WAY TOO MANY TO NAME... FROM AMY WINEHOUSE TO EMMYLOU HARRIS TO REGINA SPEKTOR TO HEART TO MISSY ELLIOTT TO PRINCE TO THE BEASTIE BOYS TO GREEN DAY TO HANK WILLIAMS TO...STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Films I Like:
TOP 2: THE COLOR PURPLE & YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THEN THE LIST GOES ON FOR DAYS -- AM A MOVIE JUNKIE
Literature I Like:
CLASSICS (STEINBECK, KEROUAC, CAPOTE) TO CURRENT (SEDARIS, BURROWS, EUGENIDES) AND MANY PLAYWRIGHTS
TV Shows I Like:
ALL HBO (TRUE BLOOD, ROME, DEADWOOD, CARNIVALE, ETC), MAD MEN, DEXTER, BROTHERS & SISTERS, GRAY'S ANATOMY, LOST, HEROES, THE RICHES, NIP/TUCK, NBC COMEDIES (30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, ETC) -- I AM ALSO A TV JUNKIE
As if it couldn't get any worse... Last night, at just after midnight, a man jumped off the 22nd floor of my friends' building and the four of us got to witness it. My first time seeing a dead person on the street and I was a bit in shock, to say the least.
When I woke this morning, I took myself to the housing court to file a complaint against my landlord for not holding up his end of the bargain in a court-ordered decision. Unfortunately I needed the physical copy of the court order to file a complaint which I left on my coffee table. In Los Angeles.
That left me a bit frazzled and I went to the gym which made me miss my doctor's appointment (forgot), I missed my meeting up w/ an old friend, and I finally went all the way uptown to file another complaint against my landlord at the NY Dept of Housing as I just found out I have been paying my landlord doub the rent in a rent stabilized apartment for the past 5 years only to find out there was a 4-year statute of limitations. I am a year too late.
NOW I'm finding out that the reason I flew out here - to work the next 2 days on Fire Island - might be for nothing. There's a hurricane a-comin' and they're this close to evacuating Fire Island until Sat. So no work for me. And to think I gave up 2 nights of work in L.A. for this. Not to mention the cost of my flight/travel expenses. I mean...really??
I love old pics of gays gone by and found this one the other day. Not a great pic, but I love the surfboard. (And remember: "All models over 18yrs of age.")
Just got into my apt. in NYC and am very happy to be here. Had a really weird feeling in my stomach half-way through yesterday - dunno why or what it was about, but whenever I do something unfortunate happens. Maybe it happened last night and I don't know about what it is yet, or maybe I was just stressed. Something's gonna happen real soon and I'm hoping it's nothing but positive for me. I really need something good to happen to me right about now...
I just removed my most current blog post (which is something I never do) for two reasons:
1. I refuse to put any feeling-sorry-for-myself rants into the universe. For the record, I wrote it when I got home from work Sat. night and was really wanting to put out how I was feeling, however I don't need it staring back at me (or others) for a long time to come.
2. I wrote about someone who might get the wrong impression based on how he reads it. It's better not have him feel like he's done something wrong, when in fact he has not; it's just the way life goes sometimes. Nor do I want him to be embarrassed...again, not something I want put into the universe.
Been working all yesterday afternoon on an idea that came to me back when I lived in New Orleans. It's a love story between 2 young men that takes place in 1961/62 in N'Awlins and today was all about researching history (both national and local) during this time period.
I guess watching all the New Orleans documentaries and new specials stirred up my time spent there and forced me to revisit a story that now means much given what has happened since I left the Crescent City.
Can't begin to tell you how excited I am at all the great things that came to mind today. Feels really good to be creative again, lemme tell you.
I was recently asked if there was any song that brings up emotions for me and, like the guarded and sometimes scared person I am, I conveniently couldn't think of any.
When going through songs tonight for inspiration I came across this one - Creep by Radiohead. I've always liked this song and tonight, unexpetedly, it made me cry. Why? Because I have, at times, felt this way and cannot be afraid to admit it. I know I'm not alone in this because seriously...honestly...who hasn't?
Miss Lorene Yarnell passed away last week. I was kinda obsessed with Shields and Yarnell when I was a kid, so this is another childhood memory that I'll remember fondly.
I loves me some Pam and was so happy to see her life spared this past Sunday. Here is some fashion advice for young female vampires that I found very...um...specific.
The point is this: no silver- stick to gold. White gold for functions, pearls if you're the church or charity kind, diamonds when you wanna get some, Chanel jewelry if you've got the funds. Chunky for work, you know oversized rings and statement pieces. Earrings? Avoid big hoops - they're tacky. And If I ever see a sla...p bracelet, I will personally tell you what I think of you.
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