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[Jul. 23rd, 2008|10:05 am] |
 these were brought to me this morning! |
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[Jul. 23rd, 2008|01:04 pm] |
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[Jul. 23rd, 2008|06:19 pm] |
I am in Strasbourg and leaving for Germany tomorrow.
I do not want to come home. I`m having too much fun Bonjour-ing everyone I can, eating delicious foreign foods, and seeing new parts of the world.
I want to come home for next weekend and then come back here to live.
And I sure as fuck don`t feel like going back to school in a month. |
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| 251: About Friends |
[Jul. 23rd, 2008|09:26 am] |
“About Friends”
Brian Jones
The good thing about friends
is not having to finish sentences.
I sat a whole summer afternoon with my friend once
on a river bank, bashing heels on the baked mud
and watching the small chunks slide into the water
and listening to them - plop plop plop.
He said, 'I like the twigs when they...you know...
like that.' I said, 'There's that branch...'
We both said, 'Mmmm'. The river flowed and flowed
and there were lots of butterflies, that afternoon.
I first thought there was a sad thing about friends
when we met twenty years later.
We both talked hundreds of sentences,
taking care to finish all we said,
and explain it all very carefully,
as if we'd been discovered in places
we should not be, and were somehow ashamed.
I understood then what the river meant by flowing. |
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| No, I don't enjoy this view |
[Jul. 23rd, 2008|01:20 am] |
OK. So. Yeah. I have neglected my LiveJournal ever since I got my Diva Diary.
Soooooooo, I've seen The Dark Knight twice already - once on opening night and again yesterday. Yes, it certainly is the profound, near-perfect movie experience that no one (including me) will shut up about, and it's even better after a second viewing. Heath Ledger as The Joker, Geez-Louise, what he did there with that character is unprecedented. The way he talks, his mannerisms, the overall look of the character, and all the scenes containing him are are so memorable. So perfect. An animal. A violent, chaotic force of nature. And that's just one character. The entire film is a masterfully told story. I can go on and on and on and on about it as I've been doing since Friday morning, and I will... but not here.
Watched an insane amount of Dawson's Creek today at Miranda's. Like two seasons. WTF. I never thought I'd know as much about that gay show as I do now. I HOPE JOEY AND DAWSON STAY TOGETHER IN THE END. Neway, at some point I got a call from The Arts Alliance Center Clear Lake. They said they wanted to include my work in some show they're having in October. They said they'd be putting my name on the flyers for it or something. I have no idea why they called me, as I haven't had a show there in ages. Also, it's just not the way they do things, usually. Usually, they have a call for artwork, artists submit work, and it gets accepted or rejected into the exhibition. I've never been fucking called by anyone. They must've made a mistake! Regardless, I obliged. This happens, too, at the perfect time. The other day I spent cleaning my disgusting studio and making the space "workable" once again. And I have been working. A lot. And it feels great. I even allowed people (Chrispy and Miranda) into my studio, which I hadn't done in a long, long time.
Um, a lot has happened, I just don't care to write anymore right meow. |
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[Jul. 22nd, 2008|11:37 pm] |
So I ordered this thing called an r4 for my ds that lets me play my downloaded roms on it. I can't waitttt until it comes in the mail. Jason said he turned his ds into a wifi phone, but that is a little ridiculous, I think.
Me and Lucas are doing good. For a while it felt like we were on thin ice, but things are back to normal and perhaps better than normal.
I'm leaving for work in like .5 seconds butttt that's ok.
Last week I had 35 hours, and this week I have 6. How on earth can they give me 6 hours?! Which reminds me I need to call the Walgreens in San Marcos again soon to ask about transferring to that store. I move out in less than a month, by the way :]
School...oh school. San Jac is getting a little crazy, if you ask me. First it was the american literature teacher who insisted that Jamestown was founded in 1585, now its the government 2 teacher who just reads out of the book expecting you to write word for word what she is reading. Has anyone had Ms Castillo? She is possibly the worst teacher I have ever had... Yoga is actually better than I thought it would be. It's hard because I am not very flexible, and I am always sore.
Ps Melissa, your name was on the roll sheet for my class! Where have you been?
Plans for going to New Braunfels this past weekend failed, but its no big deal. |
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| Summer Shade |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|09:52 pm] |
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http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2008/07/summer-shade.html I have never worn a straw or Panama hat but the idea is really growing on me.
Personally I don't think I would wear it with a suit but with a linen shirt and shorts it could work very nicely for me.
Since you guys probably know more about it than I, what should I be looking for?
I love this hat I saw at Piombo in Portofino.
10 Corso Como has a great selection of men's hats right now.
I might check out Jay Kos here in NYC |
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| your retarded |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|04:17 pm] |
Answer: It will if their parents watch Fox News. |
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| ode to toby flenderson |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|01:33 pm] |
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[Jul. 22nd, 2008|01:34 pm] |
I have never loved anything as much as i love Legally Blonde the Musical.
Never have I been more attached to something, well except maybe Rent.
I'm so happy that Bailey won the role! I just freaking hope everything goes well so they extend her contract longer than 2 weeks. Some of the other girls will be part of either the touring cast, or have small roles on Broadway itself. I'm sooooo happppy!
I swear, if SOMEONE doesn't buy me tickets to the touring show when it comes to Houston in February, I will shit all over everyone. I want nothing more than to see this musical live!!!!!!!
Please? D; |
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[Jul. 22nd, 2008|10:14 am] |
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HEY , I STILL LOVE YOU |
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| in which I dress down; am attacked by a photo-booth |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|10:56 am] |
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Last night we were tomboys in our t-shirts and short hair, sneakers and loose-fitting jeans. We bought tacos, and ice creams, and read about the trashy lives of celebrities, seating on the floor at Wal-Mart. It's oddly liberating to "chill" in my own neighbourhood. There isn't much to see, or do, no shows or sky-scrapers or masses of hipsters (we counted what, one?) but I can breathe. It's pressure (and Pressure) -free. And now and then, that's what's needed: trying on lipsticks, visiting the animals in the pet shop, buying a big bucket of popcorn and watching The Dark Knight (your friends-list will have already reviewed it for you). One can't keep an air of put-togetherness on all the time- or they'll inevitably fall apart.
We also visited the photobooth, which, after attacking us without warning (producing some very 'bring on the lulz' shots) also delivered
( this strip of photos: )
 
 
I wonder who finds the pieces I leave behind.
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| 250: First Gestures |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|09:00 am] |
“First Gestures”
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Among the first we learn is good-bye,
your tiny wrist between Dad's forefinger
and thumb forced to wave bye-bye to Mom,
whose hand sails brightly behind a windshield.
Then it's done to make us follow:
in a crowded mall, a woman waves, "Bye,
we're leaving," and her son stands firm
sobbing, until at last he runs after her,
among shoppers drifting like sharks
who must drag their great hulks
underwater, even in sleep, or drown.
Living, we cover vast territories;
imagine your life drawn on a map--
a scribble on the town where you grew up,
each bus trip traced between school
and home, or a clean line across the sea
to a place you flew once. Think of the time
and things we accumulate, all the while growing
more conscious of losing and leaving. Aging,
our bodies collect wrinkles and scars
for each place the world would not give
under our weight. Our thoughts get laced
with strange aches, sweet as the final chord
that hangs in a guitar's blond torso.
Think how a particular ridge of hills
from a summer of your childhood grows
in significance, or one hour of light--
late afternoon, say, when thick sun flings
the shadow of Virginia creeper vines
across the wall of a tiny, white room
where a girl makes love for the first time.
Its leaves tremble like small hands
against the screen while she weeps
in the arms of her bewildered lover.
She's too young to see that as we gather
losses, we may also grow in love;
as in passion, the body shudders
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| 249: And nothing is ever as you want to be |
[Jul. 21st, 2008|12:40 pm] |
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“And nothing is ever as you want to be”
Brian Patten
You lose your love for her and then
It is her who is lost,
And then it is both who are lost,
And nothing is ever as perfect as you want it to be.
In a very ordinary world
A most extraordinary pain mingles with the small routines,
The loss seems huge and yet
Nothing can be pinned down or fully explained.
You are afraid.
If you found the perfect love
It would scald your hands,
Rip the skin from your nerves,
Cause havoc with a computered heart.
You lose your love for her and then it is her who is lost.
You tried not to hurt and yet
Everything you touched became a wound.
You tried to mend what cannot be mended,
You tried, neither foolish nor clumsy,
To rescue what cannot be rescued.
You failed,
And now she is elsewhere
And her night and your night
Are both utterly drained.
How easy it would be
If love could be brought home like a lost kitten
Or gathered in like strawberries,
How lovely it would be;
But nothing is ever as perfect as you want it to be. |
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| Finally.....My Favorite Shot From London |
[Jul. 21st, 2008|09:05 am] |
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http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2008/07/finallymy-favorite-shot-from-london.html 
Sometimes the business of running a blog can affect the day-to-day of blogging.
On my recent trip to London I was able to find a few good shots (even though it rained for hours everyday). However, something fell-thru on my GQ page so I had to switch those trip images to the magazine.
Since GQ just hit the stands I can finally post this image.
What I love about this shot is its timelessness.
Not that it is so great but that it is actually timeless.
Without the benefit of cars, or the way other people are dressed in the background to put it in a clear period context, I can imagine someone 40 years from now having a hard time deciding if this was shot in 1983 or 2008.
I read a lot of comments here like "I grew up in the 80's and I don't want to go back." Well, I grew up in the 80's also and I think it would be interesting to hear this young man's romantic vision of that decade. |
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| request |
[Jul. 21st, 2008|03:07 pm] |
I am looking for :
Icarus : Kamikaze
and
Jimmy Edgar : Bounce Make Model |
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| 8 Icons + Group Photo |
[Jul. 21st, 2008|01:02 am] |
Enjoy these!
 
( More Here ) |
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| drugs |
[Jul. 20th, 2008|09:13 pm] |
I guess I can see how people get addicted to prescription painkillers. Percoset makes me feel so light and sleepy! But mainly I want the pain to lessen. More than anything I want it to stop altogether all on its own. That would be great, feeling 100% again. I wish I knew how long that takes.
We took Kona on a walk downtown today. We sat at a table outside the coffeeshop and everyone who walked by stared at her or remarked on her beauty. One teen girl walked by twice, each time saying to Kona, "Oh my god I love you!!!!" Heh. She is a pretty dog. We have fallen in love with her for sure.
Back to work tomorrow. I am going to take it easy, which means no running to catch buses. Ah well. |
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| 9 Icons |
[Jul. 20th, 2008|09:49 pm] |
Having admired the gorgeous pictures ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) jsrocks posted earlier in the week, and in anticipation of next week's season premiere, I have made some icons from them.
Preview:
 
The rest are HERE @ ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) sweet_disdain |
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[Jul. 20th, 2008|07:18 pm] |
Oh, my dear Livejournal! How you have been neglected. I refuse to give you up, though. There is too much nostalgia wrapped up in your little arms. Anyways. I have been keeping myself uncharacteristically busy this summer. In the process of a ten hour car ride (one way) to Charleston, South Carolina with my family, then a hectic plane ride (by myself for the first time) to Austin, Texas...I've turned 22 years old. How bizarre. Twenty-two. It's strange in a way that I can't quite put my finger on. There are moments when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror & I don't look a day over 16. Other times, I see the wrinkles around my mouth from smiling. Is it too young to think about wrinkles? Probably. But, I've always been a worrier.
In other news, I am moving into my new apartment in, like, less than a month! Hooray. I want to make it look adorable & everything I've always dreamed of having in an apartment. I really think that this is finally my chance to make it just what I want it to be!
Oh yeah. Also, I'm on Twitter! So, you should all add me if you have one. I think it's super fun. :) |
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| I don't have cable, just a DVD player |
[Jul. 20th, 2008|03:14 pm] |
I wrote to a friend:
I’m eating up this Mad Men show. Some might see a slow-moving soap opera, and they may be right, but it reminds me of Nabokov’s explanation of his inspiration for Lolita: “a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.” These people are making their own cages, living in already-made cages, and keeping each other in their place in mean ways. It’s really beautiful stuff. He’s taking on religion, sex, and orientation, but very little about race. Still a very rich show.
I just finished "the Hobo Code," which is as far as I've gotten. I get the impression that Salvatore is not pretending to be straight but (at least until now) thinks that he is. I wonder if Joan is going to get a third dimension. It's interesting that the characters get filled out a lot when we follow them home, but Peggy is being filled out even though we only saw her "home" in the pilot. And what happened to the woman who was bawling twice in the ladies' room?
Just for any latecomers, be sure to look at the stuff gatsbyfan posted a link to here at the Chicago Tribune. I found that after getting through a few parts of Weiner's interview, the link for the next part didn't work, and I had to go to the blog's Oct. 07 page to access the rest. |
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| Season One Marathon Commentary Post |
[Jul. 20th, 2008|04:13 am] |
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I've seen this done in other communities and I thought it might be interesting for those of us geeks not only keeping our eyes on the marathon but on our computers as well. What are our second thoughts? If you're new, what are your first ones? Is there anything you missed the first, third, eighth time around? Just want to chat with other fans while watching episodes in real time? Grab your popcorn, your martinis and your keyboards and settle in for thirteen hours of the best damn television there is.
Instead of posting a new entry for each episode, I've made a separate comment under this main post so as not to spam the community today. Just follow the graphics and start the commentary under there! (Yes, they are up for iconage if you like, just give credit.)
P.S. As the day goes on and the post gets longer and longer, it may help to click the link option next to the timestamp on each main comment to edit out the irrelevant commentary to that episode. That way you're only seeing one episode thread at a time. |
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