Ugh. I am such a fricking dork.
Hi.
Friday 30.04.2004 9:32 PM
Heather is going to LA in a week and Kellie will be out there at the same time. I have that friday off and haven't seen my friends in forever, so I'm going too. I'll be in LA May 6-9. We're going to Perversion that thursday, so come out and see me there if you want. Other than that I have no idea what's going on. I've never been to southern california and I'm actually pretty excited. Call me if you want to meet up.
Thursday 29.04.2004 7:24 PM
If I don't make it to Tamageddon!!! I will die. Ugh. I better make this happen. Must work on it. I know this may sound a little nuts, but I really believe that I need to see Tam to make my life complete. Her and I and Yen and Icka all combined in the same place at the same time will make for ridiculous deliciousness.

I bought my very first coffee table today. In anticipation of guests coming over the next few months... ok, wait - I'm totally telling lies here. I bought the damn coffee table cause I wanted it and it has nothing to do with people coming. Hopefully it will be here sometime next week and match perfectly with everything else I already own. I still need to get a futon or convertible sofa for the guestroom/office. How far away is Ikea? Wait, no... I promised myself I would never again own anything from Ikea. Ikea is crap and I'm a high quality girl. No offense to those of you still in college who probably have posters hanging on your wall. Ahem.

Thornton has an LJ. I know I've told you people this. I don't think you quite understand how revolutionary this is. Please go read the thoughts of the last great hope of western civilization. I work with him everyday, so it actually gives a helluva lot more insight into my life than you'll ever find here. Well, mine and that of CyBErGRINdER420. That d00d is leet. Whoa!
Tuesday 27.04.2004 11:31 PM
Monday 26.04.2004 11:22 PM
Well hello there. Want some attention?

My eyes sting from keeping them open too long staring at computer screens. All day, all night, every moment of my life I'm looking at a piece of glass reflecting my life away. I consciously don't blink sometimes so I won't miss anything scrolling by in tcpdump.

I'm much happier than I can remember being. I weigh less than I did in high school. Which isn't really tiny, but still - it's been a long time since clothes were falling off me like this. I wore the white pants and pink/white stripped shirt today. I'm so subversive. Finding white underwear is difficult at times. Things are getting close to being really nice. I need to do some math and figure some things out, but the future looks sunny - as Las Vegas tends to be.

I want to go to SF for a weekend when Tam is there in June. I think that the clinique23 girls, plus Tam and I would cause another great San Francisco earthquake if we were all in the same city. We're super incendiary.

I'm excited about Defcon, it sounds like a lot of people will be coming into town. I can't wait to see all my friends from se2600. Please do try to come. If you have problems or questions, message me and I'll see if I can help out. I'd really like to see everyone.

I'm concerned that with my lack of adversity I will become "culturally conservative." And if my good friend the Doctor doesn't like it - then I want to avoid it at all costs.

Something I didn't say the other day when I should have, "all four of us are completely psychotic and I've chosen to basically ignore any thoughts one of us chooses to express. Trust me. We're all completely mental and should certainly not be around each other."

The qotd comes from a co-worker who is also a shifty Sicilian like me,
"Denial is the first sign of guilt!"
Monday 26.04.2004 7:51 PM
When I first moved here and turned on my freshly installed cable television, I was quite excited to see that I had MTV2. I had always heard about it, and imagined it to be this amazing heaven of nothing but music videos, like MTV used to be back when I liked it. I thought it would be devoid of 'shows' and consist purely of blocks of videos. I dreamed of 120 minutes, where I first saw almost every band that I love now, maybe they would re-run it and old episodes of headbangers ball for the crazy antics. I wanted to see those Pixies and Jesus & Mary Chain and Smiths videos I remember. No such luck. It's basically MTV... part 2.

Anyway, I absolutely love this show "Making the Band". It's a collection of hoodlums from the ghetto, with one nice girl from the suburbs to round it out, all led by our good friend Sean Puffy Daddy John Puff Combs. These people get into physical fights. It's awesome. They're insane. The show really is not to be missed. Check it out. It made me think something, though. First I really like my current bosslady and bossman. They're damn awesome. But... I can't help but want Puffy as my boss. He would totally make sure that the info was secure. For real, y0.
Sunday 25.04.2004 9:23 PM
This is how my hair is supposed to look, damn it! I got haircut and color this weekend from Sam at Curl Up n Dye. She is super awesome. Sam did a great job and knew exactly what I was talking about. People think this haircut is easy - it's not. It's really precise and even a tiny imperfection shows. Anyway, if you need hair services please go there! Everyone there is very laid back and the prices are great. Say I referred you and I get $5! So... go!
Sunday 25.04.2004 8:36 PM
I'm getting married. Thanks Jameth.
Saturday 24.04.2004 9:18 PM
Quite horrible news. Sonia of HairPolice passed away last night of lung cancer. Heather's post is here, as well as one from Jervais and one from Kaela.

Sonia was the embodiment of HP. She ran the place and invented all the methods, taught all the classes, ran the salons and still did hair on tour. She did my hair a few times and I hung out with her and Heather and Mary several times on tour. I really enjoyed being around Sonia. I liked that she ran a business and was so upbeat and optimistic about life. There are few role models as cool as her. She is one of the few people that I knew would change my perspective if I weren't in the right frame of mind. She was a natural genius of state management and could help other people change their state with just a few words. She was really quite an incredible person, and though I hadn't seen her in over a year, I somehow felt like I would. Either in LA or SF, or back in ATL. She provided all the fabulous girls of the world with all the fabulous hair.

Sonia died from lung cancer. I want to echo what Heather says. I want all of you to stop smoking. Now. Please. Just stop. I love you and I don't want to go through this with anyone else. My grandmother has lung cancer from smoking, one of my closest friends has dealt with this twice now. It's not fair to the people that love you to keep doing this to us. Stop fucking smoking. Stop now.
Friday 23.04.2004 9:36 PM
Good thing: Every other friday off. I slept in until 9am!

Kinda ok thing: I have the time off and the money to go to Convergence. There are even tons of sale fares from LV to Chicago that weekend. However, I don't know anyone else who is going, or who I could share a room with - especially when it's a mere two weeks away. That kinda sucks. I guess I could just go to LA instead. Is anything happening?

Bad thing: There aren't any really. Being a single girl in vegas is definitely recommended.
Friday 23.04.2004 9:58 AM
Cursory update:
Work is great. Las Vegas is great. I have friday off, feel free to hang out with me. I bought a pair of white pants and white shoes to add to my ever-growing collection of white clothes. Thornton got an LJ. The Morrissey show was incredibly awesome and nearly made me faint. My apartment is a mess. I'm getting my car washed tomorrow. I really want to go to the top of the Stratosphere tower. I need to buy stamps. I love all of you, please forgive my untimely email and IM responses. I "shaved" my legs with that new Veet bladeless razor thing - it works exceptionally well. I won 75 cents at a casino today. I need to buy a guestbed or futon or something for the second bedroom. I'm hoping my family will come visit soon. I broke a nail today, I really need a manicure. Macs are cool - see figure. And finally... as judged from the internet voting and the opinions of co-workers, I will be cutting my bangs back to their proper fetish pinup girlie hotness length. Now I'm going to make a phone call to Chicago and see what sort of knowledge I can leverage in my efforts to create synergy and shift paradigms in that office.
Wednesday 21.04.2004 9:32 PM
I now have shells at all the coolest places. I feel super fancy. I gave Unfurl zsh. Heh. Everyone gets zsh! YOU WILL ZSH AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!
Monday 19.04.2004 11:14 PM
MTV's "I want a famous" will give me nightmares. I just watched the one about the trannie wanting to look more like J Lo. I think I've seen all of them and I'm scared to go to sleep, because of the impending nightmares. Someone hold me.
Monday 19.04.2004 1:13 AM
I'm going to see Morrissey tonight. I'm nervous. I had a dream about him last night. That I was at the show and it was terrible and screwed up all kinds of things that I love about music and life.

I saw him last in 1997. At the Fox in Atlanta. From what I understand, the venue he's playing at tonight will be teeny tiny compared to the Fox. I wonder if people will be hysterical and insane tonight like they were back then. Girls screaming and crying, hyperventilating. It was like Elvis or the Beatles. He hasn't had an album out in 7 years. Are there still rabid, wacko fans carrying flowers and feeling faint? I know the show is sold out, but I sort of hope no one shows up. I'd like to have a performance all to myself.

So, I hope he plays Ammunition and Boyracer. I'd also like to hear Ask. But that's pushing it as he only played one Smiths song last time and it was Shoplifters. Hrm. Yes. What's strange though - is that the new album isn't out yet. Not for another month. So, is he going to play things from the new album that no one knows? Part of the fun is having everyone sing along. I better go get dressed.
Saturday 17.04.2004 4:20 PM
I have a crush on a boy. I think he likes me too. Today he said "I heart your attention".
Thursday 15.04.2004 6:31 PM
Las Vegas is my best friend. I'm going to marry it. You are invited to the wedding. It's going to be held at one of those casino things in the downtown part. Please check gaysummerlin.com for details. LV + SD == TL4EVER
Wednesday 14.04.2004 1:09 AM
Last night I rode a mechanical bull. Also... my new co-workers are what I refer to as "teh awsomse!!!11oneoneone"
Saturday 10.04.2004 1:23 PM
Oh... and another thing! I've lived in Las Vegas for 7 days now. It has rained 4 of those 7 days. Yeah. I love it here. Viva!
Thursday 08.04.2004 4:07 PM
I posted my team to battle_ready. Go check it out. See if you can do better. I really wanted to cover all the important bases; money, brains, brute strength, beauty and sheer terror. I don't think these people would work very well together, but I'd definitely like to see them try. Oooh, to see an argument threeway between Theo, Scarface and Jessica Simpson.
Thursday 08.04.2004 3:03 PM
GirlVinyl: hi
Montell: heya
GirlVinyl: one time
GirlVinyl: i hired a monkey to take notes for me in class
Montell: hahaaha
Montell: I TOLD YOU NEVER TRUST A MONKEY
GirlVinyl: I KNOW!!!!
Thursday 08.04.2004 2:15 AM
Tonight's theme song: Round & Round by New Order.
Thursday 08.04.2004 1:14 AM
I love Las Vegas. I just fucking love it. I would move here - if I didn't live here already. God it's so great. Aghghghghghhghghg! Is there some sort of Vegas pride group I can join? I want to wear Vegas spirit wear. I'm gonna go to one of the tourist shops and buy a Las Vegas shirt and wear it every damn day. I wish I had gotten a specialty license plate to display my LV love.
Wednesday 07.04.2004 8:52 PM
Life is not a problem to be solved,
but a reality to be experienced.
-- Soren Kierkegaard

My days and nights are always clearly delineated. I had a really wonderful day yesterday. Then quite the awful night. After fighting with my favourite object of obsession, I tossed and turned and wrote lengthy unsent emails.

I saw the above quote in a friend's journal today. I love Kierkegaard. I feel like he and I are alike. This quote really sums that up. As I read it I thought "I should really try to better communicate this sentiment to him. I think it would help him better understand how I feel." It's about possibility and not making life limiting. He loves to solve problems, he loves puzzles. I do too. But seeing life as a problem to be solved takes away the experiences and connections made in life. It speaks to some sort of end to be reached. I don't really view things like that.

As I was thinking this he sent me an SMS. It is the favourite form of communication for hesitant thoughts, from people not wishing to really get into a conversation. It's a very safe method - so obviously he and I both use it often. It said "You were right last night. I am very sorry. You deserve better." This cyclical pattern we have is both dizzying and comforting.

Now I must finish unpacking and then go off to the land of consumerism to purchase a Brita pitcher and a phillips head screwdriver.
Wednesday 07.04.2004 2:03 PM
US: 1 Canada: 0
Monday 05.04.2004 8:52 PM
I spent 4 and a half hours and $220 at the NV DMV today. Surprisingly, I still am loving Las Vegas.
Monday 05.04.2004 6:45 PM
I got my Morrissey ticket. I think I'm going to faint.
Saturday 03.04.2004 2:16 PM
I really don't understand why people don't love him. A little excerpt from a recent Theo gem:

"However, I really do love it when FreeBSD developers come here telling
us that something is free when it is a binary module, only available
under NDA. I just love it. Keep up the comedy, please. From where I
stand, Sam, you are a sellout and a fraud.

Yes, you did it for the reason of expediency. I don't care. Sellout."

misc@ never gets old.

Friday 02.04.2004 8:48 PM
mandrake: wow you're already back online?
mandrake: impressive.

That about sums it up. Moving has been hell and the ordeal has only just begun. I am safely in Las Vegas with my belongings. Olly [computer I'm on now] is set up and rocking out on the super fast cox cable. Sifl [the obsd gateway/firewall] is still packed in an unmarked box, only to be discovered after much digging. Sifl is the Jimmy Hoffa of servers at the moment. I need to re-work the networking a little bit both LAYER 1 and umm, other layers. HA! OSI jokes are really funny.
Thursday 01.04.2004 2:42 PM


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