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| Friday, November 18th, 2005 | | 10:13 am |
The thing I'm liking least about L.A. is the fact that everybody always seems to be ON. Meaning they like to talk incessantly about how great they are. I can't tell you how many times a day, and from how many people, I hear statements that begin with "I'm really great at.....(fill in the blank)" followed by a long and laborious elaboration of just how great their greatness is. I understand the need to market one's self, especially is such a competitive city, but it's very tiresome having these conversations (or monologues) multiple times a day.
Whenever an opportunity arises to have a normal conversation, I jump on it.
Yesterday I spent my day handing out 3D glasses for next week's episode of Medium (which will be broadcast in 3D). I stood on Cliff Robertson's star at the Hollywood walk of fame, and watched the freaks walk by. Undoubtedly, they were all having conversations in their own heads about how great they are in real life.
| | Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 | | 1:21 pm |
Quick update: The weekend was a lot of fun. Friday night I had dinner and drinks with Dave Keeton, and went to see Joseph Limbaugh's "Scandal" at Acme Improv. It was great to see them both! Saturday I took the pups out to Santa Monica. Maggie was thrilled to be back at the beach. And Bella just loved it. She was scared of the waves, but loved chasing the birds and running along the water. The beach is very wide and we were unable to hide for very long from the lifeguard. He came over and told me that dogs aren't allowed on the beach, but that he wasn't going to stop me. Just be on the lookout for the cops. He also informed me that Malibu, Huntington, and Laguna Beaches all have dog-friendly areas. We walked for about 2 hours before heading back into the mayhem that IS Los Angeles traffic. Seriously, while traffic in Atlanta can be really bad, it's nothing to compared to out here, especially because people drive like bona fide maniacs. ( Read more... ) | | Friday, November 11th, 2005 | | 9:20 am |
Yesterday I was driving behind a bus with a large ad on the back which read:
Stop at the red, or you'll be dead.
Pictured next to it was a cute little cartoon gravestone.
These Californians are wacky.
| | Friday, October 21st, 2005 | | 11:07 am |
Should I sell my big, ugly, bulky computer monitor at my yard sale and just get a new one for my computer out in LA....or should I give up the car space and just take it with me? | | Thursday, October 20th, 2005 | | 4:30 pm |
There are 45 messages in my Yahoo inbox, people wanting to buy my furniture sight unseen. If all goes accordingly, I will have sold all of it before my yard sale on Saturday. Yay!!! | | Tuesday, October 18th, 2005 | | 9:44 am |
There is something wrong with Bella. Her heart rate is dangerously low, and her fur isn't growing back. She is getting tested today for a heart blockage, Cushing's disease, and hyperthyroidism. It's going to be a long day for her. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) elemess is the only person who has offered to help with my yard sale this weekend. He doesn't have much choice, being my neighbor and all, but it's very kind of him. And the girl who waited on my at Alon's this morning was a complete bitch. Why do I continue spending money at that place? It all makes me feel very *stabby*. I hope the day improves. | | Wednesday, October 12th, 2005 | | 10:35 am |
Getting ready for my move is stressing me out. So much to do, so much to sell, so much to spend money on. Plus there's a cross-country trip to plan. I had a hard time falling asleep last night because my mind was racing, mainly due to money issues. It seems like I have enough, but when do we ever have enough? Having a bit more would make me feel so much more secure. Or a job in L.A....that would help as well. I'm having to figure out where to stay across the country in the cities we're driving through. Hard if you've never been there. Downtown is often a safe bet (excpet for tlanta, of course), but those hotels are often expensive and do not allow dogs. So I'm trying to decipher where in Oklahoma City and Memphis would be reasonable. Yahoo Travel is pretty helpful, as is Trip Advisor. But none of them can help with my obsession over Las Vegas and where we should stay. I am spending entirely way too much time on Vegas.com and other such sites. I've never been and am extremely excited! | | Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 | | 11:02 am |
| | Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | | 11:02 am |
Random Thoughts
I cannot find a pair of sneakers that don't hurt my feet. I've gone
through 3 pairs in the past month....thought I had found a good pair
with my new Nikes. Amd after wearing them for a few days, my feet and
leg muscles are all killing me. I even put arch supports inside, but to
no avail. I have no idea what the problem is, but it's driving me
crazy.
There was a girl begging for money at a gas station over in Kirkwood
yesterday. She came up to my car with a mouthful of potato chips, and
said she's pregnant and needs money so she can buy some luncheon meat
to go with the chips. I grabbed some change for her, she looked down to
see how much I was offereing, then rolled her eyes at me and stormed
away. She actually gave me the evil eye. Unbelievable.
Looking forwward to my trivia show tonight. There's a new-ish guy who
plays there, and last week in the 5th round during the sex question, he
turned in this:
Q: Does the clitoris contain erectile tissue?
A: Yes! Absolutely! Will you go out to dinner with me?
I asked him why, of all
the 20 questions in the game, did he choose to ask me out on that
one. He said that it would make him seem sexier, like he really
knows what he's doing. Funny....and cute.
| | Thursday, September 29th, 2005 | | 10:47 am |
I watched the "Boston Legal" premiere on Sunday night, and was once again led to the conclusion that I hate David E. Kelly about 1000 times more than Mark Burnett. He just sucks. Did a trivia cover last night at Mellow Mushroom. What a great show. The players there were all so nice and friendly. For a cover, that's saying something, as they often take it as an opportunity to behave like mutants and bitch up a storm, kinda like having a substitute teacher in grade school. I got free Mellow Mushroom pizza, which in my opinion is the best in Atlanta. Yum.... Came home and recieved an email telling me that my rent in L.A. is going to be ridiculously cheap. Big smiles :) My dogs drove around pet sitting with me all day - I love when it's cool enough outside for them to work with me. After I finished my pets for the day, we checked out the new dog park on East Lake. Really nice. My dogs get rather bored at dog parks if they can't walk trails or chase squirrels. But I think they enjoyed themselves, and the other people there were friendly. We'll definitely go back. The only bad thing that happened yesterday was that my new T-Mobile phone alerted me that I have 31 minutes left on my plan until the new one kicks in - next week. So I'm really trying to keep from making calls unless it's after 9pm or the weekend. I feel like I'm in some sort of technological prison, held hostage by my stupid cell phone (which isn't so stupid because it's a picture & video phone, plus it was free). Next month I'll increase the minutes on my plan. Going off of Metro PCS with its unlimited calls is going to take some adjustment. But at least I'm not dropping 75% of my calls. And I can take pictures - once I figure out how! Oh wait, I remembered another bad thing that happened. I went to Alon's for lunch and ordered the portabella sandwich, which was absolutely foul. I can't believe I paid $7 for a frigging sandwich that I couldn't even eat. It was cold, covered in slimy spinach and dripping with pesto, which I suppose for some people would be a good thing. But to me it was just plain wrong. When hunger attacked me a couple hours later, I ended up doing a fast food drive through. Made me feel even worse. Today, I'm sticking with Atlanta Bread Company. | | Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 | | 10:21 am |
So, during my many hours on the message boards for Rockstar INXS, I posted looking for a ticket to the live taping in L.A. while I was out there visiting. A lovely woman named Nancy replied immediately and said she might have one. Woo-hoo, I was pumped! After a few days of writing back and forth, she came through with a ticket for me. And then I had to move my visit back a few weeks and kiss that ticket good-bye. I went to L.A. three weeks later and was hanging out with David for the first 2 days when suddenly I got a phone call....from Nancy. Who had unexpectedly gotten tickets for the coming weekend, and wanted to give me one. Since I was having a hard time finding an apartment in L.A. I hesitated, went back and forth for a day. Should I be responsible, or should I go have fun? Of course it was never much of a battle. And I knew that a few hours would not make or break my apartment search. Plus I REALLY wanted to see Marty live. So I met Nancy and her friends outside the CBS studios, and we waited in line for the next 3 hours. She and Miguel were so nice, and they promised to help me find a temporary place to live. We went into the show, obviously had a blast, drooled over Marty and JD like a couple of sophomores, and called it a day. We've been writing and phoning each other since, keeping in touch. In the meantime, I pushed my move back a few weeks to give myself more time. And then Miguel called with the great news that he had found me a place to live! Two of their friends have an apartment in Silverlake, and one of the guys is moving out in November. Brett is staying, and apparently he's a great guy with a great golden retriever named Dorie. He likes the fact that I am a pet sitter and can help out with his dog and take her to the park with my girls. He's letting me rent the room for 2 months with an option for long-term if we turn out to be compatible. Nancy said that his apartment is female friendly, not a sloppy-guy-apartment, and that he's really easy to get along with. All of these folks hang out on Sundays watching football and drinking, which makes me so excited - I'll finally have some football friends! Apparently they are having a little "party" for me when I arrive, which is the coolest thing ever. It's truly a great feeling to have a group of friends waiting for me, most of whom I've never met. And it's ALL due to Rockstar INXS and Marty. | | Thursday, September 22nd, 2005 | | 3:43 pm |
I have officially pushed back my moving date about 4 weeks, till the end of October. I was having trouble finding a temporary place to live with my dogs. And my 3 closest contacts out there are ALL out of the country for 2 weeks, thus unable to offer their assistance right now. My potential roommate isn't able to rent a new place until November 1. So it doesn't make sense for me to move right now, not with everything so up in the air. I'd rather stay here a few more weeks until everyone gets back to L.A., take some more time to look for temporary housing, and make some more money in the meantime. And of course spend a little more time with my friends here in Atlanta. Apparently the universe supports this decision. I now have 2 potential short term apartments, and 2 long term possibilities. Nothing is set in stone at this point. But there are some rather promising options, which is SUCH a relief. Woo hoo!!! | | Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 | | 10:53 am |
I'm a bit sad that Marty did not win Rockstar INXS. He has recieved the most votes from viewers and sold the most music on MSN for a few weeks running now. He's been the most forward thinking of the bunch, always had the best answers concerning the future of the band, and was the most prepared during all of the workshops. So why did they choose the guy who pissed off everyone in the house with his arrogance and egomania? Who showed up unprepared for all of the workshops, with nothing but attitude? It doesn't say much for the band. The good thing is that they asked Marty and his band to open up for them on their world tour, which could very well be the best case scenario. Marty will get to go on a huge tour, doing his own music on his own terms. His music is versted in the future, while INXS is rehashing the past. More than anything I will miss seeing Mr. Marty on my tv set 3 nights a week. Although perhaps now I can, um, get a life! | | Monday, September 5th, 2005 | | 12:17 pm |
Well I know it's been forever since I've posted here.....but I've been asked to keep a journal regarding my upcoming move. Figured I might as well start now. I'm moving in less than a month, and there's so much to do including finding a new home, searching for production gigs, changing my cell phone & bank account, preparing for my Atlanta yard sale, and routing my cross-country drive. Given this, it's amazing that all I can do is obsess over Marty Casey from Rockstar INXS. I couldn't care less about INXS, but I got sucked in when I caught one his first performaces, and have been a goner ever since. It's nice that I'm in the company of many, many women from the message board, who are in their 30's and 40's and madly in love with the guy (yes, I do frequent the message board. I told you, I'm obsessed!) They write about how fun it is to have a schoolgirl crush like this. And many of these women's husbands are calling Marty "female viagra" and praising his ability to improve their sex life so dramatically. I find my own preoccupation with him somewhat disconcerting. While out walking dogs all day long, as I let my mind wander (which comes with the job) I find myself thinking about just a wee bit too much. On last night's show, the singers had a cake fight at the mansion, and ended up taking a group shower together. Jordis rubbed cake all over Marty's chest. Be still my heart.... Perhaps this is simply my own avoidance mechanism for all the issues concerning my move. Why worry about logistical necessities when I can fantasize about shirtless Marty covered in chocolate cake? *le sigh* | | Wednesday, June 29th, 2005 | | 10:19 am |
DOGGIE UPDATE
Well Roscoe, as I've decided to name him, is doing okay. It's amazing what a little bit of TLC will do - he now feels free to roam through my apartment and try and chew everything he can fit his humongous mouth around. He did sleep through the night right next to my bed (thank you Benadryl:), but he has an annoying tendency of trying to jump on all of us. He's nearly 100lbs, so it ain't cute. Needless to say, Bella is NOT happy with his presence here. She snaps at him almost constantly. And he, of course, is oblivious. I have to leave him locked in my office while I go to work today. Wonder what he'll chew up. On another note, I finally saw the movie "Crash" over the weekend. What a fantastic film. | | Monday, June 27th, 2005 | | 2:05 pm |
I did it. I stole another dog. Well didn't really "steal" as I told the owners I was taking him. But I won't be bringing him back. He lives next door to one of my clients. He's this beautiful German Shepherd who's left chained to a tree 24 hours a day with no food or water. I feed him whenever I'm over that there, but yesterday he wouldn't take the food or come out of his dog house. I knew something was wrong. Sure enough, his neck was all bloody with the chain becoming imbedded. He's covered with dermatitis, flies, and dried blood. I said "No fucking way" and put him on a leash and took him stright to the vet. He'll probably have to have surgery tomorrow, and then stay with me while he recovers. *sigh* - I hope he's not as expensive as Bella was! Will keep everyone posted. Any suggestions for names? | | Friday, June 24th, 2005 | | 12:26 pm |
I gave notice to my landlord today about moving. Yikes, it's very REAL now!!! | | Friday, May 13th, 2005 | | 10:44 am |
Looks like I'll be spending much of my weekend at 97 Estoria in Cabbagetown. Should be fun! | | Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 | | 12:22 am |
Cute Adult Joke:
A woman noticed that a man was masturbating in a hospital room with the door wide open. “Oh my God!” screamed the woman, “That’s disgraceful! Why is he doing that?” The doctor that was leading the tour explained, “I am very sorry... but this man has a serious condition where the testicles rapidly fill with semen. If he doesn’t do that five times a day, they’ll explode and he’ll die within minutes.” “Oh well, in that case, I guess it’s OK,” commented the woman. In the very next room they could see that a female nurse was performing oral sex on a different male patient. Again the woman screamed, “Oh my God! How can that be justified?” The doctor replied...”Same illness, better health plan.” | | Tuesday, May 10th, 2005 | | 10:07 am |
Great weekend:
Friday night I had a fantastic date :)
Saturday, eastlake and I went to the Renaissance Festival, where we ran
into elemess, his mom and her husband. The festival was lots of
fun, although I question their policy of allowing adolescent boys to
purchase massive hunting knives. Seeing those kids walk around
carrying stacks of boxes full of sharp knives just gave me the willies.
My favorite part of the festival was the mini-jousting arena, where a
line had formed of children under 5 who wanted to joust, or fence,
against the adult festival fencer. In the ring was a tiny girl who
couldn't have been more than 3 years old. In her hand was what
appeared to be a full-length fencing sword. (Apparently, back in the
Renaissance, children were permitted to brandish swords, knives, and
various other killing apparatus without question.) The child was
dressed head-to-toe in protective gear and mask, while she and the
adult fencer swatted their swords at one another. Her father ran
around the ring snapping photos of the battle, and when her aggression
proved to be insufficient and she wasn't quite Ninja enough with the
sword, he tried to egg her on: "Get him! Hit him with the
sword! Pretend he's telling you that you have to go night-night!
Bad night-night!"
Frigging hysetrical!
I'm sure that the father wasn't sporting a mullet, an accent thick as
molasses, and a T-shirt that read "What Would Bubba Do?" But I
choose to remember it that way in my head.
Sunday I had brunch with some friends at Carroll Street Cafe. Went to
the dogpark, where Pooh, one of the dogs who frequently stays with me,
ran away. It was only for about 30 minutes, but when you think
you've lost someone else's dog, that can seem like an eternity.
What a relief when we found her, safe and sound, roaming in the woods by herself....sniffing things.
I had another date that night, which might have gone well had he not
insisted that we split a dinner entree, and then split the bill.
No second date there! |
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