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This photo was taken by Chris Dzombak after the May 14 performance of A Very Potter Sequel. The guy I'm hugging is Nick Lang, one of the writers/directors/actors/puppet designers from the show.I keep telling people that AVPS changed my life, and they think I'm being melodramatic, but I am entirely serious. There was a time in my life when I was suicidal, and a major part of that stemmed from the feeling that I was invisible. I felt like no one could see me or hear me, and to see if this was really the case I would stop speaking and see how long it took for someone to notice (I once got to six days and gave up the experiment). The way the cast treated me was the exact opposite of that. It was a great example of how far I've come mentally and emotionally, and I think that's part of why I walked away from that theater with so much joy and self-confidence.
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frizzy-feline [2010-06-24 22:02:15 +0000 UTC]
LOLOLOLOL at the praying mantis pic. and im very glad you could be cheered up so much (thats AVPM for ya i suppose)
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Artemis1979 In reply to frizzy-feline [2010-06-24 22:06:48 +0000 UTC]
My first reaction to seeing this picture was, "OH MY GOD, LOOK HOW HAPPY I AM." It made me think of that picture.
And yes, the show is just that good. The cast just happens to be even better.
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FangsAndNeedles In reply to ??? [2010-06-24 21:58:36 +0000 UTC]
awesome, I can't wait to see the show, I'm glad it had such a great effect on you!
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Artemis1979 In reply to FangsAndNeedles [2010-06-24 22:05:14 +0000 UTC]
Hold onto your wizard shorts, because the show is AWESOME. I can't wait to see everyone's reactions when it hits YouTube. And it really says something about the cast that the show is so epic, but meeting them was even cooler.
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FangsAndNeedles In reply to Artemis1979 [2010-06-24 22:20:18 +0000 UTC]
sweet! I don't even know when the show
is supposed to go up on YouTube @.@
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Artemis1979 In reply to FangsAndNeedles [2010-06-24 22:43:28 +0000 UTC]
There isn't a set date yet. They're showing a video of it at Infinitus on July 17, and after that they're putting it up on YouTube.
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FangsAndNeedles In reply to Artemis1979 [2010-06-24 22:45:04 +0000 UTC]
okee, hopefully won't be too long after that then
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DisforDania In reply to ??? [2010-06-24 21:27:42 +0000 UTC]
Omg I'm so jealous! ;3;
You're so lucky! <33
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Artemis1979 In reply to DisforDania [2010-06-24 22:00:43 +0000 UTC]
I guess "thank you" wouldn't be the right response, would it? Thank you for commenting, though. If it helps, I know exactly how lucky I was and I'm thankful for it every single day.
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Ben-The-Black-Cat In reply to ??? [2010-06-24 21:26:47 +0000 UTC]
I'm jealous. D:<< I would've fangirl'd all over them. XDD; Seeing this picture makes me a happy little bug. C:
Woah, woah, WOAH. You told Joe Walker you loved him? What was his reaction? <333 And they laaaviiished you with awesomeness. Gosh, if I were there, I'd hug everybody just for the hell of it. x3
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Artemis1979 In reply to Ben-The-Black-Cat [2010-06-24 21:57:03 +0000 UTC]
I've had to work very, very hard to keep my inner fangirl contained. She is a thing of terror when she's unleashed and I didn't want to freak anyone out.
I told him that he was my favorite, and I mentioned that I felt bad for picking favorites because everybody in the cast was so wonderful. His reaction was, "Yeah, they're great, but they really can't compete." And then we talked about Voldemort and why he's such a great villain.
I wasn't sure if we were allowed to hug them or not, and I'm not really a hugging person to begin with, so at first I was just getting autographs. But then some of them hugged me and I just went with it.
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Ben-The-Black-Cat In reply to Artemis1979 [2010-06-25 03:09:42 +0000 UTC]
Aww, shoots! Mine isn't as bad, I believe. Just screaming and covering my face from blushing.
Everyone in the cast IS awesome!! Aha, ooh, talking about Voldemort? The...AVPM/AVPS Voldemort or the HP Voldemort?
Because I find one funnier than the other. But I bet you two were talking about Rowling's Voldemort.
The character overall is just completely clever~
Aha, no, I meant everyone that got tickets. Not the cast/crew, heh. But ahhh, I see that they like to give out hugs and sign posters and probably shirts. XDD
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Artemis1979 In reply to Ben-The-Black-Cat [2010-06-25 03:59:18 +0000 UTC]
We were talking about book Voldemort, yes. He's my favorite character across the board, but it would be a little odd for Joe to talk about how he's the best character in the musical.
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Kathofel In reply to ??? [2010-06-24 21:26:32 +0000 UTC]
Wow, you guys who got to see the show live and meet the actors were so lucky! I wish I lived in the States..
And I think that it's so wonderful that you feel happier now than you did earlier! It's so brave of you to be open about this, and I think it's great that you are starting to believe in yourself. It was very touching to read.
You look like such a nice person, those people being horrible to you are idiots..
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Kathofel In reply to Kathofel [2010-06-24 21:27:15 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, sorry about that, I accidentally double clicked send..
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Artemis1979 In reply to Kathofel [2010-06-24 21:40:31 +0000 UTC]
That's okay. I feel twice as lucky, really, because I didn't have a ticket to the show. I just drove up there and hoped the standby line would be short enough I could get a seat.
Thankfully the worst of the depression was in middle school... I'm about to start my senior year of college, so it has been a long time since I felt that bad. But the change was so subtle that it's hard to identify an exact time when it went away, and this was the first time I was able to compare events in my head and see that I really am so much better now. It was a very emotional realization is all, and I'm glad somebody caught it on camera.
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Kathofel In reply to ??? [2010-06-24 21:26:32 +0000 UTC]
Wow, you guys who got to see the show live and meet the actors were so lucky! I wish I lived in the States..
And I think that it's so wonderful that you feel happier now than you did earlier! It's so brave of you to be open about this, and I think it's great that you are starting to believe in yourself. It was very touching to read.
You look like such a nice person, those people being horrible to you are idiots..
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Artemis1979 In reply to Emmasj [2010-06-24 21:33:59 +0000 UTC]
The alternate caption was "I can haz dragon nao plz?"
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Artemis1979 In reply to silentsymphony21 [2010-06-24 21:18:12 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, you have ninja-like commenting skills. Thank you!
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