Orgy! The 1970s Board Game! http://bit.ly/13UkNd (fer reals, y'all)
Some stuff you can't make up


@shadow27 I'm 1st gen American from Danish stock, but apparently we can go back 7-8 generations to an Archbishop in Sweden.
My father was our family historian, and when he passed away, my mom cut a lot of ties to his side of the family out of grief.  being half-way round the world from them doesn't help much, so a lot of the family history I know is oral, and could be wrong.  And as I really don't have any intention of procreating, the line kind of stops with me (my sister was always more likely to have kids than I was, but still not sure if she plans on doing it this late in the game).  This is why friends have always been family.

I really need to do a FollowFriday post today -- I'm a couple of weeks behind!
And I forgot to do it AGAIN.  I suck. 

No wait, I'm a REBEL!  Deliberately defying social networking conventions!  Forging my own internet trail!  Bah on your Follow Friday!

No, wait.  I just suck.

RT @ SyFy This John Barrowman (Cptn Jack from Torchwood) dance video is truly made of awesome - http://bit.ly/14S7f7

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Yay! Only a mild snotfest in mah nose this AM! And it's Friday!
Some days you just can't ask for more than that!

More info on November gigs can be found on my LJ! http://bit.ly/3uldHP Links, flyers, etc   
Self promotion is FUN!
 
OMG OMG OMG! @DJKangal and @thatDJSpider, reunited on the decks for Spellbound in DC on 11/28! CHAOS AND FUN!!! :)
I am so super excited about this gig it's not even funny.  Fer reals.
 
Oh wow @SyFy: http://bit.ly/wxdxR Ghost Hunters XXX parody?
*sigh*  There are times that I get embarrassed by the industry I'm in.  Reach much?
 
NOVEMBER GIGS! 11/21 - Return of the Bats (CLT), 11/25 - RetroActive Reunion (CLT), 11/28 - Spellbound 3rd Annual Freak Bazaar (DC)
Again with the self promo!
 
Head of concrete snot beginning the inevitable slide into my lungs. But I don't feel as hot or burned out, so off to work I'll go.
I'm pretty amazed at how well my mom's remedy's worked this time.  I doubt it was a full flu,probably a mild cold type thing, but pretty positive it was precipitated by the flu shot the Thursday prior.
 
@yayahan "Squirrel!" :) But the opening was just beautifully done, and I totally cried when she died.
PIxar released Up on DVD this week, and petzilla and I caught it in the theater when it first came out and were totally taken with it.  Highly recommended, for the beauty, the humor and the sadness.

I just shouldn't be allowed in the kitchen today
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Yep, caramel IS too hot for that spoon

Watching Int'l House Hunters on HGTV since they're in my "hometown" of St Thomas. But wow -- forgot about the prices!
$425k for 1400sqft -- eep! Cinderblock design due to hurricane protection, but it can always be prettier than what they're showing :(
But it's balancing homes with stuff like this: http://bit.ly/3opUmk
I try to keep an ear pricked for anything related to my hometown of St. Thomas, USVI.  When I saw that House Hunters International was doing some vacation/tropical homes, I had to tune in.  On one hand, it makes me a little nostalgic for home, and on the other I am so very content and happy here in Charlotte that it seems more and more like a fantasy in my mind. I also know that I was incredibly lucky, growing up where I did in the area of the island that I did.  Most of the homes are concrete block based in order to battle potential hurricanes, but my home is predominately natural stone, which gives it a more organic feel.

Still, many of these boxy concrete multi-family homes go for $300k+ based on the fact that land itself is at a premium on the island, when they actually would probably be worth half that in any other location.  I was actually a little embarrassed by the homes they were showing, mostly due to mismatched tile and kitchens, probably because people tend to fix what they can afford, not what the resale value will be.  But I felt so snobby thinking this.  Either I've gotten too hooked on HGTV or I really need to go home and revisit my roots.
 
RT @petzilla DJ's & SheJ's - Best Buy is aiming to become a destination for DJs http://tiny.cc/Jngzt - Lady Gaga in the geek squad
Mixed feelings on this.  It reminds me of the Hot Topic debate -- "Oh awesome, they're opening a Hot Topic in the mall!" "Aw. crap, there goes our scene".  When you give a specialty area a mass-market push, there are bound to be things that will be sacrificed, some quality, etc.  But just as I have no problem stopping by HT in the mall when I 'm looking for something, I'll probably stop by BB when I need to replace headphones or cables, and I need to replace my gear at some point, so we'll see what they can carry and/or put on sale.
 
Mom's Cure-All #2 - drink a beer as hot as you can stand it (you honestly can't feel any worse!)
Mom's Cure All - Shot glass with tbsp honey, tbsp lemon juice, 1 crushed garlic clove, top with ice cold akvavit. Do 4x a day
When sick, mom tends to rely on these kinds of things rather than buying NyQuil, etc.  And a lot of the Scandinavian fix-its seem to involve alcohol as well -- p'raps to keep you insensible :)  I don't know if it's purely psychosomatic, but damned if they don't work.
  
Trying to work from home, though one nostril seems to be on perma-leak status, and I keep clearing my throat w/out a full cough "Ggertt"
"Ggertt" seems to be the closest approximation to the mild clearing-of-the-throat noise I can come up with.   I'm pretty proud of that noise verbalization in print, actually (I'm easily amused.  Shush). And the fact that one side of my face needed to have a tissue rammed up it to stop it up was irritating seeing as earlier that day I wrote...
 
But WOW I hate sinus pressure and swollen nose-guts. When I blow it, stuff is supposed to come OUT, not fail to budge. :(
You know this feeling -- you're stuffy and blocked, but you blow and blow and nothing comes out?  Yeah.  Hate that.
 
Still battling this quasi-sick thing. May just do the essentials today and then head home from work to NyQuil it out. We'll see.
By lunch, I was a solid block of concrete in my head, hot and cross-eyed.  And I was supposed to sit in a weekly meeting that afternoon with some of the bigger players in the company right now,and getting them sick would probably be a bad idea (in that semi-sick cranky bosses tend to take it out on their team, so one virus affects way too many people -- multiplies my guilt HUGE!)

@DASBUNKER Damn...day before my birthday :( How much fun would that be?
Das Bunker in LA was looking for female DJs for a January 15th date.  And while that would have been fun, I'm about as industrial as tinfoil these days, so file under "Hallo Pipe Dream"
 
New Clash of the Titans trailer http://bit.ly/3PiFpw MIA - one mechanical owl :(
I remember the original Clash of the Titans vaguely, and the owl sticks in my mind more than anything else.  And of course we roll our eyes now at the special effects. But I've always been a sucker for Greek mythology, and I have to admit the trailer looks pretty dam good.

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(typed up starting at 4am, on the third or fourth hour of a continuing coffee buzz, barefoot in the lobby of a building full of sleeping strangers)

It seemed we were all a bit reluctant to head out of Austin, either that or we just knew that it wouldn't take that long to get to the next town in relation to when we were *supposed* to get there. So we dallied a bit in the Super 8 parking lot after checkout and had a fun, leisurely lunch at Taco Bell that may or may not have involved me getting pantsed by Steve. Dianna from Versailles hadn't eaten at a Taco Bell in forever and had no idea how to order vegan. You're welcome, Missy.

Don't know much about the drive; either I was asleep the whole time or it was just that uneventful. Doesn't matter. Although coming into Houston held its own surprises, in that a) traffic was positively abysmal and b) the city is two or three times bigger than I had expected. So good on you there, Houston.

The show had been promoted as the "Rob Zombie After Party" which struck me as not much more than a cheap marketing ploy until we rolled up to the venue. Not only big-ish and pretty, but smack in the middle of downtown, and sharing building space with the Verizon Theater where Rob Zombie was about to do his thing. Suddenly the promo started making a little more sense.

Now, there are myriad things I'm learning out here, most of which I set out to learn and some of which come along without me knowing I needed to know them. Somewhere in one of those two groups is figuring out how exactly I will end up shaping these outward public expressions of my thoughts, as I get closer to when someday that sort of thing might actually Matter. The farther along I go, the more friends and internet-friends I make, the more people at least see these things pop up if not actually bother reading them. So there's the popular and sensible perspective that one Never Ever Complains; that everything is either completely awesome or altogether omitted from mention. Which, while valid, is refuted in my mind by my own predilection toward complete openness and my desire for complete honesty (along with every celebrity interview I've ever witnessed trying to defend whatever new paycheck product of theirs that they knew was absolute rubbish).

For the time being, and if nothing else, I'll say that this question has been brought to mind again specifically by how many of the circumstances surrounding the Houston show were total shite less than ideal. But what's more important at this stage in the game: how *I* perceived things, or how the people that came out to see the show perceived things? Which, in the end, is the one that really matters after all?

All three bands performed as fantastically as we have all tour. Each band's audience enjoyed the show. Röcbar was a sweetass venue, loved having us all, and I don't doubt would be glad to have us all again.

And I got to hang out and catch up with a friend from high school that I hadn't seen in eight years or more.

And I think maybe I'll leave it at that.

(uploaded from The Rutledge in Nashville, first internet connection since Houston)

Current Mood: dirty

Smash!
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Or, how to have less dishes to wash

( THUD : Monday @ Ceremony! )

Some time when I wasn't paying attention, Boston apparently became home. This fact was made clear tonight when I found that I am now on a first name basis with the owner of the Chinese restaurant near our house who told me the name of the dish I should order next time that isn't on the menu. Basically the only thing missing from the Charlottesville experience is to recognize half the patrons of the restaurant when I go in to eat.

Not too shabby for only being up here for two years.

Current Mood: cheerful

My child is running around the house. Naked. With a box of animal crackers. Shrieking. "COOKIES COOKIES COOKIES!"

We are very pleased to invite you all out on Weds Nov. 18th to join us at the infamous Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School. if you're not familiar, it is the brainchild of the highly talented Molly Crabapple, which asks the question "why can't art class be sexy?" and it turns out there's no reason whatsoever for it to not be. ;) At Dr. Sketchy's you'll get some raucous music, scandalous burlesque models, and a generally debaucherous and irreverent atmosphere. you'll be hard pressed to find anything better to do with your weeknight!

This installment of Dr. Sketchy's is brought to you by Truth Serum Productions and is happening at the Pozen Center at MassArt. The evening kicks off at 7:30 and will be hosted by the lovely Ms.Crabapple herself and feature Miss Southern Comfort & Dame Cuchifrita from Brown Girls Burlesque as the drawing subjects. and if that weren't enough, you'll have ENSMB providing an inspiring soundtrack throughout the night!

come out next Weds. and get a little naughty with ENSMB & Dr. Sketchy's!!!

Wed. November 18th in the Pozen Center @ MassArt - 7:30 pm
621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
Event is FREE for MassArt students with i.d. -- $5 for everyone else


DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DRAWING MATERIALS!!!!!!!!