Keg! Max!
Category: Parties and Nightlife

So, my birthday party was celebrated at the one and only Big Fish Bar & Grill, and I'm still amazed at how many of your pretty faces I saw last night! Thank you so much for coming! I wish I had been more spazzy and taken more pictures last night, but for once I actually watched all the comedy and didn't get up to mingle. I regret that. Here are just some of the pictures. Enjoy!

*warning, this is very picture heavy.

















































the end.

Currently listening : The Cars By The Cars Release date: 25 October, 1990

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harmony in my head
Current mood: melancholy

this is just a semi-update on my life. it might serve as a really boring killer-of-timer for those of you who are reading it, and it's certainly serving that purpose for me. i'm supposed to be going over to denver's to watch our weekly 30 rock and ER, so i'm all dressed up and ready to go, but will not be arriving til 9:30, which is why i'm typing this blog.

onward.

today i told my boss that i will not be working for her anymore. at the time, this seemed like a very good idea because it puts a strain on my life, having to drive to studio city for four hours to watch two of the cutest boys in the whole world for just one day a week and make hardly any money. i used to work three days a week for her, but around half a year ago, she started to only need me for two. well, now it's been down to one for quite a while, and because of that, i haven't been able to take classes on thursdays (the day i work for her), or find another job that pays me more, etc. so, today was the day. and now i feel really sad. why, do you ask? not only has this been my longest running job, but i have also grown incredibly attached to griffin and riley. i was with them for their 4th birthdays during which i cried because it was so moving to me to be a part of their lives and to be able to share such a special event with them and feel like part of the family. they've grown up so fast, because when i met them, they were newly three years old, and with much shorter hair. and griffin always went to the bathroom in his pants which was annoying and pretty gross. but i loved it. i loved feeling responsible for these kids, for being the person they could look up to and trust, and for me to be able to be the person they remember as adults.

i know that i'll always be able to see them, but, it makes me really sad that those days of being with them three days a week will never be the same again. now i'm starting to miss being there every thursday, even though now i feel completely useless when i'm there because they're more self-sufficient now and i don't feel needed as much. i don't really know where i'm going with this. i remember earlier today after i made the call to julie (their mom), christina asked me, "so, do you feel better now?" but, i don't really think i did. it was hard weighing out my options of whether or not this was a good choice for me to quit or not. because in reality, it makes sense. but i love those boys to death. they visited me at my crate & barrel job. they've made me art projects and presents, and have had me help them on their bikes. i feel like i'm kind of a big sister to them, and i really hope i can come back to hang out with them, just not as an obligation like it's been for over a year.





my heart is a little broken.


in other news, advil is the shit. felt sick all day, took advil ten minutes ago, and now all of a sudden i am completely back to normal. i've also been having very flirtatious sexual dreams about people i know, which has been kind of gross. but interesting. andddd... my birthday is in exactly 11 days. 22 seems like the perfect age. i'm going to be celebrating with beer and great friends. and my birthday dress is amazing! it's incredible! i can't wait to wear it and see all of the cheap sequins fly off every five seconds because the dress was so damn cheap! but i can't wait. i just reaized now i'm actually running late to denver's.. gotta stop and get gas first, maybe eat some horrible drive-thru food now that i don't feel sick.

cheers everybody.

Currently watching : French & Saunders - Living in a Material World Release date: 30 September, 2003

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The death of Charles Rocket
Current mood: sick
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

i've been sick in bed all day, consuming numerous amounts of orange juice. after watching It's Pat last weekend, somebody informed me that Charles Rocket, the guy who played the crazy neighbor who fell in love with Pat (named Kyle), killed himself last year. so of course i had to go to a website and find out more information about him, who he was as a person, actor and friend to others who knew him. i came across this blog posted by julia sweeney, the actress who played Pat, and it was really interesting to me... (sorry it's really long)



Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Charlie Rocket is dead

Oh I am so sad. I am at work at Universal Studios, and it's a rainy day. And I'm very depressed. Because Charlie Rocket is dead. I just heard today that he killed himself on Oct. 7th. He was a fellow actor in It's Pat and he became a friend.

I would see him a few times a year, he'd come to parties at my house. I always loved to be around him. I am so shocked and sad. I was thinking about the last time I saw him. I think it was coming out of some Hollywood party and we were both waiting for our cars fromthe valet. Was it at Kathy Griffin's house? A year ago? It must have been two years ago. Oh dear, how time flies.

We gave each other big hugs and stood (if I remember correctly) in the rain, (just like today) waiting. I liked how tall he was, he could engulf you in a hug. He was wearing a tweed overcoat and he looked British -- a chimney sweep -- a Dick Van Dyke with a sinister side.

He always seemed so happy. His wife, Beth, was always warm and conversational, a real glow by his side. I can hardly concentrate on work, I'm just so depressed about this. And it makes me think that maybe I didn't know him all that well, that he could have killed himself. And it makes me wish I'd spent more time around him.

We had this one big scene in the Pat movie, where his character, Kyle, tries to seduce Pat with wine and music. We laughed so hard that day, we could hardly shoot the scene. He was so hilarious in that scene, and every take he had something new and it would take me by surprise. I remember thinking it was the most enjoyable day I had ever spent on a set -- and that movie had plenty of great, memorable, funny days -- Dave Foley playing Chris and Kathy Griffin playing Pat's neighbor. Julie Hayden, a friend of mine, played Charlie Rocket's wife in the movie and they were just great together. Later, Julie got cancer at the exact same time as me. When I went for radiation, she was getting chemo and we would sit together. Once we called Charlie up from the hospital to just chat.

And now both of them are dead. Come to think of it, my brother Mike and my Dad were also in the Pat movie. For some reason this all makes me want to move back to Spokane. Like that's going to slow down time for some reason. Or that Spokane will allow me to just digest everything. Or something.

Anyway, I can't imagine what pain Charlie Rocket's family must be in at this time. I just remember laughing around him, always laughing. He was so clever and dark and his voice was soothing and disturbing at the same time. He always looked so dashing. He always seemed so genuinely happy to see me. And I always lit up around him.

There's another moment in the "It's Pat" movie where Charlie's character, Kyle, hacks the code to Pat's secret computer diary. He's so happy, he grabs a Pat doll he has in his room and kisses it on the lips saying, "We're in! We're In! We're in" as his voice gets deeper and more sexual. And then he tosses the Pat doll behind him and starts to read the diary. And it was so funny to me, his take on that. And whenever I hear those words, "I'm in, I'm in" - I think of him. And I laugh again.

Anyway... It's still pouring rain. I wish I were home. I wish I were making cookies. I want to be quilting and a fire in the fireplace. I heard around the office that the electricity was out in my neighborhood, but I just called home and they have power. But still, I feel like fleeing home, rushing in the door and just grabbing Mulan, like it's a natural disaster. Like -- yeah, she's alive. It's so weird how this is effecting me. Or maybe typical or appropriate.

Another thing about Charlie. I loved how he talked about his wife. Beth is an artist and he always spoke about her with such admiration. And they had been married for a long, long time. And I just loved that about Charlie. How much he loved his family. How he would tell funny stories about his son, Zane, and things that happened in his house with such enthusiasm. The mundane twists of everyday life were so amusing to him. Oh. I am just so sad. I've got to just go home.

Currently watching : Gilmore Girls: Complete Sixth Season (6pc) (Std) Release date: 19 September, 2006

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with a little luck
Current mood: tired
Category: Life

i've had this horrible, constant ringing in my right ear for the past thirty minutes and it won't go away. any kind of sound makes it more noticeable. i think i will try to watch something to drown the sound out. but i don't know if that's such a good idea.

i can't stop listening to "with a little luck" by paul mccartney. or is it wings? i cannot believe paul is being accused of abusing heather. apparently he used to hit linda, which i don't know if i should believe. he was in love with her. they loved animals and hated cooked meat. she played in his band and did nothing more than mediocre (though i liked her (mediocre!) singing in Silly Love Songs). they were a team, with mullets. it's a tough one. fuck heather, the peg-legged whore as lana used to call her.

finally, before i go to bed, i would just like to say that i have a new pet. it's a plant that denver bought me today and her name is marigold, and i love her. i put her close to the window in the kitchen and i hope that she doesn't die. i think i might walk to the silver lake nursery tomorrow and buy flowers for my two vases. flowers seem to brighten up rooms and they smell so pretty, too.

this post is going nowhere. i hate periods. i hate being a woman. i'm going to bed.

the end.

Currently listening : Wings At The Speed Of Sound By Paul McCartney Release date: 05 October, 1999

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wow a new blog!
Current mood: happy
Category: Life

i haven't done one of these in quite a while.

so what's new in my life, you ask?

well, the letter D seems to be a running theme lately.

D =

1) d&d joke center - where i spend most of my money, on beer. watching comedy. making an ass out of myself somehow. cheeser!

2) disneyland - i'm going to disneyland in like an hour and a half! i'll get to see the shitty updates they made to my favorite ride - pirates! i'll also get to be around a bunch of obese mothers and their screaming children! god i wish they served alcohol at disneyland. that would be nice. but either way.. woo disneyland!

3) my favorite person ever, who i'm seeing. he'll probably read this. i am so happy people. so happy! smitten, is that the right word for it? i'm a happy, smitten glowing girl. and hemakesmehappy.

4) dean ween. of ween. who i've been obsessed over lately. and they were in my favorite movie of all time - "it's pat". listen to the songs birthday boy and piss up a rope. they have many others but these seem to play the most on my computer and ipod.

5) "Don't stop believin" has been on HEAVY rotation in the hyperion household. i'm sure the people who have had to endure many annoying minutes with myself and brittany have had to be tortured by our love for this journey song. but come on, who doesn't love it? HOLD ON TO THAT FEEEELIIIIING!

on another note, i'm still going to school. yes, i know, i'm never going to graduate. but i am taking four classes (3 of which are in a row on mondays) that are 3 hours each. so i'm sort of killing myself on mondays while still learning things and wasting money on coffee that makes me jittery and then i fall down in front of my whole class. ok that only happened once. but it really sucked. and i'm scarred for life. no more coffee for me. oh yeah and i'm still taking care of the boys, but now only once a week so i'm broke, but with lots of time on my hands.

could that be all? could i really be that boring? perhaps. brittany has been my roommate for the past month or so, and will continue to be until the end of the year, which makes me super happy and i love her so much. seriously guys, whoever thought the two of us would make such fantastic roommates?

ok i have to pee really badly so i'm ending this now. and i'm not really listening to any music, but i thought i should put something in the "listening to" area. so there you have it.

Currently listening : The Mollusk By Ween Release date: 24 June, 1997

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yet another review

i am such a film geek. this time, see UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME. it's by JEAN-LUC GODARD and it is brilliant. fan-fucking-tastic silly french film from the fabulous 1960's.

you'll see it and think of me, i am positive.

mwah,
jenna

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