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The National
The Concretes
Ladytron and Yo La Tango play Denver this October. Ha-cha-cha!
Visited the Aztec ruins and the Navajo dam. Still so many mysteries about who we could have been. Can’t see the forest for the trees and I can’t tell Betelgeuse from the field of stars around Orion’s belt. Did successful front handsprings for the first time ever. It’s all about the party tricks and I’m already thinking of how I can do consecutive ones and then simply a forward flip. By the way, Grapplers do it on their backs. Published the first 5 copies of ‘The Day The Guardman Quit.’ (inserting hand stamps is a slow process yo). The comic got taken to Cactus Con. We’ll see if it went any further than that. Easy modeled gig for IAIA. Lady said she’d hook me up with all the other artists/groups to model for in Santa Fe. I’m definitely not go-getting in this particular field but I am interested. For $20+ an hour who isn’t? Looking for a home of my own. Finally. Not satisfied with what I’m finding but I could work with it. Sang ‘None of your business’ by Salt 'n Pepa. Much to my horror there was NO accompanying music so I was simply up there rapping. Kate had never been a kareoke quitter until then. I must learn how to sing ‘Big 10 inch record’ by Aerosmith. Tonight? The Red Elvises!
“Hi Ariadne. This is _____ and I saw you at Hastings the other night and uh I was concerned and um you know I’m still your agent and if uh uhh you need to talk to somebody or just want to talk or whatever or have coffee or come to my house and uh you know, you can get along. I don’t know what to say, I was just designated as a grief counselor. There are seven stages to this and I hope you’re going to go through them all. My number is ______ that’s ______.”
"I love the smell of balls in the morning." - Churl trying to act like a straight girl and failing.
The Moscow rules. Dahlinkah.
Roller Derby + Birthday + Cake + Roller Girl
I was just informed you can actually get a D.W.I. for B.W.I. (bicycling while intoxicated). Ouch.
Oh this is bad! It works on the assumption that wanting to get laid is inseparably twined with the desire to date.
Really this is all because my arse isn’t writing anything else today (probably) and I discussed this (assembled them out of my non-writing arse) last night.
Disclaimers:
1) These are ‘rules’ intended simply to keep both parties safe and cordial.
2) I hate dating. If you are dating people you are not familiar with more than an acquaintanceship then use these rules. Again, I’m not guaranteeing love, good fuck buddy times or anything of the sort- but you probably will get laid because of these. Again, I hate dating and only dated before I realized I didn’t want to have sex with someone I didn’t respect. Ta.
The Lay of the Law:
1) The first date should be a noncommittal, cheap, and easy affair that can be as short as a half hour or if things go well, several hours. I recommend tea houses, cafes, quiet bars/salons. And not ones that ALL your friends will be at. You do not want your attention divided or to overwhelm your date with your social circle. You do not want to have dinner on the first date- you could always realize upon seeing the person for the first time or directly after ordering that you DO NOT want to sit through a meal with this person. Getting the check at this point can be very uncomfortable.
2) Topics of conversation to generally avoid on these first few dates: trauma you may have experienced, a time line of your life or life story, paranormal experiences you may or may not have had, how utterly interesting you are, and above all- your exes. Speak in positive terms- I like this, I have a passion for that, rather than I don’t like, and I can’t stand. Yes, you can talk about sex retrospectively. Just don’t list everything you’re into or tell them of the kinkiest thing you’ve ever done. I recommend being honest through all of this; if you don’t like something say so. If you don’t know, say so. If you don’t believe or agree go ahead and simply and gently say so. This will ensure you are as comfortable as you can be around this new person and being comfortable is attractive.
3) Do not make plans that change or interfere with your regular plans. It doesn’t matter how much fun you’re having- you can always have more fun with them later. For gods sake, you need to keep your self and life together- beside you’ve only had one date yet right?
4) Do not go on more than one ‘date’ with the person a day. Unless of course you’ve realized you don’t want to be dating this person and would just like to get laid. If this occurs to you at any point you just need to suggest you retire to their/your place.
5) The exchanging of gifts during this time period is NOT recommended. If it’s something as small as a book you’d talked about and have a copy you’re willing to never see again or if it’s a CD you copied for them fine.
6) Communications through this whole process should follow this specific set of rules. Rules thanks to MK. Read the god damn phone rules! They will save you much strife!
7) Figure out what you both like in common on the first date. Mention that you should go do one of these activities on your next date, then confirm this date at a later time. Try to have the date activity be something cheap and easy once again. Now you are allowed to have a dinner date, but really- an activity you both like doing would be better (unless of course you’re both chefs/gourmet conusors/tea house freaks). Otherwise, you can stuff your face any old time.
8) Show interest. Ask (some) open ended questions about them. Use your body language. Touch your face, look them in the eye, smile at them, mirror their body language. If you’re at a bar, mirror how they are turned towards you. Show physical affection. This doesn’t mean planting a wet snog on them. It could be as simple as touching their arm when saying something important or dramatic. A kiss on the neck at the end of a hug is a good way of saying ‘I’d like to sleep with you soon’.
9) By the second date you should definitely be showing more affection. Take it at your own pace to do what you want- feel free to make out.
10) Third date. If you’ve gotten this far go ahead and invite them over to your house. Get cozy and personal. By now you should have figured out if you would like to attempt some sort of further relationship with this person whether it be an exclusive romantic relationship, exclusively sexual with no commitment, or friends inclusively. If you haven’t god help you because these rules won’t. Go ahead and fuck ‘em then.
11) Use protection. I don’t care if you’re two lesbos or two purple people eaters. You do not KNOW this person; they do not KNOW you! So be safe even if you can muster up the courage to proclaim your STD test status.
12) Repeat ad nausium. Get tested every 500 licks or 500 miles.
When I told Melikah I was going as a ballerina for Halloween she suggested I go as Baryshnikov. Ya think I can do it? But which outfit?
For ten points tell me the name of the Renoir painting of two women in bonnets and full dresses leaning over a railing as they look at the sea coast.
I have allergies…real real bad. There. I admitted it. I feel defeated. Congrats Santa Fe, no other place on earth has been able to make me feel like a mack truck hit my sinuses. These allergies put me out of regular commission all last week and this week with the aid of a neti pot (nasal douche tool) things seem to be better. They are by no means ok or normal.
I blame the wretched abundance of these stupid yellow flowers in every vacant patch of dirt thanks to all the rain we’ve had. They’re almost as bad as the chamisa. Gah. On the upside, there are plenty of non-stupid-little-yellow-flowers to pick this fall.
Camellias, Peonies, English Roses, Sweet pea, Stock, Wall flowers, Begonias, Iris, Snap dragon, Canterbury bells, Violets, Rhododendrons, Dogwood, Azaleas.
Remember to burn some incense while you legally take payote as a form of worship. Check it- you can’t eat meat smoke fags or drink while there though. Shack up with some striking lightning would definitely be electrifying (please don't sing Lou Christie), like seeing sounds in landscape or seeing land as installation art.
While the Austin City Limits music fest is a foot and blocking my friend’s roads there is also one in Moab.
Seriously though, about the Texas trip…looks like the best (read = most illinist) time to go will be around the 19th of October for a nebulous week. All in time for a short trip up to Dallas, after stopping to grace Lubbock on the way there, make TRF after all the initial hullabaloo dies down and hell, watch more Roller Derby (banked tracked) antics, while Ani’s gonna be playing just before The International Drag KingCommunity Extravaganza. How lucky can one girl get? I may just kill me.
Realizing who you are and who you are in the world are two very different things. Most often they do not coincide.
Did Cleopatra’s asp really bite her tit?
Excuse me, have you seen Vesuvius? I seem to have misplaced it.
Someone thought the new hair Eddie Izzard inspired.
Crying while eating. Because i was the other day trying to chow down on some spicy pad thai.
Links thanks to Churl.
Mary Oliver is coming to town.
I'm at the tea house. this waitress just does not want to serve me. She's served everyone else in the room. The unshaven johnny in flannel that was dinning with a model of conventional beauty in the form of a girl, the LANL scientists talking expressions of mass, her musician friend, and the rasta guy weaving in the corner with his head phones on.
Shit lady, i've been here 20 minutes you might as well wait another 10. Maybe i look too self sufficient or busy on my puter over here.
Pardon me, I think i shall have to go rabid now.
Could be good.
Jess: You're in the right lane. *pause* I mean the correct lane. And at the light you want to take a that a way. *points dramatically to the right*
O.M.I.
Does anyone have a recording of this??
What does my economically conservative father believe Dubya will go down in history as?
"The man who blasted the Arabs into the 21st Century."
Did 500 hindu squats today at the workout. I haven’t done that since sophomore year. 20 a minute for 25 min. Try and get them done before 30 seconds so you can rest for the next 30, then do it again.
House mate told me he's going to be looking for a place on his own. His stated reason? I wasn't cleaning as much since i came back from NY. Damn right i'm not cleaning as much- i've just been cleaning up after myself! This is a good thing though.
I have acquired a vintage Schwinn bicycle from a friend who's moving out of country. I took it for a spin today and it is SWEET.
Rocking the biphasic sleep pattern. Waking up twice in one day is remarkable, much fresher and it's almost like getting twice the energy. You also get to see the sun come up and go down.
When you clean up the blood and glass you can feel what the violence was like directly. Ugh. It once would have made me rage. These days it just makes me sad. Now I know a little of what crime scene clean up teams go through.
I adore my new pompadour. Still getting used to the product and uses of it but so glad to be rid of two years of heavy history in the form of my apperance. I can also put the hair down and have cute little bangs.
Kitten biker gang logo finished with much help from Jamie and Jill. Who’s a bitchin’ bikin’ artist?
Friendster and MySpace turned into male mail order brides sites! God damn it, please NARROW your search perimeters! There is not enough slave labor and other sadistic acts that I could think of in a life time to make it worthwhile.
Fall already. Sigh. They burn the big man this Thursday. Don’t think I want to see it but maybe tootling around for a house party or two may prove interesting.
I feel like i have the strength and energy to do the things i love again, the ones that build upon themselves. I'm going to start up at the BJJ academy. I've been doing some art and writing slowly but surely.
Still want to get away for a while but not so much with the backpacking. Hopefully i'll get a house to myself in Pecos for a few days.
I had a very overwhelming experiance involving my roof, a rain storm and not moving for a few hours. The conclusion of this trip through the body and emotions in an attempt to process through them is that i've decided i need to do more meditation and chanting.
And the best for last? Of course! I have a spicy fries. She makes me happy. We have fun. How great is that?! I'll spare you all the other disgustingly sweet detail that are best left between er...spicy fries.
Oh my, even more of a picture update.
David McGimpsey- Please Don't Make Me Read Your Blog
This is gonna hurt come noon.
Hunt and Gather
Thrill Press
Feral Gallery
Feral art tour
Wow. Alexa Kitchen is one amazing 7 year old. Her musings on art are dead on and damn... just LOOK at the comics!! Did her dad (former runner of Kitchen Sink Press)have her suck on a pen in the crib instead of her thumb?
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