A meme is just what I needed today. Too bad the only one I could find is full of rehashed or boring questions. But has that ever stopped me before?
1. Are you named after anyone?
Nope. But the first recorded appearance of my name is in The Merchant of Venice. Shylock’s daughter, Jessica, screws him over [...]
itinerary geochemistry sweat
My cat can eat a whole watermelon!
It’s widely known that my cat, Tobe, is Special Needs. Whatever happened to him before he came to live with me took quite a toll on his little brain and there are many normal cat activities he has been unable to comprehend. For instance, try as he might, he is terrible at grooming himself, and [...]
swim be marbled
The Wachowski Brothers get 4 hacks. The first part of V for Vendetta is an unholy mess. They somehow took a very straightforward graphic novel screwed it up. I don’t know why these things surprise me anymore.
Note to filmmakers who adapt graphic novels: the whole thing is basically STORYBOARDED FOR YOU. You don’t need [...]
SXSW Part 4
SXSW Part 4
SATURDAY
Brugos and I met downtown and sought out an entire set of The Research. Despite technical difficulties on the part of the keyboardist, I thought they were really good. If a shitty show is that much fun, imagine how great they are when all their equipment is working. It helped that they brought [...]
SXSW Part 3
WEDNESDAY
Jacob and I met Brugos, Justin and Cherry at Baby Acapulco’s, a Mexican restaurant by their hotel. I was finally getting my appetite back. The waiter fattened us up with tortilla chips, bringing a second basket when Jacob and I arrived. We had only gotten through half of one basket before they took it away [...]
SXSW Recap Part 2
SUNDAY
Oh we had plans for the day. Such plans. And then we passed Coyote Ugly and two large, bald bouncers pitched us with $2 Bloody Marys. We collected Brugos from his breakfast of Crawfish and resolved to have 1 drink at Coyote Ugly and maybe wander around town before going to see a movie at [...]
SXSW Recap Part 1
SATURDAY
I woke up at the ass crack of dawn. Brugos hired a town car to take us to the airport. I said goodbye to the kitties and hauled by suitcase down the stairs. It was early. I am not into early. My stomach gets all rumbly. But we still made it to the airport with [...]
all over now
I’m back! And exhausted! And poor! But I had an awesome time drinking and socializing in an indie purgatory. What’d I miss in Seattle?
The recap of SXSW is going to take me forever. So much cool stuff happened that I’m sure that even with a week to work on it, I will still be leaving [...]
the big 100
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN A RING: A few times. My favorite was when an old, shitty boyfriend gave one to me and then said “I found it in the road and I thought maybe you’d want it.”
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP: 3 and a half years and counting.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED: A kitten magnet.
4. HOW [...]
do sleep streamline
WEEKEND RECAP
FRIDAY
We gathered at the Canterbury for a celebration of Borg’s birthday. I drank one too many Greyhounds, but I got to chat to several people who I don’t see that often including krk and Rene. Fun stuff. They have a new door person at The Canterbury. He’s creepy.
SATURDAY
My day started with another birthday [...]
