tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58272699702682332682024-03-05T11:39:12.236-06:00Musings, Sans Musethoughts, insight and ramblings from a would-be-writerelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-24511586932721810322010-02-17T13:55:00.008-06:002010-06-19T11:58:06.664-05:00SuperfailOh man. With <a href="http://ellib.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/elliB">Twitter</a> and life I have dropped this blog ball, haven't I. Let me catch you up and rectify this sitch.<div><br /></div><div>I sent in my grad school application. It was scary and a lot of work. Also, I went to a meeting at the school and I learned that they are only accepting 7-8 students in the fall for the MFA Graphic Design program. My chances of getting in got even slimmer if you consider that my entire portfolio is academic- I have no profession design experience, unless you count the few funny graphics I made for Autostraddle (no, I didn't put those in my portfolio.)[edit: there were 30ish applicants for the 7 spots and I did not end up getting in to the program]</div><div><br /></div><div>My non-credit online class started today. It's CSS/XHTML. It seems pretty boring. But I need to learn some webcoding if I want to design for the internet. Also, I want to built my own Tumblr theme ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still interning at <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/">Autostraddle</a>. With our redesign and restructuring and all that my title has gone from 'intern' to 'Team Tech Intern, Team Viral/Social/Online Community Assistant and Team Transcribe Intern' so that's all fun and cool.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday I'm FINALLY going to some roller derby!! It's the Windy City Rollers second home bout of the 6th season. I've been trying to go since roughly season 2 and it's finally happening! And since Chicago has two flat track derby leagues (The Chicago Outfit is the other) all I can say is, it's about time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have a little money so I'm talking to my tattoo artist about finally doing the color and shading on my Ganesh piece (tattoo #17) this spring. I also want to pierce my other tragus and maybe gauge the first piercing in each earlobe. We shall see.</div><div><br /></div><div>My little sisters turn 21 in a week. Eeek.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made these. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2asnbi2MlZv5EKw2JMYmNPaDmB1ZGA_F4A2KFGTA7u0SmcMlmJCy4tOqTgANdnOIBJLwYFFVID_FnX2NK848FYRv_AEUxGHIL-z47i7-zY1TKvewEi7gqSBE3lnrOkABfxSd7xlbHAM/s1600-h/jpjlcmorph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2asnbi2MlZv5EKw2JMYmNPaDmB1ZGA_F4A2KFGTA7u0SmcMlmJCy4tOqTgANdnOIBJLwYFFVID_FnX2NK848FYRv_AEUxGHIL-z47i7-zY1TKvewEi7gqSBE3lnrOkABfxSd7xlbHAM/s320/jpjlcmorph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439306177860468338" /></a>This was requested of me by Jordan who hears the yogurt commercial and thinks of Harry Potter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV0VgKy5hkq3BvvjCmLYf5Sk6YL9QIU1lq6taDdt6-APjNyKj6sEW-CWhWMCR3Jj193edFpNR4__MAOMWggTOZ-zKXjh9lMQOy-xj_8d_5zo2n-ChGmcl3fY7cWGv3YvPjbn4-nJYaos/s1600-h/afpposter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV0VgKy5hkq3BvvjCmLYf5Sk6YL9QIU1lq6taDdt6-APjNyKj6sEW-CWhWMCR3Jj193edFpNR4__MAOMWggTOZ-zKXjh9lMQOy-xj_8d_5zo2n-ChGmcl3fY7cWGv3YvPjbn4-nJYaos/s320/afpposter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439306173999587138" /></a>This was originally an assignment that I redid and included in my grad school application portfolio. And I have some ideas for some Tegan & Sara pieces using lyrics.<br /><br />I'm going to see Tegan & Sara next month. It will be my fourth time seeing them. My mom also turns 50 next month and we are having a big party. 50 is a bid deal, and when you add in how sick she has been, we really need to celebrate.<br /><br />My friends and I went to Memphis about a week and a half ago and it was a disaster. 'Bad' weather shut the town down and we hardly got to do/see anything except eat, drink and somehow become part of some funny dudes bachelor party. We did get to go to Graceland on our last day, so there's that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglymrEnK5vWjblOqxJjmJJzpw8IsyThGVpsbJ82R7Uqjx3AJBf7wR1BkXHIFgibE45qPW8Kfg1mxYcRwILgc5mzdRJOkh8hBvKwX1BVBIZvBBGUABv-yOubSTcvHI3Aat46BYfYlmzRfw/s1600-h/memphis1+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglymrEnK5vWjblOqxJjmJJzpw8IsyThGVpsbJ82R7Uqjx3AJBf7wR1BkXHIFgibE45qPW8Kfg1mxYcRwILgc5mzdRJOkh8hBvKwX1BVBIZvBBGUABv-yOubSTcvHI3Aat46BYfYlmzRfw/s320/memphis1+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439307955628767026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmoUE3Ppf0bZ15YrtMeQJLDIi9wQFG_uywdOtkdJWzMuH99HniHD_8ApyzlJyAK451J9AoJi-Ia6DAv-IVAf5AFjvZklq-RyDC8wzWU6YmQJ9_YmxFGK0co2C6pfjRGghyfXxIjwwPbw/s1600-h/memphis2+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmoUE3Ppf0bZ15YrtMeQJLDIi9wQFG_uywdOtkdJWzMuH99HniHD_8ApyzlJyAK451J9AoJi-Ia6DAv-IVAf5AFjvZklq-RyDC8wzWU6YmQJ9_YmxFGK0co2C6pfjRGghyfXxIjwwPbw/s320/memphis2+035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439307946507503762" /></a><br />Right now I'm watching the Olympics and waiting for UPS to deliver my ukulele case. I actually learned a few more chords and can now almost play all of Hallelujah!! It's exciting because E Huli is the only other song I can really play:<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8479230&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8479230&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8479230">E Huli</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1251549">Elizabeth B.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><div>Other than that my life is pretty dull and simple. But hopefully that will change up some this year. Hopfully.</div>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-69337236785395631462010-01-17T16:56:00.002-06:002010-01-17T16:56:59.381-06:00That is all.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fIH7J3qwFHztpCU0v1CoE25muZ2PyVRcRFokWdpEwq4nSoWvFw4MlSDMFIDVHFGAeEjdLXgUrMHOzb2nTsuxTWKdC23ELiZJe-NXhxVwOdSymK8AJuyI53UmOTIMmPlP426oyIU6u8M/s1600-h/mefall09etc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fIH7J3qwFHztpCU0v1CoE25muZ2PyVRcRFokWdpEwq4nSoWvFw4MlSDMFIDVHFGAeEjdLXgUrMHOzb2nTsuxTWKdC23ELiZJe-NXhxVwOdSymK8AJuyI53UmOTIMmPlP426oyIU6u8M/s320/mefall09etc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427846588504915538" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-13789956192251654742010-01-02T14:11:00.006-06:002010-01-03T16:32:44.756-06:00Sometimes (on Saturdays?) I make 'art'I took these pictures and then got all 'artsy' on them in Photoshop:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o3YV12QI/AAAAAAAAAhM/tbz1b38OnCk/s1600-h/palindrome.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o3YV12QI/AAAAAAAAAhM/tbz1b38OnCk/s320/palindrome.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238145757698306" /></a><br /><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(yes that's me)</span></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o3IsfsPI/AAAAAAAAAhE/EYg_Deo3lxM/s1600-h/xmas2009+014PSed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o3IsfsPI/AAAAAAAAAhE/EYg_Deo3lxM/s320/xmas2009+014PSed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238141557747954" /></a><br /><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I actually did very little to this photo)</span></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o2XWY1fI/AAAAAAAAAg8/lNjhAGjZ_XU/s1600-h/bluetrees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz-o2XWY1fI/AAAAAAAAAg8/lNjhAGjZ_XU/s320/bluetrees.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238128311686642" /></a><br /><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I love living across from a cemetery)</span></center><br /><br />These are celeb photos that I did not take, but I have manipulated in Photoshop and/orIllustrator to make them fun, interesting, artsy, etc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiZ2xog3XFJqvcXzJSsDfEtBD5YWy1lpBkfuU86EXayQgoqAiKCAjMOsGC2E4s4zWtmkQFf4ugE7l5ii5HLt6jKtevQiR8hRmXwGF6_WYo47J0oDK1ujZfuBdoTBxsV1QkqFonQ8i5xU/s1600-h/quintwins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiZ2xog3XFJqvcXzJSsDfEtBD5YWy1lpBkfuU86EXayQgoqAiKCAjMOsGC2E4s4zWtmkQFf4ugE7l5ii5HLt6jKtevQiR8hRmXwGF6_WYo47J0oDK1ujZfuBdoTBxsV1QkqFonQ8i5xU/s320/quintwins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238782630918962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNit3vnKft6OWvBPzqfqT4snIP2Xq_50enHQtitkaD4hAk1GJ2zs-cKv-lWky-X_GvDtSGAS0kRDzevy3zcE_E3Z8byCvMTdCR05a4Q-zEqoozevpiFLcQ4kr8588Qy2bu-9qhg2Z6SE/s1600-h/gagabubbles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNit3vnKft6OWvBPzqfqT4snIP2Xq_50enHQtitkaD4hAk1GJ2zs-cKv-lWky-X_GvDtSGAS0kRDzevy3zcE_E3Z8byCvMTdCR05a4Q-zEqoozevpiFLcQ4kr8588Qy2bu-9qhg2Z6SE/s320/gagabubbles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238778726600082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIhQVh3DHukzAzoKwT7AC7Ud9OK39XyNEr5MyufPu0UZDuRFb5y6AxU38w09Nx26sn2lqLtlwBFh14VwBZgeWX4PVehzRLxdReUhI1g5vGq_fhpwkMfcxR23PEOAW3yqIn7iCgzyVtGk/s1600-h/tsshower2PSed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIhQVh3DHukzAzoKwT7AC7Ud9OK39XyNEr5MyufPu0UZDuRFb5y6AxU38w09Nx26sn2lqLtlwBFh14VwBZgeWX4PVehzRLxdReUhI1g5vGq_fhpwkMfcxR23PEOAW3yqIn7iCgzyVtGk/s320/tsshower2PSed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238773051011186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux1ENa4bQhH-1ZlgcQaVIakzv-gVrD8CZ4zIqSx4eRtivV2qV3o62_hZSjxjfuIT-yOatfq1GtuFE_6zwIYUo6D8dmdnVB8bUXS081fCWnAdJ8o3-fo5iBFnjZWVAviMunFQNbVehFR4/s1600-h/tns.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux1ENa4bQhH-1ZlgcQaVIakzv-gVrD8CZ4zIqSx4eRtivV2qV3o62_hZSjxjfuIT-yOatfq1GtuFE_6zwIYUo6D8dmdnVB8bUXS081fCWnAdJ8o3-fo5iBFnjZWVAviMunFQNbVehFR4/s320/tns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422238763569693154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99Rv0QhmcnL_HegtKBUxgFuSna9vIDChFxdtwaTiNewwEsckS_XK9vj56fK62rxBZ3ueE6Ec9fqNzewW5PSqJpCFm-1gedNKmiWyB1bqZEvkjd3F-7oXfyiy87GhkjoWlLI6XuVHd7uk/s1600-h/afpdj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99Rv0QhmcnL_HegtKBUxgFuSna9vIDChFxdtwaTiNewwEsckS_XK9vj56fK62rxBZ3ueE6Ec9fqNzewW5PSqJpCFm-1gedNKmiWyB1bqZEvkjd3F-7oXfyiy87GhkjoWlLI6XuVHd7uk/s320/afpdj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422249310809523058" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-62703272050980154872010-01-01T23:55:00.003-06:002010-12-13T21:34:06.796-06:00Fail FridayHas it really been over a month since I posted anything? Wow. I blame the end of the semester plus holidays plus another quarter/third- life crisis. I promise I'll get better. I started a tumblr in the meantime and I also had <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/fish-out-of-water-religion-glbt-documentary-22826/">my first interview/article on Autostraddle</a> which was extra awesome because it made the Westboro Baptist Church angry/hate on me! :) That equals win in my book.<br />See:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE_DFOzbZk5S8A51Bt5ovBUr5Y0jMliL9VQ1ThtAEKEGZAAToxc-sjRQBfPPqwPv_E71LfPnZjsBnAWXiZUKixQhIwdnusMOSco2wv6mIsoDjswi-dlQvQGwlFyH3iiCMUVRgGnpTvYE/s1600-h/wbchatesme.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjE_DFOzbZk5S8A51Bt5ovBUr5Y0jMliL9VQ1ThtAEKEGZAAToxc-sjRQBfPPqwPv_E71LfPnZjsBnAWXiZUKixQhIwdnusMOSco2wv6mIsoDjswi-dlQvQGwlFyH3iiCMUVRgGnpTvYE/s320/wbchatesme.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422041421165724066" /></a><br />Also, I made some funny graphics for a <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/the-britney-spears-circus-you-think-you-know-but-youve-got-no-idea-22375/">Britney Spears piece that Crystal did</a> on Audiostraddle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz72NIw9DhI/AAAAAAAAAg0/ABdSbqIqD64/s1600-h/hsmBS2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz72NIw9DhI/AAAAAAAAAg0/ABdSbqIqD64/s320/hsmBS2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422041706952199698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz72M5MhZsI/AAAAAAAAAgs/fWkNP99oGx4/s1600-h/hsmBS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sz72M5MhZsI/AAAAAAAAAgs/fWkNP99oGx4/s320/hsmBS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422041702772860610" /></a><br />So much fun. You think I can put them in my portfolio...?elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-27215746222343728982009-11-27T16:33:00.002-06:002009-11-27T16:46:28.261-06:00Feelings FridayI wrote you a note-<br />It's been over 5 years, and I wasn't even there, but it's still so hard this time of year. Especially when, like this year, your birthday falls on Thanksgiving Day. I'm sorry I haven't been to the cemetery lately. Since I no longer work across the street, I don't get out there very often. Do you have your holiday garland? I hope so. Happy 25th birthday! Can you believe you'd be a quarter century old already? That birthday was so hard for me, and my grandmother died shortly after. You probably would have had a much easier time with it, just happy to be 25, to be older. The girls are going to be 21 in February and Justin turned 19 this summer. I feel so old. And also so alone. That's not your fault, it's mostly mine, I guess. In fact, if things had worked out differently, and you were still here, I probably still wouldn't be able to even talk to or see the girls. Strange how the world works, isn't it? I don't understand most of the time. I wish things were more simple. I miss you always and love you so much. That part is simple.elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-48470130196036025692009-11-12T18:36:00.000-06:002009-11-13T15:34:27.478-06:00Themeless Thursday!Update on my post themes:<br />Music Monday<br />Meatless Monday<br />---------------<br />Trans Tuesday<br />Tegan & Sara Tuesday<br />------------------<br />Writing Wednesday<br />-----------------<br />Themeless Thursday (anything goes!)<br />-----------------------------<br />Fun & Fantastical Free-For-All Friday (anything HAPPY goes!)<br />------------------------------<br />Sapphic/Same-Sex Saturday/Sunday<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />And on this Themeless Thursday I am going to share a little poem that I wrote earlier. It's called: <br /><br />For My Mutual Internet Crush (You Know Who You Are)<br /><br />Do I have a<br />new @reply?<br />(Click refresh!)<br />Roald Dahl<br />and celesbians?<br />I love them too!<br />(Click refresh!)<br />140 witty,<br />sweet characters<br />never affected<br />my heart so.<br />(Click refresh!)<br />A hopeless romantic?!<br />There aren't enough<br />of us anymore.<br />(Click refresh!)<br />Pining at the<br />computer... like<br />I didn't waste<br />enough time<br />here already...<br />(Click refresh!)<br />Oh well ;)elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-1048658410886342802009-11-11T01:14:00.002-06:002009-11-11T01:14:00.140-06:00Mark my words, I might be something somedayIt's Writing Wednesday!<br />------------------------<br />I listen to these words and I read these other words and then I have all these feelings. It's been a long time since I've written anything resembling a poem and like most of them, this one is untitled because then I don't have to say that it's finished and then it doesn't have to be real. Be kind. It actually isn't finished, it's rough. It's a work in progress. And it's been 'progressing' for too long already. 'Processing' is more like it. I'm so gay.<br />---------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I cannot make the<br />first move.<br />I think about it to<br />the point of exploding<br />but sit quiet, paralyzed.<br />One time, though, I did.<br />Head nuzzled drunk in her neck,<br />back seat of someone else's car<br />with two other people,<br />I snuck my hand into hers.<br />And the world didn't end.<br />She nuzzled back and with her<br />thumb stroked my palm and set<br />my skin on fire.<br />I was so afraid, I told her <br />later. She just laughed.<br />Must be easy to laugh when<br />it isn't your heart <br />on the line.<br />That might have been<br />the first crack.<br />There was another night-<br />I sat sleepily at the<br />end of her bed-<br />she looked at me with doe eyes,<br />patted under the covers next to her.<br />Like a puppy I jumped.<br />Falling asleep curved next to her,<br />she traced my eyes, nose, lips<br />over and over with her fingertips.<br />Light touch, lovingly.<br />I felt safe.<br />When I mentioned it later she<br />claimed not to remember.<br />Another crack.<br />When she gave me that <br />elephant and<br />I named it Spencer, she <br />laughed again.<br />At the name and at me for <br />watching that show.<br />The whole time I was Spencer-<br />new to girls but sure of <br />my feelings for her.<br />She was Ashley, refusing to <br />be labeled, keeping <br />me at arms length.<br />Push and pull, heart <br />cracking more.<br />When I said it had to be more <br />than friends or nothing,<br />she let me go.<br />It wasn't like the tv.<br />It never is.<br />Months of me giving her my heart<br />in every way I could think of<br />and nothing mattered.<br /><br />Someone else needs<br />to break my heart again.<br />So I'll have more<br />to write about.elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-64236706447914253052009-11-09T10:15:00.001-06:002009-11-09T10:15:00.416-06:00Mopey Monday? Marriage Monday? Meh Monday...I interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to update what I have previously written about (I think May was the last time I posted a lot about the state of same-sex marriage in this country) and rant a little before I explode...<br /><br />Here is where same-sex marriage is legal in the US:<br />1- Massachusetts<br />2- Connecticut<br /><s>California</s><br />3- Iowa<br />4- Vermont<br /><s>Maine</s><br />5- New Hampshire (starting January 1st 2010, unless the bigots strike again!)<br /><br />In California, the same-sex marriages that were performed between June 16, 2008 and November 4, 2008 are still recognized. You know, the 18,000 same-sex marriages that were performed before the Prop 8 debacle. On October 12, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law allowing same-sex marriages from other states or foreign countries performed on or before November 4, 2008, to be recognized as well. In Maine, the ssm law that the governor signed (because he said it was the RIGHT thing to do!) was struck down by a VOTE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC (again?!?!) before any same-sex marriages were even performed. Argh. In New York State and Washington, D.C., same-sex marriages from other states or foreign countries are recognized but they are not performed (even though New York has tried to get a ssm law passed).<br /><br />Same-sex marriage is fully legal and recognized in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden. Many others allow registered civil unions. None of those countries have imploded, exploded or otherwise fallen into any sort of harm or disrepair because of it. And SOUTH FUCKING AFRICA! A country rampant with homophobia and racism (hello 'corrective rape' and Apartheid!) has managed to allow same-sex marriage. Yet the US, the land of the 'free', can't come close.<br /><br />Why aren't more people angry?! Why don't more people care?! What freaking century is this that a majority vote is allowed to determine the rights of a minority group? Why the fuck do we have a federal government to protect the people if this is happening?! It's not about whether or not you think homosexuality is right or wrong or a choice or an illness or natural or anything. It's about the constitutional rights of all citizens. It's about 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' and basic civil rights. It's about love and tolerance and equality. It's about all the things that are supposed to make this country such a great place to live.<br /><br />And as to the hate-mongering, bigot opposition- Get some real, factual arguments or SHUT UP! Allowing same-sex marriage doesn't undo or devalue your straight marriage. If that's such an issue, maybe you should ban divorce. I mean, what have Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor done for straight marriage except make a mockery of it? Wanting same-sex marriage doesn't mean we are trying to recruit your children to the 'gay lifestyle'- we don't need to 'recruit' as straight people give birth to and raise gay kids ALL THE DAMN TIME. And how does two people wanting to marry each other equal them wanting to bring in a third party? Churches will not be forced to perform same-sex marriages. We aren't asking for Holy Matrimony, we want fully legal civil marriage. We have separation of church and state so keep the Bible out of the law. Or if you're going to do it, do it all the way and ban shellfish, blended fabrics and haircuts. Bring back stoning. You can't just pick and choose what parts of the bible to enforce based on personal preference. I believe that's bordering on blasphemy. And just because two women or two men want to marry each other doesn't mean one of them is suddenly going to want to marry their dog or a goat or a horse. That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. And I think if you dare to look up bestiality, it's something straight people are into, so... yeah. Catholics- maybe you should actually look into and take care of your Pedofile Priest issues before pointing the finger of sexual deviant blame. Celibacy isn't required by the Bible, nor is it working out so well for you guys. Mormons- have you forgotten all about your polygamy past? Pot, kettle, black, my friend. <br /><br />I mean, seriously folks, to each their own. Everyone should be afforded the same rights and protections to do what makes them happy, as long as they aren't infringing upon the rights/life of others. That's how things are supposed to be in the US, right? If you don't want to be 'gay married' that's ok, it's not going to be a requirement (just like allowing abortions doesn't mean anyone will be forced into having one. But don't even get me started on that rant!!). I'm not crazy about the availability of guns or homeschoolers who only teach creationism, but it's not up to me to take those rights from people. So why do those people get to take away my rights? Do you see the hypocrisy?<br /><br />And before you even dare call me 'Godless' or anything of the sort- I own at least 9 bibles. I grew up in the church. I taught Sunday School, attended youth group, chaperoned trips. You know what I learned in church? God is love. "Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you." Turn the other cheek. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. "Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them." ALL sin is equal in the eyes of God. "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-37202038101239404402009-11-08T00:00:00.009-06:002009-11-08T00:39:08.932-06:00Same-Sex Sunday- Silly Hayden!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgJuUeeQI/AAAAAAAAAfc/2t3HmRymIQY/s1600-h/blog-hayden_panettiere1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgJuUeeQI/AAAAAAAAAfc/2t3HmRymIQY/s320/blog-hayden_panettiere1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401610523246491906" border="0" /></a><br />I know, I know... A Sapphic Saturday AND a Same-Sex Sunday?! But this isn't 100% a SSS, so, yeah. It's just a short bumbling post about my new appreciation for Hayden Panettiere. I know she might not be the world's greatest actress (I only saw a little of that movie with Kate Hudson) but I recently watched a few episodes of Heroes and I just came from watching I Love You, Beth Cooper with my little brother, and I can say this: girl is not afraid to have fun. Did you see her do the dunk tank on The Ellen Show? She was so funny and cute! And did you know that <a href="http://www.popcrunch.com/hayden-panettiere-pitched-heroes-lesbian-storyline/" target="_blank">her same-sex storyline on Heroes was her idea</a>? And Hayden loves the environment and animals (ok, mostly <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/heroes-hayden-activism-41629.aspx" target="_blank">the ocean and whales and dolphins</a>, and seriously how gay is that?). I'm a sucker for activists. She just seems kind of silly and fun and down-to-earth. Look:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgbChy6RI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7bb_KPnbx9U/s1600-h/hayden-panettiere.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgbChy6RI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7bb_KPnbx9U/s320/hayden-panettiere.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401610820728842514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Um, and apparently she really likes to lick things... so perhaps there is hope for her yet!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZga5gjwKI/AAAAAAAAAfs/xibdQwnPkSw/s1600-h/hayden-panettiere-breast-licker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZga5gjwKI/AAAAAAAAAfs/xibdQwnPkSw/s320/hayden-panettiere-breast-licker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401610818307735714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgak9EMXI/AAAAAAAAAfk/eraFiTag_9Y/s1600-h/4257_2129_hayden-panettiere-licks-statue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZgak9EMXI/AAAAAAAAAfk/eraFiTag_9Y/s320/4257_2129_hayden-panettiere-licks-statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401610812790157682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZh2fixq6I/AAAAAAAAAgE/Ay4a8CRlxyY/s1600-h/hayden-panettiere-stanley-cup-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZh2fixq6I/AAAAAAAAAgE/Ay4a8CRlxyY/s320/hayden-panettiere-stanley-cup-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401612391885679522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZh2DDf0BI/AAAAAAAAAf8/z4LJpr3oSs0/s1600-h/Hayden-Panettiere-Wallpaper-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvZh2DDf0BI/AAAAAAAAAf8/z4LJpr3oSs0/s320/Hayden-Panettiere-Wallpaper-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401612384238293010" /></a><br />Hayden on Ellen talking about the lezzie storyline on Heroes, talking about the whales and showing off her wetsuit before getting in the dunk tank on October 19th 2009. Click <a href="http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/?autoplay=true&mediaKey=652d37d2-feb7-45f8-8b12-b8d806795839" target="_blank">here</a> to see her actually get dunked:<br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENjqTxslEmY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENjqTxslEmY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-51381729301341347042009-11-07T11:21:00.007-06:002009-11-07T12:53:47.533-06:00Sapphic Saturday- Lesbians are hot and funny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW8FWQypkI/AAAAAAAAAfU/jSYCmsN2iJw/s1600-h/137.x600.gay.Exes.opener.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW8FWQypkI/AAAAAAAAAfU/jSYCmsN2iJw/s200/137.x600.gay.Exes.opener.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401430128162154050" /></a><br />I skipped class this morning because I still feel plaguey. But this mono-swine-flu-ague will not get me down, no sir! I made that list of blog themes and I'm actually going to try and stick to it. Sometimes. When I remember. So...<br /><br />I am watching Exes & Ohs right now. It's a lesbian series (half hour comedy) on Logo. The first season started way back in 2006 and came out on dvd last year. We were originally told season 2 wouldn't be out until 2010 but it seems to be airing on some channel called the Super Channel which I don't believe I have. It is based on a short film by Michelle Paradise about the rules of lesbian dating called, oddly enough, The Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide. Michelle also writes and stars in the series. The main women in the show are a good mix of gay (Michelle Paradise, Heather Matarazzo, Megan Cavanagh) and straight (Marnie Alton, Angela Featherstone) and so are the guest stars (hello Cathy Debuono!) There is also the totally adorable Amy Dudgeon (aka Amy E. Thompson) as Emmy Beever (the cafe owner) and I don't know if she is gay/straight/bi/other but she (the actress) totally pings and I hope hope hope she's on the team...!<br /><br />Here is the description from the season 1 dvd box/Logo:<br />"Meet Jennifer [Paradise], a documentary filmmaker with a vivid fantasy life (which we see) and a floundering career (which we also see). Jennifer wants to find Ms. Right... but first she must navigate the rules of lesbian life, most of which she learns the hard way. Fortunately, her friends are there to help: Sam [Alton], a sexy commitment-phobe who flips women faster than real estate; Chris [Cavanagh]and Kris [Featherstone], a lesbian couple expanding both their pet accessory business and their family; and Crutch [Matarazzo], a young musician who wants to be taken seriously but still has some growing up to do. Surviving singlehood, couplehood - and each other - has never looked quite like this."<br /><br />It really is a cute funny adorable hysterical show and I highly recommend it. Now I am going to share pics and whatnot to further sway you ;)<br /><br />Michelle Paradise and Marnie Alton:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHb3c7I4yK0WFdj4rBgoDG2__bq8-jmu0ssqKAqEOApTppfC72g9SiSo1ptWs2QDvavzh-ErYJTTy5EbxgsVQf1ljA_9tdD3TSM7DYMYaNjjKp17DFFYIB5gm4VUzow-d8FfEH7ITCCUk/s1600-h/michellemarnie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHb3c7I4yK0WFdj4rBgoDG2__bq8-jmu0ssqKAqEOApTppfC72g9SiSo1ptWs2QDvavzh-ErYJTTy5EbxgsVQf1ljA_9tdD3TSM7DYMYaNjjKp17DFFYIB5gm4VUzow-d8FfEH7ITCCUk/s320/michellemarnie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401428174835673042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW6TTD3SgI/AAAAAAAAAek/gww3Qwb8w_0/s1600-h/michellemarnie2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW6TTD3SgI/AAAAAAAAAek/gww3Qwb8w_0/s320/michellemarnie2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401428168797538818" /></a><br />Megan Cavanagh:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW69PeXtSI/AAAAAAAAAe8/RENX_WRsopQ/s1600-h/meganc.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW69PeXtSI/AAAAAAAAAe8/RENX_WRsopQ/s320/meganc.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401428889389479202" /></a><br />Angela Featherstone:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW69AcYOmI/AAAAAAAAAe0/R969dzymyC8/s1600-h/angela_featherstone_2611462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW69AcYOmI/AAAAAAAAAe0/R969dzymyC8/s320/angela_featherstone_2611462.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401428885354592866" /></a><br />Heather Matarazzo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW7f_8GFeI/AAAAAAAAAfM/FiDlUxyW4G8/s1600-h/heather_matarazzo-300x415.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW7f_8GFeI/AAAAAAAAAfM/FiDlUxyW4G8/s320/heather_matarazzo-300x415.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401429486514607586" /></a><br />Amy Dudgeon:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW7fjvc2UI/AAAAAAAAAfE/SbYjZP3RtCk/s1600-h/amyd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SvW7fjvc2UI/AAAAAAAAAfE/SbYjZP3RtCk/s320/amyd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401429478945380674" /></a><br />Heather Matarazzo on Crutch:<br /><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:logoonline.com:177042" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" width="425" height="354" allowFullscreen="true" FlashVars="allowFullScreen=true&hasContinuousPlay=false" AllowScriptAccess="never" base="."></embed><div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:425px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Watch <a href="http://www.logoonline.com" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Gay Video</a> & <a href="http://www.logoonline.com" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Lesbian Movies</a></strong></div><br />Amy Dudgeon/Thompson being adorable:<br /><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:logoonline.com:177047" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" width="425" height="354" allowFullscreen="true" FlashVars="allowFullScreen=true&hasContinuousPlay=false" AllowScriptAccess="never" base="."></embed><div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:425px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Watch <a href="http://www.logoonline.com" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Gay Video</a> & <a href="http://www.logoonline.com" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Lesbian Movies</a></strong></div><br />And you can watch many other interview clips on LogoOnline.com<br /><br />Also, if anyone finds out what is up with season 2, let me know. And I'll do the same... if it isn't going to be on Logo I am going to be very sad.elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-2517111092772321432009-10-27T23:31:00.006-05:002009-10-27T23:43:01.040-05:00TEGAN & SARA Tuesday!Yay Tegan and Sara's new album Sainthood came out today! They are my most favoritestest band ever. You all should head on over to Autostraddle to read the <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/autostraddle-reviews-tegan-sara-sainthood-17183/">album review</a> (<a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/tegan-saras-sainthood-sainthood-b-side-reviews-massive-ts-photo-gallery-18075/">and the b-sides</a>)and <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/tegan-quin-of-tegan-sara-the-autostraddle-interviews-17374/">Tegan interviews</a>. After you check out this post, obvs. It has been brought to my attention that many of you cannot tell these awesome musical twins apart so I am here to help. I'll give a quick rundown of differences and I also captioned 20 pictures with arrows pointing to the tattoos that can help you tell the difference if all else fails.<br /><br />Quickly- Sara has a longer, more oval face. She is smaller/thinner overall. Tegan has a more square face/jaw. She has her labret (chin) pierced although she doesn't seem to wear it much anymore. Tegan has more tattoos on her forearms and is more likely to show them. Tegan has a slightly lower voice and sings sort of out the side of her mouth. Sara has a higher, often more nasally sounding voice. Honestly once you start to notice a few little differences, you start to be able to tell them apart without having to try too hard. Then you'll look back and laugh at how you used to get them confused :D<br /><br />Tada. Click any and all to enlarge. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKkC5t4mI/AAAAAAAAAck/aYGyZz03l38/s320/ts5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397505399029883490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjzMfVZI/AAAAAAAAAcc/zA3wYGcmYEw/s1600-h/ts4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjzMfVZI/AAAAAAAAAcc/zA3wYGcmYEw/s320/ts4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397505394813654418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjtV-8bI/AAAAAAAAAcU/tVwU8_0FbYA/s1600-h/ts3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjtV-8bI/AAAAAAAAAcU/tVwU8_0FbYA/s320/ts3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397505393242862002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjfnEPfI/AAAAAAAAAcM/AgFOpCdxEVM/s1600-h/ts2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjfnEPfI/AAAAAAAAAcM/AgFOpCdxEVM/s320/ts2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397505389556415986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjYP-kMI/AAAAAAAAAcE/HWzwnlYC4ps/s1600-h/ts1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SufKjYP-kMI/AAAAAAAAAcE/HWzwnlYC4ps/s320/ts1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397505387580526786" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-46557825635940996322009-10-26T17:10:00.002-05:002009-10-26T17:24:06.302-05:00What's my motivation?So, I'm thinking I need to work out some kind of daily/weekly themed post idea to keep me motivated and full of ideas for posting on here, so it's not so random and weird. Yeah? Or maybe you all don't care, but I'd like to try and get things going/organized/whatever. Twitter and several of the blogs I read have a theme/post idea for each day and I'm using those as my starting off points. Feel free to yay/nay any and all of them, and throw me some ideas of your own...<br /><br />Music Monday- Share a band, video, song, etc. I used to do this.<br />Meatless Mondy- Share a veggie/vegan recipe.<br />------------------------------------------------<br />Trans Tuesday- I've been collecting articles and links for a while with the idea of writing an essay about the truths and misconceptions of the trans community, because they are the most overlooked and margiinalized part of the LGBT community. I just can't seem to punch anything out. So instead I think I can do a weekly feature of a different trans actor/actress, musician, comedian/comedienne, etc. with some article commentary in between.<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br />Writer/Writing Wednesday- Perhaps I can kick my creative writing butt back into gear by occasionally posting poetry and essays (again), whether they are old or new.<br />-----------------------------------------------------<br />? Thursday- I got nothing. Help.<br />--------------------------------------------------------<br />? Friday- Ditto.<br />---------------------------------------------------<br />Same-Sex/Sapphic Saturday/Sunday- A weekend post highlighting something/anything lady-oriented-queer. Movie clips, photos, book reviews, etc. <br /><br />I can't promise that I will follow each of these every week (esp Thurs/Fri since I have no ideas yet) but hopefully it will help me post more than once every blue moon. And I reserve the right to post something off theme/topic whenever I want, obvs ;)elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-63395852363935412212009-10-14T12:46:00.010-05:002009-10-14T14:22:53.557-05:00Namaste, ChiniI was going to write a post about coming out to my mom via text and about the thwarted trip to DC for the National Equality March... but after browsing through my celeb pics file and learning that Padma Lakshmi is preggers, I'm going to do a picture post of gorgeous Indian ladies instead.<br /><br />It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me in real life that growing up in the Little India neighborhood of Chicago had a big impact on me. Even as a four-year-old, according to my mother, I was mesmerized by the window displays of saris and jewels and such on Devon Avenue. Right now I have saris for curtains and table cloths, incense & elephants everywhere in my apartment, Sanskrit and Ganesha tattoos, etc. I used to wear bindis and have henna/mendhi done in high school. When Gwen Stefani went through her Indo-glam phase, I was so excited! I used to wear bangles and harem beads all the time. I just love the colors, the textures, the richness, the history, the stories... I often lament that I was born on the wrong continent. But I know that had I been born in India my life would be a lot different. And I couldn't be gay. At least not easily and openly. So I guess living here allowed me the opportunity to experience the good without the bad. So, on to the pictures!<br /><br />Shelley Conn- An Indian woman with an English accent. Be still my heart. Plus she makes out with <a href="http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2007_Nina%27s_Heavenly_Delights/2007_ninas_heavenly_delight_008.jpg">Laura Fraser in Nina's Heavenly Delights</a> and <a href="http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/67/72/45/18994896.jpg">Anna Torv in Mistresses</a>. Swoon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYtz6MLaI/AAAAAAAAAak/Y6aKuh00lqM/s1600-h/shelleyconn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYtz6MLaI/AAAAAAAAAak/Y6aKuh00lqM/s320/shelleyconn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392524779130203554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYut98eDI/AAAAAAAAAas/CwGNlTg_9fc/s1600-h/shelleyconn2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYut98eDI/AAAAAAAAAas/CwGNlTg_9fc/s320/shelleyconn2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392524794715207730" /></a><br /><br />Freida Pinto, another Indian lady with an English accent. And she is heartbreakingly gorgeous. Who *didn't* fall in love with her in <a href="http://www.exquisitewriting.com/storage/hr_slumdog_millionaire_3.jpg">Slumdog Millionaire</a>? She also looks just like a girl I used to work with back in high school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbSLJFqTI/AAAAAAAAAbU/18O6cceyTRE/s1600-h/freida-pinto-17.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbSLJFqTI/AAAAAAAAAbU/18O6cceyTRE/s320/freida-pinto-17.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527602865252658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYtJZxplI/AAAAAAAAAac/oMQghrjpdeE/s1600-h/freidapinto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYtJZxplI/AAAAAAAAAac/oMQghrjpdeE/s320/freidapinto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392524767719958098" /></a><br /><br />Oh Janina Gavankar. How we loved you as <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb188gCVjtFCGCBN1eiEgpiSjbvMaCzFwP8jZaQ4Yvvgjn_5P2wZFUK21bg5QI2SO1mApTU4Yqf7YdA-b6S_Q25tJkVDm7j0l7wzWvPhV4JOek4veUHdwZkh5iFq_TWtJ83Wbz_cfQVO-p/s320/papi.jpg">Papi</a>. Too bad you had to play a Latina woman and not, um, an Indian woman. IRL Janina is such a geek, and seems so down-to-earth. She has even messaged me back on twitter a few times :D<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbR3FF-vI/AAAAAAAAAbM/-BRgVSmy2hE/s1600-h/i_gavankar_Janina3i.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbR3FF-vI/AAAAAAAAAbM/-BRgVSmy2hE/s320/i_gavankar_Janina3i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527597479787250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYsuU_bqI/AAAAAAAAAaU/CZ648gVQwEE/s1600-h/janinagavankar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYYsuU_bqI/AAAAAAAAAaU/CZ648gVQwEE/s320/janinagavankar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392524760452132514" /></a><br /><br />Padma Lakshmi. I would never ask you to '<a href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/padma-lakshmi">pack your knives and go</a>'.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfLQvb5LI/AAAAAAAAAbs/RVWTmQu_Q2s/s1600-h/padma-lakshmi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfLQvb5LI/AAAAAAAAAbs/RVWTmQu_Q2s/s320/padma-lakshmi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392531882155697330" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbRfU06NI/AAAAAAAAAbE/w65cevf-mZg/s1600-h/padma+lakshmi+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbRfU06NI/AAAAAAAAAbE/w65cevf-mZg/s320/padma+lakshmi+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527591103326418" /></a><br /><br />Parminder Nagra. Loved her on <a href="http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/A_F/Eq_Ez/ER/season15/er88.jpg">ER</a> and in <a href="http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/michaelwalford/2008/07/18/knightley_bend_it_like_beckham_1.jpg">Bend It Like Beckham</a>. Too bad you guys weren't a couple like was originally intended. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbQ2_isjI/AAAAAAAAAa8/wMero2AukW4/s1600-h/parmindernagra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbQ2_isjI/AAAAAAAAAa8/wMero2AukW4/s320/parmindernagra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527580276634162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfMZIClrI/AAAAAAAAAb0/BooorVvNBZ0/s1600-h/parminder-nagra-002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfMZIClrI/AAAAAAAAAb0/BooorVvNBZ0/s320/parminder-nagra-002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392531901586249394" /></a><br /><br />Aishwarya Rai. The <a href="http://www.bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2009/Jan/aishwarya_rai.jpg">classic beauty</a>. Look at those eyes. Then go watch <a href="http://www.channel4.com/film/media/images/Channel4/film/B/bride_and_prejudice_xl_04--film-A.jpg">Bride and Prejudice</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbWci-2JI/AAAAAAAAAbc/KWe82vg-kQM/s1600-h/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-may-17-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbWci-2JI/AAAAAAAAAbc/KWe82vg-kQM/s320/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-may-17-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527676256737426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfKicBHII/AAAAAAAAAbk/T1t5EcWDrHI/s1600-h/aishwarya-rai-picture-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYfKicBHII/AAAAAAAAAbk/T1t5EcWDrHI/s320/aishwarya-rai-picture-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392531869726219394" /></a><br /><br />Tilotama Shome. If you haven't seen <a href="http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/01/18/monsoon_wedding.html">Monsoon Wedding</a>, go now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbQTYBorI/AAAAAAAAAa0/GfGKen6LnuE/s1600-h/Tillotama-Shome-128286-819.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYbQTYBorI/AAAAAAAAAa0/GfGKen6LnuE/s320/Tillotama-Shome-128286-819.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527570715648690" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYiGe7WaeI/AAAAAAAAAb8/aRgJ-H8KWuY/s1600-h/tillotamashome_portfolio3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/StYiGe7WaeI/AAAAAAAAAb8/aRgJ-H8KWuY/s320/tillotamashome_portfolio3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392535098599303650" /></a><br /><br />Since I'm spending today avoiding homework/midterms I think I'll watch Bend It Like Beckham, Nina's Heavenly Delights, Bride and Prejudice, Monsoon Wedding, Slumdog Millionaire and a few episodes of Mistresses. Sorry Janina, I don't think I can handle any L Word today. Maybe I'll watch your episode of Dollhouse. (Yes, I own all of these movies/shows on dvd. Except Mistresses, but I have it on my computer...) And Top Chef is on tonight. Hm, I don't have time for all those today. Maybe just the highlights on youtube then ;)elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-76137939450832381052009-10-02T13:53:00.010-05:002009-10-05T12:51:32.446-05:00WHIP IT real good!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZNAxpkl9I/AAAAAAAAAaE/zbzvv-2ykiE/s1600-h/whipit5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZNAxpkl9I/AAAAAAAAAaE/zbzvv-2ykiE/s320/whipit5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388078679918417874" /></a><br />I'm about to go see Whip It. By myself (because everyone else seems to be sick or working right now, as usual). But I've been so excited for this movie since I first caught wind of it months and moons and eons ago. And <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090930/REVIEWS/909309992">Roger Ebert gave it a great review</a> and 3.5 stars. And 'Grace Fox' gave it a <a href="http://gracethespot.com/?p=1589">fun and interesting breakdown/review</a>. And really, who wouldn't want to see some of this, even if it is all subtext and fantasy:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZNAWbVWzI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/mhxDL4q7If0/s1600-h/whipit7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZNAWbVWzI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/mhxDL4q7If0/s320/whipit7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388078672610941746" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM_w86xuI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/FMX4BKT-RYM/s1600-h/drew-barrymore-ellen-page-marie-claire-cover-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM_w86xuI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/FMX4BKT-RYM/s320/drew-barrymore-ellen-page-marie-claire-cover-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388078662551258850" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM_Cvg9CI/AAAAAAAAAZs/ex53jmL4c-I/s1600-h/straddling.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM_Cvg9CI/AAAAAAAAAZs/ex53jmL4c-I/s320/straddling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388078650147009570" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM-kLF1sI/AAAAAAAAAZk/nieZ2zX4rcU/s1600-h/drew-barrymore-ellen-page-marie-claire-cover-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZM-kLF1sI/AAAAAAAAAZk/nieZ2zX4rcU/s320/drew-barrymore-ellen-page-marie-claire-cover-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388078641941173954" /></a><br /><br />I've been a sort of fan of the derby for a while, but oddly enough have never made it to a bout/match. I know girls from high school/my tattoo parlor/my hair salon who are derby girls. In Chicago we have 2 leagues, the <a href="http://www.windycityrollers.com/">Windy City Rollers</a> and <a href="http://www.chicagooutfitrollerderby.com/">The Chicago Outfit</a>. Both flat track. I even went on a date with a derby girl once (it was awkward and we didn't see each other again). BUT I'm almost certainly going to make it to the Windy City Rollers All-Star match later this month! I'm so excited!<br /><br />To prepare myself for Whip It I went and made <a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/10568/">myself some possible derby names</a>. You can never be too prepared, right? And using different combos of my first name, nickname, last name, online/twitter name, & positions (blocker, jammer, pivot) it gave me these suggestions:<br /><br />-Belle Broadsword<br />-Bertha Broadsword<br />-Amelia BasHer (gave me this one twice)<br />-Beelza-Babe Brawl<br />-Allie Brawl<br />-Amelia VaudeVillian<br />-Belle Bellicose<br />-Allie Bombshell<br /><br />I'm not 100% sold on any of them, but they aren't bad. And <a href="http://www.twoevils.org/rollergirls/">none of them seem to be taken</a> yet. Now I just need to be able to skate without running into walls or getting things stuck under my wheels. AND...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZPlZ8zcZI/AAAAAAAAAaM/73-H8niMAeA/s1600-h/whipitkiss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SsZPlZ8zcZI/AAAAAAAAAaM/73-H8niMAeA/s400/whipitkiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388081508235047314" /></a><br /><br />Yes, please.<br /><br /><br />ps- Ok, it's a few days later now and everyone in my internet world has been talking about the awesomeness of Whip It and how gay Ellen Page is, etc etc etc (except Whip It could have/should have been so much gayer!). I think that Ellen, Kristen Wiig and Juliette Lewis made the movie, they were brilliant. Zoe Bell (and her beautiful accent!) was under utilized. Ari Graynor (the drunk best friend from Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) was the barely there minor character who, as far as we can tell, was supposed to be a lesbian. It was a nice little nod to us, but it should have been a bigger part. It was great that the girls did 90% of their own skating/stunts because it made the derby scenes so much more amazing and realistic to watch. Great soundtrack to boot. And since I saw one of the first showings in Chicago, I filled out a little survey at the end and got a free Whip It tshirt. It's cute. And I've been thinking about derby names again. Like using a Dykon to make a good name. First thought was Melissa Etheridge, because how awesome would Melissa Deatheridge be as a derby name. So awesome, in fact, that it's already taken. Sob. So is Militia Etheridge. So next I checked some names using Ellen Degeneres. Ellen De Generate and Felon Dejenerate are taken. Hrm. Back to the drawing board. Not that I need an actual derby name because I'm not actually joining the derby... I can barely stand/walk as it is. But don't think that I wouldn't join in a second otherwise!elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-48968307217052197352009-09-28T16:27:00.005-05:002009-09-28T16:59:46.571-05:00Sometimes I... wear makeup?I could probably count on one hand the times I've worn makeup. I don't mean like Halloween or Zombie Pub Crawl caked-on and covered in blood makeup. I've done that sort of thing many times. I mean like, eyeliner, eyeshadow, blush, mascara. I've pretty well failed in that department. Growing up with a crazy punk rock mom who does hair, nails and makeup pushes you in different directions and/or spoils you, I guess.<br /><br />I never had to worry about paying to get my hair cut or dyed until recently. I've always been a nail biter (even my toe nails when I was a baby, apparently). And I've avoided makeup like the plague. Not sure why. It's just mostly never really felt natural to me. Before dances in jr. high and high school my mom would do my hair, 'tsk-tsk' at my nails, and then attack me with the blush brush and nearly poke my eyes out with the mascara wand. And then people would ask if I had on fake lashes (my eyelashes are naturally insanely long and always getting tangled together) and I felt like an impostor. It's not that I was so 'butch' that it didn't fit- I had long hair and sometimes wore long skirts, but I was more of a... of an androgynous, tomboy type. Sometimes I did my hair and wore lip gloss. My short nails were usually polished different weird colors. I almost always had glitter on my face (and in my hair...) I always had on pins, necklaces and all manner of 'accessories'. Doing the whole face makeup thing didn't do it for me.<br /><br />So this weekend my friends had a Rock Star party to celebrate a few birthdays. The plan came about from wanting to wear a lot of eyeliner, drink beer and play Rockband. Everyone was to come dressed as their favorite rock star (or a generic one, if you couldn't think of anything.) There was no way I was pulling off Tegan (or Sara) or Amanda Fucking Palmer. Especially not with my new red-brown mohawk. So I asked for suggestions. And was told Annie Lennox, Sid Vicious or Flea. Not too helpful, although Annie Lennox wasn't far from doable. So I started looking at pictures of her and of 80s stuff and glam makeup. And then Adam Lambert (aka Glambert) popped into my head. Hrm. I was on to something. I could do 80s glam eye makeup. I had collared shirts and ties (and a tshirt that looks like a collared shirt and tie) and black pants. So I dreamt up this hybrid bastard glam-baby called Annie Glambert and went to Target to buy blush and charcoal eyeshadow. I already had a nice eyeliner and mascara (I think from Halloween?) And I think I did a decent job, especially considering I've never really applied my own eye makeup. And I did it in one try. But the camera flash seems to have washed out my face in the pictures. Trust me, I had on more makeup that it seems. I was glam-tabulous.<br /><br />(click any to enlarge)<br />Pre 'outfit'... I think it's the flash that made me sort of blink and look like I was already drunk. I wasn't. I had zero drinks at that point:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJXYPcwXYb-4RTwOuws0fx3UCmGU4ybFQFaxph3KKj59dKDcKGd7dztFq6RAJX_dtjGll4Fm9zlK6VAC6ffA_2P6yDts5t7LTNJswqyiEZoSQFdTITB8v5YgqfBqicoBmwxr5ePTy2WQ/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386638593189068114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJXYPcwXYb-4RTwOuws0fx3UCmGU4ybFQFaxph3KKj59dKDcKGd7dztFq6RAJX_dtjGll4Fm9zlK6VAC6ffA_2P6yDts5t7LTNJswqyiEZoSQFdTITB8v5YgqfBqicoBmwxr5ePTy2WQ/s320/rockstarmakeup+007.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I wore the tshirt that has a graphic tie, black pants and a black hoodie. My nails were also painted black.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCNCYgovumxhyphenhyphenpESuB1Rocd5c7_O1i5ByN-VYn88foI3B1uXdzBlUDvLhbNmjQRmWNlbmks4wDBANZtMRGMSF1dn9sXyElxd8-UWfli2voq2gHNGI6bzQBQkP_YbUGWSA9Ft5masyjEA/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386638612490268818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCNCYgovumxhyphenhyphenpESuB1Rocd5c7_O1i5ByN-VYn88foI3B1uXdzBlUDvLhbNmjQRmWNlbmks4wDBANZtMRGMSF1dn9sXyElxd8-UWfli2voq2gHNGI6bzQBQkP_YbUGWSA9Ft5masyjEA/s320/rockstarmakeup+027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxuzW4ZcGkmsg1XOlUl4fJYRQyuhL69uHMEVnQUrcm0FxuOtPw3EKc0kr3Mm3ze8q5Tep7Kk_K_5b5UxDAGad6jT3X-iRjXCtMC9hHn6RZJA9p6NLoy3L_jJBQbgK6lEu7NAKM3AoixE/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNM3tifFxr1tj-zrl3reT88cbJGDdVs9htS9eRQmqpeLmebAqkIxpdc20-0F7b38zhWR2b3XGcok_lP9tAAIQOjp3CXSBf2QJHcTh8GzYxRi-YObrVdicbTGwszzEZngt5fPLGkO8eKQ/s320/rockstarmakeup+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386639848854502226" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UKdmfHejbGVMNnO48BtaViLlt1sCgZo5xnY3JU54L0ijhyphenhyphenxIAfILR5ceMWfKA9LOK1g3U0Uyq1OC6uE3G33ObdtaUyLSG1B-67OILkwOZhI_ToNj53TX2Y-ZVCApj1FfQ_-vZCLCzMc/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UKdmfHejbGVMNnO48BtaViLlt1sCgZo5xnY3JU54L0ijhyphenhyphenxIAfILR5ceMWfKA9LOK1g3U0Uyq1OC6uE3G33ObdtaUyLSG1B-67OILkwOZhI_ToNj53TX2Y-ZVCApj1FfQ_-vZCLCzMc/s320/rockstarmakeup+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386639838042503490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91WQFto63Z7ecZhxr8NMu76VxjsKrVwTGPIzcJC488X0wqtrm5PPFYT0LbGtbvRWa-kFmEEAAA_urU2Ud5NNQwXuxL7Ch5uGrhysu01wjSRuBG3fpYo_amXpVr463ODHz4W8R_k6aPEU/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91WQFto63Z7ecZhxr8NMu76VxjsKrVwTGPIzcJC488X0wqtrm5PPFYT0LbGtbvRWa-kFmEEAAA_urU2Ud5NNQwXuxL7Ch5uGrhysu01wjSRuBG3fpYo_amXpVr463ODHz4W8R_k6aPEU/s320/rockstarmakeup+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386639834321960722" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0VRUmrQRFq2lFYxj7uXSw-TKfBcsVzEczRzh0IBZmdhiOwBYTWIEWwjfWnuD4stuaV4NfxZXg5k7V91w3WqEQrd0rph2r9-j5i8J0CSlKoxDbK9s_SJl70gF-vnEnOtKNNTHxsiW0yI/s1600-h/rockstarmakeup+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0VRUmrQRFq2lFYxj7uXSw-TKfBcsVzEczRzh0IBZmdhiOwBYTWIEWwjfWnuD4stuaV4NfxZXg5k7V91w3WqEQrd0rph2r9-j5i8J0CSlKoxDbK9s_SJl70gF-vnEnOtKNNTHxsiW0yI/s320/rockstarmakeup+033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386639826203551522" /></a><br /><br />btw- I dyed my hair myself, and my mom and I did my original mohawk, but Monica at Milios cut and trimmed and shaped it in nicely for me this past Friday (day before the party) and it is an excellent haircut!elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-81492091958211574752009-09-14T11:42:00.005-05:002009-09-14T11:59:22.313-05:00Aight folks, enough talk about my hair and illnesses, we got some serious bidness to attend to! (no, really, I promise, ixnay on the airhay) As you know I intern over at the faboosh 'girl-on-girl culture' website, <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com">Autostraddle</a>. We are just a fledgling site, but we are about to molt our last baby feathers with a brilliant redesign! And to help us get the word out there, we need your help. We need your support. Aaaand we need your cash. But we wouldn't just ask you for money without making it fun and worthwhile, would we? Even though helping out the awesome site IS a very worthwhile cause. So:<br /><br />"Please check out our <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/support-autostraddle-support-independent-media-stickers-t-shirts/">Fall Fundraising Drive</a> and consider supporting Autostraddle by buying a snazzy AS sticker or donating — everyone who does will be entered to win a prize from 410BC’s new fall collection and big donors will get their very own AUTOSTRADDLE T-SHIRT. So we want this to be fun for you too!"<br /><br />AND<br /><br />"In addition to the standard operating funds to function as is, Autostraddle presently requires the full-time work of a four-person core management team as well as the assistance of our seven contributing writers, photographer and editors and our 15-strong intrepid intern army."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-vBuFYSYU0SlD_rluNJz-U5th72YlsWoI3HPOFnjwb4_BoCI8l-_jofHvGycBjjaZXZWbVpuk4RW5Q2SJFHne6Bj6lRkuRuuPETidtfWH_AWHLcQdqC7O0-l_lDrA7QlNnKE7hWYFQ0/s1600-h/autostraddlesticker.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-vBuFYSYU0SlD_rluNJz-U5th72YlsWoI3HPOFnjwb4_BoCI8l-_jofHvGycBjjaZXZWbVpuk4RW5Q2SJFHne6Bj6lRkuRuuPETidtfWH_AWHLcQdqC7O0-l_lDrA7QlNnKE7hWYFQ0/s320/autostraddlesticker.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381367638275812898" /></a><br />So please consider supporting Autostraddle (and all Independent Media, really!) by donating and getting a raffle entry! It will be worth it. Then you should stick around and look at the all the pictures of Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore being adorable together. And Lady Gaga wearing things that aren't clothes. If you haven't looked at them already, of course! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sq52DXI83-I/AAAAAAAAAYI/Z6Y0alSkjW0/s1600-h/ellen-drew-hold-hands-all-night.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sq52DXI83-I/AAAAAAAAAYI/Z6Y0alSkjW0/s320/ellen-drew-hold-hands-all-night.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381368404877565922" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-67488844847191271242009-09-11T21:57:00.006-05:002009-09-11T22:18:50.300-05:00I'm baaackI have returned from the land of respiratory ailments AND I got my hair recut. And I dyed it. I probs used a tad too much 30 volume peroxide and red dye in the 'mahogany'... but I like it overall nonetheless! :D<br /><br />SO this is what my hair looked like back in June. About 2 weeks before I chopped it off for charity and then got an #alternativelifestylehaircut:<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQVExjhrI/AAAAAAAAAXI/tkojjnDg5G4/s1600-h/06-20-09_1632.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 148px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380412134069077682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQVExjhrI/AAAAAAAAAXI/tkojjnDg5G4/s200/06-20-09_1632.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is what my haircut first looked like on July 6th:<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsRPZcj0xI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/okOkNsR-KnE/s1600-h/07-06-09_2116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380413136050574098" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsRPZcj0xI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/okOkNsR-KnE/s200/07-06-09_2116.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is what my hair looked like on August 10th (how it looked when I left it sort of down):<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQUqVUFyI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SA6WCZZKjRo/s1600-h/08-10-09_1542.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380412126971303714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQUqVUFyI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SA6WCZZKjRo/s200/08-10-09_1542.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is how my hair looked on August 27th, with it all up and 'spikey':<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQUNo-G1I/AAAAAAAAAW4/f_rocDTqN_g/s1600-h/08-27-09_1226.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380412119269120850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQUNo-G1I/AAAAAAAAAW4/f_rocDTqN_g/s200/08-27-09_1226.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQTbTpOnI/AAAAAAAAAWw/rrVNhfEooGM/s1600-h/08-27-09_1224.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380412105757899378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsQTbTpOnI/AAAAAAAAAWw/rrVNhfEooGM/s200/08-27-09_1224.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And this is how it looks now today:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTRSiy1-dOiMGeaQgcgtc6ZtxI2zXqjlmh7Xa_3FIC45XM9qTHjoePGaJ9LP3sSDI5lGx3BHqVgT4Sj57WX2eq-6pAbqLvjqg9pDGqrDyOXtPcvD8ZORMeqxeG-FZMPuqIvTGomMQKd0/s1600-h/09-11-09_1901.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTRSiy1-dOiMGeaQgcgtc6ZtxI2zXqjlmh7Xa_3FIC45XM9qTHjoePGaJ9LP3sSDI5lGx3BHqVgT4Sj57WX2eq-6pAbqLvjqg9pDGqrDyOXtPcvD8ZORMeqxeG-FZMPuqIvTGomMQKd0/s320/09-11-09_1901.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414477695642226" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSc_DVA4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/xuqbkgadGhM/s1600-h/09-11-09_1902.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSc_DVA4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/xuqbkgadGhM/s320/09-11-09_1902.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414468995220354" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsScIiGM4I/AAAAAAAAAXo/VC5TDuBeCVY/s1600-h/09-11-09_2001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsScIiGM4I/AAAAAAAAAXo/VC5TDuBeCVY/s320/09-11-09_2001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414454360322946" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSbtEdj0I/AAAAAAAAAXg/7LWvyt4GED4/s1600-h/09-11-09_2002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSbtEdj0I/AAAAAAAAAXg/7LWvyt4GED4/s320/09-11-09_2002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414446988267330" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSbJ-VT-I/AAAAAAAAAXY/ulye8LmyOFM/s1600-h/09-11-09_2124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SqsSbJ-VT-I/AAAAAAAAAXY/ulye8LmyOFM/s320/09-11-09_2124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414437567320034" /></a><br /><br />It still needs to be trimmed in a bit and refined (on Tuesday before class, if my mom is up to it) but overall I rather enjoy it. And I can't wait until it grows out a little more in the back so you can actually see the full mohawk! ;)elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-22038831108040136642009-08-26T12:02:00.006-05:002009-08-26T12:43:34.275-05:00Yikes! And, I hate (most prescription) drugs.It's a good thing that I (mostly) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">prewrote</span></span> those 4 posts before I was stricken with this plague Friday night, otherwise there still would be nothing new up here. You know, for the 2 or 3 of you who read this blog. It seems that the combination of illnesses going around, crazy weather and my allergies/asthma has sent my respiratory system into a tizzy (being around dogs, cats & cigarette smoke recently didn't help either, I'm sure). I have a slight chest/sinus infection along with horribly flared-up asthma. I finally went to the doctor on Monday afternoon when I had a 100+ temperature, lots of wheezing and non-stop coughing fits. I have an antibiotic (2 huge horse pills a day for 7 days!), <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> (a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">steroid</span>, which I HATE, also 2 pills a day, but for 5 of the longest days of my life!!), a renewed prescription for liquid <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">albuterol</span></span> for my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebulizer"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">nebulizer</span></span></a>, and instructions to continue my allergy and asthma medication, rest and go back to the doctor if I don't see an improvement in 3-5 days. The antibiotic and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> are killing my stomach. But it seems to be slowly/maybe/sort of helping so I guess I should keep it up so I don't... die.<br /><br />When I was younger and my allergies were out of control and my asthma was newly diagnosed, I was put on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> long-term. At a very high dose. The same dose that I am taking now as an adult. So starting at about 8 or 9, I was taking a full adult dosage of this drug, along with about 3 inhalers. And I was on it for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">loooong</span></span> time. And if you read the side effects and such or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span>, it explains a lot about me:<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Major</span></strong><br />increased blood sugar for diabetics<br />weight gain**<br />facial swelling<br />depression, mania, or other psychiatric symptoms**<br />unusual fatigue or weakness<br />mental confusion/indecisiveness**<br />blurred vision<br />abdominal pain**<br />peptic ulcer**<br />infections<br />painful hips or shoulders<br />Steroid-induced osteoporosis<br />Long term migraines**<br />insomnia**<br />severe joint pain<br />cataracts<br />anxiety**<br />black stool<br />stomach pain or bloating**<br />severe swelling<br />mouth sores or dry mouth<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">avascular</span></span> necrosis<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Minor</span></strong><br />stretch marks**<br />nervousness**<br />acne<br />rash<br />increased appetite**<br />hyperactivity<br />frequent urination**<br />diarrhea**<br />removes intestinal flora<br />leg pain<br />sensitive teeth**<br /><br />The list is from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wikipedia</span></span>, I've starred the side effects that have affected or currently are affecting me. After a while at the Children's Hospital downtown, where I was prescribed all those drugs, we switched me to a children's asthma/allergy specialist. He freaked out when he saw the dosage of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> that I was on and had me stop taking it immediately.<br /><br />"Adrenal suppression will occur if <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> is taken for longer than 7 days. This will cause the body to lose the ability to synthesize natural corticosteroids, resulting in dependence on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span>. For this reason, <strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> should not be abruptly stopped if taken for more than seven days, and instead, the dosage should be gradually reduced. This weaning process may be over a few days if the course of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> was short, but may take weeks or months if the patient had been on long-term treatment</strong>. Abrupt withdrawal may lead to an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Addisonian</span></span> crisis. For those on chronic therapy, alternate-day dosing may preserve adrenal function, thereby reducing side-effects." (also from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wikipedia</span></span>, cited from "Therapeutic and Adverse Effects of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Glucocorticoids</span></span>", U.S. Pharmacist)<br /><br />Basically, being on such a high dose of a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">steroid</span> for such a long time at such a young age meant that I missed my last growth spurt and started to gain a lot of weight. Not to mention it added to my sleeping issues and stomach sensitivity. Add in the fact that my asthma is also partially weather/exercise induced, and that I still take a few different asthma medicines, these things are not (easily) overcome. Certainly I am never growing those last few inches (but if, at 27, I could, I'd take at least 2-3 more inches, please...). Weight loss doesn't really come easy, if it does at all. My sleeping patterns are always fucked up. I have acid reflux disease and a really sensitive stomach (and bowel, since I'm being so forthcoming here). I feel like when people look at me they see this short, fat girl who doesn't like to exercise and I want to be like BUT I WAS ON THIS AWFUL DRUG AND I HAVE REALLY BAD ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA AND IT'S RUINING MY LIFE. But if you scream strange things at people, they usually don't want to be your friend anyway.<br /><br />I don't tolerate medication very well overall. I could never abuse drugs. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vicodin</span></span> makes me itchy and queasy and twitchy and uncomfortable. I experience all the bad side effects of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nexium</span></span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">Claritin</span></span> gives me headaches. Zyrtec makes me almost narcoleptic. Allegra and Tylenol don't even do anything for me. Aspirin is bad for my stomach and asthma. Almost all antibiotics screw up my stomach. I'm just a mess. I'm not even sure where I am going with this anymore. I just wanted to let everyone know that I am ill and that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">prednisone</span></span> is bad. In fact, I'm going to blame it for me not being able to concentrate on what I'm writing. I can't keep my train of thought right now so I'm going away.elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-14552751914969774932009-08-23T11:55:00.003-05:002009-08-23T12:28:56.322-05:00Mixtape Madness!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpWtSlqkUyss2Tztv34s_qu3NDml1MWN68H8kXJA43ErCR6tVXhpd46cuFI_8ZAIFyZZIHkH1As-m-7TvzAsq3t2HINu7toftSIqe2HMFWfZo2amGF9B3RwfKcjI1s7v94MYW_qIOQB8/s1600-h/ASIANPcdcover.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372450909396610098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpWtSlqkUyss2Tztv34s_qu3NDml1MWN68H8kXJA43ErCR6tVXhpd46cuFI_8ZAIFyZZIHkH1As-m-7TvzAsq3t2HINu7toftSIqe2HMFWfZo2amGF9B3RwfKcjI1s7v94MYW_qIOQB8/s320/ASIANPcdcover.jpg" /></a>So I've wanted to do this ever since it was International Mixtape Day/Week back in June, but as we all know, I became teh uber blog slacker. We did a bit on Autostraddle - <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/the-autostraddle-turntable-celebrating-international-mix-tape-day/">The Autostraddle Turntable: Celebrating International Mix Tape Day</a> - where we all (The Team & Intern Army) submitted tracks for the theme The Future Is Bright. We (the Intern Army) also made a huge play list entitled The Autostraddle Intern Army Ninja Pirates Pillow Forts & Beer Pre-Party Party Tunes (I made the cover, see right) for our Pride Weekend trip to New York.<br /><br />Starting in the 7th or 8th grade (~1993) I was all about making tapes for myself. I would sit there with my radio and a pile of blank cassettes. I became a whiz at using the pause button just right to not catch too much of the rambling djs between songs. I would put on B96 or Q101 and try and capture every song in a summer countdown. Sadly, most tapes that I made before... 1998? were lost or taped over. But, when helping to clean out my parents basement for a garage sale this summer, I found a pile from my junior and senior years (ages 15-17) in high school. They were mostly mixes made for playing in the yearbook office. It was also roughly that time that I started making myself mixed cds aptly titled things like <em>Elli's Cool CD Volume #</em> and <em>Chick Music</em>. I have a whole stack of these. I also made mixed cds for girl(s), but I ditched those play lists long ago. Probs for the best. But I thought it would be fun/ny to share the song lists with you now. Maybe it will make you a bit nostalgic and make you want to burn a mixed cd of your own! ;)<br /><br />First, the tapes: (spelling, caps, etc. as written on tape)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>"School Type Songs (youth, high school, growing up, etc.)"<br />Side 1</strong><br />-Baz Lehrman, Everyone's Free to wear sunscreen<br />-Third Eye Blind, Graduate<br />-Van Halen, Hot for Teacher<br />-Green Apple Quick Step, Kid<br />-The Offspring, The Kids Aren't alright<br />-Creed, I'm eighteen<br />-Soul Asylum, School's Out<br />-Class of '99, Another Brick in the wall (part 2)<br />-The Muffs, Kids in America<br />-Adam Sandler, Lunchlady Land<br />-Adam Sandler, The Beating of a High School Janitor<br />-Adam Sandler, The Beating of a High School Science Teacher<br />-from The Sound of Music, Sixteen going on Seventeen<br />-Adam Sandler, The Beating of a High School Bus Driver<br />-Adam Sandler, The Beating of a High School Spanish Teacher<br />-from Grease, It's raining on Prom Night<br />-from Grease, Beauty School Dropout<br /><strong>Side 2</strong><br />-from Grease, We go together<br />-Adam Sandler, The Cheerleader<br />-from Anastasia, At the Beginning<br />-Sixpence None the Ricer, Kiss Me<br />-from Saved by the Bell, School Song<br />-Save Ferris, Under 21<br />-The Saved by the Bell Theme Song<br />-from Bye Bye Birdie, Kids<br />-from Bye Bye Birdie, The Telephone Hour<br />-Shampoo, Trouble<br />-Silver Chair, Anthem for the year 2000<br />-The Coasters, Charlie Brown<br />-Brak's School Daze: Yearbook<br />-Brak's School Daze: Toothbrush<br />-Brak's School Daze: Trust a Monkey<br />-Brak's School Daze: Gym Class</span><br /><br />What a winner, eh?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>This is an earlier mix, nameless, but it was recorded over my step dad's Def Leppard tape...:<br />Side 1</strong><br />-AT THE BEGINNING (Donna Lewis, Richard Marx)<br />-HYMN (Adiemus)<br />-Yeha-Noha, Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity (Sacred Spirits)<br />-Sadeness (Enigma)<br />-My Heart Will go on (Celine Dion)<br />-Hymn to the Sea (James Horner, conductor)<br />-Friends (Keep the Faith)<br /><strong>Side 2</strong><br />-Castle On a Cloud (les Miserables)<br />-I dreamed a dream (Les Miserables)<br />-Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera)<br />-Angel of Music (Phantom of the Opera)<br />-The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom of the Opera)<br />-Can't Help Falling In Love (UB40)<br />-Joyful, Joyful (Sister Act II)<br />-Oh Happy Day (Sister Act II)</span><br /><br />that one was clearly for relaxing...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>"Rock and stuff from CD's"<br />Side 1</strong><br />-Enter Sandman, Metallica<br />-Dancing Days, Stone Temple Pilots<br />-Down, 311<br />-Falls Apart, Sugar Ray<br />-The Chemicals Between Us, Bush<br />-Last Kiss, Pearl Jam<br />-Merman, Tori Amos<br />-Everything Is Wrong, Moby<br /><strong>Side 2</strong><br />-Charles Big Potatoe, Skunk Anansie<br />-Human Behavior, Bjork<br />-My Own Prison, Creed<br />-All That I Need Is To Be Loved, Moby<br />-Volcano Girls, Veruca Salt<br />-Smart Dogs, Kula Shaker<br />-MC5, Stone Temple Pilots</span><br /><br />That's right, potatoe.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">"80's Baby!"</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Side 1</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Like a Virgin, Madonna</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Video Killed the Radio Star, Pres of USA</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-How Soon is Now?, The Smiths</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-White Wedding, Billy Idol</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-With or Without You, U2</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Material Girl, Madonna</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Blue Monday, New Order</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Too Shy, Kajagoogoo</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Just Can't Get Enough, Depeche Mode</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow</span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Side 2</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Manic Mondy, Bangles</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Walk Like an Egyptian, Bangles</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Papa Don't Preach, Madonna</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Like A Prayer, Madonna</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Eternal Flame, Bangles</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-You Spin Me Round, Dead or Alive</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Cherish, Madonna</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Lies, Violent Femmes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-I Wanna be Sedated, Ramones</span><br /><br />I feel like there was some 70's in my 80's....?<br /><br />Oh, here's a gem I found that's dated 2.15.96 which means I was just a couple months into age 14/halfway through Freshman year. It has no title. It doesn't need it:<br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(I didn't write the artists by the songs. But on the top I wrote, "Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Misc., Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 24-K (?), Bubblegum Classics, Bye-Bye Birdie, Silver chair")</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Side 1</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Aeroplane</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-My Friends</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Coffee Shop</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Warped</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-1979</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-We only come out at night</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Where'd You go?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Don't go there</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Spanish Rose</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Israels Son</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Pure massqere</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Side 2</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-I'm a Believer</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-I think we're alone now</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Candy Sugar Shoppe</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Ding Dong The Witch is Dead</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-I think I love you</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Knock 3 Times</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Locomotion</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Judy in Disguise</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Codfish Ball</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Ragg Mopp</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Oo Babba Loo</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Halls of Desire</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Kids in America</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-Tomorrow</span><br /><br />That's right, I followed Kids' Songs with Tevin Campbell. I was a mix master!<br /><br />There are 5 more tapes, but I'll spare you the full song lists. But I will give you the general titles:<br />1- "New Swing/Old Swing/New Big Band/Old Big Bang (Blues/ska)"<br />2- "Less Than Jake, Pennywise, Bif Naked, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, etc."<br />3- "CD, punk, soundtracks, space Ghost, BNL, TMBG"<br />4- "Bree Sharp, Creed, Bjork, SP, cartoons, The Virgin Suicides"<br />5- no title/name but it was taped over an 8th grade B96 tape. Side 1 is Oasis and Beatles. Side 2 is comedy and songs from Friends and Reality Bites<br /><br />I should have been a DJ.<br /><br />The cds:<br />I really started making cds towards the end of Junior year, once I started working at the Des Plaines Public Library and could check out all manner of different cds for pretty much as long as I wanted.... There are 9 volumes of <em>Elli's Cool Cd</em> that span well into college. Then there was a slight overlap to when I started making <em>Chick Music</em> of which there are 5 volumes. As far as I can remember, the only qualification for the Chick Music cds was that the songs had to be sung by a female, whether she was a solo artist or the frontwoman to a band. That's it. Then there is <em>Songs from and inspired by 'But I'm A Cheerleader'</em> which is the only mix that is that specific. <em>Old Skool Vol. 1, Old Skool Vol. 2</em> and <em>'New' Skool Rap, HipHop, R+B, etc. + A little Latin Flava</em> have to be my favorite series, for the titles alone... And the last few are <em>Sad Songs for Sad Times</em>, <em>Covers, Baby!</em> and <em>Funtastical!</em> and yes the !!'s are part of the title... and I made all the covers by cutting things of of magazines.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7uvtEb_-I/AAAAAAAAAVw/Am3S-G7DX1k/s1600-h/08-21-09_1234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372493908819050466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7uvtEb_-I/AAAAAAAAAVw/Am3S-G7DX1k/s320/08-21-09_1234.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I think I'll just share a small cross section of these songs lists. If any one you <em>really</em> want to know the playlist to a cd that I don't list here... first of all, why!? and secondly, just ask and I'll send it your way ;)<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">"Elli's Cool CD Volume 1"</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Juliana Hatfield, Daniel</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Pancho's Lament, The Truth About Romeo [the Jack & Jill Theme?]</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Beatles, Hey Jude</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- Jessica Riddle-Jacobs, I Want You</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Jessica Riddle-Jacobs, Even Angels Fall</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Fiona Apple, Across The Universe</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Jeremy Jordan, A Girl Named Happiness</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Mazzy Star, Fade Into You</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- 10,000 Maniacs, More Than This</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Charlie Biddle Trio, They All Laughed</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- Charlie Biddle Trio, Les Feuilles Mortes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Gwyenth Paltrow + Huey Lewis, Cruisin'</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- B*Witched, Hey Mickey</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">14- Christina Aguilera, Reflection</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">15- Dexter Freebish, Leaving Town</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">16- Nancy Sinatra, These Boots Are Made For Walking</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">17- Joan Armatrading, The Weakenss In Me</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18- Atomic Kitten, See Ya</span><br /><br />Oof, can you tell what movies I was watching a lot of when I made that one? (Bring It On, Never Been Kissed, The Whole Nine Yards, 10 Things I Hate About You...) My life is a soundtrack.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">"Elli's Cool CD Volume 4"</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Jennifer Love Hewitt, Barenaked</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Scapegoat Wax, Space to Share</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Skip James, Devil Got My Woman</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- David Bowie, Heroes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Mohammed Rafi, Jaan Pehechaan Ho</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Rose Polenzani, Heaven Release Us</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Marcus Krause, What About Gillian Anderson?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Eva Cassidy, Time After Time</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- Moonpools + Caterpillars, Hear</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Jessica Riddle-Jacobs, Come Home To Me</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Superchic[k], One Girl Revolution</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- Leadbelly, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?</span><br /><br />Ok, yeah. In those songs I see... Gilmore Girls, Ghost World... and some Mary-Kate and Ashley movies. I'm sorry. But the songs are good.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">"Elli's Cool CD Volume 8"</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Cure, Friday I'm In Love</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Tears For Fears, Mad World</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Bjork & Thom Yorke, I Have Seen It All</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- Cake, The Distance (Live Acoustic)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Hoobastank, Crawling In The Dark</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Bowling For Soup, The Bitch Song</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Cher, It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Lou Reed, Walk On The Wild Side</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- Gavin Degraw, I Don't Wanna Be</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Dead Milkmen, I Walk The Thinnest Line</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- Fatboy Slim, Weapon Of Choice</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Gorillaz, Clint Eastwood</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- Damien Rice, Volcano</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">14- City High & Next Episode, What Would You Do</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">15- Jet, Are You Gonna Be My Girl</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">16- Ryan Adams, New York, New York</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">17- Loudon Wainwright III, Unhappy Anniversary [yep, Rufus Wainwright's dad]</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18- Modest Mouse, Bukowski</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">19- They Might Be Giants- Boss Of Me</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">20- OK Go, Get Over It</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7u-ooPScI/AAAAAAAAAV4/SUiy-0q9tC0/s1600-h/08-21-09_1235.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372494165325072834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7u-ooPScI/AAAAAAAAAV4/SUiy-0q9tC0/s320/08-21-09_1235.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>"Chick Music Volume 2"</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Jessica Riddle-Jacobs, Gone</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Nelly Furtado, Legend</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Leann Rimes, But I Do Love You</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- Stevie Nicks, Candlebright</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Juliana Hatfield, Daniel</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Sheryl Crow, Strong Enough</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Leah Andreone, Happy Birthday</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Rebecca Pidgeon, Kalerka [yeah, the actress, Mamet's wife]</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- Bree Sharp, Guttermouth</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Tegan + Sara, Freedom</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- Hepburn, Sleeping Beauty</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Bif Naked, Chotee</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- Chantal Kreviazuk, Green Apples</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">14- Mandy Moore, One Sided Love</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">15- Alicia Keys, Fallin'</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">16- Lisa Loeb, Stay</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">17- Lauren Hill, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18- Michelle Branch, All You Wanted</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">19- Sam Phillios, Where The Colors Don't Go</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">20- Raincoats, Pretty</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>"Chick Music Volume 4"</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Ani DiFranco, Fuck You/Untouchable Face (Live)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Christina Aguilera, Beautiful</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Diana Krall, Popsicle Toes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- Donna Lewis, I Love You Always Forever</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Donnas (Electrocutes), Get Rid Of That Girl</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Eve & Gwen Stefani, Let Me Blow Ya Mind</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Eve, Who's That Girl</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Go-Go's, We Got The Beat</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- Joan Osborne, One Of Us (Acoustic)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Kasey Chambers, Not Pretty Enough</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- Katy Rose, Catch My Fall</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Leann Rimes, But I Do Love You</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- Liz Phair, Polyester Bride (Live Acoustic)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">14- Majandra Delfino, Hell And Bliss</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">15- Murmurs, Basically</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">16- Rose Polenzani, Fell</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">17- Shawn Colvin, Sunny Came Home</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18- Stevie Nicks, Needles And Pins</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">19- T.a.T.u., All The Things She Said</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">20- That Dog, He's Kissing Christian</span><br /><br />I think that one is the gayest mix of them all.<br /><br />The 2 volumes of 'Old Skool' songs include stuff by Sukiyaki, Arrested Development, Boyz II Men, Coolio, Kriss Kross, Salt N Peppa, Snow, Cyress Hill, Easy E, NWA, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Snoop Doggy Dog, Tag Team, Technotronic, Tone Loc, Vanilla Ice and Young MC. Songs of my childhood, yo.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7vc_NQ5TI/AAAAAAAAAWA/r6zcWGOOSYo/s1600-h/08-21-09_1237.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 98px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372494686782022962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7vc_NQ5TI/AAAAAAAAAWA/r6zcWGOOSYo/s320/08-21-09_1237.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'll leave you with this...<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">"Funtastical!"</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1- Asylum Street Spankers, Beer</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">2- Christy Carlson Romano, Chiquita Banana Song</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">3- Dead Milkmen, If you Love Someone Set Them On Fire</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">4- Queers, I Wanna Be A Homosexual</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">5- Rick James, Superfeak</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6- Dixie Chicks, Sin Wagon</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">7- Eels, My Beloved Monster</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">8- Egghead., She's Coming Back</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">9- Eminem & D12, My Band</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">10- Strongbad, Techno Song</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">11- Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Is A Tit Man</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">12- Liz Phair, Six Dick Pimp</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">13- Atari Teenage Riot, Sex Law Penetration</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">14- Megan Mullally & Sean Hayes, Uncle Jack Needs A New Pair Of Shoes</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">15- NERD, She Wants To Movie</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">16- Outkast, Land Of A Million Drums</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">17- Queers, Stupid Fucking Vegan</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">18- Rick James, She's A Brick House</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">19- Save Ferris, Saved By The Bell</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">20- Right Said Fred, I'm Too Sexy</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">21- Screaching Weasels, Cool Kids</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">22- Loudon Wainwright III, I Wish I Was A Lesbian</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7voviziVI/AAAAAAAAAWI/FcvH4cPy4X8/s1600-h/08-21-09_1236.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 96px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372494888735836498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So7voviziVI/AAAAAAAAAWI/FcvH4cPy4X8/s320/08-21-09_1236.jpg" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-59960641344917999372009-08-22T15:53:00.000-05:002009-08-22T15:53:00.587-05:00#wheniknew<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts0iQDyRPgK_P1WnAyECKbNOsqSMDSYdz83TgdYNPH8VEYkS8a80ak8KuFp9end4MKef4wNBMkL14wKqEhd27G6fxjatZBNJwFICGy3QnNysG-AOJnORUwljt3h6s3GwxzxzLXELf7-k/s1600-h/angelinajolie.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts0iQDyRPgK_P1WnAyECKbNOsqSMDSYdz83TgdYNPH8VEYkS8a80ak8KuFp9end4MKef4wNBMkL14wKqEhd27G6fxjatZBNJwFICGy3QnNysG-AOJnORUwljt3h6s3GwxzxzLXELf7-k/s320/angelinajolie.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372266805606479682" /></a><br />So we did this thing, these stories, at Autostraddle recently about everyone's gayiversary and/or when people knew they were gay/lezzie/queer/bi/otherwise inclined ladies. For some people those are very different things. Some people had very touching stories, some had funny ones. It also seems that Angelina Jolie and/or Eliza Dushku are the main reason for many of us, myself included, discovering the fairer sex.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4ggEbgpjI/AAAAAAAAAUI/Wuky2OHuZhk/s1600-h/elizadushkudollhouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4ggEbgpjI/AAAAAAAAAUI/Wuky2OHuZhk/s320/elizadushkudollhouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372267140816610866" /></a><br /><br />Here is where you can read the Autostraddle posts:<br />-<a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/autostraddle-roundtable-when-i-knew-i-was-gay-part-1/">“When I Knew I Was Gay” Roundtable Part 1: What Would Happen If One Woman Told The Truth About Her Life</a> (Riese and Laneia, a must read)<br />-<a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/when-did-you-know-you-were-a-lesbian-shocking-stories-of-self-discovery-in-the-roundtable-part-2/">When Did You Know You Were a Lesbian? Shocking Stories of Self-Discovery in the Roundtable Part </a>2 (Carly, Intern Hot Laura, Intern Daphne, Stef, Robin, me, Intern Katrina, Tinkerbell, and reader/intern submitted tweets)<br />-<a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/when-did-you-know-you-were-a-gaymo-sweet-stories-of-lesbian-awakenings-part-3/">When Did You Know You Were a Gaymo? Sweet Stories of Lesbian Awakenings: Part 3</a> (Alex, Intern Emily, Intern Lily, Brooke, Intern Jess, Crystal, and reader/intern submitted tweets)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4gusFIMeI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/-lbs59qsL90/s1600-h/angelinajolie2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4gusFIMeI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/-lbs59qsL90/s320/angelinajolie2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372267391978320354" /></a><br /><br />Here is my gay-iversary paragraph from the Autostraddle post:<br />"So, my gay-iversary is probs Pride Weekend (last weekend in June for Chicago) because Pride Weekend 2006 is the first year I ever attended the festivities. I was like, eff it, hey guys, um, I’m going to the gay pride parade this weekend, who’s with me? Also I got a tattoo of rainbow stars that same weekend. And I met the first/only girl I’ve ever been in love with (obvs that didn’t work out)… Until then I was ‘processing’ and had only told like 2 friends that I thought I might be a big old queer (I didn’t know they had secretly already spilled the beans)…"<br /><br /><br />And here are my #wheniknew tweets (the ones that did and didn't make the Autostraddle cut):<br /><br />@autostraddle #wheniknew or at least started to know was when I realized how many angelina jolie movies i owned/loved, even the bad ones ;)<br /><br />@LOL_a @a_ex Oh yeah, Eliza Dushku in Bring It On was another big hint (I was a little dense, apparently, I needed a lot of hints...) ;)<br /><br />Hackers 1995, Foxfire 1996, But I'm A Cheerleader 1999, Bring It On 2000 & I still didn't know until ~2002 that I preferred the ladies...<br /><br />...and then I still didnt *fully* admit it to myself or anyone else until ~2006<br /><br />Oh thats good RT @leXmarksthespot Clea Duvall putting that errant piece of hair behind her ear 90 times in but i'm a cheerleader #wheniknew<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4inbgKgAI/AAAAAAAAAUg/YXHDwKUq3O4/s1600-h/clea_duvall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4inbgKgAI/AAAAAAAAAUg/YXHDwKUq3O4/s320/clea_duvall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372269466292486146" /></a><br /><br />So yeah... any of you have any 'how I knew I might be a queer' stories? Also, since the publishing of those stories on Autostraddle, two more interns came out to their parents. SO... the pressure is on. Eeeek.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4hCCIfgUI/AAAAAAAAAUY/iQMQK3wPAsg/s1600-h/elizadushkudollhouse2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4hCCIfgUI/AAAAAAAAAUY/iQMQK3wPAsg/s320/elizadushkudollhouse2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372267724315525442" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-47389734236455782009-08-21T14:15:00.001-05:002009-08-21T17:02:10.322-05:00I'm an angel with an attitude and my favorite color's red(this post was started on June<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SjWnOPp8i5I/AAAAAAAAAJs/WiHuer6ma0Q/s1600-h/dittybops2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 280px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347363995734805394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/SjWnOPp8i5I/AAAAAAAAAJs/WiHuer6ma0Q/s320/dittybops2.jpg" /></a> 14th and finished August 20th. There was alcohol involved both times...)<br /><br />Well. I have a beer. I've spent the day immersed in music and gay television. I am ready to start gushing (again) about The Ditty Bops. Yay Ditty Bops. Except I had this whole post worked out in my head last night and now I can't remember everything that I wanted to say. So, yeah. It'll all work out. Just stick with me.<br /><br /><br />I first heard of the Ditty Bops (comprised of Amanda Barrett and Abby Dewald) way back in 2004 when their first album came out and we had some of the songs as an in-store play at Barnes & Noble. Shortly after that I had the opportunity to 'see' them open for Tori Amos in the first rock concert at Millennium Park. I say that I went to 'see' them because during their set we were so far back on the lawn that we couldn't actually see the stage. But they sounded amazing. Soon they had a few cute videos out and a second album, Moon Over the Freeway, came out in 2006. They had a funky website (<a href="http://www.thedittybops.com/">http://www.thedittybops.com/</a>) with strangely elusive bios and such. But that was when they were with Warner Brothers. They aren't anymore. And we all know how *lovely* WB has been w/r/t their music videos being on YouTube. So sadly I cannot link you to any old stuff that isn't some kind of live performance. Also, the old site is no more. It reroutes to a new site with very little information on it. They have a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dittybops">MySpace</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ditty-Bops/57632394828?ref=ts">Facebook</a> with music and newsletters, though. They are self-produced. They do awesome things like bicycle across country to lower tour emissions and make cute art out of recycled objects to auction off at shows. And they are fun and silly and don't take themselves too seriously. At least Amanda doesn't. Last night (at the Old Town School of Folk Music) she auctioned off her 'ugly art' starting with prices like $.19...<br /><br />(that was the part from June)<br /><br />Shift gears. I'm starting this post again. Amanda and Abby are married. They got married in the short window of time that it was legal in California last fall, but they've been together about 10 years. During the concert I saw in June Amanda told a cute story about growing up as a Ren Faire nerd and how Abby almost wouldn't go on their first date because it was at a Renaissance Faire and it wasn't her thing. Lucky for us they did go and it went well and so began their personal relationship. Their quirky musical performance career started shortly (a few years) thereafter. They are a fun mix of folk, jazz, swing, musical, western, acoustic. Their performances are part concert, part theatrical, with costumes, props, funny stories, and sometimes, a shadow puppet show. They play guitar, ukulele, mandolin, dulicimer, piano... and they sing beautiful harmonies. They are off the beaten track, but once you give them a listen, once you hear an interview or story, you'll be hooked. I'm going to try and show you guys a few good/fun videos AND I'll put up some fun pictures from photoshoots and such. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />Shadow puppets!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AirSbPjZiA4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AirSbPjZiA4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Amanda is the tall redhead, Amanda is in the red shirt. This is one of my fav songs from them, Walk or Ride:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DRKzqISgrs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DRKzqISgrs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Fun live performance of Sister Kate with full band and period costumes:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8OeeNNVsMQw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8OeeNNVsMQw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />One of my favorites of their new songs, Skinny Bones:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4-LnHr34Lk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4-LnHr34Lk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This is a little interview clip- they got a grammy nomination for their latest full length album (it’s eco friendly!)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xz80ulx5qRo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xz80ulx5qRo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And now, pictures!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UJoWVbJI/AAAAAAAAATY/IprkqHXFtGQ/s1600-h/DittyBopsThree-KevinAbosch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253561182055570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UJoWVbJI/AAAAAAAAATY/IprkqHXFtGQ/s320/DittyBopsThree-KevinAbosch.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UIq8-E_I/AAAAAAAAATQ/zGf9nXgou9Q/s1600-h/dittybops5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253544701105138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UIq8-E_I/AAAAAAAAATQ/zGf9nXgou9Q/s320/dittybops5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UICq2ecI/AAAAAAAAATI/WptuypyUxZ8/s1600-h/dittybops.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253533887691202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UICq2ecI/AAAAAAAAATI/WptuypyUxZ8/s320/dittybops.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UHY_JOxI/AAAAAAAAATA/mMfPI4xx6CQ/s1600-h/dittybopsbikini.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253522698517266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UHY_JOxI/AAAAAAAAATA/mMfPI4xx6CQ/s320/dittybopsbikini.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UG4MamgI/AAAAAAAAAS4/x6QSkWbs_Tc/s1600-h/dittybops3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253513895811586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4UG4MamgI/AAAAAAAAAS4/x6QSkWbs_Tc/s320/dittybops3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U4YBsgWI/AAAAAAAAAT4/IRZeOKDahno/s1600-h/dittybopsMOTF.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254364254372194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U4YBsgWI/AAAAAAAAAT4/IRZeOKDahno/s320/dittybopsMOTF.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U3gW8t-I/AAAAAAAAATw/rjmXtWMyZ6s/s1600-h/ditty-bops.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254349311129570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U3gW8t-I/AAAAAAAAATw/rjmXtWMyZ6s/s320/ditty-bops.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U3G_NUgI/AAAAAAAAATo/ppCRmaZRX9g/s1600-h/dittybops4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254342500667906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U3G_NUgI/AAAAAAAAATo/ppCRmaZRX9g/s320/dittybops4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U2ovAGCI/AAAAAAAAATg/ezxRytxnT10/s1600-h/Ditty_Bops480x172.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 114px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254334379628578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4U2ovAGCI/AAAAAAAAATg/ezxRytxnT10/s320/Ditty_Bops480x172.jpg" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-41906227260040555092009-08-20T21:29:00.008-05:002009-08-20T21:55:01.430-05:00Hello Pretty LadyAhoy there strangers and loyal reader peoples. It is I, queen slacker of the blogs. Tonight this bottle of wine and I are going to start making a dent in the list of posts I have been promising. I'm going to start simple though, with the pictures of Ana Fernandez.<br /><br />Ana Fernandez was on the three seasons of the Spanish soap opera, Cuestion de Sexo, until it was (somewhat) recently canceled. She played Sofi, the daughter of the main couple. In the first two seasons she was 16/17 and apparently had a boyfriend/not a very big part overall. But in the third season she was 18 and came home from a summer/semester abroad with a secret girlfriend... Ana Fernandez is gorgeous, but because she is only 19 (20?) with a short resume, and because she is not from here, there aren't many good pictures of her on ye ole interwebs. So I gathered the few I could find and then I made some screencaps. I only made said screencaps from the first few episodes because it is actually sort of tedious and time consuming to make screencaps, but maybe I'll make some more in the future.<br /><br />Here ya go!<br /><br />These first few are some promo/red carpet type shots that I found. Eyeliner is a good thing...: <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LXugCDvI/AAAAAAAAASw/fctO9Ip_Xh4/s1600-h/ana-fernandez2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243907746860786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LXugCDvI/AAAAAAAAASw/fctO9Ip_Xh4/s320/ana-fernandez2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LXN5Om8I/AAAAAAAAASo/D6r7BVtJG-0/s1600-h/ana-fernandez3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243898994170818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LXN5Om8I/AAAAAAAAASo/D6r7BVtJG-0/s320/ana-fernandez3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LWkYw_tI/AAAAAAAAASg/VtegNdfBGqM/s1600-h/ana-fernandez4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243887852158674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LWkYw_tI/AAAAAAAAASg/VtegNdfBGqM/s320/ana-fernandez4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LWOQ4tPI/AAAAAAAAASY/ujeeWi5q-Zo/s1600-h/ana-fernandez5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243881913529586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LWOQ4tPI/AAAAAAAAASY/ujeeWi5q-Zo/s320/ana-fernandez5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LVbhR2KI/AAAAAAAAASQ/myxsnn6qqUM/s1600-h/ana-fernandez6.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243868292077730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4LVbhR2KI/AAAAAAAAASQ/myxsnn6qqUM/s320/ana-fernandez6.bmp" /></a><br /><p>These are some screen caps from the first couple seasons that I found on a Spanish website (since I haven't watched any of those episodes):<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXI1eOWKe5cB5zqzG4YdKgV2AS26QZp4IBZHpYsNzQS34Zns_1MnutLSLpqxJS4rvL1ZRE_0K0lYaF7_CD8V43eN1UpQbbsjlq_nL3x5Y3Ea7-WM3rQigpr6kzp4cSL4maqU3bQmrScOU/s1600-h/ana-fernandeztt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243263096483762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXI1eOWKe5cB5zqzG4YdKgV2AS26QZp4IBZHpYsNzQS34Zns_1MnutLSLpqxJS4rvL1ZRE_0K0lYaF7_CD8V43eN1UpQbbsjlq_nL3x5Y3Ea7-WM3rQigpr6kzp4cSL4maqU3bQmrScOU/s320/ana-fernandeztt.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4KxpJ5ujI/AAAAAAAAASA/mrDfm5sSC48/s1600-h/ana-fernandeztt2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243253476833842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4KxpJ5ujI/AAAAAAAAASA/mrDfm5sSC48/s320/ana-fernandeztt2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4KxPkbtEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ZHwQ0SuSRU8/s1600-h/ana-fernandeztt3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243246608790594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4KxPkbtEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ZHwQ0SuSRU8/s320/ana-fernandeztt3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Kwq8UXEI/AAAAAAAAARw/Uv0J4_cDS0Q/s1600-h/ana-fernandeztt5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243236776860738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Kwq8UXEI/AAAAAAAAARw/Uv0J4_cDS0Q/s320/ana-fernandeztt5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Kv7DUdAI/AAAAAAAAARo/HNUw_7ZYcR8/s1600-h/ana-fernandeztt4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372243223921325058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Kv7DUdAI/AAAAAAAAARo/HNUw_7ZYcR8/s320/ana-fernandeztt4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J3EMzohI/AAAAAAAAARg/1BlfXQXSLxU/s1600-h/ana-fernandez.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372242247124492818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J3EMzohI/AAAAAAAAARg/1BlfXQXSLxU/s320/ana-fernandez.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J2oJMmnI/AAAAAAAAARY/1eSWmRlBOC4/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372242239593159282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J2oJMmnI/AAAAAAAAARY/1eSWmRlBOC4/s320/Ana_Fernandez.jpg" /></a> </p><p>And these are the caps that I made myself. The first few may be a tad out of order, but it's no big:<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf5RCuat9kRG6MS_uGSP4T5EVFTCL9z1y_Vu7Uag9Ulk5VhblotdwPycYDDuYBya-phhn_9EQHdb_oQvYDrevOj2hbA-pu_I2FceKppBfhWH-c0KnEynrWQU0h4bbZDfx-b0YE7RlFbA/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372242229203533090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf5RCuat9kRG6MS_uGSP4T5EVFTCL9z1y_Vu7Uag9Ulk5VhblotdwPycYDDuYBya-phhn_9EQHdb_oQvYDrevOj2hbA-pu_I2FceKppBfhWH-c0KnEynrWQU0h4bbZDfx-b0YE7RlFbA/s320/Ana_Fernandez2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J1s0OJqI/AAAAAAAAARI/CZJdghUyIdc/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372242223667488418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J1s0OJqI/AAAAAAAAARI/CZJdghUyIdc/s320/Ana_Fernandez3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J1PZ55-I/AAAAAAAAARA/I4b5ZUH7o3w/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372242215772481506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4J1PZ55-I/AAAAAAAAARA/I4b5ZUH7o3w/s320/Ana_Fernandez4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JebBT_PI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/j_0I7uBBcJc/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241823753567474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JebBT_PI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/j_0I7uBBcJc/s320/Ana_Fernandez5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Jdj6nzVI/AAAAAAAAAQw/Z-fyQjOdV1M/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241808961555794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Jdj6nzVI/AAAAAAAAAQw/Z-fyQjOdV1M/s320/Ana_Fernandez6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JdEisGnI/AAAAAAAAAQo/ZHjKhdNJiyA/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241800539675250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JdEisGnI/AAAAAAAAAQo/ZHjKhdNJiyA/s320/Ana_Fernandez7.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JcRFE87I/AAAAAAAAAQg/OWlXH9rSZQg/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241786725266354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JcRFE87I/AAAAAAAAAQg/OWlXH9rSZQg/s320/Ana_Fernandez8.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Jbz_V_4I/AAAAAAAAAQY/1U1XMTthBjc/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241778916589442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Jbz_V_4I/AAAAAAAAAQY/1U1XMTthBjc/s320/Ana_Fernandez9.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JKnZ9LNI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/Iy5dFGKolL4/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241483480771794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JKnZ9LNI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/Iy5dFGKolL4/s320/Ana_Fernandez10.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JJ_myiEI/AAAAAAAAAQI/8mKVc4rpgLM/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241472797182018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JJ_myiEI/AAAAAAAAAQI/8mKVc4rpgLM/s320/Ana_Fernandez11.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JJhZqp6I/AAAAAAAAAQA/yomz2IL6mTs/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241464689076130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JJhZqp6I/AAAAAAAAAQA/yomz2IL6mTs/s320/Ana_Fernandez12.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4JJIDGnaI/AAAAAAAAAP4/LCF3Ialprcw/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241066048580770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4IyUWXbKI/AAAAAAAAAPg/lXSLSy8NptY/s320/Ana_Fernandez16.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Ix4eZybI/AAAAAAAAAPY/oC85amo5YpI/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241058566097330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Ix4eZybI/AAAAAAAAAPY/oC85amo5YpI/s320/Ana_Fernandez17.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4IxF5O6sI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Gl7eU2RB29k/s1600-h/Ana_Fernandez18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241044988422850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4IxF5O6sI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Gl7eU2RB29k/s320/Ana_Fernandez18.jpg" /></a> </p><p>Sofi and Dani=adorbs. When they aren't fighting. Aw.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Iwqo3kWI/AAAAAAAAAPI/HLBhhSqR-W8/s1600-h/sofiydani.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372241037672026466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/So4Iwqo3kWI/AAAAAAAAAPI/HLBhhSqR-W8/s320/sofiydani.jpg" /></a></p>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-6573635698361736732009-07-27T23:50:00.006-05:002009-07-28T00:18:21.064-05:00Oy.It's been a while folks and I apologize. But I've had school. And stuff (like an ER visit). And my mom has been sick and is having surgery again tomorrow, early. And the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk is coming up soon. BUT the semester is over this week. So soonly hopefully I will have some time for all the posts I've been promising- Ditty Bops, Ana Fernandez, mixed tapes, etc. Until then go read <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com">Autostraddle</a> as I work (intern) there and we always have fabulous stuff going on :D<br /><br />Also, I cut more hairs off.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Nn7TlrJsiiUTu8oH2cLtOepQjd-Dv8IoMis27rpB0sX7UjYQu4XL4GJkA7rVLp0UbhJ8NKaFF_rSq07NJgXzkMag03cbTCCbUtwMYz2cTrkxbf5mB0oX4HdkwLqgq4sQZWfTR03Y_k/s1600-h/07-25-09_1226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Nn7TlrJsiiUTu8oH2cLtOepQjd-Dv8IoMis27rpB0sX7UjYQu4XL4GJkA7rVLp0UbhJ8NKaFF_rSq07NJgXzkMag03cbTCCbUtwMYz2cTrkxbf5mB0oX4HdkwLqgq4sQZWfTR03Y_k/s320/07-25-09_1226.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363369880870827298" /></a>elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827269970268233268.post-20646369849383553852009-07-05T22:54:00.013-05:002009-07-05T23:32:07.066-05:00Mission Accomplished!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA-82L2KbyzXJQD-yfj_M47EP2uxrH30nyOBwlWACBfXZA2lNHfQszYsCxeNw9GE-Jn1jheejlyCiSnVbqKz_9EYY9bHO7LsylSsjbc48LooDU2V60HLxUIlKvGKPVgdZ3TxJ4QJjFug/s1600-h/07-05-09_1727.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA-82L2KbyzXJQD-yfj_M47EP2uxrH30nyOBwlWACBfXZA2lNHfQszYsCxeNw9GE-Jn1jheejlyCiSnVbqKz_9EYY9bHO7LsylSsjbc48LooDU2V60HLxUIlKvGKPVgdZ3TxJ4QJjFug/s320/07-05-09_1727.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193773874976466" /></a><br />Yay I got all my hairs cut today! And I asked my little brother to take pictures of the process. He took enough to make a flip book! I won't post that many, but I will post a before, some during and a few of the final result. As final as things are for now, anyway. When you cut as much hair off as I did tonight, your hair usually goes into a shock of sorts and doesn't know what to do. So in a few days once my hair has settle in to this cut/style, we may cut a bit more off the top and use the razor in the back some more. Meanwhile, Locks of Love is going to be receiving my very long ponytail. And I'm way over the minimum for the 3-Day walk. So thanks to everyone for all the encouragement and support!<br /><br />ps- I asked my little brother if he liked my hair. He said, with a completely straight face, 'No. I liked it long.' Thanks, bro.<br /><br />Before we got started:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AnG0VEB3Prk33Z_0o-AEubsYkTAU9FK-zMFAaLqIRLr3LiW-wKiTe2oiWWH04YiW93mPhllrj4VWsVqv_1uu19dT7QBzeE80QvhMt2k6W8unn7uEPrKojUWGQ3pM8z63yA7NttdffCY/s1600-h/hair+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AnG0VEB3Prk33Z_0o-AEubsYkTAU9FK-zMFAaLqIRLr3LiW-wKiTe2oiWWH04YiW93mPhllrj4VWsVqv_1uu19dT7QBzeE80QvhMt2k6W8unn7uEPrKojUWGQ3pM8z63yA7NttdffCY/s320/hair+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193970856703026" /></a><br /><br />After losing the ponytail:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_n5D9Gz7IGzxK1WLQqs4oYfykw2dmPdb6pmPXIv6P8D8aS2C1KgHNStXRrkxYMdD7qLmiYm7xVRajOwks2cfWi_D-ZcNtB72AYP_cdQb7Sm7UGk6F3o0EMIpMtFvgny6QlDha3j9obo/s1600-h/07-05-09_1735.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_n5D9Gz7IGzxK1WLQqs4oYfykw2dmPdb6pmPXIv6P8D8aS2C1KgHNStXRrkxYMdD7qLmiYm7xVRajOwks2cfWi_D-ZcNtB72AYP_cdQb7Sm7UGk6F3o0EMIpMtFvgny6QlDha3j9obo/s320/07-05-09_1735.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194207692518834" /></a><br /><br />During the haircut:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmG23k6WoLRJ_inWbZ_qIXbPLswm5tgfEdniXQv65FpU2Ce8dpATWWoHoQy85hpVgjF5sQMo4Kf9NWHsBOjQTX0MCCdzVW5Oo0ommcq1n3g1ivEg_rjysv4LIv5lZk7XvvQyKG5OZHzE/s1600-h/hair+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmG23k6WoLRJ_inWbZ_qIXbPLswm5tgfEdniXQv65FpU2Ce8dpATWWoHoQy85hpVgjF5sQMo4Kf9NWHsBOjQTX0MCCdzVW5Oo0ommcq1n3g1ivEg_rjysv4LIv5lZk7XvvQyKG5OZHzE/s320/hair+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194802195457314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gDyxpeESWM10pFalpKeITUbyuLqHvAN3ebFIocd1H5coQbt3__8m1tsRmeAxDdug_FaSGKIj9GAjc5MH9n6iIEmF2GG0mWtLWQlNhoCo8Udw-rF23_rIGS2k0O33a6jgixS9ME61YJU/s1600-h/hair+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmM-WG7tOu-2yX4faGkDlx2HpM9YwfXDK_t2cBZOYxBczSK0A1AZ1sFsx_uIyClC1RVVE8pMpW-L7XBPC3Gd4uDINYxjjEi04RBBOSfvn1Du_Vzci3IOisUHhbbCJMFQC1dwqPOW_yf4/s320/hair+086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355195875469475762" /></a><br /><br />Finito!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPSumu4ToAoLH3r9knWNiviRGO1ppTGyoSsORp7Ev_a461ypRpGNSoBepeKmWSRJ0Znytw79zRiftKDARK2qn7RCkxs5pd8V0Rbe2jCaGf77eJ34zifoxwp87AGS8Lge8zTqFNxVXWd8/s1600-h/hair+099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPSumu4ToAoLH3r9knWNiviRGO1ppTGyoSsORp7Ev_a461ypRpGNSoBepeKmWSRJ0Znytw79zRiftKDARK2qn7RCkxs5pd8V0Rbe2jCaGf77eJ34zifoxwp87AGS8Lge8zTqFNxVXWd8/s320/hair+099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196448677086514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjFZiHt6RgjQEltBRD8-TAvGGrQshP4sfBaRmWOlRIhKGZqlOBAuiwFe2_gf2iY7y28v9jMTjfSoxcPA_RyRnWA_HFLja-BBJgh9yPJyNlwmJfjA-EfcfhLPIDpsjNdhBv9Vv0qEjEkU/s1600-h/hair+106.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Time turned fragile<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sk-MlXS9gSI/AAAAAAAAAMc/8kkKCvxB3tY/s1600-h/bagels.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__HErle7tm9o/Sk-MlXS9gSI/AAAAAAAAAMc/8kkKCvxB3tY/s320/bagels.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354653055503401250" /></a><br />Did you ever have one of those totally normal, innocent conversations that jarred awake random memories from deep inside of you? Like, you were on a normal path and then something slammed you into another dimension that seems normal but feels just a little bit off, like everything is moved slightly to the left...? <br /><br />Moo and I were just talking about wanting bagels and how the 12:05 Cubs game is ruining our chance to go to Einstein Bro's Bagels before she has to go off to work. And then she asked what kind of bagel and cream cheese did/would I want. And I was overwhelmed with these memories.<br /><br />When I was 9 or 10ish, I used to occasionally go to work with my step dad's step mom (with whom we do not speak anymore- that's another long story...) and we would take the Brown line train from Western to somewhere downtown. And that train ride always thrilled and scared me because the Brown line is one that was built after the apartments (and skyscrapers?) so at times it zig-zags so close to brick you feel like it might slam into a wall at any minute. And right where we got off there was this amazing bagel shop. And they had all this amazing fresh cream cheese. And I always got either chives or strawberry (and once this fancy mixed wildberry) and a bagel and an orange juice. Then I would go sit at an empty desk in my grandma's office and write and doodle and read. I still remember the smell of that place. And how the lights always seemed like they wanted to be just a little bit brighter. I don't remember what building she worked in, or even watch she did. But that building was right along a branch of the Chicago River and when <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103184/">V.I. Warshawski</a> was filmed they could watch it out the window. Later when there was that horrible city water main brake, their basement floors would be flooded and no one had to go to work until the foundations were inspected. There were those strange rubber mats on the floor and not a lot of windows in the room I sat in. But it didn't bother me since I've always been sort of afraid of heights. I just sat there with my bagel and my pen and paper and made up weird memos and let all the office ladies coo over me. It was different than when I went to work with my mom when I was 3-5 and she worked in the old lady hair salon in Skokie. At that place I would sit in the empty chair near my mom and pretend I was going to do hair one day. All the waiting old man husbands would give me candy and stuffed animals; I was the community granddaughter. And the messenger. My mom and the receptionist had this joke feud going on and would send me back and forth with insults for one another. My mom was only about 25, younger than I am now. I remember one time my mom had me go tell the lady that she had thunder thighs and I didn't get it but thought it sounded really funny and it made her really mad. I had to take naps on a folding cot in the back storage room where the salon stereo blared 80's hits. Later my mom would work at a much fancier salon in Lincoln Park near the lake. I was in school by then so I only really got to go there when I was sick. I would get to sleep on the funky bed in the waxing room. It smelled like hot perfume and made me feel safe. We would order deep dish spinach pizza from the Giordano's next door, and if I just had an ear infection (and not the flu) I got to sit in the kitchen and eat it with my mom. That place was so tacky 80's, the bathroom was all black enamel and mirrors, like <a href="http://www.jamusa.com/Venues/ParkWest/VenueDetails.aspx">Park West</a>, the club down the street. My mom was dating one of the PW tech/roadie guys then so sometimes we would go from the salon to the club and they would set me and his kids up on the balcony with kiddie cocktails. We had to stay up there while the live bands played and everyone went off to do whatever drugs they were doing. It was ~1986; my mom was ~26. I feel like Take Your Child to Work day was really different back then.elliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.com0