Friday, February 8, 2008

swedish pop!!

i just got back from seeing robyn at popscene!!! aMAZing!



price of admission: $10
1 jack on the rocks: $8+tip
seeing robyn (gorgeous) and hearing her sing (gorgeous voice): priceless

there's some things money can't buy... for everything else, there's the cash i scrounged up last minute.




i got to popscene around 9:45, stood in line for about 20 minutes, and i was in! tickets were at the door only, so i had no idea if i'd get in or not. i met a girl in line who, like me, was there alone. she was a bit odd, a trait i like in people, and after we chatted for a few minutes she leaned in really close to me and whisper-yelled "sweeeeeedes!!" it was interesting. robyn didn't go on until 11:27, and she sang for approximately 40 minutes, encore included. it was so worth it though.

a few things about the other club/concert goers: either i was too sober or everyone else was really drunk. true, i had only one drink and was definitely closer to sober than anything else, but these people were really obnoxious and pushy. i thought boston was the city of (m)assholes, but these people took the cake.
i must have forgotten about the giant sign i was holding that read : please: if you tower over me, stand directly in front of me! if you're a drunk straight girl, fall into me! if you're holding a drink, by all means, spill it on me! and please, please, please, remember to elbow me in the face multiple times! if you're feeling a bit randy, hump me!! thanks!!

seriously, if i had a dollar for every time i was unwillingly humped by older, unattractive men, i could have been drunk by the end of the show. my personal favorite (aka. douchebag) was the frat guy who elbowed me out of his way so he could stand directly in front of me, then turned around and gave me double thumbs up. if i had a death list, he would be #1. thank goodness i'm a peaceful, calm person. and tiny.

but anyway, ROBYN!!!!



she sang konichiwa bitches, with every heartbeat (my favorite), jack you off (teehee), and she even sang show me love!!! you remember that one from the 90's, don'tcha kids!? she did it very different, with only the drum synthesizers. it was lovely and everyone sang along. she also sang other songs that i don't know the names of, but they were all great.



i have battle wounds too!! at one point during the show, someone pushed me pretty hard from behind and i felt what i thought was someones beer bottle rub against my elbow. it hurt a tiny bit and i figured that i probably had a little scratch. when i looked at it later on the muni ride home, it's anything but little.



i'd say its about 6 inches long, and it curves around my arm. the picture is a little blurry, but it's on my inner arm! i have no idea what caused it. hope i don't get tetanus!

it's super late and i have to work in 6 hours!! woohooooo!!! fun times! i hope i dream about robyn tonight!!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

i love my job

i'm doing less work than i've ever done, and making waaaay more money than i've ever made. yay! my coworkers are awesome and super positive all the time, totally an environment to thrive in. and the union! yay union! yay plenty of room for advancement!! woohoooooooooo!!!

Saturday, February 2, 2008

i'm fucking matt damon

for those of you that haven't seen it... sarah silverman is fucking matt damon, and not afraid to let her boytoy jimmy kimmel know. this is fucking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnVJZkDuVBM


watch it and cry for the funniness.

Friday, February 1, 2008

dear andrea,

dear andrea,

you win the prize for leaving comments!! i like getting comments!! and i like you.

here's your award:





i bet everyone else wishes they had an award, huh?

margaret cho!!

i love margaret cho! i mean, come on who doesn't?!? (well lots of people, probably... but i don't know them) i'm really excited that my friend mark was able to do an exclusive interview with cho on queertoday.com .

read it here : exclusive! 5 questions for margaret cho!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

i might be in a movie!!

... and not the one filming in taunton, either.

next friday, february 8th, i am going to be an extra in a film about harvey milk, starring sean penn. as far as i know, jenn is doing it too!

it's filming in the castro. i get to wear 70's clothing and participate in a "candlelight vigil" for harvey milk. i'm keeping my fingies (yes, i spelled fingies, sound it out) crossed that i'll be close enough to a camera to be caught on film. i'm hoping that my fabulous 70's-esque wardrobe and my beard that looks like the one my dad had in the 70's will make me more camera friendly. i'm gonna be famous!! or at least have fun trying to be!

what i'm reading

so i went to the library tonight and went with 3 (hopefully) fabulous non-fiction choices, and i'm super excited to read my new books:

my first five husbands... and the ones who got away by rue mcclanahan
yes, that's right. i'm currently reading the blanch devereaux auto-bio, and then i cannot wait to emulate her! love her. my favorite golden girl ever.

death in the pot: the impact of food poisoning on history by morton satin
from athens, to the middle ages, to witch trials, food poisoning may be responsible for more deaths than we know! can't wait to read it and then eat tainted spinach!

crashing through: a true story of risk, adventure, and the man who dares to see by robert kurson
the true story of mike may, blinded at age three. this man broke world records in downhill speed skiing, joined the cia, and was a successful entrepreneur, inventor and family man. in 1999, a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore his vision. this is the story of the choices he made. can't wait to read this!

i also recently finished haunted and stranger than fiction by chuck palahniuk. i recommend both, unless you have a weak stomach.