Just thought I would put up a quick note- due to recent crummy luck with my car, I will not be going to LBCC this year. In case anyone was wondering. It's safe to go, you won't see me, which I'm sure will be a boon for everyone.
Keeping a positive attitude is hard. :-(
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Well, I have to say, had a pretty good weekend this past week.
On Friday night, a friend and I went to a taping of the Dead Authors Podcast at the UCB Theater. We go every-so-often and it's always hysterical. This month one of my favorite comedians / performers, Matt Gourley, portrayed Ian Fleming. If you're familiar with Matt, you know he's a huge James Bond fan (for more info, please see his podcast "James Bonding with Matt and Matt". His take on Fleming was great! Thoughtfully slow with a definite creepy leer in everything he said. He's a victim! It's the women's fault! Good stuff! I'm just sad that the blue terry cloth onesie he had made (and was so excited about) didn't fit. As always Paul F. Tompkins brought his A-Game as H.G. Wells. I don't know how he does it. Everything Paul does is achingly funny. If you're interested, you can look up the Dead Authors Podcast online. I recommend all of them, but anything with Chris Tallman, Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi or Matt Gourley will be especially good. Particularly Chris Tallman. The man is a genius!!!!
After that my friend and I met another friend at the 1988 gallery on Melrose to see an exhibit of art inspired by Joss Whedon. Very crowded, hot and steamy! The art was neat. It was difficult to see everything though, it was too crowded and I felt bad lingering when there was such a long line outside.
On Saturday my friends and I met up once again for our monthly appointment with the Work Juice Players at Largo for the Thrilling Adventure Hour. Once again, I was seated behind Len Wein, who I have given up saying hello to, as he never remembers that we've met before. AT LEAST FOUR TIMES! Anyway, there was a buzz in the air while we waited in line for the seat assignments to be handed out. A big mysterious purple curtain was put up in the courtyard for the table read so we couldn't see or hear it (they'd never done that before, to my knowledge). Exciting! Bonus - I got to meet Hal Lublin's dad Bill, which was cool. Such a nice, funny man, I can see that Hal got some of his talent from him!
After grabbing dinner we walked back up to the theater and got into our seats. Again, there was a buzz in the air. Now, if I was plugged in to social media like I used to be and still went to cons, I would have probably known why there was a buzz in the air. Since I'm not and I don't, I was clueless. It was the return of Cactoid Jim and Jefferson Reid, Ace American!!!!! Yes, after about a two year absence, Nathan Fillion was back with the Work Juice Players for the Thrilling Adventure Hour and it was AWESOME!!!!! Nothing else can describe was cool it was. This show was jam packed with neat guests, including Colin Hanks and Jason Ritter. It was probably the best Thrilling Adventure Hour I've ever seen. I even broke my rule of not standing in line for photos, so I could get a picture with them. Too bad none of them turned out (not one was good enough to share) and too bad I didn't have anything with me for them to sign (I didn't want to wait in the merch line and I didn't bring one of my show prints from home). We did go stand in line again so I could re-take the pictures, but he line was so long that as it grew late, Nathan walked through it quickly to sign stuff for people so he could leave and not have people left empty-handed, that we just decided to bail (I was the only one who wanted a photo, everyone else was just after signatures). That's okay though, it was still a cool night and I can't wait for next month! They always have great guests and I'm sure next month will be no different. I don't think it's been posted yet, but you can always check out other episodes of the Thrilling Adventure Hour online. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Switching to a different topic altogether, everything is fine at work (just fine, no better). To give you an example of the class divide (my boss is rich and I grew up middle class), he said to me one day "wow, you look really glamorous, like you work at Neiman Marcus or something". Not "shop" at Neiman Marcus", "WORK"at Neiman Marcus. I wasn't sure if I should be offended that he thought that the highest level of glamour I could possibly have would be a retail salesperson at a department store or not (no offense to the many great people who work there). Every so often I find that my bosses can't help themselves, they just make comments that point out that I'm not on the same level money-wise. Ah well, no job is perfect. It's still better than the last one.
My lunch break is about over, I suppose I should eat something. Btw- typing on mobile devices is awful.
On Friday night, a friend and I went to a taping of the Dead Authors Podcast at the UCB Theater. We go every-so-often and it's always hysterical. This month one of my favorite comedians / performers, Matt Gourley, portrayed Ian Fleming. If you're familiar with Matt, you know he's a huge James Bond fan (for more info, please see his podcast "James Bonding with Matt and Matt". His take on Fleming was great! Thoughtfully slow with a definite creepy leer in everything he said. He's a victim! It's the women's fault! Good stuff! I'm just sad that the blue terry cloth onesie he had made (and was so excited about) didn't fit. As always Paul F. Tompkins brought his A-Game as H.G. Wells. I don't know how he does it. Everything Paul does is achingly funny. If you're interested, you can look up the Dead Authors Podcast online. I recommend all of them, but anything with Chris Tallman, Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi or Matt Gourley will be especially good. Particularly Chris Tallman. The man is a genius!!!!
After that my friend and I met another friend at the 1988 gallery on Melrose to see an exhibit of art inspired by Joss Whedon. Very crowded, hot and steamy! The art was neat. It was difficult to see everything though, it was too crowded and I felt bad lingering when there was such a long line outside.
On Saturday my friends and I met up once again for our monthly appointment with the Work Juice Players at Largo for the Thrilling Adventure Hour. Once again, I was seated behind Len Wein, who I have given up saying hello to, as he never remembers that we've met before. AT LEAST FOUR TIMES! Anyway, there was a buzz in the air while we waited in line for the seat assignments to be handed out. A big mysterious purple curtain was put up in the courtyard for the table read so we couldn't see or hear it (they'd never done that before, to my knowledge). Exciting! Bonus - I got to meet Hal Lublin's dad Bill, which was cool. Such a nice, funny man, I can see that Hal got some of his talent from him!
After grabbing dinner we walked back up to the theater and got into our seats. Again, there was a buzz in the air. Now, if I was plugged in to social media like I used to be and still went to cons, I would have probably known why there was a buzz in the air. Since I'm not and I don't, I was clueless. It was the return of Cactoid Jim and Jefferson Reid, Ace American!!!!! Yes, after about a two year absence, Nathan Fillion was back with the Work Juice Players for the Thrilling Adventure Hour and it was AWESOME!!!!! Nothing else can describe was cool it was. This show was jam packed with neat guests, including Colin Hanks and Jason Ritter. It was probably the best Thrilling Adventure Hour I've ever seen. I even broke my rule of not standing in line for photos, so I could get a picture with them. Too bad none of them turned out (not one was good enough to share) and too bad I didn't have anything with me for them to sign (I didn't want to wait in the merch line and I didn't bring one of my show prints from home). We did go stand in line again so I could re-take the pictures, but he line was so long that as it grew late, Nathan walked through it quickly to sign stuff for people so he could leave and not have people left empty-handed, that we just decided to bail (I was the only one who wanted a photo, everyone else was just after signatures). That's okay though, it was still a cool night and I can't wait for next month! They always have great guests and I'm sure next month will be no different. I don't think it's been posted yet, but you can always check out other episodes of the Thrilling Adventure Hour online. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Switching to a different topic altogether, everything is fine at work (just fine, no better). To give you an example of the class divide (my boss is rich and I grew up middle class), he said to me one day "wow, you look really glamorous, like you work at Neiman Marcus or something". Not "shop" at Neiman Marcus", "WORK"at Neiman Marcus. I wasn't sure if I should be offended that he thought that the highest level of glamour I could possibly have would be a retail salesperson at a department store or not (no offense to the many great people who work there). Every so often I find that my bosses can't help themselves, they just make comments that point out that I'm not on the same level money-wise. Ah well, no job is perfect. It's still better than the last one.
My lunch break is about over, I suppose I should eat something. Btw- typing on mobile devices is awful.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Wow, Labor Day already. This year seems to be going by especially fast.
I spent a good portion of yesterday with my former uncle. By that I mean that he's the ex-husband of my mom's sister. They divorced when I was a small kid, but our family tended to like him more than my aunt, so we always had a good relationship with him. Not that we saw him a lot, but we did see him more than my aunt.
Anyway, he's 86 years-old now and still as sharp and active as ever. He even works out every day (I don't work out at all). I met him down in Marina Del Rey, where he keeps his boat. Yes, he still sails his boat at 86. I guess he splits his time between Marina Del Rey and his home out of state.
It was wonderful seeing him after all these years of, well, not seeing him. It's been decades. We spent hours catching-up. It was neat getting to know him as an adult. I really hope we keep in touch now that we have reconnected. I let my parents know that they need to reach out to him and I've got my fingers-crossed that they will. He may not be blood-related, but he is still family.
I usually spend Labor Day cleaning and doing things around my apartment and today is no different. Too bad it's so hot out. Because of this darn heat, I don't think I have the enthusiasm about this project that I used to have. I hate the heat!!!! Another thing about this apartment is that it's in an old building. Sometimes, no matter how much I clean, it still looks dirty in some places. This is really frustrating and disgusting. I think that when the owners of the building have fixed-up apartments before renting them, that they might not have cleaned before painting. Painting over dirt is never a good idea. The bathroom and kitchen are particularly bad. I just used a bunch of cleaners and the bathroom still looks gross. I don't know how far I should keep going with the cleaning in those two rooms. I've got other rooms to work on and I haven't even gotten the vacuum out yet.
Well, my break is just about over. I need to get back to cleaning my pad.
I spent a good portion of yesterday with my former uncle. By that I mean that he's the ex-husband of my mom's sister. They divorced when I was a small kid, but our family tended to like him more than my aunt, so we always had a good relationship with him. Not that we saw him a lot, but we did see him more than my aunt.
Anyway, he's 86 years-old now and still as sharp and active as ever. He even works out every day (I don't work out at all). I met him down in Marina Del Rey, where he keeps his boat. Yes, he still sails his boat at 86. I guess he splits his time between Marina Del Rey and his home out of state.
It was wonderful seeing him after all these years of, well, not seeing him. It's been decades. We spent hours catching-up. It was neat getting to know him as an adult. I really hope we keep in touch now that we have reconnected. I let my parents know that they need to reach out to him and I've got my fingers-crossed that they will. He may not be blood-related, but he is still family.
I usually spend Labor Day cleaning and doing things around my apartment and today is no different. Too bad it's so hot out. Because of this darn heat, I don't think I have the enthusiasm about this project that I used to have. I hate the heat!!!! Another thing about this apartment is that it's in an old building. Sometimes, no matter how much I clean, it still looks dirty in some places. This is really frustrating and disgusting. I think that when the owners of the building have fixed-up apartments before renting them, that they might not have cleaned before painting. Painting over dirt is never a good idea. The bathroom and kitchen are particularly bad. I just used a bunch of cleaners and the bathroom still looks gross. I don't know how far I should keep going with the cleaning in those two rooms. I've got other rooms to work on and I haven't even gotten the vacuum out yet.
Well, my break is just about over. I need to get back to cleaning my pad.
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