i went to the doctor today. it was kind of awkward because i am 19 and still going to a pediactric place. there were little kids everywhere and i, theoretically, could have kids. they gave me a shot today, the second and last of my hep a shots. it hurt considerably. my only consolation was getting a snoopy band aid.
Read More......16 December 2004
09 December 2004
the countdown begins...
as of today, i have only one month left until i leave for berkeley. i remember thinking that this moment seemed so far away and all of a sudden it snuck up on me. one month left. thirty-one days. 744 hours. it really isn't that much in the scheme of things. and i know it's going to just fly by. only so much time left with the people that i love. only so much time for normalcy. i can't even fathom how different my life is going to be in a matter of weeks. i'm astounded, dazzled and scare. last night, my dad asked me to stay home and go to UW. i have to admit, i considered his request for a few minutes. but just as i am resisting the though of leaving and accepting change, a part of me knows it is time. i'm so overdue compared to the everyone else, but i don't think i'm spoiled yet. just ripe enough for the taking.
Read More......03 December 2004
sooner or later this cold, it's gonna break and our words'll be heard again
~sigh~. yet another day where sean and i have not spoken a word to each other. another day where he didn't call when he said he would. another day where i couldn't get a hold of him, if even to just say hello, because (big surprise), his cellphone was not charged. you'd think incidences like these would become more sporadic as our time together grows increasingly shorter. but no. they actually seem to be increasing. what i find most interesting and unsual about this usual day is the fact that i'm not seething with anger like i usually am. perhaps it is because i am exhausted. or perhaps it is because an overwhelming sense of disappointment has hegemony over my other emotions. it's amazing what you will put up with time and time again for someone that you love. this, my friends, is the sound of settling. sean was right to say that i shouldn't have to just settle for the way things are. in fact, neither of us should. but i have come to suspect that settling for the way things are is perhaps the single greatest and most diffcult thing you can do for someone you truly care for.
Read More......01 December 2004
two class periods left...
oh how i am counting down the hours to my freedom from community college.
today, jeff (a.k.a. pill snorter) told us about how he "would''t be able to sit through class if i didn't smoke a bowl every morning." which got me thinking 1) hmmmm that explains a lot about you and 2) i know he's talking about weed, but what i am unsure of is what precisely a bowl is. hold on one moment, i will ask someone knowledgable..........ahhhh okay. so bowl refers to the bowl piece on a pipe or bong, so a bowl is a piece of bud about that size. i'm sure all you reading knew that, but i needed clarification.
anyway, i only have an essay, 30 minute group presentation and 2 class periods left. it's so close i can taste it.
and speaking of taste, my teachers brought us cookies and juice today. of course there was that one guy who grabbed like three cookies at once and looked like a total greedy little bastard. and one of the apple juices smelled funny and kinda tasted like pee. I asked the guy setting next to me, ryan, if he thought it smelled funny and he told me that it smelled like normal apple juice and that maybe it just wasn't good enough for my tastes. perhaps he was right, but i think most people dislike the taste of piss.
30 November 2004
oh it's good to be home again...
When asked how being home for the first time was, Cody responded, "It was nice, hands down the best thing was the soft toilet paper. Here we use like pinecones and sandpaper. And believe you me it sucks."
Read More......www.googlism.com
sofia is an effervescent blanc de blancs
sofia is a 747sp seen here during flight tests
sofia is remarkable in that it's both mild and full of flavor
sofia is partially docked in the hangar
sofia is one of the best players in the world
sofia is known for her superior backhand snaps and high speed down the line; captivating the attention of spectators
sofia is considered to be among the nation?s most attractive
sofia is happy
sofia is a princess
sofia is a unique hybrid of the azimuth
sofia is the new love addition to my life
sofia is updated quarterly in standard mode
sofia is the typical good girl down to the glasses though not overly geeky
sofia is a fleet of privately run blue minibuses
sofia is the former host of the popular travel show fuera de serie on univision and a goddess in many latin countries where the women are hot
sofia is probably the best place to start
sean mahoney
sean mahoney is a natural entertainer
sean mahoney is delighted that longden is in houndsville as well
sean mahoney is not preparing a warm welcome for house democratic leader dick gephardt
sean mahoney is a rabid conservative who sees terrorist sympathizers in every school administration
sean mahoney is still living
28 November 2004
destiny's who?? i'm talking about that beyonce chic.
i think if i could be anyone in the whole world, right now i'd have to go with beyonce. seriously, have you SEEN the video for lose my breath? screw those other two chicks, i don't even know their names. and frankly, next to beyonce, they look like a bunch of prepubescent girls attempting to be sexy cheerleaders, which i find quite disturbing. all i really care about is beyonce having a dance-off with her bad self. good god! as if one beyonce isn't enough to blow your mind, then they have two!! i had to rub my eyes to make sure i wasn't seeing double. and her hair, it's got a mind of it's own. her hair alone could dance the pants off janet jackson. i am amazed. utterly amazed.
Read More......27 November 2004
Gwenabe!
Gwenabe!
Originally uploaded by sothenodoubter.
Oh my gosh. Is that Gwen?? Dude, I think that's Gwen! It has got to be Gwen, it looks just like her!!!
Actually, for all of you who were fooled, that's Mel. She may not be Gwen, but she ain't no hollaback girl either.
cutie patooties
DCP_1347
Originally uploaded by sothenodoubter.
so i just figured out how to do pictures!!! i thought i'd put this one up there.
this is caley, sometimes she sleeps with no pants on.
credit where credit's due
i never give sean any credit for being the sweet guy that he is. it's so easy for me to focus on petty shit (a trait i undoubtedly picked up from my wonderful father). the fact is, i couldn't ask for a sweeter boyfriend than sean. he's always consoling me and trying to make me happy and sometimes all he gets back is a mean look. i honestly don't know how he puts up with me and i'm so so so so SO lucky to have him. mushy, i know. but blame him, not me. he's the wonderful one.
Read More......there is something worse...
did you know that there is something worse than having all your friends leave for college??? yeah i didn't think so either. but that was until i lost my driving privileges and am relegated to my house. what's far worse than your friends leaving is having them come back and not being able to see them. it's way worse. i promise.
Read More......25 November 2004
um, okay?
sorry for bitching, but someone has to do it.
yeah so it's really awesome when someone says that they are going to call you later and later comes around and they haven't called you so you call them because you really want to talk to them and you talk for a little bit but not enough considering you've barely spoken for the last couple days and you are leaving - as in moving away for college - in less than two months and then they would rather eat their goddamn turkey sandwich than continue talking to you. all i'm saying is that better be a pretty fucking amazing turkey sandwich.
but whatever. it's a good thing that i don't give a fuck, cuz i ain't no hollaback girl.
i'm sorry, i just don't like them
top 5 reasons why i don't like jeep wranglers:
5) they are too boxy (what can i say? i drive a vw beetle)
4) they are LOUD
3) they don't have real windows
2) it's a bumpy ride
1) it's impossible to get in and out of with grace
top 5 reasons why i like jeep wranglers
5) my boyfriend loves his
4) my boyfriend loves his
3) my boyfriend loves his
2) my boyfriend loves his
1) my boyfriend loves his
24 November 2004
getting closer to being a real college student
i finished registering for classes at berkeley today! for anyone who might find me remotely interesting, here is my schedule:
Monday: History Lecture 11 - 2, English Lecture 12 - 1, Freshman Seminar on Hydrogen Fuel 4 - 5
Tuesday: Poli Sci Lecture 9:30 to 11, History Discussion 12 - 2
Wednesday: History Lecture 11 - 12, Multicultural Literary Perspectives 12 - 1
Thursday: Poli Sci lecture 9:30 - 11, Film for Nonmajors Lecture 3 - 6
Friday: History Lecture 11 - 12, Film Discussion 3 - 5
Print that out and keep it in your pocket so that you'll know where I am at all hours of the day.
P.S. Caley - I'm totally taking 15 credits. Haha :)
love, angel, music, baby
if you want some feel good 80's throwback dance music, then Gwen's new album is most definitely for you. i went to circuit city to get it yesterday and i've been listening to it nonstop (p.s. circuit city is the place to buy cds. love, angel, music, babe was only 8.99 and i think the new u2 album is 8.99 there too. circuit city rocks). L.A.M.B. takes off from where Rock Steady left off. The first half the CD is surprisingly different than the second half. The cd starts off very hip-hop inspired with tracks produced by Dr. Dre, the Neptunes and Andre 3000 (under the guise of Johnny Vulture). The Neptunes, "Hollaback Girl," is my favorite song right now. It's got a fatty beat that the neptunes are so well known for. Right up there is "Bubble Pop Electric," produced and co-written by Johnny Vulture. It's super catchy and super fun song that would make a really good next single. The latter half of the cd is blatantly 80s inspired, especially the tracks produced by Tony. If you didn't know any better, you'd swear the songs were straight out of the 80s. Under any other circumstance, 80s throwback would be a very very bad thing and i simply wouldn't stand for it. But afterall, Gwen's genius results in pure danceable enjoyment. The only song that hasn't quite grown on me is "Harajuku Girls." There's just too much talking in it and japanese. It's pretty obvious that gwen has developed some kind of obession with all things japanese. Other than having an entire song dedicated to them, Harajuku girls are mentioned in at least 2 other songs.
All in all, love angel music baby is better than i was anticipating. Gwen's songs are really sexed-up and catchy. She really stretchs the capabilities of her voice and her musical style. She's come a long way from just a girl and i have to say i like where she's ended up.
22 November 2004
some guys are actually cool
i awoke from my mid-day slumber to this message from cody on my computer:
cstarknaked: hey lady
cstarknaked: well your obviously out enjoying the finer things in life, like boobs, reading, and dancing, and quite possibly cookie dough so peace out
wow
yeah, cascadia can really kiss my bootylicious behind because i just witnessed a classmate crush some green pill that he didn't even know what it was, roll up a dollar bill and snort that shit right in the middle of class. yeah. cascadia community college, as in community of drug dealers and drug users.
Read More......procastination, sofia is thy name
it's one thing to be a slacker ib student, because inevitably you are still doing way more work than kids in regular classes and still somehow getting a's in your classes. it's another thing to be a former slacker ib student who got a's in almost all her classes (damn math) and is now in community college, still slacking and getting a B (which i'm convinced stands for "best"). should i be ashamed that i'm doing mediocre in a mediocre class? should i be embarrassed that my intense ib training hasn't set me apart as a student in my class? should i be ashamed that i no longer do the readings in this class (not unlike my entire year of senior ib history)?????
ehm. i think not. because i'm going to berkeley in january and cascadia can kiss my bootylicious behind.
word.
21 November 2004
do well and doubt not
person of the moment: absolutely and without a doubt the beautiful and talented melanie mueller
mel is my most favorite partner in all things no doubt and the better gwenabe of the two of us. she dressed up as gwen for halloween and i swear to you i was practically swooning she looked so real. wait, i was swooning.
top 5 best things about mel (in no particular order)
1) Wonder Woman - She's a girl's girl, but without all the annoying fuss and frilliness and she can certainly hold her own with the guys.
2) Honesty is a damn good policy - Mel will always tell you what you need to hear, even if it isn't what you want to hear. And the beauty of it all is she's nice about it without being disingenuous. More people should try that one out once in a while.
3) She's funny as hell - i've had near death experiences induced by her hilarious wit.
4) Active Listener - She'll listen to you bitch and make you feel glad that you did.
5) SHE'S SO DAMN CUTE.
19 November 2004
all i want is not to need you now
i never thought i'd get to this point, but it seems that i have. i have finally arrived at the point where i feel like i am ready to leave. i have a hunch that this will be just a short phase induced by exasperating loneliness, but hey it's not such a bad place to be. i'm just so ready to have friends again. my world is very small and lonely right now. i suppose i should have seen it coming. community college was not the best idea considering i don't like most normal people. i was completely naive about having a boyfriend in high school. i expect far too much from him. afterall, he isn't even 18 yet. as much as i want to deny it, we are in such different places right now and maybe we always will be?? i don't i know i am just so torn. i don't want to leave my home and my family and sean, but at the same time i'm just so ready for change. i'm done with this horrible limbo - no longer in high school and not quite in college. i just need to belong somewhere, people to hang out with, my own life.
Read More......18 November 2004
ding dong
hot track of the moment: Barbara Streisand's cover of "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead"
I'm telling you, either I'm the youngest old person, or this track really is some hot shit. If you can download it, do it!
extra room
someone up at the hotmail hq must really like me, because my inbox was increased to 250 MB!!! what on earth did i do to deserve such generosity from a complete stranger? it must have been something really really good.
so now that i've been granted all this space, what to do? i certainly can't spend all my time sending myself e-mails, so you all should send me emails. tons and tons of emails.
sistahso@hotmail.com
as far as peanuts go, i'll stick with planter's
there are few things in this world that i hate more than packing peanuts:
Jessica Simpson
bastard guys who kiss their girlfriend's friend
when someone repeatedly tells you that they will call you and they don't
keg beer ~shudder~
community college
taking the trash out at work
people who talk very loudly during concerts
country music
George W. Bush
but seriously, back to the packing peanuts. THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY.
14 November 2004
drink yourself stupid
if there is anything to be learned about being the sole sober person, it is the fact that no one, not even those who claim to love you most, will watch out for you except for yourself. in fact, the people who claim to love you most will probably be the people you will have to watch after, in addition to yourself. that, my friends, is the power of the ignorant fluid. and they call it ignorant fluid for a reason.
oh and another thing i learned is that someone who is ridiculously high is much more helpful than a passed out drunk. so i should stop ragging on the stoners. at least they are conscious.
11 November 2004
the dollar spot
so i've discovered that i'll pretty much buy anything that only costs a dollar. it doesn't really matter if i need it or not or even if it's useful at that present time. the mere fact that it costs only a dollar will convince me to buy it. isn't that awful? it is both awful and precisely the reason that i love target. they have "the dollar spot" where everything is...well a dollar. like today, i got underwear that has the tootsie pops logo on it. i don't really need underwear, but it was only a dollar and had a cool logo on it. but i guess that's not really a good example because i have an underwear obsession. i love to buy underwear, especially from target.
actually, i take back everything i just said. i will buy pretty much anything that is at target.
i heart dcfc
guess who got to see death cab for cutie tuesday night at the paramount? yeah, that would be yours truly. uh huh, uh huh, uh huh uh huh uh huh.
i was able to tear sean away from his overwhelmingly busy high school schedule by buying him a ticket (a consolation prize for the premature and unfortunate end of his football season). we decided to make like old people and sit rather than stand in the crowd, which grew to considerable size after the opening act, pretty girls make graves, who were awful, terribly awful. never see them in concert. you will want to kill yourself, because they should really leave their genre to the yeah yeah yeahs, cuz at least they know what they're doing and karen o is the fucking shiznit.
ANYWAY!!!!!!! Death Cab was fucking AWESOME. I can't remember what they opened with, only that it was not from Transatlanticism. From the aforementioned album they played (in no particular order): sound of settling, lack of color, tiny vessels (which i never liked until i heard it live), license and registration, we looked like giants, the lightness, new year, expo '86, and even transatlanticism! I just realized it, but the only song off that album that they didn't play was death of an interior decorator, which just happens to be my favorite song. figures. but i still love ben. i wanted to get there hella early so that i could be in front because i'm very short and would not be able to see otherwise. but if for no other reason, i wanted to be up front so that ben gibbard could sweat on me. as you can imagine, sean was not too keen on that idea.
as always, death cab was in immaculate form. their drumming sounded like studio, if you didn't know any better (or were ashlee simpson) you'd think the drumming was pre-recorded. the lighting was surprisingly different and highly effective. they had lights on the sides of the stage that lit up the filigreed walls on either side of the stage. one of the coolest moments was when they played "movie script ending" and there was one bright light shining out right behind the drum, so there was the silohuette of the bass drum and the bright light so it totally looked like a train coming down a tunnel (and for those of you who don't know the song...the drums are supposed to sound like a train and ben is singing about how the sound that the train is always making). it made me grin with glee and i wondered if anyone else was picking up on their nuance.
another outstanding song was "photobooth." it was a really rocked out version, which i had never heard before. i've heard acoustic photobooth, studio photobooth and now rocked out photobooth. however, my favorite song of the set was a song i had never heard before, and i couldn't really understand any of the lyrics so i couldn't search for the song. i have since discovered that the song is called "amputations" and it is a totally awesome song with a totally sweet drumline.
inbetween songs, ben talked about the election and how disappointed he was. they played the song they made for the move on cd and dedicated it to 2008.
the best part of the whole night, though, was the encore, because they brought out fucking eddie vedder. EDDIE VEDDER. eddie vedder came out on stage and played a song with them. he sang AND had a hella tight guitar solo. sean and i were freaking out like little kids. we got to see death cab for cutie play with eddie vedder. how wild is that. afterward, ben said "I wish I could tell my 14 year old self what my 28 year old self is doing."
all in all, it was a really fantastic concert. death cab always delivers.
here are some links to much better reviews of the concert
Seattle Times
Seattle PI
09 November 2004
what is that smell?
something in my room smells kind of strange. i'm not quite sure what it is but i suppose i'll have to sniff it out at some point or another. my guess is it's the remnants of yesterday's tuna sandwich. i'll try throwing that away and if the smell persists i'm probably in big trouble.
Read More......cancer...and i don't mean the crab
great. i'm convinced that i'm going to get cancer of the stomach because yesterday i was a complete idiot and was so desperate for sugar then when i found a huge box filled with little blue packets of equal i didn't hesistate to dump FOUR into my tea. yeah don't ask me why we have a huge box filled with carcinogenic sugar substitute. and don't ask me why i didn't think twice about the information that said "as sweet as 2 tablespoons of sugar!" but instead proceeded to utilize four bags. i suppose i shouldn't be surprised when they find a tumor the size of a small dog in my stomach.
Read More......08 November 2004
radio killed the video star
...if by video star i mean sofie. Did you know that there is NO good music played on the radio? I've been driving my mom's car lately and it doesn't have a CD player, so I'm forced to listen to the radio. NPR is great in the morning but after being talked at in school and at work, I just want to hear something good that I can sing along to. But noooooooooooo. It's just the same crap over and over again, followed by commericals and more crap. That is the evil of concentrated media ownership and record label payola. MTV is running this rap shit and they don't even play music on their channel anymore.
But you know what, it's all going to be okay, because tomorrow, I am going to go buy the new Handsome Boy Modeling School cd and it is going to be musical bliss. It will be fantastic, because I can go out and buy it and....not be able to listen to it in the car because THERE IS NO CD PLAYER. FUCK (BUSH).
Oh but there is one saving grace in radio. And that's oldies stations. Have you ever thought about how on oldies stations you know the words to all the songs? And it's not even like they're playing the same songs over and over again. Think about how many lyrics you have just sitting around in your brain.
toasty update
so i found out today that two-stamping quizno's girl is in rehab for 45 days. that explains why she wasn't there on sunday to ring up my regular veggie on wheat, chips and a drink...to ask me how work is going at Claudia's and to tell me all about her precarious living situation with some guy friend at a noisy apartment where she frequently wakes up to random men sleeping on the floor. i almost miss her sad face covered in too much makeup and dark eye liner and i have almost forgotten the one time she made my sandwich and put dressing on it (~gag~). So much for my lesbian love. ~sigh~
Read More......07 November 2004
mmmmm....toasty
I am APPALLED that the people at the Quizon's next to my work, where I get lunch every Sunday and sporadically during the week, do not know my order yet (regular veggie on wheat no dressing, onions or peppers). And I just realized that I forgot to get my Quizno's card stamped. DAMNIT. Hey, ten stamps and I get 5 bucks off my next purchase. I've befriended the one Quizno's chick who isn't hispanic and she gives me two stamps even though I think I'm only supposed to get one. Sad, I don't even know two-stamping-Quizno-girl's name. She is nice and goes to SAS. Anyway, back to the other Quiznos ladies. So they don't know my order. But perhaps the worse offense is the fact that they do NOT EVER SMILE. These women are like androids, I'm telling you. Perhaps it is their lack of mastery of the english language that makes them frown so. Who knows? All i know is that I would enjoy my regular veggie on wheet no dressing onion or peppers WITH guac, chips and a drink, if it were served with a smile. :c)
Read More......06 November 2004
sofia = boots and miniskirts
i have this huge desire to buy tan knee high lace up suede boots and traipse around in miniskirts! Doesn't that sound like fun? I've never really been the biggest proponent of mainstream fashion...but these boots are driving me nuts! I want a pair so bad and it's turning me into the biggest fashion whore ever. Sad but true. I suppose we all have our guilty pleasures.
Read More......hova da god and mos def
Jay-Z has recently replaced Busta Rhymes as my all time favorite rapper. Hova da god for reals. I have every intention to see Fade to Black if for no other reason than to see Beyonce shake her jelly at Hova at MSG (that's madison square garden...not monosodium glutamate). H to the Izzo. If you don't have The Black Album or Jay-Z MTV Unplugged, don't tell a soul under penalty of death by embarrassment and go out and buy it immediately. I'm so sincere.
If you want intellectual rap with a punch of rock, get Mos Def's New Danger (actually don't tell anyone you don't own that either and just go out and buy it). "The Rape Over" is pure genius. Here are some lyrics: "Old white men is runnin this rap shit/ corporate forces is running this rap shit....MTV is running this rap shit, Viacomm is running this rap shit, AOL and Time Warner running this rap shit." He gets to the heart of all evil: concentrated corporate media ownership. And you thought rap was all about sex and bling.
05 November 2004
self fulfilled prophecy
Yeah, so it did end up being one of the worst birthdays in all of birthday history. Okay, I guess it wasn't that bad...no one died, I didn't die, all my limbs are intact, etc. But George Bush was reelected president, and that's almost as bad if not worse than the other things I mentioned. All i can say is that I am gravely disappointed with our country. Gay marriage banned in ELEVEN states??? What century are we liviing in? I'm not going to editorialize because it's exhausting. My ass is so sore from climbing up and down a ladder at work that I wouldn't be able to get on my soap box. Yeah, I climbed a ladder for three hours yesterday at work. And I thought working at Claudia's (formerly) floral, gifts and home furnishings would be easy. Well generally it is, but I had to put things up on display ledges and hang oversized ornaments from the ceiling. We had Christmas up before Halloween. In fact, we had Halloween, Thanksgiving AND Christmas up before Halloween. And the weirder thing is, as far as the retail world is concerned, we put our Christmas stuff up LATE. It's madness, I tell you, pure madness. But yeah, so I spend three hours climbing up a ladder, hanging up 4 foot tall ornaments (I shit you not, if you live around here, you should seriously come check it out and marvel and the ingenuity of man). I had to do all this because Claudia is allegedly scared of heights. I'm beginning to think it's all a ploy to get me to do all the grunt work. I'm not so much miffed about ladder climbing, because I think it did my ass some good. What I'm miffed about is the fact that Claudia had me do all that and she didn't even take the trash and recycling out. Shizah! But complaints aside, my job is pretty low key and easy. It's certianly better than flipping burgers or pissing people off as a telemarketer. Whenever you're hating your life, it's always good to think that there could be worse things. Unless you're a telemarketer.
Read More......30 October 2004
birthday blues
yeah, so. I knew I was going to be alone on my birthday (November 2nd ~nudgenudge~), but I didn't think i was giong to be this alone. I can't even throw a party because no one would be able to come. Sean has a football game, Caley is in California, Mel is up at Western. My dad isn't even in the country. I'm going to try really hard not to be depressed. Afterall it is my birthday. I'm supposed to have fun. Eat cake, open presents (ehm, from my family I guess), do other birthday things. The only thing that could possibly make up for my utter lack of friends on my birthday is if Kerry wins the election. Looks like there is major potential for a pretty bummer birthday this year.
Okay, I'll stop whining.
14 October 2004
mind reading
Have you ever thought about how freaking cool it would be if there was some machine recording everything you thought during the day? I don't know about everyone else, but I think about some funny stuff and crack myself up on a regular basis. Seriously, that would be so cool to come home and have some fax machine with a huge sheet of paper coming out of it with all the random things you'd thought. Not only would this be awesome, you'd probably be able to remember tons of important things. Someone should invent one of these things. Seriously. I would die of laughter. And I wouldn't have to write this blog.
Read More......11 October 2004
media madness
So...I'm taking this class at Cascadia (Gender Inc.: The Construction of Sex and Gender in a Media Rich Society) and today we watched this video about the media's portrayal of women. I've never really stopped and taken the time to deconstruct the images that we're being bombarded with. Advertising is so ubiquitous that you don't even realize it's there and that it's having an affect on you, whether you like it or not. Anywho, so we were talking about how all media tells a story and advertising doesn't just tell you a story about a pair of jeans or men's cologne, but what it really tells us is a story about ourselves. And we talked about all the messages that the media is sending about women and how it's created this norm dominated by women that comprise something like 5% of the female population. It just made me feel helpless because there isn't anything I can do about how my gender is portrayed. I dunno, I'm kind of going on a rant. But I think the thing I was really struck by was when we started discussing objectification of men, which isn't nearly as bad. But we were focusing on objectifying men as $$ basicallly and how it puts on the pressure of being financially stable. Then I realized, that even with this negative consequence for guys, women were still getting the short end of the stick because not only did it make men seem only useful for their money, it made women seem like they couldn't be stable with some rich man. I dunno. What to do, right?
Read More......08 October 2004
alex is the shiznit
Special spotlight on Alex, as he is person of the moment. And the only one who is reading my blog right now :). I'll take this opportunity to step away from the egotism that is slowly beginning to consume me. Oh ho, you laugh because you think I'm joking. Seriously, these blogs do wonders for your ego.
But yeah, back to Alex, because that's what this is REALLY all about, right?
Alex is seriously tight. So in honor of him, there is my top 5 favorite things about Alex in no particular order:
1. His sense of humor: Alex is perhaps the funniest person I have ever met. How many people do you know that can turn classic literature into fantastic comedy? Only Alex. He's quick on his feet, so stay alert.
2. His dance moves: The kid can dance. I would know. We kicked it at Bumbershoot during the electronica set. Dancing with Alex is a liberating experience.
3. His literary allusions: I swear, everything that comes out of his mouth has something to do with great literature. He's really just that smart.
4. Alex the artist: Alex draws really awesome pictures. He once drew me a picture of an elephant and a weasel. I know it sounds boring, but it was seriously tight.
5. His pop-culture sensibilities: You'd never think it, but Alex is the biggest pop-culture whore on the face of the planet. How can you not love people like that.
Teehee.
fascinating factoids
Since this blog is by nature sickeningly egocentric, I will indulge myself by writing some more about well me. Here in condensed, easy to swallow form is random information about me, which you may or may not already know.
*CD of the Moment: Incubus' A Crow Left of the Murder
Song of Moment from aforementioned CD: zee deveel
Lyric of the Moment from aforementioned song: "you should be careful what you wish for/ cuz everyone of us has
a devil inside/ you should be careful what you wish for/ cuz all
all of what amounts becomes you."
*Website of the Moment: www.muffinfilms.com
credit where credit's due: Thank you to Alex for introducing me to this great form of entertainment.
*Favorite Color: Green. My favorite color always used to be blue, but I've recently developed a strange obsession with green. I am on the prowl for green shoes. They have been frustratingly elusive thus far.
*Person of the Moment: Alex Polzin. He's the shiznit.
*Pet Peeve of the Moment: Inacessible people. Seriously, they invented phones for a reason.
*Food of the Moment: These amazing cookies from Safeway, of all places. They're incredible, I'm telling you.
*Awesome purchase of the Week: I bought this shirt from the Bon that says "vote 11.02.04" which I think is tight because it says to vote (which you all should do) and also election day is my birthday! So not only does this shirt commemorate my birthday but also the first time I will get to vote! Exciting, I know.
gut check
So who just finished watching the Presidential Debate? That would be me. I'm glad I was able to watch it, especially since I missed the first one because I was stuck at work. I listened on the radio on my way home and was surprised to hear Bush yelling, actually yelling. I only wish that I had been at home to see it. I was shocked to see them standing up during their responses and walking around. Bush looked so short and....stupid. ~giggle~
But down to the real issues. Overall, I thought Kerry did well, but I was surprisingly unimpressed. Especially when he answered the question about abortion. Pretty typical, don't-want-to-offend-anyone, politican type answer. But who can blame him, a politican is what he is. I think Kerry has much more grace than Bush and certainly doesn't come off as ignorant. But I'm so totally and unabashedly biased, it's sick. I shouldn't even be talking about this stuff.
The thing that I've been thinking about for the last hour or so, is how there should be a debate between Laura Bush and Theresa Heinz Kerry. We all know that Theresa would just pulverize poor Laura, but it'd be fun to watch. They say behind every great man there's a great woman, right? So why not see what these women have got in them. Mostly, I'd just like to watch Theresa, cuz she's a Heinz and that's freaking tight. Do you think she uses Heinz ketchup? Do you think she says ketchup or katsup?
for alex's sake
Welcome, one and all, to my humble blog. I do feel kind of dorky having one of these, but Alex told me I should make one and well, Alex is god, so I figured...why not? Also, he said he would read it, and I would consider it a distinguished honor to have someone like Alex read my blog.
So....I'll attempt to make this somewhat interesting. Wish me luck.
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