| at least i gave it a try |
|
|
| 01:51am 01/06/2007 |
| |
i know it's been forever since i posted in here but life seems to kind of be sucking now. and i know i only post in here when it is sucking. such is the nature of the beast.
the good thing about taking ambien at 6pm is that you wake up about 2am.
and margaret, if there is a god, please tell him to send me cute boys. |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| my thoughts on oscars & my top films of 2006 |
|
|
| 08:59am 25/02/2007 |
| |
Actor:
The only one here I saw was Half Nelson with Ryan Gosling. He is phenomenal and one of the best young actors of our generation. I didn’t see Happyness but I’m wondering why in the hell was Will Smith nominated….was he really that good or did the show just need some star power? Didn’t see Blood Diamond either, but you think Leo would’ve got the nom for Departed. And I know O’Toole is the sentimental favorite…but did anyone even see Venus? From the synopsis, it sounds like the role could’ve been played just as effectively by any old codger. But just from the trailers, you can tell that Whitaker’s performance is really a career-defining performance.
Supporting Actor:
The only ones I saw here were Sunshine, Dreamgirls, and Departed. I might be a little off the mark with Jackie Earle Haley but maybe that’s just because I think I’m playing it too safe in all the other categories. I haven’t seen Little Children, but a lot of my friends listed it as one of their best films of the year and it’s gotten a good amount of critical praise so I think it might be a sympathy vote. Arkin was good in Sunshine and considering that the academy is mainly old white guys with money, he could get it. Murphy was good in Dreamgirls but I think the performance was a little one note. And I love Mark Wahlberg in everything he’s in (and he stole every scene he was in), but Jack or Matt Damon really should’ve gotten the nomination for The Departed. Didn’t see Blood Diamond, so I don’t know how Djimon Hounsou even got in here. I think Michael Sheen from The Queen should have been nominated here and I’m a little upset Djimon beat him out. Brad Pitt was also good and deserving of a nomination (though not as good as he was in 12 Monkeys). I think you have me changing my vote to Arkin and I just need to hope the old guys are on my side.
Actress:
Unfortunately the only one I saw here was The Queen and Mirren was phenomenal. I’m going to try to nab a friend’s screener for Notes but I feel like Judi Dench gives the same outstanding performance in everything she’s in…so it’s hard to distinguish a great performance for her from just a good performance for her. Didn’t see Prada b/c I thought it might be too lightweight for my taste. Never got around to seeing Volver…I don’t think any of the ads were very informative as to what the film was actually about…all it did was let us know Penelope Cruz was in it, and was really good in it. Didn’t see Little Children, but I appreciate Kate Winslet. Vote goes to Mirren.
Supporting Actress:
Didn’t see Notes on a Scandal but I feel that Cate Blanchett & Kate Winslet could almost be a little interchangeable with the roles they pick. That’s not really an insult, but their names are always popping up on these things. I enjoyed Babel and I actually thought Adriana Barraza was the stronger of the two nominated performances. If Rinko Kikuchi wins, it’s because it “means more” to play a deaf Japanese girl. Abigail Breslin was good in Sunshine but I don’t know if she had a big enough part for me to even have nominated her. I actually would’ve picked Toni Collette over her. Which leaves Jennifer Hudson. While I think her performance is far overrated, let’s be honest and say this nomination and her win is all about one scene … the big scene. Again with someone being overlooked for their co-star, I thought Anika Noni Rose had a better acting performance than Hudson did. But it’s a great story for Hudson to win and she’s been giving great acceptance speeches so far so she’s a total lock.
Animated Pic:
I didn’t see any of them, but all the prognosticators are pointing to Cars so I’m gonna do the same. (Don’t think I actually saw any animated films this year. A little upset I haven’t gotten to see A Scanner Darkly yet.)
Director:
This is Marty all the way. Of course, isn’t that what everyone said with The Aviator and Gangs of New York …and it didn’t happen. While if there was a better directing accomplishment in this field, I think the same thing could’ve happened but none of the others really stood out. Here the only ones I haven’t seen are Iwo Jima & United 93. If there’s an upset I think it goes to Paul Greengrass with United 93. Again, a lot of people I know thought 93 was one of the best films of the year and Greengrass would get the win for so deftly handling the subject matter. Inarritu was good at directing Babel , but it’s one of those where I don’t know if the scriptwriter or director should get more merit for the film. And Frears symbolism in The Queen was a little too blatant for my vote.
Documentary:
Ay, I didn’t see any of these either, lol. I think the only documentary this year I did see was “The Bridge” about suicide jumpers at the Golden Gate Bridge . An Inconvenient Truth seems to be the lock for the win.
Foreign Language:
The only one I saw here is Pan’s Labyrinth and if I had my say I would’ve given a directing nod to Guillermo del Toro. I’m hearing that The Lives of Others may beat out Pan’s, but I can’t see that happening with all of Pan’s other nominations and the money it’s made at the box office. Can’t remember seeing any other foreign films this year.
Song:
The only one from Dreamgirls I even remotely remember is “Love You I Do.” The 3 nominated songs may all cancel each other out leaving way for perennial Oscar fave Randy Newman with “Our Town.” Of course, if they wanted to show a little more love to Al Gore & Inconvenient Truth, it could just as easily go to Melissa Etheridge for her tune. I think again the old white guys don’t want to vote for an old white lesbian and it ends up going to “Love You I Do.”
Screenplay – Adapted:
Why the hell is Borat even in here?? I enjoyed it, yes. And an acting nomination for Sacha Baron Cohen would’ve been more appropriate than a nom in this category. Didn’t see Children of Men (hopefully tonight though) or Children or Scandal. But if Departed doesn’t take Best Pic, it’s got this one.
Screenplay – Original:
Only one I didn’t see was Iwo Jima . It’s not going to Pan’s because it’s foreign language. I think it comes down to Babel or Sunshine. Again, it’s a toss-up with these two. I think I’m going to go with Babel because it’s about “something.”
Picture:
I’ve heard so many things from so many places. Only one I haven’t seen is Iwo Jima … and I don’t know anyone who’s seen Iwo Jima so I think it’s out. The Queen was good, but I don’t think it’s how the Academy will want to be remembered by in 50 years. The same could be said for Sunshine. Babel was good but a little too “wasn’t this called Crash last year?” It could go to The Departed but is it a great film…enjoyable, yes…great, perhaps. Sunshine could have the sentimental vote since everyone could watch and enjoy Sunshine. I took a screener home with me over Thanksgiving of Sunshine and watched it with my parents, and my grandmother and we all loved it…and if any of my younger cousins were there, they would’ve loved it too. (The only comment my grandmother had was “why does he have to curse so much?”). I know I said I was leaning towards Sunshine before but now I’m swaying to a Marty love fest with Departed. It’s made a ton of money, was well-directed, well-written, well-acted … it would almost be an embarrassment if it didn’t win under those circumstances.
Other categories:
Art Direction – Pan’s (could go to Dreamgirls)
Cinematography – Children of Men (I hear the cinematography is amazing and this won the guild. My second choice would be Prestige.)
Costume – Marie Antoinette (I thought Dreamgirls was too simple. Same with Queen. Didn’t see Curse, Prada, or Antoinette though.)
Editing – Babel (won the guild award. Maybe an upset for Departed, or 93 just to show it some love.)
Make-up – Pan’s (only one I saw here)
Score – Notes (I’m so bad at remembering scores, I’m just going for this one because it’s Philip Glass. I thought the score for Brokeback was too sparse to be nominated or win so it could go to Babel & Gustavo Santoalla. Good German is Thomas Newman so he could get it as well. Queen is Desplat who’s also well-known but I don’t remember much music from Queen.)
Sound Editing – Pirates (only saw Flags)
Sound Mixing – Dreamgirls (only saw Dreamgirls & Flags)
Visual Effects – Pirates (didn’t see any of these)
Docu Short – Two Hands (didn’t see any of these)
Animated Short – Matchgirl (didn’t see any of these)
Live Short – West Bank Story (didn’t see any of these)
Top Films of 2006
I think my favorite film of all of last year … and I’m upset it got no nominations was The Fountain. I thought it would’ve at least bagged score or visual effects or cinematography or some of the techy/crafty kind of stuff, but nothing!
1. The Fountain
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Shortbus
4. The Prestige
5. Idlewild
6. Half Nelson
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Borat
9. Babel
10. Rocky Balboa
11. The Bridge
12. The Queen
13. American Gun
14. The Descent
15. Casino Royale
16. Snakes On A Plane
17. V For Vendetta
18. The Illusionist
19. Accepted
20. CSA: Confederate States of America
Other films I saw last year (that I remember):
Inside Man
The Departed
Flags Of Our Fathers
Saw 3
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Another Gay Movie
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Tristan & Isolde
When A Stranger Calls
Freedomland
Date Movie
The Hills Have Eyes
Mission Impossible 3
A Prairie Home Companion
Dreamgirls |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| i feel the spirit |
|
|
| 12:06am 09/12/2006 |
| |
mood:  happy
|
you simply haven't lived until you've had fake snow sprinkled on you by john c. reilly...in a santa suit. |
|
| |
|
Read 3 - Post |
| |
| hungry |
|
|
| 09:08am 02/12/2006 |
| |
mood:  amused
|
i just slept another two hours because i dreamt i was at johnny rockets and i was waiting for my breakfast to come. so if anyone would like to bring me an omelette, i would love you very much right now. |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| dialogue with pain |
|
|
| 06:14pm 19/11/2006 |
| |
"It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value."
-Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| one day... |
|
|
| 11:24pm 14/11/2006 |
| |
Fingertips are all I have
Have you heard the sea?
The water's edge is all I have
Have you heard it breathe?
An endless sigh I cannot hear
Here I cease to run
Arid mouth so hard to speak
Speak? Cat got my tongue
Describe to me how I look
Look what I've become
Describe to me how I look
I'm not scared of dying
I'm not scared of death
I'll keep a smile 'til my last breath
I've loved 'til I've lost
I've lived how I felt
One day I will find peace within myself
Boyish grin, it bears me well
Where can I begin?
Don't forget I'm still around
How the wind feels free
Behind the smile I fade away
The wayward days are gone
I love this power
I love this power
I love this power that's crushed so easily
I love this power
I'm not scared of dying
I'm not scared of death
I'll keep a smile 'til my last breath
I've loved 'til I've lost
I've lived how I felt
One day I will find peace within myself
I want to take all the sadness
Of the world from your shoulders
I want to take all the sadness
Of the world from your shoulders
I want to take all the sadness |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| feel the future rushing slowly |
|
|
| 10:14pm 22/10/2006 |
| |
mood:  listless
|
So I haven’t written anything of any substance in this thing in forever it seems, and I don’t know if that’ll be changing tonight or not. I guess I just felt like I haven’t had much to say lately or I’ve been getting it out in other ways … using my voice instead of computer pixels.
I’ve been kinda’ depressed lately. Really feel like drawing in. I’ve got great groups of friends, I’ve been keeping pretty active in my social life, I just got a raise and promotion at my job, so what is it? Love. Fucking love.
Previously I was happy to be single. It gave me the time, money and ability to do what I want when I want, see who I want how I want, and just enjoy my own company. But lately I’ve felt kind of alone. I’m really due for a relationship or something right now. There have been people who’ve been interested lately, but no one who really inspires me to anything. And there’ve been people I’ve been interested in, people who inspire me to feel. But unfortunately the feeling hasn’t always been reciprocated.
Went to Disneyland a couple weeks ago and had a good time. Been going to Fubar on Monday nights lately and enjoying myself. Saw some concerts recently: Graph Nobel, Jill Sobule & Julia Sweeney, Teitur, Starsailor, Ed Harcourt, Cyndi Lauper. Got a couple new books that I haven’t had time to read yet: Alain de Botton The Architecture of Happiness and Mark Z. Danielewski Only Revolutions. Went to a book reading/signing for MZD. I hope to get to at least one of them over Thanksgiving. Prolly AdB since he’ll be a much easier read. I did finally finish The Romantic Movement the other day at my car dealer.
I think that’s all I have to say now. Sorry it’s not more upbeat or more of it, lol. The concerts were good. I’ve gotten some cds lately: Goldfrapp, Sarah McLachlan, Graph Nobel, Tom Waits, Julia Sweeney, Morcheeba, Van Hunt, Tobias Froberg, Cat Power, Emm Gryner, Pete Yorn, Harold Arlen tribute, Serena Ryder, Lady & Bird, Tori Amos.
I saw Flags of our Fathers today and it was okay. Shortbus was very good. The Departed was disappointing. I’ve also been watching a lot of TV lately. God bless DVR.
Someone cheer me up. And I need cute new pics of me. After I get my hair cut again. Which I hope to do next weekend. |
|
| |
|
Read 3 - Post |
| |
| sex is a weapon |
|
|
| 10:45pm 19/10/2006 |
| |
mood: excited
|
sex is a weapon
got your finger on the trigger
sex is a weapon
bullet to bullet
bang! bang! |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| gonna pull you up by your love |
|
|
| 12:49am 18/09/2006 |
| |
mood:  confused
|
Mack the knife
That’s what I think
I drove all night
All through the night
True colors
She-bop
Sisters of Avalon
Girls just wanna have fun
Still with me
“read between the lines” (a new song??)
Shine
Change of heart
---
Unchained melody
Time after time
Money changes everything
For those of you who didn’t want to cough up $60 to come see Cyndi lauper with me (which is all of you), that’s what you missed. As you can see, she got it going right from the very first song. “think” “drove” “all through” and “sisters” are four of my fave Cyndi lauper songs. She was walking on the dinner tables and everything. Jill sobule opened and everyone in the audience loved her. She was selling a ton of cds at the end. Cyndi came out and did “Mexican wrestler” with Jill, and Jill came out and did “money changes everything” with Cyndi (as well as Cyndi’s sister). It was a great show and well worth the $60. Canyon club is an interesting place. I guess it holds about 1200, but it feels more intimate than that. It’s wider than it is long, so there’s better vantage points from places. The wait staff was all really nice and friendly too.
I know I haven’t posted in forever. I even got emails from people asking what was going on because I hadn’t posted in forever. And I have a lot of emails I haven’t returned. I’ve just been busy. When I haven’t been busy, I really haven’t been interested in being in front of a computer screen … so some of you may have noticed I’m away about 95% of the time on IM now too.
Work is going okay. I’m getting tired of being an assistant but having difficulty finding the energy, time and motivation to apply to grad school. I think I want to do higher education administration, but I’m not entirely sure. I go back and forth between being terrified that I’m not smart enough for grad school and will not having any money and, well, being afraid I’m not smart enough for grad school and will not have any money. Especially when right now I have more money than I’ve ever had in my life. Been making double payments on my school and car loans. Hope to get them paid off early. Was going to put some money in a CD, but I’m losing more money on loan interest than I would make in a CD. I need to call Suze Orman and have her help me.
Gone on a few dates with a few guys. It’s frustrating though. I can never get feelings to sync up with somebody else. Current case in point – I’ve got two guys in my life right now. One who I am crazy about and makes me get that warm fuzzy feeling inside without having to stick a gerbil up my ass … but he’ll never be as into me as I am into him and will never be able to give me what I want him to give me. The other is perfect in every way, shape, and form (smart, kind, cute, funny, intelligent, passionate, empathetic, caring, etc…) and while I do like him as well … I don’t get that overjoyed, never-stop-smiling feeling I get with the other one. So what do I do? Chase down the rainbow-lined path that’s clearly going nowhere or stroll down the dirt road and hope I come across some lollipop fields and cloud formations? I realized I was maybe happier a couple months ago when I was going through a romantic dry spell because I didn’t have anybody to pin any hopes up. Now that there’s hope, there’s disappointment. Meanwhile, frogs still fall, honeysuckle still smells, and it's not going to stop 'til you wise up.
What have I been listening to lately? Cyndi Lauper, Tahiti 80, Esthero, Aimee Mann, Poe, Eleni Mandell, Cat Power, Bic Runga, Sondre Lerche. The new Starsailor album is fantastic and will prolly be in my top 5 albums of 2006.
I just finished watching dvds of Veronica Mars season 2. Waiting for me is Smallville 5, Lost 2, Arrested Development 3, The Office 1-2 and Boston Legal 1. Plus I ordered The Critic and All in the Family 4-5. I also went to Blockbuster the other day and got: Me And You And Everyone We Know, Yes, Criminal, Cronicas, Heights, Millions, Murderball, and The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Plus I already had Cry Baby, Cecil B Demented, Mind The Gap, Team America, Napoleon Dynamite, and the Eels live DVD which I haven’t opened. Don’t know when I’m gonna get time to watch them. I think I’m gonna buy a portable DVD player before I leave for Thanksgiving.
So, yes, I am going to Indiana to see my extended family for Thanksgiving. I leave Thanksgiving morning and come back the Monday immediately afterwards. I’ll be in town for all of Christmas and New Years, unless someone wants to go to Vegas with me … (Since none of you punks want to go to the Vegoose festival with me.)
Okay…I think this is all I have the energy to write about now. Maybe I’ll post more again in a month or two about the nothingness and indecision that plagues me following this posting. |
|
| |
|
Read 4 - Post |
| |
| happy anniversary |
|
|
| 08:37pm 07/08/2006 |
| |
mood:  good
|
today los angeles and i turn 2 together. and i still wouldn't trade her for any other girl. |
|
| |
|
Read 3 - Post |
| |
| help... |
|
|
| 10:47pm 03/08/2006 |
| |
mood:  drunk
|
please don't let me drink & shop again. |
|
| |
|
Read 8 - Post |
| |
| you love it |
|
|
| 10:08pm 23/07/2006 |
| |
mood: sad clown
|
okay...i did not need to turn on IFC when the bed scene of billy's hollywood screen kiss is on. i am 4 cocktails in to the night and too in need of a bf to have to deal with this!
ps. one of the best things about being short is that i can stand on my bed and rock out a la the little kid in hedwig. |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| jam of the summer |
|
|
| 11:59pm 18/07/2006 |
| |
mood: excited
|
where do i begin with how much i love this song?? from the piano opening to the trumpet solo to the 70s am radio feel. i was getting shivers today just reading about this guy.
Got a visit from the dead dog
He slept at the end of my bed last night
He could tell I was fading
And somehow fighting against the light
Everyday when I open my eyes
I see unwanted funerals
Maybe I'll be buried alive
But I've never seen you so beautiful
Oh, I'm staying in today
And watch the others play
Oh, wash my sins away
Like all good children I mean what I say
I guess God has the last laugh
From up on high he lets us kill
And his people die for their faith
And we call it triumph of the will
All the theories in my own head
Fragment and bump into themselves
I'll run instead of taking a walk
Instead of sixes I see twelves
Oh, I'm staying in today
And watch the others play
Oh, wash my sins away
Like all good children I mean what I say
Run where you've never been before
Lest the dead dog chase you home
Run where you've never been before
Lest the dead dog chase you home
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=401F50357077FBC7 |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| uh-oh |
|
|
| 09:11pm 06/07/2006 |
| |
mood:  worried
|
...this could be trouble. dr. will is on big brother all-stars. i think i might go into some serious emotional trauma if i have to see that face 3x a week... |
|
| |
|
Read 2 - Post |
| |
| you are every bit a soldier |
|
|
| 12:46am 03/07/2006 |
| |
mood: good
|
sorry for all the posts tonight, but i keep finding more to say/do.
new photos up on my yahoo photo page. it's the three family feud taping pics and the first 01-28-06 pic.
i also forgot to mention that i saw Jamie Lidell on Wednesday at amoeba with joe. and it was great. he was totally sweet and interested in chatting. hell of a cutie too. asked me about the cds i had in my hand (the mcgarrigle sisters and grant-lee phillips...could i have been carrying anything cooler?) |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| ice age |
|
|
| 11:46pm 02/07/2006 |
| |
mood: sad
|
ice age
don't cry baby
cause we'll write it where it goes
and we'll dress up for the cold
there's gonna be nice days
in the ice age
and i learned when i was in school
it only moves an inch or two
every other day
so i think we'll be okay
there's gonna be nice days
in the ice age
there's little left to say
that our love won't melt away
so have another glass of wine
and i think it will be fine
there's gonna be nice days
in the ice age
and the saddest thing would be
if you up and said to me
that you're tired of running scared
and you really don't care
about the ice age, baby
so maybe we'd lie down
and we'd kiss there on the ground
as we're taken by the ice
and in fact it might be nice
there's gonna be nice days
in the ice age
and in ten thousand years time
when we're found there still entwined
in a near eternal kiss
that would impress the scientists
there's gonna be nice days
in the ice age |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| when the hunger's gone |
|
|
| 10:56pm 02/07/2006 |
| |
mood: listless
|
i've been trying a new diet this weekend. several beers + a pitcher of tea + one meal a day. is it working? i don't know yet.
met jon today for brunch at jack spratt's. my first time there. it was very good. will need to go back again. very soon. also did some surround sound shopping today with brad. though best buy and circuit city didn't have the system i was looking at. i did pick up the double disc special edition of napoleon dynamite for $7 at best buy though.
only 4 more hours left in season one of 24. while i am enjoying it, i think parts of the storyline are becoming farfetched. and is that dennis hopper playing drazen?
yesterday i just watched tennis, soccer and 24. met jarred for prairie home companion...which was disappointing. altman is overrated. then drinks at the abbey. ran into arthur et al there.
i know i just posted about it, but i am really tired of spilling shit on myself. i used to be so good at not making a mess but lately...ugh.
realized i haven't talked about my trip to nyc yet.
left work early on tuesday to head to the burbank airport to catch my flight. i think i sat near tim robbins at the airport bar. got on my flight and they said they needed two people to get off because the plane was overweight. i wondered why and how they knew it would only take two people and tried not to let this worry me during takeoff. i would've went since i didn't need to be in nyc until the next evening, but the one woman who did seemed like someone i didn't want to be on a van with to the ontario airport to catch the next red eye to nyc with. i got on the plane and was disappointed to see their direct tv times were eastern, not pacific, so i missed kathy griffin, etc. that i was looking fwd to watching.
i landed the next am and met up with kyle in williamsburg. had a good time together. grabbed brunch. kyle is totally cute. i'd probably have chased after him were we in the same city. made our way to times square. brian came up from dc. met him at the hotel. kyle left us and brian and i went to see rufus at carnegie hall. i'm sure many of you know he was doing judy garland's live at carnegie hall album from top to bottom. because he's gay. the show was good. rufus got 4-5 standing ovations. martha came out and did "stormy weather" ... she killed and i wonder which of the two of them is more talented... his mom came out and performed a couple songs with him. then one of judy's daughers, lorna luft, came out and did a number with rufus. oh, how crazy the queens went then. i thought liza was gonna come out ... and while i'm impartial to the Z ... i probably would've went apeshit too if she did. jason and ryan and front row tix. fuckers :-p after the show, brian, jason and i went to chelsea for food and drinks. met up later with ryan et al for more drinks. somehow brian and i made it back to our hotel and crashed.
thursday i did some shopping at H&M. everything i bought that i have worn i have spilled something on as i mentioned earlier :( this distresses me like you cannot believe. also got some jeans at AE....which I have also spilled stuff on :( that night we went to see three penny opera which was incredible. nellie mckay stole the show. it was ashame cyndi lauper only had a couple songs. alan cumming was great. so was jim dale. i thought ana gasteyer could've been better....but maybe it was the role. there were trannies and cunts and everything in it. it was great! i just wish they would've put out a cast recording of it.
friday brian left and i met up with tom in soho. i think i might have a total crush on tom. what i wouldn't give for a few stolen moments. afterwards i had dinner with kiera, shannon, and katie. then kiera & shannon and i went to some dive bar called ... i forget ... then to this bar in astoria ... i'm forgetting that name too. rapture? something beginning with an R.
crashed with kiera friday night. shannon came over for pancakes saturday morning. then we went to see rhett miller, teddy thompson, and ollabelle at central park. bryan joined us and his friend gretchen, and kiera's friend jackie. afterwards bryan, gretchen, and i met up with their friend kat to eat at a place called Esperanto (in the east village, i believe). it was good cuban friend. hung out for a bit at cat's place in grammercy before heading back to bryan's apt to crash with him.
got up sunday am and ... i think we grabbed brunch somewhere? met up with kyle in the afternoon again to see spring awakening. if you're in nyc you must, must, must go see this musical. tix are a bit pricey at $60, but the theatre is really intimate and the show was incredible. i think it could be the next rent. duncan sheik did the music, and stephen sater did the lyrics. it was directed by the same guy who directed thoroughly modern millie (on broadway) and a home at the end of the world (the gay colin farrell movie). i hope they get a recording of this out quick. met back up with bryan at his place. had dinner with him and shannon. bryan and i rented the aristocrats (overrated) and breakfast on pluto (good) and finished off a bottle of wine so fast we should've gotten two or three. bryan also said something really nice to me. something along the lines of that he wished we lived in the same city again because we'd hang out a lot. that meant a lot to me. i think that stuff a lot and feel like i'm the only one who ever says it. so it was nice to finally hear it from someone else :)
left early the next morning to fly home. turned out barry was on my flight back to burbank. which, unfortunately, i didn't know until we landed and i saw him walking through the terminal. i'd like to hang out with him and get to know him better, but it hasn't happened yet :-/ got back home and went to work for a long day, the beginning of a long week.
i have been working like crazy bombs lately. thankfully, it's slow this past week and next week while my boss is out of town. though once he returns, it'll be 12-14 hour days again. despite the toll it's taking on my personal life, i have more money now than i've ever had in my life. which is a plus.
saw hawksley workman 3x last week. he's so great.
wimbledon is on and that's taking up a bit of my time.
my birthday is wednesday. party saturday.
haven't really dated at all lately. can't even tell you the last guy i went out with. or even "talked" with. as much as i say it's not bothering me...it is. i'm finally ready for a bf and a relationship and no one is around who is interested in me. and as the vicious cycle goes, i feel like it's affecting my self-esteem and definitely lowering my opinion of myself, physical and otherwise. so friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your dates.
i have off work tom'w and tuesday which should be fun. birthday party for jason tom'w night. dentist appt on thursday morning. think i'm going to get my teeth whitened. i think that will encourage me to smile more. other than that, nothing planned for next week.
oh yeah, my office is going to knotts berry farm on saturday the 15th and i have a +1. please tell me someone wants to go with me.... |
|
| |
|
Read 10 - Post |
| |
|
|
|
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small}
superball9's journal
accomplished