Wednesday, August 26, 2009
8.25.09
• Folding laundry with the windows open and letting old Dashboard Confessional mixes fill my apartment. I'm spending my day off being 15 again.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
8.22.09
• Way to keep the standards high, CNN.com. J majors, let's see what happens when you try to use "snafu" in one of your newspaper headlines ...
• Today is my two-year anniversary. Work anniversary anyway. Yay?
• You know you're getting old(er) when:
(a) You start getting really nostalgic for the things you remember as a child and know likely will never happen to anyone again. (Your dad explaining the Internet for the first time. The VCR eating your favorite movie. Licking stamps.)
(b) You start wondering why your suburban-parent neighbors are playing dance music at 2 a.m. on a Sunday. ("I'm up at 2 a.m. EVERY DAY and manage to keep my early-morning goings on at a relatively low hum. ... grumble grumble grumble")
(c) You start to enjoy AM talk radio. ( ... )
• Check out what's coming up in TV land and what ever happened to your favorite show at www.televisionwithoutpity.com. (I hear "FlashForward" and "Cougar Town" will be worth checking out.)
Friday, August 21, 2009
8.20.09
• When a woman does something too well, it must mean she's a man, right? Come on, people.
• I've been wondering a lot lately, "Why can't anything just go right after the first try?" It's past annoying and not yet to comical.
• I've been wondering a lot lately, "Why can't anything just go right after the first try?" It's past annoying and not yet to comical.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
8.19.08
• Hitler was a rejected artist. The first building he commissioned for the Nazi party was an art museum. He was an avid art collector – only of the pieces he deemed appropriate, of course – and bought hundreds of items each year to add to his personal collection. Check out "The Rape of Europa" (book or movie) for more about the millions of dollars in works of art that were stolen, evacuated, hidden, destroyed and lost during World War II under Nazi rule.
• It's important to have things to look forward to. But it's also – more? – important to be able to differentiate between working toward something and fixating on it so that you miss everything going on right now. Sometimes enjoying today takes a little work – like forcing yourself to slow down and realize you do have time to do things that "settled" people do ... without having to settle.
• You'll find that some people are trustworthy, and some are not. It's painful to find out that people belong in the second group, but trying to shield yourself from that pain by keeping everyone at arm's length isn't worth it. You won't make the second group any more trustworthy, and you'll miss out on the best parts of the first.
• In the same vein (Don't you hate stupid phrases?), certain people in certain situations will never grow up. And you can't change it. It will make you livid, but you can't let it make you unhappy. Love and allow yourself to be loved. Anyone who doesn't wish you the best in that isn't worth your wasted emotion.
• There are too many amazing people in the world not to surround yourself with friends who make you feel inspired.
• Talking with someone about to start college makes me miss all the things in college that I didn't realize were worth cherishing at the time. But does anyone really ever realize something is worth cherishing at the moment?
• It's important to have things to look forward to. But it's also – more? – important to be able to differentiate between working toward something and fixating on it so that you miss everything going on right now. Sometimes enjoying today takes a little work – like forcing yourself to slow down and realize you do have time to do things that "settled" people do ... without having to settle.
• You'll find that some people are trustworthy, and some are not. It's painful to find out that people belong in the second group, but trying to shield yourself from that pain by keeping everyone at arm's length isn't worth it. You won't make the second group any more trustworthy, and you'll miss out on the best parts of the first.
• In the same vein (Don't you hate stupid phrases?), certain people in certain situations will never grow up. And you can't change it. It will make you livid, but you can't let it make you unhappy. Love and allow yourself to be loved. Anyone who doesn't wish you the best in that isn't worth your wasted emotion.
• There are too many amazing people in the world not to surround yourself with friends who make you feel inspired.
• Talking with someone about to start college makes me miss all the things in college that I didn't realize were worth cherishing at the time. But does anyone really ever realize something is worth cherishing at the moment?
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
8.14.09
• MTV plays old episodes of "Scrubs." Who knew?
• Sometimes people really don't want help. Whatever their reason, respect that.
• Sometimes people really don't want help. Whatever their reason, respect that.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
8.11.09
• Audrey Hepburn studied ballet for years, only to be told that she'd never be good enough or have the proper body to reach her dream of becoming a prima ballerina. Coco Chanel was laughed at when she first started to design hats, and her career had its share of flops. The failures make their stories more interesting, more human. At least that's what I need to believe.
Monday, August 10, 2009
8.9.09
• Lollapalooza Day 2:
- Hotter. Bearable with water.
- I met this guy. He stopped for the festival during an 11-week drive across the U.S.
- A surprising number of people are willing to give media members their names, ages and hometowns ... until they also have to have their photo taken. All of those who refused were women.
- If you feel something splashed, splattered or spilled on you while you're attending a large event at which vendors are selling large amounts of alcohol and don't immediately hear, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" or similar, a fist fight is likely to come next.
- It's amazing who you'll end up talking to, running into, recognizing at any given place. Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, maybe you've seen them in a magazine. Regardless, watching people – observing – never gets old.
- Even important people make mistakes.
- Be courteous. Decline politely. Don't forget that everyone has feelings, insecurities, interests, successes regardless of how they might appear. People are still people, even when they're in huge groups. Remember that large groups are full of individuals who have something in common with you.
- Let me preface this by saying that I don't have kids. But I assume that making sure they can hear past age 25 would be up there on the list of parenting priorities. Buy them cool concert earmuffs. And please keep your anklebiters away from me with their rogue Frisbees.
- I don't know why both a hand-held microphone and a larger (boom?) microphone are used when filming interviews. Could one of you TV people help me out?
• Lollapalooza Day 3:
- Miserably hot. Water. Water. Water.
- Apparently someone does sell flip-flops at Lollapalooza. I'd like to think someone saw my earlier post and scurried to task, but someone is probably just smarter than I gave them credit for.
- I saw a motorcyclist who had a dog on his lap (strapped to him in something like those front-backpack baby carriers, I'm sure). The dog was wearing goggles. Goggles! The only thing cuter than that would be if he were wearing Mutt Muffs, too.
- If Chicago gets the Olympics in 2016, Lolla will skip a year. (Remember that 10-year contract I mentioned?)
- Even "important" people are just people. While it's probably flattering to be adored by strangers, I bet it's more flattering to be treated like a human being.
- ... But everyone has someone who makes them a little starry-eyed.
- There are certain things that no one will admit to. Like feeling completely miserable after paying $205 to stand in the sun and sweat profusely.
- It's easy to get lost in the shadows when you make excuses for yourself or where you are when you feel as though you don't belong. When you remember that you ARE someone (no matter who that might be), being confident comes more easily.
- There's so much more to tell, but this weekend has shown me how truly out of shape I am. My feet are bandaged. My muscles ache. My skin is slightly less than burned (thanks to UV bracelets and several tubes of sunscreen). My mind is reeling from everything I saw and heard and discussed. But for spending three days in a place where I'm convinced that no one is comfortable, I had a fantastic weekend with even better company. Now it's time to recover.
- Hotter. Bearable with water.
- I met this guy. He stopped for the festival during an 11-week drive across the U.S.
- A surprising number of people are willing to give media members their names, ages and hometowns ... until they also have to have their photo taken. All of those who refused were women.
- If you feel something splashed, splattered or spilled on you while you're attending a large event at which vendors are selling large amounts of alcohol and don't immediately hear, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" or similar, a fist fight is likely to come next.
- It's amazing who you'll end up talking to, running into, recognizing at any given place. Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, maybe you've seen them in a magazine. Regardless, watching people – observing – never gets old.
- Even important people make mistakes.
- Be courteous. Decline politely. Don't forget that everyone has feelings, insecurities, interests, successes regardless of how they might appear. People are still people, even when they're in huge groups. Remember that large groups are full of individuals who have something in common with you.
- Let me preface this by saying that I don't have kids. But I assume that making sure they can hear past age 25 would be up there on the list of parenting priorities. Buy them cool concert earmuffs. And please keep your anklebiters away from me with their rogue Frisbees.
- I don't know why both a hand-held microphone and a larger (boom?) microphone are used when filming interviews. Could one of you TV people help me out?
• Lollapalooza Day 3:
- Miserably hot. Water. Water. Water.
- Apparently someone does sell flip-flops at Lollapalooza. I'd like to think someone saw my earlier post and scurried to task, but someone is probably just smarter than I gave them credit for.
- I saw a motorcyclist who had a dog on his lap (strapped to him in something like those front-backpack baby carriers, I'm sure). The dog was wearing goggles. Goggles! The only thing cuter than that would be if he were wearing Mutt Muffs, too.
- If Chicago gets the Olympics in 2016, Lolla will skip a year. (Remember that 10-year contract I mentioned?)
- Even "important" people are just people. While it's probably flattering to be adored by strangers, I bet it's more flattering to be treated like a human being.
- ... But everyone has someone who makes them a little starry-eyed.
- There are certain things that no one will admit to. Like feeling completely miserable after paying $205 to stand in the sun and sweat profusely.
- It's easy to get lost in the shadows when you make excuses for yourself or where you are when you feel as though you don't belong. When you remember that you ARE someone (no matter who that might be), being confident comes more easily.
- There's so much more to tell, but this weekend has shown me how truly out of shape I am. My feet are bandaged. My muscles ache. My skin is slightly less than burned (thanks to UV bracelets and several tubes of sunscreen). My mind is reeling from everything I saw and heard and discussed. But for spending three days in a place where I'm convinced that no one is comfortable, I had a fantastic weekend with even better company. Now it's time to recover.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
8.7.09
• Cocaine was ruled a factor in Billy Mays' death. ... It's too easy. I'll let it go.
• Lollapalooza Day 1:
- The festival has a contract with the city of Chicago for another 10 years.
- Three-day passes and single-day passes for Friday were sold out.
- Picture those plastic, snappy bracelets you get at events that have to be cut off after they're closed. When they're going to be too long, remember to fold the excess over a few times before snapping. I guess festivals don't like a lot of scissors sitting around.
- Rain. Umbrellas are really obnoxious in large groups. Apologies for my contribution to this ...
- Disappointed in Ben Folds' set. Too much mediocre new stuff. Not enough personality.
- Someone should open a stand to sell cheap, comfortable shoes. I saw a pair of flip-flops abandoned after getting stuck in the mud, a few way-cooler-than-you kids who were limping along in their sexy heels, and a several people who had given up on their shoes completely. I bet there would be a market for it even without the rain.
- I can't speak for the other flavors (yet), but Stretch Island Fruit Co.'s orchard cherry Original Fruit Leathers are great.
- (Something I can thank theater experience for:) If you're trying to direct someone to you in a crowd and you say you're "to the left of the stage," you're standing to the left of the stage as you're looking at it from the crowd. If you're "stage left," however, you're to the right of the stage as you're looking at it from the crowd (to the performers' left when they're onstage). Save everyone the confusion. How do you give directions?
• Lollapalooza Day 1:
- The festival has a contract with the city of Chicago for another 10 years.
- Three-day passes and single-day passes for Friday were sold out.
- Picture those plastic, snappy bracelets you get at events that have to be cut off after they're closed. When they're going to be too long, remember to fold the excess over a few times before snapping. I guess festivals don't like a lot of scissors sitting around.
- Rain. Umbrellas are really obnoxious in large groups. Apologies for my contribution to this ...
- Disappointed in Ben Folds' set. Too much mediocre new stuff. Not enough personality.
- Someone should open a stand to sell cheap, comfortable shoes. I saw a pair of flip-flops abandoned after getting stuck in the mud, a few way-cooler-than-you kids who were limping along in their sexy heels, and a several people who had given up on their shoes completely. I bet there would be a market for it even without the rain.
- I can't speak for the other flavors (yet), but Stretch Island Fruit Co.'s orchard cherry Original Fruit Leathers are great.
- (Something I can thank theater experience for:) If you're trying to direct someone to you in a crowd and you say you're "to the left of the stage," you're standing to the left of the stage as you're looking at it from the crowd. If you're "stage left," however, you're to the right of the stage as you're looking at it from the crowd (to the performers' left when they're onstage). Save everyone the confusion. How do you give directions?
Friday, August 7, 2009
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