Friday, February 24, 2012

Three degrees of C.P.

On a recent late afternoon walk with wiener, a helicopter flew by, low and close. All I could think of was the scene in Full Metal Jacket when Joker asks Animal "How (he) can shoot women and children?" To which his response is, "Simple. Just lead them less."

This made me think of my classmate Hagan, which made me think of the time we both told the same story for the retirement video for Loren. Hagan was frustrated because Loren could never remember his name in class. One day, while down in the editing room, Loren called me over, by my last name. I teased Hagan about this, about Loren remembering my name. He later confided in me that Loren had turned to him and asked him my name before confidently calling me over. He then turned turned Hagan and smiled, "I said it like I knew what it was! Hahahaha!"

Monday, February 20, 2012

Womb Escape: 31st Anniversary recap

31 birthday was kind of a bust. But I also don't care.

I have to laugh....everyone at work thought is was my 30th birthday, and they got me a 30th birthday balloon and card!

The day was long; I worked for eleven hours. Co-workers bought me a hilarious card, office manager gave me a fifth of honey whisky, which is awesome. And there was a vegan cheesecake from Chicago Diner, which no one else ate, so I had this whole freakin' thing to eat myself.

After work I had school until 10pm. After school I decided to go to the Ballroom. No one met up with me; but the place was packed! There were two other people who's birthday was also two sixteen.

Justin was behind the bar, which was awesome! I shared some of the cheesecake with him. I had great conversation with the guy sitting next to me. His name is Brandon. He's an electrician and owns his own house in the city. In hindsight, I probably should have gotten his number. But I don't really want to deal with a boyfriend right now (or ever?). Also, I would prefer some one who doesn't smoke, drink excessively, and is veg. I know he does not fit those criteria. He was way cute, though. I'm sure I'll run into him again up there.

Birthday shot was Fireball Whisky with Apple Pucker. Smooth and delicious!

I was pretty exhausted and depressed on Friday, and I ended up not going up to Chicago. I was pretty exhausted and depressed on Saturday, and still did not make it up to Chicago. I was pretty exhausted and depressed on Sunday, but did manage to make it out of the house. Matthew contacted me at last, and I went over to his house. It was actually nice to hang out sober.

Matthew has been MIA, and I have left him alone because a)I don't want to smother him, and b)I know he is dealing with a lot right now.

He thanked me for being understanding. He lost his beloved job on Sunday, is getting slapped with an ankle bracelet this coming Thursday, and will be moving to his parents' house for three months at the end of this week. There's no hard feelings. I know that he is pretty bummed about the whole situation, but he has also accepted responsibility for his actions leading to these circumstances, as well as accepting that he needs to make some changes. Overall, he seems pretty optimistic about the situation.

I'm taking a study break to type this; will now return to hitting the books. Test isn't for three more days; call me Ms. Time Management!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Photographic Evidence

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I have found photographic evidence from the NYE show at Southgate House. Goodness Gracious!





Party!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Mr. Soundman

I had a dream about Giuseppe last night. He was running sound for movies.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Burn Down The House and Move To Portland!

PDX! It was nice to meet you! You are quite dreamy!

I first had to fly to KCMO for a 3.5 hour layover. Aunt Patty picked me up to take me back to the house, and I had a chance to see Mawmaw and Pawpaw for about an hour. Aunt Nancy and Uncle Fred were also there, as was Sarah, little dude, and the baby. It was a nice, quick, visit.

Flew to PDX. Could see Mt. Hood and Mt. Ranier out the window. Got a cab to my totally bitchin' hotel downtown. It was magical riding in the cab and seeing all the mountains and bridges out the window!
















I had reserved a room at The Nines, and it was def quite classy. My room had a minibar and bar ware.

My main draw to PDX this particular weekend was that Don Hertzfeldt was in town with a collection of his animation films, and I had previously purchased tix online. I went to get food next door at a place called Yumm (which was excellent!) and took the bus to the Hollywood Theater for the show. The collection was great. I had seen them all, except of course for the newest one. I'm glad that "Rejected" wasn't included. I mean, yeah, it's great, but let's move on. The new films are funny, too, in their own subtle ways. Its refreshing.





















Being on Central Time, I was exhausted and was all too happy to get back to the hotel and pass the eff out!

...So since I was Central Time, I was awake and ready to go before 6am. I decided to go get donuts at Voodoo Donuts. It was delicious!! I had not eaten donuts in over five years, and these were just like I remembered!

I got my donuts and walked to the riverfront, which was developed with trails and footpaths along the bridges. It was initially still dark, but then the sun came up, and the dawn was very pretty.




































I went back to the hotel and took a nap. Decided on Papa G's Organic Deli for lunch. Took the bus and got there 45 min before it opened. I walked around the neighborhood and went to some sweet hippy shop and stimulate the local economy. I got a bicycle patch, a pin that is an outline of the state of Oregon with a green heart in the middle, a Re-Bike bike chain keychain with bottle opener, and a Rose City postcard with a bicycle in the center of the rose, handpainted on heavy stock.

I was very pleased with my dining experience. I got the Southern Plate, included garlic mashed potatoes and house-made tempeh with gravy, and a side of mac n cheeze. Delicious!!

After lunch, I made plans to meet up with my pen pal JJ, who was going to meet me at my hotel. So I took the bus back, and was anticipating being to easily recognize Jeremy since he is 6'8". However, I got to my hotel, and the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team was also staying at my hotel, and all the players were down in the lobby! HAHAHAHAHAHA! I was still able to easily find Jeremy, and we swung by Powell Books on the way to Forest Park.

I wanted to see tall trees on this trip and Forest Park def delivered! It was a whole different experience being in the forst, and I nearly forgot that I was in the middle of a city! We walked all the way to the top to the Rose Garden. None of the roses were in bloom, but there were still a lot of things to see and there were a lot of people out and about. We could see Mt. Hood in the distance!














































































After the park, we walked to get some vegan pizza. We were going to split one and were deciding on toppings. I said that I like anything except olives and mushrooms. Then we learned that we could get little mini pizzas, so Jeremy said that we should each just get our own. That was fine with me. I got my usual spinach and pineapple with the Daiya. And I have to laugh because JJ got olives and mushrooms only! HAHAHAHAHAHA! I also was craving Cherry Pepsi, and drank soda for the first time in....years. "Today was a good day."


















Jeremy and I ate and then parted ways. It was nice to finally meet in person, and we seemed to hit it off well.

I went back and took a nap. Then had plans to meet up with Milo, who I hadn't seen since the summer of 2006. I decided to go get dinner at a bar in the NE Quadrant called The Bye and Bye. It featured a vegan menu, and I decided on the meatball sandwich with a side of broccoli. The broccoli was excellent. The sandwich was huge and messy and I wasn't really sure exactly how to eat it. I got a local wheat beer and an xmas beer. Both were delicious. Milo met up with me for a round, then we went to bar down the street called The Nest. It was cool there. We had a few more rounds. It was nice to catch up!

















I was sooooo tired and barely made it in time to catch the last bus back to the hotel. Didn't sleep to soundly, and left early in the morning to go get some more Voodoo Donuts. Got three more this time and went to the riverfront to walk around and watch the water.













Went back to the hotel and relaxed, then packed up and went to eat at Blossoming Lotus. It was excellent! I got a house made spicy tempeh sandwich and a cup of butternut black bean chili. Took the train to the airport. I was very impressed with the efficiency and quiet of the PDX public transit system.

Flew back to STL without a hitch and am already plotting my return. It was just maginal being out there. Everyone was totally chill, and I was not stressed out the entire time I was there. The city is beautiful, well-planned, and efficient. There were so many young, fit people, zipping around on bikes, and vegan food everywhere!

Monday, January 30, 2012

The great make out mystery of 2004: case closed!

Went to MPLS for sweet bday celebrations. I love that city more and more each time I visit. I came home and actually looked up info for nursing schools in the area.

I had a direct flight on Saturday. Took the light rail into the city and JT met met at the station. We walked to a liquor store then checked in to a hotel.

We hung out all afternoon drinking whisky, socializing at Grumpy's, then went to the show at Triple Rock. It was a good time. I watched Arrivals and the last half of the Soviettes set.

I was pretty shithammered on V.O., and was in the front room talking with people and forgot about the bands in the show room. I got whisky drunk and was puking until about 4pm the next day. It was brutal. I went to Hard Times and got some biscuits and gravy, and ordered some veg pizza later. Went to Grumpy's to meet up with people for more bday celebrations. JT was incredibly drunk and incoherent. He kinda pissed me off, actually, but I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to visit.

JT has purchased some Viagra at la farmicia in Mexico recently, and he took half of it. When we got back to the hotel, his boner was freaking huge. We banged out for a long time. It has to be some kind of record for him because he's not very patient, rushes a lot. Sometimes he gets rough, almost too rough for my taste, but I still enjoyed it. I also got him to slow down, had him just lay back and enjoy it.

Next day we both had to fly out in the afternoon. Took a car to the airport and parted ways. The sun was out and it was a relatively nice day.

I don't feel guilty about hooking up with JT on this trip even though I have been casually seeing some one in STL, because I have been CAUSALLY seeing some one in STL. It's almost too casual. If I was really important to him, he'd claim me. But he hasn't, so it's game on.


This is so funny to me:

I saw Dave at the Triple Rock, and learned that on this particular night, this mystery was finally solved:

So back in 2004 Rivethead and OWTH went on tour together, and Curt Perry was the roadie. They had a show at the Cross in Carbondale, and I was in attendance and got blackout drunk and made out with some one from MPLS. For years, I did not know who it was, but I knew it was only kissing, and I knew his name started with a hard C sound.

I woke up the morning after the show on a cat piss-soaked couch on a porch on Cherry Street, colder than I have ever been in my entire life, and to my knowledge never saw the guy again.

From retelling this story Dave said that Curt was nowhere to be found after the show or the next morning. The bands (at least Dave, from retelling this story) could not find him, and nearly left him because they had to get back on the road, and this was before anyone had a cell phone. No one had been to Carbondale before, either.

They ended up finding Curt wandering around the neighborhood trying to find the house where the bands had stayed. And the girl from the make out (yours truly!) has remained a mystery (to Dave, and most likey everyone else) until this weekend.

I had told Zack about when I saw him at a show back in MPLS in 2008. I asked him who the roadie was, a name with a hard C, and he told me, but I don't think he put two and two together.

So the case is considered closed! HAHAHAHA! Dave told me that I picked a winner that night, in Curt. I hope the same could be said that Curt picked a winner that night, too. HAHAHA!

Other highlights of most recent MPLS trip:


Also, I saw Sam at the Triple Rock. Its always a pleasure. He asked me why I didn't let him know that I was coming to town. I said that I wasn't into guys who had girlfriends. He told me that he didn't have a girlfriend (anymore).

I saw Paddy at (NE) Grumpy's and he was pretty intoxicated and he shook my hand and said, "You're Roy's friend!" As he shook my hand, the back of his hand lightly brushed against one of my breasts. He just froze and said, "My hand just touched your boob." And then a deadpan, "That was awesome!" Smiled and walked away.

This is funny to me because I can picture Roy having the same reaction and same look on his face in the same situation. I guess those 90s Evanston kids are all cut from the same cloth! HAHA!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

2011 recap

Things have been going so well! I have been busy busy busy with work, school, hangouts with friends, trips out of town, that I haven't really had a chance to recap 2011, which was, hands down, the best year of my adult life so far. Returning to STL was by far the best choice. I am happy here, but I am still on track to achieve perpetual summertime.

2011 +

30th bday celebrations with Chicago friends, then trip to Vegas with Karen for OWTH

Road trip to Louisville with Chi party animals and all around great friends for Krazy Fest.

Crazy party weekend in Chi for Marked Men Memorial Day weekend.

Bought a racing bike. It is a male frame, but I refer to her in the female, and her name is "Ex-Girlfriend."

July 4th party weekend in MPLS. Including pedaling around the city, swimming in lakes with Sam, drinking in private under bridges, awesome shows, delicious veg food.

THE GREAT EAST COAST ADVENTURE! Susan and Roy visit friends and family in DC, Philly, and NYC.

San Diego for AFV. I think I'm in love! Perpetual summertime, you will be mine!

Fest X. Nothing more needs to be said. Before I left to go to the airport, I told the other office girls, "If I die in the streets of Gainesville, I want you all to know that I was happy and I regret nothing!" HAHAHAHAHA!

Cincinnati for a cray NYE show at Southgate House. I pray there is not footage/pics of me dancing and singing like an idiot up by the stage posted online somewhere. I woke up beer-soaked, bruised, and my glasses gone. And I wouldn't have had it any other way.

2011 -

Two minor anxiety attacks in the summer. But I got over it. And I GOT OVER IT!!

Wrecked on Ex-Girlfriend on Thursday, August 8th. Dislocated elbow and two broken arm bones. Was in a crazy bionic arm brace for 8 weeks, gnarly bruises, but I'm all healed.


2012 has already started off with a bang.

On the drive home to STL, stopped in Louisville and got delicious vegan brunch buffet, went to see a great show at Firebird, hooked up with Lars.

Have hung out with Lars a few times since. Its nice.

And I have things to which I am already looking forward:

Going to MPLS this coming weekend (because I'm crazy!) for a sweet 30th birthday celebration.

Then I'm going to PDX for an animation showcase and to visit a new city and meet up with old friends.

Then I plan on going to Chi for my bday.

I have also been lifting and training a lot. I am going to start racing when the season opens in March. Will go sign up at the shop after work on Tuesday.