But since this weekend is THE weekend for that lovely, spontaneous, and un-problematic fan convention known as Jus in Bello, aka JibCon, what better time to attempt another post? The convention takes place in Rome, Italy and it was kind of difficult trying to find a good picture of Jared Padalecki with Jensen Ackles because the last several years, Jared has had something happen to cause him to either cancel or cut his stay short.
But I thought this was a good one. From JibCon 2012
What is funny to me is when you Google "Jared and Jensen Jibcon", what you mostly get are images of Jensen and his meard, Misha Collins. Imagine that. So look at those two incredible looking men and then look at this ship which Management and JibCon sell every year with bullhorns, rigged stage games, and repetitive drama.
This is the "other" ship, Jensen and his meard, also from JibCon 2012. smh:
I know, it's just no contest. Ahhh, what will the 2016 JibCon bring?
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LOL - I know, that was just embarrassing to post that second picture, especially following the first one!
I've made it home this evening after having been gone since last Friday watching little Mercy & Danny, the Shizu's. We had a great time and their mamas got home several hours earlier than they had originally thought they were, and so I was scrambling around like crazy trying to collect all my stuff. I was mostly packed but my toiletries and chargers and whatnot were still strewn all over the place. Plus, I hadn't changed the sheets on their bed, wound the hose in the backyard, refilled the birdbath nor had I gotten today's mail yet out of the mailbox!! What a mess.
Oh well. So I bid farewell to the king sized temperpedic bed and return to my dud of a bed, lol. But at least I'll have free reign. I had that humongous bed but by morning, I was always at like a 45 degree angle and hardly had the covers from the dogs. They're bedhogs and they always had to be right up against me.
If anyone has a temperpedic bed, you lie in the lap of luxury. Those things are just awesome.
Tell me, is there an OTP out there that isn't acting up right now? Is there one that isn't stirring it up?
Didn't think so. Well, maybe Patrick & Jonny Toews are lying low. They may be the only ones.
Free reign = free rein.
Or is that Freddie Reign? LOLLLL. Come on. Who would name their new baby Freddie Reign? Who is falling for that?
What! You don’t believe an über, loved up millionaire, rumored to be in a committed relationship with fellow male band member, Harry Styles, for the last six years, would name his first “child” after a gay icon (i.e., Freddie Mercury), and a popular Larry Tumblr site/You Tuber, “Freddie is My Queen?????” Blasphemy, PG!!! That is just so disrespectful. I can’t believe how cynical you are. Questioning everything as if the media would have any reason to lie to us. *smirk*
Seriously though, I also still chuckle how during the first week of NameGate, the first moniker that was actually released was, Conchobar. That’s right. Conchobar!!!! Then the next “leaked” name was supposed to be Sydney Rain. *shakes head* In fact, everything related to babygate is just so ridiculous that it boggles the mind how anyone can believe this nonsense. That’s how the closet works, however. Everyone is assumed straight, regardless of the myriad of evidence available to the contrary.
One of Freddie Is My Queen’s classic videos for your entertainment on this lovely Saturday:
You’re My Best Friend
And, another:
I Think I Want To Marry You
Who would name their new baby Freddie Reign
*wiggle eyebrows* You know why.
Big thanks to M&M for finally being able to post some of our recommended blogs/sites. The title isn't showing, lol, but I just now realized the title of my post isn't showing either unless you hover your mouse over it.
So by & by her & I will work on this, but it'll just take awhile. The most important thing to me is to have this forum and be able to post and run with scissors.
I've got a few observations already about JibCon but yesterday was so busy with trips to nurseries and shopping and whatnot, stuff I've not been able to do since getting back from vacation due to the week long dog stint.
But it was a lovely time in northern Cali courtesy of M&M's hospitality. Special was out there with us and we had a grand time. On Wed the 4th, the lovely m joined us for lunch and we had a great meal and some chatter. So it was a mini OMG meet up!
Then M&M, Special & I went to Vegas and ripped the city up. LOL, no I'm just kidding. We did go to see Billy Idol perform at Mandalay Bay and he sneered up a storm. It was a fun, fun concert and I had a great time. I love Billy Idol and he sang many of my favorite songs, although he didn't sing "Don't You Forget About Me" nor "Catch My Fall". Billy's doing great for a man of 60.
A tumblr reblogged some gifs and the link for this video. It's about 3 min. long but I am posting it because of what Jared does after he enters Misha Collins' panel. So Collins' panel is over and it's Jared's turn.
Start the video at 2:00
There's a lot I haven't watched yet from this con, but I've seen some gifs and read a lot of the reports. I have watched this moment though and I wasn't endeared by Jared telling the audience that they all better think Genevieve (his beard, I mean wife) is 'awesome' or else because he's likely "bigger" than most of them, he will "beat their ass".
As I tweeted, I think he said it with too much seriousness and he took way too long to grin & shake his head that he was kidding. What bugs me about this "playful" threat, is that he's talking about someone who isn't even his real life partner in real life. So when he had to get in the words "my wife", he was using this moment to push the beard and that he is in a hetero marriage.
The fact that his beard Genevieve is at JibCon this year was a big blunder by his people. Mgmnt thinks it's a great move on their part because they're pushing Jared' straightness and the marriage. But they don't realize what a dumb move it was on their part.
Genevieve was all over the place yesterday. I bet Jared just loved it. *sarc* Here he is glancing at his watch: What time is it?
But here's where Mgmnt screwed up as far as I'm concerned and that is that JIbCon is Mgmnt's con. It is used to push the meard and showcase Cockles/Destiel. And Jared is an obstacle for that so he's been sidelined for the past couple of years. Now I've been browbeaten and called all kinds of lousy names for believing and stating this, but I stand firm in my beliefs.
Genevieve being at JibCon just re-affirms my belief. She is there to "occupy" and accompany Jared.
real life partner in real life Could I have said real life anymore? LOL. Sorry about that. But I'm not deleting bc then I have to clean it up and I haven't learned yet how to do it.
It does appear that Jensen/Collins have not done another "make out" session on stage like they did 2 years ago, but I've seen the frequent namedropping by Jensen and noticed the seating arrangement at the dinner last night. Genevieve was there, of course, to be Jared's excuse for preoccupation and seating partner.
Someone asked me if I thought Danneel would come and I said no way! If Danneel showed up, how can Cockles/Destiel happen? No way is she going.
At the expense of yakking too much, sorry it's just me yakking so far, but I will say this. This year's JibCon hasn't been as controversial & drama filled as previous year's. I think it helps that Mgmnt knows they're under scrutiny. I haven't really seen evidence of a lot of Cockles/Destiel pandering so that's something to be pleased about so far.
And one of my twitter followers of goosestile is actually attending JibCon this weekend and has had some interesting shares.
One thing that Mgmnt no doubt may do with all of their scheming & stunts, is they may inspire these guys to act out in a way that Mgmnt doesn't count on. Jensen pulling Jared away from a fake "make out" with Collins so that he himself can fake "make out" with Jared? Isn't that interesting.
Jared had a mask on his face and of course, this is clowning around, but if there's one thing I have noticed and that's Jensen can easily get jealous. And he's not kidding around. I've seen it at previous cons. This is a risk with having your True Pair on a stage and at an event together. You can't always control the narrative. They're only human with emotions like everyone else.
Good thing Jake & Austin don't do conventions together. I'm sure Jake might've drop kicked ol' Bennet out of her chair at Des Moines. Right, buddy? *wink*
I agree. The over the top aerobatics these last few years at JibCon have been ridiculous. In 2014, Jared suffered a dramatic “shoulder” injury. Last year he had a mental breakdown. This year PR realized after the physical and emotional stunting, it was time to just roll out the beard herself and have her physical appearance dominate the weekend.
This short video shows that it only took Jared 28 seconds before he mentions the beard and then he quickly adds that she will be at the Convention tomorrow. This is why there is no need for a stunt this year. His presence at JibCon 2016 is going to be all about the woman who rocks his world. *smirk*
This turn of events becomes even more transparent, given the venue. Conventions are not supposed to be about spouses, family, children, heterosexuality. They are designed to appeal to the fandom who watch the show. Yet, once Jared appears on stage we see that his primary focus is not on the show or even thanking the fans for coming, but on immediately selling the official spouse. On reminding everyone in attendance that they better behave and embrace the script. Considering how much people pay to see their ship, or one true pairing interacting in person, and/or experience a little bit of fantasy with their favorite celebrity, I find this stunt all kinds of cynical, and certainly opportunistic.
Still, not an overly surprising trend. I knew it wouldn't take long before money grubbing, bottom feeders turned fan conventions into actual platforms to promote beards and sustain the closet. Wizard World was used the exact same way a few weeks back to market the farcical domesticity between FauxChloe's human "pooper scooper” and her very own narcissistic self. #Awkward
I just lost my comment, I'm so.....upset. lol. grrrr.
Let me just cut to the chase this time. Looks like maybe the boys returned to their roost, LA.
justine
@justinemariieee
I swear to god I thought I saw jake gyllenhall omg I just died a little
4:53 PM - 21 May 2016
It took awhile to figure out where she was, but eventually was able to tell she was in the LA area. This gal is very celebrity savvy. She knows her celebs and is a big fan of Grey's Anatomy. She's young (still in H.S.) and she recently attended the Ellen Show when Chris Evans was on.
For all of the gallavanting around that these guys do with their family, it never ceases to amaze me that eventually they always seem to return to Ground Zero, which is LA.
Hi Comet! I'm going to copy/paste your comment from the first post onto this one. Hope that's okay! :-)
Tonight, I need try closing the comments on the first post. M&M sent me help instructions on how to do it and now I need to follow through and do it, lol.
Blogger Comet94 said...
Hi guys!
Finally I have the chance to introduce myself and say Hi.
First thing first thank you for your invitation. I'm a huge fan of OMG so it's kinda exciting now commenting here with you about... well, I'm an Austin big fan (and I've always loved your point of view about him and Jake) but I know well also J2 (I love SPN!!) so, there are so many interesting topics of discussion.
... And I want to apologize for my imperfect english. I'm learning, I swear, but I'm from Italy so I can't guarantee any results!
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:47:00 AM CDT
And I'd love to be the first to welcome you, Comet, to Narnias and a big shoutout to our mother ship OMG because that's where we all hail from originally. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for Special & Wicked's blog. But there's plenty of room for us all on the Internet.
And I'd also like to point out to those reading/looking that we owe Comet some big thanks because she is one person who has provided me some heads up and links for information which I have brought to both OMG and Narnia. Comet's already been a great contributor. And I think you speak English very understandably. No worries on that part.
I have to say that Austin's beard has been overstepping her bounds lately, starting with her gratuitous fake words at the Wizard World panel and now yesterday on her Instagram, she called Austin a "f***in idiot". No, I'm not kidding. She's called him a pig along with her dogs, called him a poop scooper. And now on social media, she's called him an "f'in idiot". Somebody tell me of another couple on social media who does that. It's like she hasn't ever been in a real romantic relationship before because she doesn't know how to act. She acts like a 7th grader. And no, her & Austin aren't even real, but she's being paid by Jake & Austin to be his beard and no doubt is getting good money. And what are they getting in return? Someone who can't even treat Austin decently on social media.
Probably bugs me way more than it bugs him. LOLLL!! I just can't believe the way she treats him, though. I don't think Sophia ever called him a name at least on social media. She took liberties, but she didn't treat him like he was beneath her, which is what Bennet is doing.
I'll bring a few videos from Wizard World over here tonight. If you want to see the beard's Instagram post, here it is:
Maybe take a couple of Tums before you look at this
Well, well, well, I have to run back to work but glancing at Twitter and I saw this. Apologies for the Fisher Price link:
JustJared.com (@JustJared)
5/24/16, 09:02
Jake Gyllenhaal will be starring in a one-night only musical in NYC! Get all the details: http://jus.tj/19qx http://twitter.com/JustJared/status/735108654576340992/photo/1
Wooohooooo! Benvenuta, Comet94. I'm so glad you'll be joining us and that you are a fellow Austin and J2 fan. It's always wonderful to make new friends who share common interests and pursuits. It definitely will be wonderful to have an European perspective on topics related to the closet and celebrity culture in general. Never mind someone who will have access to resources and information that may be unavailable to us.
And, there is absolutely no reason for you to apologize about your grasp of the English language. You are communicating loud and clear. Charmingly so, as a matter of fact.
Okay, I'm not even going to look at the article and just draw on my past knowledge of Jake's antics. Since Austin's birthday has already passed, this one day performance will either happen around mid-to-late June or mid-October. The former date being Austin and Jake's wedding anniversary. The later being BT1's birthday. In other words, the anomalous event has to be planned to take Jake away from LA during a much too domestic time frame. How did I do? :-)
Aha! The performance is scheduled for October 24th. BT1's birthday is October 17th I thought June would be too soon for casting, production work and ticket sales to take place. Jake is definitely predictable.
"Jake's antics"
**titter**
Right now, I'm having a good chuckle at Jake's team and band of fake tweeters placing him on the east coast. I think he needs a red cape so he can fly himself from west to east coast when he needs to get his heiney in front of a brick wall.
This made me chuckle. Evidently, there is a new hashtag on twitter for '#CowellsChildrensTitles' [translation: Suggested children's book titles by Simon Cowell]. The egomaniac recently announced that he’s writing a children’s book - because the ones he’s reading to his son are ‘boring’. *rolls eyes*
Some of the ideas are very funny, but this one was perfect:
Nailed It
And, here is the link to the actual real time hashtag: Change of Career for Cowell
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