hey kathy

Saw Kathy Griffin perform live last night. She did her thing for two solid hours with hardly a pause to catch her breath. She is so crazy and so funny. I managed to get a few halfway decent shots. Here, she is making fun of how Paula says "I work my ASS off, Jeff" on Hey Paula.

See all my pics here.

Oh, did I mention that we were sitting on the front row? Thank you Sam.

This might hurt a little...

If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick.

Ain't that the truth? Saw Sicko last night. It was interesting, sad, infuriating, funny...
I recommend it. We have so much to learn from Canada, England, France... Cuba.

P.S. I'm moving to France!

On a more positive note, one of the previews was for a movie entitled Into the Wild based on a book by Jon Krakauer. Looks like quite an escape. I just checked out the book from the library and cannot wait to start reading it! I want to finish it before the movie comes out in September. Wish me luck!

yay

the highlight of my day:
the vending machine gave me 2 bags of peanut m&m's for the price of one

the worst part of my day:
my boss wants to promote me

a surprise treat awaits you

dear God
make me a bird
so I could fly far
far far away from here

digital ghost

it started as a joke
just one of my larks to see
if somehow i could reach you

so i swam into your shores
through an open window
only to find you all alone
curled up with machines
now it seems you're slipping
out of the land of the living

just take a closer look
take a closer look
at what it is that's really haunting you
i have to trust you'll know
this digital ghost
but i fear there's only so much time
'cause the you i knew is fading away

hands lay them on my keys
let me play you again
i am not immune to your net
find me there in it
i won't go even if in
your heart only beats ones and O´s
switch you on my friend
pull you from that rip current
but only you can fight against this

take a closer look
take a closer look
at what it is that's really haunting you
i have to trust you'll know
this digital ghost
but i fear there's only so much time
'cause the you i knew is fading away

fading
fading
away

well i know that you're in love with him
'cause i saw you dancing in the gym
you both kicked off your shoes
man, I dig those rhythm and blues

i was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck
but i knew that i was out of luck
the day the music died

i hate my 30's

chomp chomp

How excited am I that my Fresh punch card is full? You cannot imagine. What an accomplishment! However, even though I will one day soon feast on a free salad or wrap which I have rightfully earned, I know I will be sad to have to turn in my card full of star-shaped punches. I guess life goes on and I can begin anew, collecting a new set of stars on a fresh Fresh card? Only time will tell...


The back. Just because. My precious!

Hmm... I really like this place.

famous last words

Give me Livercheese, or Give me Death!

McGregor, party of four

i'm still too full to talk about the two and a half hours of fun we had tonight at PF Chang's with white-trash-tendencies Angel and thanks-for-bringing-that-up-again Kelly... another round of Asian Pear Mojitos? thanks again for the treats; can't wait to try them! and remember: two small jumps don't add up to one big leap -- in bed.

no day but today

“Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries,” said the poet Theodore Roethke. To be vulnerable to the mystery of our life as it presents itself requires forgoing our hopes and fears for the future and being willing to taste what is here before us, in all its poignant bittersweetness. For the only richness that leaves a trace, the only happiness worth living for, is the full-bodied sensuous and sensual experience that is possible now, right now. When we can let down the barricades and allow that we are not built to last, this moment will shine as sweetly as the moon, and we shall feast on our life.
– Roger Housden

via Gayle Margolis,
via Ben Casnocha

broken hearted hoover fixer sucker guy

Saw Once last night. It was great.

From a NY Times review:

...“Once” is not a typical musical, rock or otherwise. The film tells the story of a busker who meets a young Eastern European pianist on the streets of Dublin. The two become friends and collaborators; although each is in the midst of a troubled relationship, they also become potential lovers. As the two characters rehearse and record the busker’s songs, the musical performances are woven into the narrative; instead of being jarring set pieces, they’re part of the plot.

[The director] hopes that the ambiguous relationship at the core of the film will also resonate with viewers. “It’s the ones who are gone who haunt you for the rest of your life,” he said. “Instead of saying, ‘I love you’ or ‘I miss you,’ they just disappear.”

here comes the rain again

raining in my head like a tragedy
tearing me apart like a new emotion

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines
all those years
they were here first

s.o.s. to the world

Saw the Police last night. No, I didn't get arrested. The 80's pop-rock group performed at the New Orleans Arena as part of their reunion tour. They were in good form and sounded great. I thought it was neat that Sting's son's band opened for the Police -- it's also neat that he plays bass and sounds like his dad when he sings. I didn't have my camera with me, but this guy took some great shots!

if i were an m&m

Originally uploaded by cæsar

Today I sampled the new dark chocolate peanut m&m's. Though I think the peanut works better with the original milk chocolate variety, I still applaud them for making the effort. Furthermore I was inspired to create my very own m&m identity. Voilà!

deep cleansing breaths

Just used my neti pot for the first time... Not exaggerating when I say that I could feel relief instantly. I'm convinced that I should make a habit of it. Benefits supposedly include:

• reduction of allergy problems
• improvement to breathing
• elimination of post-nasal drip
• elimination of sinusitis or chronic sinus infections

We shall see! Let the revolution begin?