ohdearjesusfuck that's bon jovi

holy shit, this is the first time i've been able to get MOG to load in under five minutes in forever - which is partially the reason i don't ever get to write anymore. usually i have between 5 and 10 minutes of free time before i get distracted, whether because of a ringing phone, a doorbell, or even a flavor of love marathon coming on. but the great thing is that NOW, for the first time in forever, something fantastic happened that i automatically wanted to tell people about, and - get this - i actually can! love.*SO.* (this is where the story actually begins, you probably could have skipped that first bit) i was sitting on the computer in the living room getting ready to start download the bbc version of pride and prejudice, and i had the tv on in the background but wasn't paying any attention at all to it, didn't even know what was on, but all of a sudden, i heard a familiar chord being played. i didn't think much of it, but after the first five words of the song, i'm sitting there thinking, "ok, this IS hallelujah, right? who the fuck is singing it?" so i turn around and look suspiciously at the television, and it was then that i saw one of the single funniest things i have ever witnessed in my 22 years. it was *BON JOVI*. singing *"hallelujah"* (leonard cohen? jeff buckley? rufus wainright? anyone?) without a trace of irony, lifting his hands towards the ceiling and swaying gently back and forth, singing with his eyes closed and everything. and ricky sambora (is that his name? fuck) is sitting on another stool, slowly rocking back and forth and occasionally piping in with backup vocals, while some crazy guy in a hat plays on some sort of organ/piano doohickey, and some girl with a violin who is obviously repeating to herself over and over again, "you must look like this is the saddest thing you have ever, ever heard! be more solemn! make those lips turn down! come on!" and various crowd members by turns looking impressed, confused, drunk, or sometimes all three. my first thought was, "ohdearjesusfuck," but i realized that this was a hasty reaction - as little sense as the scene on the television made to me, it was, in its own special little way, totally brilliant in addition to being mind-blowingly depressing. why? BECAUSE IT WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS. as soon as my first laughing fit was over - at about 30 seconds long, it was one of the shorter ones, i slowly got off of my knees and straightened my back, returned to my standing position and grabbed my phone to call as many people as possible while it was still on the screen. sadly, i only ended up calling one person, but we spent the next five minutes laughing pretty hysterically so i guess it worked out in the end. and now, you fortunate souls, i'm uploading it JUST FOR YOU. so that you can enjoy the fantastic moment when he finally STOPS singing, and makes this hilarious "letting go" motion with his hands and re-opens his puffy eyes. it's pure comedic genius. (ok, and slightly pathetic, but come on, let's try and look for the *silver lining*).