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Thursday, February 12, 2009
It has been suggested that I update more frequently.
And I am nothing if not for the peoples. ;-)
Unfortunately I have absolutely nothing to report. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I lead an extremely boring life these days.
I saw Coraline in 3D and it was spectaculARRRR...and I saw Inkheart just now, and that was also very good, better than the book, I thought - I like the idea, just didn't enjoy the author's prose very much. Brendan Fraser AND Paul Bettany? SPANK MOVIE! Sorry, TMI? Deal, yo. I got needs.
I feel like inch by inch, with excruciating hard work, we are reclaiming this house. There is still just so much CRAP that we hang on to. I'm getting so frustrated with it - I just want it to be GONE. I don't care about Garage Saling it or Ebaying it, I just want it to disappear. I'm so tempted to just throw it out, but we should at least try to make a little money on it first. :Sigh: I just hate it clogging up the house's arteries like that.
Had mondo water in the basement when a pipe froze and burst. that SUCKED. We've had to wash dishes in the bath tub, catalogue everything that was damaged for the insurance company, had plumbers in, basement restoration people...strangers tromping through the house, taking pictures. God, the laundry...we've done an incalculable amount of laundry.
My advice? Don't get water in your basement.
PSEG has randomly decided that we used $1500 worth of their product each of the past two months...which is creative of them. We reported our meter reading over the phone, and it turns out we owe much less, but of course, we're now two months behind, so they need to space out the back payments over the next several payments, so higher PSEG bills for the next few months. Thanks, assholes. I think they should just say, "OOps! Guess we really fucked up and overcharged you, so this one's on us! Our bad!" But then they wouldn't be PSEG, they'd be some kind of nice, friendly energy people, staffed with people who give a damn, and put people over protocol. :Sigh:
This is kind of what I've been up to. I go to work, I get paid, I pay bills, sleep, repeat. There are frequent pleasant distractions thrown in...date night, new books to read, TV, etc.
I'm trying to get my "Career" off the ground. The capital c and quotation marks ought to be heavily and sarcastically emphasized. I've been having coachings, etc. I just sound fucking awful. Well, I had NINE masses this past weekend - the four regular ones, and the 5 funerals, not including rehearsals, so of course I sound like shit. But this is kinda what a year without really practicing will do to you. Funny how practicing and auditioning does absolutely jack shit to pay the bills.
So this has been cheerful. Sorry. Kind of why I don't update anymore. I'd say "I'm in a bad place," but the truth is, I'm in my livingroom in Fair Lawn, and there's no shelling, raping, or pillaging...I've got a job. Car. Spouse. Quit bitching, right?
I think I smell thirty coming, and I just thought I'd be somewhere else by now. This is as honest as I've been in an long time, so be nice. When you were 18, where did you think you'd be at 30? Are you there? What do you love and hate about where you are right now? what happened in the dozen years in between that kept you on track, or steered you off the path? And what do you think will happen in the crucial decade to come?
On the horizon, I'm almost finished with the song cycle I'm composing for Megan and I to sing...so that's going well. And I've blown the dust off that silly novel I was writing, and I think I might chip away at it some more in my spare time.
Or I might fart around on LJ and Facebook some more...arrange my Lil Green Patch. Or see if there's a new Heroes, or Top Chef, or NCIS waiting in our DVR. Kill another chapter in the new Stephanie Meyers book. These things are just about as productive-and-income-producing as the others.
As the Lolcats would put it:
ON WII - I HAS IT.
The one thing I'm ridiculously, deliriously, crazily excited about is the awesome Weddingpalooza coming up. ^_^ I'm so happy and grateful to be involved in so many bridal parties...it just reminds me how much I love my friends, and how happy it makes me to help / delight them.
Next mission - still fit into the dress I bought before the holidays. Hmm....
Stay tuned for more edge-of-your seat thrills from:
EVAN'S - Evan's - evan's...
LIVEJOURNAL! - Ournal - ournal...
Monday, January 26, 2009
11:18PM
Holy Balls.
The last time I posted to LJ...
....
BUSH WAS TEH PRESZDERDENT OHHHHHHHH SNAP BRACELET!
X-DDDDDDD
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Most of you are following me on Facebook, but just in case you haven't gotten the great news, I don't have breast cancer - Shadowgate, after a solid month of gurning, is officially over. ^_^ Wooot!
Current mood:  relieved
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Livejournal? Sorry, L..Live...jour-nal?...no, I don't recall...
So yeah, it's been forever since I've updated my LJ, mostly because my evil, evil friends have got me into yet another social networking utility, the ubiquitous FACEBOOK! WOOOOT!
So...yah...that's where I'm really making most of my updates lately, if you wanna keep up with me.
I love how I assume I have rabid fans who are panicking over my LJ absence. ("OMG, no updates! Where is sheeeeee????)
Health: So I went to the lady parts doctor and had a breast exam, just on general principal, and there was a lump. Hmm. So I went and got an ultrasound and there was a shadow. Double hmm. So today I had to go to the lady parts doctor again and have an aspiration.
For those of you who don't know, an aspiration is when they stick a gigundus needle in your boobie and take a tissue sample from the lump. AGH. Actually, it only sounds horrific - they gave me a local anesthetic, which I didn't even feel, and the aspiration itself was pretty much painless. Seriously, I've been hurt worse by people accidently elbowing me in the boobie.
Results should be in on Friday, but, as always, the doctor advised me "Not to worry." So I'm not.
Regardless of the results, I'm having a huge party, which is either going to be a "WOOOO I don't have cancer!" party, or a "WOOOO! I'm gonna kick cancer's ass!" party. Details to follow.
Fun fact: The lady who did the Aspiration was Dr. Quackenbush. I shit you not. Just like the Marx Brothers' doctor Quackenbush. Dames and her had a Marx brothers bonding moment.
Mom: just bought a boat! Swear to gourd. She got some inheritance from Nana's share of Granny's apartment in Garfield, and used it to buy a sweet little sailboat. It needs a fridge, an oven, and a little bit of wood work, a heater, a TV, a computer, internet access, and cable. (YIKES.) So she's got a little work cut out for her yet. But it's GORGEOUS. Tiny, but gorgeous. I can't wait to invite everyone over!...in small groups. :LOL: Actually, you can fit about ten people on there at once, which isn't bad for a sailboat that size. It'll be nice to be able to go hang at the marina, to see the NY skyline, breathe in the fresh ocean air, and get gently rocked to sleep. ^_^ I didn't realize how much I missed it.
Work: Continues to be irritating. I'm really torn between the urge to get out there and audition and the urge to settle down and start a family, already. I know that we don't have nearly enough saved yet to embark on the second option. But I hate auditioning. I love to sing, hate auditioning. It's a baaaaad conundrum for an aspiring opera singer. :Sigh: I think I need to get my technique a little more hammered down, get some more repertoire, and get some audio samples on my website. I'd really like to boost my teaching, but I'm not sure how to get new students, other than flyering, which hasn't been effective...Ideas, anyone?
I guess that's all I can think of to report at the moment.
REHI, LJ! BBL!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Five stars, guys. Seriously. Here's a buncha reviews I found on Rotten Tomatoes that sum it up better than I can:
“It’s a movie about America, terrorism and the rule of law; about heroism and human nature. The dude in the bat suit is just window-dressing.”
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
Do not go gently into The Dark Knight. It's an electrifying, thought-provoking meditation on the modern wages of fear. And you haven't danced with the devil by the pale moonlight until Heath Ledger has taken your psyche for a twirl.
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register
Ledger's mesmerizingly damaged agent provocateur is the film's dark heart, a presence so malevolently unpredictable that it remains palpable even when he's not on screen.
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide’s Movie Guide
Nolan paints an inky portrait of a city falling apart, and in a movie rife with two-faced masquerading freaks, the Joker is merely the least conflicted of the bunch. Ledger's work is improbably droll, impossibly creepy, meticulously detailed.
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
Iron Man and even more so The Dark Knight move the genre into deeper waters. They realize, as some comic-book readers instinctively do, that these stories touch on deep fears, traumas, fantasies and hopes.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Hey everybody!
one way you can help with our adoption plans is to shop at Dames' and my new Zazzle store! We've got lots of baby and adoption themed shirts for sale now, but we're also planning on uploading some cool gamer tees and other more generically applicable shirts, so make sure to check back often for new designs! Thanks, guys!
See my gallery at Zazzle
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Kung Fu Panda kicks SO MUCH ASS.
Jack Black is totally on "The List."
Yeah. You heard me.
Friday, June 6, 2008
I'd like for you all to...
( Meet Marcie! )
And while we're at it...does anybody want to buy...
( Lucy? )
Current mood:  excited
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
BEST DAY EVER.
Why?
Got a big raise at church. Plus, instead of just 14 days PERIOD, I have 2 weeks vacation and 10 paid sick days. HOT.
Also? BOUGHT. A. NEW. CAR. The first car I ever bought in my life. "I just think I'm gonna berf!" OMG.
It's a Honda Fit. I LOVE it. ^_^ Will post pix. I name all my car after Peanuts characters...I've already had Schroeder, Linus, and Lucy...maybe once you all see it, you can help me pick out a good name.
But OMG. OMG. :freaks out some more:
And of course, why is this the BEST day ever?
...
OBAMA!
OBAMA!
OBAMA!
OBAMA!
OBAMA!
X-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
:sighs contentedly, trundles off to bed:
pee ess - Hillary, will you just freakin' concede already?! Come on.
pee pee ess - I kinda hope Obama makes her Veep - cuz then she won't run as an independent, and he'll win in a landslide.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
California Legalizes Gay Marriage!
YES!
The fact that gay marriage is still outlawed in so many places is an ugly blight on our society...the single most prevalent "Jim Crow" laws (that persisted in their ugliness through the fifties in some Southern states), were those regulating marriage between whites and "coloreds." The right to marry is inalienable, regardless of race - this is obvious, now, to most civilized and educated people - but this was not always so obvious. It boggles my mind that some people today can not draw the simple comparison - that if to marry is an inalienable right of free citizens regardless of race, it ought to be the inalienable right of free citizens regardless of gender or sexual preference!
Already, right wingers are on the defensive, claiming this is "judicial tyranny," and that they will be pushing back with an amendment to ban gay marriage this November.
To them I reply: What kind of tyranny is it that allows two people who love each other to get married? And what kind of tyranny is it to prevent them?
Monday, May 5, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Hi everybody! Corzine's current budget solution is to put State Parks under attack, with threats of enforced early retirements, lay-offs, park closings, and sharp reduction of winter hours. Please send the message to Corzine that we need to trim the fat, not vital appendages!
Thanks!
Evan
(PS - Thank you so much to Naomi for sending this!)
Dear All,
Just an off topic note…Governor Corzine's proposed budget cut will close 9 NJ State Parks! I have attached a CWA Local 1037 petition to help try and put a stop to this budget cut. If you would like to sign, or know of anyone else who would like to sign, please pass this on. We need as many signatures as possible. You can mail or fax in the petition. Info for this is at the bottom of the petition.
There is some information below.
The only park that would not be affected at all, would be Island Beach State Park, which, coincidentally (or not) is where the governor's residence is located.
It is not my intention to send out spam mail to everyone, so please only pass this on if you know of someone who would be interested in this. Thanks.
Articles:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/nine_state_parks_may_close_und.html
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS01/804020375/1001/rss
Take action here too: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/parkclosings
The list of nine state parks that would close:
-- Monmouth Battlefield State Park, 2,928 acres, Monmouth County. Visitor center, restrooms, closed.
-- Stephens State Park, 805 acres, Warren County. Camping area closed.
-- High Point State Park, 15,827 acres, Sussex County. Swimming, camping, interpretive center, office, closed. Trail access limited.
-- Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly Lebanon State Forest), 36,647 acres, Burlington County. Camping, group picnic area, Indian King Tavern, office, closed. Trail access limited.
-- Round Valley Recreation Area, 3,684 acres, Hunterdon County. Swimming, camping, Wallace House, office, closed.
-- Parvin State Park, 1,952 acres, Salem County. Swimming, camping, interpretive center, office, closed.
-- Jenny Jump State Forest, 4,288 acres, Warren County. Camping and office, closed. Trail access limited.
-- Worthington State Forest, 6,584 acres, Warren County. Camping and office, closed. Trail access limited.
-- Fort Mott State Park, 104 acres, Salem County. Hancock House, historic sites, office, closed. Access to ferry service, open.
The list of three New Jersey state parks that would partially close under the proposed budget:
-- Ringwood State Park, 4,044 acres, Bergen and Passaic counties. Shepherd Lake swimming area closed; Ringwood Manor, reduced hours. State Botanical Gardens and Skylands Manor, open.
-- D&R Canal State Park, 5,379 acres, central New Jersey. Bulls Island Recreation Area closed to campers. Rockingham Historic Site and towpath, open.
-- Washington Crossing State Park, 3,126 acres, Mercer and Hunterdon counties. Significantly reduced hours at Clark House, Johnson Ferry House and the museum.
Winter hours at all remaining parks would be reduced. All but Liberty and Island Beach state parks would be closed Mondays and Tuesdays from Nov. 1 through March 31.
Sincerely,
Christina
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
ARE ENGAGED! ^_^
The recital was incredible - so proud of Josh as a student. It's daunting, your first recital...and of course, he had to up the pressure!
The proposal was so sweet and perfect. There was much squealing with delight. It took me right back to how I felt when Damian asked me...it's such a giddy, happy time. I had a major contact high the whole day. ^_^
and oh em gee my mom can cook.
Congratulations Josh and Harly! ^_^ Can't wait to attend your wedding!
Gosh, it must be spring fever! Naomi and Jesse, Goose and Megan, Josh and Harly - Look out David's Bridal, here I come! :lol:
I totally can't wait to watch the video - both of the recital and the proposal! :bounces:
Sunday, April 6, 2008
7:38PM
Take a peek at what the Metropolitan Museum of Art is doing!
pee ess - have you ever looked at the word "doing" by itself? Doesn't it look like the sound effect, "DOING!" such as might be made by a man on springy-shoes? Although I guess that would technically be "Boing." But I have heard "doing" used interchangeably...
These are very important words and I'm pleased that you've read them. A small fraction of your lifespan has now been devoted to inane prattle, which on the whole, is, I think, a good thing.
xoxo
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