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Once A Month, I Am A Diva.
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Jul. 3rd, 2008 @ 11:55 am
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So I recently purchased a DivaCup. I've been curious about it for some time; I like both the idea of doing my part for the environment by not using disposable pads or tampons, and not spending any more $$$ on them! ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kimberlite's positive experience with the Cup prompted me to stop dithering and do it.
Today is my first Diva day. It does take some getting used to at first, but the sensation is more...weird than uncomfortable. In time I'll get used to it. :)
Bacchae tonight OMG. I'm getting out early for the holiday, so I think I'll go up to the Met and wander around the Greek Art section before heading to Lincoln Center for tonight's performance. |
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"What's Next, A Hipster OTB?"
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Jul. 2nd, 2008 @ 10:57 am
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Clearly I'm not the only one who thought The Rusty Knot sucked.
Although I appreciate that the reviewer gave props to both The Ear Inn and Montero's.
On a more upbeat tip, birthday felicitations to obscene_art, a talented and lovely person who I wish I could hang out with more often. Have a great day, G! |
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A Wound And A Kill.
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Jun. 27th, 2008 @ 04:11 pm
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Well, whaddya know – Daniel Day-Lewis is in town.
It was bizarre, because the area was filled with commuters and tourists and no one seemed to notice him. He was pretty conspicuous, very tall and wearing one of his trademark cockamamie get ups. He's a nice looking man....
but...but...can he SING???
I am tickled by the fact that Gawker uses a photo of Bill the Butcher instead of the usual paparazzi shot. :D Thoughts have been percolating in the backburner of my brain about the similarities between Bill and Lou Dobbs – unfortunately Lou is not a fictional character! – and how personal charisma can push through a great deal of abhorrent concepts such as racial bigotry and xenophobia. But I've hardly had time to scratch my arse, let alone dwell on such things. |
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Yet Another Lovely Actor/ Dubious Choices Post.
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Jun. 26th, 2008 @ 04:23 pm
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ishtar79 will know what I'm talking about:
PULLO IS A THUG!
I understand this is all part of the reconfiguration of movie franchises based on graphic novels that started with Batman Begins (which was brilliant). I also understand that a lead role is a lead role – always a good thing to have on one's resume.
But sweet Shiva on a poppadum, I really don't think I can sit through a bloody Punisher movie. :/ I wish him well though, and hope this brings Ray Stevenson a stronger caliber of work in movies I'll actually watch. |
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Belated Birthday Felicitations.
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Jun. 25th, 2008 @ 09:24 am
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Note to birthday girl teratologist: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf will be at Circle in the Square this Fall. Let me know if you want to go.
I've actually missed three birthdays this past week: teratologist, siriala and ishtar79. Each of these awesome, fabulous women mean a great deal to me in their own way, and I hope their birthdays were glorious, celebratory affairs. :) |
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Lou Dobbs and New Jersey – perfect together?
...when you run for office, especially one so high as governor, often times you are actually held accountable for the hateful bullshit you say. There are even occasionally times when the targets of your many attacks have a chance to respond on terms not set by you! So hey – Run, Lou, Run!
This has GOT to be some sort of pisstake – who (besides Mum, of course – and not even her beloved Lou could persuade her to move to Jersey!!!) would vote for him???
Even at the source, the very idea perturbs local NJ peeps:
My husband and I hate Lou Dobbs. When we see his face we change the channel. He is biased and a sneering little weasel. Our friends here in NJ feel the same way none of us like him. Stay the hell away from NJ Lou Dobbs.
It's at once horrifying yet hysterically funny.
Jun. 12th, 2008 @ 03:27 pm
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| » The Old Neighborhood? It's STILL Going.... |
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Plus ça change, plus ça meme chose.
"Ethnic businesses and services will gradually be forced out. Anyone else can be paid to leave...If you can get rid of rent-controlled tenants, renovate the place and charge $700 a month, it's worth paying them $10,000 or so just to get them out and raise the rents. They'll all be forced out. They'll be pushed east to the river and given life preservers. It's so clear. I wouldn't have come here if it wasn't."
Add some zeros and commas, and this could have been written today instead of 1984. Well, not the bit about life preservers.
Great full-page scans of the article at the link, btw.
Jun. 12th, 2008 @ 11:54 am
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| » This Is a Far Superior Drink to Meths. |
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My rollerderby team won this past weekend! \o/ teratologist and gettingshitdone also had a good time (although they were cheering Brooklyn on).
After the game we went to Zombie Hut, where inexpensive tiki drinks were had. While enjoyable, the general consensus was that the drinks were...weak. gettingshitdone thinks it's a simple matter of mathematics & finance – serve weak drinks at low prices so people will buy more to get drunk. teratologist added that money also gets made from people with low alcohol tolerance buying more drinks.
For my part, I'm noticing that NYC bars catering to twentysomethings are far more guilty of a weak pour than those that attract an older crowd. Several obvious reasons:
– people who have been drinking for years are more aware of what a good pour is
– those who choose to drink socially over the years tend to have a higher tolerance and/or have learned to pace themselves
– people who've come of age in a pharmaceutical society are likely to be on meds that don't mix well with alcohol
– the (m)anorexic body ideal so prevalent in twentysomething NYC these days lessens the ability to absorb booze
Perhaps being a cranky old coot is a good thing! ;)
Jun. 11th, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
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| » Bits of This and That. |
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What Q has been doing while not posting on El Jay*:
– Indulging in Rococo, darling. The exhibit dealt not only with the original manifestation of Rococo, but also showed its influence in later art movements such as Art Nouveau (so much Lalique, OMG) and Psychedelia.
– Taking sistermagpie's advice and checking out the Courbet exhibit at the Met. I was bored not so much by the nudes as by the whole "wink wink, nudge nudge/say no more, say no more!" way in which they were promoted – both by the artist and by the exhibitors.
Courbet's seascapes, however, were electrifying. I couldn't bear to be parted from them. (and OF COURSE, there were no postcards of them....) I found a couple of images on the Web, but they don't really do the paintings justice. It was especially wonderful to see them juxtaposed with Gustave Le Gray's fantabulous photographs.
– Re-reading Sheridan's plays at the very same time that at least two JF blowhards make arses of themselves, Lady Teazle-style. LOL!
– Dodging major bullets at home & work :/
– Seething at tax hikes for smokes, while caffeine and sugar junkies once again get away scot-free. Leave my legal high alone, fuckers!!!
– Speaking of legal highs, last night I finished off a bottle of aquavit that had been lingering in my freezer for months. I'm curious about some of the cocktail recipes at that link, since I've only ever drank it straight (& frozen).
– The Rusty Knot: A must to avoid. I get more booze in one $3 glass of Myers & Coke at the Tile Bar than in the $11 tiki tumbler full of "dark & stormy" served at that overrated shithole. I only went because I thought someone had bought the old, much-missed Flying Fish and turned it into a Tiki Bar; but this place was more rec room than Tiki Wreckage.
– Lastly, Q asks her flist: Imogen Heap – hot or not?
*With the exception of Jason Isaacs pics and LOST squeeage.
Jun. 6th, 2008 @ 03:00 pm
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| » LOST: MY BRAIN IS BROKEN. |
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"HERE JOHN, WATCH THIS VIDEO WHILE BIG DADDY BEN DOES THE GROWNUP STUFF, OKAY???"
Needless to say, the episode's very last scene pleased me immensely.
May. 30th, 2008 @ 04:20 pm
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| » OMG LOST YAY w00t |
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The season finale is tonight, and I CANNOT WAIT. It is going to be SO AWESOME. I am completely, utterly indubitably PUMPED for this episode.
And unlilke last year, I have NOT READ SPOILERS so I'll be genuinely surprised at the brain-bending shenannigans in store. Knowing the twist to last season's finale beforehand didn't ruin the fun for me – I still enjoyed myself – but right now the show's at a point where anything can happen, and I just want to be BLOWN AWAY.
Ex-LOSTies, you really, really need to get back in the Dharma Van. It'll be SO WORTH IT.
May. 29th, 2008 @ 04:10 pm
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| » Great Actors/Dubious Choices, Post 592. |
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But...but...can he sing?
Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to star in "Nine," the musical Rob Marshall is directing for the Weinstein Co.
Day-Lewis would play the role of Guido Contini, replacing Javier Bardem, who dropped out of a planned fall start, stating he was exhausted from work and awards season. The role is a famous film director who experiences personal and creative crisis while trying to balance all the women in his life.
Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will play the women.
This is either going to be utterly awesome or a complete embarrassment; DDL never does things by halves.
My Mum saw Nine on Broadway back in the day, with Raul Julia in the lead. :)
May. 21st, 2008 @ 11:19 am
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| » With My Mind on My Money, and My Money on My Mind. |
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Although that doesn't look like Gin & Juice to me...
Am I alone in thinking afghan hounds would have been a better choice of canine for the promo shoot? Or are those shaggy-looking raggamuffins actually some rare breed of dog?
May. 21st, 2008 @ 09:09 am
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| » Third. |
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Portishead's new album came in the mail for me today. I've got it cycled in the office stereo.
So far it sounds completely different from previous efforts, and completely fantastic.
May. 15th, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
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| » IO EVOHE! |
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Oh God.
Behold! A great chasm opens at my feet and a panoply of voices call out...
"Oi, Q! So you've been having a rough time of it lately. You've been working hard, making sacrifices, dealing with stupid shit left, right & center. We know. We've been keeping an eye on things. And sister, you deserve something incredibly, indubitably awesome to fall in your lap.
So how about one of your favorite actors, performing in one of your favorite plays, as one of your very favorite deities? In fact – why not have a box seat?
We'll even throw in a Beckett Marathon, with extra horndog and sequoia. Do We know what you like, or what?
What? Can you afford all this? Don't be SENSIBLE, Q. We Gods frown upon being SENSIBLE. Besides, your Mum just got offered a full-time position. So celebrate, enjoy, and don't ever wonder if We've forgotten you. We haven't. You're still our girl."
So Mote It Be! :D
May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:18 am
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| » IT'S THE AZKABAN ONE, BITCHES! |
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Props as usual to mariannec for providing the goods:
Excuse me while I ponder the use of Othila and Ansuz as notations on the elder Malfoy's placard, as well as the numerological significance of 537.
May. 13th, 2008 @ 10:35 am
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| » Dodged A Bullet/Step Off, Haters. |
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It seems that the potential thousands-of-dollars-worth of water damage happening in my bathroom has been fixed with $60 for labor* and $15 for materials. \o/
With the money I've saved, I think I'll splurge on a ticket for Stevie Nicks at Jones Beach. I haven't seen her there since 1986; it's worth a meta-psychic recalibration to check her out at this point in my life, as she was quite a childhood/pre-pubescent influence on me. Even snarky fuckers like ONTD know where I'm coming from. Some people think she sounds like a goat...well well well, not surprising**. (I don't give Ms. Murray much credence these days, but one often has to go wrong before getting right.)
For those on my flist determined to hate on Stevie no matter what...have a fucking fajita on me. (Just in time for Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, LOL!)
*I should probably remind my mother of this next time she gets all Lou Dobbs on my arse!
**"Horned God is a modern syncretic term used amongst Wiccan - influenced Neopagans"...um, it's actually the other way around, bitches. WE influenced THEM. "Wicca" is a marketing term, NOT a spiritual concept.
May. 4th, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
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| » LOST WTF OMG! |
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Why does a completely kickarse, knock-your-socks-off, knicker-soakingly good episode of LOST have to automatically be followed up a week later by a Jack or Kate episode? WHY?
Yes, I know those two are the lead characters, and they're BORING. They are the WONDER BREAD and MIRACLE WHIP of this show. And aside from the tedious & annoying canon shippers*, NOBODY CARES about them. Except when Jack cries. Everybody loves it when Jack cries.
LOST is about mystery and snark, mindfucks and multiethnic beefcake**! Viewers can turn to any other show on the telly and get what Jack & Kate have to offer – with better acting and more believable chemistry. Oooh, did I just burn on Matt Fox who's trying so hard to break into films on the back of his LOST success? Bad, mean, nasty Q. ;)
So CUT THE CRAP and give us another Desmond episode, brotha! Or at least throw the sane, sensible Ben/Locke fans another bone. :D
*The fandoms may change, but the batshit canon het shippers remain the same...
**The gals are nice too, but there definitely needs to be more color in the crowd besides Sun and Rose.
May. 2nd, 2008 @ 10:20 am
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| » When Bad Girls Go Brilliant. |
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I watched a fun indie movie last night called Beautiful Creatures, with Rachel Weisz and the awesomely sexy (never mind the hater in the above link!) Susan Lynch. It's by no means award-winning material, but the two leads mesh together incredibly well; they seemed to enjoy working together on this film. Most of the male roles are admittedly played for laughs – grim laughs, I might add, this is definitely black humor – but the fella who plays the cop (sorry, detective inspector!!!) is highly entertaining. Oh, and the big, shaggy dog is cute. Did I mention the film's set in Glasgow?
splix, you might like this one.
On the literary front, I'm currently reading The Bobbed Haired Bandit, on lend from teratologist. It's a quick read – I'm already halfway through the book and I started yesterday morning. But the author neatly analyzes the issues of class and gender that permeate the story, and allows the participants to emerge as complex characters while showing how the press endeavored to caricature them. So far, so good!
Which reminds me – this is the book I was raving about last Sunday chez teratologist & gettingshitdone.
Apr. 30th, 2008 @ 11:22 am
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