today horses was cold. it is 40 or so, but there is a biting wind that whips all around and makes it really frigid outside. also, the wind makes the horses want to play and that makes them hard to steer. we stayed in the ring today, which would've been okay except i couldn't really practice much since luke was all ready to get crazy.
my big home project of the weekend is finished - i broke down my drafting table, folded it up and put it in the hall closet. it's the end of an era. i draft on my computer now, so i moved it over to where my drafting table used to be. it's technically a breakfast nook i guess, but i like to call it my "office". now it's even more like an office since there's a computer and little work counter and i actually spend time here now.
this week i will be cutting off my home phone and internet service, so posts may be less frequent for a short time. i have internet at work though, so posting won't be non-existant, prolly just less. i'll miss having internet at home, it's a debate i've been having for quite some time now.. i need the extra $$ in the bank though, so it's the "responsible" thing to do. damn.
Friday, March 05, 2004
What was...
1. ...your first grade teacher's name?
Sr. Katherine
2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
Hard to say. Superfriends or Transformers i suppose.... although i can't remember whether they were on saturday mornings, technically.
3. ...the name of your very first best friend?
Susie Hodgson
4. ...your favorite breakfast cereal?
cap'n crunch with crunchberries
5. ...your favorite thing to do after school?
when i was in middle school my favorite thing to do was make a huge glass of chocolate milk when i got home, but not stir it so after i drank all the milk there was a huge pile of chocolate at the bottom... while watching inspector gadget.
1. ...your first grade teacher's name?
Sr. Katherine
2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
Hard to say. Superfriends or Transformers i suppose.... although i can't remember whether they were on saturday mornings, technically.
3. ...the name of your very first best friend?
Susie Hodgson
4. ...your favorite breakfast cereal?
cap'n crunch with crunchberries
5. ...your favorite thing to do after school?
when i was in middle school my favorite thing to do was make a huge glass of chocolate milk when i got home, but not stir it so after i drank all the milk there was a huge pile of chocolate at the bottom... while watching inspector gadget.
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
these "words" really get on my nerves: thru, nite, xtra
is it really so hard to write the extra letter or two?? is it really such a waste of ink, or time, or effort??!
sunday i rode horses again.. i'm learning to canter. it's great fun, it feels way cooler than trotting. i trotted with no hands on sunday, it was very rad.
work is. i wish we didn't have directors. maybe i should just become a studio artist and live on ramen and rice cakes and soy milk, and not shower for days at a time and listen to folk music.
monday night i drove into chicago to meet friends. on the way there i almost died. i cannot recommend hydroplaning at 65 mph.
i can, however, recommend turtle brownies. and caffiene free mountain dew.
also, it never fails to boost my mood when i get a chance to flip someone the bird. do it often!
is it really so hard to write the extra letter or two?? is it really such a waste of ink, or time, or effort??!
sunday i rode horses again.. i'm learning to canter. it's great fun, it feels way cooler than trotting. i trotted with no hands on sunday, it was very rad.
work is. i wish we didn't have directors. maybe i should just become a studio artist and live on ramen and rice cakes and soy milk, and not shower for days at a time and listen to folk music.
monday night i drove into chicago to meet friends. on the way there i almost died. i cannot recommend hydroplaning at 65 mph.
i can, however, recommend turtle brownies. and caffiene free mountain dew.
also, it never fails to boost my mood when i get a chance to flip someone the bird. do it often!
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
last friday jessie and i went and saw rufus wainwright in concert. we were at the riviera in chicago, an old theater that's not really been renovated. you could tell that it was maginificent at one time but has fallen into a state of disrepair. it's too bad really.
rufus, however, was in fine form that night and really put on an excellent show. when he opens his mouth the music just comes out and it looks and sounds as effortless as speaking. he played almost all of want one, some tracks from the upcoming want two and even some old favorites like greek song and danny boy. for his first encore, oh what a world, the whole band and rufus came back out on stage in witch hats and capes in a nod to the wizard of oz. he kept his cape on for the rest of that encore and for the second one as well, which was just him and his piano for a few songs. we managed to get right up front, with just one person between us and the fence and then rufus. we had excellent views of him at the piano, which was aimed right at us, and also when he moved right to the edge of the stage to play guitar. it was a really rad show. very low tech, no moving lights, and he was sassy and totally comfortable on stage. good times, good times.
saturday night i went with alan to a mardi gras party. the guy hosting is from new orleans and so had it right on. there was jambalya, turducken, and something else that i forget the name of.. it was wierd though.. like sausage skins filled with a rice mixture that you squeeze into your mouth, leaving the skin. sounds gross, looks gross, but tastes pretty good. there was also a champagne fountain that had hurricanes instead of champagne and a full bar in the back room. also, there was a live band in the living room. it was a great party and i met some really nice people. one guy told me my hair is a sexy color.
sunday i rode horses in the morning, and spent the rest of the day at home, cleaning. it was great. i feel some re-arranging coming on. yesterday i paid off all my parking tickets, bought a city sticker for parking my car, and put a bunch of money back in my savings account. i feel all responsible. last night we went and saw master and commander at the dollar movies. it was a good movie. i'm glad we paid $1 but i definitely would've paid $5 at a matinee. it's packed with story and action, and the 2 1/2 hours flew by. russell crowe was good.
today is more responsibility, back to work again and some errand running for props. i also am trying to work out a floor treatment for joseph - some abstracted hieroglyphic type stuff.
damn that's a long post.
rufus, however, was in fine form that night and really put on an excellent show. when he opens his mouth the music just comes out and it looks and sounds as effortless as speaking. he played almost all of want one, some tracks from the upcoming want two and even some old favorites like greek song and danny boy. for his first encore, oh what a world, the whole band and rufus came back out on stage in witch hats and capes in a nod to the wizard of oz. he kept his cape on for the rest of that encore and for the second one as well, which was just him and his piano for a few songs. we managed to get right up front, with just one person between us and the fence and then rufus. we had excellent views of him at the piano, which was aimed right at us, and also when he moved right to the edge of the stage to play guitar. it was a really rad show. very low tech, no moving lights, and he was sassy and totally comfortable on stage. good times, good times.
saturday night i went with alan to a mardi gras party. the guy hosting is from new orleans and so had it right on. there was jambalya, turducken, and something else that i forget the name of.. it was wierd though.. like sausage skins filled with a rice mixture that you squeeze into your mouth, leaving the skin. sounds gross, looks gross, but tastes pretty good. there was also a champagne fountain that had hurricanes instead of champagne and a full bar in the back room. also, there was a live band in the living room. it was a great party and i met some really nice people. one guy told me my hair is a sexy color.
sunday i rode horses in the morning, and spent the rest of the day at home, cleaning. it was great. i feel some re-arranging coming on. yesterday i paid off all my parking tickets, bought a city sticker for parking my car, and put a bunch of money back in my savings account. i feel all responsible. last night we went and saw master and commander at the dollar movies. it was a good movie. i'm glad we paid $1 but i definitely would've paid $5 at a matinee. it's packed with story and action, and the 2 1/2 hours flew by. russell crowe was good.
today is more responsibility, back to work again and some errand running for props. i also am trying to work out a floor treatment for joseph - some abstracted hieroglyphic type stuff.
damn that's a long post.
Saturday, February 07, 2004
some days i don't like people. today i like them. we had night one of our media fundraiser event tonight, and the media of rockford rock!! we had news anchors from all the networks, 1/2 the radio stations in town, and the local paper come in and do a variety/talent show to benefit us. they have been so great, and so much more excited than we expected! tomorrow should be a blast!
in the morning i think i may go help out with horses again. i haven't been in a few weeks and i missed it last weekend. it's really early though, and i am kinda tired so i guess i'm still on the fence about it.
proof is coming along, we load that in on monday. there's still a lot of work to be done but we'll get it done; that's what we do.
i had a phone conference with my director for joseph yesterday also. we discussed light up cacti and dismemberable sheep.
i'm on the lookout for a summer job. taco bell is hiring at $9/hr.
how come when you have a little change in your pocket, you feel like you got everything you need but when you got no change, you've never wanted french fries so bad in your entire life?
in the morning i think i may go help out with horses again. i haven't been in a few weeks and i missed it last weekend. it's really early though, and i am kinda tired so i guess i'm still on the fence about it.
proof is coming along, we load that in on monday. there's still a lot of work to be done but we'll get it done; that's what we do.
i had a phone conference with my director for joseph yesterday also. we discussed light up cacti and dismemberable sheep.
i'm on the lookout for a summer job. taco bell is hiring at $9/hr.
how come when you have a little change in your pocket, you feel like you got everything you need but when you got no change, you've never wanted french fries so bad in your entire life?
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Monday, February 02, 2004
Sunday, February 01, 2004
had a great meeting yesterday. maybe i can design after all.
spending the day at home today, impending snow.. possibly 4-6 inches. yay!
two weeks to rufus!
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liquor is your friend, no matter what people say.
spending the day at home today, impending snow.. possibly 4-6 inches. yay!
two weeks to rufus!
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liquor is your friend, no matter what people say.
Monday, January 19, 2004
today i finally moved that radio console into my house. i like it. now i just need some fake leopard skin and a lava lamp. or a doily and fake flowers, depending on whether i want that hint of mod flare or grandma chic.
also, i just met my new neighbor next door.. he's cute. he's a nice guy named trevor.
he's a milk drinker (he had a gallon with him). it's nice to have regular neighbors.
also, i just met my new neighbor next door.. he's cute. he's a nice guy named trevor.
he's a milk drinker (he had a gallon with him). it's nice to have regular neighbors.
Sunday, January 18, 2004
today i started putting together a
pro homepage
that's gonna go out on my resume and portfolio materials.. it's not done yet, but it'll look more pro than my personal one - hopefully people might take me semi seriously.
you know what's a great word? nefarious. i love that word.
pro homepage
that's gonna go out on my resume and portfolio materials.. it's not done yet, but it'll look more pro than my personal one - hopefully people might take me semi seriously.
you know what's a great word? nefarious. i love that word.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
went horseback riding again on sunday. rode lucas bareback, will never do that again. he is skinnier than donnie, and bonier = my ass is still sore. i tried to trot several times (with a saddle i'm fine) and nearly fell off several times. next sunday will definitely require a saddle.
i also just bought two tickets to see rufus wainwright on feb 20th. who am i kidding with the money spending???? he is a god right here on earth though, so i totally believe it's worth it.
also, i'm tipsy whilst writing this... so it's taken me twice as long to type it out.
i also just bought two tickets to see rufus wainwright on feb 20th. who am i kidding with the money spending???? he is a god right here on earth though, so i totally believe it's worth it.
also, i'm tipsy whilst writing this... so it's taken me twice as long to type it out.
Friday, January 09, 2004
we're having a garage sale at work tomorrow, where we will sell some of our stock - props, costumes, and some furniture. i am buying a piece for my very own. it's an old school console radio cabinet. one side is empty and i suspect it is the perfect size to hold my component stereo system (i have a bookshelf system for the tv/dvd set-up and a component system that is currently in a little pile on the floor because my jynormous speakers are at home in md). the other half is a hi-fi stereo and phonograph player that's german. it's way cool. currently it doesn't work, but it looks so rad. it appears that all the original parts and pieces are intact, including the vacuum tubes and everything. the dial face is broken on one end, which is sad, but it's still very cool nonetheless. i think the model number indicates it was born in '58.. and it has that martini lounge vespa-riding leopard skin rug bossa nova vibe. i really dig it and it's $30 so if it's junk, it's cheap junk. and, you're sposed to buy what you like so i'm really just following the rules. i will post pics once i re-arrange my apt. to make it a place to live.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Sunday, January 04, 2004
and today it snows.
and snows.
band du jour: the rapture. such fun. can't help but tap the feet and shake the white girl booty just a little. it's sort of electropunk - hard to say. the lead singer actually sounds a lot like robert smith.
also today, took my new cellphone to walmart. it gets reception there.. which is a new thing for me. woot! we cruised the aisles, picked up some cd-rw's, some cheddar and sour cream chips and some cookies. yum.
tomorrow it's back to work. shit.
and snows.
band du jour: the rapture. such fun. can't help but tap the feet and shake the white girl booty just a little. it's sort of electropunk - hard to say. the lead singer actually sounds a lot like robert smith.
also today, took my new cellphone to walmart. it gets reception there.. which is a new thing for me. woot! we cruised the aisles, picked up some cd-rw's, some cheddar and sour cream chips and some cookies. yum.
tomorrow it's back to work. shit.
Saturday, January 03, 2004
i got a shiny new cell phone. it's a flip phone, with the little caller id window on the outside. it turns colors when somebody calls. i like it.
i feel guilty when i look at my old cellphone, like i've abandoned it. it works fine, it just is time for a new one. so i feel like i betrayed it. so i think i'm going to take it to the sprint store and donate it to charity.
we're sposed to get 4-6 inches of snow tonight. yippee!!
i feel guilty when i look at my old cellphone, like i've abandoned it. it works fine, it just is time for a new one. so i feel like i betrayed it. so i think i'm going to take it to the sprint store and donate it to charity.
we're sposed to get 4-6 inches of snow tonight. yippee!!
Friday, January 02, 2004
went to go see cold moutain last night. was sorely disappointed. i felt like it had been billed as more of a love story than it really was. nicole kidman and renee zellweger were really great, and the supporting cast was also great, lots of bit parts with people i recognized (and even pointed at). i felt like there was too much gratutious violence, involving both people and animals. i realize it's a civil war picture but i really felt like a lot of the bloodshed wasn't really necessary to advance the plot or characterization, or anything for that matter.
ah, but what can you do.
ah, but what can you do.
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
i'm back in illinois now. i guess that's good. i'd rather be at home in md, but i don't get to pick what i want all the time.
i have an assortment of questions, some could be considered Rhetorical, that have been rolling around in my increasingly empty head as of late.
shouldn't one, as a grownup, have a vocabulary at ones disposal that doesn't rely on swearing and profanity when one is called upon to speak in a more formal or business-like setting?
should i get perfume and a few smaller things with my xmas money or should i invest in a digital camera?
should i get a new cell phone? the one i have is three years old and gets crappy reception where other people seem not to. the one i like would cost $-.01 after the $100 mail in rebate and approx. $10 more a month for the plan, which would give me like double the anytime minutes plus 1000 mobile to mobile minutes.
why do i feel so crappy when i thought i was pretty much over this cold i had?
why doesn't my sister post more pictures of the cutest babies ever on the web where i can see them more often?
what should i get my mom for her birthday on january 12?
where my bitches at?
i have an assortment of questions, some could be considered Rhetorical, that have been rolling around in my increasingly empty head as of late.
shouldn't one, as a grownup, have a vocabulary at ones disposal that doesn't rely on swearing and profanity when one is called upon to speak in a more formal or business-like setting?
should i get perfume and a few smaller things with my xmas money or should i invest in a digital camera?
should i get a new cell phone? the one i have is three years old and gets crappy reception where other people seem not to. the one i like would cost $-.01 after the $100 mail in rebate and approx. $10 more a month for the plan, which would give me like double the anytime minutes plus 1000 mobile to mobile minutes.
why do i feel so crappy when i thought i was pretty much over this cold i had?
why doesn't my sister post more pictures of the cutest babies ever on the web where i can see them more often?
what should i get my mom for her birthday on january 12?
where my bitches at?
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
well i finally made it home to md for xmas. i'm so glad to be here. the flight was uneventful, and so far the trip has been pretty low key. i went to a bowling tournament (read: "towoonament") my little brother was in. he did okay and it was fun to watch him hang out with other people.
yesterday i hung out at my dad's. it was.
today i get to go up to b'more with mom; we're going to see my sister and her baby twins.. i can't wait! they're walking and saying little words now which they weren't doing whenever i was home last. my sister just moved into her first real house, they bought this one so she's all miss Responsible Homeowner now.
i've spent a lot of time watching cable tv... more than any human should.. it's unnatural.
yesterday i hung out at my dad's. it was.
today i get to go up to b'more with mom; we're going to see my sister and her baby twins.. i can't wait! they're walking and saying little words now which they weren't doing whenever i was home last. my sister just moved into her first real house, they bought this one so she's all miss Responsible Homeowner now.
i've spent a lot of time watching cable tv... more than any human should.. it's unnatural.
Sunday, December 14, 2003
today i rode another different horse, lucas. he's a real sweetheart and i think he's gonna be the one i want to ride every sunday. we got along really well. it snowed here yesterday, to the surprise of everyone including the newscasters, and so the trail ride this morning was so beautiful. we ride down in the woods along a creek, which today was all snowy and frozen in some parts. it was like a beer commerical.
the rest of the day is reserved for footie pajamas and bad movies... we may rent .... gigli!
the rest of the day is reserved for footie pajamas and bad movies... we may rent .... gigli!
Saturday, December 13, 2003
i've added a new link over there in the links section - it's the local newspaper from limerick, ireland. i lived there for four months in college on a study abroad program. i lived with a family in a house, not the hostel down the street where most of the other american kids stayed and got drunk every night because they could. what a rad experience that was.
Friday, December 12, 2003
Thursday, December 11, 2003
i think i had a productive day today.
i cancelled my shitty msn service, i am re-learning minicad and using it to do my groundplan for italian american, i took a 1 1/2 mile walk, and played with my kitty. not bad for stayin up half the night yakkin my guts out.
tomorrow i have a christmas party to go to, then photo call for the carol after which i hope to have a drink. then on saturday i have another party, the cobb party, at which i will definitely have a drink.
yay for computers.
almost just one week before i'm homeward bound!!!!
i cancelled my shitty msn service, i am re-learning minicad and using it to do my groundplan for italian american, i took a 1 1/2 mile walk, and played with my kitty. not bad for stayin up half the night yakkin my guts out.
tomorrow i have a christmas party to go to, then photo call for the carol after which i hope to have a drink. then on saturday i have another party, the cobb party, at which i will definitely have a drink.
yay for computers.
almost just one week before i'm homeward bound!!!!
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
this sunday i rode bareback!
i got to ride on "big donnie" without a saddle. it was very cool. he is a huge horse, and his back is so wide it was like riding a sofa. i did use a bridle and stuff to steer, but it was really cool not having the saddle. he is a very gentle horse, and we just lumbered all around the ring. i tried to trot a little, but donnie just wasn't into it; he'd go a couple yards and just be done. we didn't go out on the trail because the weather was kinda sucky, but hopefully next sunday we'll be able to.
today i got a new cd burner because my other one finally called it quits. when i bought the pc i also purchased the extended warranty blah blah and now i'm glad for it. i got a kick ass burner now that writes at 52x instead of my old one which wrote at 8x.
italian american is going slow, the guest director seems really cool but since she's in wisconsin we're communicating by email and stuff which slows down the process. it's gonna be a pretty low key show though so i think we'll be fine. i'm working on proof in the meantime, hopefully we'll get a tiny jump on that one.
that's what i got. waitin to go home, just two weeks!!!
i got to ride on "big donnie" without a saddle. it was very cool. he is a huge horse, and his back is so wide it was like riding a sofa. i did use a bridle and stuff to steer, but it was really cool not having the saddle. he is a very gentle horse, and we just lumbered all around the ring. i tried to trot a little, but donnie just wasn't into it; he'd go a couple yards and just be done. we didn't go out on the trail because the weather was kinda sucky, but hopefully next sunday we'll be able to.
today i got a new cd burner because my other one finally called it quits. when i bought the pc i also purchased the extended warranty blah blah and now i'm glad for it. i got a kick ass burner now that writes at 52x instead of my old one which wrote at 8x.
italian american is going slow, the guest director seems really cool but since she's in wisconsin we're communicating by email and stuff which slows down the process. it's gonna be a pretty low key show though so i think we'll be fine. i'm working on proof in the meantime, hopefully we'll get a tiny jump on that one.
that's what i got. waitin to go home, just two weeks!!!
Monday, December 01, 2003
yesterday i jumped off a running horse.
jessie and i went back to the park and helped betsy with the horses again. when we took a couple out in the ring to warm up to go riding, my horse went all crazy go nuts... we were trotting and then she decided that she, in fact, was tired of trotting and would much rather go for a full out run. betsy hasn't taught us about galloping yet, so i ended up jumping off the horse since we were then totally out of control. i ended up in the sand and we watched my horse go galloping around the ring with saddle slowly sliding down to one side, and eventually all upside down around her belly. we let her go back up toward the barn and then betsy went and got her. she was fine, i was fine, and sure enough i got back on the horse after betsy saddled her up again. it was the most exciting sunday i've had in a little bit. betsy said the weather change freaks 'em out sometimes and that it wasn't anything i did wrong, just wierd horse mojo day, which happens sometimes.
christmas carol is finally officially open but i haven't been able to find a review for it. when i do i'll post it. i'm pretty happy with the end result but there are still a ton of things i would like to do to really finish it. i won't be able to though, on account of there's two other shows i'm working on now - italian american reconciliation and proof.
speaking of that, i should go to work.
jessie and i went back to the park and helped betsy with the horses again. when we took a couple out in the ring to warm up to go riding, my horse went all crazy go nuts... we were trotting and then she decided that she, in fact, was tired of trotting and would much rather go for a full out run. betsy hasn't taught us about galloping yet, so i ended up jumping off the horse since we were then totally out of control. i ended up in the sand and we watched my horse go galloping around the ring with saddle slowly sliding down to one side, and eventually all upside down around her belly. we let her go back up toward the barn and then betsy went and got her. she was fine, i was fine, and sure enough i got back on the horse after betsy saddled her up again. it was the most exciting sunday i've had in a little bit. betsy said the weather change freaks 'em out sometimes and that it wasn't anything i did wrong, just wierd horse mojo day, which happens sometimes.
christmas carol is finally officially open but i haven't been able to find a review for it. when i do i'll post it. i'm pretty happy with the end result but there are still a ton of things i would like to do to really finish it. i won't be able to though, on account of there's two other shows i'm working on now - italian american reconciliation and proof.
speaking of that, i should go to work.
Friday, November 28, 2003
again with the snowflakes!
yesterday was thanksgiving; i went to alan and roger's for dinner. they had quite a spread including smoked salmon and ham along with the requisite turkey and stuffing, etc. i ate too much.
i left there around 9 and rented a couple of movies. i watched one last night and will prolly watch the other tomorrow. last night was angela's ashes.
it was a really good movie. i read the book when it came out a while back and had totally forgotten they'd made a movie until i saw it at hollywood video last night. what a miserable childhood that guy had. my mom always says "never forget how lucky you are" whenever my sister or i bitch about what we haven't got... watching that movie last night really made me feel like a little ungrateful snotball. it was also interesting because i lived in limerick, where the story takes place, for four months in college and i could pick out scenes of places where i had been and seen while i was there. it was very cool.
i have some more painting to do before christmas carol is ready to open tonight, so that's what i'm gonna go do.. i will post pics soon, i swear.
yesterday was thanksgiving; i went to alan and roger's for dinner. they had quite a spread including smoked salmon and ham along with the requisite turkey and stuffing, etc. i ate too much.
i left there around 9 and rented a couple of movies. i watched one last night and will prolly watch the other tomorrow. last night was angela's ashes.
it was a really good movie. i read the book when it came out a while back and had totally forgotten they'd made a movie until i saw it at hollywood video last night. what a miserable childhood that guy had. my mom always says "never forget how lucky you are" whenever my sister or i bitch about what we haven't got... watching that movie last night really made me feel like a little ungrateful snotball. it was also interesting because i lived in limerick, where the story takes place, for four months in college and i could pick out scenes of places where i had been and seen while i was there. it was very cool.
i have some more painting to do before christmas carol is ready to open tonight, so that's what i'm gonna go do.. i will post pics soon, i swear.
Thursday, November 27, 2003
also, i went to the fish store today, and bought two new fish. i got another upside down catfish and a gourami that's blue and orange striped. i found out that this particular fish store does trades for fish.. so i am considering trading in my plecostamus and the bigger of the two red-tailed sharks.
this seems like a weird concept, trading in your pets. on the one hand, i feel like an evil pet owner, like there's some fish union or prevention of cruelty to pet fish society that will secretly know. i am convinced i will secretly feel like a bad mom leaving my kids behind. on the other hand, the big shark is a total bully and the plecostamus shits more than any living creature ever should, filling his corner of the tank up so fast it's disturbing. he's also a bully. i'm hoping that once i trade them, and also my rosy barb finally kicks the bucket, i can steer more towards a community tank instead of the semi-aggressive groove i got goin.
we'll see....
this seems like a weird concept, trading in your pets. on the one hand, i feel like an evil pet owner, like there's some fish union or prevention of cruelty to pet fish society that will secretly know. i am convinced i will secretly feel like a bad mom leaving my kids behind. on the other hand, the big shark is a total bully and the plecostamus shits more than any living creature ever should, filling his corner of the tank up so fast it's disturbing. he's also a bully. i'm hoping that once i trade them, and also my rosy barb finally kicks the bucket, i can steer more towards a community tank instead of the semi-aggressive groove i got goin.
we'll see....
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
this site is interesting.. a little unnerving, confusing and amusing too.
Ex-Gay Watch: Anything But Straight
Ex-Gay Watch: Anything But Straight
Monday, November 24, 2003
yesterday i also managed to make my car payment, vacuum out my fishtank and re-arrange it with some new plants and a new driftwoody rock thing. the fish are muy happy now. i think i saw one frolic!
today i hope to finish christmas carol. otherwise i fear it may kill me if it drags on any longer. thursday is thanksgiving, and i'm going to my friend alan's for turkey etc.
also today - it's snowing.
today i hope to finish christmas carol. otherwise i fear it may kill me if it drags on any longer. thursday is thanksgiving, and i'm going to my friend alan's for turkey etc.
also today - it's snowing.
Sunday, November 23, 2003
today has been a great day so far. jessie and i went out to the state park where our friend betsy works and rode horses. betsy is in charge of the horses at lockwood state park. this morning we went out there around 9 am and helped load hay into wagon and then drove all around the pastures throwing it out for the horses to eat. there looked like around 30 horses all together and they followed the wagon to get the hay right away. then we helped feed and water the goats, sheep, swans and a chicken in the other barns up the hill. then we took horses out and rode them all around the trails up in the woods. i learned how to trot and how to saddle the horse after you scrape all the mud off (it's rainy today). we had a blast.
then we went for cheap mexican food - tres tasty. now i'm showered, i've written out all my bills, and am cleaning my apt. so productive!!
then we went for cheap mexican food - tres tasty. now i'm showered, i've written out all my bills, and am cleaning my apt. so productive!!
Saturday, November 22, 2003
1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
i would like to lose weight, update my portfolio, go home, save some $$ and give up soda.
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
andy, kelly, gretchen, amy, celia
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
drink beer again, play an instrument (violin, cello or drums), sew on a sewing machine, autocad, and dance like a real person.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
i'd pay off my student loans, set up my mom for retirement, set up my sister, buy the theater i work for, and travel.
5. List five things you do that help you relax.
listen to music, pet my kitty, play scrabble on the computer at work, watch dvds, and drive around the countryside.
i would like to lose weight, update my portfolio, go home, save some $$ and give up soda.
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
andy, kelly, gretchen, amy, celia
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
drink beer again, play an instrument (violin, cello or drums), sew on a sewing machine, autocad, and dance like a real person.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
i'd pay off my student loans, set up my mom for retirement, set up my sister, buy the theater i work for, and travel.
5. List five things you do that help you relax.
listen to music, pet my kitty, play scrabble on the computer at work, watch dvds, and drive around the countryside.
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
given the choice, i would really rather not be a grownup anymore. my wise, and sage, 29 year old advice to you is to stay in school for as long as you can. if necessary, switch majors often, study things you are not particularly interested in, and get incompletes as often as possible without attracting suspicion. this is the key to happiness.
Sunday, November 09, 2003
last night i finally saw the matrix for the first time. that's a pretty cool movie. i've seen the fx copied in so many other movies but i gotta say that they're cooler in that movie than in any of the copycats.
we also moved nikki into her new apt last night. i want a new apartment. one that i can paint. i like the one i live in now, but i really wish i could paint. damn!
ballyhoo strikes tonight and xmas carol loads in starting tomorrow. this afternoon i'm going in to paint the scrooge bed before strike so i can be slightly less behind.
right now i'm listening to a bootleg of radiohead doing "cinnamon girl". rock out!
we also moved nikki into her new apt last night. i want a new apartment. one that i can paint. i like the one i live in now, but i really wish i could paint. damn!
ballyhoo strikes tonight and xmas carol loads in starting tomorrow. this afternoon i'm going in to paint the scrooge bed before strike so i can be slightly less behind.
right now i'm listening to a bootleg of radiohead doing "cinnamon girl". rock out!
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
back on track it seems.. productive meetings and mulled cider fix everything.
trying hard to go to rufus wainwright at the vic on dec. 6th. he is a god, in case you weren't enlightened.
also scoping plane tix for xmas trip home.... can't wait!!
update on the bday - christa sent me a mobile of little tin frogs, very cool :). my mom sent me a check for $29, in addition to the laundry quarters and shopping we did while she was here.
also, the new strokes record is good. get one. and the new rufus wainwright is divine.
halloween was exciting. there were costumes and liquor involved. there are pictures.
yup.
trying hard to go to rufus wainwright at the vic on dec. 6th. he is a god, in case you weren't enlightened.
also scoping plane tix for xmas trip home.... can't wait!!
update on the bday - christa sent me a mobile of little tin frogs, very cool :). my mom sent me a check for $29, in addition to the laundry quarters and shopping we did while she was here.
also, the new strokes record is good. get one. and the new rufus wainwright is divine.
halloween was exciting. there were costumes and liquor involved. there are pictures.
yup.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
"go stymie, it's your birthday!"
why yes. yes it is.
"not a holiday."
i beg to differ. in both the 7th and the 39th circles of hell it certainly is a holiday.. of the patron saint religious kind.
"who's your daddy?"
wayne. wayne's my daddy.
today is my 29th birthday. jessie's gotten me an elvis cd - 2nd to none.. it's chock, seam-splitting full of rokken tunes. most recently, a can of rain-x wipes for my hottie car windshield. i like to rain-x, it helps me see better while i'm careening willy nilly through the streets of rockford. in addition, a surprise birthday cake at our production meeting!
update: i have learned that the last installment of my birthday present will happen over drinks at octane, the bar next door, after photo call... i am on the edge of every seat.
update: the last installment was the board game "cranium". if you haven't played this game, shame on you. *scoldy finger shake* what a good birthday had i.
also, bob (who does our graphics stuff) just gave me a copy of the new rufus wainwright cd. it is fuckin' phenomenal.
tonight i plan to party like it's my birthday... possibly even sip bacardi like it's my birthday. woot!
why yes. yes it is.
"not a holiday."
i beg to differ. in both the 7th and the 39th circles of hell it certainly is a holiday.. of the patron saint religious kind.
"who's your daddy?"
wayne. wayne's my daddy.
today is my 29th birthday. jessie's gotten me an elvis cd - 2nd to none.. it's chock, seam-splitting full of rokken tunes. most recently, a can of rain-x wipes for my hottie car windshield. i like to rain-x, it helps me see better while i'm careening willy nilly through the streets of rockford. in addition, a surprise birthday cake at our production meeting!
update: i have learned that the last installment of my birthday present will happen over drinks at octane, the bar next door, after photo call... i am on the edge of every seat.
update: the last installment was the board game "cranium". if you haven't played this game, shame on you. *scoldy finger shake* what a good birthday had i.
also, bob (who does our graphics stuff) just gave me a copy of the new rufus wainwright cd. it is fuckin' phenomenal.
tonight i plan to party like it's my birthday... possibly even sip bacardi like it's my birthday. woot!
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
later that same day...
finally made it home. typin on my own personal keyboard in my own personal living room. my cat is next to me, on the floor, in a catnip induced coma. this could be the first time i've actually seen a genuine case of "lolling about".
i just finished watching the west wing. i'm not sure if it was the writing or the direction or what have you, but this episode just didn't sit well with me.
leo mcgarry is being an asshole! or is that just me?
in other news, tomorrow is my birthday! part of me feels like i should be all contemplative and insightful, dispensing some newly imparted wisdom. part of me wants to go get drunk at the gay bar. who's to say, really?
finally made it home. typin on my own personal keyboard in my own personal living room. my cat is next to me, on the floor, in a catnip induced coma. this could be the first time i've actually seen a genuine case of "lolling about".
i just finished watching the west wing. i'm not sure if it was the writing or the direction or what have you, but this episode just didn't sit well with me.
leo mcgarry is being an asshole! or is that just me?
in other news, tomorrow is my birthday! part of me feels like i should be all contemplative and insightful, dispensing some newly imparted wisdom. part of me wants to go get drunk at the gay bar. who's to say, really?
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
so here i sit at work. at 7:15 central standard time. i am not drafting; i should be, that's the reason i'm still at work instead of home in my comfy couch with my comfy cat. instead, i'm sitting here in my office that smells like someone else's lunch.
my mom was in this weekend from home. we had a grand time. the plan had been to spend the weekend in chicago, seeing the sights and livin it up country mouse style. it turns out, though, that i was in such a pathetic state when she arrived that we spent the entire weekend at my house in rockford doing my laundry and buying groceries. i haven't had a chance to spend "quality time" at home in so long that i had no meal stuff in the house, just side dishes. we did 8 loads of laundry and there is still a tiny mountain in my closet.
saturday night we spent in a hotel in rosemont, close to o'hare so i wouldn't have to get up early and drive her in. we watched cable, since i'm too poor to afford it myself, and ordered pirates of the carribbean on pay per view. we were the cat's meow, lest you doubt.
now it's back to the grind; can't say i'm too excited, but am certainly in better shape to handle the crap i know is headed down the pike. this weekend is the first i don't have somewhere else to be... i have no earthly idea what to do.
my birthday is thursday, we started celebrating last night though. just to get a jump on things so we're totally ready for the actual day. jessie took me out to dinner at jmk nippons, the bestest and mostest coolest place in town. we saw kill bill later that evening. that is an interesting movie - really a movie of moments if anything - so much gratutious blood that by the end of the movie it looked more like streamers or confetti cannons than gushing blood. as always with the qt movies though, there was some really great music.. i have to dig up that soundtrack. i have to say my favorite characters were lucy liu and her totally unhinged body guard chick. too bad ass. i almost couldn't handle it.
and now i must draft. damn.
my mom was in this weekend from home. we had a grand time. the plan had been to spend the weekend in chicago, seeing the sights and livin it up country mouse style. it turns out, though, that i was in such a pathetic state when she arrived that we spent the entire weekend at my house in rockford doing my laundry and buying groceries. i haven't had a chance to spend "quality time" at home in so long that i had no meal stuff in the house, just side dishes. we did 8 loads of laundry and there is still a tiny mountain in my closet.
saturday night we spent in a hotel in rosemont, close to o'hare so i wouldn't have to get up early and drive her in. we watched cable, since i'm too poor to afford it myself, and ordered pirates of the carribbean on pay per view. we were the cat's meow, lest you doubt.
now it's back to the grind; can't say i'm too excited, but am certainly in better shape to handle the crap i know is headed down the pike. this weekend is the first i don't have somewhere else to be... i have no earthly idea what to do.
my birthday is thursday, we started celebrating last night though. just to get a jump on things so we're totally ready for the actual day. jessie took me out to dinner at jmk nippons, the bestest and mostest coolest place in town. we saw kill bill later that evening. that is an interesting movie - really a movie of moments if anything - so much gratutious blood that by the end of the movie it looked more like streamers or confetti cannons than gushing blood. as always with the qt movies though, there was some really great music.. i have to dig up that soundtrack. i have to say my favorite characters were lucy liu and her totally unhinged body guard chick. too bad ass. i almost couldn't handle it.
and now i must draft. damn.
Thursday, October 23, 2003
i got an email from my sister that says she can't read my blog, only the shout out link shows up on her computer.. does anybody else know about that?
my mom comes to visit tomorrow, and i couldn't be more excited!! i pick her up at 5 at o'hare.. we're gonna spend tomorrow and friday here and head into the city on saturday. i spent this evening cleaning in anticipation.
jessie and i watched the italian job tonight also.. i have to say it was a good movie. i really liked it. i also liked the soundtrack, i'd like to pick that up when if it comes out.
it reminded me of both oceans eleven and the bourne identity, two other movies i like. maybe i'll get them someday when i have $$.
on another note entirely, what should i be for halloween? i don't think i dressed last year.. the year before that alan and i went in military garb as "don't ask" and "don't tell". that was a good time. i have no plans for this year, and no ideas for a costume if i decide to go out.
you know what's good? rufus wainwright. you should check him out if you've not heard his stuff before. i really dig him... i listen to him in the same mood as aimee mann and michael penn, if that makes any sense.
i'm so not in bed right now.
my mom comes to visit tomorrow, and i couldn't be more excited!! i pick her up at 5 at o'hare.. we're gonna spend tomorrow and friday here and head into the city on saturday. i spent this evening cleaning in anticipation.
jessie and i watched the italian job tonight also.. i have to say it was a good movie. i really liked it. i also liked the soundtrack, i'd like to pick that up when if it comes out.
it reminded me of both oceans eleven and the bourne identity, two other movies i like. maybe i'll get them someday when i have $$.
on another note entirely, what should i be for halloween? i don't think i dressed last year.. the year before that alan and i went in military garb as "don't ask" and "don't tell". that was a good time. i have no plans for this year, and no ideas for a costume if i decide to go out.
you know what's good? rufus wainwright. you should check him out if you've not heard his stuff before. i really dig him... i listen to him in the same mood as aimee mann and michael penn, if that makes any sense.
i'm so not in bed right now.
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Monday, October 20, 2003
well, this weekend was eventful. i was in a wedding. there will be pictures online somewhere, but they haven't published them yet so be patient. i was a bridesmaid, replete in heels and poofy hair. the two who were married are friends of mine from grad school.. i was there when she first decided she liked him and was unsure whether she should ask him out. i would love to say i was the one who said "of course you should ask him, sieze the moment, live for today, you only live once, what's the worst that could happen, grow a pair. i wasn't the one though, i just said something like "um, i don't know".
anyhow, the wedding was great. except for the two ladybugs that flew down the back of my dress less than thirty seconds after the cermony began. the ceremony only lasted 15 minutes. karen cried during the vows, which they wrote themselves, and the boys slapped a plastic ball and chain on mike's leg before they walked down the aisle at the end. i met lots of mike's friends that i'd only heard about up until then. i got to see other friends that i haven't talked to in a while and i got to feel all grownup and responsible when i held the bag for the dollar dance at the reception. incidentally, i spent the entirety of the reception in my stocking feet 'cause my borrowed heels were hateful. dan was kind enough to go get my sneakers from the car, though, so i wore those for the last half hour or so. there was dancing, and a fish-shaped groom's cake made out of pumpkin fudge with a transparent glaze of green frosting and gigantic red lips. oh, and a pumpkin candy eyeball.
on the way back jessie and i took the long way home. we stopped at a winery, wenona, on the side of the road, and a pumpkin patch stand in that i think was in peru. it was a wonderful day. the sun was out, it was unseasonably warm, and we played the farm animal game all the way home. i think i won, but am not sure. when we finally got home to rockford, we ended up at the park, where we hiked around and took pictures of autumn leaves, which we ended up throwing at each other as we ran willy nilly down the trail.. i love "willy nilly", it's my new thing.
now it's back to the grind, and house cleaning in preparation for the arrival of my mother, who's flying in on thursday. i am totally psyched.
ah swiffer, how i missed thee.....
anyhow, the wedding was great. except for the two ladybugs that flew down the back of my dress less than thirty seconds after the cermony began. the ceremony only lasted 15 minutes. karen cried during the vows, which they wrote themselves, and the boys slapped a plastic ball and chain on mike's leg before they walked down the aisle at the end. i met lots of mike's friends that i'd only heard about up until then. i got to see other friends that i haven't talked to in a while and i got to feel all grownup and responsible when i held the bag for the dollar dance at the reception. incidentally, i spent the entirety of the reception in my stocking feet 'cause my borrowed heels were hateful. dan was kind enough to go get my sneakers from the car, though, so i wore those for the last half hour or so. there was dancing, and a fish-shaped groom's cake made out of pumpkin fudge with a transparent glaze of green frosting and gigantic red lips. oh, and a pumpkin candy eyeball.
on the way back jessie and i took the long way home. we stopped at a winery, wenona, on the side of the road, and a pumpkin patch stand in that i think was in peru. it was a wonderful day. the sun was out, it was unseasonably warm, and we played the farm animal game all the way home. i think i won, but am not sure. when we finally got home to rockford, we ended up at the park, where we hiked around and took pictures of autumn leaves, which we ended up throwing at each other as we ran willy nilly down the trail.. i love "willy nilly", it's my new thing.
now it's back to the grind, and house cleaning in preparation for the arrival of my mother, who's flying in on thursday. i am totally psyched.
ah swiffer, how i missed thee.....
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
i realize it's wednesday, but i haven't friday five'd in a while and i'm trying to post that buffy thing off the page so my text box will return to normal. damn you buffy! damn you angel! (though, secretly, i wouldn't kick either one out of bed - i may have already mentioned that).
1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones? i watch football, baseball, hockey and sometimes even *gasp* golf for background noise while i'm working. i'll actually watch football if it's the 'skins or ravens.. or the superbowl, though i think that's a national law.
2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes? um, 'skins and ravens, orioles, cubbies, and the rockford icehogs
3. Are there any sports you hate?
curling. how boring can a sport be??
4. Have you ever been to a sports event?
yes, i've been to several baseball games (including a birmingham barons game where i saw micheal jordan suck at baseball back when he tried to be all bo jackson). i've been to many icehogs games, a blackhawks game, a couple of 'skins games, and several other assorted pro games of some type or another
5. Do/did you play any sports (in school or other)? How long did you play? in high school - 4 yrs. of field hockey, 1 track, 4 basketballs, 3 softballs. yes, i have the obligatory letter jacket to prove it. the first couple of years of high school i was also playing little league softball. then i played a year of field hockey at frostburg state. then i started doing theater. it was all down hill after that.
1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones? i watch football, baseball, hockey and sometimes even *gasp* golf for background noise while i'm working. i'll actually watch football if it's the 'skins or ravens.. or the superbowl, though i think that's a national law.
2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes? um, 'skins and ravens, orioles, cubbies, and the rockford icehogs
3. Are there any sports you hate?
curling. how boring can a sport be??
4. Have you ever been to a sports event?
yes, i've been to several baseball games (including a birmingham barons game where i saw micheal jordan suck at baseball back when he tried to be all bo jackson). i've been to many icehogs games, a blackhawks game, a couple of 'skins games, and several other assorted pro games of some type or another
5. Do/did you play any sports (in school or other)? How long did you play? in high school - 4 yrs. of field hockey, 1 track, 4 basketballs, 3 softballs. yes, i have the obligatory letter jacket to prove it. the first couple of years of high school i was also playing little league softball. then i played a year of field hockey at frostburg state. then i started doing theater. it was all down hill after that.
added a new link that's been on my favorites list for ages - asinine poetry. it includes a whole section of george w bush poetry and the whole site is full of great stuff. go check it out.
i finally got everything to work with this new template and so i've published it. i was worried that it might be too dark, but i like it anyway.. the green lettering was originally blue, which was cool, but i changed it. the buffy quizilla thing is also making the middle box way bigger, obscuring the sassy comment that lives in the "about me box".. eventually it will be revealed. there's also a little present when you click your mouse button, it's festive. who doesn't need a little festivity in their day?? i think i'll keep tweaking little stuff.. you have to tell me what you think- are there links i missed? blogs i should add?
in other news, i had to flush a fish the other night. one of my long finned ruby barbs died, he got all white and puffy for a few days and then just sunk to the bottom.. it was sad. now there's just one and since they do better in schools of at least three i feel like i should go get two more... they were only $1.49 in the first place.
last night i also purchased bachelor number two by aimee mann... you should have this record, she's cool.
my sister is buying a house. i'm excited and can't wait to see it. my daddy says now i should buy a house too. i told him someday, but post - rockford = back off. hopefully they'll have this new house by christmas (hint hint = write me you big nerd) and i'll see it and the babies at the same time!!
also, msn dial up sucks giant donkey balls.
new template!! whatchoo think??
in other news, i had to flush a fish the other night. one of my long finned ruby barbs died, he got all white and puffy for a few days and then just sunk to the bottom.. it was sad. now there's just one and since they do better in schools of at least three i feel like i should go get two more... they were only $1.49 in the first place.
last night i also purchased bachelor number two by aimee mann... you should have this record, she's cool.
my sister is buying a house. i'm excited and can't wait to see it. my daddy says now i should buy a house too. i told him someday, but post - rockford = back off. hopefully they'll have this new house by christmas (hint hint = write me you big nerd) and i'll see it and the babies at the same time!!
also, msn dial up sucks giant donkey balls.
new template!! whatchoo think??
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
i picked out a new blog template tonight, and have been screwin around with it for a bit.. not ready to post it up yet but i like it. i'm changing some colors and moving some links around.. hopefully tomorrow i'll get it all just right.
last night dan took me to see cher in concert at the allstate arena. we had awesome seats and a great time. there were all sorts of people there, moms, grandmas, queens, two fake chers and an elvis. she really put on a great show - it was like being in a huge gay bar and was really fun. i got a refrigerator magnet to commemorate.
this weekend i am in mike and karen's wedding. it will be fun.
tonight i went to borders and bought black house, by stephen king and peter straub, for $7. woot!
last night dan took me to see cher in concert at the allstate arena. we had awesome seats and a great time. there were all sorts of people there, moms, grandmas, queens, two fake chers and an elvis. she really put on a great show - it was like being in a huge gay bar and was really fun. i got a refrigerator magnet to commemorate.
this weekend i am in mike and karen's wedding. it will be fun.
tonight i went to borders and bought black house, by stephen king and peter straub, for $7. woot!
Friday, October 10, 2003
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
tonight at walmart they played the miami vice theme song. i giggled all by myself in the canned soup aisle.
i left work tonight because i was tired of paint.. being covered in it, smelling it, cleaning it. when i got home, they had just painted my hallway. so what does my apt. smell like? paint.
sheesh.
bday countdown: 23 days...
i left work tonight because i was tired of paint.. being covered in it, smelling it, cleaning it. when i got home, they had just painted my hallway. so what does my apt. smell like? paint.
sheesh.
bday countdown: 23 days...
Saturday, October 04, 2003
updated my webpage with noises off stuff
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incidentally, there are only 26 shopping days left until my birthday... just in case you needed to write that down somewhere..... i'm not sayin.. i'm just sayin.
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incidentally, there are only 26 shopping days left until my birthday... just in case you needed to write that down somewhere..... i'm not sayin.. i'm just sayin.
ISTP - "Artisan". Impulsive action. Life should be of impulse
rather than of purpose. Action is an end to itself.
Fearless, craves excitement, master of tools.
5% of the total population.
Take Free Myers-Briggs
Personality Test
last time i took this test i think i was an infp. here's the
percentages from these results:
Introverted (I) 80.65% Extroverted (E) 19.35%
Sensing (S) 55.56% Intuitive (N) 44.44%
Thinking (T) 52.63% Feeling (F) 47.37%
Perceiving (P) 67.74% Judging (J) 32.26%
the answer page has code that you can paste your
results into your blog with, but it screwed my
font all up and i couldn't handle it.
go take it.
rather than of purpose. Action is an end to itself.
Fearless, craves excitement, master of tools.
5% of the total population.
Take Free Myers-Briggs
Personality Test
last time i took this test i think i was an infp. here's the
percentages from these results:
Introverted (I) 80.65% Extroverted (E) 19.35%
Sensing (S) 55.56% Intuitive (N) 44.44%
Thinking (T) 52.63% Feeling (F) 47.37%
Perceiving (P) 67.74% Judging (J) 32.26%
the answer page has code that you can paste your
results into your blog with, but it screwed my
font all up and i couldn't handle it.
go take it.
i just finished the last episode of buffy's seaon four. i'm ready for season five now, and it doesn't come out until december. i gotta say, i'm way more hooked on the show than i thought i could get. i borrowed seasons 1 - 4 from my sister because i'd caught a couple of episodes on tv late at night and was curious. i'm glad she had them all together so i could just watch them in a straight line and keep the story fresh in my head. the characters are so great! and the writing is too clever. i'm a big new buffy fan. woo!
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
yeah. i'm going to a wedding in two weeks.. it's my friends karen and mike who are getting married. they met while we were all at isu together, she as a grad, he as an undergrad. i'm excited to go on the one hand, on the other i feel old and single.
really excited about my mom coming to visit; we're spending the weekend in the city so i'm hoping for good weather karma. we're gonna ride the el like dr. green on er (even though he's dead now.. we don't plan to do the dead part, just the el part) and walk across the river on one of the bridges :). those are the things my mom wants to do.. also the magnificent mile, where oprah shops.
i'm also going to see cher with dan on the 13th. i expect lots of drag queen action. i hope i am not disappointed. dan's just moved into a new apt. in oak park and i am excited to see it.
my friend from college, christa, is planning to move to chicago in may. she is very excited. for the past few years she's been living in boulder, co. she's been working at a cable company, makin the $$, but is ready to get back in the show biz, as a stage manager or possibly a company manager. she got her master's in stage management at u of i. she got her bachelor's in drinking at frostburg state, with me. good times, good times.
really excited about my mom coming to visit; we're spending the weekend in the city so i'm hoping for good weather karma. we're gonna ride the el like dr. green on er (even though he's dead now.. we don't plan to do the dead part, just the el part) and walk across the river on one of the bridges :). those are the things my mom wants to do.. also the magnificent mile, where oprah shops.
i'm also going to see cher with dan on the 13th. i expect lots of drag queen action. i hope i am not disappointed. dan's just moved into a new apt. in oak park and i am excited to see it.
my friend from college, christa, is planning to move to chicago in may. she is very excited. for the past few years she's been living in boulder, co. she's been working at a cable company, makin the $$, but is ready to get back in the show biz, as a stage manager or possibly a company manager. she got her master's in stage management at u of i. she got her bachelor's in drinking at frostburg state, with me. good times, good times.
Sunday, September 28, 2003
so, right now my isp is msn. suddenly, it started sucking really bad. it's lasted for about two weeks now and i'm really really tired of rebooting. this morning i signed up for juno's free service... it's kicking the ass of msn! my msn contract is up on 11/20. i'm switching to juno platinum. it's half as much $$ and it's rokken!
just thought i'd share the love there.
just thought i'd share the love there.
Saturday, September 27, 2003
Friday, September 26, 2003
boy george is a fucking weird ass dude.
jack black rox the muthafukken hizzouse. he is the shiznit, not his biznitch.
buffy has a lot of kissing in it. where's my kissing?
car insurance sux. it should be free.
i actually had a conversation today about growing a giraffe head out of my back.
there is such a thing as too much kool aid.
17 days to cher.
jack black rox the muthafukken hizzouse. he is the shiznit, not his biznitch.
buffy has a lot of kissing in it. where's my kissing?
car insurance sux. it should be free.
i actually had a conversation today about growing a giraffe head out of my back.
there is such a thing as too much kool aid.
17 days to cher.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
yesterday was an exciting day.
for lunch i had indian food for the first time. it was interesting.. i had chicken curry and basmatti rice... i liked the chicken okay and the rice was just a little wierd. a tiny bit. the tandoori chicken i tried was also pretty good.
last night there was a fake fire in my building. i was watching the simpsons, the episode where bart's treehouse is burning down.. and as the flames start to engulf the treehouse, the alarm in my building went off. it kept going off and since i'm nosy i decided to check it out. i checked from the basement up and when i opened the door to the fifth floor, the hallway was full of smoke. so i ran back down a floor to my place, put the cat in the carrier and grabbed my wallet, ran down to the car, threw them both in there and went back in to investigate. the super wasn't home so i called his cell and by this time there was another guy who lived on the 5th floor who assured me i wasn't smoking crack, it was all smoke up there.. so after the super said he was on his way i called 911 and then waited outside for them to come. seven fire trucks (including the hook and ladder), an ambulance and a cop car all arrived.. the firemen went in with all their stuff and determined there was no fire. someone had discharged all the fire extinguishers on that floor into the hallway for no reason and it had set off the alarm. so on the one hand, i was all responsible and did the right thing, on the other hand i felt like a jackass for calling 911 for no fire. but chuck, from the 5th floor said if i hadn't called he would've and the firemen all said i did the right thing.
so it was exciting. partly it reminded me of the friends episode when the boys go on the police ride-along and ross thinks he has a near death experience when the car backfires. partly it made me think of the scene in the jerk when steve martin is living in the hotel and goes door to door telling everyone there's a fire because of his conversation with his new dog "stupid" (or "asshole", depending).
tonight is not nearly as exciting, which is fine. tonight i downloaded netscape radio plus and am listening to an entirely alternative 80's channel that is currently playing "gimme the car" by the violent femmes... this is so sweet.
tomorrow is talk like a pirate day.. do your part.. arrrrrrrghhhh
for lunch i had indian food for the first time. it was interesting.. i had chicken curry and basmatti rice... i liked the chicken okay and the rice was just a little wierd. a tiny bit. the tandoori chicken i tried was also pretty good.
last night there was a fake fire in my building. i was watching the simpsons, the episode where bart's treehouse is burning down.. and as the flames start to engulf the treehouse, the alarm in my building went off. it kept going off and since i'm nosy i decided to check it out. i checked from the basement up and when i opened the door to the fifth floor, the hallway was full of smoke. so i ran back down a floor to my place, put the cat in the carrier and grabbed my wallet, ran down to the car, threw them both in there and went back in to investigate. the super wasn't home so i called his cell and by this time there was another guy who lived on the 5th floor who assured me i wasn't smoking crack, it was all smoke up there.. so after the super said he was on his way i called 911 and then waited outside for them to come. seven fire trucks (including the hook and ladder), an ambulance and a cop car all arrived.. the firemen went in with all their stuff and determined there was no fire. someone had discharged all the fire extinguishers on that floor into the hallway for no reason and it had set off the alarm. so on the one hand, i was all responsible and did the right thing, on the other hand i felt like a jackass for calling 911 for no fire. but chuck, from the 5th floor said if i hadn't called he would've and the firemen all said i did the right thing.
so it was exciting. partly it reminded me of the friends episode when the boys go on the police ride-along and ross thinks he has a near death experience when the car backfires. partly it made me think of the scene in the jerk when steve martin is living in the hotel and goes door to door telling everyone there's a fire because of his conversation with his new dog "stupid" (or "asshole", depending).
tonight is not nearly as exciting, which is fine. tonight i downloaded netscape radio plus and am listening to an entirely alternative 80's channel that is currently playing "gimme the car" by the violent femmes... this is so sweet.
tomorrow is talk like a pirate day.. do your part.. arrrrrrrghhhh
Saturday, September 13, 2003
Friday, September 12, 2003
Talk Like A Pirate Day - Sept. 19
You are The Cap'n!
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
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You are The Cap'n!
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
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last night we watched gone with the wind. i hadn't seen it until now and that was unacceptable to jessie, she put a moratorium on any new movie watching until i sat down with this movie. my not seeing it started out because it's almost 4 hours long. then my college roommate went on this crusade to make me watch it, so i vowed never to watch it out of spite i guess. since jessie wouldn't watch any more movies until i watched this one, i decided to make the sacrifice, for her good mostly, since there are so many good movies that she's never seen. so i took one for the team ;).
it was a good movie. there were some moments that made me laugh, even though i shouldn't have, because they'd been spoofed in movies and tv shows (see shag and the carol burnett show). there were also some really nice moments and pictures that made me marvel at what these moviemakers were able to do with such primitive (at this point) technology. she wants to wear all those hoop skirts and gowns and hats and stuff and i want to be clark gable. surprise surprise.
today we're watching a streetcar named desire because she's never seen the movie, and possibly sunset boulevard, 'cause she hasn't seen that one either. we'd also planned some kind of southern food lunch menu, which will involve cornbread and whatever else people eat in the south (except grits, they are gross), and be washed down with either dr. pepper or iced tea as both are acceptable as "house wines of the south".
in other news, i finally got my bridesmaid's dress for my friend karen's wedding in october. i tried it on wed, and it turns out that i've lost weight since sending in my measurements! yay me!
it was a good movie. there were some moments that made me laugh, even though i shouldn't have, because they'd been spoofed in movies and tv shows (see shag and the carol burnett show). there were also some really nice moments and pictures that made me marvel at what these moviemakers were able to do with such primitive (at this point) technology. she wants to wear all those hoop skirts and gowns and hats and stuff and i want to be clark gable. surprise surprise.
today we're watching a streetcar named desire because she's never seen the movie, and possibly sunset boulevard, 'cause she hasn't seen that one either. we'd also planned some kind of southern food lunch menu, which will involve cornbread and whatever else people eat in the south (except grits, they are gross), and be washed down with either dr. pepper or iced tea as both are acceptable as "house wines of the south".
in other news, i finally got my bridesmaid's dress for my friend karen's wedding in october. i tried it on wed, and it turns out that i've lost weight since sending in my measurements! yay me!
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
core one for the non-confrontationals! i have been wondering for some time now how to broach the subject of my loud ass neighbors with my super. we share these neighbors, they're my next doors and his upstairs so i know he knows they're obnoxious. tonight i happened to catch him knocking on their door to give them some paperwork and we chatted (they weren't home). i told him they were really loud, pretty often, and he agreed, and he told me that my other neigbors (who are loud on occasion, but not as often) are moving out at the end of the month.
so, not only did i manage to informally lodge a complaint about my nasty neighbors, there is renewed hope for cool new neighbors!!
work is fine, half day tomorrow, and all day friday off... though on friday i am gonna be watching gone with the wind because jessie's making me. i'm skeptical but have been told i have to like it. we'll see how it goes.
soda makes my teeth hurt.
so, not only did i manage to informally lodge a complaint about my nasty neighbors, there is renewed hope for cool new neighbors!!
work is fine, half day tomorrow, and all day friday off... though on friday i am gonna be watching gone with the wind because jessie's making me. i'm skeptical but have been told i have to like it. we'll see how it goes.
soda makes my teeth hurt.
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
tonight i lifted a new monitor from work, this one doesn't get all drunk after 5 minutes. i also rearranged my bedroom and set myself up a tv and stuff so i can watch jay leno headlines from my very own bed.
noises off is up and running in previews; it looks good and the crowds are eating it up. still tired from tech, need to grocery shop.
new music interests include morphine (always liked em, never bought a cd) and magnapop.
went to walmart tonight, didn't see anything worth reporting.
the other night though i saw a station wagon with the baby shades on the back windows and the naked lady license plate holder.. an interesting combo, no?
noises off is up and running in previews; it looks good and the crowds are eating it up. still tired from tech, need to grocery shop.
new music interests include morphine (always liked em, never bought a cd) and magnapop.
went to walmart tonight, didn't see anything worth reporting.
the other night though i saw a station wagon with the baby shades on the back windows and the naked lady license plate holder.. an interesting combo, no?
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
since i blogged last i've had a busy time of it. labor day weekend was great, saturday i had dinner at nippon's and went out for drinks.. had a good time with just water! spent sunday at rehearsal and part of sunday night watchin big bad voodoo daddy play at waterfront right outside of work! they rocked!
monday i went for my first motorcycle ride. dark mark took me out on his 100th anniversary harley fatboy and we hit some back roads outside of town.. i had a helmet on, goggles, and some gloves and a harley denim jacket.. i totally looked like his bitch. we went really fast, passed some cars, and did some hardcore acceleration. it was so rad!! i can't wait 'til i can drive one myself! i spent the rest of monday watchin movies, fallin asleep on the floor, wakin up for more movies and some cheese pizza... good times.
i finally started painting yesterday.. i mixed up what i had and went to work. hopefully my bmi paint order will come in today and i can really get down. tonight i plan to do the floor. this week coming up has definite nightmare potential but i'm trying to stay positive... say a little prayer for me (whenver you wake up, before you put on your makeup).
turns out the monitor i jacked from work is slightly focacta; must trade out with one that doesn't get progressively blurrier as the evening wears on.
jackie has asked me to take a shot at some cover art for her poetry cycle.. i am hyped. i am also 5 episodes into season three of buffy, this show is da bomb yo. neighbors are also still loud as fuck but i realized the other night that my super lives right underneath them. he came upstairs at 4 am friday morning to tell them to keep it down so i think he'll be on my side if i decide to get all activist and complain. rad.
i'm gonna go take a breath.
monday i went for my first motorcycle ride. dark mark took me out on his 100th anniversary harley fatboy and we hit some back roads outside of town.. i had a helmet on, goggles, and some gloves and a harley denim jacket.. i totally looked like his bitch. we went really fast, passed some cars, and did some hardcore acceleration. it was so rad!! i can't wait 'til i can drive one myself! i spent the rest of monday watchin movies, fallin asleep on the floor, wakin up for more movies and some cheese pizza... good times.
i finally started painting yesterday.. i mixed up what i had and went to work. hopefully my bmi paint order will come in today and i can really get down. tonight i plan to do the floor. this week coming up has definite nightmare potential but i'm trying to stay positive... say a little prayer for me (whenver you wake up, before you put on your makeup).
turns out the monitor i jacked from work is slightly focacta; must trade out with one that doesn't get progressively blurrier as the evening wears on.
jackie has asked me to take a shot at some cover art for her poetry cycle.. i am hyped. i am also 5 episodes into season three of buffy, this show is da bomb yo. neighbors are also still loud as fuck but i realized the other night that my super lives right underneath them. he came upstairs at 4 am friday morning to tell them to keep it down so i think he'll be on my side if i decide to get all activist and complain. rad.
i'm gonna go take a breath.
Thursday, August 28, 2003
today i lifted a 16" monitor from work. it's sweet now that jessie screwed around with resolution so it doesn't hurt my eyeballs.
at walmart tonight i spied:
corndog/twinkie making kit.
it's a single tiny vat that you use to make corndogs and twinkies. i had a coronary just looking at it.
who buys these things???
at walmart tonight i spied:
corndog/twinkie making kit.
it's a single tiny vat that you use to make corndogs and twinkies. i had a coronary just looking at it.
who buys these things???
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
well my car is all fixed now. i got the window tinting matched today and, except for the paperwork, it's all done.
now i'm angry. i'm not angry about my car in particular, or about shitty work situations, or my loud ass neighbors that i ran into in the basement last night while they were drunk.
i'm angry about something and i don't know what it is. i seem to keep shooting my mouth off at work, and gettin all angry, but really i'm not angry about work. i want to break things and cuss a lot and scream things and beat people up. like, if i wouldn't go to jail, i would go out and pick a fight right now. i'm all tense and stuff. this sucks. i bought a dvd to help me feel better but it didn't. i don't feel like drinking, then i'd be all heartburny and angry, then nobody wins.
so now i'm gonna watch a movie, and go to bed. maybe i'm just tired.
now i'm angry. i'm not angry about my car in particular, or about shitty work situations, or my loud ass neighbors that i ran into in the basement last night while they were drunk.
i'm angry about something and i don't know what it is. i seem to keep shooting my mouth off at work, and gettin all angry, but really i'm not angry about work. i want to break things and cuss a lot and scream things and beat people up. like, if i wouldn't go to jail, i would go out and pick a fight right now. i'm all tense and stuff. this sucks. i bought a dvd to help me feel better but it didn't. i don't feel like drinking, then i'd be all heartburny and angry, then nobody wins.
so now i'm gonna watch a movie, and go to bed. maybe i'm just tired.
Monday, August 25, 2003
my car got broken sometime last night. they shattered my passenger side front window. nothing was stolen, we figure whoever it was got spooked in the middle of their "project". two other cars in the lot also had windows smashed, and one guy's cell phone was taken. my wallet and checkbook were both in the car at the time, but neither was taken. fortunately, an actor at nat also has an auto glass business and he hooked me up so my window is already replaced. tomorrow morning i have an appt. at 8 am to get the tinting done so it matches the rest of the windows again. so it's almost like it never happened. i had a $100 deductible for comprehensive, so everything else will be taken care of by geico. thank god for insurance, otherwise i'd be payin $500 for the window and the tinting by the time i was all done.
between that and my new loud ass neighbors, i hate people again. i had just started likin' 'em again. damn.
between that and my new loud ass neighbors, i hate people again. i had just started likin' 'em again. damn.
Sunday, August 24, 2003
i saw a "white power" tattoo on a guy today in walmart. he had his family with him.. which means his little boy probably aspires to, one day, have his very own.
how is it that people who move in next to me have huge stereos. every time.
today i bought ice cream that has tiny chocolate bunnies in it. yum.
i also cleaned house, throwing out three trashbags full of useless crap. felt sooo good.
my southwest egg rolls beckon...
how is it that people who move in next to me have huge stereos. every time.
today i bought ice cream that has tiny chocolate bunnies in it. yum.
i also cleaned house, throwing out three trashbags full of useless crap. felt sooo good.
my southwest egg rolls beckon...
Saturday, August 23, 2003
today i took a technological leap and bought myself an optical mouse. my other mouse used to get stuck for no reason, i cleaned it and it still sassed me. so i kicked it to the curb. this one's still got a cord, but it has a scroll wheel that can be programmed as a third button.. so i set it up as a double click button and have been rockin the web!! for $12!!!!
i also picked up a little cd tower for my computer cd's.. can i get more organized????
i've spent the past two nights and some of today watching back episodes of buffy the vampire slayer. my sister, 'cause she rocks the muthafukken hizzouse, lent me seasons 2, 3, and 4 on dvd. i watched season one while i was home this summer and got totally hooked.. i'm one episode away from finishing season two. it's a fuckin good show yo.
i don't know what else to report... work is fine.. new td (jerry) is a wonder to behold.. he is really gettin some shit done. he drafts on autocad, which i have a copy of but don't know how to use (i learned minicad, the mac platform). he gave me his old manual, since it's the same version, and i plan to get down with the computer drafting at home!! woot!
tonight jessie and i are planning to get drunk, watch movies and order take out. did i mention the drunk part?
i also picked up a little cd tower for my computer cd's.. can i get more organized????
i've spent the past two nights and some of today watching back episodes of buffy the vampire slayer. my sister, 'cause she rocks the muthafukken hizzouse, lent me seasons 2, 3, and 4 on dvd. i watched season one while i was home this summer and got totally hooked.. i'm one episode away from finishing season two. it's a fuckin good show yo.
i don't know what else to report... work is fine.. new td (jerry) is a wonder to behold.. he is really gettin some shit done. he drafts on autocad, which i have a copy of but don't know how to use (i learned minicad, the mac platform). he gave me his old manual, since it's the same version, and i plan to get down with the computer drafting at home!! woot!
tonight jessie and i are planning to get drunk, watch movies and order take out. did i mention the drunk part?
Thursday, August 14, 2003
our new td is so rad it's like christmas every day. he makes me feel like a lazy ass.
yesterday, i swore i'd never drafted before in my life and had no idea what 'scene design' was.
i had some drinks, then it was better.
your cursor changed when you visited this page. it's 'cause i own your ass and you didn't even know it.
yesterday, i swore i'd never drafted before in my life and had no idea what 'scene design' was.
i had some drinks, then it was better.
your cursor changed when you visited this page. it's 'cause i own your ass and you didn't even know it.
Sunday, July 27, 2003
Friday, July 25, 2003
you know what's fun? wrapping your right wrist in an ace bandage and attempting to do any of the following:
a.) type with any method other than hunt-and-peck
b.) drive a stick shift
c.) switch the buttons on your mouse and use it left-handed
for anyone wondering "why the ace bandage, deafgirl?" it's because my right wrist still hurts (and there is now new-and-improved-swelling-action) and so, in a last ditch effort in the name of self-healing, i've wrapped it and am attempting to use it as little as possible. if it still hurts on monday, i plan to bite the bullet and go to the doctor with my grown up health insurance. if it's carpal tunnel, you'll see me on the news, going ballistic with some kind of automatic weaponry.
a.) type with any method other than hunt-and-peck
b.) drive a stick shift
c.) switch the buttons on your mouse and use it left-handed
for anyone wondering "why the ace bandage, deafgirl?" it's because my right wrist still hurts (and there is now new-and-improved-swelling-action) and so, in a last ditch effort in the name of self-healing, i've wrapped it and am attempting to use it as little as possible. if it still hurts on monday, i plan to bite the bullet and go to the doctor with my grown up health insurance. if it's carpal tunnel, you'll see me on the news, going ballistic with some kind of automatic weaponry.
yesterday i felt all professional.. i drove into chicago (all by myself, mom!) to take a meeting with my director for noises off. he likes what i've done, and is excited about working with me. how cool is that?
today is not as exciting, i get to go to work and vacuum.
wednesday i went to see pirates of the carribbean... what a cool movie!! i wasn't sure what to expect when i went, but it really turned out to be way better than i thought. it's just a fun movie. it's not all plot development character analysis structure and deep insights, it's cool fx and just a whole lot of fun, in the same way the ride is just sittin in the boat, watchin all the pirates be nasty and fun. i've decided that i'm quitting my job as a scenic designer and becoming a pirate.
who's with me????
shout outs, o shout outs.. wherefore art thou, shout outs?
today is not as exciting, i get to go to work and vacuum.
wednesday i went to see pirates of the carribbean... what a cool movie!! i wasn't sure what to expect when i went, but it really turned out to be way better than i thought. it's just a fun movie. it's not all plot development character analysis structure and deep insights, it's cool fx and just a whole lot of fun, in the same way the ride is just sittin in the boat, watchin all the pirates be nasty and fun. i've decided that i'm quitting my job as a scenic designer and becoming a pirate.
who's with me????
shout outs, o shout outs.. wherefore art thou, shout outs?
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
you know how you learn something new every day? today i learned that i can shuffle when i play mp3 discs in my dvd player!!
over the weekend we went to steppenwolf to see homebody/kabul which is truly a great piece of theatre. it's about afghanistan in 1998, and was written by tony kushner. he also wrote angels in america. don't know if you can hot tix there, but if you can afford it you should go see the show. it's 3 1/2 hrs long but it really flies and there are two intermissions to help. and, ray kurut is in it!
after the show we went across the street to an afghan restaurant, called the kabul house, for dinner. afghan food is weird. i filled up on pitas mostly but gamely tried everything that came out of the kitchen except for the lamb stew and the eggplant. the lamb kebob was good and there was this chicken rice thing that was pretty tasty too. i fly home for a week on sat, aug 2nd, and my brother in law wants to go out for ethiopian..
work is still sucking, we're still searching for an artistic director and a td, and a props master for that matter... i talked to a guy today that faxed his resume in for the td position, and he looks really good. sounded really interested on the phone too, we're hooking back up on thursday for any additional questions/concerns. i really hope he takes the job. he sounds like he really has his shit together and he'll make me be better at my job, as much as i might curse him for it. still working on noises off, it's hard.
in other news, um...... i got some new vans for my feet and a gel wrist rest for my keyboard. my right wrist doesn't feel any better, and i'm really hoping it's not some crazy carpal tunnel action... i don't spend my life behind the keyboard and i'm left handed!?!
that's all i got.
over the weekend we went to steppenwolf to see homebody/kabul which is truly a great piece of theatre. it's about afghanistan in 1998, and was written by tony kushner. he also wrote angels in america. don't know if you can hot tix there, but if you can afford it you should go see the show. it's 3 1/2 hrs long but it really flies and there are two intermissions to help. and, ray kurut is in it!
after the show we went across the street to an afghan restaurant, called the kabul house, for dinner. afghan food is weird. i filled up on pitas mostly but gamely tried everything that came out of the kitchen except for the lamb stew and the eggplant. the lamb kebob was good and there was this chicken rice thing that was pretty tasty too. i fly home for a week on sat, aug 2nd, and my brother in law wants to go out for ethiopian..
work is still sucking, we're still searching for an artistic director and a td, and a props master for that matter... i talked to a guy today that faxed his resume in for the td position, and he looks really good. sounded really interested on the phone too, we're hooking back up on thursday for any additional questions/concerns. i really hope he takes the job. he sounds like he really has his shit together and he'll make me be better at my job, as much as i might curse him for it. still working on noises off, it's hard.
in other news, um...... i got some new vans for my feet and a gel wrist rest for my keyboard. my right wrist doesn't feel any better, and i'm really hoping it's not some crazy carpal tunnel action... i don't spend my life behind the keyboard and i'm left handed!?!
that's all i got.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
big thunderstorms friday night = lost power all weekend. got all new groceries now. thanks mom.
something's wrong with my wrist, not sure what it is but it's sore and bothersome.
gettin' a new artistic director at some point. gettin new computers at work tomorrow.
readin the harry potter books, finished #2 yesterday, startin on #3 tomorrow.
goin' home for the first week of august.
feeling misanthropic most days. look it up.
something's wrong with my wrist, not sure what it is but it's sore and bothersome.
gettin' a new artistic director at some point. gettin new computers at work tomorrow.
readin the harry potter books, finished #2 yesterday, startin on #3 tomorrow.
goin' home for the first week of august.
feeling misanthropic most days. look it up.
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
this afternoon i killed wasp #3. my sketchbook, weapon of choice among the best of the best, has consequently been dubbed the wasp waster. i have discovered what i believe to be the point of entry and have taken steps to shut the bitches down. since i've weatherstripped the living crap out of the gap in my window, i have managed to successfully thwart the attempts of two other would-be intruders in their dastardly plot to enter my home and sting the almighty bejeezus out of me and my furry cat friend.
in other news, i got no $$. i bought gangs of new york on dvd today anyway, in an awsome display of flagrant disregard for the priciniples of "budget" and "cashflow". also, good call on the sunburn at the gay pride parade. my nose is red. like santa, or the neighborhood drunk.
in other news, i got no $$. i bought gangs of new york on dvd today anyway, in an awsome display of flagrant disregard for the priciniples of "budget" and "cashflow". also, good call on the sunburn at the gay pride parade. my nose is red. like santa, or the neighborhood drunk.
Friday, June 27, 2003
when i got home from work today there was a wasp in my living room. i freaked out, and then took my sketchbook in hand to put an end to the madness. i ducked and weaved, side stepped and dodged, flailed and swatted... it was cinematic....
eventually it flew behind the blinds and i smashed it against the window. truthfully, i'm surprised i didn't go right through it, and plummet to my death. so then i sprayed it with raid. then, i smushed it with a pencil and then cut it in half with my swiss army knife. then i figured it might be all the way dead. since then, my windows have remained closed as this is the second wasp i've had in the house in the past week.
this weekend i'm headed into the city to be gay with dan. we will have us some fun. and possibly some sunburn.
eventually it flew behind the blinds and i smashed it against the window. truthfully, i'm surprised i didn't go right through it, and plummet to my death. so then i sprayed it with raid. then, i smushed it with a pencil and then cut it in half with my swiss army knife. then i figured it might be all the way dead. since then, my windows have remained closed as this is the second wasp i've had in the house in the past week.
this weekend i'm headed into the city to be gay with dan. we will have us some fun. and possibly some sunburn.
Thursday, June 26, 2003
blogger has a fancy new system... oooooh....
since i updated last things here have been uneventful. i went out for drinks last night and discovered i can no longer hold my liquor as i needed to stop after two drinks. this is sad. it means my glory days 'passed me by', like bruce springsteen said. it's hell to be old. ish.
i did buy the hours on dvd on tuesday night, and watched it last night. if you've not seen this movie yet, shame on you. it's wonderful. i like it more every time i see it. it's a beautiful movie to watch and the performances given by the three women (nicole kidman, julianne moore, and merryl streep) are mind-blowing. it makes me think about a lot of things but i think mostly it's sort of about people discovering what it is to be involved in the lives of other people. it's sort of about how we are all interwoven into with the lives of the people in our little worlds and the responsibilities we have to those people and to ourselves.
still neck deep in assessment.
since i updated last things here have been uneventful. i went out for drinks last night and discovered i can no longer hold my liquor as i needed to stop after two drinks. this is sad. it means my glory days 'passed me by', like bruce springsteen said. it's hell to be old. ish.
i did buy the hours on dvd on tuesday night, and watched it last night. if you've not seen this movie yet, shame on you. it's wonderful. i like it more every time i see it. it's a beautiful movie to watch and the performances given by the three women (nicole kidman, julianne moore, and merryl streep) are mind-blowing. it makes me think about a lot of things but i think mostly it's sort of about people discovering what it is to be involved in the lives of other people. it's sort of about how we are all interwoven into with the lives of the people in our little worlds and the responsibilities we have to those people and to ourselves.
still neck deep in assessment.
Sunday, June 22, 2003
tonight, def leppard was in town. they got picketed by religious protestors waving giant posters about abortion killing and homosexuals going to hell.... does anyone else not get the connection? i sure didn't. the guy from the ice cream stand and i watched the concert goers arrive and some heckled the protestors, which was tres funny. one guy acutally mooned one of them and mooned/smacked his bare ass at another (there were three altogether). the homosexuals part made me wonder if they'll be back for the cher concert in july, 'cause you just know that's gonna be a whole giant bunch of gay, gay, men. i might have to set up a foldin chair to watch that one.
nothing new to report, just been at work. spent tonight at work, helping run a benefit concert given by miss freeport 2003. scenes fromdrop dead gorgeous kept playing over and over in my head... i smiled to myself a lot. lookin' forward to pride parade at the end of june.. much fun to be had there.
personally - still learning, still thinking; some re-evalution and re-assessment goin' on. i feel like maybe there's some changes percolatin'.
nothing new to report, just been at work. spent tonight at work, helping run a benefit concert given by miss freeport 2003. scenes fromdrop dead gorgeous kept playing over and over in my head... i smiled to myself a lot. lookin' forward to pride parade at the end of june.. much fun to be had there.
personally - still learning, still thinking; some re-evalution and re-assessment goin' on. i feel like maybe there's some changes percolatin'.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
well, it seems that i've been on a self-imposed hiatus lately.. been busy.
yesterday i bought high fidelity, classic cinema. my air conditioner is in, praise jesus. got some new books from the library, which i'm looking forward to reading.
finally got a full size bed, just like a grownup.
saw coldplay at the uic pavilion on june 9th. i can't even express what an awesome experience that was; currently my most favorite band, their stuff is just that good. gods, they are.
went to gatlinburg, tn, for a family reunion of sorts.. played with babies and spent time with my dad's side of the family. played golf for the first time in 15 years (and wasn't half bad), and hot tubbed a bunch. good stuff.
cat is fine, box of water is fine..
as far as work is concerned, i turn to one of my favorite writers, dorothy parker, who once said:
"what fresh hell is this?"
been kind of in a tough spot lately, some days are small and lonely, some days are okay. learning a lot about other people.
more to follow...patience, constant reader.
yesterday i bought high fidelity, classic cinema. my air conditioner is in, praise jesus. got some new books from the library, which i'm looking forward to reading.
finally got a full size bed, just like a grownup.
saw coldplay at the uic pavilion on june 9th. i can't even express what an awesome experience that was; currently my most favorite band, their stuff is just that good. gods, they are.
went to gatlinburg, tn, for a family reunion of sorts.. played with babies and spent time with my dad's side of the family. played golf for the first time in 15 years (and wasn't half bad), and hot tubbed a bunch. good stuff.
cat is fine, box of water is fine..
as far as work is concerned, i turn to one of my favorite writers, dorothy parker, who once said:
"what fresh hell is this?"
been kind of in a tough spot lately, some days are small and lonely, some days are okay. learning a lot about other people.
more to follow...patience, constant reader.
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