« June 2002 | Main | August 2002 »
July 31, 2002
Yeah, Baby.
media update: yes. I'm an American. I saw Austin Powers III. I liked it. really. I mean, I was all drunk and fed on good steak and good company, and I was really ready for something I didn't have to 'think' about. and boy oh boy, did I not have to think. except when I realized that I kept saying "oh, help" and "my, that's silly" - then I thought "hey heather, shush yo mouth and watch the damned movie"
The goldmember character was even stupider than I expected, the celebrity cameos were better and super-surprising, there wasn't as much fat bastard as I feared, and there was a scary amount of the mini me. oh, how scary.
austin wasn't even really in this movie. oh yeah, i guess he was...but I barely remember him. I think he was the one in the velvet suit? well, whatever. it was fun. more fun than a barrel of monkeys, anyway.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 30, 2002
Tighty Whities
moving update: my brother and his lovely friend Tony picked up one of my armoires and a trunk full of clothing. and it looks like I've barely begun to move. wow, there's a ton of stuff in this apartment.
cheating opportunity: read savage love? wanna vote? skip 75 tedious pages of mostly creepy guys in tighty whities and go here.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 29, 2002
Gardyloo! Thar goes a litherman's load!
two words from the weekend:
lithermon's-load: A greater load that can well be carried at one time, but is nevertheless undertaken to save the trouble of another journey -- a lazy man's load.
gardyloo: a warning cry about 'dirty' water thrown from windows to the streets. From the French gare l'eau, beware of the water.
of course, this makes me want to invent a word that means 'beware of taking on a greater load than can be well carried at one time..."
instead of talking about the rollercoaster of a weekend, I think I'll just ask y'all to check this lovely little completely unrelated typeface flash: Behind the Typeface.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 28, 2002
Moving Update
moving update:with the help of my sister, mother, and roommate, I transferred from my house to my family's basement: 7 boxes of books/CDs/tapes, one trunk, one bookshelf, and a whole season's worth of clothing yesterday. It feels like we moved a zillion things, but I have a gazillion more things to go - moving has never sucked this badly before.
life update: waiting, impatiently, for it to get better. anytime, now.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 26, 2002
Magnum P. I.
site update:yeah, I changed the photos. To one photo. it's an oldie, but I like it.
currently watching: okay, I admit it. I tivo'd Magnum P.I. today. It had Sharon Stone playing evil twins. I haven't lost enough pride to watch it yet, but I'll let you know when I do. perhaps you'll hear me - I'll be giggling loud enough for the neighbors to hear, I'm sure.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 24, 2002
fetisheeress and the man who wasn't there
word of the day: fetisheer - A charmer, sorcerer, medicine-man, priest; hence fetisheeress, a female fetisheer; [1600s-1800s]
I love my word a day calendar, but why would they assume that we've heard 'fetisheeress'?
about the surgery:so, I'm feeling quite shy about being so worried about the wisdom tooth extraction. it's not the extraction I should have been worried about. you haven't lived until you've seen 10 grains of rice bubble up out of a socket in your mouth. I didn't think there was that much tooth to leave that much of a space. seriously.
movie update: I finally saw The Man Who Wasn't There this weekend, and am terribly glad that I did. It was beautifully shot, weirdly written, and incredibly acted. I went in knowing NOTHING about what happens, so I won't ruin it for you with spoilers. Just know two things: that billy bob thornton is amazing, and that this is the best cohen brothers film ever made. so far. but then again, I HATED Raising Arizona, so perhaps I'm not really one to say?
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 16, 2002
32 teeth. total.
thought of the day: I just realized that my mouth will never be the same after tomorrow morning. that this evening will be the last time I have...er...counting...32 teeth in my head. so perhaps I'll do some thinkin' on what I need to do with this mouth before tomorrow....I'm sure I'll think of something interesting.
either way, I'm probably going to be out of commission for the weekend, as I heal up from this whole molar extraction thing. all four of 'em are coming out, so two of my friends will be gettin' some purty earrings when I'm back!
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 15, 2002
Jima found the Yoga Guys!
link of the day: tiny envelope
another link of another, well, the same day: Jima found the yoga guys! I thought they only existed for that one, special moment, but, no, y 'all can share the love...
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 12, 2002
Hala Kahiki Rocks!
how to enjoy your weekend:go to Hala Kahiki. be casual, eat beforehand, bring a sweater. ask for water with your coconut cocktail, sit in the garden.
visit the gift shoppe on your way to the car. make sure to check out the back room. you'll be glad you did.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 10, 2002
Mysterious creativity
so, I had this sign today. A sign I can't ignore - one of those little 'you're on the right track, keep going, don't panic, just take notes and pay attention' sort of sign.
it kinda started last week, at drumming class, when my friend Taylor and I were talking..it's spiraled into something, I think. something big. like the anexquisitecorpse.net, except bigger. with grant money and lots of production assistants.
oh god, I can't believe I'm actually on to something creative, here. I'd mention more, but I really want to get it rolling and stuff before I post something - suspense is good, isn't it?
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 06, 2002
Of Street fairs and room painting
housing update:okay, the room turned out really girly. I was hoping for a light sage-ish green but it turned out more pistachio. ah well, my sister and I had fun painting it, and the room looks a zillion times better than it did when we walked into it. just have to caulk between baseboards and walls, install my ceiling fan, and figure out how the hell to arrange a 32x36 closet to hold stuff in a useable fashion. That, and figure out how to install the satellite dish...
I'm utterly failing to be distracted from thinking about packing, as I should be getting all my crap into boxes for the upcoming move (if I can get a truck, the official move-date is July 26-27).
if only I can actually get up the motivation to start packing...now that I've been thinking about it for weeks and weeks...
holiday weekend update: Went to the street fair at Belmont and Lincoln yesterday - it was so lovely outside, wasn't it, folks? Met up with Eric and Erica and their friends to see Underwater People and some other street bands. it was fun, and it was great to get out and meet new people and get in some good people watching.
there was this couple that I couldn't stop staring at: HUGE guy, 6'2" and bestomached like a rhinocerous, with a girlfriend hanging on him that must have been 4'8", tops, with tiny little arms and legs... I never believed that opposites attract, but now I've seen it with my own eyes.
reading update: Fingersmith: buy it. read it. love it. New book in my hands, an old Jeffrey Deaver, featuring Lincoln Rhymes and his lovely assistant Amelia. you may remember Lincoln from such films as "The Bone Collector" starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. . .
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 04, 2002
Fingersmith
housing update: painting the new room this weekend. light grey-green with white trim, hopefully will get enough primer/paint to cover up the mauve/blue/darkblue that's in there right now. I'm sure it'll look all girly and bright.
it's SO tiny, this room. 100 inches by 146 inches. moving from a two bedroom apt into this is going to be hard. if only I could find third floor, in-unit laundry, hardwood floors, near a train, in a safe neighborhood for less than $600....sigh
drumming update: second class went pretty well, I'm not sure I'm making any noise at all, actually (the room echoes such that I can just pretend that I'm contributing positively to the sound). Everyone seems to be getting it, slowly...Taylor's enthusiasm is infectious.
reading update: right smack in the middle of Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters. Loved her first book, was kinda bored by her second, but so far, this third is my favorite. I'd go into the plot, but it's best if you read it without an intro. Suffice it to say it's about two women in/near Victorian London, one a thief, the other, er...not. I love that word, '"Fingersmith" - makes theivery into a proper profession, it does.
Posted by Heather at 12:00 AM | TrackBack
July 01, 2002
A deluxe four bedroom in the suburbs
haven't felt like posting, these past few days - but things have been roller-coastering along nicely, thanks for asking.
helped my sister move on saturday. it went really really well, despite the fact that it was supah-muddy between truck and house, and was supah-white and carpety inside the house. I got to be part of the shoeless 'indoor team' tho, so I had fun running up and down stairs with furniture while the 'outdoor team' slogged through the mud.
the sister's house is large, airy, and I'm happy for her, to have been able to fulfill the dream of a house and yard and all that, but I'm just a little sad that she'll be over an hour's drive away from us-all in the city. it's almost inspired me to renew the driver's license and learn to drive the expressway.
almost.
other news: the pride parade was fun, too bad for the barricades that caused no little anxiety among the claustrophobic in the crowd. I met a woman who has been going to the parades every year for 33 years - she was hilarious. nothing specific to report, just that we hollered and laughed and clapped and passed back all the parade goodies that were thrown our way...