YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE? YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE, BABY!
Well, Amber's fish is dead and my blonde roots are showing. Amber got 3 new fish last weekend and they are really pretty yellow ones. As for my blonde roots, I wonder when I will get my hair done. Douglas cut it into a cute bob that is now slightly growing out.
The weather outside is gloomy. It was drizzling on the way to work from my therapist's office. I was listening to Suede B-sides on my new cd player car stereo. Whoo hoo! Therapy is good. I've gone for a few weeks now.
I had an ad in People Magazine the week of May 18th for Healthy Sexy Hair. It's the issue with Matt LeBlanc's wedding on the cover. It came out so nice. I'm glad, too, cos the ad cost the company around 50 grand to buy, which I hear is a bargain. I pretty much gave the girl all new hair and it looks nice! The slew of freelancing work I did for the company on my off hours has paid off. I am getting enough money for it to pay off my Mac G4.
This Saturday is the first game of the LA Galaxy at their new stadium. Ben and Adrian and I are going. It's going to be very fun!
So it's now June and I was supposed to have reached my goal weight in the pursuit of OTR by now. I have managed to put on 2 pounds, but that is because of too many birthdays. Also, I am letting too much sugar and cheese slip back into my life. I have to give them the keys to the street and do it tonight.
Wednesday, April 09, 2003
SYMBIOSIS-RIGHT THERE.
I got my hair dyed yesterday, dark brown. It's pretty, I like it. This is the first time I've had a natural haircolor in a year.
Last week, Ben and I financed a Mac G4 computer. It's great! Coincidentally, the art department at work got shut down due to a water heater busting and flooding a good portion of the room, so I worked at home from Wednesday through the week. Fortunately, our work load was light at the time. Unfortunately, I got the flu on Thursday evening which had me up all night. I spent most of Friday sleeping.
Tonight, Ben and Amber and I are going to the pet store so Amber can get a fish. I wonder what kind she'll get...
Friday, we're going to Mom and Dad's house for dinner in celebration of Tiffany's birthday. Ben and I are debating whether or not to go to San Diego this weekend so we can meet up with Tony and Tiffany at the Wild Animal Park on Sunday. We were thinking about going to Legoland on Saturday and staying the night in a hotel. But I'm not so sure we should spend all that money right now. We'll see.
Ben ended up not having to spend the night downtown at the INS office to file his adjustment of status paperwork. It turned out that he had to mail it to that particular office. And when he did, it also turned out that the fees they had listed on the internet were incorrect. So the paperwork got returned AGAIN. It's been a couple of weeks now and nothing was returned, so it must be ok. Finally!
In the pursuit of OTR (Old Thin Rachie), I lost 3 pounds when I had the flu. I also did yoga this morning and I hope to keep doing it through the rest of the week. I have about 21 pounds more to go in the next 7 weeks. That's just 3 pounds a week! Whoo hoo! I hope I can do it. I have to be good and overcome this plateau without resorting to starvation.
I got my hair dyed yesterday, dark brown. It's pretty, I like it. This is the first time I've had a natural haircolor in a year.
Last week, Ben and I financed a Mac G4 computer. It's great! Coincidentally, the art department at work got shut down due to a water heater busting and flooding a good portion of the room, so I worked at home from Wednesday through the week. Fortunately, our work load was light at the time. Unfortunately, I got the flu on Thursday evening which had me up all night. I spent most of Friday sleeping.
Tonight, Ben and Amber and I are going to the pet store so Amber can get a fish. I wonder what kind she'll get...
Friday, we're going to Mom and Dad's house for dinner in celebration of Tiffany's birthday. Ben and I are debating whether or not to go to San Diego this weekend so we can meet up with Tony and Tiffany at the Wild Animal Park on Sunday. We were thinking about going to Legoland on Saturday and staying the night in a hotel. But I'm not so sure we should spend all that money right now. We'll see.
Ben ended up not having to spend the night downtown at the INS office to file his adjustment of status paperwork. It turned out that he had to mail it to that particular office. And when he did, it also turned out that the fees they had listed on the internet were incorrect. So the paperwork got returned AGAIN. It's been a couple of weeks now and nothing was returned, so it must be ok. Finally!
In the pursuit of OTR (Old Thin Rachie), I lost 3 pounds when I had the flu. I also did yoga this morning and I hope to keep doing it through the rest of the week. I have about 21 pounds more to go in the next 7 weeks. That's just 3 pounds a week! Whoo hoo! I hope I can do it. I have to be good and overcome this plateau without resorting to starvation.
Sunday, March 09, 2003
YOU'RE TERRIBLE, MURIEL.
I watched the movie Muriel's Wedding yesterday for the first time. I wanted to see it when it came out in the theaters a few years ago. Mainly because I like ABBA. Also because It's one of those crazy New Zealand or Australian movies like Strictly Ballroom, or Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. It was a good film.
I played soccer at the park with Ben yesterday. He said I'm getting better. My legs are sore today. I have the Sunday blues, like usual. I am feeling a bit down for no reason. Ben and I are going to go see Death Cab For Cutie tonight at the Troubadour. I know it's going to be fun. Right now, I feel unmotivated to do anything. I am also feeling a bit down cos after the concert, I am going to drop Ben off downtown at the INS office to line up all night. It's such a pain in the ass. He lined up there a while back to put in paperwork but they told him after waiting since 4 am that he couldn't file the paperwork there and that it had to be mailed in. So he mailed it in and it was returned to him cos it has to be filed at the office downtown. The person who served Ben there didn't know what they were talking about. It's annoying.
I changed my driver's license to say "Rachel Erin Apps" on Friday, and Ben passed his written driving exam. Now he has a permit to practice driving. He drove my car around yesterday in the industrial area where Sexy Hair Concepts' warehouse is, and he did very well.
Now Ben is building a huge robot out of Lego. And I am typing this. But I think I need to get out and do something.
I watched the movie Muriel's Wedding yesterday for the first time. I wanted to see it when it came out in the theaters a few years ago. Mainly because I like ABBA. Also because It's one of those crazy New Zealand or Australian movies like Strictly Ballroom, or Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. It was a good film.
I played soccer at the park with Ben yesterday. He said I'm getting better. My legs are sore today. I have the Sunday blues, like usual. I am feeling a bit down for no reason. Ben and I are going to go see Death Cab For Cutie tonight at the Troubadour. I know it's going to be fun. Right now, I feel unmotivated to do anything. I am also feeling a bit down cos after the concert, I am going to drop Ben off downtown at the INS office to line up all night. It's such a pain in the ass. He lined up there a while back to put in paperwork but they told him after waiting since 4 am that he couldn't file the paperwork there and that it had to be mailed in. So he mailed it in and it was returned to him cos it has to be filed at the office downtown. The person who served Ben there didn't know what they were talking about. It's annoying.
I changed my driver's license to say "Rachel Erin Apps" on Friday, and Ben passed his written driving exam. Now he has a permit to practice driving. He drove my car around yesterday in the industrial area where Sexy Hair Concepts' warehouse is, and he did very well.
Now Ben is building a huge robot out of Lego. And I am typing this. But I think I need to get out and do something.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BENNY!
Today Ben is 25. I remember when I turned 25. I said that my theme song for the year would be "All The Young Dudes" for the lyrics "It's hard to stay alive when you're 25." It turned out I had no problem staying alive. Which brings me to John Travolta. He just had his birthday a week ago, the same day as my brother David. Last night Pulp Fiction was on. Ben tried to make me watch the part when Mia overdoses and they have to stick a needle in her heart. No thank you. I almost fainted in the theater when I saw it back in '94 and I had to walk out. Ben wants me to face my fear of needles, but I said there's plenty of time for that when we have a baby. It's not worth it to me just for a movie.
Tonight we're going to go to the movies for Ben's birthday. We're going to see Old School. It looks like a funny movie. Will Ferrell cracks me up.
I just got a phone call from someone upstairs here at work. Cyndi wanted to know why Ben has so much candy on his desk today. So I let her in on his birthday secret (apparently?) cos he didn't mention to her that it was the occasion!
Today Ben is 25. I remember when I turned 25. I said that my theme song for the year would be "All The Young Dudes" for the lyrics "It's hard to stay alive when you're 25." It turned out I had no problem staying alive. Which brings me to John Travolta. He just had his birthday a week ago, the same day as my brother David. Last night Pulp Fiction was on. Ben tried to make me watch the part when Mia overdoses and they have to stick a needle in her heart. No thank you. I almost fainted in the theater when I saw it back in '94 and I had to walk out. Ben wants me to face my fear of needles, but I said there's plenty of time for that when we have a baby. It's not worth it to me just for a movie.
Tonight we're going to go to the movies for Ben's birthday. We're going to see Old School. It looks like a funny movie. Will Ferrell cracks me up.
I just got a phone call from someone upstairs here at work. Cyndi wanted to know why Ben has so much candy on his desk today. So I let her in on his birthday secret (apparently?) cos he didn't mention to her that it was the occasion!
Monday, February 17, 2003
WHO WILL LOVE ALADDIN SANE?
I will. I do. I was compelled to dig out my cassette recording of David Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane' to listen to in the car on my way to work. 'Tis the season.
Work is busy today. I have that dry-eyed sleepy feeling. I should make notes of everything I need to do today cos I have a real absent-minded feeling.
Ben and I fixed the problem with our floppy drive on the computer. The ribbon cable was plugged in upside down. Oops!
I will. I do. I was compelled to dig out my cassette recording of David Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane' to listen to in the car on my way to work. 'Tis the season.
Work is busy today. I have that dry-eyed sleepy feeling. I should make notes of everything I need to do today cos I have a real absent-minded feeling.
Ben and I fixed the problem with our floppy drive on the computer. The ribbon cable was plugged in upside down. Oops!
Monday, February 10, 2003
THIS IS MY DOG, COMPUTER.
Ben and I rebuilt our computer over the weekend. It was quite a challenge. Neither Ben nor I really knew what we were doing. I am fairly fearless when it comes to computer stuff, though. I have a lot of faith that I can figure things out. I think that's because ever since my dad got our family's first computer back in 1992, he and I both fell in love with using computers. Dad got really great at programming and building computers as well as webdesign and stuff. I mainly stuck with graphic design. Through the years, my dad has built a lot of computers and replaced things, upgraded, cleared hard drives and reinstalled operating systems. So, going into this computer rebuilding endeavor this weekend was not so scary knowing that I had my dad as a "safety net."
On Saturday, we called Tony & Tiffany and asked them if they wanted to go to Fry's Electronics with us. Tony recently rebuilt a computer and he said that he enjoyed it, even though he claims that he doesn't really know what he's doing. We figured having them come along to shop for a new motherboard, chip and RAM would be a good idea since they undoubtedly know more than the two of us do. Fry's was as irritating as usual. The staff there for the most part are really unwilling or unable to guide people. It turns out, another customer there to buy a new motherboard, chip and RAM had the newspaper with him. In it was a deal for a Pentuim 4 chip and a motherboard together, and then he got some RAM which added up to about $330. Exactly the maximum Ben and I had discussed spending. The customer reccommended this deal to us, so we went ahead and got the same thing he did. We went home and discovered that our tower was too old, so the slot plate that faces the outside back of the computer where you plug stuff in could not be converted to fit our new motherboard.
Side note: at 4:30 am we got up to watch the Manchester Derby football match of Man United v Man City. It was disappointing cos it was a tie, 1-1. If United had won, they would now only be 1 point behind Arsenal (grrrrr).
Sunday morning, I returned to Fry's with Ben to purchase a new tower. Again, it was a fellow customer who gave us advice. He reccommended a tower that was really cool with pretty blue lights, 2 internal fans and a see through side casing. It was only $20 more than the one we were looking at. We ended up going with the cheaper one, though, because it had 2 usb ports in the front and Ben was really getting concerned that we were spending too much money. It looks really cool, too. $65, and 350 watt power supply to boot. Not too shabby.
Most of the day was spent transferring cards and disk drives to the new tower and figuring out how to plug in the power supply for each device. It took a few hours and I cut my thumb pretty badly by scraping it against the raw metal after popping out the slot coverings in the tower. Surprisingly, Ben was the one being doubtful that our project was going to have good results. He kept saying that it probably wouldn't work right and that we would have to keep buying new stuff to fix it. Usually, I am the pessimist and he is the optimist. I just said that I have faith that it will work, because how could it not? It should be like having a new computer.
It came down to the last plug-ins: mouse, power, monitor, and then the keyboard wouldn't plug in! Our keyboard was too ancient and not a ps/2 connector. So I returned to Fry's, solo. Ben got really bummed out cos he knew we would have to get more stuff. I tried to tell him that it was no big deal and that a new keyboard wouldn't cost too much. I ran in and ran out in 10 minutes despite the fact that I had to park behind the building because ALL of the spots in front were taken up. I got a cool black keyboard for $21.
When I got home, we started up the computer and tried to make our way through the BIOS setup and detection of hardware drivers. Windows was still looking for a driver for something that we didn't put in this new motherboard. It had been acting funny since before we did all of this and we knew that we should reinstall Windows altogether. So I called my dad for step-by-step instructions on how to wipe the hard drive clean and reinstall Windows. In this process, we discovered that the computer recognized the floppy disk drive, but whenever we put a disk in it, it wouldn't read it. So we couldn't make a startup disk to reinstall Windows. Ben got the printer working, which hadn't worked for AGES. Now the only things we really need to work out are the problem with the floppy drive and how I'm going to hook up the scanner with no SCSI port. I'm going to ask the computer guy here at work about the floppy problem, and I think we can probably buy (sorry Ben!) a cable adapter to go from SCSI to USB.
In the pursuit of OTR (Old Thin Rachie), I can happily report that I have lost 2 pounds! 25 more to go! Woo hoo!
Ben and I rebuilt our computer over the weekend. It was quite a challenge. Neither Ben nor I really knew what we were doing. I am fairly fearless when it comes to computer stuff, though. I have a lot of faith that I can figure things out. I think that's because ever since my dad got our family's first computer back in 1992, he and I both fell in love with using computers. Dad got really great at programming and building computers as well as webdesign and stuff. I mainly stuck with graphic design. Through the years, my dad has built a lot of computers and replaced things, upgraded, cleared hard drives and reinstalled operating systems. So, going into this computer rebuilding endeavor this weekend was not so scary knowing that I had my dad as a "safety net."
On Saturday, we called Tony & Tiffany and asked them if they wanted to go to Fry's Electronics with us. Tony recently rebuilt a computer and he said that he enjoyed it, even though he claims that he doesn't really know what he's doing. We figured having them come along to shop for a new motherboard, chip and RAM would be a good idea since they undoubtedly know more than the two of us do. Fry's was as irritating as usual. The staff there for the most part are really unwilling or unable to guide people. It turns out, another customer there to buy a new motherboard, chip and RAM had the newspaper with him. In it was a deal for a Pentuim 4 chip and a motherboard together, and then he got some RAM which added up to about $330. Exactly the maximum Ben and I had discussed spending. The customer reccommended this deal to us, so we went ahead and got the same thing he did. We went home and discovered that our tower was too old, so the slot plate that faces the outside back of the computer where you plug stuff in could not be converted to fit our new motherboard.
Side note: at 4:30 am we got up to watch the Manchester Derby football match of Man United v Man City. It was disappointing cos it was a tie, 1-1. If United had won, they would now only be 1 point behind Arsenal (grrrrr).
Sunday morning, I returned to Fry's with Ben to purchase a new tower. Again, it was a fellow customer who gave us advice. He reccommended a tower that was really cool with pretty blue lights, 2 internal fans and a see through side casing. It was only $20 more than the one we were looking at. We ended up going with the cheaper one, though, because it had 2 usb ports in the front and Ben was really getting concerned that we were spending too much money. It looks really cool, too. $65, and 350 watt power supply to boot. Not too shabby.
Most of the day was spent transferring cards and disk drives to the new tower and figuring out how to plug in the power supply for each device. It took a few hours and I cut my thumb pretty badly by scraping it against the raw metal after popping out the slot coverings in the tower. Surprisingly, Ben was the one being doubtful that our project was going to have good results. He kept saying that it probably wouldn't work right and that we would have to keep buying new stuff to fix it. Usually, I am the pessimist and he is the optimist. I just said that I have faith that it will work, because how could it not? It should be like having a new computer.
It came down to the last plug-ins: mouse, power, monitor, and then the keyboard wouldn't plug in! Our keyboard was too ancient and not a ps/2 connector. So I returned to Fry's, solo. Ben got really bummed out cos he knew we would have to get more stuff. I tried to tell him that it was no big deal and that a new keyboard wouldn't cost too much. I ran in and ran out in 10 minutes despite the fact that I had to park behind the building because ALL of the spots in front were taken up. I got a cool black keyboard for $21.
When I got home, we started up the computer and tried to make our way through the BIOS setup and detection of hardware drivers. Windows was still looking for a driver for something that we didn't put in this new motherboard. It had been acting funny since before we did all of this and we knew that we should reinstall Windows altogether. So I called my dad for step-by-step instructions on how to wipe the hard drive clean and reinstall Windows. In this process, we discovered that the computer recognized the floppy disk drive, but whenever we put a disk in it, it wouldn't read it. So we couldn't make a startup disk to reinstall Windows. Ben got the printer working, which hadn't worked for AGES. Now the only things we really need to work out are the problem with the floppy drive and how I'm going to hook up the scanner with no SCSI port. I'm going to ask the computer guy here at work about the floppy problem, and I think we can probably buy (sorry Ben!) a cable adapter to go from SCSI to USB.
In the pursuit of OTR (Old Thin Rachie), I can happily report that I have lost 2 pounds! 25 more to go! Woo hoo!
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
YOU DOWN WITH OTR? YEAH, YOU KNOW ME.
I haven't weighed myself lately in my pursuit of OTR (old thin Rachie.) I have weiged myself once since going off the Atkins diet and I haven't gained any weight. So that's good, at least. I feel like I am thinner than I was when I got married. But I want to be down to my goal weight by June. I need to lose 27 more pounds. If I lose 7 pounds a month then I'm on target.
I am tired. It's hard to think about exercising.
Amber has been learning to bellydance watching training videos, and she's lost a lot of weight. I'm going to try the first video and see if I like it. She does. Our mom is making her a bellydancing outfit. She said that she'd like to bellydance professionally. I think that's a good way for her to meet the swarthy men she tends to dig.
I haven't weighed myself lately in my pursuit of OTR (old thin Rachie.) I have weiged myself once since going off the Atkins diet and I haven't gained any weight. So that's good, at least. I feel like I am thinner than I was when I got married. But I want to be down to my goal weight by June. I need to lose 27 more pounds. If I lose 7 pounds a month then I'm on target.
I am tired. It's hard to think about exercising.
Amber has been learning to bellydance watching training videos, and she's lost a lot of weight. I'm going to try the first video and see if I like it. She does. Our mom is making her a bellydancing outfit. She said that she'd like to bellydance professionally. I think that's a good way for her to meet the swarthy men she tends to dig.
Thursday, January 30, 2003
MISSHAPES, MISTAKES, MISQUOTES.
Okay, so Ben said that he DIDN'T say that he would never doubt astrology again, just that he would rethink it.
I feel like I can never remember things that people say correctly. I must be a bad listener. Good thing I'm not an actress, I'd constantly screw up my lines. I wonder how I remember lyrics to songs when I can't seem to remember anything else accurately.
I am proud to say that I didn't weigh myself this morning in my pursuit of old thin Rachie (OTR). I switched from the high protein, low carbohydrate Atkins diet to a different diet that I can actually live with on a long term basis. Isn't that the whole point of weight loss? The idea is to be on a LIVE-it not a DIE-it. Anycrap, I had been weighing myself daily before, but yesterday the scale said I had gained 3 pounds in 24 hours, just by going off the Atkins diet. Now, I know that I shouldn't let that get me down. So today I skipped the weigh in. I feel a lot better now that I am off the Atkins diet, I mean, mood-wise, I am a lot cheerier.
Okay, so Ben said that he DIDN'T say that he would never doubt astrology again, just that he would rethink it.
I feel like I can never remember things that people say correctly. I must be a bad listener. Good thing I'm not an actress, I'd constantly screw up my lines. I wonder how I remember lyrics to songs when I can't seem to remember anything else accurately.
I am proud to say that I didn't weigh myself this morning in my pursuit of old thin Rachie (OTR). I switched from the high protein, low carbohydrate Atkins diet to a different diet that I can actually live with on a long term basis. Isn't that the whole point of weight loss? The idea is to be on a LIVE-it not a DIE-it. Anycrap, I had been weighing myself daily before, but yesterday the scale said I had gained 3 pounds in 24 hours, just by going off the Atkins diet. Now, I know that I shouldn't let that get me down. So today I skipped the weigh in. I feel a lot better now that I am off the Atkins diet, I mean, mood-wise, I am a lot cheerier.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
¡VIVA RACHELS!
I am pretty excited because this mixtape that I started on the Belle & Sebastian Sinister mailing list over a year ago is finally finished. It started out because there were a lot of girls named Rachel on Sinister... and then the boys on the list named William challenged the Rachels to a "battle of Wills." We chose the weapon of making a mixtape. The "birth" Rachels recruited "honorary" Rachels. Soon, we numbered 13. Everyone got a breakfast-related last name, since there was already a Rachel cornflake, and I was known as Rachel fruitloop. One Rachel (Rachel Grapenut) couldn't participate because her parents didn't want her to give out her mailing address. The remaining 12 of us passed the tape from one to another, each adding our 2 songs. The rule was to try to put songs on it that had words in the titles that could be changed to "Ken" and/or "Chu." Ken Chu is the judge of the mixtape contest. Our tape hadn't been underway for long when the people on the Sinister list named Rob/y/in joined forces to challenge the Wills and Rachels. A Christine and a Chris even joined together to battle against the other teams.
It isn't surprising that the Rachels tape took over a year to make since the tape traveled from the USA to the UK and then to Poland. Now that I have it in my hands again, I am making a snazzy cover for it. Then, it will be sent off to Ken Chu in London. I think the Rachels will definitely win because I'm fairly certain that most of the other teams either gave up or sent Ken something crap. Ours kicks ass. Woo!
In other news, Ben and I saw The Divine Comedy play at the Troubadour in Hollywood last night. It was SO wonderful. I didn't realize that Neil Hannon is so charming in person until last night. I guessed that he was a scorpio just by looking at him. Ben said that he would check on the internet when we got home, and if Neil was a scorpio then he would never doubt astrology again. Neil's birthday? November 7th! Damn, I'm good!
I am pretty excited because this mixtape that I started on the Belle & Sebastian Sinister mailing list over a year ago is finally finished. It started out because there were a lot of girls named Rachel on Sinister... and then the boys on the list named William challenged the Rachels to a "battle of Wills." We chose the weapon of making a mixtape. The "birth" Rachels recruited "honorary" Rachels. Soon, we numbered 13. Everyone got a breakfast-related last name, since there was already a Rachel cornflake, and I was known as Rachel fruitloop. One Rachel (Rachel Grapenut) couldn't participate because her parents didn't want her to give out her mailing address. The remaining 12 of us passed the tape from one to another, each adding our 2 songs. The rule was to try to put songs on it that had words in the titles that could be changed to "Ken" and/or "Chu." Ken Chu is the judge of the mixtape contest. Our tape hadn't been underway for long when the people on the Sinister list named Rob/y/in joined forces to challenge the Wills and Rachels. A Christine and a Chris even joined together to battle against the other teams.
It isn't surprising that the Rachels tape took over a year to make since the tape traveled from the USA to the UK and then to Poland. Now that I have it in my hands again, I am making a snazzy cover for it. Then, it will be sent off to Ken Chu in London. I think the Rachels will definitely win because I'm fairly certain that most of the other teams either gave up or sent Ken something crap. Ours kicks ass. Woo!
In other news, Ben and I saw The Divine Comedy play at the Troubadour in Hollywood last night. It was SO wonderful. I didn't realize that Neil Hannon is so charming in person until last night. I guessed that he was a scorpio just by looking at him. Ben said that he would check on the internet when we got home, and if Neil was a scorpio then he would never doubt astrology again. Neil's birthday? November 7th! Damn, I'm good!
Monday, January 27, 2003
I'M GONNA WASH THAT GREEN RIGHT OUTTA MY HAIR.
Those of you who know me well realize that I change my hair as often as the colors of this page are changing! I now have a new haircolor, or should I say, colors. Surprise, surprise! It's red-violet and burgundy. Yesterday, Ben and I spent the whole day at the Mariott by the Los Angeles International Airport for an event put on by Sexy Hair Concepts. I was modeling my new hairdo, which was made using this new color technique and the new hairstyle invented by the president of Sexy Hair Concepts, Mr. Michael O'Rourke. Woo!
The day consisted of SIX hours of preparation with 8 other models. Then I had my minute of fame on the "runway." Double woo! I was dressed as the "Vivienne Westwood Punk Rock Cupie Doll" and my dress was pinned up in the back to show off my red ruffled knickers. I got to keep those! Yippee!
It was quite a tedious day, but moreso for Ben. I dragged him along with me. I was really glad that he didn't protest too much. He helped out a bit and took lots of photos. We got free lunch, too. I was glad that he was there to see me strut my stuff. What a nice, supportive husband I have. Especially since he was just saying how all this hair stuff does his head in!
Those of you who know me well realize that I change my hair as often as the colors of this page are changing! I now have a new haircolor, or should I say, colors. Surprise, surprise! It's red-violet and burgundy. Yesterday, Ben and I spent the whole day at the Mariott by the Los Angeles International Airport for an event put on by Sexy Hair Concepts. I was modeling my new hairdo, which was made using this new color technique and the new hairstyle invented by the president of Sexy Hair Concepts, Mr. Michael O'Rourke. Woo!
The day consisted of SIX hours of preparation with 8 other models. Then I had my minute of fame on the "runway." Double woo! I was dressed as the "Vivienne Westwood Punk Rock Cupie Doll" and my dress was pinned up in the back to show off my red ruffled knickers. I got to keep those! Yippee!
It was quite a tedious day, but moreso for Ben. I dragged him along with me. I was really glad that he didn't protest too much. He helped out a bit and took lots of photos. We got free lunch, too. I was glad that he was there to see me strut my stuff. What a nice, supportive husband I have. Especially since he was just saying how all this hair stuff does his head in!
Monday, December 02, 2002
YOU WILL BE MARRIED AND YULE BE GONE
I am in LOVE with the Starbucks' Caramel Apple Cider. It's so sweet it makes my teeth hurt.
The wedding time is now high noon instead of 2. We're getting the rings this weekend. I can't believe in a month I'll be married. It's all very exciting.
Last year Christmas passed me by cos I was so excited about Ben's visit to California. I think it's gonna whizz by again cos I'm so excited about marrying him. Even planning the simplest of weddings takes some effort and some cash. I am so glad I'm not having a formal wedding. There's no way it would come together in time. Now all I really care about is getting my red kimono to wear and the rings and as long as my immediate family, the minister and Ben show up, I think we'll be in pretty good shape.
I hope Santa brings me a new tape deck for my car. For once, I can check "chocolate-covered boy" off of my wish list!
I am in LOVE with the Starbucks' Caramel Apple Cider. It's so sweet it makes my teeth hurt.
The wedding time is now high noon instead of 2. We're getting the rings this weekend. I can't believe in a month I'll be married. It's all very exciting.
Last year Christmas passed me by cos I was so excited about Ben's visit to California. I think it's gonna whizz by again cos I'm so excited about marrying him. Even planning the simplest of weddings takes some effort and some cash. I am so glad I'm not having a formal wedding. There's no way it would come together in time. Now all I really care about is getting my red kimono to wear and the rings and as long as my immediate family, the minister and Ben show up, I think we'll be in pretty good shape.
I hope Santa brings me a new tape deck for my car. For once, I can check "chocolate-covered boy" off of my wish list!
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
OH-WOAH-WOAH, RACHIE'S TIRED!
I am waiting for revisions on this contest display and scratch off ticket/entry form thing I'm doing here in the land of Sexy Hair Concepts... When I get the changes given back to me I will be hard-pressed for time to finish the next revision. Designing in the business world is fun. Boo!
I want to be at home with Ben waiting for the cable person to show up and fix up our setup for the aol broadband internet connection. I somehow don't trust Time Warner cable. I don't think they will show up for our "between 1 and 5 pm" appointment. mostly I just want to go home and wait for the cable person by going to bed and taking a nap. I want to wake up when it's dark outside and feel disoriented upon waking. I want to not know if it's 6 at night or in the morning.
I'm going to bake a cake with Vicky tonight. She's coming over and bringing her mixmaster so my poor widdo hands don't get tired making chocolate batter. The cake will arrive at my parents' house for Thanksgiving dessert on Thursday. I will also be making the traditional family holiday dish--Artichoke heart casserole. It's gonna be good. I just hope it's as good as mom makes!
This is so unsettling. I feel grumpy, and I think it's because I'm tired. I hope so. I don't want to get into a depressed mood. Those are so hard to shake sometimes. I get paranoid when I can't pinpoint what is making me feel grumpy and irritated.
I am waiting for revisions on this contest display and scratch off ticket/entry form thing I'm doing here in the land of Sexy Hair Concepts... When I get the changes given back to me I will be hard-pressed for time to finish the next revision. Designing in the business world is fun. Boo!
I want to be at home with Ben waiting for the cable person to show up and fix up our setup for the aol broadband internet connection. I somehow don't trust Time Warner cable. I don't think they will show up for our "between 1 and 5 pm" appointment. mostly I just want to go home and wait for the cable person by going to bed and taking a nap. I want to wake up when it's dark outside and feel disoriented upon waking. I want to not know if it's 6 at night or in the morning.
I'm going to bake a cake with Vicky tonight. She's coming over and bringing her mixmaster so my poor widdo hands don't get tired making chocolate batter. The cake will arrive at my parents' house for Thanksgiving dessert on Thursday. I will also be making the traditional family holiday dish--Artichoke heart casserole. It's gonna be good. I just hope it's as good as mom makes!
This is so unsettling. I feel grumpy, and I think it's because I'm tired. I hope so. I don't want to get into a depressed mood. Those are so hard to shake sometimes. I get paranoid when I can't pinpoint what is making me feel grumpy and irritated.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
DESPARATION ISN'T THE DEVIL'S WORK...HALLOWEEN CANDY IS.
I shouldn't eat any more candy. I shouldn't eat any more candy. I shouldn't eat -M&M's? Wat are you doing in my--GET OUT OF MY MOUTH!!!!!!!
I feel good after I eat candy. Damn good. For about 45 minutes. Then I get grouchy. I feel irritable and uncomfortable and jittery and tired all at the same time.
Work's been getting a lot busier. I am feeling stressed but I think a large part of that has to do with my SUGAR LOWS! What's a girl to do... tomorrow is Halloween! I guess I'll have to torture myself by eating candy for one more day and then I'll quit. I swear it this time! I'm dressing up as a spooky witch in a sexy dress. I have the prettiest dress and the orange and black striped thigh-high stockings and the black lace garter belt and the witch hat and black wig. I think it's going to be fun. Ben and I are going to Douglas' Halloween party tomorrow evening and Ben's dressing as a vampire. Douglas is even hiring my mom to read tarot cards for all the guests!
Ben has been keeping busy. He seems to be making lots of progress. His web designing skills seem to improve every day. I am so proud of him. Seeing him take care of business motivates me to do everything i need to do, too! I am glad that he successfully got his temporary EAD card and was able to get a Social Security Number so soon and was able to open a bank account. I'll probably start teaching him how to drive soon, that's gonna be fun!!!! Sometimes when I'm at home with him, I am overwhelmed with a sense of contentedness... I am so happy and relieved that we don't have to say goodbye again and that we're going to be together for the holidays and that my family loves him so much, too.
Here at Sexy Hair Concepts, we have a new Graphic Designer in the Department. Her name is Carla Horwitz and she is a South African born, Canadian resident who has recently moved to the states. I like her a lot. I am glad that we've hired her, I think she's just perfect for the position. She's kooky like me and Douglas.
Six o'clock and time to go home!
I shouldn't eat any more candy. I shouldn't eat any more candy. I shouldn't eat -M&M's? Wat are you doing in my--GET OUT OF MY MOUTH!!!!!!!
I feel good after I eat candy. Damn good. For about 45 minutes. Then I get grouchy. I feel irritable and uncomfortable and jittery and tired all at the same time.
Work's been getting a lot busier. I am feeling stressed but I think a large part of that has to do with my SUGAR LOWS! What's a girl to do... tomorrow is Halloween! I guess I'll have to torture myself by eating candy for one more day and then I'll quit. I swear it this time! I'm dressing up as a spooky witch in a sexy dress. I have the prettiest dress and the orange and black striped thigh-high stockings and the black lace garter belt and the witch hat and black wig. I think it's going to be fun. Ben and I are going to Douglas' Halloween party tomorrow evening and Ben's dressing as a vampire. Douglas is even hiring my mom to read tarot cards for all the guests!
Ben has been keeping busy. He seems to be making lots of progress. His web designing skills seem to improve every day. I am so proud of him. Seeing him take care of business motivates me to do everything i need to do, too! I am glad that he successfully got his temporary EAD card and was able to get a Social Security Number so soon and was able to open a bank account. I'll probably start teaching him how to drive soon, that's gonna be fun!!!! Sometimes when I'm at home with him, I am overwhelmed with a sense of contentedness... I am so happy and relieved that we don't have to say goodbye again and that we're going to be together for the holidays and that my family loves him so much, too.
Here at Sexy Hair Concepts, we have a new Graphic Designer in the Department. Her name is Carla Horwitz and she is a South African born, Canadian resident who has recently moved to the states. I like her a lot. I am glad that we've hired her, I think she's just perfect for the position. She's kooky like me and Douglas.
Six o'clock and time to go home!
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
L-O-V-E LOVE, IT'S COMING BACK, IT'S COMING BACK.
Today is the big day. Ben returns to L.A. with his visa! My Legal Man!
I can only explain my excitement as follows: I feel like a little kid who is so excited about Christmas morning that they can't sleep. I don't think I fell asleep last night until 2:30 am. So with Ben's jet lag and my lack of sleep, I imagine we're both just gonna pass out pretty early on tonight.
This weekend I tried to get things sorted out around the house before Ben's return. I didn't end up going salsa dancing after all. I watched the L.A. Galaxy soccer match and they won the championship, it was so exciting! Amber and I had a nice salon visit and went to visit our parents and went to the pharmacy and went shopping. Amber's 1950's costume is so terribly cute. I'll bet she's going to get a few dates from this one! It was nice cos we went shopping with our sister-in-law, Tiffany. It was girl bonding time. Even though we've known Tiffany for 12 years, I can't recall ever going out shopping together, just the girls.
Last night I tore apart the closet and put it back together again. In the apartment, Ben and I have this huge closet. It's the size of a small room. So I had to rearrange things so that the things we need to have more accessable to us are closer to the opening of the door. I think it works very well. But Ben is going to be sad when he sees that my 40 pairs of shoes have taken over both sides. At least I'm getting rid of 2 pairs that I never wear. Of course, I got 2 more pairs since he's been away...
On Friday I saw Vicky, but she and Amber had gone shopping and didn't come home until later to make Vicky's brownies. I took a nap. I was a bit hurt because they didn't tell me that they weren't coming to the apartment right after work, and I thought that I was going to be included in their plans. I stayed in my room sulking for a bit, but then I was lured out by Halloween cookies. I let them know that I misunderstood what was going on and that I had wanted to hang out with them. So everything was good after that. I guess Vicky's special brownies were a success. Amber tried one, but I figured I didn't need any more "mood enhancing" so I abstained.
Last night I watched old video tapes from my camera. One was from Christmas of 1996. All four of us kids still lived at home. There are some pretty great statements being made on it! I was so young and thin! My skin looks beter now though, so there's something good about getting older! I still feel like a fat cow today, though. Ben said he'd help motivate me to take walks and even jog in the morning. He's a good influence!
There was footage of two cats that are dead now. Well, on the Christmas tape I could hear my old kitty Scheherazade meowing. She used to whine, these long drawn out meows that would go on forever. I swear she had a lisp, too! That cat was so insecure and such a nuisance sometimes. But I had her from the time she was a kitten until she was 15. I miss her a bit, but she was really annoying and needy. But hearing her meow on the tape made me miss her a lot, and I remembered how she used to console me when I would cry and try to lick the tears off my cheeks. She was a sweet kitty, but sort of ugly and mental, and she had people eyes! She got sick, her kidneys were failing and she started having seizures. So I took her to the vet's to be put to sleep cos my mom couldn't do it. I opened the box to say goodbye and she looked at me with those people eyes and meowed her whiny meow. I could see it in her face, she knew that this was the end. I tried not to cry til I got out of the office because I knew it would upset her and she'd try to lick my tears away. The other kitty on tape was Andy Warhol. He was Vicky's kitty. But she got him when we lived together in an apartment in Studio City and he was only 7 months old. So I got really attached to him, too. The footage of him is from when we first moved into the house in Simi Valley. He's laying stretched out on the patio in the back yard and he looks so relaxed and cute. He was a great cat. Enormous. I swear his head was as big as mine! He was so smart and so sweet. He was like a person. We always used to say that we named him right cos he acted like a gay man! My brother David used to call him Vicky's husband, cos he was on a people schedule and he'd get mad if she stayed up past their bedtime. He'd sleep in the bed with her, with his head on the pillow next to hers. When Vicky moved out of the house this summer, it was pretty sudden. It was hard getting used to not having Andy and Vick around. They moved to Burbank with Chris and Annie. Andy seemed happy for that first month, climbing trees and playing in their yard. He didn't even seem to mind their 2 little dachaunds too much. And then one evening he didn't come home when Vicky called him. It's been a couple of months now. It doesn't seem likely that he's coming back or even alive. I always pictured Andy living to be really old, but he only made it to 4. Now we're still grieving over our dead friend. It made me very happy to see that video of him, but it also made me very sad, too. I'm glad that I have it to remember him by, but at the same time it makes it a lot harder to accept the fact that he is gone now.
Even though it's a very happy day for me, I was surprised by how much watching those old videos affected me. It made me have strange dreams. I dreamed that my brother David was putting eyedrops on the bubbly spots of his pizza crust! Eeeeeew! I think I might have to make copies of the Christmas video for the whole family, I think that was the last year that we all lived together at home. I can look back at those times very fondly now. But it's amazing that we all survied without strangling eachother!
Today is the big day. Ben returns to L.A. with his visa! My Legal Man!
I can only explain my excitement as follows: I feel like a little kid who is so excited about Christmas morning that they can't sleep. I don't think I fell asleep last night until 2:30 am. So with Ben's jet lag and my lack of sleep, I imagine we're both just gonna pass out pretty early on tonight.
This weekend I tried to get things sorted out around the house before Ben's return. I didn't end up going salsa dancing after all. I watched the L.A. Galaxy soccer match and they won the championship, it was so exciting! Amber and I had a nice salon visit and went to visit our parents and went to the pharmacy and went shopping. Amber's 1950's costume is so terribly cute. I'll bet she's going to get a few dates from this one! It was nice cos we went shopping with our sister-in-law, Tiffany. It was girl bonding time. Even though we've known Tiffany for 12 years, I can't recall ever going out shopping together, just the girls.
Last night I tore apart the closet and put it back together again. In the apartment, Ben and I have this huge closet. It's the size of a small room. So I had to rearrange things so that the things we need to have more accessable to us are closer to the opening of the door. I think it works very well. But Ben is going to be sad when he sees that my 40 pairs of shoes have taken over both sides. At least I'm getting rid of 2 pairs that I never wear. Of course, I got 2 more pairs since he's been away...
On Friday I saw Vicky, but she and Amber had gone shopping and didn't come home until later to make Vicky's brownies. I took a nap. I was a bit hurt because they didn't tell me that they weren't coming to the apartment right after work, and I thought that I was going to be included in their plans. I stayed in my room sulking for a bit, but then I was lured out by Halloween cookies. I let them know that I misunderstood what was going on and that I had wanted to hang out with them. So everything was good after that. I guess Vicky's special brownies were a success. Amber tried one, but I figured I didn't need any more "mood enhancing" so I abstained.
Last night I watched old video tapes from my camera. One was from Christmas of 1996. All four of us kids still lived at home. There are some pretty great statements being made on it! I was so young and thin! My skin looks beter now though, so there's something good about getting older! I still feel like a fat cow today, though. Ben said he'd help motivate me to take walks and even jog in the morning. He's a good influence!
There was footage of two cats that are dead now. Well, on the Christmas tape I could hear my old kitty Scheherazade meowing. She used to whine, these long drawn out meows that would go on forever. I swear she had a lisp, too! That cat was so insecure and such a nuisance sometimes. But I had her from the time she was a kitten until she was 15. I miss her a bit, but she was really annoying and needy. But hearing her meow on the tape made me miss her a lot, and I remembered how she used to console me when I would cry and try to lick the tears off my cheeks. She was a sweet kitty, but sort of ugly and mental, and she had people eyes! She got sick, her kidneys were failing and she started having seizures. So I took her to the vet's to be put to sleep cos my mom couldn't do it. I opened the box to say goodbye and she looked at me with those people eyes and meowed her whiny meow. I could see it in her face, she knew that this was the end. I tried not to cry til I got out of the office because I knew it would upset her and she'd try to lick my tears away. The other kitty on tape was Andy Warhol. He was Vicky's kitty. But she got him when we lived together in an apartment in Studio City and he was only 7 months old. So I got really attached to him, too. The footage of him is from when we first moved into the house in Simi Valley. He's laying stretched out on the patio in the back yard and he looks so relaxed and cute. He was a great cat. Enormous. I swear his head was as big as mine! He was so smart and so sweet. He was like a person. We always used to say that we named him right cos he acted like a gay man! My brother David used to call him Vicky's husband, cos he was on a people schedule and he'd get mad if she stayed up past their bedtime. He'd sleep in the bed with her, with his head on the pillow next to hers. When Vicky moved out of the house this summer, it was pretty sudden. It was hard getting used to not having Andy and Vick around. They moved to Burbank with Chris and Annie. Andy seemed happy for that first month, climbing trees and playing in their yard. He didn't even seem to mind their 2 little dachaunds too much. And then one evening he didn't come home when Vicky called him. It's been a couple of months now. It doesn't seem likely that he's coming back or even alive. I always pictured Andy living to be really old, but he only made it to 4. Now we're still grieving over our dead friend. It made me very happy to see that video of him, but it also made me very sad, too. I'm glad that I have it to remember him by, but at the same time it makes it a lot harder to accept the fact that he is gone now.
Even though it's a very happy day for me, I was surprised by how much watching those old videos affected me. It made me have strange dreams. I dreamed that my brother David was putting eyedrops on the bubbly spots of his pizza crust! Eeeeeew! I think I might have to make copies of the Christmas video for the whole family, I think that was the last year that we all lived together at home. I can look back at those times very fondly now. But it's amazing that we all survied without strangling eachother!
Friday, October 18, 2002
COLOUR OF BLOOD, CHAOS AND CORRUPTION OF A HAPPY SOUL.
I LOVE Fridays. But my mind is not at ease. I don't like it when I have a lot of stuff to do in a short amount of time. So I think that I need a reality check here. I am doing 3 main things tomorrow that are enjoyable and that I want to do, so I should not approach it with a feeling of dread. The first thing is that I'm getting a microdermabrasion peel. I get one of these facials every month as a trade for artwork. Secondly, I am going to go pick up my oral contraceptive pills, which I remembered to have refilled in enough time for me to get to the pharmacy without a panic. Ahhhhh, the responsibility that refreshes! Lastly, I am going to a Salsa dance club for a surprise birthday celebration for the cutest little mexican girl in the world, my old friend Andrea. This is the part that has me the most apprehensive. They just changed the location of the party because there was a shooting at the club (last night) where they were originally going to have it. ooooh, get me away from here, I'm dying! The thought of me spending $20 to Salsa dance is comical. If Andrea hadn't have been my friend for my entire life minus thirteen days then there is no way I would bother. But I think it's going to end up being a lot of fun. Like many instances of planning to go out, I dread it until I'm actually doing it and having fun. I even have a new pretty dress to wear!
I am tired right now so it's hard to imagine having energy to do any of these things tomorrow. Douglas wanted me to go rollerskating with him and the fashionistas tonight, but Vicky is coming over after work to make pot brownies, so I'm staying at home. Vicky, Chris and Annie are going to Disneyland (hence the pot brownie snacks to take with) and I can't go because of the facial and the surprise party. I just remembered something nice that Ben said to me last night, that he'd go to Disneyland with me in December or January. I can't wait. I don't want to miss the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Haunted Mansion. I want to bring my video camera this year!
On Sunday, I think Amber and I are going to go to Iguana Vintage Clothing on Ventura Blvd. so she can buy a poodle skirt for Halloween. Tiffany has never been there so I'm going to see if she wants to go, and maybe Tony might even come with us if he's free! I'm going to look at the array of stripey and glittery tights they have. I'm not sure if I will actually buy any, but I just got a garter belt last night so I can wear thigh high tights again, so I may consider getting some of those.
The perfect evening sounds like going home and having some food, a little nap and then getting up and watching some great romantic old movie while I hang the rest of my pictures up in my room. It will be interesting to see how this evening unfolds.... all I can think of right now is that nap. Does it mean that I'm getting boring? You tell me...
I LOVE Fridays. But my mind is not at ease. I don't like it when I have a lot of stuff to do in a short amount of time. So I think that I need a reality check here. I am doing 3 main things tomorrow that are enjoyable and that I want to do, so I should not approach it with a feeling of dread. The first thing is that I'm getting a microdermabrasion peel. I get one of these facials every month as a trade for artwork. Secondly, I am going to go pick up my oral contraceptive pills, which I remembered to have refilled in enough time for me to get to the pharmacy without a panic. Ahhhhh, the responsibility that refreshes! Lastly, I am going to a Salsa dance club for a surprise birthday celebration for the cutest little mexican girl in the world, my old friend Andrea. This is the part that has me the most apprehensive. They just changed the location of the party because there was a shooting at the club (last night) where they were originally going to have it. ooooh, get me away from here, I'm dying! The thought of me spending $20 to Salsa dance is comical. If Andrea hadn't have been my friend for my entire life minus thirteen days then there is no way I would bother. But I think it's going to end up being a lot of fun. Like many instances of planning to go out, I dread it until I'm actually doing it and having fun. I even have a new pretty dress to wear!
I am tired right now so it's hard to imagine having energy to do any of these things tomorrow. Douglas wanted me to go rollerskating with him and the fashionistas tonight, but Vicky is coming over after work to make pot brownies, so I'm staying at home. Vicky, Chris and Annie are going to Disneyland (hence the pot brownie snacks to take with) and I can't go because of the facial and the surprise party. I just remembered something nice that Ben said to me last night, that he'd go to Disneyland with me in December or January. I can't wait. I don't want to miss the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Haunted Mansion. I want to bring my video camera this year!
On Sunday, I think Amber and I are going to go to Iguana Vintage Clothing on Ventura Blvd. so she can buy a poodle skirt for Halloween. Tiffany has never been there so I'm going to see if she wants to go, and maybe Tony might even come with us if he's free! I'm going to look at the array of stripey and glittery tights they have. I'm not sure if I will actually buy any, but I just got a garter belt last night so I can wear thigh high tights again, so I may consider getting some of those.
The perfect evening sounds like going home and having some food, a little nap and then getting up and watching some great romantic old movie while I hang the rest of my pictures up in my room. It will be interesting to see how this evening unfolds.... all I can think of right now is that nap. Does it mean that I'm getting boring? You tell me...
Thursday, October 10, 2002
"ECHINACEA" SOUNDS SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE "EUTHANASIA".
Yeah, I keep sneezing and my throat is sore. I must be feeling sluggish, too, cos I couldn't seem to escort my ass upstairs to the water cooler for a tall cool one to drop my liquid echinacea into today. So I just put an eyedropper full of that lovely brown nectar (now with goldenseal!) straight into my mouth. Next time that notion pops into my mind, I think I'll opt for guzzling an ounce of Chanel #5 cos that's what the ecccch-inacea tastes like in it's "pure" form, 'cept I don't get to feel posh like I would if I had drank the perfume instead.
I got my water and my wonder herbs mixed in and it tastes lovely in comparison... now get to work echinacea so I don't get ill!!!
Last night was a fiasco. I think Ben is right. I'm gonna have to get a mobile phone again. Amber and I were supposed to meet Vicky at the House of Blues. I was supposed to go to Will Call and get my Jurassic 5 ticket to sell to Neil. Amber was supposed to attend with the ticket she had in her posession. She was to get a ride home with Vicky and Company or a ride to Vicky's in Burbank where I would go pick her up. I think this story must already be giving THE READER a headache! But wait, it gets better! So, I'm selling my ticket cos I don't feel too great and because I am broke and I need the money. The show starts at 7:30, and we hit traffic and don't arrive until 7:15. Parking costs $10 (highway robbery!!!) and not only do I not have the cash on me, but I just don't HAVE IT at all. So, we decide that Amber will not be attending either and she will meet Vicky and sell them her ticket because for me to get my ticket from Will Call I would have to paaahk the caaahh. Amber looks all over for them as I circle the block over and over again. And it's "drive like a fuck" night anyway so I illegally stop in front of the club for a bit. No sign of them at all. It's past 7:30 so we assume that they got tired of waiting and didn't want to miss any of the show, or that Neil decided not to go (hence making it pointless for them to wait outside and miss any of the show).
Amber and I had no idea what happened, really. So we went to the Virgin Megastore up the street and scrounged up the change to call Vicky's mobile phone, to which there was no answer. She had it shut off. I left a message saying that we were going home. So we went home and made really nice pasta in alfredo sauce! yum!
I found out today that the reason why they weren't there was because Annie forgot their tickets in Burbank and they had to go back home and get them and then they were stuck in traffic. Luckily, Vicky thought to check her messages and when she heard that we had gone, they bought a ticket from a scalper for twice the price and all was well with Vicky and Company.
All was well with Rachie and Company, too, because I am learning slowly in my old age that it doesn't do any good to get upset or try to blame other people when it is just shitty circumstances all around. I feel good in the knowledge that they all got in and had a good time and that me and Amber had good food and got to bed at a normal hour. It could have been worse, and in the end it all worked out OK.
Now if only I could stop sneezing.... AHHHHHHKENCHU!
Yeah, I keep sneezing and my throat is sore. I must be feeling sluggish, too, cos I couldn't seem to escort my ass upstairs to the water cooler for a tall cool one to drop my liquid echinacea into today. So I just put an eyedropper full of that lovely brown nectar (now with goldenseal!) straight into my mouth. Next time that notion pops into my mind, I think I'll opt for guzzling an ounce of Chanel #5 cos that's what the ecccch-inacea tastes like in it's "pure" form, 'cept I don't get to feel posh like I would if I had drank the perfume instead.
I got my water and my wonder herbs mixed in and it tastes lovely in comparison... now get to work echinacea so I don't get ill!!!
Last night was a fiasco. I think Ben is right. I'm gonna have to get a mobile phone again. Amber and I were supposed to meet Vicky at the House of Blues. I was supposed to go to Will Call and get my Jurassic 5 ticket to sell to Neil. Amber was supposed to attend with the ticket she had in her posession. She was to get a ride home with Vicky and Company or a ride to Vicky's in Burbank where I would go pick her up. I think this story must already be giving THE READER a headache! But wait, it gets better! So, I'm selling my ticket cos I don't feel too great and because I am broke and I need the money. The show starts at 7:30, and we hit traffic and don't arrive until 7:15. Parking costs $10 (highway robbery!!!) and not only do I not have the cash on me, but I just don't HAVE IT at all. So, we decide that Amber will not be attending either and she will meet Vicky and sell them her ticket because for me to get my ticket from Will Call I would have to paaahk the caaahh. Amber looks all over for them as I circle the block over and over again. And it's "drive like a fuck" night anyway so I illegally stop in front of the club for a bit. No sign of them at all. It's past 7:30 so we assume that they got tired of waiting and didn't want to miss any of the show, or that Neil decided not to go (hence making it pointless for them to wait outside and miss any of the show).
Amber and I had no idea what happened, really. So we went to the Virgin Megastore up the street and scrounged up the change to call Vicky's mobile phone, to which there was no answer. She had it shut off. I left a message saying that we were going home. So we went home and made really nice pasta in alfredo sauce! yum!
I found out today that the reason why they weren't there was because Annie forgot their tickets in Burbank and they had to go back home and get them and then they were stuck in traffic. Luckily, Vicky thought to check her messages and when she heard that we had gone, they bought a ticket from a scalper for twice the price and all was well with Vicky and Company.
All was well with Rachie and Company, too, because I am learning slowly in my old age that it doesn't do any good to get upset or try to blame other people when it is just shitty circumstances all around. I feel good in the knowledge that they all got in and had a good time and that me and Amber had good food and got to bed at a normal hour. It could have been worse, and in the end it all worked out OK.
Now if only I could stop sneezing.... AHHHHHHKENCHU!
Wednesday, October 09, 2002
SIGN OF THE TIMES.
It seems like there are a lot of fellow Librans around... Llew had her birthday whilst on her roadtrip, which I'm assuming, makes her a Libra. And Idleberry's is coming up. And so is Jim Purple Trousers' birthday... and a lot of people here at work... four others besides me.
It's a fabulous sign. We get along well with everybody.
Yesterday, Ben had his interview at the U.S. Consulate in London. He got his Visa! Which means that he can come over to STAY at any time. He told me last night that he was looking into getting a flight on October 21st, which would be soooooo great. I am very excited!
It looks as if the wedding will most definitely be on December 31st. Possibly at the courthouse in Santa Barbara. I'm still waiting to receive the info. I need to go shopping for my red wedding kimono soon! I'd like to wait for Ben to be here to pick out one with me. Then I can think about matching my hair to my outfit!
I found out the other day that I'm getting around a $6000 raise to go with my new Senior Artist title, effective immediately. That will make all the people I owe money to very happy. It makes me pretty happy, too. I can't wait to be out of debt.
Allergies are the bain of my existence right now. I refuse to believe that I have caught a cold. It must be allergies. I have kicked my daily dose of Allegra, and now these allergy attacks happen only occasionally. But last night, I was out later than usual and I had an allergy attack. It feels like what I'd imagine an asthma attack would feel like, though I have never been diagnosed with asthma. Maybe there was something in the air that night (fernando!) that I'm allergic to. I'm not taking any chances, I've loaded up on the echinacea.
So, last night I went to the L.A. Film School to be in a film that Allison's (the controller here at work) boyfriend was doing for school. I got to dress up like a painting and be filmed. I wore a wig and the shirt I wore had a verrrry low plunging neckline and I held a skull on my lap with my hands folded over the top of it and I looked over a mirror with a candle burning in front of it so that my face was mostly turned away from the camera. Since I was lit only from the glow of the candle and a few other subtle lights, the curve of my cheek and my jawline and my throat and chest were all complimented and looked radiant. They said they chose me for "your round face and perfect skin." It was pretty cool cos they made me look exactly like the painting!
They took me to dinner afterwards to this Thai restaraunt that I want to take all my friends to. It's called the Palm and it's on Hollywood Blvd. and Western. There is a Thai Elvis impersonator there who sings while you eat! He sounds just like Elvis when he sings but when he talks he speaks very broken english! There was a Japanese couple next to us, picking meat off of the fish carcass they had ordered and I couldn't take my eyes off of them as they picked out the fish brain with their chopsticks. the remaining bones looked like the ones in the Heathcliff cartoons. The girl was very pretty, she reminded me of my old friend Mayumi from Tokyo. They both reminded me of the movie Battle Royale, which vicky brought over on Sunday for us to watch. It was so fantastic!
Even though that was just last night, and I will undoubtedly be eating my leftover pad thai for dinner tonight, it seems like that was so long ago...
I was going to go see Jurassic 5 at the House Of Blues in Hollywood tonight, but instead I'm going to sell my ticket to Vicky's friend Neil. He likes them more than I do, and Vicky likes Neil so I think it would be cool if he could go, and the show is sold out. Plus I just figured out my finances and I am soooo poor until a week from tomorrow! Thank heavens for that raise!
It seems like there are a lot of fellow Librans around... Llew had her birthday whilst on her roadtrip, which I'm assuming, makes her a Libra. And Idleberry's is coming up. And so is Jim Purple Trousers' birthday... and a lot of people here at work... four others besides me.
It's a fabulous sign. We get along well with everybody.
Yesterday, Ben had his interview at the U.S. Consulate in London. He got his Visa! Which means that he can come over to STAY at any time. He told me last night that he was looking into getting a flight on October 21st, which would be soooooo great. I am very excited!
It looks as if the wedding will most definitely be on December 31st. Possibly at the courthouse in Santa Barbara. I'm still waiting to receive the info. I need to go shopping for my red wedding kimono soon! I'd like to wait for Ben to be here to pick out one with me. Then I can think about matching my hair to my outfit!
I found out the other day that I'm getting around a $6000 raise to go with my new Senior Artist title, effective immediately. That will make all the people I owe money to very happy. It makes me pretty happy, too. I can't wait to be out of debt.
Allergies are the bain of my existence right now. I refuse to believe that I have caught a cold. It must be allergies. I have kicked my daily dose of Allegra, and now these allergy attacks happen only occasionally. But last night, I was out later than usual and I had an allergy attack. It feels like what I'd imagine an asthma attack would feel like, though I have never been diagnosed with asthma. Maybe there was something in the air that night (fernando!) that I'm allergic to. I'm not taking any chances, I've loaded up on the echinacea.
So, last night I went to the L.A. Film School to be in a film that Allison's (the controller here at work) boyfriend was doing for school. I got to dress up like a painting and be filmed. I wore a wig and the shirt I wore had a verrrry low plunging neckline and I held a skull on my lap with my hands folded over the top of it and I looked over a mirror with a candle burning in front of it so that my face was mostly turned away from the camera. Since I was lit only from the glow of the candle and a few other subtle lights, the curve of my cheek and my jawline and my throat and chest were all complimented and looked radiant. They said they chose me for "your round face and perfect skin." It was pretty cool cos they made me look exactly like the painting!
They took me to dinner afterwards to this Thai restaraunt that I want to take all my friends to. It's called the Palm and it's on Hollywood Blvd. and Western. There is a Thai Elvis impersonator there who sings while you eat! He sounds just like Elvis when he sings but when he talks he speaks very broken english! There was a Japanese couple next to us, picking meat off of the fish carcass they had ordered and I couldn't take my eyes off of them as they picked out the fish brain with their chopsticks. the remaining bones looked like the ones in the Heathcliff cartoons. The girl was very pretty, she reminded me of my old friend Mayumi from Tokyo. They both reminded me of the movie Battle Royale, which vicky brought over on Sunday for us to watch. It was so fantastic!
Even though that was just last night, and I will undoubtedly be eating my leftover pad thai for dinner tonight, it seems like that was so long ago...
I was going to go see Jurassic 5 at the House Of Blues in Hollywood tonight, but instead I'm going to sell my ticket to Vicky's friend Neil. He likes them more than I do, and Vicky likes Neil so I think it would be cool if he could go, and the show is sold out. Plus I just figured out my finances and I am soooo poor until a week from tomorrow! Thank heavens for that raise!
Sunday, September 29, 2002
LONDON CALLING.
I didn't wake up until noon today. I love days like this! The first thing I did was call Ben. But I forgot that he was going to that show tonight... you know, that show... I can't remember what they called it. So I talked to his friend Simmy for a second and I was pleased that I could understand everything Simmy said cos usually I can't. Last night, Ben was to call me at my parents' house at 4 and he called when I was out getting food for everybody. The whole family gathered to have dinner for my birthday. My mom said that he was calling from a payphone cos his phone at home wasn't working to call me. Unfortunately, I had left his number and my phone card at home, so I couldn't call him back either. When I got home, it was too early in the morning in London to call. I meant to wake up at around 2 to call, and I slept right through.
I am craving contact with Ben, even though we talk just about every day. I run out of things to tell him, and I just want to pour out all of my feelings of longing, to look into his blue-grey eyes, to hear him laugh at the same dumb things on tv that I'm watching, to help me select the next cd to listen to... I just really wish he was here. I want to hug him and never let go. Sometimes when I am getting my clothes out of our closet, I take a moment to smell his shirt and remember how it is to rest my face against it when he's wearing it. that's why it's so good to know that he will be back soon. I can wait a month, I think. It's not fun, but it's bearable.
My birthday celebration at my parents' was nice. My best friend Vicky came with us. My brother Tony and his wife Tiffany live in the same building that my sister Amber and I live in (actually, they are the reason we knew about this apartment) so Vicky met us here and the 5 of us went to Simi Valley together. My brother David didn't show up until later cos he was working but his wife Ursula was there. It was fun cos we all sat around and had food and watched the movie from the '80's called Manhunter which is based on the book Red Dragon, and was remade as the 3rd Hannibal Lecter movie being released on Friday. Manhunter is one of our old family favorites, so we are all very excited about Red Dragon. I haven't seen Hannibal yet, but I want to, even though that brain scene is supposed to be really gross!
I got some very nice gifts! Tony and Tiffany got me a Radiohead cd, Pablo Honey, which I only have on cassette and have put on my birthday list for the past few years! Also a Halloweeen Barbie! David and Ursula gave me Austin Powers on DVD and a really cute pyjama set and a halloween cat and a little halloween stool for the cat to sit on! Vicky gave me a bunch of Halloween dishtowels for my Halloween kitchen and these little Halloween boxes with candy in them. The availability of Halloween stuff is why I LOVE that I was born in the autumn! My parents gave me a really funny card with a cat on it and they took $60 off of the money I owe them! What a relief!
It has been a great weekend so far. Amber and I have been watching movies and relaxing. We're going to go grocery shopping soon. Whoo hoo! What a thrill!
I didn't wake up until noon today. I love days like this! The first thing I did was call Ben. But I forgot that he was going to that show tonight... you know, that show... I can't remember what they called it. So I talked to his friend Simmy for a second and I was pleased that I could understand everything Simmy said cos usually I can't. Last night, Ben was to call me at my parents' house at 4 and he called when I was out getting food for everybody. The whole family gathered to have dinner for my birthday. My mom said that he was calling from a payphone cos his phone at home wasn't working to call me. Unfortunately, I had left his number and my phone card at home, so I couldn't call him back either. When I got home, it was too early in the morning in London to call. I meant to wake up at around 2 to call, and I slept right through.
I am craving contact with Ben, even though we talk just about every day. I run out of things to tell him, and I just want to pour out all of my feelings of longing, to look into his blue-grey eyes, to hear him laugh at the same dumb things on tv that I'm watching, to help me select the next cd to listen to... I just really wish he was here. I want to hug him and never let go. Sometimes when I am getting my clothes out of our closet, I take a moment to smell his shirt and remember how it is to rest my face against it when he's wearing it. that's why it's so good to know that he will be back soon. I can wait a month, I think. It's not fun, but it's bearable.
My birthday celebration at my parents' was nice. My best friend Vicky came with us. My brother Tony and his wife Tiffany live in the same building that my sister Amber and I live in (actually, they are the reason we knew about this apartment) so Vicky met us here and the 5 of us went to Simi Valley together. My brother David didn't show up until later cos he was working but his wife Ursula was there. It was fun cos we all sat around and had food and watched the movie from the '80's called Manhunter which is based on the book Red Dragon, and was remade as the 3rd Hannibal Lecter movie being released on Friday. Manhunter is one of our old family favorites, so we are all very excited about Red Dragon. I haven't seen Hannibal yet, but I want to, even though that brain scene is supposed to be really gross!
I got some very nice gifts! Tony and Tiffany got me a Radiohead cd, Pablo Honey, which I only have on cassette and have put on my birthday list for the past few years! Also a Halloweeen Barbie! David and Ursula gave me Austin Powers on DVD and a really cute pyjama set and a halloween cat and a little halloween stool for the cat to sit on! Vicky gave me a bunch of Halloween dishtowels for my Halloween kitchen and these little Halloween boxes with candy in them. The availability of Halloween stuff is why I LOVE that I was born in the autumn! My parents gave me a really funny card with a cat on it and they took $60 off of the money I owe them! What a relief!
It has been a great weekend so far. Amber and I have been watching movies and relaxing. We're going to go grocery shopping soon. Whoo hoo! What a thrill!
Saturday, September 28, 2002
SHE'S IN FASHION.
I am pleased that Suede's new album is being released on my birthday. But I got the newsletter from Suede.net and it had the track listing for 'A New Morning' and I anticipate that it is not going to be very good. I was not a fan of 'HeadMusic' and I think that judging by the titles of the song that this one is going to be in the same vein... I felt that 'HeadMusic' was Suede's version of paint-by-numbers. Too many regurgitated themes and even actual lyrics that were used in other songs. I thought it was great in the past how Suede reinvented themselves to a certain extent with each album, much like David Bowie. 'HeadMusic' really disappointed me in that respect because it seemed like watered down 'Coming Up'. Even the cover art was similar. But I came to realize 2 things about 'HeadMusic': In the past, Suede had lost or gained new members with each album which is probably how they "reinvented" themselves. It was probably more of a natural reaction than an artistic statement. With that idea in mind, with 'A New Morning' they have also lost and gained a member now that Alex from Strangelove has replaced Neil on keyboards. So perhaps this one will be different. Also, I was very hard on 'HeadMusic' because I had burned out on Suede after following them across America for the second time. Occasionally after that, I went to clubs and heard "Electricity" and "She's In Fashion" and really enjoyed dancing to them. I'm sure my attitude toward Suede had a lot to do with my reception of 'HeadMusic'. Now I am looking back nostalgically and I'm planning to construct an online version of my old Suede fanzine called 'Quietly Kill For You' and learn how to make websites in the process. After all, making the fanzine was how I learned graphic design and now it's my career. So it will be beneficial to me in the future, I'm sure. I want this new Suede album to be good and important to me, just for old time's sake. But I'm older and wiser and perhaps I've seen too much behind the scenes for it to ever posess that magic for me again. How sad.
I am pleased that Suede's new album is being released on my birthday. But I got the newsletter from Suede.net and it had the track listing for 'A New Morning' and I anticipate that it is not going to be very good. I was not a fan of 'HeadMusic' and I think that judging by the titles of the song that this one is going to be in the same vein... I felt that 'HeadMusic' was Suede's version of paint-by-numbers. Too many regurgitated themes and even actual lyrics that were used in other songs. I thought it was great in the past how Suede reinvented themselves to a certain extent with each album, much like David Bowie. 'HeadMusic' really disappointed me in that respect because it seemed like watered down 'Coming Up'. Even the cover art was similar. But I came to realize 2 things about 'HeadMusic': In the past, Suede had lost or gained new members with each album which is probably how they "reinvented" themselves. It was probably more of a natural reaction than an artistic statement. With that idea in mind, with 'A New Morning' they have also lost and gained a member now that Alex from Strangelove has replaced Neil on keyboards. So perhaps this one will be different. Also, I was very hard on 'HeadMusic' because I had burned out on Suede after following them across America for the second time. Occasionally after that, I went to clubs and heard "Electricity" and "She's In Fashion" and really enjoyed dancing to them. I'm sure my attitude toward Suede had a lot to do with my reception of 'HeadMusic'. Now I am looking back nostalgically and I'm planning to construct an online version of my old Suede fanzine called 'Quietly Kill For You' and learn how to make websites in the process. After all, making the fanzine was how I learned graphic design and now it's my career. So it will be beneficial to me in the future, I'm sure. I want this new Suede album to be good and important to me, just for old time's sake. But I'm older and wiser and perhaps I've seen too much behind the scenes for it to ever posess that magic for me again. How sad.
Sunday, September 22, 2002
NOW SHE'S IN LOVE.
This morning, Ben told me that he got a letter from the Consulate in London, and his interview is very soon! So he might be back here in time for Halloween! I am so excited!
I painted my nails turquoise blue with blue and green glitter, and I also dyed my hair today. Now it's a darker teal color. It's nice, but the blue green bleeds everywhere if I get my hair even slightly damp. That should lessen over time.
I watched movies with my sister today and cleaned the apartment. We had a nice quiet day. Now I'm watching a scary program on the Discovery channel about a little girl who sees ghosts in her house. I still haven't gotten used to the sounds of the neighbors upstairs completely and now every time I hear them I think it's a ghost! It's almost time to watch cartoons on the Cartoon Network. I love Adult Swim!
Amber (my sister) and I decided to start our diet tomorrow, so we cut up tons of fresh vegetables tonight and got things prepared so it will be easier to pack up things to take to work. I'm such a sugar fiend. This is going to be hard, but I think it will be so much better overall. Now that I know I'll be getting married soon for sure I have to try to get in better shape so I don't look like "a whale of a wife" in our wedding photos! I'm so excited!!!
This morning, Ben told me that he got a letter from the Consulate in London, and his interview is very soon! So he might be back here in time for Halloween! I am so excited!
I painted my nails turquoise blue with blue and green glitter, and I also dyed my hair today. Now it's a darker teal color. It's nice, but the blue green bleeds everywhere if I get my hair even slightly damp. That should lessen over time.
I watched movies with my sister today and cleaned the apartment. We had a nice quiet day. Now I'm watching a scary program on the Discovery channel about a little girl who sees ghosts in her house. I still haven't gotten used to the sounds of the neighbors upstairs completely and now every time I hear them I think it's a ghost! It's almost time to watch cartoons on the Cartoon Network. I love Adult Swim!
Amber (my sister) and I decided to start our diet tomorrow, so we cut up tons of fresh vegetables tonight and got things prepared so it will be easier to pack up things to take to work. I'm such a sugar fiend. This is going to be hard, but I think it will be so much better overall. Now that I know I'll be getting married soon for sure I have to try to get in better shape so I don't look like "a whale of a wife" in our wedding photos! I'm so excited!!!
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