Ok, here goes, as featured on Undented, if it ever gets posted
Well, with a little last-minute editing
I give you the final version of my "Tori made me stupid" story. Enjoy!

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I guess it's not that bad, Tori's used to all this! But I felt like such a moron.
It was the last Florida show for the ADP tour, Tori was coming out and Smitty had told us to let all the people that hadn't had a chance to meet her go before us. He said if he had seen us before, then we should let the others go first. "And you KNOW if I've seen you", he said, looking directly to Lisa and me. He was pretty funny about it but you just knew he meant business!
So, since I had already met Tori in Melbourne (where I did yet another stupid thing by CORRECTING Tori when she said "nice to meet you"... can you believe I actually said "um, we've actually met before"?????? HOW RETARDED IS THAT! Like she would -or should- remember!), I took a step back.
The friends I met there that day really wanted to take a picture of me and Tori, even though I already had one from the Melbourne M&G, so when the newbies were done I stepped forward.
Smitty said she had to go back inside 'cause they were running late, so I gave up on the pic idea. I did however pleaded with Smitty! "Smitty, this is my last show, could I just say goodbye to her?". It came out really pathetic so it worked! He said "say whatever you want, man" and kinda pointed Tori in my direction. When she came, I did what I've done all three times I've met her: inmediately grabbed her hands like she's the Pope and looked seriously stupid. It's like a reflex when I see Tori. I go for the hands! I don't know why, they ground me. I can't speak if she doesn't hold my hand! I just feel mentally-challenged.
I managed to say what I actually wanted (that was a first!). I told her it was my last show and that following her around for the first time had been the most amazing experience of my life. She said she was glad I enjoyed it and thanked ME for coming. I then realized I had nothing for her to sign and was not supposed to ask for a picture 'cause she REALLY had to go. I didn't wanna be the clingy fan that kept her! So, naturally, I froze.
All that confidence I had before went down the toilet. I was paralyzed. She kept looking at me, waiting for me to say something, or give her something or ask for something.
You don't understand, she KEPT looking at me and all I could do was look back, grinning stupidly! I felt like the dumbest person ever.
This was only a few seconds but to me it felt like freaking eternity. I kept having this mental debate with myself whether to ask for a picture or not and could not convince either party.
Fortunately (for her), Tori was quicker than me. She figured it out and as I was about to form the words "could I...", she kinda laughed to herself and went "just turn around, honey".
I turned, automatically, robotlike. Not because I had figured out the situation or even understood what was going on, but because SHE told me to!
So I was very surprised to find all my friends with their cameras out, taking our pic. It was a cute memory forever stained by my stupidity... good times, though!