realized I never told my story. Let me preface it with this: I have no idea when I first heard of the muppets, but I have always liked them... at least, that I can remember...
So, my story.
Well it started when I was a baby. I'm the youngest, and my mom babysat, so of course my family was watching sesame street long before I came along. So one day, sesame street comes on, and I'm in front of the tv. I love it. but then the first segment ended and it jumped to some other segment, and I thought the whole show was over. So I started crying. I didn't watch sesame street very much after that. Please note, I have no recollection of this ever happening and I'm basing it entirely off of what my mom has told me.
fast-forward to I'm not exactly sure when. I'm in my parents' friends' basement, and they're about to watch MTI. I watch it. I love it. the next night, at another family-friends' house, I watch it again. before I know it, I not only own it, but I have it memorized.
fast forward to begining of freshman year. Not sure how, but it came up in conversation that my friend's dad could do a great impression of kermit singing "rainbow connection" and she started singing it. I had only heard it once before that. but I loved it! And by the end of the month, I had looked up the lyrics and memorized it, along with a few other classic kermit songs.
end of freshman year. at a friend's sweet sixteen party, we watch TMM. just about everybody talks through it, and wonders how I have all the songs memorized if I've never seen it. (so depressing.)
beginning of sophmore year. another friend of mine, who used to be obsessed with muppets, refers me to muppet central. I'm reluctant to click the link, because the last muppet-link she gave me did some weirrrrrrd things to my computer.
mid-sophmore year. I get hooked on muppet central and start reading the forum. and I think- "these people are weirrrrrd. I love it!" I start getting more and more muppet movies, and I give a speech on jim henson for school.
a few weeks ago. I give in and join muppet central. before I know it I've gone from Junior member to member.
two weeks ago. I FINALLY see TMS for the first time. All eighten episodes that my friend owns on dvd. I feel so much better.
And that brings us to now, me typing insanely, continuing to ignore homework, hunger, and various biological needs for the sake of posting here and listening to MC radio. And that's my story!
hmm... you know, maybe I didn't need to be this thorough... well, what the hey.
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