Last night I went with

Last night I went with Daniel, Clay and Shan to the Mpact Memphis kick-off party at Ernestine & Hazel's. I did a google search on Ernestine and Hazel's to find out a good way to explain this downtown staple and this is what I found:

A one-time brothel, according to legend, this downtown club has been upgraded to a meat market. Every weekend hundreds of young, upwardly mobile, beautiful people march through its doors to slum it. Despite the sorority girls singing "Grease" on the downstairs dance floor, E&H retains its funky juke-joint charm, evident in their famous soul burger.

In my search, I also came across this, which I found to be a pretty interesting description of what it's like to live in Memphis. It's almost "Manhattan on the Mississippi." Well, we're working towards it at least.

So, the party seemed to be a great success, it was packed. There were tons of people from the station there. I finally got to meet Krista's friend Gail that I hear about so often. Lauren showed up with a hot guy, but we really didn't get to hang out cause they wanted to get close to the stage where Free Sol was playing, and I preferred to stay in the back - next to the bar.

When I was talking to Daniel, I saw this really cute guy standing behind him and we kept looking at each other. Finally I realized that I knew him and he obviously sort of recognized me too, so I went up to him and introduced myself and he said his name and then we both realized that we used to wait tables together back in college. For a moment, I was excited, he was hot and I felt like it wouldn't be awkward at all if I asked him for his number. There was definite potential there. Then I asked him what he had been up to the past few years and he told me that he had been doing Christain Ministries. That's when I noticed that he didn't have a drink in his hand like the 500 other people in the bar. Then I noticed the drink in my left hand and the cigarette in my right. That's when the potential that was floating around us in the air fell to the floor with a thud. We made small talk for a few more minutes, then I went to get another beer.

After hanging out for a couple of hours and seeing the line to the bathroom, I had had enough and tried to move the party to Side Street. Clay was making business contacts and didn't want to give up on the networking, so Daniel and I left and eventually met up with Jeremy and Matt Lee. Shan came rolling over around 2 AM. He is so hilarious after he's tossed back a few. I can't wait until he has his party for my brother, that is gonna be a fun night.

James Brown Charged With

James Brown Charged With Criminal Domestic Violence After Allegedly Pushing Wife to Floor

For his wife's sake, I sure hope James Brown wasn't one of the guys that got ripped off by his record label back in the day and doesn't have any money now. Who cares about her getting shoved, look at what she has to wake up next to everyday!!

It's the ring ring, and

It's the ring ring, and the bling bling and the power thing and the right wing...

See it here.
It's precious.

Judge Says R. Kelly Must

Judge Says R. Kelly Must Avoid Jackson

CHICAGO - R. Kelly won't be mingling with Michael Jackson during next month's Grammy festivities: A judge has ordered the R&B star, who is awaiting trial on child pornography charges, to stay away from the King of Pop, himself facing child molestation charges, when Kelly attends the awards.

Full story here.

I have no idea what

I have no idea what this is, but I wasted a lot of time tonight playing with it. I guess it doesn't take much to amuse me.

Also this is super cool, but again - it doesn't take much.

"Don't let yesterday take up

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." - Will Rogers, columnist, actor, author, and cowboy humorist

I guess Mark Spittle didn't

I guess Mark Spittle didn't quite understand the rules when he made Bush in 41.2 Seconds, an ad for the Bush in 30 Seconds competition. Oh, well, it's still pretty damn good.

you are a borderline

you are a borderline lit geek



Are you a lit geek?

Ok, so he won

Ok, so he won in New Hampshire , I guess this means I need to check him out. I was a Clark supporter up until now, but if it's not gonna be, I guess it's not gonna be. Que Sara Sara.

In one of the most

In one of the most illuminating arguments about the state of our federal budget that's been put together so far, Ben Cohen, the Ben of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream explains -- using Oreo cookies -- the way that the federal budget is currently divided up, and how ridiculous the current appropriation of funds is. I don't know much, many of my ideas are definitely heavily influenced by people with liberal viewpoints, but what I really don't understand is how we as a society can not see that if we don't change our course as a nation, we're gonna pay for it sooner or later.

Take a moment and just think about it, even if you hate cookies.

See it HERE.

You too can celebrate the

You too can celebrate the Chinese New Year without ever stepping outside your home.

Now check out your Fortune Cookie.

Now get back to work.

My inner child is

My inner child is sixteen years old!

Life's not fair! It's never been fair, but while
adults might just accept that, I know
something's gotta change. And it's gonna
change, just as soon as I become an adult and
get some power of my own.


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1. The use of words

1. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
2. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
3. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect.

I just want to make sure that if you read this blog, you understand what the word means, otherwise some might get confused and offended.

create your own visited

create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

Ok, so Saturday night.

Ok, so Saturday night. Jeremy and I decide to go have dinner at the Glass Onion. It was great. I had shrimp and grits. Only in the south, baby, only in the south. Anyway, afterward we went to Dawn's Apartment to meet up with her and Marian. There was talk of making Hurricanes, but somehow everyone ended up drinking Arbor Mist.

We had been invited to attend the birthday festivities of the infamous Garner Miller, who is a radio personality that works in the same building we do.

Garner not only does the traffic updates in the morning as part of the FM 100 morning show team, she also does Passion Parties and I believe she used to be a dancer, and I don't mean ballet. Quite an illustrious resume for someone on FM 100. And she doesn't seem to be skerd to talk about any of it. You know what I think about that? Good for her. I think that's she's probably a smart girl that's lived an interesting life and she's not afraid to show her assets. I on the other hand, tend to keep mine covered.

Anyway, it seems Garner has a big party every year at Reidmeisters near the University of Memphis. It's called GarnerPalooza and one of her stalkers listeners even made a website. So, we got there around 9:30 and the place was packed with people. There was a great drag show at 10. It included the lovely Anita Cocktail, Alexis Von Furstenberg, Ashley LeMore, and someone whose name is slipping my mind but she impersonated Cher. The very best though was Chi Chi, she was a diva and had the best outfits by far. She did a dead on Madonna, a very futuristic Xanadu, and a very enlightening Ray of Light. The design of her costumes were thoroughly impressive.

There were a lot of radio personalities there getting crazy. I hate to say it, but you can see why they are on the radio. Oh, my goodness, that was a terrible thing to say, shame on me. Oh well, no one reads this thing right? Actually there are a lot worse things that I could say and many things to relate about the goings on of the evening, but let's adhere to the age old "What happens at the bar, stays at the bar." I wouldn't want to get anyone in trouble.

The party took on a feeling of a Farrelly Brothers film in it's absolute absurdity at times. It's those type of parties that people usually have a great time at, but the feeling of fun is forgotten the next morning and replaced with the bitter taste of regret and embaressment. I'm glad that's never happened to me.

After the party, we made our way over to Sidestreet to meet Anna Marie (who never showed up) and Meg (who never showed up). We got waited on by my new favorite waiter there, Jeff. He's my favorite because he knows my name. He is also my favorite because he is very shakespearian in his delivery, and he always leaves the table by backing away, slightly bowing and motioning his hand as if to say "As you wish."

BTW, sidenote: for the people that were at the table with me that night, my mother did take responsibilty for what was in my purse. I swear!

Anyway, on my way home I had a very Cameron Crowe moment. It was pouring down rain and I was driving past my friend's house and decided for some reason that at 2 AM this was the perfect time to pop in to say hi. The lights were on so I knew they were up, but the outside door to the apartment building was locked so I couldn't get to their actual front door to knock. It never occurred to me to pull out my phone and try to call. The best thing I could come up with was to throw my keys at their window. Now, keep in mind, I said it was pouring down rain and 2 AM so it's pitch dark. I threw my keys at the second story window only for them to land on the ground and get lost. So, then I was down in the mud feeling around for my lost keys. I couldn't find them anywhere and now I am soaking wet and getting filthy. Of course, this guy walks up out of nowhere and is like, "Uh, what's going on?" So, I told him I dropped my keys and he actually got down and tried to help me find them. We both searched for about 5 minutes in silence. Finally, he succeeded in finding them and we both stood up, rain still pouring down all over us, and this is the first chance I get to get a good look at him. He was beautiful, and dripping wet and we just stared at each other. And then I said, "Um, can I get those from you?"

And then we stood there and laughed, he handed over my keys and I thanked him and went to my car. Didn't even get his name.

"Our awareness is all that

"Our awareness is all that is alive and maybe sacred in any of us. Everything else about us is dead machinery." -Kurt Vonnegut

Yesterday was Kristen Posey's last

Yesterday was Kristen Posey's last day at Channel 5. I have been hanging out with her lately through our mutual involvement in Mpact Memphis. She was the marketing coordinator at the station but is leaving to take a job with MIFA. The organization was started in 1968 after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to lead a sanitation workers' strike and was assassinated. The civil unrest that lead to the strike, and Dr. King's tragic death, prompted religious and lay leaders to address the city's economic and cultural disparities by forming MIFA. Their vision was to create an organization through which people could put their faith into action.

A bunch of people from work took her to Molly's La Casita after work for a littlegoing away party. Their chips and salsa are the best in the city! Anyway, as one by one the party started breaking up, a few of us headed over to The Blue Monkey to wait for Jeremy and Truett to gett off after the 10 o'clock news. We sat and chatted for a while after they got there, then Jeremy suggested that we go meet Nora. We were actively setting out to do this, but somehow, we didn't quite make it. I had been in a bar since 6 and kind of lost the energy to go to another one. I felt really bad when I woke up today cause Jeremy really did want to go and I still haven't gotten to meet the fabulous Nora that I hear about all the time! Well, there's always tonight!

Ok, so I haven't been

Ok, so I haven't been talking on my blog about education, but I did have a very enlightening conversation with Truett about schools and education and teaching and teachers and the state of the public school system and stuff. So, then by chance, today I cam across this blog written by a science teacher at a public middle school in the Bronx. It's really fascinating and has links to a lot of other teacher written blogs. Check it out.

Via www.fridayfive.org At this moment,

Via www.fridayfive.org

At this moment, what is your favorite...

1. ...song? Heavy Metal Drummer - Great for weekend fun having

2. ...food? - Murgh Tikka Masala - Indian minus the curry

3. ...tv show? - Curb Your Enthusiasm - Too funny for words, come on and jump on the bandwagon

4. ...scent? - Joop - They sell it at Wal-Mart now, but I don't care!

5. ...quote? A kiss that's never tasted is forever and ever wasted - Billie Holiday

My friend Josh sent me

My friend Josh sent me a wonderful note about how my experiment with straight hair via photoshop was a catastrophy and made me look like a helmet haired news anchor. Oh, it's so nice to have honest friends. Anyway, he was kind enough to send me this version. In the origianl photo that he took, I just looked pissed off, but now I look like, "Well, hello there..." Nice.

He is a little bit more experienced with the program and if I wasn't so lazy, I might even try to emulate the look. But alas, the way it dries is the way it stays.

1. Mismanagement of the budget.

1. Mismanagement of the budget. (or how to turn a 230 billion dollar surplus into a 500 billion dollar deficit in three years or less).

2. War with Iraq. We were told it would cost less that 100 billion dollars (166 billion so far). We were told the place was brimming with WMD (oops, our intelligence was wrong…) We were told there was plan for postwar Iraq (General Garner did make a nice scapegoat.) We were told the war was over on May 1 (someone should tell that to the more than 300 men and women in uniform who have since died).

3. The war on the environment. Almost too many instances to mention. Trying to eliminate public comment on the use of federal lands. Use of an arcane law to prosecute Greenpeace as an organization for trespassing by 3 of its members. Diluting the Clean Air and Clean Water acts. Raising levels allowed for emissions of mercury and arsenic. Allowing clean-cut of forests to "protect" them from fire (while giving away the timber to Bush contributors).

4. The loss of privacy and probable cause to "fight terrorism."

5. Unilateral withdrawal from every international arms control treaty signed in the last 35 years.

6. The biggest export in the last 3 years has been jobs.

7. The policy of pre-emptive war.

8. Dissent = unpatriotic.

9. Lip service to education and health care.

10. If his federal bench appointments have been this bad, imagine whom he might pick for the Supreme Court.

I was lucky enough to

I was lucky enough to see an exhibit of his work at a museum in NYC when I first moved there. I just finished reading some autobiographical excerpts from Newton in an issue of a Vogue a few months ago. I have always been fascinated with his photography and the article that I read made me fascinated with his life. His photographs made one feel like they were getting an voyeurs view into a secret world. He gave eroticism a beauty that has yet to be matched. I don't think there is much that he did not get to witness or experience in his lifetime, it was a life well-lived.

Photographer Helmut Newton Killed in LA Car Crash

Check it out, the American

Check it out, the American Family Association posted an online poll last month trying to obtain some kind of statistical leverage in their fight against gay marriage and civil unions. Funny thing is, the whole thing backfired on them and 60 percent of respondents -- more than 508,000 voters -- said, "I favor legalization of homosexual marriage." With an additional 7.89 percent -- or 66,732 voters -- replying, "I favor a 'civil union' with the full benefits of marriage except for the name," the AFA's chosen position, "I oppose legalization of homosexual marriage and 'civil unions,'" was being defeated by a 2-1 ratio.

Classic.

Gay Marriage Poll Gets Annulled

So, if you have been

So, if you have been paying attention at all, you have no doubt heard by now about Dean's freak-out after he was kicked to the curb at the Iowa Caucus. But the question is, have you heard it put to a beat? Wrote a little song about it, wanna hear it? Here it go.

Republican staff members of the

Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.

Read more here.

So this chick takes guys

So this chick takes guys out and gives them a make-over. She has them buy a whole new wardrobe, teaches them the cool places to hang out, and basically makes them hip by having them hang out with a cool girl. And she gets paid for doing it. Sounds just like my last two relationships. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough sense to charge. I guess it was my community service.

Hey, if you need some help like this, please feel free to drop me a line. My rates are negotiable.

So the Darrell Phillips himself

So the Darrell Phillips himself says my blog is a snooze? Well, I don't think Mr Action News "Eye Candy" has taken a look at his own site lately. You can here. Go ahead, he needs the hits.

Hey, Darrell? I think you'll see that if you learn to read between the lines, there's a lot here. And if you really want to know my innermost secrets, all you have to do is ask ;)

ABCNEWS.com : Howard Dean Says

ABCNEWS.com : Howard Dean Says He Leads With His Heart

I don't want to depend on someone to lead the nation based on what they feel in their "heart." I want someone who uses reason, experience, and intelligence. Duh! Dean's a romantic, and you know what happens to romantics? They all meet the same fate someday, cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark cafe.

This is sad and funny

This is sad and funny at the same time.

Really.

I always wondered how it

I always wondered how it would happen. This explains it all.

Be patient, it takes a minute to download.

Radiohead The Pixies The Cure

Radiohead
The Pixies
The Cure
The Flamming Lips
Electric Six
LCD Soundsystem
Sahara Hotnights
The (international) Noise Conspiracy
Prefuse 73
Sidestepper
T. Raumschmiere
The Thrills
Air
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Bright Eyes
Basement Jaxx

Coachella

If you're worried that the

If you're worried that the state of the union address tomorrow night might be a boring waste of time, get your friends together and use this to make it more interesting.

I read this blog on

I read this blog on occasion. Its by this guy that is a total conservative republican, but I am always trying to get inside the head of the enemy. Anyway, I read something on his blog that I wanted to comment on and so I searched out his contact link, everyone tends to have one. He happens to have two. One link is labeled Lavish Praise the other Bitter Critticism. now here's the hilarious part, the first one is his email address, the second goes to Noam Chomsky. If you know who he is, you will get the joke...

If not, check out a list of his published works here.

Since someone mentioned this to

Since someone mentioned this to me tonight I checked it out. It's freaking hilarious. And the sad thing is, I hear people talk like this everyday. It's funny how something can seem so obvious to some, yet be so wrong to others. Are we all living on the same planet?

Get Your War On

Words that still ring true.

Words that still ring true.

All the way from Memphis to you.

The same passions in man

The same passions in man and woman nonetheless differ in tempo; hence man and woman do not cease misunderstanding one another. ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. ~Honoré de Balzac

You taught me to be nice, so nice that now I am so full of niceness, I have no sense of right and wrong, no outrage, no passion. ~Garrison Keillor

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work. ~Aldous Huxley

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Described on the official website

Described on the official website as a vivid depiction of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life, Mel gibson's The Passion will finally be released on February 25th. You can watch the controversial fake trailer here. Or you can see the real one here. And that's all I have to say about that until I see the movie.

Take the What Sex

Take the What Sex Position Are You? test by Ley Ley

I went out with some

I went out with some friends last night for Shan's birthday. We decided to take him to dinner and he was very adamant about it not being an expensive place and he did not want anyone else paying for him. So, we pulled the 2 for 1 coupons out of the Friday Playbook and took him to Nagasaki Inn. This place is the poor man's Benihana. It's a Japanese restaurant on Summer that has Hibachi Style meals where you sit around a grill and a chef cooks your food in front of you. The food is really great there, don't get me wrong. However, it is the dirtiest, nastiest decor you've ever seen and I think usually you have to be missing some teeth to get a table. There was a guy sitting at a table across from us wearing a t-shirt that said "How 'bout a nice cup of shut the fuck up?" Classy. Oh, and for those patrons that are not very skilled in the art of conversation, they had COPS showing on a tv sitting on the bar near the tables.

Afterward I talked Shan and his friend Gary into accompanying me to a bar. They both mentioned wanting to go to Senses and since it was still relatively early, I didn't protest. We went and sat at the martini bar and had some drinks while we listened to Shan's philosophy on women. Now, I know why he is still single. Just Kidding! "The Doug" came and met us also. Shan and Gary, who both originally said they didn't want to stay very long, ended up moving over to the main bar and dance area around 10:30. "The Doug" and I were not willing to pay the $10 cover and had pretty swank seats in the very crowded bar, so we just stayed where we were. I figured that Shan and gary would check things out and then come by and say goodbye before they left, but when we left a little after midnight, they were nowhere to be found! Maybe they got lucky. Or maybe they just found themselves hypnotized by the scantily clad Go Go dancers.

Here's a Panaramic View of

Here's a Panaramic View of the red planet from the Mars MER mission. It's awesome technology, but kind of a boring view.

Since we all know that

Since we all know that anything and everything can now be found on the internet, through painstaking and time consuming research, I have finally come across copies of the controversial "love" letters written by Michael Jackson to the young boy who has accused him of molestation. This is going to blow the lid off the entire case.

There's this one with the first offer to share "milk and cookies."

There's this one where MJ finally confesses his love for the boy.

And finally, there's this one that shows the sordid tale coming to an end.

Political criticism, vegetarianism seen as

Political criticism, vegetarianism seen as controversial

Yeah, fill my head with ads for sugar water, the latest mid-life-crisis sports car, the cheapest deal on pizza and beer, but please don't give me something to think about! I'm watching sports for god's sake!

You can see the Moveon.org ad that was rejected here. go ahead and watch the others too.

I was thinking today

I was thinking today about straightening my hair, just to see what it would look like. Then I thought, "Hey! Why go to all that trouble when I can just straighten it through the magic of photoshop?"

So, whadayathink?

Maybe next I'll see what I look like with dreads...

President Bush unveiled his

President Bush unveiled his proposal for a new space program last Wednesday by invoking the spirit of explorers Lewis and Clark, saying, "They made that journey in the spirit of discovery...America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons." But the president didn't mention that members of his administration view space as the next frontier for military buildup and conquest. Read more here.

I realize that I said I was going to stop posting so much about Bush. But see, the thing is, I've realized that ole W. and me have one really big thing in common: We're both full of shit.

Last night I met Jeff

Last night I met Jeff at Swig for a few drinks. We just met recently and we had to do the first time interview thing. I have been going there a lot lately. I'll be tired of it soon I'm sure. Anyway, afterward I met up with a slew of Channel 5 people at Sidestreet. A ton of people came out. Travis, Meg, Dawn, Anna Marie, Jeremy, Truett, Laura, Benita, Daniel, Matt and me. I got into an intense conversation with Truett about linguistics and where life comes from. You know, normal stuff. I was really enjoying talking to him until I was told that there was a pool started about whether we were going home together. Then I felt on display and the conversation ended. It was one of those talks that has no conclusion anyway. I finally had to call it a night when there were just three of us left at the table and talk of another stop came up.

So, Bush has given Charles

So, Bush has given Charles Pickering a recess appointment which he can hold until the seating of the next congress in Jan 2005. This seems fishy for several reasons, one being his history of repeatedly issuing decisions that are contrary to established law and precedent — demonstrating that he simply is not willing to apply the law of the land when it conflicts with his personal opinions or beliefs. The thing is, if Bush realizes that this term might only last until next Jan, what do they have up their sleeves before then?

Pickering was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 2, 1990, by President Bush’s father. The family ties that bind. Anyway, some may be overlooking the fact that Pickering switched from being a Democrat to a Republican in the 1960's because he was a segregationist and did not agree with the Democratic Party's sway toward a little thing called civil rights. It's really hard for me to believe that these guys are still around.

Beale Street New Years

Beale Street New Years Eve 2003

Please tell me this is

Please tell me this is not true.

Please.

Dr Seuss was a political

Dr Seuss was a political cartoonist from 1941 - 1943.

Check it out.

Aragorn Which Lord of the

Aragorn
Which Lord of the Rings Character do you want?
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Meg and I went to

Meg and I went to see the Grizz play the Bulls tonight. We started out at Gordon Biersch and ate way too many carbs. I felt like I wanted to fall asleep in my chair during the first half. We had awesome seats from Channel Five and got to hang out in the premium seat clubhouse with all the bigwigs. Of course, most of the people in there were probably like us and got their tickets comped from some corporation. I mean, our tickets were great, don't get me wrong, but $130? That's outrageous.

Anyway, we had a great time but were too exhausted to even contemplate going out afterward. At least I gave Meg an exciting ride back to her apartment. She'll probably never let me drive again. Thanks again for the tickets Meg!

I went to another Mpact

I went to another Mpact Memphis meeting tonight at Tsunami. I met some really cool people and talked the Sports and Social Pillar into making the flag-footbal team co-ed. Hey, what can I say? I enjoy being tackled.

After the meeting I got a call from my friend Chris who told me to come meet him at the new Hueys on Poplar. So, I drive all the way over there and he's not there. Some guy sitting at the bar asks me who I am looking for and when I tell him, he says, "yeah, Chris just got kicked out."

So, I call Chris up and he has moved on to Brookhaven Pub. Can you already tell how this night is gonna go? Anyway, after I met him for a drink at Brookhaven we went back to his house and met up with my really old friend Steve. It's so funny when you haven't seen someone in years and they haven't changed one damn bit. It was like we hadn't skipped a beat. I ended up trying to be responsible and going home to get some sleep. Who knows what those boys ended up doing. They mentioned trying to go and smuggle some cigarettes into one of their friends in jail. Hope it worked out.

The Dougster and I went

The Dougster and I went to see Along Came Polly tonight. Assessment? Yawn.

It was ok, but I'm too jaded to get into romantic comedies. So predictable. Right?

Anyway, afterwards we went to a bar and argued about really stupid stuff, but that seems to be the way it always ends up with us. We really are just too much alike. We both always have to be right and always have to get the last word in. We might as well just sleep with each other and get it over with. Right?

by Rachel Hurley I was

by Rachel Hurley

I was gonna show a picture of a hammertoe so that you would see what I mean, but it's just too disgusting. My site is too cute for that mess. Anyway, sometimes I see girls that wear high heeled shoes that are too small for their feet, and I just am scared to see what's inside that shoe. I have awesome feet and I would never screw them up by wearing high heels. Ok, ok, I wear high heels like 4 times a year, but that's it! They screw your feet up! They look good, but then when you take your shoes off, it's almost like wearing a padded bra - fake advertising.

My dear friend Patrik

My dear friend Patrik and I went to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch last night at POTS @ the WORKS. I have never seen the film but I was in NYC when it was playing off-broadway and was well aware that it was a big underground hit. It was sold out last night and tonight and we were very lucky to score the tickets at the last minute. I was surprised that the film had such a widespread cult following. It just proves my theory that due to the internet, you can pretty much live anywhere now and still be on the same page as the hippest hipsters.

There was a party after the show in the theater but they had some weak drinkage, taseteless beer and fruity wine. We decided to go to Melange for some real drinks and tapas. Jeremy met us and we chatted a while until I got a call from Aimee asking us to come to Senses. We drove over there and fought to get a parking space. We saw the line outside the door and immediately declined to participate. This may sound elitest, but the last place I want to be is where everyone else is. Once everyone and their brother starts going somewhere, you can count me out. I don't have the patience to be packed like a sardine in with the general population. I still love the martini bar though, you'll still see me there between 5 and 8, taking advantage of happy hour.

The emotional frontier is truly

The emotional frontier is truly the next frontier to conquer in ourselves. The opportunity of this time is that we can develop our emotional potential and accelerate rather dramatically into a new state of being.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

But if it weren't for

But if it weren't for some crappy Volkswagon Beetle commercial ( or was it for an Ipod?), I would have never learned about The Polyphonic Spree, and that would have been a bad thing. They look like this crazy hippie cult that are waiting for some space ship to come and take them back to heaven. I think every song on their new album has the word "Day" in it. It's totally crazy and alien. And I love that!

See, maybe I'm crazy, but this video makes me want to sell all my possesions, quit my job and follow them on tour. I could sell peanut butter sandwiches in the parking lot for gas money and trade friendship bracelets for cigarettes. Don't tempt me.

This is funny and sad.

This is funny and sad. Check it out.

They sell their gear to

They sell their gear to their fans. at least that's what Warrant is doing. Anyone need a guitar? I betcha they would even sign it for ya!

Guitar Sale

According to this: That Pixies

According to this:

That Pixies reunion rumor is true; at least one date has been booked on the West Coast, and they're looking at coming here. Whether the band's vast influence over the likes of Nirvana will translate into ticket sales is anyone's guess .

This monkey's gone to heaven.

I went to Swig again

I went to Swig again last night with Matt and Jeremy. I ended up seeing an ex-classmate from high school. She's probably a good contact to have as she works for The Commercial Appeal covering education in Desoto County. I love networking. I used to hate it. When I worked in production in NYC as a freelancer I used to have to network for jobs and that sucked. Whenever I felt like calling old friends from past jobs, I always worried that they would think that I was contacting them just to see if they could help me find my next gig. I would avoid calling people to hang out that worked in the industry when I was looking for a job, even though they probably could have helped me. It just felt too awkward.

Anyway, we had a great time chatting it up. I hope Matt will come out more often, he's a really smart, funny guy but keeps to himself a lot at work. You know how those photogs are...loners.

True Porn Clerk Stories

True Porn Clerk Stories

Federal Budget Note: Sort of

Federal Budget

Note: Sort of linked to Bush, but not specifically about him. Conscience clear.

That's not what this site's

That's not what this site's about, so I'm moving on. I am not gonna post anymore anti-Bush propaganda.

Other than this: Anti-Bush Sites

Now, I'll quit. For a while anyway.

Read The Very Secret Diaries.

Read The Very Secret Diaries.

Anti-Bush Commercials

Anti-Bush Commercials

"The public education system in

"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society."
--Santa Clara, California, May 1, 2002

"I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically."
--Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner; Washington, D.C.; March 29, 2001.

"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican."
--Declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas; Quebec City, Canada; April 21, 2001

"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."
--As quoted by the New York Daily News; April 23, 2002

MusicPlasma I could be on

MusicPlasma

I could be on this site for hours!

I got to interview

I got to interview A.C. Wharton, mayor of Shelby County, today. Another politician in my back pocket. Of course, outside of the Memphis area, this probably means nothing. Hey, inside the Memphis area this probably means nothing. Just let me enjoy it, ok?

I bet ole A.C. would at least call me back.

I'm really enjoying my job. Going from entertainment to local news has been quite a drastic change, but it seems to be getting more interesting every day. No kidding.

What is up with people

What is up with people that just decide that it is their perogative to call you back? If I call you, call me back. Call me and tell me to fuck off, but call me back. See, I worry. When you don't call me back, I wonder if you're ok. I wonder what I did to piss you off. I wonder if there is something wrong with me for worrying. It's a vicious cycle and it's just not worth it. So call me back. YOU know who you are.

Did you see the news

Did you see the news tonight? I got to interview Willie Herenton, the mayor of Memphis. When I first met him he asked me what school I went to (I guess he thought I looked young)...to which I replied, "Oh, Mr Mayor, how sweet!" (eyelashes batting)

It was interesting. I'm a power player now!

I went to Grill 83

I went to Grill 83 with Ryan tonight for dinner. It was very good, although I would say a little overpriced. The worst thing was that you couldn't smoke at the bar which is just no good at all. I don't smoke that much, but when I have a drink, I don't like my liver to get pissed off because I am treating it worse than my lungs.

Afterward we headed over to Swig, the new martini bar next to The Flying Saucer. It was nice, but there was no one in there. Do people in Memphis just not go out on weeknights? I've posed this question before, I'm sure.

Anyway, prior to this evening, every time it came up that I was having dinner with Ryan (my ex-husband), people were freaking out. It's as if they think if we dine together we will hop the next plane to vegas and pull a Britney Spears! In reality, he is moving to St Louis next week, and I may very well never see him again. So, it was nice to have one last pleasant memory. All is well that ends well.

Madonna Endorses Clark Bid

Madonna Endorses Clark Bid

I went with "the Doug"

I went with "the Doug" tonight to see Lord of the Ring: Return of the King.

Here's my review: It's fucking long. More later...

I went to my first

I went to my first Mpact Memphis meeting tonight with my friend Robert. It was pretty cool and there were a lot of interesting people there and they talked about a lot of different areas of support that I really want to get involved in. I've always said that there is stuff to do in Memphis if you're just willing to take the time to look. Big things are gonna happen here, I can feel it...

I just have to

I just have to give a shout out to Daniel. He is a really good friend. tonight when I was out carousing with Greg, he sent me a text message to remind me that my favorite guy, Ryan Adams, was gonna be on Late Night with David Letterman. I rushed home and turned on the Tv just as Mr Adams was starting his set. He is on television so infrequntly that I would have been terribly sad if I had missed it. Anyway, it's really nice to know that you have friends that think about you even when you'are not around and go out their way to help you indulge in your obsessions. Thanks man, you rock!

So, tonight was my

So, tonight was my last night to hang out with Greg before he goes back to Tokyo. Since I have no idea when I might see him again, we decided the best thing to do was go bowling. So, we went down to Jillian's to enjoy Happy Hour and then bowl our little hearts out. We tied once, I beat him once and he beat me three times, in case anyone else cares. But you know what? Even though I am extremely competitive, the fact that he beat me three times means nothing! Do you know why? Because in the debate we got in about what year Beverly Hills 90210 started and what year they graduated, if you go here, you can clearly see that it started in 1990 and they graduated high scholl in 1993, uh, just like I said...are you reading this Greg?

Good Luck with all things Japanese, I'll miss ya...

"Work is the curse of

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes." Oscar Wilde

this is my way

this is my way to live
What about yours?
made by rav-chan

My favorite short story

My favorite short story by Neil Gaiman can be read here.

Or you can listen to it here.

Albert Camus Died Dates: Born:

Albert Camus Died

Dates:
Born: November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria
Died: January 4, 1960 in Villeblerin, France (car accident)
Nobel Prize in Literature: 1957

Specialization:
Existentialism
Absurd

Major Works:
The Myth of Sysiphus (1942)
The Stranger (1942)
The Plague (1947)

Biography:
Albert Camus was a French-Algerian journalist and novelist. He is regarded as one of the primary sources of modern existentialism, and his novels focused on the philosophy that human life is, objectively speaking, meaningless. This results in absurdity which can only be overcome by a commitment to moral integrity and social solidarity. Although not a philosopher in the strictest sense, his philosophy is expressed widely in his novels and he is generally regarded as an existentialist philosopher.

Principal Skinner: Mr. Burns, what

Principal Skinner: Mr. Burns, what is the secret to your success?

Mr. Burns: Family, religion, loyalty... these are the demons you must slay if you want to be successful.

From Launch "But before you

From Launch

"But before you make any plans to send wedding gifts, a source close to the pop star insists it was all a joke that went too far, and that Spears is already making plans to annul the marriage."

All I can say is, thank God she's heterosexual, otherwise this whole event might have undermined the sanctity and importance of the institution of marriage!

This is my new favorite

This is my new favorite website!

1 Modern Circle

I mean, it is all a little over the top, but actually they hit the nail on the head most of the time! As Jeremy would say, "I love it!"

Well, it seems that

Well, it seems that not as many photos from the Christmas party came out as I had hoped. I did manage to get this one of Jeremy, me and the stunning Kym Clark. No one like the way they looked in any of them, including me. I went with my fabulous friend Patrick, but he declined to forward me the picture we had taken of us that showed off his killer suit. Anyway, my camera was acting crazy that night and so I had to rely upon others to get the goods. Thankfully, my camera is now back in service, because when you wait three weeks to write about an event, it kind of loses it's excitement. So all I really remember is that it was fun. I won a $100 gift certificate to Gould's. Ron Childers made some comment as he was addressing all the employees via microphone about me being the "Revlon lady." At first, I thought that he was making fun of my make-up, but then I realized that he was trying to make a reference to Elizabeth Hurley and Estee Lauder, he just didn't get all of his references correct. And when the party was over, about 10 of us headed to Sidestreet and closed down the place. All in all, a fun night was had by most. I think.

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So, tonight was the night

So, tonight was the night of our big show on Beale. My friend Jeremy put together a great show that aired at 10:35 to 12:05 on last night. The show was basically the kickoff for the big 50 year Anniversary of Rock n Roll that is going on all year in Memphis and around the world. The anniversary is based on when Elvis recorded "That's Alright" for his mother for her birthday.

My job was to field produce the segment with Stephanie Rodriguez on the street. We did some interviews and fun segments including "Bury the Blues" and "resolutions" with some spectators.

The crowd was pretty small all the way up until we were about to go on air. Then around 10:30 the streets really started filling up. We had some "girls gone wild" moments with some girls on the streets. They would walk up and say, "We wanna be on teevay!"

To this I would reply, "if you guys kiss, we'll put you on teevay!" Surprisingly enough, and to the camera man's delight, they did! We even had some flashers! Of course, none of it ever actually made it on television, but it did provided a momentary diversion to a 12 hour workday.

The best part of the whole night was when the countdown began. Stephanie had done her sign off and so the people on our crew jumped on the risers and we all looked out over the sea of people. I heard through one of the headsets that the countdown had begun from the main stage, but no one out on the street seemed to know what was going on, they could barely move there were so many people, much less hear. So I raised my hands above my head and started to scream the countdown. I got to lead the crowd around our stage into the new year, which was quite a thrill.

Hope you have a great 2004!