Oh, this could go so very badly

[corilannam]

I am so, SO amused that John Taylor friended me back on Facebook this morning (me and everyone else who friends him). There are so many ways this could get embarrassing fast! I do not trust Duranies to behave themselves in public.

But he seems to be having a great time (re)discovering social media, tweeting up the new single, leaving reviews for it on iTunes and then posting screencaps to his wall, etc. It shouldn't surprise me, since John's always been the Duran who likes interacting online with fans (at a safe, exhibitionist distance), but there's still something a little surreal about the whole thing.

I am not going to ask him to join my mafia, although the temptation is very nearly overwhelming.

However, I am going to go back and edit all of my old JoSi fics to include a very unfortunate Farmville addiction for Mr. J. Taylor. Just because it entertains me.

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Angry Birds Update:

The Seasonal edition is WAY HARD. But after a great deal of anger, I prevailed at last. Suck it, level 1-1!

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[jae]

The part of me that is allergic to the real people we write about (or whose characters we write about) getting anywhere near our fandoms is twitching. (And that's a BIG part.)

-J

[corilannam]

It's actually making me twitch a bit, too, under the amusement. Not so much because of John (it was much freakier the one time I met him and Simon in person), but because of stuff going on in Merlin fandom, which is why I wasn't going to mention it over on LJ.

[ella-bane.livejournal.com]

Poking in my head to say, "OMG JOHN TAYLOR ADDED YOU BACK ON FACEBOOK!!!!!!"

He was my teenage crush for YEARS. God. I didn't know the name of what I was doing back then between the ages of 14-18, but I wrote copious amounts of RPF with author-insertion BIG TIME. Hee.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's awesome!

The funniest bit is that he types with ALL CAPS as much as all the rest of us do. *G*

[careless-smile.livejournal.com]

I finally couldn't stand watching everyone else talk about it, so I sent him a request this afternoon. You're so right that this could go horribly wrong when the crazy starts, but it will be fun while it lasts.

And now I really want fic with John addicted to Farmville.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm sure it'll all go horribly wrong, since sooner or later people will forget what constitutes appropriate social behavior. In the meantime, I'm just going to watch him post and giggle.

Dude, if he ever finds Farmville, he is going to have to put himself right back in rehab.

[misswinterhill.livejournal.com]

OMG ANGRY BIRDS.

THOSE LITTLE FUCKERS.

We are having an office Angry Birds war with the original addition. Is seasonal worth buying? I have Halloween, and it's -- cute but probably not worth it in addition to the original.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

THEY ARE SUCH LITTLE BASTARDS.

I think Seasonal is worth getting if you want a new challenge. I'm still stuck on level 1-2, so I can't speak for the rest of the game, but it seems a lot harder than the original. But then, I got it for free from the Android market, so I didn't have to decide whether to pay for it. I guess it would depend on how much it costs?

Good luck in your office war! Kill those suckers!

[misswinterhill.livejournal.com]

Oh my god I just realized I spelled things incorrectly in my original comment. I am not usually such a numpty. I promise.

My boss likes the pigs. She likes their little faces when they win a round.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I didn't even notice any misspellings. And considering how many bizarre typos I've just made in the document I'm working on, I couldn't judge anyway. *g*

The pigs drive me to distraction. They are so smug and their snickering--argh, the snickering! Clearly your boss must be in league with their evil plans.

This.

[amy-a-go-go.livejournal.com]

There are so many ways this could get embarrassing fast! I do not trust Duranies to behave themselves in public.

I feel like it's only a matter of time before he starts getting tired of the loonies.

Re: This.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't doubt it. It's one reason I wanted to check it out as early as possible, before everything goes to hell.

[mistressd1971.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this could get ugly real quick. Didn't stop me from friending him. ;) We shall just have to see.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, didn't stop me, either, obviously! At least John's definitely skilled at ignoring fan craziness by now. *g*