Survey Says

The one thing I miss about myspace (remember myspace?) were all the surveys. I loved seeing what my funny friends came up with and liked taking time out of my busy (yawn) day to answer the questions myself. Facebook isn't as survey friendly, but my friend Ryan posted one yesterday and out of nostalgia I thought I'd throw it up here:



***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice?
None, thanks.
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
I love sitting down at Marix.
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
Pasta
What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Pepperoni, green peppers, onions
What do you like to put on your toast?
butter
***********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many televisions are in your house?
2
What color is your cellphone?
black
Do you have an iPod?
yes
***************BIOLOGY******************
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
bad vision, wisdom teeth, more moles than I’d like to think about
What is the last heavy item you lifted?
My body out of bed this morning
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
I can’t remember for sure, but I don’t think so
************BULLOLOGY**************
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Eeee, no.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Paola
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
My love of money and my extreme food pickiness are fighting it out in my brain right now. **************FAVORITOLOGY****************
Season?
Autum
Holiday?
Halloween
Day of the week?
Saturday
Month?
December
***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************
Missing someone?
I’m always missing at least one person
Mood?
acutely frustrated
What are you listening to?
KCRW
Current worry?
Am I ever going to get out of here?
***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************
First place you went this morning?
on a walk with Kacey
What's the last movie you saw?
This is so embarrassing – He’s Just Not That Into You
***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************
How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
3
Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
I got pulled over in Hollywood for a broken tail light about 5 years ago
Last person you talked to?
Virginia the receptionist - she said I looked sexy. I blushed.
Last person you hugged?
Jeske
Do you always answer your phone?
nope
It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
Glazer
If you could change your eye color what would it be?
Green
What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
I think the commercials are funny, but I have no idea where the nearest Sonic is.
Do you own a digital camera?
Yes
Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes
Favorite Christmas song
Carol of the Bells
What's on your wish list for your birthday?
5 Stargazer lilies
Can you do push ups?
The girlie ones every morning
Can you do the splits?
Not even close
Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
Nervous, so effing nervous
Do you have any saved texts?
No
Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yes – totally my fault
Do you have an accent?
I come from the land of no accents – Colorado. I high proportion of news anchors are from Colorado because we have no discernable accent – of course that is a fact I may have made up. What is the last movie to make you cry?
This is so embarrassing – He’s Just Not That Into You
Plans tonight?
bang
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
Pretty close
Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
Gum and a red bull. That’s it.
Have you ever been given roses?
Yes
Met someone who changed your life?
But of course
How will you bring in the New Year?
With more of a whimper than a bang
What song represents you?
This morning it’s "I Dreamed of Yes" by The Dandy Warhols
Name two people who might complete this.
Not really asking anyone to, I just like talking about myself. You’re more than welcome to though.
Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Definitely
Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?
Yes
Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
Yes
Does anyone love you?
That has got to be the saddest question in the world. Sheesh.
Would you be a pirate?
Nah
What songs do you sing in the shower?
No, but I talk to myself a lot in there.
Ever had someone sing to you?
Yes
Do you like to cuddle?
If it’s not too hot out.
Have you held hands with anyone today?
No
Who was the last person you took a picture of?
The cast of Rock n’ Roll Lobster at bang
Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
Mostly old, but I have a new one and a new friendship is something special.
Do you like pulpy orange juice?
No.
What is something your friends make fun of you for?
Crying all the effin’ time.

Thanks for indulging me,
gretch

Mrs. O'Leary's BBQ

People, People. I've once again sabotaged myself. Today included plans to clean house, but also I needed a haircut and a pedicure. (No, really, I did!) Alas, I've done everything backwards.

I'm not sure if there's a person alive who could move herself to vacuum after getting a good pedicure, but I know she doesn't live here. So. Also, I'm itchy with the little hairs down my back. I should clean that bathroom, then shower, figure out my new hair and then take care of some other stuff I've forgotten about. But I just got a foot rub. I might need a wee nap first. Or a day or two in the hammock.

Just sayin',
Jenny

PS: The title of this post is the name of the O.P.I. nailpolish I chose. They were out of Life is a Cabernet.

Makes me sad

Recently I went to one of those shows where you can get autographs of celebrities. They sit at table after table and sign photos of themselves.

You walk up to the table, say hi, choose a photo, pay them for the photo and the autograph and then walk away.

It is kind of depressing to see these people that have appeared in movies and starred in TV shows like they are dogs at a pound waiting for someone to pay attention to them.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with what they're doing and you have to have a career of a certain level before you are ever even at one of these shows, but as I walked around I felt bad seeing one of the last Munchkins sitting in a corner all by himself.

Did I buy some photos from some people that I felt bad for?

Yes.

Kurt

Show Business is a tough business.

When in Doubt....post a video

This is a real wild animal park, in England. This isn't the only car they've vandalized, and they've shown themselves to have an organized attack, wherein the biggest one jumps up and down on the car roof bin till the lock breaks, and then they have their way with the belongings inside, while the people (who presumably paid to get in this place) watch helplessly as their underthings are absconded with by a pack of wild apes.

It reminds me - uncomfortably - of the Simpson's trip to the Discount Lion Safari.

Odin Dva Tri Chetrye

One of my favorite things about morning walks with Kacey (besides getting to spend time with one of my besties and the shorthand we have when bitching about our shared workplace) is seeing the Russian men working out in Plummer Park. And in the summer time, they do it shirtless. Before you get too excited, I’m talking about men in their late 70’s, the size and shape of furry silver fire hydrants. Their age and dedication and stoicism have convinced me they’re all ex-KGB agents. The exercises involve long rubber bands and quick, tight repetitions with little conversation or smiling. I adore them.

Today was a little different.

Among the sea of white chest and back hair stood a woman in a lime-green pantsuit. She wore weightlifting gloves and big white-framed sunglasses. Her frosted blond hair pulled back in a perfect French twist. Agent Grotsky had his wife/goomah doing standing pull-ups on the monkey bars, and for the first time I saw him smile. I’m looking forward to all the “boys” bringing their partners for the daily workouts, and I hope they all dress like my new friend.



и повторение,

gretch

Tang

We left for the moon 40 years ago today, and we made it back.

I remember watching them walk on the moon. It was really hot, very late for a kid to be up, and I remember that my parents were unusually excited.

I'm glad my parents made a point of making sure I was in front of the TV. I was almost 7.

I remember being used to watching Saturn V rockets on TV and wondering how big one of those things were. There was no reference, but I figured that it was at least as tall as the church steeple across the street.

20 some years later I got to go to Mission Control and actually got to go in the room. I remember thinking about all of the history that has happened in this one room. I also remember how small the room is compared to what we see on TV.

TV adds 10 pounds and adds 300 square feet to a room. It's true, look it up.

I don't have anything quippy to end this, but I kid you not... I have Tang in my kitchen cupboard.
Kurt

Uch, it's HOT

Yeah, I know. I live in the desert. And I know heat is hot. But truly, I wilt like a violet in this heat and I've already had enough of it, and it's only just begun. I'm reminded that the heat isn't why we choose to live here. It's the gorgeous mild weather the whole rest of the year. Which I get. And cling to. Especially when the weather forecast looks like this:


For ALL the coming days. I'm not sure why I'm so opposed to sweating. But I know why I'm opposed to ridiculous LADWP bills, and between the water and the AC power, each passing day hurts.

Plus, it's flipping HOT. The steering wheel burns. I have a quilting to do, and it's nigh on impossible in this HEAT.

Uch,

Jenny

What’s the Score?

As a kid I was obsessed with movies and as soon as the original soundtrack score of whatever I just saw was released, I had the cassette tape in my hot little hand. The instrumental music was a way for me to relive the movies I loved so much, in the days when it took over a year to release a title on video, and it would cost more than a hundred bucks (for a VHS tape!) to purchase my own copy.

I wasn’t alone. One night in high school I had some friends over and we realized Justin had disappeared. I found him laying on my waterbed in the dark listening to the Glory soundtrack. And I totally got it. I backed out of the room quietly and shut the door.

Somewhere down the line I stopped buying movie scores. Maybe CDs were more expensive, or the turnaround onto DVD was quicker, or my obsession with movies waned somewhat. Whatever the reason, the instrumental score of my favorite movies just didn’t interest me anymore.

That was until Moon.

Sweet baby G. Do yourselves a favor and download this score immediately. Go see the movie and THEN download the score immediately. It’ll blow your mind. For reals.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCpttsZiys

I’m going to listen to the opening track seven times on my way home,
gretch

Just say Know

So the California budget has got a lot of problems to say the least.

It is time for our representatives in Sacramento to say no.

We're buying sweaters for cows? We're buying gold covered toilets? Of course we're not, but we MIGHT AS WELL MAY BE!

Seriously, let's put a little money aside and maybe in two years we can buy that sweater for that cow. or buy that gilt covered toilet.

Please say no, and as the saying goes, you'll be saying yes to everything else.

The more you know...

Kurt

Living Strong

At the age of about 13, I was involved in a bike accident. I bumped into a curb while looking behind me, and was saved from going headfirst over the handlebars and into a tree by the handlebars themselves. Somehow, my thigh was wedged between the handle and the brake, which broke my forward momentum, and I'm pretty sure saved my life. Then, because no one this stupid should get off scot-free, the brake part punctured a wee hole in my thigh. It was way disgusting, but fair, I thought. In return I haven't been on a bike in ages. I tried once, and discovered to my shame that you really can forget how to ride a bike. I promptly fell over sideways and that was, as they say, that.

Lance Armstrong is racing in the Tour de France, at the age of 37. And yes, I'm ashamed of myself.

Jenny

Family Values

What in the hell is going on over at ABC Family?


"Meet Ruby. Her family just died." Gah, ABC Family, dark much? Too sad.
Of course, I just misread it. The tag line is really "Meet Ruby. Her family just did." But the damage has already been done.



Way to strike with the iron is hot, ABC Family.




Nothing says "family programming" like binge drinking, cheating and revenge sex. I saw the pilot. That's really what it's about.

Of course, I would kill to write on any of these shows, ABC Family. Call me.

gretch

Multi-Tasking

Watching parents carry all of this stuff for a baby got me to thinking. I'm watching them carry the car seat, a stroller, etc. You get the point.

I'm sure you can see where I'm going to take this... but when I was a kid my Mom carried me around in a basket. The basket can also hold apples, bread, or a lamp perhaps. I don't know if you'd want to be seen carrying a lamp around in a car safety seat.

At Thanksgiving you don't see a basket of rolls in the middle of the table in a baby carrier although if my Mother had a baby carrier she would use it for rolls at like a picnic.

Anyway, although I never slept in a drawer I wouldn't have minded. The drawer can hold a baby... or clothes!

Multi-Tasking

Kurt

I'm totally a redneck

If Jeff Foxworthy can do it, so can I…

If you’ve ever searched ebay for the Nina Toten-bag, a discontinued NPR membership premium…you might be a redneck.



If you’re constantly telling your boyfriend bits from Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me or the Planet Money podcast…you might be a redneck.

If you’ve spent any time whatsoever working on your Arianna Huffington impression…you might be a redneck.

If Ira Glass makes you weak in the knees…you might be a redneck.

Hey, Blue Collar Comedy Tour, I’m packed and ready to go. Just call me.

gretch

Bee Real

I'm not sure if I want people to stop me or to egg me on. But it came to me yesterday that my yard is perfect for urban beekeeping. I know. What on earth would I want with a thousand bees in my yard? But I find it romantic and exciting to think that I could, simply by making a comfortable home available, coax a bunch of bees into doing that thing they do, which lets face it, is freaking magic.

In fact, that's pretty much my raison d'etre - to make my home, my friendship, my love inviting enough to induce reciprocity. Bees seem like a pretty safe risk, as this sort of thing goes.

Plus, they're FUZZY.

Jenny