i tried to find an embed version of this, but am failing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XVR9AKZOu4

i think it is beautiful. and proof that your wildest dreams can come true. and that no one, not even simon cowell, should stop you. and also, the good ole lesson: never judge a book by its cover. true freggin story.
(shea, i wish you were in the office right now, because i just spent the entire ten minutes crying and praying that no one would walk in on me).