Before I explain the reasoning behind the title, I must say that Jonas Brothers are quite awesome. I was pleasantly surprised to find this out after I bought their CD, A Little Bit Longer, because I needed to hear Burnin’ Up as much as possible. I’m hopelessly addicted to the CD at the moment.

I was searching for Code Geass images to use in a wallpaper a couple days ago when I happened to come across Intoxicated Designs, a graphic site dedicated to shonen-ai, or boys’ love. I am not in any way a fan of BL, shonen-ai (shounen-ai), or yaoi. In fact, I tend to avoid it at all costs. But when I saw the pretty contest link in the navigation, I couldn’t resist myself; I had to click it.

I found out that the site is holding a contest dedicated — surprisingly — to BL. As soon as I saw that I could enter an original fiction, my mind started churning. So now, I find myself trying to come up with a decent BL storyline that doesn’t sound cliched. As of right now, I have the outline finished. I don’t like the ending, at least for now. The reason behind entering this contest? I’ve never written anything close to BL, so I thought it would be challenging. Trust me, creating the two main characters without making them seem stereotypical is a challenge in itself. There’s really nothing much for me to reference on, except the stereotypical gay guy.

Surprisingly, I found my old CD where I put my old stories before I found the miracles of flash drives. I rewrote an old short story, and I should be posting it up soon. So, look out for that. And no, it doesn’t contain any BL. It’s more of a suspense story.

I just got back from LaComedia Dinner Theater, and it was amazing! If you’ve never been to a dinner theater, you should definitely check it out. A dinner theater is a restaurant with a theater and they typically show plays or musicals. LaComedia is a locally owned dinner theater, so the musicals they produce aren’t anywhere near Broadway, but good enough.

They have just started showing Beauty and the Beast a couple weeks ago and as soon as I found out, I decided to take my parents on a night out. The food was excellent. Especially the peanut butter pie. I even enjoyed the special dressing they used on their salads: papaya chutney. I was afraid I wouldn’t like it since I’m typically a ranch kind of girl, but change is good every now and then, right?

The stage wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t tiny either. I think what made the experience so amazing - even despite the lack of glitter and glammer in Be Our Guest - was the fact that it was an intimate setting. The stage was on the floor, so those lucky people sitting on the first floor were like…there. There really wasn’t a bad seat there, but I was lucky enough to snag a table somewhere near the center.

The woman who played Belle was amazing! She sounded so close to Paige O’ Hara (Belle) and her singing voice was so pretty! I read her biography in the playbill and was surprised to find out that she’s attending college. The very same college my friend is at studying the same major. Hm… Maybe they know each other? But I’m sure the woman who played Belle is two or three years older than my friend. I loved the entire cast (Chip was so adorable!) and they all did great except Mrs. Potts. Her voice cracked in the first song she sang and it was a little off in Human Again. Thank god she got her act together for Beauty and the Beast. I was worried that song would sound iffy with the way her voice was acting. Magic was brought to stage once again when the Beast transformed. It’s so amazing how they transform in front of everyone and he’s floating!! Between that scene and Be Our Guest, I’m not sure which one is my favorite. Perhaps they’re a tie.

On top of all of that, I managed to snag a souvenir glass and a collector’s item. I would have bought the entire Beauty and the Beast collection they had from Lenox, but it was pretty pricey, and the item I went with was the most expensive of all. But it looks nice. And I love it. What can I say? Besides anime, Beauty and the Beast is like my drug. Or maybe all things Disney is like my drug, but more so for Beauty and the Beast. And FYI, I almost came close to crying at the end. But I managed to hold it in. Thank god. The last time I went to see the musical (which was a professional troupe doing it with all the Broadway works) I was bawling by the end of the show out of fear that the Beast would die, despite the millions of times I’ve seen the movie. And then I ended up being so happy and marveled at the Beast’s transformation (if you know how this is done, please keep it a secret from me. I love the mystery of his transformation on stage) that I couldn’t stop crying.

This is probably the most icons I’ve ever made in one day. I don’t get inspired icon-wise much, but it appears when I do, I do. I’ve been meaning to make some Twilight inspired icons for a while, so I created a total of eight and one Beauty and the Beast related one in honor of me seeing the musical (again) tomorrow! Or is it later today?

Here’s a peek at a few of the icons that I have to offer:

I was excited to make an Alice Cullen icon; I haven’t seen many icons of any of the other Cullens except Edward. Besides Edward, Alice is my favorite. She’s always so perky and upbeat. I can’t even begin to imagine what she might be doing for Bella and Edward’s wedding.