So after our first night of sleeping in the RV, we hiked around at the Eagle River Nature Preserve, but didn't see much. Well, we DID see our first round of bear poop. Lots and lots of animal poop up there. Then we headed south on Seward Highway towards... seward. Stopped at a place about 16 miles S of anchorage called Beluga Point. The local beluga whale population is often sighted there... and we were STOKED when we actually got to see them! We prolly saw 12-20 whales, nothing crazy (like spyhopping, where the whales pop their heads up out of the water to look around...lots of types of whales do that) but just to see the alabaster backs and spouting of those adorable whales...in the wild... was pretty fantastic. My heart actually skipped when I spotted one. Wasn't sure how we'd be able to see white belugas in the water, thinking they'd be about the same color as either the whitecaps or the greyish water... NOPE. these things are WHITE. as WHITE as Kathryn Morris (cold case tv show). can't miss them white... we watched them for a while til they all disappeared, then we got back on the hwy and off to our campsite at Ptarmigan Creek. (the ptarmagin is the state bird, and they kind of look like a cross bw a wild chicken & a quail. weird, jumpy ground-based birds that scared the shit outta me on a hike - they;'re quite camoflauged too).
Our site was a bit more secluded this time, but we could still hear everyone around us, particularly the fucking dog that wouldn't shut the fuck up. People- have some RESPECT for the others in the area! Why the hell do I wanna be in the wilderness and hear your stupid dog? Skooch tried to start a fire, but all the wood we gathered was wet...basically still alive, even tho someone had chopped it down. so we had a bunch of smoke instead. s'all good. helped keep the bugs away.
Next morning, we were up early to finish the drive to Seward, which is on the Kenai Peninsula. We were going on a day cruise thru the Kenai Fjords National Park. We went with Kenai Fjords Tours, which seemed to be the best option among all the companies. They were very organized and had a young, spunky and informative crew. Again, the scenery was breathtaking. Heaps of cool craggy rock formations jutting out of the sea (tiny islands?). We saw a baby humpback and its mama. Mostly just their backs and some spouting. Some folks saw another humpy breaching and got a flute (tail) sighting, but we didn't catch it. Watched puffins trying to take off and land, which was extremely entertaining, as they're terrible flyers and that was very obvious. when they were trying to take off from the water, they'd basically run on the water til they could gain some air. Many times it didn't happen. Kinda looked like a cartoon version with its legs going around in circles. Also got pretty close to a sea otter, which was so cute! A pod of Dall's porpoises (which look like mini-orcas) played around the boat for a while; we were really hoping for an orca sighting- we love orcas- to no avail.one of the crew members told me he witnessed itinerant orcas (not the native population) kill a sea lion. WOW. That would've been absolutely incredible to watch.
The coolest (literally and figuratively) we saw on the cruise was a calving glacier. It was really active, according to the captain, and we hung out there for a bit, getting ever closer. The glacier groans loudly, and snaps, crackles, and pops- sounded a lot like artillery fire. All the passengers' heads were swiveling trying to catch a big piece falling into the water. I hear it there! No, over there! and we saw some big ass chunks crashing into the sea, creating waves that we rode as well. And the blue color- you've never seen a blue like this. everybody was excited and hoping for more calving action, when Skooch yelled out, thank goodness for global warming! (joking of course, but we were pretty much cheering it on- more pieces melt and fall!!). The boat erupted in laughter...
OK, gotta get back to work. lunch is over again...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
TMZ gig
Dunno if anyone has watched the new TMZ show that is syndicated on Fox (not even sure if it's nationwide or not)... it's the gig I applied for a while ago and really really wanted. Now I am overflowing with relief that i didn't sign a 2-yr contract with them. (of course, in reality, having an assured 2 yr gig would be fantastic). That show is unfathomably (is that a word) awful.
awful awful
i could barely watch it. and no, it's not some stupid jealously thing. i thought their website was poorly put together (difficult to search)...the show...wow, with all the $ they have? i guess i shouldn't bag on it too hard, as the people they hired (instead of me) are most likely working their asses off. plus, it's a small circle in this biz...
my jaw was on the floor... that's the end of my rant.
awful awful
i could barely watch it. and no, it's not some stupid jealously thing. i thought their website was poorly put together (difficult to search)...the show...wow, with all the $ they have? i guess i shouldn't bag on it too hard, as the people they hired (instead of me) are most likely working their asses off. plus, it's a small circle in this biz...
my jaw was on the floor... that's the end of my rant.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Ahhhhhlaska
Back in the Lost Angels area from the most glorious of holidays...
Alaska is more spectacular than I ever imagined! Or researched! Or watched on TV. We watch a ton of those NatGeo/Travel CHannel/Animal PLanet shows and they have great footage, but nothing compares to being there, breathing in the sweet-smelling, clean air, hearing the silence of being the only humans around or of the sinuous rivers flowing over boulders or the wind rustling through the brilliantly hued trees.
Holy shit.
Alaska rocks.
There is so much to write and so little time...plus, I seriously need a thesaurus when describing the place. All I come up with is beautiful, incredible, stunning, gorgeous, unbelieveable and so on. So forgive me if I sound like a tool using the same verbiage. It's really hard to describe it- the pictures we took (and some are kick-ass) don't even do it sweet justice. All I can say is you MUST get up there as soon as you can (and of course, during the right time of year).
The right time of year is EXACTLY when we went- end of August thru mid-September- the Autumn colors are out and you wouldn't believe the mountainsides - covered in reds (cherry to maroon), yellows (soft to almost neon), oranges (fiery) and of course, all the greens (bluish-green, kelly, and everywhere in between). The crowds are much less overwhelming, the prices have decreased (in some sense- everything is SPENDY up there, but in the "shoulder" season, some lodging costs go down), the bugs aren't as annoying, the weather is perfect, and you get enough darkness at night to see millions of stars. Stars behind stars behind stars. The big dipper is always within reach- you can actually see and feel the curvature of the earth up there- it's kind of a strange feeling.
So we started our adventure in Anchorage, where most people start. We rented a 25 ft. RV from the best place up there _ Great Alaskan Holidays. There is really *no* need to even look into renting from any other company up there. The folks there are ON it... and it's the only company that you don't have to pay for shit like dishes, linens, towels, a coffeemaker, and a couple of lawn chairs. Plus, you don't have to dump it before you return it, nor do you have to clean the interior...which makes it so much easier. And they have the newest fleet. They rock, and we will return and we will rent from them again.
The RV experience was way cooler than I thought- both Mr. McGhee and I thought we might get tired of it quickly, but neither of us did- we were turtles, carrying our house on our backs...or his back rather. He drove the whole time, which was great for me. Up in AK, you can pretty much pull your RV over anywhere and camp, unless there are specific instructions against it. You can always go to campgrounds, but we found that it was pretty sweet to just find a secluded spot and park for the night. On occasion, it seemed a bit sketchy to do so, but it was always fine. The sketchiest place we parked was about 300 yards from a runway of a tiny ass airport in Healy, 15 miles from Denali National Park (DNP). I was all quivery b/c I thought for sure an airplane would swoop down and miss the runway. haha... i'm such a wuss about shit sometimes. I also figured that right as we'd finished smoking a joint and downing a few vikes that someone would knock on our door and tell us to get the fuck out.
What happened instead was the most magnificent night ever- after the best day (more on that later), that night we saw more stars that we'd ever seen before- dazzling- and we saw the Northern Lights! Now, they weren't as spectacular as you may have seen on TV (or if you're lucky, in person)- they weren't undulating in the sky- but there was a cool white glowing stripe across the sky that slowly shifted. When that stopped, just as we were falling asleep, we saw a bright white glowing orb above the closest mountain. What the hell is that?? After a few minutes of watching, we saw the Moon rise. WOW! I've never seen that, and it was so ...cool? a giant sliver of the moon perched above a dark, tree covered mountain, with a billion stars around. While it was just a sliver, we could actually see the whole outlined moon. And through the binocs- it was extra neat-o. (haha, i'm trying to bring that stupid phrase back, altho i have no idea why). Mesmerizing.
Anyway, I just jumped way ahead. We started in Anchorage and the first night we stayed in a campground near there at Eagle River Nature Preserve. Immediately after we parked the RV and got out to explore, we saw a brilliant rainbow- don't believe I've seen one with such definition between the colors. It was Labor Day weekend, so the cg was pretty full - we ended up in the "overflow" part, which was a gravel parking lot. We discovered that night that we weren't into the public campgrounds- people suck! Some fucking jackass arrived really late (2 am?) and started CHOPPING WOOD for literally hours. We were beyond pissed. Ohh it's getting me angry thinking about it. lame...
I didn't get very far in this post. Gotta go, as my lunch break is over... more later!
Alaska is more spectacular than I ever imagined! Or researched! Or watched on TV. We watch a ton of those NatGeo/Travel CHannel/Animal PLanet shows and they have great footage, but nothing compares to being there, breathing in the sweet-smelling, clean air, hearing the silence of being the only humans around or of the sinuous rivers flowing over boulders or the wind rustling through the brilliantly hued trees.
Holy shit.
Alaska rocks.
There is so much to write and so little time...plus, I seriously need a thesaurus when describing the place. All I come up with is beautiful, incredible, stunning, gorgeous, unbelieveable and so on. So forgive me if I sound like a tool using the same verbiage. It's really hard to describe it- the pictures we took (and some are kick-ass) don't even do it sweet justice. All I can say is you MUST get up there as soon as you can (and of course, during the right time of year).
The right time of year is EXACTLY when we went- end of August thru mid-September- the Autumn colors are out and you wouldn't believe the mountainsides - covered in reds (cherry to maroon), yellows (soft to almost neon), oranges (fiery) and of course, all the greens (bluish-green, kelly, and everywhere in between). The crowds are much less overwhelming, the prices have decreased (in some sense- everything is SPENDY up there, but in the "shoulder" season, some lodging costs go down), the bugs aren't as annoying, the weather is perfect, and you get enough darkness at night to see millions of stars. Stars behind stars behind stars. The big dipper is always within reach- you can actually see and feel the curvature of the earth up there- it's kind of a strange feeling.
So we started our adventure in Anchorage, where most people start. We rented a 25 ft. RV from the best place up there _ Great Alaskan Holidays. There is really *no* need to even look into renting from any other company up there. The folks there are ON it... and it's the only company that you don't have to pay for shit like dishes, linens, towels, a coffeemaker, and a couple of lawn chairs. Plus, you don't have to dump it before you return it, nor do you have to clean the interior...which makes it so much easier. And they have the newest fleet. They rock, and we will return and we will rent from them again.
The RV experience was way cooler than I thought- both Mr. McGhee and I thought we might get tired of it quickly, but neither of us did- we were turtles, carrying our house on our backs...or his back rather. He drove the whole time, which was great for me. Up in AK, you can pretty much pull your RV over anywhere and camp, unless there are specific instructions against it. You can always go to campgrounds, but we found that it was pretty sweet to just find a secluded spot and park for the night. On occasion, it seemed a bit sketchy to do so, but it was always fine. The sketchiest place we parked was about 300 yards from a runway of a tiny ass airport in Healy, 15 miles from Denali National Park (DNP). I was all quivery b/c I thought for sure an airplane would swoop down and miss the runway. haha... i'm such a wuss about shit sometimes. I also figured that right as we'd finished smoking a joint and downing a few vikes that someone would knock on our door and tell us to get the fuck out.
What happened instead was the most magnificent night ever- after the best day (more on that later), that night we saw more stars that we'd ever seen before- dazzling- and we saw the Northern Lights! Now, they weren't as spectacular as you may have seen on TV (or if you're lucky, in person)- they weren't undulating in the sky- but there was a cool white glowing stripe across the sky that slowly shifted. When that stopped, just as we were falling asleep, we saw a bright white glowing orb above the closest mountain. What the hell is that?? After a few minutes of watching, we saw the Moon rise. WOW! I've never seen that, and it was so ...cool? a giant sliver of the moon perched above a dark, tree covered mountain, with a billion stars around. While it was just a sliver, we could actually see the whole outlined moon. And through the binocs- it was extra neat-o. (haha, i'm trying to bring that stupid phrase back, altho i have no idea why). Mesmerizing.
Anyway, I just jumped way ahead. We started in Anchorage and the first night we stayed in a campground near there at Eagle River Nature Preserve. Immediately after we parked the RV and got out to explore, we saw a brilliant rainbow- don't believe I've seen one with such definition between the colors. It was Labor Day weekend, so the cg was pretty full - we ended up in the "overflow" part, which was a gravel parking lot. We discovered that night that we weren't into the public campgrounds- people suck! Some fucking jackass arrived really late (2 am?) and started CHOPPING WOOD for literally hours. We were beyond pissed. Ohh it's getting me angry thinking about it. lame...
I didn't get very far in this post. Gotta go, as my lunch break is over... more later!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
guess who's back back again shady's back...
tell a friend
so it's been a month since i last posted and that's cuz i've been super busy...working the coolest job ever, but unfortunately for me, it's a temp gig. i work 2 blocks from the beach (of course, i've only been to the beach the first day) in a cool building with creative people... the company creates movie posters, DVD artwork (on the disc and the cover), and ads for tv, cable, film... and not only have i done the normal office manager stuff, i've actually gotten to write copy!!! i can't explain how exciting it is to see something i've written mocked up on a DVD cover or movie poster. whether anything i've written will actually make it to press, well i don't know yet. but it's still neat-o (ha) to see the back of the DVD (30th anniversary of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, for example) and know that i wrote that synopsis. (that example is even more WHOO-HOO b/c Mr. Spielberg is looking at something i wrote. yup, i'm name dropping again, but ya gotta realize that i am just fucking excited as hell, and i'm congratulating myself. hahaha). I would love love love to be hired full time there (at a reasonable pay too), but i don't think they have room for me. i was just temping for a girl on her honeymoon. it's my new goal though, to make a living doing that kind of writing. it's creative and sparks my juices and it's something i can be excited about, rather than just being OK b/c i'm writing SOMETHING. (which of course, anything is better than nothing, but...)
so anyway, that place rocks and i need to work there....
OK, so mr. mcghee and i are heading to alaska tonight for 12 days to absorb some fresh crisp air and surround ourselves with nature instead of concrap. so bloody psyched to go, can't believe the day is finally here. Doing the RV thing, which will make the adventure even more of one... neither of us has ever done an RV trip, nor have we been to Alaska...
Might post from there, might not...
Cheers and I'll have more to say in a couple of weeks...
Thanks for your patience!
Your post will be answered in the order received. It's very important to me, so please don't leave...
ahhh too many customer service things to deal with today...sorry!
so it's been a month since i last posted and that's cuz i've been super busy...working the coolest job ever, but unfortunately for me, it's a temp gig. i work 2 blocks from the beach (of course, i've only been to the beach the first day) in a cool building with creative people... the company creates movie posters, DVD artwork (on the disc and the cover), and ads for tv, cable, film... and not only have i done the normal office manager stuff, i've actually gotten to write copy!!! i can't explain how exciting it is to see something i've written mocked up on a DVD cover or movie poster. whether anything i've written will actually make it to press, well i don't know yet. but it's still neat-o (ha) to see the back of the DVD (30th anniversary of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, for example) and know that i wrote that synopsis. (that example is even more WHOO-HOO b/c Mr. Spielberg is looking at something i wrote. yup, i'm name dropping again, but ya gotta realize that i am just fucking excited as hell, and i'm congratulating myself. hahaha). I would love love love to be hired full time there (at a reasonable pay too), but i don't think they have room for me. i was just temping for a girl on her honeymoon. it's my new goal though, to make a living doing that kind of writing. it's creative and sparks my juices and it's something i can be excited about, rather than just being OK b/c i'm writing SOMETHING. (which of course, anything is better than nothing, but...)
so anyway, that place rocks and i need to work there....
OK, so mr. mcghee and i are heading to alaska tonight for 12 days to absorb some fresh crisp air and surround ourselves with nature instead of concrap. so bloody psyched to go, can't believe the day is finally here. Doing the RV thing, which will make the adventure even more of one... neither of us has ever done an RV trip, nor have we been to Alaska...
Might post from there, might not...
Cheers and I'll have more to say in a couple of weeks...
Thanks for your patience!
Your post will be answered in the order received. It's very important to me, so please don't leave...
ahhh too many customer service things to deal with today...sorry!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Happy Birthday Jerry!
I still miss you heaps, Jerry!
Thank goodness Sirius is helping out with my GD doses!
Thank goodness Sirius is helping out with my GD doses!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Posh Spice
her nips are as wonky as paris hilton's eyes
check out this hilarious gossip site : http://thesuperficial.com/
and omg, what happened to Dakota Fanning? she needs to stop growing up, she was sooo adorable, and a damn great little actress. she's looking lanky and awkward as hell at 13...
and lessee...i've decided that i'm completely in love with Suri Cruise. and i fucking HATE that! TC is a fucking crackhead wingnut and katie's become a drone, but damn, that child is ridiculously beautiful. ridiculously. i knew she'd be good looking but damn.i feel like she needs rescuing. ha... brangelina's kid ain't as adorable as she should be... sorry, i read these damn gossip and entertainment mags/sites and constantly see these kids, so it's rather on the top of my mind...thank goodness i have friends out here with tiny little childrens that are super eeeeeeeeeeeee cute and i can play with them...and return them when i'm finished. ha...rent-a-kid... actually, someone mentioned that recently, kind of joking, but kind of not... neither of us has kids, but love them and that we can give them back after babysitting and such. so she said, hey, someone should start a rent-a-kid biz...but i spose parents might not think it's as cool of an idea... and seriously, if any of y'all have kids, this isn't some weird thing and don't be getting all offended and shit.
great, i think i hear that dude from Frontline or whatever knocking at my door. Hey! I only meant we wanted to babysit them! ya fuck...
check out this hilarious gossip site : http://thesuperficial.com/
and omg, what happened to Dakota Fanning? she needs to stop growing up, she was sooo adorable, and a damn great little actress. she's looking lanky and awkward as hell at 13...
and lessee...i've decided that i'm completely in love with Suri Cruise. and i fucking HATE that! TC is a fucking crackhead wingnut and katie's become a drone, but damn, that child is ridiculously beautiful. ridiculously. i knew she'd be good looking but damn.i feel like she needs rescuing. ha... brangelina's kid ain't as adorable as she should be... sorry, i read these damn gossip and entertainment mags/sites and constantly see these kids, so it's rather on the top of my mind...thank goodness i have friends out here with tiny little childrens that are super eeeeeeeeeeeee cute and i can play with them...and return them when i'm finished. ha...rent-a-kid... actually, someone mentioned that recently, kind of joking, but kind of not... neither of us has kids, but love them and that we can give them back after babysitting and such. so she said, hey, someone should start a rent-a-kid biz...but i spose parents might not think it's as cool of an idea... and seriously, if any of y'all have kids, this isn't some weird thing and don't be getting all offended and shit.
great, i think i hear that dude from Frontline or whatever knocking at my door. Hey! I only meant we wanted to babysit them! ya fuck...
The Piv
just wanted to let everyone know i came up with a new nickname for Jeremy "the Piv" Piven. there ya go...you heard it here first, so spread it on...thick.
a Hollywood Bowl
eww, this shit looks brownish green but it sure does wack me... went to the fantabulous Hollywood Bowl this week to see, we thought Christian Mc Bride - a jazz stand-up bassist. Turns out it was Jazz at the Movies and McBride was just playing among a whole heap of musicians. actually pretty cool. The Bowl is awesome for myriad reasons, including the gorgeous location (set into a hill, surrounded by trees or something), the sound is pretty kick ass anywhere you sit, AND you can bring whatever you want inside. well, no guns or such, but if you want a whole bottle of Jack and a small bottle of Coke, go right ahead! If you want to bring a 7 course dinner, bust it out. people picnic and drink and boogie to the tunes...or sit and listen peacefully, as the case may be....just watch out for the PeachFuzz who will insist that you not smoke your cigs or whatnot beneath the non-smoking sign, and instead, go "against the concrete wall down there by the bathrooms"... where does that small child get off telling me such things? ha
so i interviewed for a kick ass job this week, researching for a new/old game show...was offered the job and was so fucking excited, yet nerve-wracked b/c i had a pretty major schedule conflict- going out of town for 12 days to Alaska (to be fair to me !! it was only 7 actual working days) - that i hadn't told them about... so when i mentioned this tiny tidbit - and offered to work nights, weekends, and rent a laptop to work up there - they un-offered me the job... can you BELIEVE that they wouldn't let me take 7 days off from a 7 week gig? how fucking DARE they? seriously joking there...i'm completely crushed about the sitch, as i haven't had a decent job in ages and i certainly am NOT in the position to turn work down, but i was pretty sure they wouldn't go for it, b/c really, why would they? that's asking a LOT, and i know that. they were super nice about it, but i'm concerned that they'll remember that in the future and think negatively about me...and yeah, the other thing? well, i had a recommendation from a very highly placed individual at the Fox Reality network, and i'm freaking out hoping that said person isn't pissed about it, well, this person wouldn't be pissed, per se, but to burn that rope bridge wouldn't be a good thing. so now i'm back to hoping the stupid ass temp agencies would get me work, and doing a few hours at a product placement agency (getting her receipts organized, doing expenses and quickbooks. yiipppeeee)... alaska better be worth it (haha of course it will be, but right now, i'm thinking about that).
so i interviewed for a kick ass job this week, researching for a new/old game show...was offered the job and was so fucking excited, yet nerve-wracked b/c i had a pretty major schedule conflict- going out of town for 12 days to Alaska (to be fair to me !! it was only 7 actual working days) - that i hadn't told them about... so when i mentioned this tiny tidbit - and offered to work nights, weekends, and rent a laptop to work up there - they un-offered me the job... can you BELIEVE that they wouldn't let me take 7 days off from a 7 week gig? how fucking DARE they? seriously joking there...i'm completely crushed about the sitch, as i haven't had a decent job in ages and i certainly am NOT in the position to turn work down, but i was pretty sure they wouldn't go for it, b/c really, why would they? that's asking a LOT, and i know that. they were super nice about it, but i'm concerned that they'll remember that in the future and think negatively about me...and yeah, the other thing? well, i had a recommendation from a very highly placed individual at the Fox Reality network, and i'm freaking out hoping that said person isn't pissed about it, well, this person wouldn't be pissed, per se, but to burn that rope bridge wouldn't be a good thing. so now i'm back to hoping the stupid ass temp agencies would get me work, and doing a few hours at a product placement agency (getting her receipts organized, doing expenses and quickbooks. yiipppeeee)... alaska better be worth it (haha of course it will be, but right now, i'm thinking about that).
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well, i haven't posted in a while b/c i don't seem to have a lot to say...which is actually bullshit, b/c as usual, a million things are rattling around my brain but i'm too lazy to type or really, too frightened to put it in cyberspace, b/c hey, people might think i'm a nutter... but i guess i don't care about that too much as i don't know the people who read this at the moment, except for Sybil. boy what an interesting blog post so far....
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well, i haven't posted in a while b/c i don't seem to have a lot to say...which is actually bullshit, b/c as usual, a million things are rattling around my brain but i'm too lazy to type or really, too frightened to put it in cyberspace, b/c hey, people might think i'm a nutter... but i guess i don't care about that too much as i don't know the people who read this at the moment, except for Sybil. boy what an interesting blog post so far....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Fuck, Yes!
First of all.... I see I'm getting gripes for not posting enough. Ha... i said that it might be a while between posts, just til i get into the habit of posting... i have zero discipline for the writing on my own (i.e. without someone paying me/having a deadline), which is part of the reason i haven't written the Great American Comedic Screenplay....
but that's not what this is about...this is about how freakin GIDDY (what a word) I am at the news i just heard...The Verve is back! they're back in the studio recording and i can't fucking believe it... if yer not sure who that is or why it matters...get a fucking clue! ha... yes, it's the band that did Bittersweet Symphony, but they are so very very much more. one of my all-time favorite bands and they broke up shortly after Urban Hymns (CD containing Bittersweet), which was devastating. their singer, richard ashcroft, has released solo cds, which - for the most part- are fine, but new Verve music????? i am grinning like the cheshire cat.... wooooooooo-hooooooooooooo!
coincidentally, the title of this post, Fuck, Yes!, also happens to be the title of one of my favorite books. it's out of print and written by an author using a pseudonym. "Reverend Wing F. Fing MD, PhD, DDS, LLD, DVD, and much, much more" is the listed author...if you can find yourself a copy, by all means - BUY it! or borrow it or whatnot...just read the thing. it's hilarious, but has some enlightening truths as well...also, sex with veggies...i love the book so much that i did a shitpot full of research to find out exactly who the real author is - there are plenty of rumors that Tom Robbins wrote it, but that's incorrect... i managed to locate the guy and contacted him. he was quite impressed by my researching skills and i was ecstatic to actually TALK to this author!!!...now i'm trying to get it made as a movie...too bad i don't know enough peeps in the film biz, but i'm gonna keep trying, just as soon as i get a job...stupid jobs... that is the worst thing about freelance tv production - always looking for new employment... have i already bitched about this?
hmmm...not sure about "proper" blog protocol - am i supposed to post a new post every time i have a new post, er topic?
fuck it...
know what else i hate about the production industry? the absolute FACT (me saying it's a fact makes it so) that the higher up you get, the crazier you must be...OK, i've actually met some higher ups who are cool, intelligent, and sane....but holy crap - some of my bosses have been 8 pins short of a strike...hmm, does that even make sense?... complete nutters...asspods...douche nozzles (although you don't have to be insane to be a douche nozzle).
in about 90 minutes, i am heading off to the house of blues (i got dem spendy ticket blues) on the gorgeous (!!@) Sunset Strip to see another of my top bands - the band from Philthy, PA - the Disco Biscuits! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY... they don't come out here nearly enough...then again, i see way more music here (often with Special Guests) than i would most places, like say, the middle of the country, which btw, should *not* be called the midwest, as it's no where near the west. mid-east is better, but the connotations suck. how about the great cornfield in the middle of the country... hahahah...i'm really not trying to offend anyone who lives there, seriously. whenever i tell peeps i grew up in the Nati, i usually get the -did you grow up on a farm- question. wtf? cincy is an actual city people, not a field of crops and animal crap.... OK, well, people are filing in over here to enjoy a delicious Newcastle before the show. mmmmmm
but that's not what this is about...this is about how freakin GIDDY (what a word) I am at the news i just heard...The Verve is back! they're back in the studio recording and i can't fucking believe it... if yer not sure who that is or why it matters...get a fucking clue! ha... yes, it's the band that did Bittersweet Symphony, but they are so very very much more. one of my all-time favorite bands and they broke up shortly after Urban Hymns (CD containing Bittersweet), which was devastating. their singer, richard ashcroft, has released solo cds, which - for the most part- are fine, but new Verve music????? i am grinning like the cheshire cat.... wooooooooo-hooooooooooooo!
coincidentally, the title of this post, Fuck, Yes!, also happens to be the title of one of my favorite books. it's out of print and written by an author using a pseudonym. "Reverend Wing F. Fing MD, PhD, DDS, LLD, DVD, and much, much more" is the listed author...if you can find yourself a copy, by all means - BUY it! or borrow it or whatnot...just read the thing. it's hilarious, but has some enlightening truths as well...also, sex with veggies...i love the book so much that i did a shitpot full of research to find out exactly who the real author is - there are plenty of rumors that Tom Robbins wrote it, but that's incorrect... i managed to locate the guy and contacted him. he was quite impressed by my researching skills and i was ecstatic to actually TALK to this author!!!...now i'm trying to get it made as a movie...too bad i don't know enough peeps in the film biz, but i'm gonna keep trying, just as soon as i get a job...stupid jobs... that is the worst thing about freelance tv production - always looking for new employment... have i already bitched about this?
hmmm...not sure about "proper" blog protocol - am i supposed to post a new post every time i have a new post, er topic?
fuck it...
know what else i hate about the production industry? the absolute FACT (me saying it's a fact makes it so) that the higher up you get, the crazier you must be...OK, i've actually met some higher ups who are cool, intelligent, and sane....but holy crap - some of my bosses have been 8 pins short of a strike...hmm, does that even make sense?... complete nutters...asspods...douche nozzles (although you don't have to be insane to be a douche nozzle).
in about 90 minutes, i am heading off to the house of blues (i got dem spendy ticket blues) on the gorgeous (!!@) Sunset Strip to see another of my top bands - the band from Philthy, PA - the Disco Biscuits! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY... they don't come out here nearly enough...then again, i see way more music here (often with Special Guests) than i would most places, like say, the middle of the country, which btw, should *not* be called the midwest, as it's no where near the west. mid-east is better, but the connotations suck. how about the great cornfield in the middle of the country... hahahah...i'm really not trying to offend anyone who lives there, seriously. whenever i tell peeps i grew up in the Nati, i usually get the -did you grow up on a farm- question. wtf? cincy is an actual city people, not a field of crops and animal crap.... OK, well, people are filing in over here to enjoy a delicious Newcastle before the show. mmmmmm
Monday, July 9, 2007
hey! it's 4-20
8...ugh, i can't read the digital clock without my glasses...damn, i missed it...
nahhh, don't need it to be 420...that's sooooooo last decade...heh heh...
let's talk about more shit i like...besides delicious pot....hmm, how about the Vaporizor? it's the most anti-social smoking device ever. but that's just cuz it takes a long time per personal sesh. great for your lungs; it doesn't burn the stuff, it just heats it up, which means...you can RECYCLE it!!! you know i love to recycle.... cook with the remnants : ) ...ya know what's even better? the volcano. too spendy ($350-600) for my current income, but faaaaaack, it'll rip ya a new one...is this too much drug talk? will the department of
shit...gotta run
nahhh, don't need it to be 420...that's sooooooo last decade...heh heh...
let's talk about more shit i like...besides delicious pot....hmm, how about the Vaporizor? it's the most anti-social smoking device ever. but that's just cuz it takes a long time per personal sesh. great for your lungs; it doesn't burn the stuff, it just heats it up, which means...you can RECYCLE it!!! you know i love to recycle.... cook with the remnants : ) ...ya know what's even better? the volcano. too spendy ($350-600) for my current income, but faaaaaack, it'll rip ya a new one...is this too much drug talk? will the department of
shit...gotta run
Dinner with the Tap
Does anyone have about $10K they wanna spot me so I can have dinner with Spinal Tap?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300125977004
anyone else have a problem with this being a fundraiser for Live Earth, yet only 20% of the amount paid goes to that charity?
WTF????????
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300125977004
anyone else have a problem with this being a fundraiser for Live Earth, yet only 20% of the amount paid goes to that charity?
WTF????????
#2 hee hee
stop bullying me Y-eye (aka Sibyl or however ya spell it)! hahah...see this is why i never started one of these b/c i go forever between entries....i will try to stop, er well, post more....
so, just got back from seeing Transformers...you know, transformers, more than meets the eye; transformers, big ole toy ad not in disguise... yeah, i'm surprised i went too. what's even more surprising is, i didn't totally hate it. it was way too fucking long, and the dialogue was ridiculous, especially considering how "advanced" these beings were...but it wasn't as bad as i thought. and damnit if that stupid song isn't stuck in my head. great...oh, and the My Little Pony product placement? Wow Michael Bay, you're a genius. i spose the worst part was the fact that there was a guy behind us who was translating the movie for his paramour... nice.
So belated happy birthday to the following:
July 4th...AMERICA...fuck yeah...coming to save the motherfucking day yeah
July 5th...my youngest bro is now 23 (whoa...Y-eye and I used to take him grocery shopping when we were in high school and he was 3 or 4...he had a habit of screaming FUCK really loudly in the middle of an aisle... why? well, there is quite an age gap between him and the rest of us siblings. my older brother decided that one of Brendan's first words should be a cuss word... Y-eye and I would just crumple to the ground in hysterics while my mom crumbled to the ground in embarrassment...)
July 6th- my long time friend, TLC
ya know, this entry is ridiculously boring... i've had a heap of things fly through my brain, shit good to write down, but i'm never sitting at the computer when that happens...and to go back and try and remember something funny and write it later is a waste of brain power and really, who knows how much of that i have left?
so this past weekend i was hanging at my friend, SC's, house up in Simi Valley. we met while standing in line to buy Black Crowes tickets way back in 1998 and have been "together" since then....anyway, she and her husband took over her childhood house from her mom. they've got a pool...3BR...kick ass surround sound...no A/C...and her next-door neighbor is a child sex offender... yup, she decided, for shits and giggles, that she'd check out that website. then she saw dots in her area...neighborhood...fucking A right next door?... he looks rather average- don't they often? but his sister and her KIDS live with him, as well as some other peeps....sweet
in answer to one of the comments from my last post...i don't wear panties
i prefer floss
so, just got back from seeing Transformers...you know, transformers, more than meets the eye; transformers, big ole toy ad not in disguise... yeah, i'm surprised i went too. what's even more surprising is, i didn't totally hate it. it was way too fucking long, and the dialogue was ridiculous, especially considering how "advanced" these beings were...but it wasn't as bad as i thought. and damnit if that stupid song isn't stuck in my head. great...oh, and the My Little Pony product placement? Wow Michael Bay, you're a genius. i spose the worst part was the fact that there was a guy behind us who was translating the movie for his paramour... nice.
So belated happy birthday to the following:
July 4th...AMERICA...fuck yeah...coming to save the motherfucking day yeah
July 5th...my youngest bro is now 23 (whoa...Y-eye and I used to take him grocery shopping when we were in high school and he was 3 or 4...he had a habit of screaming FUCK really loudly in the middle of an aisle... why? well, there is quite an age gap between him and the rest of us siblings. my older brother decided that one of Brendan's first words should be a cuss word... Y-eye and I would just crumple to the ground in hysterics while my mom crumbled to the ground in embarrassment...)
July 6th- my long time friend, TLC
ya know, this entry is ridiculously boring... i've had a heap of things fly through my brain, shit good to write down, but i'm never sitting at the computer when that happens...and to go back and try and remember something funny and write it later is a waste of brain power and really, who knows how much of that i have left?
so this past weekend i was hanging at my friend, SC's, house up in Simi Valley. we met while standing in line to buy Black Crowes tickets way back in 1998 and have been "together" since then....anyway, she and her husband took over her childhood house from her mom. they've got a pool...3BR...kick ass surround sound...no A/C...and her next-door neighbor is a child sex offender... yup, she decided, for shits and giggles, that she'd check out that website. then she saw dots in her area...neighborhood...fucking A right next door?... he looks rather average- don't they often? but his sister and her KIDS live with him, as well as some other peeps....sweet
in answer to one of the comments from my last post...i don't wear panties
i prefer floss
Monday, July 2, 2007
wtf? This is my blog?
so uh this is my first ever blog entry...this color isn't working....is this better? guess i need to see it on the actual page... anyway, this is my first ever entry. i decided to try this shit out after much nudging, er, shoving, by my friend in the Nati, Y-Eye.... i guess i'm supposed to introduce myself to all you readers who don't know me. all you readers. b/c there will be heaps of you...first of all, i use ellipses all the time, which can probably get annoying after a while. so stop reading if you're not into ellipses. they help me separate my thoughts, which is good b/c they often come in rapid tangential form...
ok, well, i live in the concrete jungle with the sparkly lights and plastic stars. Los Angeles. i'm trying to eek out a living writing for any medium that wants me, but mostly for cable television...stuff like the Travel Channel, HGTV, and DIY...mostly shit i would never watch on my own time...i also write articles for magazines and websites (health, music), and i did some copywriting for a cool company called snikiddy. they manufacture organic snacks for kids, low-fat, low-sugar, but yummy...and they promote a healthy lifestyle. the coolest thing i've done was to produce and co-write - with my husband, Skooch McGhee - a roast of 17 celebrities who participated in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. we worked our asses off, creating and writing sketches, buying props, stage directing...and boatloads of other stuff. the most creative input i've had...ever. we got George Lucas and Aisha Tyler to laugh, and i am damn proud of it. yes, i just name dropped. i didn't say we were friends, i just said they laughed at shit we wrote for/about them....freelance writing is a pain in the ass for the most part, mainly b/c it's so fucking hard to get a job. ...oh yeah, that's something else about me - i love love love to curse...and although i am a grammar/spelling/punctuation um...can i say "nazi"?...fiend, i still use no caps in my blog. my blog, my rules...so, yeah, i fancy myself a writer, but i haven't had a paying production gig in, well, longer than i care to admit....anyone hiring? i promise i'll use caps when necessary!
lessee, i'm married (3 yrs in september) and my husband is the coolest, hottest, greatest person on the planet. gushgushgush.... i do luuuuuv him (ewww, i just spelled it with multiple u's, as in "yews")... we met here in the jungle mainly b/c we dig the same music - jammy stuff, jazz and blues, and such, bands like the Grateful Dead, the Phish, the Disco Biscuits, the Black Crowes, the Verve, yes I know the Phish isn't really "the" phish...Galactic, U2, and a bunch of classic rock too. Just no Steely Dan, Journey, or Lynyrd Skynrd or however the fuck you spell that name...he's in the entertainment biz too, works with celebs for special events and such...
went to New Zealand for 3 weeks for our honeymoon... there's a reason that place is referred to as the God Zone (aka God's Own)....holy shit that whole country is spectacular. a whole 'nother entry... love to travel; i'm a lifelong victim of wanderlust. wish we had a heap of cash so we could just travel... turned Skooch into a travel fiend as well- went to Kauai last year and we're heading to Alaska this September. hoping to see the aurora...and a wolf... wolves are my favorite animals, but i am crazy about the big predators - you know, lions and tigers and bears, fuck yes!... big time green freak as well. i hate *hate* when people are too fucking lazy to recycle or too lame to care about nature or the copious amounts of waste we produce. ugh.... and yes, i have to sit in traffic for hours in this city, wasting gas and oil, and i feel horrible about it...getting a hybrid...another entry...
grew up in the Nati (cincinnati) with three brothers, one of whom lives here, one is finishing school at OSU, and the other is in law school in Cleveland. Go Buckeyes...well, go Ducks really, as that is where I went to school (University of Oregon in gorgeous Eugene)...football!!! i'm a Green Bay Packers cheesetard. love that damn team...love that damn Favre...also a Ravens fan. Skooch got me rooting for them. RayRay is one of my favorite players....apparently i do use caps on occasion...i also follow Terrapins men's basketball, hate Dook and the Tar Heels, and heartily root against the NFL's Lions, Bears, Vikes, 49ers, and Broncos. yes, i have reasons for each team hatred, but i'm not going into that now...
my post name- lost sailor is one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs, and sweet justice is a phrase i came up with to use when excited! as in, hey, i just started blogging! sweet justice!
one last thing.... in case you haven't figured it out, i'm usually dripping (heh) with sarcasm...at least it sounds sarcastic in my head...
cheers!
ok, well, i live in the concrete jungle with the sparkly lights and plastic stars. Los Angeles. i'm trying to eek out a living writing for any medium that wants me, but mostly for cable television...stuff like the Travel Channel, HGTV, and DIY...mostly shit i would never watch on my own time...i also write articles for magazines and websites (health, music), and i did some copywriting for a cool company called snikiddy. they manufacture organic snacks for kids, low-fat, low-sugar, but yummy...and they promote a healthy lifestyle. the coolest thing i've done was to produce and co-write - with my husband, Skooch McGhee - a roast of 17 celebrities who participated in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. we worked our asses off, creating and writing sketches, buying props, stage directing...and boatloads of other stuff. the most creative input i've had...ever. we got George Lucas and Aisha Tyler to laugh, and i am damn proud of it. yes, i just name dropped. i didn't say we were friends, i just said they laughed at shit we wrote for/about them....freelance writing is a pain in the ass for the most part, mainly b/c it's so fucking hard to get a job. ...oh yeah, that's something else about me - i love love love to curse...and although i am a grammar/spelling/punctuation um...can i say "nazi"?...fiend, i still use no caps in my blog. my blog, my rules...so, yeah, i fancy myself a writer, but i haven't had a paying production gig in, well, longer than i care to admit....anyone hiring? i promise i'll use caps when necessary!
lessee, i'm married (3 yrs in september) and my husband is the coolest, hottest, greatest person on the planet. gushgushgush.... i do luuuuuv him (ewww, i just spelled it with multiple u's, as in "yews")... we met here in the jungle mainly b/c we dig the same music - jammy stuff, jazz and blues, and such, bands like the Grateful Dead, the Phish, the Disco Biscuits, the Black Crowes, the Verve, yes I know the Phish isn't really "the" phish...Galactic, U2, and a bunch of classic rock too. Just no Steely Dan, Journey, or Lynyrd Skynrd or however the fuck you spell that name...he's in the entertainment biz too, works with celebs for special events and such...
went to New Zealand for 3 weeks for our honeymoon... there's a reason that place is referred to as the God Zone (aka God's Own)....holy shit that whole country is spectacular. a whole 'nother entry... love to travel; i'm a lifelong victim of wanderlust. wish we had a heap of cash so we could just travel... turned Skooch into a travel fiend as well- went to Kauai last year and we're heading to Alaska this September. hoping to see the aurora...and a wolf... wolves are my favorite animals, but i am crazy about the big predators - you know, lions and tigers and bears, fuck yes!... big time green freak as well. i hate *hate* when people are too fucking lazy to recycle or too lame to care about nature or the copious amounts of waste we produce. ugh.... and yes, i have to sit in traffic for hours in this city, wasting gas and oil, and i feel horrible about it...getting a hybrid...another entry...
grew up in the Nati (cincinnati) with three brothers, one of whom lives here, one is finishing school at OSU, and the other is in law school in Cleveland. Go Buckeyes...well, go Ducks really, as that is where I went to school (University of Oregon in gorgeous Eugene)...football!!! i'm a Green Bay Packers cheesetard. love that damn team...love that damn Favre...also a Ravens fan. Skooch got me rooting for them. RayRay is one of my favorite players....apparently i do use caps on occasion...i also follow Terrapins men's basketball, hate Dook and the Tar Heels, and heartily root against the NFL's Lions, Bears, Vikes, 49ers, and Broncos. yes, i have reasons for each team hatred, but i'm not going into that now...
my post name- lost sailor is one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs, and sweet justice is a phrase i came up with to use when excited! as in, hey, i just started blogging! sweet justice!
one last thing.... in case you haven't figured it out, i'm usually dripping (heh) with sarcasm...at least it sounds sarcastic in my head...
cheers!
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