i'm coming home tomorrow. LA bound i am.
yeah, home is where the kittycats are, apparently.
what's everyone doing for NYE?
i caught a cold in canada, so sleeping may be on my agenda. if i miss yah, i wish you all plenty of smooching with someone you might want to make out with on NYE!
...or not. whichrver, really.
because baby, its all about...
Read More
yeah, home is where the kittycats are, apparently.
what's everyone doing for NYE?
i caught a cold in canada, so sleeping may be on my agenda. if i miss yah, i wish you all plenty of smooching with someone you might want to make out with on NYE!
...or not. whichrver, really.
because baby, its all about...
Read More
i'm in canada.
its freezing cold.
i love it.
feel free to be jealous.
it was -40 today with windchill.
thats -40 in both farenheit and celsius to those not in the 'know'
in other words - exposed skin freezes really really fast.
anyone on here from winnipeg?
c.
its freezing cold.
i love it.
feel free to be jealous.
it was -40 today with windchill.
thats -40 in both farenheit and celsius to those not in the 'know'
in other words - exposed skin freezes really really fast.
anyone on here from winnipeg?
c.
lizarose:
ew. i am glad i am not there.
cold + me = you will all be as miserable as i feel
santa con came to cheetahs last night. it was a nightmare. i need therapy for sure after doing what santa tried to do to me in the v.i.p. room (the REAL one, not the room you've been in!).
see you after the stupid holidays.
i miss you, believe it or not...
cold + me = you will all be as miserable as i feel
santa con came to cheetahs last night. it was a nightmare. i need therapy for sure after doing what santa tried to do to me in the v.i.p. room (the REAL one, not the room you've been in!).
see you after the stupid holidays.
i miss you, believe it or not...
cineman:
Enjoy your winter wonderland, bro. I'll be spending my holiday at my pal's place in Marina Del Ray drinking champagne and laughing myself silly, I hope. My host -and every other guest besides me pretty much - is a professional standup comedian and / or comedy writer, and once those guys get liquored up it gets pretty savage, but in a good way.
Re: women, it's funny. When I make ZERO effort to put out any vibe and am my most relaxed, they swarm - again, in a good way. Based on some advances I tendered at parties last week alone, 2006 should be interesting in even more ways now - even without all these movies to make!
(My favorite line from King King? Jack Black's slimy creative telling a girl "You can trust me, I'm a movie producer!" Gotta use that, stat.)
Lemme know when you're back and we'll grab our own Fathers nosh and pints. Cheers!
Re: women, it's funny. When I make ZERO effort to put out any vibe and am my most relaxed, they swarm - again, in a good way. Based on some advances I tendered at parties last week alone, 2006 should be interesting in even more ways now - even without all these movies to make!
(My favorite line from King King? Jack Black's slimy creative telling a girl "You can trust me, I'm a movie producer!" Gotta use that, stat.)
Lemme know when you're back and we'll grab our own Fathers nosh and pints. Cheers!
GAH
that's all i have to say.
gah.
yeah, i have a crush. sucks. thought having a crush would be fun..but maybe i'm too old to have crushes. who knows.
i dont mean I'M too old to have crushes, but i'm to OLD to have crushed on folks like i do. gah.
can you believe it's so close to 'the-holiday-formerly-known-as-christmas?'
whacky. and yes, i did...
Read More
that's all i have to say.
gah.
yeah, i have a crush. sucks. thought having a crush would be fun..but maybe i'm too old to have crushes. who knows.
i dont mean I'M too old to have crushes, but i'm to OLD to have crushed on folks like i do. gah.
can you believe it's so close to 'the-holiday-formerly-known-as-christmas?'
whacky. and yes, i did...
Read More
curvy_lola:
Aw. That's sweet. Lucky girl 
(I'm assuming it's a girl. lol)
You're never too old to crush on someone. If you're happy, what's the harm? (Esp. just coming out of a relationship...)
(I'm assuming it's a girl. lol)
You're never too old to crush on someone. If you're happy, what's the harm? (Esp. just coming out of a relationship...)
not much news to report.
i went home sick today, and just relaxing.
in a few weeks i go home! yeah - pretty excited.
bought a valve mic and channel strip this weekend.
deals to be had, thats for sure. crazy thanksgiving.
its like that on BOXING DAY in canada, which is a big day, and isnt called black anything.
how was your turkeyday? i...
Read More
i went home sick today, and just relaxing.
in a few weeks i go home! yeah - pretty excited.
bought a valve mic and channel strip this weekend.
deals to be had, thats for sure. crazy thanksgiving.
its like that on BOXING DAY in canada, which is a big day, and isnt called black anything.
how was your turkeyday? i...
Read More
VIEW 6 of 6 COMMENTS
cineman:
Thank you so much for your thoughtful, well-reasoned, and honest personal assessment of the film. Yes, I did - and always will - want the absolute, unvarnished version of feedback. I can take it, and it only helps to know what people REALLY think - whether they love it or hate it, or somewhere in between.
We could talk about it sometime but in brief, I'll just say that - again, for better or worse, depending on your perspective - pretty much everything you cited that, in places, made it a less (for lack of better terminology) comfortable or familiar viewing experience here and there was done completely intentionally. The camera operation at times wasn't 100% as I wished - which was the only serious casualty of the pace and budget of the production - but the CUs and ECUs were absolutely intended to force the eye and the viewer to have certain reactions, so your experience was along the lines of what I hoped for.
As for the ending: you're sort of on the wrong track about what happened, actually! It wasn't a passionate crime at all. Jessica and Jimmy were in cahoots the ENTIRE time, conspiring - in cold blood - against Dutch. This is foreshadowed and setup extensively from the beginning - the black and white shots to indicate Jessica's hidden camera, the subtle color shifts, image degradations and sound changes that accompany certain knowing looks between the two, the intentional misdirection re: who is in the bed with Jimmy in the beginning, the line about "I've always been in love with Jessica" while he's holding those panties that we learn belong to someone else, and most importantly: the denouement of the nightclub redux that allows you to finally hear what was being said. Remember Jimmy and Jessica's last lines? Jimmy: "I have been (in a romantic relationship)" met with Jessica's "I know you have, sweetie, and you WILL be again. I'm CONFIDENT of this fact." Why is she so confident, and why do they share yet another look as she says that? Because they are in one together at that very moment in time.
And oh, SHE is, of course, truly behind it all, manipulating Jimmy to do her will while letting him think that he's in charge. It's a triple reversal. Nice, huh?
Okay, so I guess I said everything here after all! Heh heh. Hey, thanks again for your thoughts. I do appreciate it, bro.
We could talk about it sometime but in brief, I'll just say that - again, for better or worse, depending on your perspective - pretty much everything you cited that, in places, made it a less (for lack of better terminology) comfortable or familiar viewing experience here and there was done completely intentionally. The camera operation at times wasn't 100% as I wished - which was the only serious casualty of the pace and budget of the production - but the CUs and ECUs were absolutely intended to force the eye and the viewer to have certain reactions, so your experience was along the lines of what I hoped for.
As for the ending: you're sort of on the wrong track about what happened, actually! It wasn't a passionate crime at all. Jessica and Jimmy were in cahoots the ENTIRE time, conspiring - in cold blood - against Dutch. This is foreshadowed and setup extensively from the beginning - the black and white shots to indicate Jessica's hidden camera, the subtle color shifts, image degradations and sound changes that accompany certain knowing looks between the two, the intentional misdirection re: who is in the bed with Jimmy in the beginning, the line about "I've always been in love with Jessica" while he's holding those panties that we learn belong to someone else, and most importantly: the denouement of the nightclub redux that allows you to finally hear what was being said. Remember Jimmy and Jessica's last lines? Jimmy: "I have been (in a romantic relationship)" met with Jessica's "I know you have, sweetie, and you WILL be again. I'm CONFIDENT of this fact." Why is she so confident, and why do they share yet another look as she says that? Because they are in one together at that very moment in time.
And oh, SHE is, of course, truly behind it all, manipulating Jimmy to do her will while letting him think that he's in charge. It's a triple reversal. Nice, huh?
Okay, so I guess I said everything here after all! Heh heh. Hey, thanks again for your thoughts. I do appreciate it, bro.
cricket:
well its nice that you did
you seemed preoccupied o i just wanted to say a quick hello
nice of you to remember to say hello.
you seemed preoccupied o i just wanted to say a quick hello
nice of you to remember to say hello.
i took thanksgiving off, even though i already took my thanksgiving off back in september.
...tonight i dwell in my home and send apologies out to all those who invited me somewhere. thanks!..but, i really like the idea of having a few days to myself....its been rare, and it feels sooooo good [if overly self-indulgent]
'scuse me while i go find a good book.
c.
...tonight i dwell in my home and send apologies out to all those who invited me somewhere. thanks!..but, i really like the idea of having a few days to myself....its been rare, and it feels sooooo good [if overly self-indulgent]
'scuse me while i go find a good book.
c.
lizarose:
that's okay--i get it.
we had a nice time anyway.
see you when you come out of your cocoon.
♥
we had a nice time anyway.
see you when you come out of your cocoon.
♥
so how long before i can date again?
..and no, im not saying i am interested in dating right now. that would be a disaster, plus i dont want to.
i think a ratio of 1:6 is pretty safe. say, 24 months of dating - go on hiatus for 4 months. 2 weeks of dating, take a 2 day breather.
just curious.
c.
..and no, im not saying i am interested in dating right now. that would be a disaster, plus i dont want to.
i think a ratio of 1:6 is pretty safe. say, 24 months of dating - go on hiatus for 4 months. 2 weeks of dating, take a 2 day breather.
just curious.
c.
lizarose:
hey punk.
are you coming over for thanksgiving?
sgla party at my house...
are you coming over for thanksgiving?
sgla party at my house...
lizarose:
mail call.
also: come see me at work tonight?
i am afraid it's going to be a bad night since the holidays and all...
also: come see me at work tonight?
i am afraid it's going to be a bad night since the holidays and all...
today i went to an auction for video games.
then i went to gencon and realised there is a far greater subculture of geek than i had ever imagined - including the incredibly elusive ultra-cute nerdy girl.
there is something about girls dressed like princess leia, final fantasy heroines or vampires that i like. [sigh]
hope my now-ex-gf is doing alright. she's in newyork.
c.
then i went to gencon and realised there is a far greater subculture of geek than i had ever imagined - including the incredibly elusive ultra-cute nerdy girl.
there is something about girls dressed like princess leia, final fantasy heroines or vampires that i like. [sigh]
hope my now-ex-gf is doing alright. she's in newyork.
c.
VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
curvy_lola:
Aw. I was there on Saturday as well. Dealer's room this year was way smaller. Too bad I didn't see you. I might have let you buy me a drink.
lizarose:
Did you go?
It was so good.
I think I am going to go again tonight just for fun.
It was so good.
I think I am going to go again tonight just for fun.
aaaargh. what a night.
so there it is. my girl and i had a long chat, and i basically told her i felt like i had fallen out of love.
it's sad.
we talked for a while - she's really angry and upset, and i feel terrible. i love her still, but i dont think its quite in the same way. i want to be...
Read More
so there it is. my girl and i had a long chat, and i basically told her i felt like i had fallen out of love.
it's sad.
we talked for a while - she's really angry and upset, and i feel terrible. i love her still, but i dont think its quite in the same way. i want to be...
Read More
VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
lizarose:
honey i think you did the right thing. you know exactly how you feel about her. it is obvious that you have spent a lot of time sorting out those feelings. it isn't fair to her to continue like you were.
you spoke your truth. i am proud of you.
let go of your fear and let the relationship change. it will be something better than it was.
you spoke your truth. i am proud of you.
let go of your fear and let the relationship change. it will be something better than it was.
lizarose:
honey i think you did the right thing. you know exactly how you feel about her. it is obvious that you have spent a lot of time sorting out those feelings. it isn't fair to her to continue like you were.
you spoke your truth. i am proud of you.
let go of your fear and let the relationship change. it will be something better than it was.
you spoke your truth. i am proud of you.
let go of your fear and let the relationship change. it will be something better than it was.
spent the wekeend in denver - i'll paint some brushstrokes for yah..
THE GOOD:
flights were easy. burbank = fast and simple.
depeche was fun..i loved the version of 'everything counts'
front 242 was sitting in front of me. literally. that was kind of funny since i just saw them on wednesday..heh.
did a tour of a candy factory and coors. that was great.
the...
Read More
THE GOOD:
flights were easy. burbank = fast and simple.
depeche was fun..i loved the version of 'everything counts'
front 242 was sitting in front of me. literally. that was kind of funny since i just saw them on wednesday..heh.
did a tour of a candy factory and coors. that was great.
the...
Read More
VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
cineman:
Either Friday or Sunday works for me; let's see what T has to say.
I'll bug him again tomorrow.
I'll bug him again tomorrow.
going away this weekend to denver.
i am going to see dm friday night, and then hang for the weekend. not sure how that will go - i'm kind of in the doldrums with my gf right now. we shall see..
hope everyone has a great weekend..
c
i am going to see dm friday night, and then hang for the weekend. not sure how that will go - i'm kind of in the doldrums with my gf right now. we shall see..
hope everyone has a great weekend..
c
VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
lizarose:
and...
have fun this weekend, hon.
have fun this weekend, hon.
cineman:
Doldrums are part of the cycle, but never fun despite their inevitability. Good luck with that.
Denver - where I used to live, and have visited several times since - is a good cure for the blahs, at least if you like snow and mountains as much as I do. Enjoy and give me a ring when you get back - maybe you and Anticus and I can get a drink and hang out a bit here on the Westside.
Here's to safe travels, mate.
Denver - where I used to live, and have visited several times since - is a good cure for the blahs, at least if you like snow and mountains as much as I do. Enjoy and give me a ring when you get back - maybe you and Anticus and I can get a drink and hang out a bit here on the Westside.
Here's to safe travels, mate.
this should be an interesting week:
depeche mode on friday in denver..maybe front 242 on thursday night in hollywood.
two bands, twice the fun, different time zones.
kinda makes you want to chew doublemint gum, no?
lame. heh.
anticus:
the Mode will come to LA for about 8 weeks worth of dates. go to front 242
blah, blah. thats how feel. just blah.
bored also. maybe even a bit frustrated.
i played around with some music this weekend. did i write something? no, it was literally -playing- but it was enjoyable. did some errands..got a hair-cut.
erm, got a new jacket and some jeans.
put a lamp up over my studio so i can see more than the blinking lights. started...
Read More
lizarose:
let's go to karaoke. sometime. hahahahaha. i LOVE karaoke.
okay, so did you see my last comment or no?
i was making it and then you made one in my journal and then i came back here and it was all different
grr.
i can't ask natasha for your # because that is bad stripper etiquette. duh. it's like, "oh, can i have your client's number so i can have their business instead of you and your girlfriend?"
um, no.
okay, so did you see my last comment or no?
i was making it and then you made one in my journal and then i came back here and it was all different
grr.
i can't ask natasha for your # because that is bad stripper etiquette. duh. it's like, "oh, can i have your client's number so i can have their business instead of you and your girlfriend?"
um, no.
If you feel better and decide you wanna do something and don't have other plans, let me know - you would be more than welcome. It'll be a lot of fun, cool people who are yes, in the business, but not OF the business 24/7 - and therefore, not irritating.
I do hope you get well soon. Cheers, bro.
oh, you're so sweet!
my nye was amazing. i can't even begin to explain it here...
are you well enough to come and see me at the office one night this week?