I remember posting this journal not too long ago.


And now look.


Do you know what I saw during the last Tonight Show? I saw a man living life for what it was worth. I saw something amazing. I saw the first, and best, real talk show host goodbye. I saw this man get up on stage and throw on a guitar and smile and laugh and yell in joy and give it his all despite EVERYTHING and just have fun.




Dear Mr. Conan O'Brien:


Thank you. Thank you for all the laughs. Thank you for all the times you've made me smile on my worst days with your self-depreciating humor and ability to entertain. Thank you for being someone I wish I could be. You are the biggest inspiration to me, and I cannot even begin to fathom your class and talent. I know that I am a hopeless, lost little girl, and that these complex obsessions with talk show hosts are going to get me nowhere. I know that some might argue that this means nothing, that it was a waste of time and it wasn't that big of a deal. And maybe it isn't to some people, but it is to me. It means something to me. Maybe I look at things differently, or maybe I'm just weird.
I love you, I really do. I'm not giving up on you. Even if you do end up having your next talk show in the parking lot of a 7-11, I'll be right there with you; you and Andy and Max and La Bamba and all the Slurpees your hearts desire. The point is, you're not leaving us. No matter what. You are raucous, clever, and true to yourself despite every opposition. You have a clearly thought-out entertainer's vision and you know exactly what you're doing. You can just have fun with it. And honestly, that's all we really need. This is NOT the end of Coco.

Johnny Carson died on this day in 2005. Ironically, five years later, so has The Tonight Show. We'll miss you.


Yours truly,
Jaimie

_{PS - If you find yourself unable to locate a new network for some reason, there is an open spot in my bedroom with a webcam. Just offering.}






"I hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least favorite quality. It doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, I'm telling you, amazing things will happen."

- Conan O'Brien

Well, I pretty much never make journals anymore. But I've decided that due to these events, it would be appropriate for me to rant about my nonexistent, television-based life, since the man this article of news concerns is one of the most prominent figures in it.

Unless this entire situation is magically resolved, my opposition here will stand. I know this is considered overreaction and I know that more news will be reported in the weeks to come, but for right now, I no longer care. This is a big deal to me, so be it. This journal won't matter in years to come.

_{Before I actually start making any sort of sensible argument, I need to get this out of the way--
FUCK YOU YOU MOTHER FUCKING SELFISH DEPRECIATING DOUCHEBAG FAT-CHIN COCKSUCKERS}


So. NBC.

_{Just in case nobody was aware (and knowing my ever-depreciating love for talk shows and their hosts alike), this is the situation:
Jay Leno left the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last year, leaving it to Conan O'Brien. Then, he went and made his own show at 10 pm, right before the local newscasts, called the Jay Leno Show (trying to steal Conan's spotlight back). Well, it turns out that the Jay Leno Show sucks, because local news stations have been telling NBC that they aren't getting enough viewers with Jay Leno on right before their newscasts.
So, the logical thing is to cancel the Jay Leno Show, which they are doing in February. But, instead of getting rid of him, they're going to give him his regular 11:35 time slot. Which just happens to be what time Conan is on. Conan has only been hosting the Tonight Show for seven months.}

Anyways, point being, Conan just quit.

Now then, I'd like to just say this:

I have completely and utterly lost all respect for this network and its affiliates. They are being total dicks about this entire situation. It is the biggest clusterfuck ever fathomed. NBC was as unfair, stupid, condescending, jeopardizing, and disrespectful as they could possibly be towards a man who has devoted 16 entire years to their ever-descending shitty network.

And I say good for Conan. I'm proud of him, as I'm sure all his fans are. He does NOT deserve the shit that NBC laid out to him season after season. He can finally have them out of his (flawlessly amazing) hair. He won't be their bitch any more and I'm happy for him. It was definitely not fair that he moved his entire family out to California for this to happen. His exiting statement was very classy, polite, and downright sweet (to Jimmy Fallon's time slot and such). He is completely right when he says he will not participate in the destruction of a show he's worked so hard to put together with his team.

And to NBC: Great job! Way to go! Your stubborn lack of proper judgment has just lost you the only funny man left on your network to some old hack with enough of a chin to shelter a small nation. This entire situation was quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You already lost Letterman to this jowled doofus. It's been seven. months. You never gave them a chance. What the hell are you doing? Are you mentally handicapped, are you incapable of having common sense? Your intentions were clearly off, and you were wrong. And now you've got nothing. Your ratings have just plummeted further down the scale, past dog shit. I hope Leno serves you well, because you're going to fucking need it.

And you, Leno. You fat, washed-up wannabe retired-oh-wait-never-mind has-been fuck-up. I hate you. Words cannot express my hatred for you. I watched you in grade school and wondered why your show was never funny. You continually steal the spotlight. I'm not only saying that due to my obsession with Conan, but because it's true. You can't keep it to yourself, you're convinced that you're the big man of NBC. You told us that when you decided to make another show. But now that that one isn't capturing the public's eye as you are ever so capable of doing nowadays with your extreme lack of humor, you've got to steal from everyone else again? Conan doesn't deserve this. Remember when he was busy writing for The Simpsons and SNL and being funny while you were doing Doritos commercials? He's put up with your shit for so long. He's followed you his entire career because you won't fucking give it up, even though you're overdone and you haven't told a joke in fifteen years. Get over yourself. You're unoriginal and my hatred for you has only deepened considerably.

I have watched Late Night with Conan O'Brien for years. Ever since fifth grade, I've stayed up on weekends to watch him and laugh at his jokes (even if I didn't understand the majority of them until middle school). His show began three days before I was born. My dream for my sixteenth birthday was not to get a car or my license, but to go see Conan. When he moved to the Tonight Show, I was so excited, I was so proud of him for doing so well and proud to be a fan of his. I know I borderline obsess with him, but it's all fun and games -- when I get right down to it, I honestly love this man. He is polite, sweet, absolutely hysterical, very modest, and a downright class act. I love everything he represents and I respect him. He is very smart. He's accomplished, he knows what he's doing.
_{(Plus, I hear he gets a hefty sum for NBC breaching his contract. I'm not too worried about his joblessness. I don't think this is the end of Conan; maybe just a hiatus. I'm just saying that this is a totally unfair, stupid, and pointless abrupt ending to what was and could have been the most entertaining program on television. That's on NBC's plate now.)}

I stand behind his decision to leave NBC. I'm damn proud of him. And I hope that when he walks, those other networks will be fighting tooth and nail for him because that is what he deserves.

I'll follow Coco wherever he goes. And nothing NBC does will ever make me watch Jay Leno.


So, in conclusion:

You done fucked up big time, NBC.
This entire mess has been an extravagant step in your lowered-bar standards...
for me to poop on!

GUYS!

=mafer's poor super adorable dog Yuri who I love a ton is sick.
She has a severe infection in her ovaries, and it may kill her if she doesn't receive the proper surgery she needs. However, it costs a lot of cash that we don't have.





So, =mafer is raising funds for it with commissions. Please, buy them! Even one will help, if nothing. She's one of my best friends, she'll put the quality into her work and make it worth it. Check out her gallery, too, it's full of awesome and amazing epic win. Visit her journal for more info, and contact her with any questions or concerns.

Please help, I'm begging you! ANYTHING is greatly appreciated! Anything at all!

Super huge thanks in advance, even just for reading. Please spread the word, if you can.


I hope you get better, Yuriiii. <3

Just a few things, since I NEVER MAKE JOURNALS.

First off, I'd like to apologize in advance for taking like, a month to reply to comments and shit. I am such a lazy ass. I take forever to actually get off my butt and check my messages. I'm going to try to make an effort to attempt to check them on a daily basis, though. I swear.
(Yeah right)

I've been pretty busy since I started school. I'm working on my stuff for the NHS, I joined our theatre tech crew, and I have a ton of college courses I'm taking entirely too early that I wish I hadn't. :/

BUT ONTO HAPPIER THINGS.

*insert month-late birthday thank yous here*
Seriously, THANK you guys! I don't like to make a big deal of my birthday usually, but this year was absolutely AWESOME. I even got a couple things sent to me in the mail, which is a huge deal to me, I am so incredibly happy -

SO I'M GOING TO SHOW THEM OFF DAMMIT.

I don't want to spam you with a billion pictures, so I'll just link you to the stuff online and babble about the rest. :D

SO FIRST OF ALL. This is quite possibly one of the greatest things to ever happen to me.
was super fucking amazing and awesome and I had no idea this was going to happen BUT he got Michael Johns and Brooke White from American Idol to sing happy birthday to me.
THEY ACKNOWLEDGED MY FUCKING EXISTENCE
WATCH WATCH WATCH WATCH
You already know I love you entirely too much for this ;D

AND THEN.
Well, and I have sent stuff back and forth to each other for the last year just for fun. But this year for my birthday, I got this giant, amazing piece of AWESOME which I framed and hung over my bed.




AND THEN OF COURSE THE BEST FOR LAST
My bff-ever-ever sent a ton of super awesome shiz INCLUDING THIS WHICH IS ON MY DESK AS WE TYPE



I have the most amazing friends. Ever. Thank you guyssss. <333333


Also, my dad got me a super shiny awesome new laptop and DID I MENTION IT'S AWESOME AND SHINY
I've been trying to hack into my neighbor's internet, but I'm failing epically, so I'm going to get a router this weekend hopefully. I'M SO EXCITED


But anyway, enough about me. Apparently, the few journals I make are always self-centered.

SO, Halloween is coming up. As I'm sure you all know, it's my favorite holiday.
Does anyone else take it as seriously as I do?
I'm building my costume again this year. I'm going to go broke soon. Seriously.
Although I'm on the fence as to whether or not to tell you all what I'm planning on going as... I kind of want it to be a surprise, but then again it's going to be pretty damn obvious, and I could use some help.

Just... take a gander around this page... Fancy a guess?

8D

Halloween is going to be AWESOME. I'm definitely going to see Saw 6 (SUPEREXCITEMENT).

_{(And on a small horror movie side note... Did anyone see the trailer for the new Nightmare on Elm Street remake?
CAN YOU SAY EPIC FAILURE?!
IT LOOKS HORRID. Of course, I'm still going to go see it - how could I not? - but I hate sitting back and watching Hollywood ruin every single movie ever.
I just wish they didn't make Freddy sound like a toothless senior citizen.)}


....Wow I talk too much.
If you're actually reading all this, I congratulate you because you are amazing.





TL;DR MY FRIENDS ARE AWESOME AND I'M MADE OF FAIL K



the end I PROMISE

I will be a year older.





Yay birthdays?





*hobbles around with cane*