Well, something a little unexpected happened today. I ended up going to Burnaby and witnessing the filming of part of an episode of Supernatural. More than that, I actually saw with my own two eyes, none other than Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. They drove by us on more than one occasion on their way to and from location. The circus was really close by, and was the first thing we saw when we approached the scene. It was a small group of us; Nikki, Vanessa and myself, along with Bri, who was the one who found out about the shooting going on. We scurried out there as fast as we could; each a bundle of nerves and excitement. None of us knew what to expect or what we would see. What happened was amazing. Truly. I have heard stories of the crew being super nice but just, wow. When we edged up a little too close, one of the crew came over and politely stated that we needed to be a bit further back. We obliged, and stood by the sidelines happily. A PA named Dave saw us and came over to chat; asking us if we were fans of the show. We all nodded in agreement and he informed us of what episode they were shooting ( #8) and went on to say how it was such a fun project. He also told us how earlier, we had missed Jared and Jensen peddling along on a tandum bicycle. Ah yes. J2 is love. <3

Also, their onset nicknames are J-rod and Jackles. Which nearly had me in stitches. I heard it, clear as a bell over the walkie-talkie. We hung around closely, watching the entire scene fold out. People moved about with purpose; adjusting lighting, checking sound. It was so awesome to see, as I have spent the last 3 weeks going over all this stuff in class. To see it in motion was simply....amazing. I was in fangirl heaven; both in the presence of J2 and being able to witness the birth of an episode. Of course, I have no idea WHERE this scene shows up in the episode, or what exactly was happening in it,. We were mostly shielded behind trees, only catching bits and pieces of the action below. Dialog was heard though, as well as Jared's laugh. I must say, the man is LOUD. He made a sort of grunting noise, the ones he makes when fighting; then kinda snorted in amusement; re-did it, then just laughed. It was so obviously him and it made me nearly burst into giggles. Which would have been bad. The sound department would have kicked me in the face.

When they first drove by us, we were all sort of in shock, unable to believe who we had just seen. Jensen and Jared. Right there. Both were looking down at what appeared to be cell phones. Jensen was in the backseat, Jared in the front. The next time it was just Jensen; seated in the front and as they drove by, he actually turned his head and LOOKED at us. Yes. That is right. Jensen fucking Ackles looked at US. He was going in for costuming and returned about.. 20-30 minutes later. Jared was the next to drive by, all hunched over in the passenger seat. I totally saw him the second time, his profile rather distinct, his hair all....moppy.

Of course, I made this venture out will coming down with a cold. Chances are, I shall be knocked on my ass in the next few days but it was SO worth it.