyway, in conclusion: I SAW THAT .GIF OF RYAN AND BRENDON AND THE NECK HOLDING AND THE KISSING, THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL ME??? THANK YOU, THOSE WHO ARE KEEPING ME UPDATED ABOUT SUCH THINGS, PLEASE KEEP IT UP WHILE I'M BACK OUT OF RANGE, WHICH WILL START TOMORROW.

In even more conclusion: Brendon Urie is gay, Pete Wentz says so.  *cough* Sort of.

This is my third and final post on the subject of: OH MY GOD I'LL BE AWAY FROM THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLY WEEKS AT A TIME WHATEVER WILL I DO? But I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that you're not allowed to forget about me while I'm gone and that I will be checking my e-mail periodically when we're in town so if anything exciting happens or you just feel like it, please drop me a note over at: liketheroad@gmail.com.

I'll be back around the 20th of July, I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful next couple weeks!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

While I'm away I expect updates. Updates about your lives and updates about Ryan's face.

This is the kind of thing I expect to be alerted about:


I just. For basically the whole thing I was just like 'la la la interesting Brendon backstory la la la Rachel's going to freak and then RYAN SAYS A THING AND MAKES A FACE THAT I HAVE TO WATCH OVER AND OVER FOREVER. I have never considered an animated icon until this moment! RYAN!!!! YOUR FACE!

I'm not gonna lie, I'm going to miss it. And you guys. Which I'm aware I've already mentioned today and many times but it's STILL TRUE. *clings*

Anyway, I've saved a bunch of big bang stories for the trip, so even if I won't have internet, I'll sometimes have my bandom boys. Although I'll have to write my own stories at the cabin, because I don't think I want to be that guy. (laptop at the cabin in the woods guy)

So, you should rec me big bangs I might have overlooked or just ones you love, and you should also suggest brilliant ideas for me to write about, because I can't come up with them on my own. True story.

In conclusion: &internet; &my girls;

Dearest readers!  I don't really have anything to say except I had to get up early today and now I've had coffee and I'm feeling chatty!  Chatty and clingy because I'm LEAVING TOMORROW and I'm going to miss you guys and I don't care how ridiculous it is, I'm going to MISS RYAN"S FACE.  I will also miss other faces, stupid and otherwise, but at the moment I'm like "Ryaaan!  Your face is bound to get more stupid while I'm away, woe." 

But on the bright side, I do get to hang out at a beautiful cabin on an island for a month with periodic stops into town for awesome basement hangouts and adorable cat sitting.  So you know, it's not all bad.

But you guys should come talk to me now WHILE YOU STILL CAN because I'm awesome!  And it would be fun.

PS - check out my new default icon!  He's too pretty!  inderpal made it and some beautiful others and I'm totally in love.  On that subject, I would like to talk about default icons in particular if that's the sort of thing people are into.  Do you put thought into your default?  Is it a big deal to you?  Do you feel it REPRESENTS things?  Or am I just crazy?

... this is what I think might be the last installment of the diver!verse.  It seems I've told Ryan's story in this series in reserve, giving him the closest thing to a happy ending so near the beginning and now ending with what is really the earliest Ryan we've seen so far, what can be seen as setting the stage for everything that comes after in Ryan's life, but in the context of these posts, come before.

But that's a lot of rambling for so few new words, so without further pompous ado, I give you:

Hallway Medicine
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I just got hailed on, dear readers.  First there was rain and that was lame enough but then I was like, 'what the shit, hail?"  And Megan totally made fun of me too, claiming I was making it up.

I wasn't.

Being right wasn't as fun as it usually is though, in this circumstance.

The moral?  You're officially on notice, Winnipeg Summer.  You've been sucking quite a lot so far, what with the cold weather, horrifying levels of worms falling from trees and the intense familial insanity but now you've gone too far.

I should also point out that this hailing happened right after Megan and I had purchased our delicious supplies for our planned trip to the beach tomorrow.

It feels distinctly as though the universe is taunting me.

In other news:

How's your Saturday?

... how could I POSSIBLY be expected to handle them?

There exists a video in which RYAN GETTING A PIGGY BACK RIDE IS NOT EVEN THE BEST PART!

THEY *SKIP OFF STAGE TOGETHER*

Ryan!!!!!!!!!!  Brendon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*draws hearts around them*

I've been wondering about the best way to handle recs for Big Bang, because there are so many amazing stories popping up all the time - who can keep up - so I thought about waiting until I was done them all, but how is that helpful?  It's not, is the answer.  I've also considered doing it on a sort of casual basis, reccing one or two stories as I read them.  Which might have been more useful, but I got lazy or something.

The main point is, this is an incomplete list in terms of all the excellent stories that have been put out, and I've got about four more I KNOW I'll love that I just haven't gotten to yet.  But these are the ones I've loved so far, and in case anyone else is, like me, overwhelmed by all the bounty and is looking for a little direction, I suggest you check these ones out.

... never let it be said that I don't know how to cope with stress by funneling it into nerdy new hobbies.

They're super simple, because I know how to do approximately two things, but sharing is caring, so, here you go:

... lack of smarts!

And by that I mean, check me out.  I made an icon!

Only in the most basic sense of the term, it's true, but look at how they're both in it!  Looking hot and BFFy.

I'm counting it as a win.

... the other day harriet_vane said to me: And I would like to read an INFINITY of stories about Ryan realizing just how pretty his best friend is.
To which I responded: ... I wonder how I can fit that into my Ryan was a diver etc verse.

Not that I'm fixated.  At all.

But anyway, here's what the boys and I made of it:

Myriad Harbour
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I said to Jon
Do you think the girls here
(Ever wonder how they got so pretty?)

Because if so, then that's what I am.

RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HO SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

\O/ I CAN HAS APARTMENT!!!!!!!!! \O/

MY SUFFERING IS AT AN END!  AN E-MAIL WAS RECEIVED!  CONFIRMATION WAS GIVEN IN A CLEAR MANNER! 

I HAVE  PLACE TO LIVE!!!

:D!!!

... what is UP?

I feel like it's absurd, almost, how long it's been since I've flailed about my little chemicals.  I mean, don't get me wrong.  I LOVE those crazy little panics.  I mean, I'm pretty sure there isn't a person left on my flist who doesn't know of my Ryan Ross obsession.  Proud to be that guy.  But I got into bandom for one reason and one reason only:

Gerard fucking Way.

Four other incredibly compelling reasons followed quite promptly after, but it started with the phrase "Gerard saves" and the ridiculously short time it took for me to go from rolling my eyes to nodding affectionately at this.

Stuff like this reminds me why that was:


They're hilarious.  They're unconvincingly badass.  Bob is a little intimidating, but you know he would rather be watching Mister Bean right now.  And Frank continues to amuse as some sort of monster truck/old man combo of scruff.  Ray's hair could be more triumphant, but you know it's just lying in wait.  Do I even need to TALK about Gerard's pretty lady hair and his jean jacket and his Spencer Smith hip impersonation?  I will, but only if I'm allowed to talk about his THIGHS also.  And I mean, last but by no means least -  MIKEY FUCKING WAY.  BROODING, SLIGHTLY CREEPY, HOODIE WEARING, GREASER HAIR STYLING CAT DRESSING ALL TIME LITTLE BROTHER MIKEY FUCKING WAY.

.... it was a long and ridiculously serious search, but I finally found the perfect Ryan face to express my soul.

HOW MY SOUL LOOKS RIGHT NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU IT.

Ugh.  Migraine, you make me ragey.

NOT KNOWING IF I HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE AND SERIOUSLY SUSPECTING THE PEOPLE WHO CAN TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT I DO ARE ON VACATION?  Also makes me ragey.

On the other hand, hot boys make me happy.  It's funny, but it's true.  Here is my contribution to the not-quite meme about weighing in on what I think are the hottest eras for our little panics:

( Even though I sort of have to admit I *cough* DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH ANY OF THEM?  )

What about you?

... I wanted a moment in the diver!verse where Ryan got something right. Did something right.

So I wrote it. Chronologically, this is set soon after the end of Keep the mood. For you continuity buffs out there. ♥

I'll even have the courtesy of admitting I was wrong
Ryan/Spencer, Jon/Brendon
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HI GUYS.

I totally MacGyvered myself a working internet connection because I missed you all!  Possibly you have not noticed I've been gone, what with the still relatively frequently posting, but I assure you, I have been!

COME TALK TO ME AND SHIT.

Tell me of your troubles and your triumphs!  Talk to me about which Bigbang stories you've read so far and how amazing they all are!  I just finished arsenicjade's A Finer Command of Language and am in the middle of Of Moons, birds, and monsters.  UGH.  SO GOOD.

Other possible topics for conversation include:

• Moving is HARD.
• Ryan's face is the stupidest.
• Backstabber (The Dresden Dolls vs. Panic! at the disco) is my new favorite thing ever.  WHAT'S YOURS?
  
• Brendon's ass.

Bwahahaha!  You guys!  My stolen internet is actually working for once!  Who knows how long it will last, or how long it will take for me to nag my cousin into doing something about making the internet we PAY for actually work! 

NO MATTER.  ALL OF THIS IS INCONSEQUENTIAL, I THINK YOU'LL FIND, BECAUSE MY STOLEN INTERNET WORKED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO WATCH THE BEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME.

As I said to ignipes, what we have here is clear proof that Ryan Ross is interested not only in reinventing love, but also in reinventing football.  HOW LONG UNTIL THE DISCUSSION THAT GOES:

"Spence... come on, if you're so sick of the tambourine why won't you just play a little football during the acoustic songs?  I have a fever I can't sweat out and the only cure is MORE FOOTBALL."

... and then Spencer doesn't respond so much as he barely restrains himself from strangling Ryan with his many scarves.

In conclusion: I MISS YOU GUYS.  BIGBANG IS AWESOME.  MOVING IS HARD.  I NEED AN APARTMENT.

ETA: THE VIDEO DISAPPEARED, WHICH IS TRAGIC, BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD IT HERE.  Sorry for the tease guys, blame Pete Wentz.

... the secret purpose of this post is SPENCER'S DRUMMING HOTNESS but more explicitly it's about posting another random moment I felt like writing about in my odd and ever growing Ryan was a  diver and he was always down verse.

This one, as all of them could be, really, has been best summarized by harriet_vane thus: awwww!  Ryan hates everyone!

Exactly so.

My good nature's indisposed
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EXPLAIN TO ME HOW I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YET EVER:


I just... they're SUCH LITTLE ASSHOLES BUT I *LOVE* THEM! THEY CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AND BEING ASSHOLES. "THE HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNTED" OH SPENCER!!! RYAN AND SPENCER SHARE MANY A BITCHY BFF MOMENT!!!!  MY EYES: ♥______♥

Um, in case you're new to the journal somehow and don't understand that it's clearly implied: RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!