...these two treats seemed especially fabulous after I finished!
8k finishing time: 47:01
I think I'm hooked on this running thing.
...these two treats seemed especially fabulous after I finished!
8k finishing time: 47:01
I think I'm hooked on this running thing.
So Im still in Los Angeles. I work at a visual effects house. I have an interview at a Trailer house on tues. I go to work. I come home. I sit in my room working on my computer. I sleep. Repeat.
I currently correspond through myspace, facebook, MTC, email, text message, and now phonecall, with a young lass from Australia. I have found that this is far more fulfilling and enjoyable than speaking to the women of Los Angeles in person. Awful human beings.
The new Earth album is out. Its so fucking great. I love them. Its called THE BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LIONS SKULL. You people dont know what you are missing. As usual, the album art is fantastic.
I have recently acquired quite a few Nick Cave related things that make me all excited and shit. The above mentioned Aussie Lass sent me Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' MURDER BALLADS for my birthday (along with David Bowie's HEROES, which is funky as fuck). What a great album. My favorite tune is O'MALLY'S BAR which is 14 minutes long and a kind of rambling drunken lounge-y groove (it reminds me of the Van Morrison song "TB SHEETS" in a way). I also bought a DVD of the totally dude-radical Australian Quasi-surrealistic Western THE PROPOSITION. This movie was written by Nick Cave and he did the score. I highly recommend this fresh take on the western. To round out my Nick Cave celebration, I picked myself up a copy of his novel "And the Ass Saw an Angel". The summery of the story is written as song lyrics on the back. It looks to be pretty rad.
Here are other recent acquisitions: Twin Peaks Gold Box Set, The Alien Quadrilogy Box set, Errol Morris's First Person - The Complete Series (Outstanding), Kaada/Patton Live DVD (Outstanding), Boris and Merzbow's live album entitled ROCK DREAM (kinda disappointing), and I pre-ordered A PERFECT PLACE, which is a short film that Mike Patton did the music for. His label, Ipecac Recordings, is putting out a package that includes both the film and the soundtrack. The songs I have heard excite me very much. My Patton boner is huge right now.
Last but not least, I purchased RESIDENT EVIL 4 for my Wii. Im not letting myself open it until I finish this project Im editing that is taking for fucking ever to finish. I cant wait to get it out of my life.
Besides all that, I try to stay busy through various projects I work on when I feel like it.
A Web Series entitled "Crossbows and Mustaches" is now online and can be viewed on the myspace for the series. I did sound for them and even played a gorilla in an episode. Everyone involved are swell guys and I even watched the Superbowl with all of them. www.myspace.com/crossbowsandmustaches. The dude that plays Steve Wolf in the series is in New York as I write this taping a stand-up set for comedy central so keep an eye or ear out for an Adam Devine on TV.
I recommend checking out a film called VENGEANCE IS MINE. Its an old japanese film, but its pretty fucking rad.
Byebye.
Ps. I miss everyone very much.
In the interest of being able to pay my bills, I have decided to take a position that was offered to me by the previous (Army) supervisor. I'll be working in Lake O now, Mon-Fri, 8 - 4:30, sort of like a normal person. Only I'll be back in uniform. So no more skirts and heels at work for me. I decided to sport the red BCBG's today, as it is my last "office attire" work day. Boo.
The house is shifting. Dima has decided he needs to get out of the city for awhile, earn some extra money, whatever. He's packing up and heading down to Cali for six or seven months. And Erin's boyfriend is moving out here from NH and will propbably be living in the house. And Philip has decided that he doens't want to live with a couple, and if Dima's leaving, he should leave too. So he'll be moving out end of April. May 1 we'll have two rooms to fill. Damn, my rent just went back up.
Apparently I really like running. It's my new hobby. I've been doing it a lot. I'm running the Shamrock 8k next weekend, the MS Run in April, and, if all goes according to plan, the Helvetia Half in June. All building up to the Portland Marathon. I really really am going to try and do it. Don't know when or why I decided all this running was good for me (and I'm sure it is) but it's sort of become my new obsession...
Also, I have gained ten lbs since December. Which is good. Really really good. My doctor says she would like to see me gain five more by April. Protein shakes, being a little more aware of my daily diet (not forgetting to eat as I sometimes do)... If I could just gain five more I'd be so very happy...
Caro and I have been discussing how exactly one meets people, as we are both at a complete loss. She said my options are the internet, the bar, and the grocery store... The first two don't really appeal to me. However, if I could just meet someone while selecting my produce at the grocery store.... It's pretty and spring-y out, I'm ready to start planting flowers and peas, and figuring out what exactly I'm doing with myself. I am not allowed to date within the friend circle anymore. Learned that the hard way. Now I just have to figure out how to meet people outside the circle who maybe are date-able....
Daylight savings happens on Sunday. I love that this time next week it'll be almost five o' clock and still completely light out... Hooray.
always.....