Lament for the Colboard

Well, the Colboard has been down since Thursday. Stephen's prayer day, of all days. Anyway, I posted a poem on the Col-Blog showing my distaste, and here it is.

Colboards are down,
We feel the dread.
Are they merely sick,
Or truly dead?
The one who knows,
Hid he stays.
For word we've waited
Days and days.
My workday's dull
Without my Nation.
And where is Avery?
Gone, on vacation.
When, oh when
Shall he return?
Till then, for the Colboard
Our hearts shall yearn.

Tickets, please?

Ok. So it's been a month since I sent my request for tickets to the Report. Nothing. Not even a whimper. I've heard reports of other people, who sent in requests after me getting confirmations, but not me. Come on Comedy Central. I'm loyal. I'm trustworthy. Just because I'm Canadian, doesn't mean I'm crazy. I just need a sniff, to keep my hopes alive. GIVE ME A SIGN!!!
So, no. No tickets yet, but since today is Stephen's prayer day, perhaps if I pray for tickets, I'll get confirmation. Not that I pray, but hey, you never know, right?
So, Jon and Stephen are on break this week. That's not usually a big deal, except that comedy Central and Comedy Network have a problem with showing older reruns. If they would show some of the older ones, like say at least a month earlier, it wouldn't be so bad, but they show the ones from the week before, and avid fans like myself already know them by heart. I'm sure their viewership goes way down when Jon and Stephen are on break, just because the viewers got bored. Oh well, Monday is coming, and with Monday comes new shows, with (hopefully) well rested Jon and Stephen.

A Smile That Melts Every Fangirl's Heart

I had nothing better to do today, so I decided I'd try my hand at a fanvid. I'd never done it before, had no idea what I was doing, but I thought, what the hell. Who knows, I might be good at it. Well, seven hours later, my video was done and ready to be uploaded. An hour an a half later, it was finally done. And here it is for all to see.

Edit:
Due to Viacom bitchiness, I have closed my YouTube account, but not before my Stephen fanvid was taken down. I tried to reupload it several times, to no avail. But, after a few days of screwing around and tweaking, I got it hosted to my own site, and it's here again, for your viwing pleasure. Enjoy

Ticket Requests Open!!

Well, you can imagine my excitement when I got a PM from Ashe (aka ashextray, theashepiece) on the tekjansen.com boards the other day. She told me that Comedy Central had finally opened requests for tickets to TCR taping!! I wax ecstatic at the news and sent my request in right away. That was at 10:57pm ATL on Thursday. This is Sunday, and I haven't heard back yet. Oh well. I'll keep checking my email, and I'll let you know if anything happens. I may get to go yet. *G*

My creativity (or lack thereof)

Someone on ColbertNation.com posted a challenge for writers to write some catchy poem or story to post. So, I sat down at the computer, and tried my hand. This is what I came up with.

Twas a night like any other and all through the land
The people were worried 'bout the times 'twere at hand.
Television was dying, the shows were all crap.
You had sports, reality or some kind of weird sap.
And then, in October of 2005,
Someone came to make tv seem more alive.
A man, in a dark suit, and a smart, sexy tie,
And behind his glasses, a sharp look in his eye.
He spoke from his gut, and the people rejoiced.
They all turned to the tv at the sound of his voice.
He informed them of evils, like books, bears, the cast of Friends.
He made sure they knew of the right pop culture trends.
Television was back, and it had a new king.
And he blew them away again, when they found he could sing!
They'd show their appreciation any way that they can.
First a bridge, then a mascot, then People's Sexiest Man (well, almost).
What will he do next? Only he knows.
Every day his popularity grows and grows.
And we keep watching tv, cuz we've got to have more
Of those five little words, This is the Colbert Report!

Bittersweet Victory Update and Christmas Card

Well, I thought I'd let you know that I won't be going to a taping of The Colbert Report on January 8,2007. It's just going to take too long to get a passport. It sucks. How do I know if I'll ever get the chance again? I guess I don't. I'm hoping for the best, though. I'm going to mail my Christmas card to Stephen tomorrow. Hopefully he'll get it before Christmas. I do hope that he does say something about all the Christmas cards coming his way. A lot of them are photoshopped, but there are others, like mine, which were painstakingly crafted with glue, markers, contruction paper, and stickers.
Here's what I made:

I thought it was pretty good. The stickers made it a lot easier, as my artistic talents aren't the best. *L* Geez, I hope he likes it.

Bittersweet Victory

Guess what??? As of right now, there is a ticket to a taping of the Colbert Report with my name on it. It was offered to me by a friend on TekJansen.com, AR7, as she is known. She has 4 tickets for the January 8th taping, and she offered me one. My problem is, though, all the red tape that I'm gonna have to cut through to go. Problem number 1, cost. Airfare alone is going to cost a little more than $800. At least that includes the return flight and all the fees from Charlottetown. I'd go from Halifax, but I priced it, and it's actually cheaper to fly from here. Go figure. Problem number 2, security regulations. As of January 8, 2007, anyone entering the United States by air must have a passport, and well, I don't have one. That is the next thing I must work on. Besides, any good nut needs to have a passport from the country of their origin, right? Problem number 3, dialysis. I want to take half a days supplies with me on the plane. Since the largest portion of those supplies are 2 litre bags of fluid, I'm not sure if I'd be allowed to take them on the plane. Plus, there's also the masks, handwash, caps for the tubing, clamps, and my pole, which I was going to put in my checked bag. That will probably get a look or two. Problem number 4, and this is actually the hardest one, my family. They don't want me to go to NYC by myself. I can understand that. I'm small, and legally blind. I could easily get lost or hurt, and no one would ever know about it. but that could happen to anyone. I trust the people I'm going to meet, even though I don't know their real names. I do talk to them on a daily basis, and they share my love and adoration of Stephen Colbert. What's not to like? Anyway, I'm going to start looking into everything tomorrow. I want to find out if it's feasable to even try to make the trip, before I put any money down. I'll keep you posted.

Passionately from the Heart

After Monday's beautiful show, which I am still reeling from, some of us on the ColbertNation boards were talking about the different times we've heard the beautiful singing voice of the object of our affections, Stephen Colbert. One poster, m0ment.0f.z3n, put together a compilation of downloadable songs.

And now, for your listening pleasure




m0ment.0f.z3n, you are a true Colbertan Hero.

Barry Manilow and the Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude

Oh wow. A full 40 hours later, and I'm still tingly. The fangirl in me came out on Monday night. I was rather excited to watch the show anyway, because I, like all the other fans, had just gone through a week of reruns. I don't mind reruns. I can watch reruns. I just wish the Comedy Central/Comedy Network would show some older reruns when the show is on hiatus. Anyway, I'm digressing.
Barry Manilow was the guest, and as we all know, Barry stole the Emmy from Stephen last August. After that, some on the ColbertNation boards started an all out war against Manilow. I didn't engage in that one, took the Switzerland stance, because I am guilty of having a copy of the Copacobana on my ipod. Srephen and Barry brought an end to that war, with a peace treaty, and they decided to share the Emmy. I think that was mighty big of Mr. Manilow. But it was what happened after the interview that made it for me, and I'm going to share it now.



Oh My God!! It still does it to me.*L* I'm glad that my mother was the only one home, because she could sleep through a train wreck. I squeeled. I swooned. I shed a tear. It was beautiful. When it was done, I went to the ColbertNation.com boards to congregate with my fellow fangirls, because I knew they would be there, and they were. Someone mentioned the Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude, and a new mission was born.
Many of us fangirls are now making Christmas cards for Stephen. I intend to have mine ready to be mailed by the first of December. I have so many ideas, and hopefully the finished product will get his attention. I'll post a picture of it when I'm finished. I'm also going to add the letter that I've been working on, although, I've been working on that one for weeks and I just can't get it to sound right. I'll keep you posted.

Ok, you're off notice now

I just wanted to say that I think ColbertNation.com has redeemed themselves since my last post. I've seen very little Canada bashing, and I haven't been called a frozen hillbilly in a while (yes, Kristy, I was thinking of you in that last post), even after the fresh pine smell comment from Stephen. So, I'm officially taking you off notice, at least for now, because I'm sure I'm going to get pissed off at you again before too long.

ColbertNation.com, You are On Notice!!

This page isn't meant for this, but it's also my site, so I'll do what I want.. *L*

Stephen is back on tv, thank God, as I have run out of videos to watch on Youtube. I was also keeping up with all the goings on by visiting the ColbertNation.com boards on a daily basis, but, I have to say, I'm seriosly thinking of leaving that site behind. It's supposed to be an official fan site, well, ok, that it is, but damn, why do they have so many that bombard Canadians on the site with Canada bashing and personal attacks?? I love Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Report. It's actually brought new light to an otherwise dull and pointless existance. I wanted to show my support and appreciation (not to mention shower my love) by frequenting and participating in the site, but there are 3 or 4 people on the site who constantly do that, and there are a handful of others who do it when they feel the need. I am a member of 3 or 4 other Colbert related boards and none of them have the immaturity level that the ColbertNation.com boards do. It's ridiculous. So, as of right now, all you Canada bashers on ColbertNation.com, you're on notice. And the mods on ColbertNation.com, for not enforcing the rules of the site, you're on notice too. You best clean up the place, or ColbertNation.com will be my first entry on my Dead to Me list, and I don't really want to do that.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled love fest.

Stephen's on Vacation

Dr. Stephen T Colbert DFA is taking a break until September 11 (what a day to come back, huh?), so I've decided to lay off Comedy Central until at least then. I still haven't received anything from them to answer my question.
There is talk on ColbertNation.com about a TDS/TCR Convention in 2008. Sounds like a neat idea. They're talking like it might be in Charloston, SC. I hope so. I'll definately be saving up for the tickets then, and maybe find my own way to see Stephen. I'll keep you posted.

Quick Update

Hello All

I just wanted to stop in to let you know what all is going on. Well, it's been six days, and I've heard nothing from Comedy Central. I still don't know how to get ahold of Stephen Colbert, even to just send him a nice fan letter. Besides, why shouldn't I tell him that I think he's the sexiest man on television? Oh well, my quest continues.

Just a quick note..

Hey all.

I just wanted to let you all know of the itty bit of progress I've made today. I found a spot on Comedy Central's website where you could ask a question, so I asked him how I would go about sending fan mail. I'll let you know when (if) I get a reply on that.

Welcome

Hi all, and welcome to my new blog. I decided to create this blog after become a faithful Stephen Colbert fan. I'm even driving my family crazy talking about him. *L* My quest, as the title of the page says, is to find a way to get to New York City from little 'ol Prince Edward Island to go to a taping of The Colbert Report and (hopefully) meet Stephen Colbert. What I'm going to do with this page is chronical the progress (if any) that I make in getting to a taping, and maybe get the attention of Mr. Stephen Colbert himself.
And before you dismiss me as one of those weirdos, I just want to say I'm just fan, and not much of anything more. I don't think he's telling me he loves me by the way he blinks at the camera, and I have no plans of stalking him, even though I may at some later date say it on the message board on ColbertNation.com. A lot of what I say on that site is tongue in cheek, and is meant to be funny, unless I do say that I'm being serious, which I believe I have said once. I am simply a fan, who would like to see Stephen Colbert live, like any music fan wants to see their favorite musician live, and that I've done a few times without being called a nut.
I suppose I should explain how all this started. I'd been watching the show for a few months, had joined the ColbertNation website, when I saw at the end of a show that you could get tickets to be in the audience. I figured as much, really, but didn't (and still really don't) know how to get them, but it wouldn't matter if I did. It would just be too hard for me to do. Why, you ask? Well, I'll explain that one as well. I know that some would just hop on a bus, go to the show, then hang around the bus station till they could get a bus home again, but I can't do that. You see, I am on dialysis, as I have been for a little more than two years now, with no end in sight. So, it's not really the travel that's the problem. It's the need to find a clean place to dialyze. Again, I'll explain.
The way I do things at home, I have a machine, called a cycler, which I hook up to every night for ten hours. The way it works is, I have a plastic tube in my abdomen which was surgically placed. The end of it goes into the peritoneal cavity, which is basically an empty space which surrounds your vital organs. Through this tube, called a perioneal catheter, a fluid that contains water, salt, and sugar (basically, anyway) is pumped into the peritoneal cavity by the cycler. It then sits in the peritoneal cavity for an amount of time determined by the doctor(for me, it's about two hours). While in there, this fluid absorbs most of the toxins that the kidneys would normally remove. At the end of that period of time, the fluid drains out, and the process repeats. This is done four or five times, depending on how long your doctor wants you to do it. I do mine at night, while I sleep, for ten hours. I could also do manual exchanges, which involves the use of a twin bag, which is one bag with enough fluid for one exchange, and an attached bag to drain into. This is usually done four times a day, with six hours between each exchange. The manual exchanges are easier when travelling, because you don't know a whole lot of space to do them, however, like I've said before, the place must be very clean. It actually must be close to sterile, as you must be when doing them. When opening and closing the catheter, you must have clean hands and wear a mask so that you don't accidentally contaminate the end, which can actually cause infection in the peritoneal cavity. This infection is called peritonitis, and can be quite deadly.
So, my problem is this; there is no way I could afford this trip. I work part-time, making $900 a month after taxes. I just don't see myself ever being able to afford a) the trip, and b) the hotel room that I would need to get for at least one night. As for getting the needed supplies, that's not really a problem. i would just have to call the supplier, let them know what I was doing, where I was going, and they would deliver it there for me.
My first step was to look for an organization that grants wishes to chronically and terminally ill adults in Canada. I knew there were a few in the US, but I couldn't find any in Canada. Then someone on another message board that I go to, IHateDialysis.com, that I should send Stephen Colbert a letter to tell him my predicament, and perhaps he himself would help. So, I started at the Comedy Central website, but alas, they don't accept postal mail, and the one contact page they had didn't look like it would get the message all the way to who you wanted to see it. And this is as far as I got.
I'll update as I get more info. Thanks for listening, and joining me on this voyage.

EDIT: I found out yesterday (Aug 22) that Mr. Colbert is not the proper way to address Stephen Colbert. In June, he received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. So, he is to be addressed as Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA. I apologize to you, Dr. Colbert for my error.