John Barrowman

Yesterday, Hubby and I drove down to L.A. to this book store called Book Soup. It is a little hole in the wall. We got up early at about six and left home at about a little after seven. We got to the book store at about 2pm and then got something to eat at Subway across the street. I went back to the book store and got in line in the bookstore. Soon other people started to show up and the bookstore people didn't like the crowd so he put a sign up outside saying it was the beginning of the line. I was the first in line! I was so happy to be first in line. After hours of waiting, taking pictures and making friends with the other fans in line they finally said that we could go into the store. The book store is just this small little whole in the wall and they had chairs set up in the isle way and there was a podium set up in the front. Since I was the first in line I got to be at the very front and then he was announced.

John Barrowman was less than two feet away from me! He could spit on me while talking I was so close to him! He started out doing a question and answer thing with the audience. That bookstore was so packed with people it was a fire hazard. There was no room for anything. We were all packed in there. I took lots of pictures I will be putting up on myspace soon. I also took a few small video clips of him talking in front of me. I will try to put them on my youtube page if I can soon.

After the Q and A he went to the back of the store and I got up and followed right behind him for a bit until people shoved and pushed in front of me so I was no longer first in line. But I was near the front so when my turn came up I handed him a little note I wrote him and told him how wonderful I think he is. I asked him what his favorite Captain Jack quote is and he said the one about it being the 21st century. Then I asked him if I could kiss him on the cheek and he said no so I asked if I could kiss his hand and he said I could so I got to kiss him on the hand! Me! I kissed John Barrowman! Sure it was only on the hand but it was something, certainly not nothing! Somewhere in all that he signed my book.

His sister Carole was also there and signed my copy of John's Autobiography since she was the ghost writer. She let me kiss her hand too and said she felt like the queen. Then I saw her daughter, John's niece, and told her she has a wonderful uncle and mother.

You know John is a very nice and genuine guy. He is very entertaining naturally and not all that different from me. He is outgoing but has a small shy side to him that I am sure most people missed because he was so funny and out there. He said that he used to teach his niece and nephew all the Scottish bad words and pay them to say them to people. Like once he told his niece to go up to the counter at Mc Donald's and ask for a shit Mc Flurry. Another thing he said was that he and his sister were grocery shopping and all of a sudden a mob of people started to surround them and take pictures and ask for autographs. He told his sister to go finish the shopping while he continued and when she protested he said, "No one want to see your fucking face on their cell phones." So she finished the shopping and had to wait for him so he could pay for it. Such a funny story. What siblings do to each other!

He used some foul language and then said, "oh, like you didn't know I talk like that." He did talk a tiny bit gay but for the most part he talked like a normal entertaining guy. I can't believe I was so close to him! If I remember more later of what he said I will put it in another blog.

Unhappy and Tired

I know I haven't blogged in a while. I just haven't been feeling well. I have been trying to work and find a new job and haven't been very successful with much. Hubby has been mad at me for a while and I just need to focus on work and making money. He would rather I focus on my health and what I eat. I could care less what I eat as long as it is food and cheap. He doesn't like that very much. I don't like making him angry but I am unhappy with the way things are going and would like to just do things my way. Things are just not going my way at all and every time I try to make anything really happen my way he gets mad at me. Well that may not be entirely true, I am sure there are reasons why my way isn't so good but I think I should at least have control over what I eat or whether or not I go walking. I hate walking. I would rather go dancing for my exercise. I can't just do everything perfectly and I am not going to let him dictate to me everything for fear of him being mad at me.

I should make a list of all that makes me happy or smile. Dancing, watching ice skating, singing well, ice cream, hamburgers, Hubby not mad at me, having a job with enough hours, not being in pain…

I guess I am coming up with at short list this time. I'll have to come up with more later.