The topaz/gold glory belonged to my great-grandfather and my dad used to like to wear it on dress-up occassions. And now it belongs to me, and I will wear it for all occasions. I do love me some men's jewelry.
.jpg)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
ring king
I've never been way into jewelry unless it's permanentally implanted, but I am when it is yellow and/or has a little meaning to it. So the other night my mom gave me this ring:
The topaz/gold glory belonged to my great-grandfather and my dad used to like to wear it on dress-up occassions. And now it belongs to me, and I will wear it for all occasions. I do love me some men's jewelry.
The topaz/gold glory belonged to my great-grandfather and my dad used to like to wear it on dress-up occassions. And now it belongs to me, and I will wear it for all occasions. I do love me some men's jewelry.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
ear candy
There has been a lack of good live music in my life for the past few months, but luckily that has been recently remedied by two of the best performances of my life.
1. BOB WEIR = late hours of crazy awesomeness at All Good in West Virginia that ended way too soon.
2. THE WAILERS = minutes of awesomeness at People's Fest in Wilmington that lightning managed to make even better, but also caused to end way waaaaay too soon.
1. BOB WEIR = late hours of crazy awesomeness at All Good in West Virginia that ended way too soon.
2. THE WAILERS = minutes of awesomeness at People's Fest in Wilmington that lightning managed to make even better, but also caused to end way waaaaay too soon.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
seamstress patch
Some girls scout fairies descended upon my PicnicPack and gave me patches that I didn't earn, but do deserve. In another life, they belonged to my mama.
blockbustation
Blockbuster offered this deal where you get unlimited movies (2 at a time) for a week, and I have been trying to be on top of getting my $$$'s worth. And the lucky ducks who got to come home with me so far have been:
1. Wendy & Lucy
I loved it inside out upside down. A girl with bad luck who is on the road and loves her dog, it felt very familiar.
A+
2. Confessions of a Shopaholic
Felt just like the Devil Wears Prada. I liked the idea of really addressing shopping addicts (which it seemed to do at the beginning), but then it got too slapstick at the end. There was a bride in fur in NYC, which I love. But there was also a moment involving the line, "The bidder on the phone was you?" Which I did not love.
C+
3. He's Just Not That Into You
I never saw a preview for this movie, but I did see the commercials, which are mini-previews. And the movie was just a way longer version of the commercial. It felt like Love, Actually in the structure of the plot and a way watered down SATC overall. I like Ginnifer Goodwin but her character was pathetic. Drew Barrymore's part was small, but she was the techno-savvy faghag, and she had a line that said, "People don't meet each other organically anymore." I think that can be true, but I'm glad it's not the case in my life.
C
4. The Education of Charlie Barlett
So boring, everyone mumbled. Fred Durst should not direct anymore. I lasted about 40 minutes before I took it out and watched.....
F
5. The Office Season 4
Makes my heart soar.
A+
1. Wendy & Lucy
I loved it inside out upside down. A girl with bad luck who is on the road and loves her dog, it felt very familiar.
A+
2. Confessions of a Shopaholic
Felt just like the Devil Wears Prada. I liked the idea of really addressing shopping addicts (which it seemed to do at the beginning), but then it got too slapstick at the end. There was a bride in fur in NYC, which I love. But there was also a moment involving the line, "The bidder on the phone was you?" Which I did not love.
C+
3. He's Just Not That Into You
I never saw a preview for this movie, but I did see the commercials, which are mini-previews. And the movie was just a way longer version of the commercial. It felt like Love, Actually in the structure of the plot and a way watered down SATC overall. I like Ginnifer Goodwin but her character was pathetic. Drew Barrymore's part was small, but she was the techno-savvy faghag, and she had a line that said, "People don't meet each other organically anymore." I think that can be true, but I'm glad it's not the case in my life.
C
4. The Education of Charlie Barlett
So boring, everyone mumbled. Fred Durst should not direct anymore. I lasted about 40 minutes before I took it out and watched.....
F
5. The Office Season 4
Makes my heart soar.
A+
my thoughts
1. I wish I could play the violin.
2. It annoys me that people are saying Bruno won't be funny because I think the general public is jealous of Sasha's crazy great humor skills, which are impeccable in my not humble opinion.
3. Today was our first open house and 9 couples went through, one of whom was supposedly very interested. 2 other couples went through last week. I don't think I have ever wanted anything as much as I want this house sold and to be done with York. The day this house sells will most likely trump my wedding day.
4. The Office is my favorite show ever besides Lost.
5. Today I went to the dog park and there was 1 other fugly pug, 3 jugs (jack russell/pug), 5 bugs (beagle/pugs, which I thought were called puggles but whatever), and a bulldog. I don't know why people get these imitation pugs when obviously all they want is a Gigl of their own.
2. It annoys me that people are saying Bruno won't be funny because I think the general public is jealous of Sasha's crazy great humor skills, which are impeccable in my not humble opinion.
3. Today was our first open house and 9 couples went through, one of whom was supposedly very interested. 2 other couples went through last week. I don't think I have ever wanted anything as much as I want this house sold and to be done with York. The day this house sells will most likely trump my wedding day.
4. The Office is my favorite show ever besides Lost.
5. Today I went to the dog park and there was 1 other fugly pug, 3 jugs (jack russell/pug), 5 bugs (beagle/pugs, which I thought were called puggles but whatever), and a bulldog. I don't know why people get these imitation pugs when obviously all they want is a Gigl of their own.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
on the road again
Highlights from the June travels:
New York
the biggest piece of pizza ever for only $2!
of all the upper west side's millions of statues, this was the best.
Wescher's Currywurst! This is where I worked in New York, but I left the city before the restaurant actually opened, so this was the first time I got to see the baby all grown up.
Colorado
This day Jeff led a group of about 60 volunteers to work on trailbuilding and nature maintainence.
cheyenne my parrot friend
this river is wild
teva games
Mass.
Father's Day morning on West Beach :(
the Bali Hai=my favorite Chineses in the world
the view from Marissa's deck
FIZZMAN
thanks to mapquest + the george washington bridge
New York
the biggest piece of pizza ever for only $2!
of all the upper west side's millions of statues, this was the best.
Wescher's Currywurst! This is where I worked in New York, but I left the city before the restaurant actually opened, so this was the first time I got to see the baby all grown up.
Colorado
This day Jeff led a group of about 60 volunteers to work on trailbuilding and nature maintainence.
cheyenne my parrot friend
this river is wild
teva games
Mass.
Father's Day morning on West Beach :(
the Bali Hai=my favorite Chineses in the world
the view from Marissa's deck
FIZZMAN
thanks to mapquest + the george washington bridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
the mermaid chair
I just read The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. A+
Favorite quotes
You can't stop your heart from loving, really--it's like standing out there in the ocean, yelling at the waves to stop.
*
When a person was in need of a cataclysmic change, of a whole new center of personality, for instance, his or her psyche would induce an infatuation, an erotic attachment, an intense falling in love. He knew this. Every analyst knew it. Falling in love was the oldest, most ruthless catalyst on earth.
*
We stood there staring at each other. I wondered if I would've fallen in love with him if he'd been a shoe salesman in Atlanta. It was a bizarre thought, but it seemed somehow the most sensible thought of my life. I doubted I would have, and it was disillusioning to me in the sense of stripping away the last remaining illusions. My falling in love with him had every thing to do with his monkness, his loyalty to what lay deep within him, the self-containment of his solitude, that desire to be transformed. What I'd loved in him most was my own aliveness, his ability to give me back to myself. It felt cruel and astonishing to realize that our relationship had never belonged out therein the world, in a real world where you wash socks and slice onions. It belonged in the shadowed linings of the soul. I had come to the irreducible thing, just as I had with my father, and there was nothing to do but accept, to learn to accept, to lie every night and accept.
*
You brought me deeper into life--how could I regret that?
Favorite quotes
You can't stop your heart from loving, really--it's like standing out there in the ocean, yelling at the waves to stop.
*
When a person was in need of a cataclysmic change, of a whole new center of personality, for instance, his or her psyche would induce an infatuation, an erotic attachment, an intense falling in love. He knew this. Every analyst knew it. Falling in love was the oldest, most ruthless catalyst on earth.
*
We stood there staring at each other. I wondered if I would've fallen in love with him if he'd been a shoe salesman in Atlanta. It was a bizarre thought, but it seemed somehow the most sensible thought of my life. I doubted I would have, and it was disillusioning to me in the sense of stripping away the last remaining illusions. My falling in love with him had every thing to do with his monkness, his loyalty to what lay deep within him, the self-containment of his solitude, that desire to be transformed. What I'd loved in him most was my own aliveness, his ability to give me back to myself. It felt cruel and astonishing to realize that our relationship had never belonged out therein the world, in a real world where you wash socks and slice onions. It belonged in the shadowed linings of the soul. I had come to the irreducible thing, just as I had with my father, and there was nothing to do but accept, to learn to accept, to lie every night and accept.
*
You brought me deeper into life--how could I regret that?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
the ghost of halloween past
In cleaning out Grey Gardens, I found an old Halloween costume. Compare the glory days:
To the aftermath:
Moral being: do not depend on electrical tape for the backbone of a quality costume.
To the aftermath:
Moral being: do not depend on electrical tape for the backbone of a quality costume.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
antoinette perry
My 2009 Tony Award opinions.
Best Play
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage
Reasons to Be Pretty
33 Variations
* I vote Reasons to Be Pretty bc Neil LaBute is clever and Moises Kaufman has had his day. Kaufman has good ideas that I don't think translate quite as well, but LaBute's actual writing is so much sharper. I don't know too much about God of Carnage but it does seem kind of awesome [or boring].
Best Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
* Obviously, it will be Billy Elliot & that is ok by me.
Best Revival of a Play
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
New Version: Peter Oswald
The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot
* I'm hoping for Mary Stuart since it's a Donmar import, but Waiting for Godot is more of an easy, name-casted production, so boo.
Best Revival of a Musical
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
* It's funny that G&D and WSS could have pretty easily had great, crowd-pleasing productions & both have gotten terrible reviews. Hair would have been my first choice anyway, but now I think it actually has a shot. But stupid Pal Joey will probably win since it's gross and people love gross revivals.
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage
Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini, God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty
* Geoffrey Rush is in his own category here.
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Hope Davis, God of Carnage
Jane Fonda, 33 Variations
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart
* What does it say about the quality of actresses in a season if they can only pull the nominees from 3 shows? Jane Fonda's a joke, Marcia Gay Harden is old news (but I think the front-runner), and the Mary Stuart ladies are gold.
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish ‚ Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gavin Creel, Hair
Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek The Musical
Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages
J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal
* Brian d'Arcy James is so 1990s & Constantine is an American Idol gremlin, so no. Gavin Creel is hott, so that would be fine. But I like it when children win Tonys, so cheers to the little tripping billies.
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing, Pal Joey
Sutton Foster, Shrek The Musical
Allison Janney, 9 to 5: The Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story
* Alice Ripley & Sutton Foster are pointless. I want Josefina the underdog.
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot, The Musical
* Karen Olivo is so pretty, but my heart belongs to Martha.
Best Choreography
Karole Armitage, Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Randy Skinner, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
* I just think it says something that both West Side Story and Guys & Dolls were both left out of this category when they could have had such easy nominations.
Best Play
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage
Reasons to Be Pretty
33 Variations
* I vote Reasons to Be Pretty bc Neil LaBute is clever and Moises Kaufman has had his day. Kaufman has good ideas that I don't think translate quite as well, but LaBute's actual writing is so much sharper. I don't know too much about God of Carnage but it does seem kind of awesome [or boring].
Best Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
* Obviously, it will be Billy Elliot & that is ok by me.
Best Revival of a Play
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
New Version: Peter Oswald
The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot
* I'm hoping for Mary Stuart since it's a Donmar import, but Waiting for Godot is more of an easy, name-casted production, so boo.
Best Revival of a Musical
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
* It's funny that G&D and WSS could have pretty easily had great, crowd-pleasing productions & both have gotten terrible reviews. Hair would have been my first choice anyway, but now I think it actually has a shot. But stupid Pal Joey will probably win since it's gross and people love gross revivals.
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage
Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini, God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty
* Geoffrey Rush is in his own category here.
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Hope Davis, God of Carnage
Jane Fonda, 33 Variations
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart
* What does it say about the quality of actresses in a season if they can only pull the nominees from 3 shows? Jane Fonda's a joke, Marcia Gay Harden is old news (but I think the front-runner), and the Mary Stuart ladies are gold.
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish ‚ Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gavin Creel, Hair
Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek The Musical
Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages
J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal
* Brian d'Arcy James is so 1990s & Constantine is an American Idol gremlin, so no. Gavin Creel is hott, so that would be fine. But I like it when children win Tonys, so cheers to the little tripping billies.
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing, Pal Joey
Sutton Foster, Shrek The Musical
Allison Janney, 9 to 5: The Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story
* Alice Ripley & Sutton Foster are pointless. I want Josefina the underdog.
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot, The Musical
* Karen Olivo is so pretty, but my heart belongs to Martha.
Best Choreography
Karole Armitage, Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Randy Skinner, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
* I just think it says something that both West Side Story and Guys & Dolls were both left out of this category when they could have had such easy nominations.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
hometown heroes
I went to Wilmington the other day and ended up staying longer than intended, which is my custom when I go visit people. We went to Deer Park, which sucked, but we forgot that Newark in general sucks. The silly Pangs were the reason why I was at Deer Park. But I also found out that the silly Pangs will be playing at All Good, so I am hoping to find myself there too.
Sweet Rockwood.
Because grass & sky are what water & sand used to be.
And live from Mojo
The only CD I have listened to lately is Fall Out Boy's Folie a Deux, which had bits that sounded like The Relay, Britney's Circus, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Maroon 5, and awesomeness. I love it forever and always.
I forgot that I had the DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button out when I left. My first impression of the movie: Skeleton Key meets boring & serious. After 20 minutes, I pretty much put it on pause for 3 hours. I liked this though:
A: Are you afraid?
B: I'm curious.
Sweet Rockwood.
Because grass & sky are what water & sand used to be.
And live from Mojo
The only CD I have listened to lately is Fall Out Boy's Folie a Deux, which had bits that sounded like The Relay, Britney's Circus, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Maroon 5, and awesomeness. I love it forever and always.
I forgot that I had the DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button out when I left. My first impression of the movie: Skeleton Key meets boring & serious. After 20 minutes, I pretty much put it on pause for 3 hours. I liked this though:
A: Are you afraid?
B: I'm curious.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)