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Category: Blogging
I saw them perform earlier in July, around the 6th? The 5th? Can't remember. Their lyrics were witty and loud, as most punk bands are. If they hadn't started so late, I'd have stayed around for their whole set, but I'm getting old and can't handle being out late. If I were a member of their band, I'd be Imitation Shrimp, because that has none of it in there, and I don't consume dead critters, man.
I went to say happy birthday to a friend of mine, then looked at his "Interests" section and found this little blurb:
On the forth day, she decided to think, in an organized manner, about the problem of romance. "When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on – series polygamy – until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter. Hey, that's pretty good. If I had a pencil and paper, I'd write that down." Alas, she had no pencil, while the roll of paper that sat by the chamber pot was destined for a different end. -Tom Robbins 'Still Life With Woodpecker'
Etsy, Twitter and other Wastes of Time.
Current mood: discontent
Category: Blogging
It was just several years ago that I discovered http://www.meetup.com then myspace, then http://www.friendster.com then http://www.hi5.com and then http://www.facebook.com and now http://www.twitter.com and still getting the hang of it. It's basically, the latter, an updating site, like what you do on Facebook, but without all the stupid app's and personal stuff. You're blogging only 140 words an entry too, and you can do it from your cellphone, which everything is done by these days. I could be on the bus, bored out of my dreadlocks, when the bus cuts off another driver, like yesterday. I'd comment on it and other things that happen on the bus. I tell you, if I weren't so lazy, I could write a book or make a film on riding the bus. I do most of my journal writing on there, even though it gets bumpy on most routes.
I'm rambling, as usual.
Ahem,
Anyway, I'm sending off a friend's birthday gift today, if I get it done, so he'll receive it sometime next week. He knows who he is, eh?
Got a wedding to think of, a cousin's next Saturday, so I can't go to that vegan picnic I'm jonesing to attend. I'm surrounded by too many omnivores and I'm suffocating!
A Letter from the Queen
Current mood: breezy
Category: Writing and Poetry
Jane Burpee wrote this as a present for my 40th birthday. I just had to put it up here. Just imagine The Queen herself reading this.
A Letter From The Queen. My husband and I wish you, and all members of the Commonwealth Countries, a very happy 40th birthday. This year has been one of both joy and tragedy, and we remember particularily at this time, all those in N.Borneo, Adisababa and Transcona. My husband regrets that he is unable to be with you this evening, as it's his weekend to man the souvenir counter at the palace. I'm honoured to have the opportunity to attend the Sarasvati Productions of monologues here in The Pas. What a thrill to hear about Sanitary Napkins. I remember well, Margaret and I strapping the maxi pads to our feet and whizzing down the palace corridors like skating Princesses. Our mother The Queen was not amused. My husband gives me great pleasure.....in supporting me on the throne for 53 years. He is as solid as a brick, and stubborn as a ....no, that's not right. He is a leader among men, but still remains two paces behind me. Lorraine, may your days ahead be as bright as jewels in my crown and may the rain shower sparkles on your umbrella. My mother, a wise and avid fly-fisherwoman, once said, and I quote: "When you slide down the bannister of life, make sure the splinters are facing in the right direction". And now, my children (and Camilla I suppose), join my husband and I in wishing you a very happy and memorable 40th birthday celebration. God bless you all!
Check out this event: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK CABARET Of MONOLOGUES 2
Current mood: bummed
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
Hosted By: Sarasvati Productions When: 07/03/2008 Where: Colin Jackson Studio @ Portage Place Portage Place at Portage Ave. and Carlton Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba|58 Canada Description: Sarasvati Productions
I'm also sad to say, that Cheryl Neill, who wrote, Unleashed, passed away of cancer Sept.5th, 2007. I wished she came out to see me do the the two times I'd done it so I could've thanked her for such a wonderful piece. I was very sad to know she's forever gone and unable to bring just a bit more joy into the lives she affected. I'm sure there are tons of other people who've met her that are even sadder than I, yet knew her.
Currently
reading
:
Infidel
By
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Release date: 06 February, 2007
I had a dream last night that I was cast in a commercial. I had almost all of the lines, but I was so sleepy that I took such a long nap. When I awoke, they'd shot other scenes and had someone else do my role! I was so cheesed about it too that nobody woke me up for my turn. Bah! The last moment in the dream was getting a ride home by a crew member who filled me in on my missed scenes. I hate these kinds of dreams, they're too real!
I'm glad it was only a dream.
Currently
listening
:
Now That You Got It
By
Gwen Stefani
Release date: 20 November, 2007
Check out this event: FLO’S CD RELEASE PARTY
Current mood: hungry
Category: Music
Hosted By: FLO When: 02/11/2007 Where: The Empire Cabaret 436 Main street Winnipeg, Canada Description: FLO
Click Here To View EventI went to this CD release party, and I loved the music. I wasn't quite sure what to expect; I'd only met Flo a few times, through Arinze Eze (who directed me in the 2005 fringe show, "Secrets of My Wanton's Love"), and here I was just finishing work and spending more money on a ticket. I have to say I was very impressed. I don't expect much from Winnipeg, if I must be honest, but now and then I figure that's stupid thinking on my part. There is some very good talent in all aspects of the arts and we don't support each other enough. I felt compelled to view this songstress and be familiar with her work. I loved it when she appeared on stage with a silvery dress and that she had so much confidence coming out the wazoo. I don't know how many of you went or even heard about this, but I've very glad I went.
One Ended, Another’s Happening.
Current mood: disappointed
The playreading of, "Say Ginger Ale" went very well. My parents came out, some friends and then the rest of the general public who participated in or were fans of Fem Fest. I've never done a public reading like that before. I use to participate in the Cold Reading Series in Vancouver, which I miss.
Yesterday, I auditioned for Chilled in Miami, a new Renee Zellweger movie shooting here next month. I didn't do too much preparation, only that I went over it in my head or whenever I was alone and reciting my lines. The thing I had to get over was that the lines read like a stereotypical black person, but I had to see past that. Even when the suggestion was to make her bigger and full of life, my interpretation was to make her as real as possible. I don't know, but whatever is blocking me in film auditions is something I have to get past in order to feel relaxed and confident every time I go in to read.
Currently
listening
:
Gimme More
By
Britney Spears
Release date: 09 October, 2007
Check out this event: Play Reading: "Say Ginger Ale"
Current mood: nostalgic
Hosted By: Lorraine James When: 20/10/2007 Where: Prairie Theatre Exchange/Colin Jackson Theatre Portage Place Winnipeg, MB Canada Description: Lorraine James
cranky
discontent
breezy
cantankerous
bummed
relieved
hungry
disappointed
nostalgic