Accomplishment, thy name is Brian
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twicketfaceWell, not really, but it sounds good. Had a going away party for a long time employee last night after work, so stayed for a bit and had some good cheese and crackers. Doesn’t take much to make me happy.
Afterwards went to Fazoli’s to grab dinner for Marie and I. I figured since she’ll be gone for the weekend, it would be nice to surprise her with dinner. Despite the long wait, it was. I got her the broccoli lasagna and had the baked ziti myself. One thing about eating more vegetables is that I can now spell broccoli without needing spell checker. Small victories.
Had dinner and then busted a move to the grocery store. Got some good grub and back in time for Marie to be able to watch Gilmore Girls. She was happy. I had two calls to make, one to Steve and the other to Matt/Jenny, regarding the good ol’ Holiday Party. Both expressed joy and happiness in the prospects of it, which is all good.
Marie was thirsty for some OJ so I made Orange Julius. It was a little too strong for my liking (it’s hard to only get half of the frozen oj into the blender) so the next batch will be a bit weaker. Spent a good 20 minutes on the Gazelle and got to level 17 on Yoshi.
During Yoshi, I listened to the David Sedaris tape that Brian lent me. Good stuff, I can’t wait to get some more. He was talking about his job as an elf at Macy’s in New York and what it was like. He also is the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, which I’ve read a small amount of and loved. So, that’s great. I consider Brian a drug dealer, of sorts. I always see him as a shady guy in an alley, saying “I think you’ll really like this, and I can get more if you are interested.” Only, you know, legal and less harmful. Whatever.
Did some reading last night before bed, Marie got her latest issue of Jane magazine. Now, of all the ‘female slanted’ magazines that are out there, Jane seems to me to be the best. A feminist slant and no ‘1,644 Ways to BLOW HIS MIND using your pinky’ stories. Whew. Anyway, I was reading the latest issue last night and realizing how little I cared for any of it. Which celebrities dated/dumped/fucked/snubbed/got mad at which other celebrities, ridiculously expensive and flashy clothing and all sorts of advertisements about how ugly you are if you don’t look like the flawless, airbrushed model. I maintain my hatred of pop culture and will continue to do so until finding a reason to feel otherwise.
Anyway, that’s about the extent of my evening. Had a busy but productive day at work. I spent most of the day really liking my job, is that a sign of dementia?
Tonight will be updating the website and unveiling the Fuck Best Buy section (keep your fingers crossed) and maybe a trip to the library.
Random thoughts for the afternoon
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jonnyv, are you happy now?
I can’t find a decent deodorant to save my life.
I think I’ll be renting some movies this weekend. Memento and Wonder Boys, at least, if they are in stock when I get there.
My socks never stay up. I am lucky that this is the worst of my problems.
Afterwards went to Fazoli’s to grab dinner for Marie and I. I figured since she’ll be gone for the weekend, it would be nice to surprise her with dinner. Despite the long wait, it was. I got her the broccoli lasagna and had the baked ziti myself. One thing about eating more vegetables is that I can now spell broccoli without needing spell checker. Small victories.
Had dinner and then busted a move to the grocery store. Got some good grub and back in time for Marie to be able to watch Gilmore Girls. She was happy. I had two calls to make, one to Steve and the other to Matt/Jenny, regarding the good ol’ Holiday Party. Both expressed joy and happiness in the prospects of it, which is all good.
Marie was thirsty for some OJ so I made Orange Julius. It was a little too strong for my liking (it’s hard to only get half of the frozen oj into the blender) so the next batch will be a bit weaker. Spent a good 20 minutes on the Gazelle and got to level 17 on Yoshi.
During Yoshi, I listened to the David Sedaris tape that Brian lent me. Good stuff, I can’t wait to get some more. He was talking about his job as an elf at Macy’s in New York and what it was like. He also is the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, which I’ve read a small amount of and loved. So, that’s great. I consider Brian a drug dealer, of sorts. I always see him as a shady guy in an alley, saying “I think you’ll really like this, and I can get more if you are interested.” Only, you know, legal and less harmful. Whatever.
Did some reading last night before bed, Marie got her latest issue of Jane magazine. Now, of all the ‘female slanted’ magazines that are out there, Jane seems to me to be the best. A feminist slant and no ‘1,644 Ways to BLOW HIS MIND using your pinky’ stories. Whew. Anyway, I was reading the latest issue last night and realizing how little I cared for any of it. Which celebrities dated/dumped/fucked/snubbed/got mad at which other celebrities, ridiculously expensive and flashy clothing and all sorts of advertisements about how ugly you are if you don’t look like the flawless, airbrushed model. I maintain my hatred of pop culture and will continue to do so until finding a reason to feel otherwise.
Anyway, that’s about the extent of my evening. Had a busy but productive day at work. I spent most of the day really liking my job, is that a sign of dementia?
Tonight will be updating the website and unveiling the Fuck Best Buy section (keep your fingers crossed) and maybe a trip to the library.
Random thoughts for the afternoon
jonnyv, are you happy now?I can’t find a decent deodorant to save my life.
I think I’ll be renting some movies this weekend. Memento and Wonder Boys, at least, if they are in stock when I get there.
My socks never stay up. I am lucky that this is the worst of my problems.
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Re: Memento
Date: 2001-11-16 01:44 pm (UTC)Having graduated, I can say that you will soon relish in the opportunity to read all things non-scholastic. It feels so good to read for pleasure and not worry about having a chapter done by a certain date. Growing up, I read mostly Stephen King and that was about it. Luckily, my tastes have matured. I like to read a lot of political humor, PJ ORourke, Michael Moore, Bob Harris, things along those lines. Its an interesting time to be a political writer, even before 9/11. I also enjoy reading Henry Rollins. Hes one dark author and can be really depressing at times, but I think if you can look past that, there is a lot of truth to his writings. I havent heard any of his music with Black Flag/Rollins Band, but if you can get your hands on any of his Spoken Word stuff (I can recommend titles, Ive got most all of his stuff), check it out. Its part stand-up comedy and part current issues talk with a humor that only Hank can convey. Marie and I got the chance to see him in Madison (WI, mind you) and he spoke for 3 hours straight. Literally, he didnt take a break or even drink from his water bottle the entire time. It was mind blowing. I also highly recommend David Sedaris, especially Me Talk Pretty One Day. Ive only read a chapter, but it was tremendous. Hes got a show on NPR as well, This American Life.
I think Im about the only person who didnt *really* like High Fidelity. Ive only seen it once, and it was a rental, but something about it just struck me as, I dont know, bland? I really should see it again because I heard such good things about it, but I thought Jack Black was annoying throughout the whole movie. So Ill have to re-rent it again and check it out. Since Sara Gilbert is in it (of Roseanne fame), I should rent it again anyway.
I love reading lyrics too, but I find it terribly annoying when sorting through random live journals and finding only lyrics. But I do love to read them, especially when Im listening along so in the future, when Im singing along, I dont mess up too much of the words. I think my favorite lyricists would be (in order of meaning, politics and humor) Trever Keith of face to face, probably Chris of Propagandhi and Fat Mike from NOFX. Ive heard a handful of Weakerthans songs and have really liked them, but cant find their stuff at local stores, so Ill have to order some of their discs.
One line answers are for the lazy ;) And cripes, next time Ill just send you an email! Anyway, shall we move onto television shows or favorite bands?
Re: Memento
Date: 2001-11-16 03:26 pm (UTC)I think you have to be of a certain lifestyle (ahem, bitter) to appreciate High Fidelity. The book of course was much better than the movie... Nick Hornby is a brilliant author and so many of his little quips and observations just couldn't be translated to the movie. While we're talking about people in the movie, Lili Taylor (of Say Anything fame) was in it too and I just happened to bump into her at a local pub recently! Anyway, the book/movie were almost all about my life and I love John Cusack to death, so that didn't hurt either. But, I say read the book before you see the movie again.
Definitely check out Weakerthans stuff... brilliant. I'm a big Face to Face fan too, but I didn't really care for Reactionary.
I'll check out the David Sedaris Book. If you're in the mood for something a little different, you may want to check out the Griffin & Sabine series by Nick Bantock. It's a little hard to explain, but the books are entirely correspondence between these two individuals through postcards and letters, including some really cool artwork on the postcards/letters. It's kinda art/literature. It's different.
Anyway, Vegas is gonna be here anytime and we're off for the weekend, so you pick television shows or fav bands and let's move this to email. Drop me a line at nyte@gti.net and I'll likely respond once I recover from my weekend and early week classes around Tuesday night. Have a good weekend!