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02.12.31 Today I finally scrubbed the walls and ceiling of the bathroom. I am getting ready to paint, but am behaving rather timidly. Do I really want light green walls in the bath? I will consult with my brother about it. His recent visions and glimpses of peaceful scenes may inspire me. I spent the evening at home alone (P. went out to hang with his buds) and rearranged my bathroom cabinets. It is not too weird a thing to do. And I read alot: about the cyclone in the pacific and the photographer, Geoff Mackley, who brought the world the first pictures; about Abilify, a new, hopeful med for Schizophrenia; about African Dictators like Idi Amin [check out the site as well: More or Less; and catching up on old news that I somehow missed like:
02.12.29 a box of candles was rediscoverd in my cleaning of the basement boxes. I will spend more time with them in the new year. 02.12.26 55,000 of these folks in the world: Raelians. Claim to have delivered the first cloned human to the world. yes there is a Charlie Kaufman out there some where. projects completed: -
cook stuff and freeze it (and share it with friends) It has been a most wonderful break from work. I LOVE the time off and need to do this for myself more often. 02.12.22 this is a week of freedom, work, and fun stuff with friends that I haven't spent time with in months. goals are simple: get as much done as possible. List of things to do: -
finish blue and green scarf crochet'd with vintage french wool yarn 02.12.20 My staff all left for the day and I am alone listening to the Springhouse mixed CD J. Rabid included in my shipment. Lovely stuff...and reading through the magazines, I discovered that they originally toured with just about everyone. I will look for their new ablum in the coming year. And I recieved in the mail today my little care package from the Big Takeover. #51 with a great Westerberg interview and another one from The Flaming Lips (why are they advertising their wares on television now? please tell me); Jack Rabid presiding. and so the subscription begins. two gifts for P included: specifically #28 containing a 'Last Interview' with The Chills. Rock On. Oh! the magnificence that is the Lord of the Rings! Even Charlie Rose repeated an interview that he had last week with Peter Jackson and Frodo and Aragorn. I'm still recovering, but I made it in to work on time. 02.12.19 took the day off yesterday to send my brother back to Big D. Had lots of adventures with the new security installations throughout the Hartford airport. Lots of brand spanking new machines and their operators listlessly hanging out in the chairs filling them up so that the exhausted travelers hover around balancing their various bags and packages with pity-me looks on their faces. I had the whole day off and used it to play with my new vacuum. I am totally in love with new technology, even if it simply improves the suckability mechanisms of cleaning. I needed one so badly now that I have a long-haired cat who molts in all seasons. And she is so lovely. Last night I did my darn'dest to stay awake through the West Wing. After catching Saturday Night Live with Mr. VP, it is hard to stay interested in the mimicry. I hope that Christian Slater gets knocked off soon. He is so lame on the show. He hasn't even been a player in the past few shows, but I worry about his return and anticipate it being a 'surprise' every time I watch. Poor Mr. President. He's loosing his mind faster than Sorkin. For holiday gifts this year I am collecting a nice balance between stationery and gift certificates. It can sometimes be a welcome blessing to live so far away from friends and family. I don't have any needs for returns so far! Tonight is a big adventure with work colleagues to venture out like hobbits into the cold, stark night to battle the minions of evil who got in line before we did. 02.12.17 the holiday parties have begun. and the chocolates and homemade cookies are flowing throughout the building. I went about 3 full months without any sugar crystals flowing through my system. nor caffeine. and now I've jumped down from the high ground. I've been enjoying sing sing for about a week now. fantastic arrangements not too reminiscent of Lush, but enough is there. Emma Anderson still knows how to say it. see me without my pretensions.... review in Pop Culture Press... there is also a fact-filled article on Interpol that I'd recommend checking out, if only for the snipets of history about Bridgeport, CT just down the street from where I live. I've enjoyed Interpol as they play the airwaves locally, but haven't dived in with the bucks yet. site for this crazy, whacked out day: http://www.landoverbaptist.org/
02.12.16 the day in NYC was quite a success. A handled himself perfectly well even after he was called a shit-faced faggot in Washington Square Park. He turned to me and laughed it off. We both laughed it off. I laughed after I knew that he was cool with it. I dont think that it even startled him. A had only checked out the guy's gameboard in the chess circle, but even at a distance of 10 feet, he was noticed. Perhaps A is finally used to the abrupt thrustings of inner anger that one encounters frequently enough in the urban northeast. we walked past a beautiful 7' queen in white platforms slithering up and down a placarded wall wearing a lovely silk gown. and we ate well on burritos and mandarina jarritos. we saw About Schmidt and The Trials of Henry Kissinger. Both were near great. Schmidt was very quiet in tone and I left internally confused as to my emotional response. Schmidt is the jerky dad that I avoided when I headed over to my friend's house. He should live a fucked up life. I don't pity him at all. I began be reacting viscerally to the images. I recognized them as part of my childhood. Secondarily, I asked why Schmidt freaked when sharing a surreal (wonderfully so) moment with Kathy Bates. She's a naked babe in this one. and as for Kissinger, this VV cartoon sums it up. received in the mail today Nick Hornby's Songbook and am pleasantly surprised by the anecdotal approach he took to enjoining songs to words. I highly recommend the short read.
02.12.15 brother and I are heading into the city today to catch About Schmidt and The Trials of Henry Kissinger. good eats in between. expecting delivery of 6 new plants ordered from https://highlandsucculents.safeserver.com/; can't wait! here's a wonderful example:
02.12.13 butt grabbing is legal. Scalia is working on a compromise friday the 13th and working as ever. listening to The effin Detroit Cobras and there ain't nothing better on a sunny day realizing that my plans and actions are coinciding at a level of perfection librarians are not supposed to experience. heading into the great city for the weekend to catch up on movies and books... gotta gotta find a home; help me somebody. 02.12.12 just booked the library hotel for part of the holiday break upcoming. i will probably end up sleeping the whole time.
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