LOL Chunkey. I hope it's not too creepy to say that that looks just like me and my doggie. At first I was legit creeped out by how much she seemed to enjoy having her tummy scratched but now I'm over it, ha ha ha...
BIG HUGS to all the angsters and I totally understand--angst away--but here's why I'm not:
a) I honestly believe that Adam's wishes for this album and our wishes for the album don't necessarily coincide. Of course we're numbers mad and would LOVE for it to sell a bazillion copies and place him on the cover of AWESOMEST PERSON IN THE WORLD magazine and make him a household name even in those households that are totally clueless and see him go GAGA all over our TV screens (um, btw, is there some kind of cleaning product that works on that?), and therefore want the album released at the optimal market moment. But I think he's real happy with his life the way it is now, and cares most about having a product that he's pleased with, that is well received, and lets him continue in his current standard of living and career path, even if it isn't Teenage Dream or 21. That's both far more modest and in other ways a more ambitious goal, and I sure hope he gets it and I know all of y'all do too.
b) I'm a delayed gratification kinda gal, so this just lets me enjoy the exquisite pain of anticipation a little longer. (I hate it when I'm the first person to finish dessert--it just leaves me sitting there looking enviously at everyone else's desserts. But if they all get dessert and are eating it in front of me and I haven't gotten mine yet but see it sitting over there on the counter all piping hot and perfect and delicious, I'm more than happy to wait. They'll be sadly licking their empty spoons while I'll have a face full of whipped cream and cake. Okay, honestly, now I just want cake...)
c) there's clearly still some action in store for us this fall and winter--Project Runway is coming up, and Majors and Minors, and I don't believe all the other big secret rumors were entirely baseless, and I'm looking forward to these nibbles to whet my appetite (okay, I really need to make myself some lunch now or something...)
d) Adam + Sauli =
<3 (articulate, huh? hee hee I'm such a twelve year old when it comes to those two)
e) Now I'll be able to get a much-needed grip on my obsession and can get some shit done in real life, which would never have worked had there been an Adam-Storm brewing. LOL, yeah, I'm not really buying that one either....
f) Not really a reason, but I just want to respond to a few comments earlier...Personally, I don't think the suggestion that Adam may be enjoying a little personal time and might welcome the idea of not having to start the promo crush until the new year implies that he's unprofessional. I make decisions all the time that prioritize my personal life over my career and I don't think that makes me unprofessional. I'm pretty good at what I do (or at least I like to think so), and work extremely hard when I need to, and I've never received any complaints--I think I'm a total pro when it counts. But it's also important to me to lead a balanced life, and priorities my personal needs and those of the people I love when I can, and honestly, I think this leads to better results on the professional end as often as not. Or maybe I'm just a lazy schmuck, LOL!! In any case, it makes me endlessly happy that Adam has such a rich life outside of work, and one that he's happy to defend. Remember when he used to say, oh, no, not really dating right now, don't think I'd be a very good partner given my career demands. That's a lonely lonely life stretched ad infinitum, and I'm glad he's not that kind of perfect professional (not that anyone here was suggesting he should be).
OKAY--I'm off to find something to eat.
eta: dammit top of the page again??? how the fuck does that happen I post like once every three days these days??? Sorry for my delusions of grandeur. And it looks soooo long, too, sitting up here at the top 
