i love my sister

Now my sister and I won't have to make up words. And yes, Kat, it's anime!

Magic

I got a package in the mail today from my Aunt. I'm now an owner of
The Magic Bullet.
Contrary to what my friend tonight initally thought when I said, "I
got the Magic Bullet," it's NOT a dildo. It's a blender.

http://www.buythebullet.com/

Grand Theft Auto

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18374606/

 

His girlfriend, who was not arrested, told authorities she had been trying to dump him.

 

This article is a riot.  This guy should totally look at I-Go or Zip Car!  I bet it was his girlfriend who tipped off the cops.

 

Flannel Pajamas

I don't get sick often, however when I do, my body goes all out and I feel like total shit. Yesterday was the worst but I think I'm on my way to feeling better. I watched the latest Netflix delivery in the afternoon but I knew that I wasn't going to do much more than meet Kimchi for dinner and lay around for the rest of the evening. Sucks that the Blockbuster down the street shut down and the closest rental place is off Broadway. Anyway, I ended up with Kimchi at Hollywood Video and got 2 things 1)Flannel Pajamas and 2) Entourage Season 2

I do not, DO NOT recommend Flannel Pajama unless you want to be like "wha? HIPPA violation, wait what? you're in love, um you're peeing in the tub, uhh that's a lot of full frontal nudity!?#" I normally like raw, dialogue driven shit. And I do admit that there were maybe 2 instances in the movie when Nicole said something I've said before. But this wasn't good. The guy who played Stuart (Justin Kirk) is a really good actor, but I kept waiting for him to come out in drag like in Angels in America. Flannel Pajamas might have even gone direct to video. If I had a match, I'd set them on fire.

You can't go wrong with Entourage...even if you meant to get season 1 but picked up season 2.

Shortage

Interesting article about the shortage of chick flicks. The line that stands out the most is

"Even “300,” the abs-and-sandals fanboy’s favorite, enhanced the role of the Spartan queen, Gorgo, to boost the movie’s appeal to women."

I would think a woman would want to see this movie. It's got Rodrigo Santoro...he was in Love Actually, a movie that appeals to women. Ergo, 300 is a total date movie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/movies/26wome.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin

Goodfellas

On my way to work this morning, I walked past American Dog or whatever it's called off Lincoln and Belden.  The Turano bread people left a bunch of hot dog buns on the sidewalk against the building.  It was raining so the buns were covered.  Anyway, I kept turning around to see if Henry Hill, Jimmy Conway, and Tommy DeVito were getting ready to run off the the buns.

Houston's Bush

My middle fingers go out to the TSA folks in Terminal K at Houston's Bush.  You know what, you should have let that lady bring on the spray cheese on Monday.

 

1.  It's not in an aerosol can.  Please refer to:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Cheese

     It's a piston you dipshit.  Why would you want to mix aerosol with cheese?

 

2.  You told her that it's over the 3 or 5 oz max for liquid containers.  Um, cheese in a freakin can is not a liquid.

     Please refer to:  http://www.bcpl.net/~kdrews/liquids/liquids1.html

 

Giving In

I totally gave in.
I have a myspace acct now.
And this weekend I purchased a dress from Forever 21.

I'm regressing.

What's next?
Who's holding my hair back the next time I puke in public?

28 weeks later

This one is better. It's the British trailer.

My sister and I talked about how London's been the setting of several movies about the end of mankind, social order, etc. There's 28 Day's Later, 28 Weeks Later, V for Vendetta, Children of Men, and Shaun of the Dead.

H-Town vs. Chi-Town

So I grew up in Houston but moved away to Austin for college and stuff before tasting its nighlife. Last night was my first club experience in Houston. And the first time to see the revamped Downtown. Downtown was NOT the place to go when when I lived here. Venue was a nice looking club/lounge (http://www.venuehouston.com/). Lots of asian people, sticking together like a bowl of rice. Not use to that. I have to say we party very differently in Chicago and in Austin. Too many people driving drunk in Houston. If the city were smart, they'd have breathalizers at the exit of every parking garage or on the entrance ramps of the surrounding highways. A complete tool decided to floor it in the parking garage last night...luckily he hit the plastic cones instead of the concrete wall. A fight broke out just outside of Venue just as we were leaving. It was like high school and Maury Pouvich at the same time. Wonder if they figured out who the BD is or isn't. I've never feared being out at closing time in Austin. There is peace and order at Magnolia Cafe and Starseeds. And the only things you see in my neighborhood in Chicago after bars and clubs close are half eaten hotdogs from The Weiner Circle, burritos, or puke. I'm cautious when I walk home in Chicago after going out, but it's not the same sort of fear I felt in Houston.

H-TOWN

I'm in H-town this weekend. Hanging with the parents. Sister had to return to Austin to write THE paper. Tonight, I hung out with the friends I've had forever. Good laughs. Long drive home though. Even though I haven't driven a car in months...and it's been over a year since I've driven more than 80 mph...I think I did well tonight. Music selection sans iPod made me feel trapped in the car. I lucked out a few times though.

Funny.

http://feelsomethink.blogspot.com/2007/03/broken-back-packer.html
I like how he actually asked the dude what's up with his huge freakin bag

Super awesome news. Me, Homey, and Kimchi got our 3-day wrist bands for ACL yesterday.

H13

I made it just in time to my gate this morning. Not sure what my problem was but I waited to pack this morning. I decided to grow the fuck up and clean my shoebox apartment last night while listening to The Fratellis. Some random TSA dude asked if he could go with me. I flat out said No. I'm a bitch. But when you limit my liquids to 5 ounce containers in a quart size bag, you are NOT my friend.

beastie boys

COME ON! Why can't your tour include Chicago, Houston, or Austin???
Grrr!!! So frustrating.

What a creepy fucker!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/fashion/15anand.html?ref=fashion

Especially the last line, a quote by him.

Machete

I watched Grindhouse again last night. The trailer for Machete...so hilarious. That dude is one scary motherfucker.
When you think the night is over, it's not. I met up with the First Noel last night. Very good time in such a small amount of time. Stumbled a bit when I got home. That's putting in nicely. Sigh. Had to be at work in the AM. So tonight, I'm going to read my Black Swan Green Book, watching a few more trailers on iTunes, and crashing. Good luck and good night.

Grindhouse

I saw this opening night at the theatre on Clyborne and Webster. Kinda of a dodgy theatre. Reminds me of the 80's-early 90's AMC movie experience in Houston. Actually, I watched From Dusk til Dawn at a theatre exactly like this place but in Houston (AMC Willowbrook) with my future roommate in college. Sigh, where has my youth gone?

Anyway, I love the double feature, trailers, etc. I liked Planet Terror a little more. I loved how people were so matter-of-fact about bubbling faces and monsters eating you. (Like in Being John Malkovich) Why does Quentin insist on playing the "rapist" who's dick melts off! He was a freak in From Dusk til Dawn too. Rose McGowen's leg and it's multiple "outfits" - very funny! I'm going as Naveen Andrew's character for Halloween this year.

Death Proof is an awesome movie with a fake start. Made me miss Austin and Guerro's!

Goodies

Got around to picking up a new CD from Reckless Records this afternoon! Liking it a lot.

The Fratelli's Costello Music. Looks like they's be in Chicago at Lalapalooza. Gosh, they'd better come before then and play at a smaller venue.








Homey made a copy of Lucinda's new one too!

The infection

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_atomic/28weekslater/large.html

My sister forwarded this link to me a few days ago. Didn't see the
word "weeks" until this morning. Thought it was just the old trailer
to 28 Days Later.

I noticed that Apple now has trailers for your iPod. EXCELLENT. Now I can whip out my iPod for the "I can't wait to see this" conversations.

Gunn

Make it work...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/fashion/12GUNN.html
(I still refuse to by clothes from Liz Claiborne.)

Farewell

So it goes...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html?hp

10 cents

Tonight, I'm maxing out my time at Caribou for it's free internet.
Kodak Gallery's sale on 10 cent photo's is ending. And with my
hundreds of photos from Sydney, I have to take full advantage. Want
to be able to show the p'rents momentos of my travels and why their
first born is poor.

There are quite a few pictures that I either blush looking at or crack
up to the point of receiving strange looks from the other coffee house
people.

I have to say it. My favorate word...the name of a place...
WOOLLOOMOOLOO!!!

ALL THOSE OO's

And guess what?

Ha ha. And guess who's back at work?

smelly

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/world/asia/08durian.html?em&ex=1176264000&en=b9481d6ca4c259e1&ei=5087%0A

Read about the fruit without having to smell it.

 

Kinda funny to see an article about Durian on Sunday.  It was a topic of conversation around the younger side of the dimsum table at Phoenix on Saturday.

Reasons to stay in shape

Here's a picture to remember from the Shamrock Shuffle
Get Physical!

It's clear

It's clear to me that the two requirements for being a good nurse are 1) be a bitch 2) be perfect.

Seriously crazy day. I charted as if a I were a lawyer for a 4 of my effin patients. Planted an awesome PPD on a crying kids LUE. And to the med student, hell to the yes did I chart that you timed admission orders for 2:30 PM...first of all, at the hospital we use military time...no need to salute...and you didn't put the paper in the chart til 4:30n (1630).

Frustrating day. Kept thinking of "No Sleep til Brooklyn." Oh, those Beastie Boys!

Christmas

Dear BAM,

I'm still working on your Christmas present. It's made of soy. Puurfect for granola Austin.

-SYC

My Man

My man, Phillip Zimbardo!!! He went to high school with Ralph Lauren

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/science/03conv.html?em&ex=1175745600&en=a0bd6e7b4f3465db&ei=5087%0A

Your missing undies have been found

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/underwear.theft.ap/index.html

Unborn Twin

Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
It took some time to find a book I could get into. Been a literary black hole since reading The Namesake and The Interpreter of Maladies. I found this at Barnes and Noble. Can't stand chick books.

This one stood out. First time reading anything by David Mitchell. (I seem to like British male writers...oh, Nick Hornby) Jason, the voice of the book, has these voices in his head that guides his 13 year old whims and thoughts. One I crack up at and told Erin about on the lift yesterday: Unborn Twin. Ha! Cracks me up.

http://www.blackswangreen.co.uk/
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Green-David-Mitchell/dp/1400063795

Ain't it the truth, Ruth

Decided on a few rules of life for myself:

1. Never give your number to a guy walking out a comic book store

2. Thai's making sushi can be good (see Green Tea, sushi place on Webster and Clark)

3. Never trust a white dude with squinty eyes...sorry dude for calling the Fellow. Quizzing me on anatomy and physiology to justify why you waited to talk to your superiors not really helping the situation. You like to sit and wait and wait and wait.