a different kind of pr
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mwestbelleAfter the finale of last season of Project Runway, Chris and I had a fun little convo that's stayed one of my pet favorites and I just ~realized we never posted. Soooo. I'm posting it now.
For reference (and pretties)
This is Christian:
This is one of his designs:
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:40:52 PM): ... I kind of want a Christian!dog now.
madhatterdru (10:41:02 PM): Me too
madhatterdru (10:41:14 PM): Or just Christian
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:20 PM): That works too.
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:21 PM): nom
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:32 PM): he's pocketsized, right? it'd work
madhatterdru (10:42:20 PM): Yes. I plan to put him in my purse with Patrick
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:42:32 PM): It might get a little crowded in there with *both* of them
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:42:37 PM): ... hey, there's a pairing for you.
madhatterdru (10:43:07 PM): Christian/Patrick ...well, patrick is used to high maintenance ladies
madhatterdru (10:43:16 PM): (with pete)
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:43:21 PM): ... damnit, beat me to it
madhatterdru (10:43:29 PM): (ahahafoiled again)
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:43:44 PM): Though Christian would probably be kind of horrified with things Patrick wears
madhatterdru (10:44:13 PM): And try to design him something, and it would be ~fierce, except Patrick feels so stupid in it
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:45:14 PM): But it does look pretty cool, really, if he can get past the inital urge to start laughing. And Christian looks a lot less like he's going to keel over from Patrick's clothes when he looks at it, which is a bonus
madhatterdru (10:46:22 PM): <333 And Pete would totally try to get Christian to do something for Clandestine, and Christian would be all "ew. so tacky." and Patrick's all "well, yeah. but that's my heterolife partner you're talking to. be nice."
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:47:15 PM): And Christian is a little skeptical about the whole "heterolife partner" thing, because he's kind of *met* Pete, and... well. He doesn't entirely qualify.
madhatterdru (10:48:22 PM): And the bartskull? Please. Find him something more tacky than that, and he'll eat his own stylishly asymmetrical jacket
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:50:01 PM): And some of the other things Pete showed him (grinning like a loon, because of course it was a *fellow designer* (Christian had to look the other way or he would probably look like he was going to be sick in front of Pete) and... well, it was impressive. Ish.) were just frightening.
madhatterdru (10:51:14 PM): But Patrick is firm. Pete is his BFF, and if Christian mimes vomiting over his designs one more time, or gives one more "omg so grosssss," he is *so* not getting laid
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:52:21 PM): So Christian eventually just has to suck it up and not say anything. Which is surprisingly hard. (He still does it, but it's generally to other people. On the phone. Or online. He has a journal that's private for the specific purpose of ranting about stuff he doesn't feel like mentioning to Patrick)
madhatterdru (10:53:59 PM): And Pete is all puffed up to his most impressive metaphoric plumage, because the Winner of Project Runway is TOTES into his stuff, and it's just validating, right? And Ryan Ross kind of has to sit on his hands, because he said he was going to *stop* with all the overdramatics and showmanship but look, Spencer, look, ~rufflessss
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:55:14 PM): And, well. Okay, Christian doesn't usually bend so much, but Pete's ridiculous neon is one thing but the whole rosevest ensemble isn't... well, it doesn't make his eyes bleed, which is something. And Spencer (and Jon and Brendon) are going to kill Ryan, but at least he'll go down in style.
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:55:26 PM): Fantastic style.
madhatterdru (10:56:57 PM): Utterly fantastic. And so Ryan makes insane desperate grabby hands and when he comes back to the bus, he seems pretty normal, except he spends hours in his bunk making suspicious little sounds, and every time Brendon goes "Ryan, are you rubbing that jacket all over your body again?" he just gets a breathless "Fuck off" in response
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:58:31 PM): And of course, at some point he manages to convince Christian (who seems to like him well enough, anyway, maybe because Ryan is used to the whole totally bitchy thing having put up with Spencer so long) to make outfits for the *rest* of them and they're so awesome he just wants to be not-monotone for a second. (and then the second passes)
madhatterdru (10:59:39 PM): And Jon just kind of has to blink helplessly, because he thought they were *done* with the ruffles, right? Weren't they totally following his path of mellowness and pot? Why are the ruffles back?! Brendon kind of digs it, and Spencer can't hate anything designer for too long
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:00:59 PM): The thing with mellowness and pot, though, is that he's (they all are) not really concerned enough to object. So the ruffles make a reappearance (much to the joy of certain fangirls) and they get asked in interviews about it all the time, of course. The problem is, they (other than Ryan) can't really work up enough caring to, well, care.
madhatterdru (11:02:53 PM): And Patrick knows he's done a terrible, terrible thing because now the entire label is calling him up and asking him why the Panic boys get all the benefits of him tapping some designer ass (Gabe adds a comment about needing some classy hoodies)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:03:57 PM): Christian is seriously a little freaked out with Gabe though. He seems nice enough, but he's never seen the man in something other than a purple hoodie probably older than his *mother*. And nevermind the completely trashed jeans with the bright pink patch on the inside.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:04:16 PM): (or the gaping crotchholes)
madhatterdru (11:06:07 PM): And really, he didn't sign up to design clothing for an entire label (even though he's really growing fond of Ryan Ross, who is as monotone as he is camp, but manages to be just as catty). All he was looking for was some hot sex and good times with a cute redhead.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:07:14 PM): The problem with this idea is that this cute redhead? Has a lot of friends. A lot. And many of them have heard who Patrick happens to be going out with. One of these people, unfortunately, is Bob. Bob himself wouldn't be a problem, but when certain other members of his *band* hear about it, well.
madhatterdru (11:08:28 PM): Gerard maybe flails for an entire hour because OMG he totally loves that show and OMG Christian was totally the most avant garde and creative thing in the world and OMGOMGOMG. Frank just kind of watches him hyperventilate and asks Mikey if they have any paperbags in case Gerard needs to breathe into them.
madhatterdru (11:09:08 PM): ((also, perhaps a timeskip to dinner at the ieros? they got...invited or something? i don't know))
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:09:25 PM): (sure, why not, they need to get Mikey out of his *angst*)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:10:11 PM): And the problem is with Mikey, well, Mikey kind of also had a (more secret) obsession with the show and is freaking out in his own more subtle ways. More subtle ways being bugging the hell out of Pete via text-message
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:10:53 PM): (also, I was starting to type obsession and got omb and now I keep thinking of Mikeyway playing the trombone)
madhatterdru (11:11:05 PM): (hee)
madhatterdru (11:12:07 PM): And Pete's all "no rlly he dgz my wrk" and Mikey *knows* Christian, okay, he's looked at his profile and everything, and there is no way Christian would refrain from gaggin all over Clandestine is if Patrick had laid the smackdown
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:13:14 PM): But Christian seems less bothered by Ryan's whole roses and frills obsession, so he's just hoping that some way, somehow, the whole marching band uniform thing isn't too frightening either, because he really wouldn't mind the excuse to meet Christian.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:13:28 PM): At all. And Gerard would probably die of happy.
madhatterdru (11:15:10 PM): He's pretty sure that through Pete is *not* the way to go about things, so he maybe begs (well, "Mikeyway begs," which mostly involves keeping his eyes open) Bob to ask Patrick to ask Christian if maybe he'd sorta kinda want to come over and meet them. And Bob bitches that he wasn't aware they were still in high school, but Frank nods towards Gerard (who has resorted to frantic handflapping) and the point is made.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:16:21 PM): And Christian is a little wary about that, because he's heard two things about these guys, depending on who you ask: they're either the nicest guys in the world or scary little fuckers obsessed with death. And he makes Patrick come along so he doesn't get, like, roasted and eaten for dinner. Then, of course, the first one he meets is spastic, flailing Gerard.
madhatterdru (11:20:03 PM): Luckily, somewhere after "I'm a huge fan!" and "Black, omg, I loved all the black," Patrick redirects Christian towards Mikey who, though equally enthused, is far more sedate (as is the proper order of things)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:21:32 PM): And Mikey is pretty easy to carry on a sane conversation with, even if he too looks like he's about to start flailing himself (or clapping spastically) at any moment. Then of course, there's Frank, who is mostly a casual fan but finds the fact that Christian is kind of a small guy awesome, in a "hey, me too" kind of way.
For reference (and pretties)
This is Christian:
This is one of his designs:
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:40:52 PM): ... I kind of want a Christian!dog now.
madhatterdru (10:41:02 PM): Me too
madhatterdru (10:41:14 PM): Or just Christian
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:20 PM): That works too.
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:21 PM): nom
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:41:32 PM): he's pocketsized, right? it'd work
madhatterdru (10:42:20 PM): Yes. I plan to put him in my purse with Patrick
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:42:32 PM): It might get a little crowded in there with *both* of them
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:42:37 PM): ... hey, there's a pairing for you.
madhatterdru (10:43:07 PM): Christian/Patrick ...well, patrick is used to high maintenance ladies
madhatterdru (10:43:16 PM): (with pete)
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:43:21 PM): ... damnit, beat me to it
madhatterdru (10:43:29 PM): (ahahafoiled again)
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:43:44 PM): Though Christian would probably be kind of horrified with things Patrick wears
madhatterdru (10:44:13 PM): And try to design him something, and it would be ~fierce, except Patrick feels so stupid in it
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:45:14 PM): But it does look pretty cool, really, if he can get past the inital urge to start laughing. And Christian looks a lot less like he's going to keel over from Patrick's clothes when he looks at it, which is a bonus
madhatterdru (10:46:22 PM): <333 And Pete would totally try to get Christian to do something for Clandestine, and Christian would be all "ew. so tacky." and Patrick's all "well, yeah. but that's my heterolife partner you're talking to. be nice."
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:47:15 PM): And Christian is a little skeptical about the whole "heterolife partner" thing, because he's kind of *met* Pete, and... well. He doesn't entirely qualify.
madhatterdru (10:48:22 PM): And the bartskull? Please. Find him something more tacky than that, and he'll eat his own stylishly asymmetrical jacket
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:50:01 PM): And some of the other things Pete showed him (grinning like a loon, because of course it was a *fellow designer* (Christian had to look the other way or he would probably look like he was going to be sick in front of Pete) and... well, it was impressive. Ish.) were just frightening.
madhatterdru (10:51:14 PM): But Patrick is firm. Pete is his BFF, and if Christian mimes vomiting over his designs one more time, or gives one more "omg so grosssss," he is *so* not getting laid
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:52:21 PM): So Christian eventually just has to suck it up and not say anything. Which is surprisingly hard. (He still does it, but it's generally to other people. On the phone. Or online. He has a journal that's private for the specific purpose of ranting about stuff he doesn't feel like mentioning to Patrick)
madhatterdru (10:53:59 PM): And Pete is all puffed up to his most impressive metaphoric plumage, because the Winner of Project Runway is TOTES into his stuff, and it's just validating, right? And Ryan Ross kind of has to sit on his hands, because he said he was going to *stop* with all the overdramatics and showmanship but look, Spencer, look, ~rufflessss
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:55:14 PM): And, well. Okay, Christian doesn't usually bend so much, but Pete's ridiculous neon is one thing but the whole rosevest ensemble isn't... well, it doesn't make his eyes bleed, which is something. And Spencer (and Jon and Brendon) are going to kill Ryan, but at least he'll go down in style.
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:55:26 PM): Fantastic style.
madhatterdru (10:56:57 PM): Utterly fantastic. And so Ryan makes insane desperate grabby hands and when he comes back to the bus, he seems pretty normal, except he spends hours in his bunk making suspicious little sounds, and every time Brendon goes "Ryan, are you rubbing that jacket all over your body again?" he just gets a breathless "Fuck off" in response
aweschism@yahoo.com (10:58:31 PM): And of course, at some point he manages to convince Christian (who seems to like him well enough, anyway, maybe because Ryan is used to the whole totally bitchy thing having put up with Spencer so long) to make outfits for the *rest* of them and they're so awesome he just wants to be not-monotone for a second. (and then the second passes)
madhatterdru (10:59:39 PM): And Jon just kind of has to blink helplessly, because he thought they were *done* with the ruffles, right? Weren't they totally following his path of mellowness and pot? Why are the ruffles back?! Brendon kind of digs it, and Spencer can't hate anything designer for too long
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:00:59 PM): The thing with mellowness and pot, though, is that he's (they all are) not really concerned enough to object. So the ruffles make a reappearance (much to the joy of certain fangirls) and they get asked in interviews about it all the time, of course. The problem is, they (other than Ryan) can't really work up enough caring to, well, care.
madhatterdru (11:02:53 PM): And Patrick knows he's done a terrible, terrible thing because now the entire label is calling him up and asking him why the Panic boys get all the benefits of him tapping some designer ass (Gabe adds a comment about needing some classy hoodies)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:03:57 PM): Christian is seriously a little freaked out with Gabe though. He seems nice enough, but he's never seen the man in something other than a purple hoodie probably older than his *mother*. And nevermind the completely trashed jeans with the bright pink patch on the inside.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:04:16 PM): (or the gaping crotchholes)
madhatterdru (11:06:07 PM): And really, he didn't sign up to design clothing for an entire label (even though he's really growing fond of Ryan Ross, who is as monotone as he is camp, but manages to be just as catty). All he was looking for was some hot sex and good times with a cute redhead.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:07:14 PM): The problem with this idea is that this cute redhead? Has a lot of friends. A lot. And many of them have heard who Patrick happens to be going out with. One of these people, unfortunately, is Bob. Bob himself wouldn't be a problem, but when certain other members of his *band* hear about it, well.
madhatterdru (11:08:28 PM): Gerard maybe flails for an entire hour because OMG he totally loves that show and OMG Christian was totally the most avant garde and creative thing in the world and OMGOMGOMG. Frank just kind of watches him hyperventilate and asks Mikey if they have any paperbags in case Gerard needs to breathe into them.
madhatterdru (11:09:08 PM): ((also, perhaps a timeskip to dinner at the ieros? they got...invited or something? i don't know))
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:09:25 PM): (sure, why not, they need to get Mikey out of his *angst*)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:10:11 PM): And the problem is with Mikey, well, Mikey kind of also had a (more secret) obsession with the show and is freaking out in his own more subtle ways. More subtle ways being bugging the hell out of Pete via text-message
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:10:53 PM): (also, I was starting to type obsession and got omb and now I keep thinking of Mikeyway playing the trombone)
madhatterdru (11:11:05 PM): (hee)
madhatterdru (11:12:07 PM): And Pete's all "no rlly he dgz my wrk" and Mikey *knows* Christian, okay, he's looked at his profile and everything, and there is no way Christian would refrain from gaggin all over Clandestine is if Patrick had laid the smackdown
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:13:14 PM): But Christian seems less bothered by Ryan's whole roses and frills obsession, so he's just hoping that some way, somehow, the whole marching band uniform thing isn't too frightening either, because he really wouldn't mind the excuse to meet Christian.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:13:28 PM): At all. And Gerard would probably die of happy.
madhatterdru (11:15:10 PM): He's pretty sure that through Pete is *not* the way to go about things, so he maybe begs (well, "Mikeyway begs," which mostly involves keeping his eyes open) Bob to ask Patrick to ask Christian if maybe he'd sorta kinda want to come over and meet them. And Bob bitches that he wasn't aware they were still in high school, but Frank nods towards Gerard (who has resorted to frantic handflapping) and the point is made.
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:16:21 PM): And Christian is a little wary about that, because he's heard two things about these guys, depending on who you ask: they're either the nicest guys in the world or scary little fuckers obsessed with death. And he makes Patrick come along so he doesn't get, like, roasted and eaten for dinner. Then, of course, the first one he meets is spastic, flailing Gerard.
madhatterdru (11:20:03 PM): Luckily, somewhere after "I'm a huge fan!" and "Black, omg, I loved all the black," Patrick redirects Christian towards Mikey who, though equally enthused, is far more sedate (as is the proper order of things)
aweschism@yahoo.com (11:21:32 PM): And Mikey is pretty easy to carry on a sane conversation with, even if he too looks like he's about to start flailing himself (or clapping spastically) at any moment. Then of course, there's Frank, who is mostly a casual fan but finds the fact that Christian is kind of a small guy awesome, in a "hey, me too" kind of way.
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Date: 2008-08-14 12:28 am (UTC)LOL although:
He's pretty sure that through Pete is *not* the way to go about things, so he maybe begs (well, "Mikeyway begs," which mostly involves keeping his eyes open) Bob to ask Patrick to ask Christian if maybe he'd sorta kinda want to come over and meet them. And Bob bitches that he wasn't aware they were still in high school, but Frank nods towards Gerard (who has resorted to frantic handflapping) and the point is made.
made me LOL.
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