The wildest thing about getting to take a photo with Tom is that it didn't feel quite real, like he wasn't a real person standing there in front of me that I was about to be right next to. I partially attribute that to how fast the line was going, but even if I had a bit more time to process, I surely would have felt the same: that a man whose life, basically, I had been following since 2013, was in the same room as me and I was mere feet away.
I was lightheaded in the moments prior to the photo, although whether due to being hungry and needed water or overwhelmed suddenly despite not feeling it before (and thrown off by the girl in front of me trying to hold a brief conversation and the crew trying to escort her away), I'm not sure. I do wonder how Tom feels about the whole thing, about how fast it went.
We greeted each other, I got to shake his hand (his hand really is big, much larger than I expected, yet when he shook mine, it didn't feel overwhelming, and he didn't crush me), he put his arm behind me and mine behind him (his coat was quite soft; my mom speculated it's a nice/fancy wool), we smiled, FLASH, I thanked him (I can't recall if he thanked me), and off I went.
While fast, definitely 100% worth it. I've never had the chance to go anywhere else he's been due to time and money, but this time, the stars aligned.
I was lucky enough to have enough income to be able to do that plus get better seating for the live show, which was also definitely worth it; I wasn't as close as I would have liked, but better than higher up—and the general seating filled up really fast, so much so that when it got delayed due to autographs (I get the sense they overbooked him, because he had to go BACK after it was done), they told us not to leave the theatre because so many people couldn't get in.
Anyway, I absolutely loved being able to hear him talk in person, and he told pretty much all new stories this time! At least, new to me, but I'm pretty sure most of them had not been told before, probably because the audience got to ask the questions (using a Google forms from the week before that was only open for twenty-four hours AND I MISSED—and they had apparently 84 questions?? Surely they could have left that open longer, then).
I really hope I get the opportunity to see him in person again in some form or fashion; i.e. I'd probably do an autograph, or if he's got enough live event, just pay for good seating for that. I don't know if I'll get so lucky a second time, and I will definitely cherish this for a long while.
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Every time I see that picture of Barbie holding Ken’s hand, bringing him to life, and they’re both wearing their very first original beach outfits with the blue watercolor backdrop? I have to take ten minutes to stare at them both and then I get emotional about it bc they mean so much to me and there’s just something about the way Barbie looks at Ken and the way they’re holding hands and the way Ken looks at her. and it's even better in the imax clip when Ken’s breath hitches in his throat and he notices that the person who is his girlfriend is this gorgeous, highly accomplished woman who can do anything and be everything... I always laugh when he does a fist pump and whispers breathlessly yes!
And I can’t help but always picture myself in the middle, both of them holding my hand and each kissing my cheek
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….to say I’m bummed today is quite an understatement….
….my mom would be in town right now….we would be going to my sisters house to hang out and get lunch….then we would be headed to see our long planned family outing and what would have been my mom’s first kraken game that she’s been looking forward to since literally last season….
Instead I’m still recovering from Covid.
😭😭😭
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@distortionboi just assigned me nick jackson & their boyfriend matt jackson bc their boyfriend is a "pretty little lady" which is very true. can't be mad abt that. they then realized they had assigned themselves adam cole in this situation, & frowned deeply.
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Yesterday wasn't a good day and it honestly ruined my mood for today. I woke up feeling bad for the things that happened yesterday and stayed in bed around 3:00 PM until I finally decided to get out of bed and grab something to eat, that's when my bff told me that she was going with her gf and her brother, and that if I wanted to accompany them and that's when I did my last post that I was indeed going. She picked my up and when we arrived I immediately was looking for you. I couldn't seem to find you so I changed my mind of instead of looking for you, look for your brother. You confirmed that he was tall so I was looking for him but still couldn't see him or you anywhere.
We went to buy food around and a pizza and sat close to the bridge area, I was sitting facing the opposite direction of the FIL but was constantly looking back trying to see if I could catch a glimpse of you, and didn't. But I tried to enjoy the day as much as I could and I believe that I did, we laughed a lot and talked a lot, so it wasn't that bad of a day after all. But I so wanted to see and hear you.
There was a voice telling me to say something like "I'm gonna leave you two alone so I don't third wheel for a while" and look for you, but I couldn't. There was this girl that I thought that looked exactly like you, and when I looked at her she immediately turned around and thought "it must be her" but when she turned back, it wasn't. I maintained my look thinking "if it is her, I want her to know that I'm seeing her and give her a smile", but it wasn't you. And sometimes I tried to stay as long as possible in a place, even when they weren't looking for any books just to see if maaaaaybe but... yeah, I guess you know what happened.
There's this deep desire in my of us seeing each other before october, writing you if we could meet on a weekend when you don't have to work or something like that but... is it okay for us to do that? We both know that "this" is ending in october but... can't we be or pretend to be friends again just for this little time that we have left? I know there's lots and lots of things that we have to tell to each other, and I know that one day won't be enough for us.
I always thought that I would feel this feeling or this other when seeing you, but now I know that it was a lie. I don't feel anything but "you look exactly how I remember you", "as beautiful as you always did", "I wish I could talk to you once more", "I wish I could hold your cold hands once more and feel their warmth". Friday, when I saw you sitting alone in the grass, I looked at you while my bff was looking at me, we were about to enter the FIL and... I said "maybe in another life". I let it out, and she heard me. She didn't said anything, but she knew I was looking at you without any discretion.
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