Hey my lovlies. I’m back in Austria. Though I’m staying with a friend for one night until I drive back home tomorrow. But I have a few minutes, so let me talk about the Jared Meeting Room. Also, please ignore all the mistakes - I don’t have time to re-read it and hunt for misspelled stuff :-/ Just wanted to get some more stuff out about the Meeting Room.

It was like a mini-panel (only 20 ppl) for half an hour. It’s like the Coffee Lounges at Asylum.

Jared was… I don’t know if there is a word that would top “AWESOME” – but if there is, he was THAT.
All smiley, all open and funny and just his usual self. You could see that there was no mask or whatever and that he was really glad to be there.
As he entered the room, he was wearing black sun glasses and beamed at us. Ngggh. Then he sat down in front of us (at a table) and smiled some more at us. After a short while he even took his shirt off and that just left him in a small black v-neck tshirt. (The one he was wearing at the second day in the panels… )

He was so open and animated. At first, after sitting down, he looked at each and everyone of us and said, that before we got to ask questions, he would like to say something. And then he thanked us all for being so supportive of him and the show. He said that we get to voice our gratitude towards them so often but they hardly ever get to say thanks to us. So he wanted to take this opportunity to thank us very much, they are really thankful for all the support and appreciate it. It was actually really, really moving and I had a hard time not to tear up a little bit at his words.

And not one single minute I felt like he was the star and we were the fans. Jared always manages to level the ground. There is no difference between him and us. And you could really feel that. It was like chatting with a friend. He held eye contact with everyone and took everyone very serious.

After his thank you speech, he said that we should ask him questions. Ask him anything. Because that’s what he was here for – to give something back.

Some ppl weren’t every good with the English language. And one girl even had a question written down and handed him a piece of paper. And he read it out loud before he addressed the person who asked it and answered.

I got to ask my question very early on and trust me, it took all my courage. I’ve been wanting to ask him a question for two years now and was always too afraid to walk up to the mic. But I figured it was now or never. (cause really, when do I ever get such an opportunity again? ) So I asked, and as I was done he looked at me and said that it was a very good question. And then he started to answer – and held eye contact almost the whole time. Oh lord… such an intense stare!
And as he was done he thanked me and said again that it was a very good question. And before he moved on to the next person, he even winked at me. Gah. (I will do another detailed report about the questions and answers when I’m back home. Then I’ll also include the Q I’ve asked)

So yeah, being able to experience Jared in this very private environment was beyond words and so far the highlight of all the eleven conventions I’ve been to.

Everything I’ve ever believed about this man is really true. He is well-spoken, loves his fans, loves to chat with his fans, appreciates all the support and gets very emotional when he gets lots of praise. Of course I’v witnessed all of this at previous conventions, but this private panel was way more intense.
It’s really hard to put it in words. So I hope you understand what I’m trying to express. He is real and doesn’t hind behind a mask. He is normal – like you and me. And that fact just makes him even more awesome than he already is.

(on a different note… thank you all for the comments and pms in the last few days. I promise I’ll get back to you guys. It just takes me a little bit of time lol )