Day 19: Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I'll buy GLEE Tomorrow...

Not the actual series, of course (because the fates aren't that kind), but the lovely DVD here:

*sniffles* So close, yet so... far...

And when I have it within my grasp, I will find a proper place for it... more than likely it'll probably sit right next to my Broadway Cares 2008 Snowglobe...  Rachel Berry would be honored.

Anyway... moving on...

Lately I've been on YouTube and either fondly watching movie clips or trailers for upcoming films.  I used to explore the site also for various fanvideos (much like fanfiction; except they're clips from the show with a soundtrack to tell a story via music video), but for some reason I find that I cannot get into Glee fanvideos.

For me, reading is one thing.  I love reading (as I've mentioned HERE).  But watching a fanvideo (especially a shipper one) for a show where it provides its own soundtrack?  It's a little hard for me to swallow... Don't know why.

... No.  Wait.  I think I do know why.

Maybe it's the fact that I -- unfortunately -- am a shipper without a large ship.  See, I like the idea of Rachel and Will (romantic-wise, though yes I do realize that it is currently illegal in most states).  I also adore the idea of Quinn and Will in a father/daughter-fashion.  And, okay, I'm slowly growing to like the idea of Puck and Tina (for which I blame HanaDear's Happiest We've Been In Awhile)...

But in a fandom that is dominated with hardcore Will/Emma fans (Wemma, *shudders* damn you lazy fanatics of Bennifer and Brangelina!), Finn/Rachel (Fichel, I know, right? *rolls eyes*), Quinn/Puck (Team Evil, love the name but I'm "eh" with the ship)... and the most hardcore of ALL hardcore; Rachel/Puck.  AKA Puckleberry...

Seriously, I haven't seen as hardcore shipper fans since the great Harry Potter shipper wars (and anyone that's been around web forums as long as I have... oh god, you still recall nightmares...)!

So, it's kind of hard to wade through the sea of videos (and sadly even in fanfiction) for the one that you like when it's chock full of Puck/Rachel THIS and Puck/Rachel THAT.

And hey, don't get me wrong... I'm not out to BASH any of those fandoms.  Trust me.  I know what it's like, as a fan, to get your ship sunked (former shipmate of the SSS Harry/Hermione, article HERE summarized debacle, though I was gladly NOT that hardcore, but it still hurt as a fan).

But from what I've learned, THAT is what fanfiction (and, yes, even fanvids) are for.

In short, I shall end this blog with at least one final note...

NEVER...

GIVE...

UP...

HOPE!

Because someday your ship might just find it buried treasure; and it will be beautiful.