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i wanna be color in a black and white photograph
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[08 Jun 2009|03:31pm] |
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/07/08/men.want.to.get.married/index.html
^interesting article on CNN today, called "do men really want to get married?" --more interesting than the actual article are the comments. some of my favorites:
"The only people who are dumb enough to want to get married nowadays are gay! As if they haven't already suffered enough yet!"
"Every married man I've ever talked to has said not to do it. I'm 33 and have never been married and agree it's a silly institution created by the government to get a piece of the family pie." --I'd like to know what state this guy lives in... I've never heard a man say not to get married. Maybe they just don't say it to women?
"The institute of marriage is nothing more than a cultural byproduct left over from the days when women were treated as property up through the 1950s when women were taught that the highest aspirations they could achieve were to bare children and cook dinner. Those days are over and marriage is beginning to show its age not only in the sense that people are questioning its necessity and the morality of it in general, but also at the sheer lack of sense in dropping that much money on such a pointless investment. Harsh to call a wedding pointless? Maybe in the eyes of some who are culturally infected by reactionary thinking, but their are other ways to show you love someone besides an expensive wedding and weddings in no way promise any more stability or faithfulness than if you and your partner chose to remain un-married."
My dad said: "Son, marriage is a deal where a man gives up one half of his food to get the other half cooked. And son, it isn't worth it."
I think marriage will just remain one of those things, like abortion, that I'm permanently on the fence about. I can't say anyone is wrong for getting married, or wanting to, because it is completely ingrained in our culture. But it's something that it would be good for people to take a step back from and dissect. I'm completely stoked for my friends who announce their engagements, and I cry at every ceremony, but there's a part of me that wants to rebel.
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| Unstuck |
[27 May 2009|09:45am] |
Me typing to a friend in an old email I just found from 2005:
"I really did have an out of body experience earlier... I felt
extremely loopy, like I could let my head just slip and fall into a
deep sleep while standing, but I wasn't all that tired... once a
notebook fell into my lap and I reached to move it and it was like,
like, I moved it but didn't feel myself moving it for another twenty
seconds. Like I was ahead of myself. Something. I don't know. Like
Waking Life, I was a cartoon drawn over my real self. Crazy."
^That was four years ago, and I don't think I've had the same feeling since, until Wednesday. It scared me, but I think I understand time travel now. At least a little bit better than I did before. Katy said I quoted Vonnegut (but I don't remember that.)
I'm 26 now and as a result I got my nose pierced, to make me feel younger than my age. Dad and my uncle are arriving in Italy right about now.
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| Two Earth Day Facts: |
[22 Apr 2009|02:28pm] |
1) If you have more than two children, you are a moron.
2) If you drive a Hummer and live in the suburbs, you are a moron.
ALSO, THANKS A LOT, OCTOMOM.
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| Things I Recommend as of 4/10/09 |
[10 Apr 2009|04:33pm] |
- Last summer Dave said my haircut was like Tegan, from the band Tegan and Sara. I just now got into these ladies, & I'm all about 'em. And here I was bringing my hairdresser pictures of this rather unknown Spanish actress...
-Speaking of that Spanish actress, I decided I needed to see a movie she was in. The magazine i found her in is something i picked up like four years ago, called Fugue. Probably out of print now... what good magazine isn't? Fugue spoke highly of a (Spanish) film called "Sex and Lucia" which I was able to find at Fan Video. It was SOGOOD. Now that I'm a Netflix member, I was finally able to rent another film by the same director (Julio Medem), called "Lovers of the Artic Circle." Though a bit more tragic, definitely an excellent film-- I highly recommend both. This Medem guy, he's got it.
-Neko Case live. that woman... can sing. it's enough to bring you to tears! some of us more than others *cough* Suzanne... much better live at the National than at Alley Katz, frreals.
-Not a recommendation, but I bought a trench coat today for $15 via Goodwill. Anxious to try to make it fashionable. And not in that "flasher-chic" way, which is what you were about to say next. I knowit, I knowit.
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| A Musing. |
[03 Apr 2009|12:33pm] |
"Funny, thinks Milton, Power, Time, Gravity, Love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible."
~ David Mitchell, in Cloud Atlas
(my current read)
It's April. My year of self-improvement has so far accomplished only overcoming biting my fingernails. For this first time in my life, I have nails with length to speak of. It's rather awkward getting accustomed to them, but it comes with a sense of pride, and reinforces will.
I've learned that there is a difference between wanting to do something, and being determined to do something. When you want to do something, often you similultaneously want to do just the opposite. For example, a smoker wants to quit smoking, but they also maintain the desire to smoke. I want to be able to climb three flights of stairs without being winded, but I also want to sleep in every morning instead of waking up to work out. To be determined allows you to overcompensate the lesser want, at any cost. It's hard to find the drive when there are contradictory forces at work, allowing us to make excuses. But to be determined, that is the source of success.
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| Marshmallow Walk With Me |
[12 Mar 2009|10:17am] |
For the past week I've been working on my entry for the 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest held by the Washington Post. More details here.
At the end of January I finally got Netflix and have spent the better part of my free time catching up on Twin Peaks (two disks left!). It goes without saying that the idea to do the theme of "Twin Peeps" came pretty naturally. I'm concentrating on recreating the "red room" scene, as seen below:
I'm not sure enough people are familiar with the material for it to be a finalist, but I'll be satisfied if it gets to the semi-finalist level. This project again confirms that I am not an artist, but it does come in handy to be dating a graphic designer. The hardest part thus far has been finding a way to glue doll hair to a marshmallow peep. I look forward to posting pictures when everything is complete!
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| Surreality. |
[04 Mar 2009|12:42pm] |
It's been a strange last few days. From dressing up in formal wear to see a slasher film, to riding around in a truck doing doughnuts in snow covered parking lots, to the quite real possibility that I was bit by a spider in my sleep on Monday morning.
How bout that snow, eh?
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| It's Business Time. |
[26 Feb 2009|10:31am] |
My wittle baby sister turned 20 last week. (Translation: I'm old.) For her birthday she received the first copy of the Yacht Rock mix I've been working on for awhile. I presented it at her party Saturday, amid 50 some college sophomores and a keg of Yuengling. The CD went in, and the speakers started blasting the first track, Kenny Loggin's "This Is It." The song lasted all of sixty seconds before some kid in a Yankees baseball cap turned it off and replaced it with techno. Yes, it is guilty pleasure music, and I'm sure Katy loves the CD, but it cracks me up to think of the boring nature of the crowd that couldn't handle Kenny Loggins.
Last night at 4:00 AM I snapped my fingers in remembering that my parent's 35th wedding anniversary is coming up in a little over a month. Leave it to my parents to get married exactly 35 years before a terrible recession in which their daughters can't really afford the Anniversary Party of their dreams, but damnit if I'm not going to try, at least. Ideally there'd be a bluegrass band, a replication of their wedding cake, and a caterer, but if we can settle for some veggie trays from Costco and a keg, I suppose we'll make do. I hope I'll be in a better position for a 50th anniversary blowout.
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| Toward an Eventual Etsy. |
[13 Feb 2009|05:12pm] |
Okay, so here's the deal:
I am not that talented, but I want to be. This means making a lot of mistakes in perfecting these skills. And this leads to a lot of imperfect crafts that no one would pay money for, taking up space. I'd make things only for myself and the occasional birthday present, but it's cheaper to buy things in bulk. In summary, I would like to make you rather cheaply made stuff for absolutely free, for experience sake, if you will but take it off my hands. Your only duty? To notify me of any flaws or needed repair, so I know what to refine. Custom orders are totally in right now!
Who'd like a feather hairclip or headband? Choker necklace? Earrings of most any variety? Say I!
Pictures pending.
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| 4815162342 |
[21 Jan 2009|11:30am] |
I have never been more excited about a television show premiere than I am today. In fact, I'm quite sure I've never had reason to be excited about any television premiere in my life's history. But LOST is that good. And I've been anxiously awaiting this moment since I finished Season 4 last summer.
$20 says the island moved because of something having to do with magnetic fields.
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| Wrapping It Up For You. |
[23 Dec 2008|11:01am] |
Last week I wrapped up my Computer Applications course, marking the first time in my 7-some years of college that I have ever made it through an entire semester without skipping a class. Incidentally, I also got an A. What do you know!
Christmas crafting is fun- and cheap! I'll be posting pictures after the recipients have a chance to get their gifts. It is possible I may have a future in the world of independent jewelry making. Hello Etsy!
Three holiday parties down, just Christmas left to go. Oddly, I feel like I actually have somewhat enjoyed this Christmas season. Typically, I hate all of the commercialism and the fact that it starts so early, but the month has rather flown by so it wasn't all that unbearable. My parents just got a Christmas tree on Sunday, as tis the Kehoe tradition, and I wasn't much better as my tinsel 3-footer went up just a week ago.
New Years is swiftly approaching as well... it will inevitably be lower-key than usual, as the plan is to join my dear college friends Melissa, Tori, and Gretchen for something yet to be decided. As we're all relatively broke, are on different schedules, and Melissa and Tori are coming in from hours away, we haven't yet decided what to do, but it won't be the typical craziness. I've adjusted to the idea of not doing something extravagant and/or in a bigger city, but I still refuse to spend it in a fan bar. Gretchen's planning a scavenger hunt, and Tori and I just want to dress up. I am sure that no matter what we do, it will be fun, but I'm scared to be disappointed on this most cherished holiday.
2008 was fast, and full of ups and downs and lots of mundane, but overall I enjoyed it, and again look forward to the future. Mwah!
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| December Makes Me Kindof a Bitch. |
[04 Dec 2008|09:58am] |
For Christmas this year, I'm making "efficiency" books (better title pending) for all the ladies in my life. Sortof a DIY guide of everything household, i.e. making your own this or that, home remedies for various elments, tips and advice, etc. I meant to do it last year, but time ran out. Anyway, there's much involved with this task, so I'm relying on the Internet and my healthy stack of magazines (Craft, Real Simple, & ReadyMade) for the know-how (that I clearly don't posess).
I've found www.thriftyfun.com and www.wikihow.com to be great sources of this information. There's also a lot of information about homemade gifts, some of which are pretty awesome.
Then there are the teenage girls talking about things to get their boyfriends... http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12210255.tip.html
I'm pretty sure that these girls are the same one's who buy Katy Perry's albums. ( MAN girls are dumb. )
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| "Pure Unadulterated Crap." |
[03 Dec 2008|08:10pm] |
A most necessary rant:
I don't know who is dumber, Katy Perry or her fans.
That said, I will admit that her marketing department/record executives are genius, for bringing crap to the table and making the masses think it is in any way worth listening to.
I say this because:
Recently all my radio presets got deleted by accident, causing me to listen to radio stations I otherwise normally wouldn't. On my lunch break yesterday, this song (that now I know as "Hot and Cold") began playing with lyrics not unlike those I wrote when I was ten. I listened with amusement, to see just how awful the song really was, and it's truly, really, really bad. Hours later as I ventured home to work, "I Kissed a Girl" came on and I realized it was the same shitty voice and immature lyrics. Today, while browsing the 9:30 Club website, I saw that she's playing there soon and that the SHOW IS SOLD OUT.
What could these ticketpayers actually be thinking? Do they want to see a pretty face? Watch a movie with Zooey Deschanel. She's (unfortunately for her) Katy Perry's lookalike to a T. Do they want to hear a song about girls kissing girls? Listen to Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl" which is far superior lyrically, vocally, rhymicly... and so on.
YIKES, MUSIC INDUSTRY. YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. AND IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN'T, HIRE ME, BECAUSE (AS I'VE BEEN SAYING SINCE ASHLEE SIMPSON FIRST PUT OUT AN ALBUM) EVEN I HAVE A BETTER VOICE.
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| 2008 Halloween Costume Ideas |
[29 Oct 2008|01:49pm] |
Since most likely every girl and her sister will be going as Sarah Palin, I've had to change my course. With two days to spare and just $7 to my name, I'll more than likely end up going as the ghost of Halloween costumes past (namely, the Bee or the Banana). I'm holding out though, in hopes of some fantastic last-minute stroke of genius. In the meantime, here's some ideas for you guys and girls to roll around in the ol' noggin.
Coneheads
Janine from the Ghostbusters (only works if you have 4 guys dressed as the Ghostbusters to tag along with... anyone?)
Chocolate Rain dude Tay Zonday
Geico Caveman
Cat in the Hat
Rollergirl from Boogie Nights
Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan
Will Ferrell's Elf
The Hulk, post-rage. Purple jagged-edge shorts, maybe some blood on yr hands?
Juno (and Michael Cera's character)- Katie, this one's for you.
Meg and
Michael's paper-mache double-head thing from the Office.
Kevin's Dunder-Mifflin Man superhero from the Office.
Daft-Punk "Faster Harder Stronger" girls i.e. :
I'm actually considering doing the latter, if I can convince Gretchen to do it with me. Or anyone else who might be interested. It'd be quite chilly though.
I really wanted Jarrod to go as McLovin (from Superbad) but he opted to go as Tom Cruise's character from Vanilla Sky. I'll give him props for originality, but it just seems way too easy. Anyway, McLovin is now on the table if you're so inclined.
That's all I've got for now. But I will tell you this. I refuse (REFUSE REFUSE REFUSE) to succumb to the idea that I'm supposed to dress like a slut for Halloween. Halloween is for creativity. Dressing slutty is for people who don't have the ability to think of something better to do.
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| Wha's Happening |
[21 Oct 2008|11:33am] |
Life update:
After six years of constantly devouring Taco Bell's 7 Layer Burrito with passion, they no longer taste good to me.
Gretchen (and her husband Charles) have moved to Richmond, after over a year in Boston. Just fantastic!
My calves still hurt from twisting the night away with Frankie at Kristin and Neal's wedding. So many good times, and so many good pictures!
Determined that I need a second job, so I'm looking for (ugh) something retail and temporary for the holiday season. Also, will be selling books to Chop Suey and CD's to Plan 9 as sources of extra income. Possibly items on Ebay also... I'll post a list to this and myspace first so my circle of friends will get first dibs. I know, I've got some awesome stuff!
Working on the end-all, be-all of awesome Halloween Costume Ideas for 2008. I'll keep you posted!
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| Deep Thoughts. |
[10 Oct 2008|04:50am] |
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I think that God's design of the human body is amazing, and for the most part flawless. However, I do have one complaint. Why couldn't the ratio of our arms to our bodies be just 1 inch longer, so that we could scratch the unscratchable place on our backs?
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| Keeping You Posted. |
[09 Oct 2008|06:10pm] |
Now that I'm not working on the phones anymore, there's not much point in keeping track of the following statistic, so I'm going to consider it closed.
Between March of 2007 (when I finally started monitoring this) and August of 2008, customers incorrectly heard my name as "Vicky" 47 times.
Also, today someone said "Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Winona Ryder?" and that was the best compliment I think I've ever heard. YES.
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| Attention Deficit Woe. |
[21 Aug 2008|08:16am] |
I've been taking Ritalin for a week, with no results. No side effects, which is a plus, but definitely no effects in the way of focusing. I made the mistake of renting "Charlie Bartlett" the other night, and the title character takes one pill and goes on a study blitz. Later he takes two pills and ends up high in his underwear running around in the street. Once he's arrested for the above he sells the remaining pills to his high school peers at a dance which instantly becomes a topless rave.
So maybe that's farfetched, but I've even upped my 5mg dosage to 2 pills at once and I'm experiencing nothing. Not even a high, which I would think I would feel if I wasn't ADD. Same with Strattera although with that I had side effects. I just want my brain to feel normal. What gives?
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| Send You a Postcard |
[12 Aug 2008|11:00am] |
HI. Memphis was fun. Nashville was neato. Heather was a beautiful adorable gorgeous (et al) bride and Joe was so handsome and I think they will have a fairytale rock n' roll life together. I'm starting on Ritalin today (as Strattera did nothing for me but give me headaches). I'm covered in bruises and have a bad cold. Bruises courtesy of 1) falling down Colleen's stairs (no, not drunk- in broad daylight and wearing flip-flops) 2) mountain biking on Friday 3) clumsiness with suitcase.
I think I am the worst mountain biker period/ever.
My downstairs neighbors (the elderly couple) asked me to water their plants while they are away this week. For some reason this really makes me feel special.
Jarrod is 9 episodes ahead of me on Lost Season 3 (thanks, ABC.com!) and I'm finding it very difficult to catch up.
I don't have much else to relate so/but I hope you're all doing well. KATY COMES BACK TO RICHMOND NEXT WEEK YAY!
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