Just happened to put on a #starkid shirt on the 5th anniversary of the #starkidpotter YouTube channel. :) #ootd #123ever #teamstarkid

My heart... 😭❤️ 5 years ago today the #starkidpotter YouTube channel was created. Even though I've only known about it for 3 of those years, I can't even express how much these multi-talented dorks have changed my life for the better and inspired me. Thank you #teamstarkid :) #starkid

So I can’t watch the #5yravpm Starkid hangout tonight, but I wanted to say happy 5 year anniversary of A Very Potter Musical. In the summer of 2011 I watched this show for the first time on Youtube and fell in love not only with the amazing show but also with the extremely talented bunch of dorks known as Team Starkid. #AVPM introduced me to Starkid, and since then I have laughed, cried, sung along to, and made wonderful friends because of their shows. I couldn’t be more grateful for this show because of all of that. Congratulations Team Starkid. You guys are and always will be totally awesome. :)

So @thetwistedfrozenprincessandmore had the idea to make a mashup of No Doubt's Spiderwebs and Get In My Mouth from AVPSY and I volunteered to give it a try. I'm not very good at mixing songs together, but I think this turned out pretty cool. Enjoy! :)

.... I have no words for how amazing #twistedmusical was... Bravo @TeamStarKid bravo. #starkid #teamstarkid #twisted #starkidpotter

CALLING ALL STARKID FANS IN UTAH

Wouldn't it be awesome if Team Starkid did a show in Utah, or came here on their next tour? Well, my friends and I are trying to show Starkid that they do have a fanbase here, and convince them to come here for a show sometime. What can you do to help?

Sign this petition.

I am going to Chicago in 2 weeks to see 1Night 2Last 3Ever. If this petition can get 100 signatures, or even close to 100, I will bring it with me to show one or more of the Starkids. So please sign the petition, and spread the word about it to anyone you know who would possibly be interested in seeing a Starkid show in Utah.

And if you're interested, check out our Utah Starkids Facebook group! :)

Hey! Did you know I finally got an etsy shop? Did you know that the first item I am selling is this awesome hand-painted Starkid bag that I made? Did you know that I will only be selling one of this type of bag so this item is limited edition? Well if you didn't know these things or if you want to know more please click the link! :) And even if you're not interested in this item, please reblog to spread the word about it to other Starkid fans! :)

Looks like it's rant time...

I really should not be this depressed about probably not being able to see 1Night 2Last 3Ever. I really shouldn't. I've had some AMAZING vacations in 2013 so far, from late February to early June. I went to Airport for Birds, Jim and the Povolos in NYC, ITALY, and Darren's Listen Up Tour in Dallas. I should not even be complaining one bit about not seeing a Starkid or Starkid-related show, at least not for the rest of this year. And I really AM thankful for the experiences I've had this year so far. BEYOND thankful. But that doesn't change how sad I feel that I'm going to miss out on this. Starting around 2011-2012 I started thinking that I might never be able to go to a Starkid-related show. 2013 part 1 taught me that there was always a way if I had the will to set out on these fangirl trips. Then 2013 part 2 set in (aka the past month and a half), and I realized that that wasn't the case. That eventually luck runs out, as does money and Delta Skymiles and the generosity of a parent. Missing out on Twisted was hard on me after being able to travel to all these events and other places all year, but there was a silver lining that I clung to in that it would be on Youtube eventually for all to see. Missing out on Leakycon 2013 hurt more because I've never been and always wanted to go, and had made a vow the year before when I missed AVPSY that I would go the next year, and because I had friends who went who I would have loved to meet. Realizing that I would inevitably miss out on seeing Judas Redux live hurt too, because I had backed it on kickstarter, had always wanted to meet Starkids like Dylan, Joey, and Brosenthal, and, again, because I have friends going and I wish I could join them. But even with all of that, I had finally somewhat gotten over it.

And then Starkid dropped this bomb.

I'm so sad I'm going to miss 1Night 2Last 3Ever. Not only because I am going crazy from traveling so much for months and now not being able to, but also because I've missed and am going to miss so many events like this one (I'll have classes to deal with very soon, not to mention I'm starting an on-campus job this school year as well). I'm also sad because it's a show that's very similar to Airport for Birds, even in the same venue, and a4b was the first and only Starkid show I have ever been to, and it was a dream come true. I feel like if I could go to this again it would be awesome just to relive a show like that, and actually be able to meet the cast outside after the show and talk to them and everything.

I don't know. I don't know where I'm going with this anymore. I don't mean to sound like a spoiled brat who's pouting, because that's not me at all. I'm really not much of a complaining person, and I usually have a pretty positive outlook on things. I guess I just figured that ranting about this stuff would make me feel a little bit better about it. In a small way, I was right. :)

Anyway, if you made it through this whole rant, then I congratulate you. And if anyone reading this feels the same way, I'd love to hear your thoughts about it and commiserate with you.

Hey Starkid fans! Check this out! :)

So I finally made an etsy page, and the first thing I am selling there is this limited edition Starkid backpack, hand painted by yours truly. I say that it's limited edition because I will probably be only selling one of this type of drawstring backpack, so this bag is unique.

Please visit this page and check out this backpack!

And even if you don't want to buy it, it would mean the world to me if you could share this with your friends. Thanks! You guys are totally awesome! :)

- Delaney

If anyone wants to see the videos I got from the JATP NYC show, check out my YouTube channel :)

youtube.com/laneylu1993

Attention Starkid fans!

I know a lot of you liked my painted Starkid backpack that I made, so I was thinking of commissioning similar Starkid bags. They will most likely be like the examples listed above, and the colors will be as shown (although if you want a specific color I can do that for a little extra cost). I still have to figure out exact pricing, but the smaller colored bags will most likely be $7, and the larger bags and backpack will probably be around $10-$15, plus shipping costs and extra customization costs (like specific colors). Also, keep in mind that the backpacks will not look exactly like mine, because mine has pins and keychains on it that will not be included in the commissioned bags. Still, I will paint any design you'd like on the bag from any musical, including the Starkid logo.

I probably won't start this commission until later this June-July, but if any of you are interested in purchasing one of these bags, please let me know by reblogging this or tumblr messaging me, and I will provide more details later! :)

I made #hmb themed Easter eggs :) @TeamStarKid @jeffblim4ever @jaimelynbeatty @FunkWalk

Perfect desktop is perfect :)

#CGTC2013 Master Post

DAY 1: Going to Chicago from SLC, Going to the Holiday Club

DAY 2, Part 1: Visiting Millennium Park

DAY 2, Part 2: Airport for Birds, Meeting Starkid and Talking to Jeff

DAY 3: Leaving Chicago to Go Home

#CGTC2013 - DAY 3:

So on February 25th, 2013 I woke up in our hotel room around 9:00, at least an hour before my alarm was supposed to go off. The first thought that entered my brain was "... Oh my god... I met Team Starkid last night. And hung out after the show with Jeff Blim." At that moment I knew there was no chance of going back to sleep. I was so full of excitement from this amazing and perfect weekend, and I really didn't want it to end.

Sadly, all good things have to come to an end eventually. In a few hours that morning I had everything packed and ready to leave Chicago... even though I myself wasn't ready to leave Chicago. Still, as Lindsay and I said goodbye to Justine (I had said goodbye to Felice the night before, after we had hung out together and marveled at how amazing that night was. And Felice, you had better come visit us in Utah sometime sooner than later. ;) ) and left for the airport, I tried, as always, to focus on the positive. Even though all I wanted was to stay in Chicago forever and keep coming back for the rest of the Airport for Birds shows and other events beyond that, I was just so extremely happy from how perfect this adventure turned out to be. The happy definitely outweighed the sad. :)

On the plane I continued to just bask in the total bliss that this weekend had brought me. It had exceeded even MY greatest expectations, and I'm so glad that it actually happened. Still, I missed Chicago already, and I missed being able to hang out with my Candy Girls in real life and not just through a computer screen (yes, most of us there were from Utah, but still). Without realizing it, I had reached the end of the #CGTC2013 playlist that I had made before leaving for Chicago. Honestly, I must have a hidden desire to torture myself emotionally, because when "To Have a Home" from AVPM came on my iPod, followed directly by "Days of Summer" from AVPS, I couldn't help shedding a few very discreet tears.

Okay, here's where I'm gonna get all mushy, so bear with me. See, I'm fortunate enough to have at least a few families outside of my actual family. One of those families was finally united face to face during those brief few days in Chicago. The Candy Girls feel like a family to me. I can safely say that they are some of my best friends, and when I was there with them, the lyrics for To Have a Home always popped into my head:

Home, I've heard the word before, but it never meant much more than just a thing I've never had. A "place," They say, "Hey, know your place!" But I've never had a place to even know, or a face that I could go to if I needed someone there... I'm laughing it's hard to hide a smile My god, it's been a while since I have had a reason to. To think it's been here all along somewhere to belong, and a reason, a something-to-believe-in I've finally found it, a place where I'm wanted... This must be how it feels to have a home I used to dream about it but never schemed or counted on fantasies or wishes- it breaks a man to see what he misses For so many nights I'd pray for a better life, a better day but I never thought that it'd come true It's finally here and I don't know what to do and I'm trying not to cry This must be how it feels to have a home I've finally made it I've hoped and I've waited and for the first time in my life,                                                                      I don't feel so alone My heart starts to heal to know this is real. This is how it must feel to have a home!

Then, when we were leaving, all I could think of was the lyrics to Days of Summer:

We've got these days of summer to, remind us of each other! The time we have to spend apart, Will keep us in each others' hearts! I'm hoping that the good old days are something I will dream about at night. Don't matter if it's sooner or later, I know that it's gonna be all right! I don't wanna see you go, But it's not forever, Not forever! Even if it was you know, That I would never let it get me down! 'Cause you're the part of me, That makes me better, Wherever I go! So I will try, Not to cry, But no one needs to say goodbye!

This weekend was a dream come true, and I will always have a special place in my heart for the good times I had and the people I shared those good times with. I love you all so much.

#CGTC2013 - DAY 2 (Part 2):

PART 1 HERE: http://keepcalmandeataslice.tumblr.com/post/44356898093/cgtc2013-day-2-part-1

Okay this is gonna be a long one, so bear with me. But it will be worth it. :)

So after going to Millennium Park, we all hung out in the hotel and got ready to go to Airport for Birds. Basically, there was a lot of group singing to Starkid, World's Worst Musical, and OTTM music, and a LOT of group fangirling that this was actually happening. A few hours later we were finally ready, so ready to go. :)

Our excitement grew as we took a cab to the UP Comedy Club, until we could barely contain our fangirling. We got there before I could even try to comprehend that this was in fact happening, that I was going to see my very first Starkid show so very soon, AND that I was actually going to meet them after the show.

As soon as we went in and secured our place in line, me, Justine, Felice and her sister went to the Starbucks on the level below. And who should we see coming up the escalator on our side as we're going down but Denise Donovan. I was so excited and surprised to see her that I couldn't get a single word out other than "Hi!", and she passed us with our warnings of "Wait for it!" knowing that she would come up to a bunch of Starkid fans in line and that they would be so excited to see her. 

After our brief encounter with Denise, we were on Starkid watch in Starbucks, but we didn't see anyone else until we were back upstairs waiting in line. After a while, some girls came up to us and asked if they could interview us for their podcast called Fangirlology. It was awesome, especially because they actually recognized us right off the bat as the Candy Girls. Then after more waiting in line, Lindsay and Justine spotted Jeff walking down the hall across from us and did a very graceful slide/collapse down the wall they were leaning on. (I, of course, couldn't see him at all... DAMN MY NEARSIGHTEDNESS!!!) Even later, while it was only Lindsay and I in line, we saw Chris Allen walk by very quickly. Lindsay texted Justine that she just missed Chris, which led to Justine dropping her phone and putting a huge crack in it... oh us. XD

Eventually we were allowed to get in the VIP line, even though we were not first in that line like we had hoped to be. Around this time we had a second encounter with Denise, where she was about to go in the elevator behind us. We mentioned Donoblim and she immediately recognized us, saying "Oh you guys are the CANDY GIRLS!". I was in shock and couldn't believe that she actually knew who we were, and given the bad untrue things that some people say about us, we weren't sure if that was a good thing or not. But I am just happy that I got to say hi at least a little bit, because Denise was the one person who I regrettably didn't get to meet after the show.

Finally, it was time to go in. We decided that Justine and I could be one party and Linday, Felice, and Felice's sister could be another. Justine and I happened to get the VERY LAST TWO seats on the front row (seriously, we could touch the stage), and the five of us sat on what would be the PERFECT side of the stage to be on. While we waited for the show to start, we bonded with other Starkid fans who were sitting around us, and we freaked out because Verse Factory (Marty Scanlon, Molly Scanlon, and Marty Dubin: the creators of World's Worst Musical) were in the audience, as well as Jim Povolo. Like I said, we literally had the perfect view for the entire show, and we nearly died when Starkid came out... they were RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I still couldn't believe that this wasn't just one of my many wonderful Starkid dreams that I had had so many times before. But it was there. It was happening. Right in front of me.

The show was absolutely hysterical. I'm not going to give away any spoilers, so you'll just have to see for yourself, but all I can say is that I REALLY hope they make a DVD of it so I can relive this hilarious performance all over again.... and again and again and again. ;)

After the show was over, we decided to meet Scan and Dubes first because we didn't know how long they would want to stick around. Then we went off to meet the cast.

Scan was just the sweetest guy. I told him that I really loved WWM and he sounded so sincerely appreciative that I enjoyed it. He was just an overall nice guy.

Dubes was so shy and adorable, and it was so great getting to meet him.

I waited forever to meet Joe Walker, because I just HAD to meet this guy. I remember, back when I was first discovering all of the Starkid shows (AVPM, AVPS, Starship, etc.) thinking: "If I could just get a hug from Joe Walker I could die happy." Well little did I know that this dream would actually come true, and it was over and done with so much faster than I had expected, but that didn't make it any less perfect. Joe was really nice, and I adore his face in the picture I got with him. :)

Meeting Jaime Lyn Beatty was just awesome. She was so nice and she LOVED the letter I gave her (and she hadn't even opened it yet). I wore my Candy shoes to the show and planned on showing them to her, but I had completely forgotten. Turns out I didn't even need to remember. She saw them and our conversation about them went something like this:

Jaime: *gasp* Are those Candy shoes?!

Me: Yeah. I painted them myself. :)

Jaime: You MADE THOSE???

Me: Yeah *cue shyness*

Jaime: They're beautiful!

She also approved of my pink and blue sparkly nails, which is why I think they haven't chipped nearly as much as my nails usually would have by now. ;) I told her about my Candy cosplay and she asked if I had a picture of it on my phone, but sadly I didn't, so I told her I'd tweet her a picture. She was just so nice and adorable and I'm so glad I got to meet her.

So I've wanted to meet and hug Lauren Lopez since I first saw her through my computer screen as Draco Malfoy in AVPM at least a year and a half ago. Meeting her was so great, and she was so nice. :)

Daniel Strauss was so friendly and kind. I loved meeting him and getting to talk with him.

Nick Strauss was most definitely one of the, if not THE sweetest guy I met that whole night. I told him what I had been telling all of the Starkids, that I came all the way from Utah and that I never thought that I would actually be able to see a Starkid show live and that this was literally a dream come true for me, and he puts both hands on my shoulders and says something like "And now you're here!" and I just couldn't help but smile at his overall friendliness. We parted ways after he said with open arms "Embrace me." and I hugged him and it was just great. :)

Brian was so nice and it was great meeting him. :)

I loved meeting Meredith, because she loved my Starkid backpack SO much, and that in itself made me so very happy. Also, I thought it was incredibly sweet of her to stand with Pat Rourke the entire time to greet fans, because I'm sure that made him feel more included. :)

Meeting Jim Povolo was hilarious. I tried to contain my inner fangirl when I asked him to sign my backpack and he replied "Suuuuure!" in almost the exact way he says it in Super Friends. XD

Chris Allen was hilarious in person, and I'm SO glad I got to meet him after the show. When Justine, Lindsay and I wanted to get a group picture with him, he told Justine that she looked really bored during the show and they started having this little mini-argument and it was just so funny. We took a "Deuces!" group picture and then when he asked me for a theme for our picture my brain was so frazzled all I could think of was to do Deuces again, so that's what we did haha. :)

And then there was Jeff Blim. Ever since I became a true Candy Girl last summer, I desperately wanted to meet this man, but did I ever think it would actually happen? No, no I did not. Well, it did happen and it was even better than I could have imagined. All I could think when we smiled to take the picture was "OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG HIS HEAD IS LEANING ON MY HEAD AND HIS ARM IS AROUND ME DEAR GOD!!!". I don't even care that this picture is a little blurry, I love it and will always love it. I also got him to sign my CG hoodie and, of course, my backpack.

But was that it? No. Not only did I get to meet him, but me and the other CGs got to talk with him for what may have been, or at least felt like, an hour. Seriously, by the time he left we were the last people in the entire building. He opened his gifts from us, and we talked about OTTM, Cup of Jeff and Mike, and how much he honestly means to us and how we wouldn't be there if it weren't for him. He did the "old man voice" from OTTM, attempted the Sweet Tooth voice, let us record a video message for all the other CGs out there who couldn't make it to the show, and talked to our friend and fellow CG Gina. He was so flattered and shy and adorable and couldn't believe how much we admired him and everything that he was involved in, and not once did he try to leave or mention having to leave soon. And the best part? It felt like we were actually having a casual conversation with him; not fangirls obsessing over their idol, not an idol showing off for his fangirls. Just a group of friends having a conversation. I honestly love Jeff Blim, but as Lindsay said, not in a creepy, I-want-to-bear-your-children kind of way. I love and miss him like I love and miss old friends, and I really hope that I can see him again someday sooner than later, along with every person involved in the amazing adventure that was #CGTC2013.

Well, this was the biggest part of my #CGTC2013 blog, but Day 3 will come soon, I promise! :)

#CGTC2013 - DAY 2 (Part 1):

DAY 1 HERE: http://keepcalmandeataslice.tumblr.com/post/44283091586/cgtc2013-day-1

Okay, this was by far the craziest and most amazing day of the weekend, which is why I decided to split it into two parts.

The first part of the day was devoted to doing a little tourism with Justine and Lindsay: going to Millennium Park to see The Bean. Because we stayed at the Marriott Magnificent Mile hotel, we only had to walk about 15 minutes to get to the park, and man was it a beautiful walk. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and the scenery was just absolutely breathtaking as we walked through the streets. It was almost like Chicago knew we were there, and it was welcoming us with open arms.

The Bean was really cool. It was so mesmerizing, casting awesome reflections of not only us but everyone and everything around it, and the underside of it was even more trippy than the outside. We decided that a Holy Musical B@man mini-flash mob needed to be done there, so before we left we danced to both the Rogues Are We Reprise and The American Way. Such a good time. :)

After leaving the park we stopped for a delicious lunch at Noodles & Company. While we were there we checked our horoscopes and got some very interesting answers. I don't remember them exactly but people would be insanely jealous of Justine and I would go through a very rough time but make it through. (I might be completely off, just warning you.) After leaving Noodles, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for what would be the best night ever.

PART 2 COMING SOON! :)