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Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in
the tiny rosinous dictator's InsaneJournal:
| Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | |
| 8:49 pm | [Weird Sisters & Staff/Crew] Istanbul, not Constantinople? |
| Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | |
| 2:57 am | [Weird Sisters & Staff/Crew] I'm going to visit my parents for the weekend. I'll be at the awards ceremony on Sunday, but if anyone needs me for anything before then, you can owl me in Glasgow. [Electra] Ms Flint, I was wondering if you happened to know how I might be able to obtain some of the PersonaliTeas we were accidentally given at the WWN studio. Following our experience, I'd like to further investigate the chemical makeup, magical properties, and any possible after-effects. Thank you, Merton |
| Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | |
| 7:18 pm | {under the influence} Hey, I just wanted to say, as we're working on these tasks, that sometimes it seems difficult for all of us to keep in touch, since we're either living on top of each other or in separate cities, but we do make a really great team. It can be hard to connect, and I know I may come off as distant or emotionally unavailable, but I want you all to know how important you are to me. Meeting all of you has changed and enriched my life, and you are the most important thing in it. I don't want to lose my connection with any of you. I'm going to leave this journal entry unwarded so that if anyone wants to talk to me, anytime, all they have to do is reply to it and we can talk. Anytime, about anything. I want to be there to support you in your lives the way you've supported me. Also, can anyone help me figure out the harmony on this bridge? I don't feel that cellos are necessarily well-suited to C major. |
| Saturday, April 28th, 2012 | |
| 11:23 pm | [Owl to Electra] To Electra Flint, I would like to hire your professional services one afternoon at your convenience, to examine an unexpected magical situation that has occurred at our flat. We have it under control for the moment and are not in any danger to the best of my knowledge, but I would appreciate an experienced eye to hopefully ascertain what went wrong, and to prevent it from happening again. I will of course compensate you as per your standard retainer for such services. Please let me know if you would be willing to take on such a request, and if there is anything I will need to do in advance to assist you. Sincerely, Merton Graves |
| Thursday, April 26th, 2012 | |
| 4:52 pm | [Lizzie] A game? |
| 9:36 am | OOC: Zodiac Sign ( Scorpio (as if there were any doubt) ) |
| Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 | |
| 5:15 pm | [Unwarded] The Magical Menagerie is hosting an event in conjunction with the Zabini Fine Art Gallery in support of fire crabs, to promote awareness of their black market use and endangered status. They're bringing over some of the fire crabs from the coastal reserve in Fiji and will have potions demonstrations, an art exhibition, and some other activities, if anyone is interested. Mr Jones will be working at the event and mentioned that they are looking for volunteers, if anyone has an afternoon free tomorrow and wants to help out. It wouldn't be about using the band's popularity or anything, no one needs to know we'll be there, but having a few of us around also couldn't hurt. |
| Sunday, April 1st, 2012 | |
| 10:49 am | [Warded to Lee] Ms Longbottom, I wonder if I might be able to borrow your expertise, your supervision, some of your equipment, and five minutes of your time during soundcheck, which I will make up to you by getting everyone there five minutes early. Full disclosure will be provided if you would like to consider further before consenting to give assistance. No instruments, equipment, nor musicians will be in any way harmed during the course of the day as a result of this request. - Merton |
| Thursday, March 29th, 2012 | |
| 4:05 am | [Mr Chittock] Mr Chittock, I was wondering how far in advance you would be able to provide tour dates and a schedule of other band-related obligations for May and June. I'd like to be able to participate in as much of the symphony audition season as possible, considering the likelihood that at this rate, the band will be torn apart by internal friction between each other and our manager by late summer at the latest. Any consideration you are able to give this matter would be much appreciated. Cordially, Merton Graves |
| Monday, March 26th, 2012 | |
| 7:47 am | [Warded to Lizzie] You'll probably want to know, since there's a chance it will make it to print, and an even greater chance that the magazine will butcher the quotes beyond recognition, that someone asked Heathcote in the interview today when he knew he'd fallen in love with you, and the answer wasn't that he hadn't yet. Although I imagine he probably wanted to tell you that himself, first, so if he tries to surprise you with twelve dozen beribboned kittens bearing long-stemmed roses and a heartfelt serenade on guitar illuminated by imported fireflies, the way you two mortifyingly cutesy sentimentalists like to do, just pretend you didn't know. |
| Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 | |
| 12:57 am | [Warded to Gerald, Alair, Electra, Ptolemy, Weird Sisters] Mr Chittock & Mr Warbeck, I believe we have a problem. There's someone on the journal network posing as Mr Warbeck's assistant, asking band members about their relationship status, the location of their bedrooms, and multiple personal questions of a sexual nature. Since I assume no authentic member of our PR staff would have any legitimate reason for collecting that information, I'm concerned that the journal network has been infiltrated, most likely by a journalist posing as an up-and-coming publicist and looking for salacious tidbits to sell to the media. What should we do? |
| Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 | |
| 6:16 pm | [Warded to Electra] Ms. Flint, If the schedule for tomorrow remains as it stands, may I request a release from the tour for March 22nd? I can meet up with the bus in Rome whenever you feel would be most convenient, and allow a suitable safety margin before my first scheduled obligation. I will of course provide travel documentation and itineraries, unless you would prefer to arrange those yourself. I can also ask another member of the band to accompany me if you would prefer I not travel alone, and will not cross any international borders or venture into specifically Muggle areas. I would be more than happy to follow any guidelines you set for this excursion. Sincerely, Merton Graves [Warded to Heathcote] I'm spending Thursday in Venice. Want to come along? I hear they have canals. |
| Saturday, March 17th, 2012 | |
| 1:53 am | [Weird Sisters, Tour Personnel, & Crash Survivors] Austrian chess sets seem to be unusually violent. I think it's all of the shouting in German. And the maces. Maybe it's just me, but I feel some of the intellectual stimulation of the game is challenged when the pieces are engaged in bludgeoning each other to death with blunt objects. Do they make sets that have musical duels? That would be much more interesting than beheading serfs with a halberd. Laze-about invalids, if you want to be railed at in a foreign language from the comfort of your hospital beds, I have a game board and thirty-two choleric miniature Austrians. Don't try to tell me that's not the best offer you've had all week. |
| Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 | |
| 9:41 pm | [Lizzie] We have a day off in Zurich tomorrow. Want to find out what there is to do in Switzerland? I could use some time away from the bus. |
| Friday, February 24th, 2012 | |
| 10:23 pm | [Weird Sisters & Crew] HARRY BLOODY POTTER. WHAT THE FUCK, MORAL FUCKING FIBRE. IT'S THE FUCKING HOUSE CUP ALL OVER AGAIN, EXCEPT NOW THE HEADMASTER IS FUCKING OVER ENTIRE OTHER FUCKING SCHOOLS. |
| Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | |
| 8:16 pm | [Locked to Heathcote] Want to catch a club show, now that you're no longer a contagious mess and have emerged from your plague-cave of soup broth and used tissues? There's a shit-ton going on in London this weekend. Or do you have to do something for your label-enforced evening of servitude? |
| Monday, February 13th, 2012 | |
| 1:21 pm | [Warded to Orsino, Donaghan, and Kirley] One of you has already successfully talked my flatmate out of purchasing a porcine companion so that I don't have to be the big bad killjoy Slytherin crushing the Hufflepuff's grunting and oinking dreams, right? The pig thing is over and done with? |
| Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 | |
| 6:27 am | [Weird Sisters] Not to overstep, but unless Myron has an amazing recovery in the next six hours, I think we need a plan for tonight. If Donaghan introduces songs and handles the crowd patter, Myron won't have to talk in between songs. Giddy can help with that if he's feeling up to it; audiences love him, and if there's a dialogue going it will lengthen the introductions. That way Giddy or someone else can also take over if Donaghan starts coughing again. We can break up the set to give Myron more downtime between each song so that he can slip off for tea or water, and cut out the fast transitions so that he's not singing for fifteen minutes at a time. If we stretch out the instrumental interludes and add in a few things we've done at past shows or in rehearsal - like Kirley and Heathcote having a guitar duel, now that Kirley's back among the living - we'll be able to keep the length of the set and the musical content the same, while cutting one or two actual songs from the set list. We might even be able to swing doing one of the older songs as an artsy instrumental; there's still enough time for an emergency rehearsal to hammer out an arrangement. Maybe Herman can join the other string players for an acoustic rendition, which would give Orsino a break, too. The fans won't be disappointed if they're getting something new and interesting. And if we need to, we can invite the lead singers from the opening bands out to join us for the encore, which is another two songs that Myron won't have to sing all the way through if they agree to take the verses, and the audience singing along means Myron won't have to work so hard on the choruses, because the end of the show is when he's most likely to risk losing his voice or pushing too hard and damaging it. I think if we're creative, we can pull this off without anyone in the audience going home disappointed, but again, I don't want to overstep because I know this really isn't my place. You all have more experience with shows than I do, and Myron, you're the only one who knows how far you can go. I just wouldn't want you to push through tonight and blow out your voice when we have three more shows to get through after this. If you think you can do it, though, I believe you. Just know we've got your back if you need us. |
| Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | |
| 5:04 pm | [Weird Sisters, Lizzie, Danny, Meaghan, Lee (initial conversation locked to Merton & Giddy)] Located in the Black Mountains of Wales Open to the public!  Featuring: - Guided tours - Observation turrets overlooking the reserve - Show-and-tell exhibits for families - On-site museum and gallery - Radio programme "Magical Natives: The Common Welsh Green" (playing Oct. - Mar.) - Hatchling nursery - and more!  Owl for tour reservations, hours, special events, and other information. There's nothing currently on the schedule for Friday. |
| Thursday, January 12th, 2012 | |
| 1:34 pm | [Owl to Merton - assume the relevant bits were shared with the correct people] Dear Merton, Your Aunt Tilde says you're performing in drag now with that band of yours. Is this true? Whatever makes you happy, dear. I suppose it's very edgy amongst the young people these days. I have some shoes and handbags I was going to give to the charity shop next weekend, but let me know if you want them instead. My cousin Sumter asked me to tell you that so long as that friend of yours who you were asking about doesn't have a criminal record, and isn't currently participating in any criminal activities, there shouldn't be any legal grounds for his dismissal. Although Sumter does say it gets into a dodgy area if they fire him on some other excuse and he wants to challenge it without disclosing sensitive information. Sumter also sent the three pages of parchment I'm sending with this letter, which he says have the specifics of what you were asking about. I can't see anything on them, but Sumter assures me you'll be able to. I hope this friend of yours isn't in too much trouble, dear. Do be careful. It was lovely to see you perform with your band, and I'm so glad they could come 'round for dinner. That singer is very charismatic, isn't he? He reminds me of that Presley boy your father's sister Fedora used to swoon over when she was a girl. Everyone seems very nice, and I'm glad you're having such fun. You looked much happier than you did last month, I'm glad things seem to be going well. Grandmother Alberta mentioned wanting to see your performance in Ipswich, but I believe your father has convinced her it's not really the sort of thing she'd enjoy. You understand, I'm not sure she'd do well with all of the noise and the homoeroticism. Edgy in her day was a very different thing. Which isn't to say that you can't wear women's clothes home if you like, you know we support your choices, just let us know in advance if you can so that your father can explain it to her. And do let us know if you have a more traditional concert coming up, and we'll try to make sure she gets a ticket for that instead. Enclosed are some treats for you and your band. The chocolate biscuits and the rum cake are both fine for you, but don't eat the meringues, those are for Lizzie and they have egg whites. Please give her our love, it was so good to see her again, and her young man seems very nice. Have a good time in England, With love, Mum and Da |