Buffy, Bacon, and Shiny Things, OH MY!! (Season 1, Episode 3 - Come to the Shark Side)

So, today is my birthday!!! That's right, bitches, the day I was born!!! (And, this post is scheduled to post at 3:27AM, because I was born at 6:27AM on the East Coast, and am now writing this from the Seventh Ring of Hell - ahem, Arizona...where we're three hours off in the summer, and only two in the winter, just to keep it non-confusing) o.O And, for my birthday, here's a little present for you...


The K-E-L-L-Y Song from Cheers (A link in case the video doesn't come up)

Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, I just wanted to write a short post, because today is not only my birthday, but it is also (non-coincidentally) Shark Bait's birthday!!! Shark Bait was released one year ago today, and I can't believe that it has been a year already!!! (I'm sure Jenn feels the same way.) SO, in honor of this momentous occasion, I thought that I would reveal a little known fact about the early drafts of Shark Bait (actually, this is something I'm hoping to turn into a semi-regular feature of my blog posts...but we'll see).

So, I went to go back through my email to find actual quotes from the beginning of all of this, and either I wasn't an email hoarder back then, or Gmail decided not to keep my emails back that far. Anyway, I could only get back to July of 2010, and by that time, Jenn and I were well into discussions on Book 2 (I know, right! 3 whole freaking years ago!!) However, clearly long before that, probably in January or March or I don't know when...way back when Jenn was first writing, things were a little different. See, ORIGINALLY, there were 3 Ramsey girls, Camie, Jillian, and Kimberly (I think that was her name). Yep, that's right, there was another child, and at some point in the draft process, Jenn decided that there wasn't really enough action to keep all three kids around for the entire series, so she proceeded to kill off, er, edit out #3. So there you have it. Author doesn't like you? BOOM, you're out of the book. Just like that...Shark Bait fun fact for the day.

And, as this wouldn't be a birthday episode without both some Buffy...


Happy Birthday, Buffy

And some Bacon...mmmm, that cake looks amazing! :)

Until next time, Bitches!

-- Kelly

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GYP in the Blogosphere - Birthday Special: Happy Birthday Shark Bait & Kelly!!!!

 

Today we have a VERY special GYP in the Blogosphere post because well...IT'S SHARK BAIT'S BIRTHDAY! Yes, the glorious creation that is Shark Bait was released 1 year ago today. And a little birdie also told me that Shark Bait shares its day with our very own Kelly! :)

Was this accident? Fate? 7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon? No, it wasn't merely coincidental - this is what Jenn has to say about the shared birthday...

"Yep! I planned it for that date specifically b/c it's [Kelly's] b-day & w/o her, it prolly wouldn't exist. And it would suck."

So it would appear ladies & gents that not only should we be wishing our dear Kelly a happy birthday but also giving her a wild round of applause for being instrumental in what is the greatness of Shark Bait! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!!!!!!!

So here's a few things to honor not only Shark Bait, but also Kelly...and not to mention the evil genius herself, Jenn.

A buffy cake...

"Tristan"

...always come prepared!

Totally unrelated to GYP but awesome because I just found out Kelly is a Whovian:

So yeah, I don't have anything else to add except to give a big, huge, ginormous CONGRATULATIONS to Jenn on her one year anniversary of being a published author and another Happy Birthday shout to Shark Bait and Kelly!

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Buffy, Bacon, and Shiny Things, OH MY! (Season 1, Episode 2 - Where the Random Things Are)

Ok, I’m back for another fun-filled episode of Buffy, Bacon, and Shiny Things, OH MY!! (Or however many exclamation points that’s supposed to have…) Today, I bring you complete randomness, in the form of funny pics. These pics made me LOL. Literally. Yes, I actually laughed out loud. And I dare say, you will too…

So, here we go, item number one:

 There have been many a single-digit morning that I have felt this way…

But, never fear, because Bacon is here (oh, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, Bacon should ALWAYS be capitalized…always.)

So not sure how there’s anything left on that flyer, but who am I to judge? (Oh, who are we kidding…I’m totally judging…)

And, I promise not to have Twilight related stuff too often (I know, I know, we’re already way past that point), but when you’re researching Buffy stuff, sometimes it happens…

Oh, and also, this makes me think of Mickey Mouse…and now you’ll never be able to unsee that…

Finally, a little earworm for you this fine day, as I present you with:

Guaranteed you sang that. :)

Until next time, bitches! :)

- Kelly, Queen of Random Shit  (Question...do my initials (QoRS) spell out "curse"??? I need to know this...)

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Buffy, Bacon, & Shiny Things, OH MY! (Season 1 Pilot Episode)

Hey everyone, and welcome to the inaugural post of the GYP Street Team Blog, and the "Buffy, Bacon, and Shiny Things, OH MY!!" column. Every post I will bring you some fun, random information that may (or may not) pertain to GYP and the wonderful Jenn Cooksey. For starters, since you probably don't know me, you should check out the dedication and the acknowledgements from TOFitS (The Other Fish in the Sea, abbreviated to save space). And, if you still want to know more, send in questions (I'm sure we've got a way to do that…) and I'll do a viewer mail column sometime in the near future. Maybe. Anyway, on to the random fun!! 

So last week, May 20th to be exact, was the 10th anniversary of the final episode of the Best. Show. Ever. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer in case you were unaware, somehow…), and that prompted me to send Jenn a short video on some of the best of Buffy. And, I WAS going to post that video for you to enjoy, but then I stumbled on THIS gem instead…and it HAS to be shared, pure genius! (Also, I don't think Jenn's seen it yet, so bonus points) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM.

So, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the finale of Buffy, I thought I'd put together some other randomly important dates:

• May 25th - Towel Day (sorry we missed celebrating this…I thought it was next weekend) http://towelday.org
• June 15th - The anniversary of the date Shark Bait was released on Kindle (and somewhat non-coincidentally, it just happens to also be MY BIRTHDAY!!) - http://goo.gl/Ph6hj (in case you SOMEHOW haven't read it yet…)
• August 31st - International Bacon Day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bacon_Day 
• September 19th - International Talk Like a Pirate Day - http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
• September 24th - the premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Joss Whedon's latest masterpiece - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364582/ - and as an added bonus, in case you haven't seen it yet, here's the Best. Trailer. Ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo

I think that's about it for now, definitely enough to keep you entertained for at least 15 minutes. Until next time, bitches. :)

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