Month: September 2005

to bring you this useless survey!!!!!!!!!! [superfluous exclamation marks were typed by ben n.]

1. Of all the bands/artists in your cd/record collection, which one do you own the most albums by?: The Beatles.
2. What was the last song you listened to?: Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears
3. What’s in your CD player right now?: Ben Folds –Songs for Silverman
4. What song would you say sums you up?: Don’t Change Your Plans for Me by Ben Folds Five
5. What’s your favorite local band?: local? The only one i know locally is those Red Sox guys…I already forgot their names. They’re always singing that “Tessie” song.
6. What was the last show you attended?: Street Scene in San Diego [I heart Shirely Manson…ok, i heart Butch Vig too…and the guitarists. Goddammit, I heart the whole Garbage]
7. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?: Hmmm. Kids In the Hall in New York [it didn’t say what KIND of show] although Upright Citizen’s Brigade was pretty goddamned awesome.
8. What’s the worst band you’ve ever seen in concert?: Louis the ViV or something. I forgot. They were pretty boring.
9. What band do you love musically but hate the members of?: Probably Smashing Pumpkins…
10. What is the most musically involved you have ever been?: I don’t get this question. Like, if I was in a band or when I was obsessed with music? Probably college I guess?
11. What show are you looking forward to?: Dave Attell
12. What is your favorite band shirt?: Ah. My High Point shirt [the bassist of Ben Folds wore this shirt a bunch]
13. What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?: Freddie Mercury.
14. What musician would you like to be in love with for a day?: God, I”m tempted to say Rivers Cuomo but I’m going to say Dave Grohl. God, he’s dreamy.
15. Metal question-Jeans and Leather vs. Cracker Jack clothes?: Huh? [what the hell are cracker jack clothes? can i just say jeans?]
16. Sabbath or solo Ozzy?: solo Ozzy…especially after he performed at the Superbowl. He cracks me up. hehe.
17. Commodores or solo Lionel Ritchie?: tough one. I’ll say Lionel Ritchie because of that blind girl.
18. Punk rock, hip hop or heavy metal?: tough decison between punk rock and hip hop. I’ll say….punk rock.
19. Doesn’t Primus suck?: if my only frame of reference is South Park, I’m gonna say no.

20 name 4 flawless albums:

1. Rubber Soul by the Beatles
2. Godd new for People who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse
3. In Search of… by NERD
4. Beautiful Freak by eels
5. Did you know that filling out this survey makes you a music geek?: did you know that you’re an idiot?
6. What was the greatest decade for music?: 70s
7. How many music-related videos/dvds do you own? like 4? [bjork, ben folds [duh], beastie boys is round here somewhere and blur…hey! they all start with B!]
8. Do you like Journey?: I like the fact that they were in the 25 lamest videos. [dream team commentators: jon stewart, denis leary, chris kattan, janeane garafalo]
9. Don’t try to pretend you don’t!: i like the journey cover by Nerf Herder. yummy.
10. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?: Probably Magnolia. It would probably be Rushmore if it weren’t for that annoying french song. The Virgin Suicides is pretty good too.
11. What was your last musical “phase” before you wisened up?: Probably the musical era of RENT and such.
12. What’s the crappiest CD/record/etc. you’ve ever bought?:
    Britney Spears, Ooops I did it again. I can’t help it. It was so goddamned catchy.
13. Do you prefer vinyl or CDs?: vinyl
14. All totalled, how much do you spend on music a month?: about 30 bucks. [it used to be about 75 to 100 but then, i had no car. sigh]

I like how it says HOT in caps. YESSSS…. if you guys want me to give you your birth month, leave me a comment. yee-ha

JULY:
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. HOT. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

I love meeting new people, especially when they have an abnormal amount in common with you.

I hate being poor though. I JUST got paid and already, i have no money. Rent, bills, car..you get the idea. What’s the point, I wonder, sometimes?

I had a friend over Saturday night and we killed all of the wine. We were craving for more and left my apartment around 11pm to get more alcohol.

Oh, i fucking forgot…Massachusetts doesn’t sell liquor after 11pm. So after we went to store after store [neither of us is originally from MA], getting more and more disappointed with MA. I think this is the stupidest law EVER. We were staring at the wine that was teasing us behind a window. At one point, my friend said “Should we just some Robitussin and see if we can drunk off of that?”..I don’t know which is funnier…the fact that he asked that or the fact that I said “Hmmmm….”.

After our failed adventure, we came back to my apartment to watch the rest of the “Real Time with Bill Maher”. I told my friend to help himself to the kitchen and if we magically had alcohol, to do something with it. I went to the bathroom and when I came back, he had concocted a diet coke/vodka/apple schnapps type drink. We were desperate to get drunk [maybe desperate is not the word, but it WAS saturday night no less]. I still got pretty toasty, so much, I gave him the rest of my drink.

There’s nothing more relaxing then watching Kurt Vonnegut and Bill Maher drinking wine with a fun person. Well, maybe a massage from a massage parlour is more relaxing…but you get what i mean.

I NEED WINE! [i’m out]

i have an old man crush on Kurt Vonnegut. I saw him on my two favorite shows: The Daily Show and Real Time with Bill Maher. He’s so fucking sassy! and sharp.

This weekend is pretty much NYU weekend:

Tomorrow I have lunch with my friend’s [chinar] girlfriend. I knew Chinar from film school and we got along grandly. He’s back in Bollywood [read: India] during some AD work, I believe. His girlfriend moved to boston to go to school. We’re going to the Prudential Center.

Saturday, I have some sort of meal with Brendan. As I recall, he was a quiet shy guy in film class…we didn’t talk much but I always appreciated his shorts. Turns out he gave up film! Now he’s going to law school. How crazy. He has indicated he was going to try to ride on my coattails in Boston.

Too bad I have no coattails.

Maybe I should start over too. Hmmm. Medical School anyone?

me and flat tires. man, i have the best luck.

so on like, saturday or friday night, like nearly 2am..i went out to run a quick errand [we are nearby some 24 hour places] and to smoke some cigarettes. I have given myself a new rule…no cigarettes in the house and none on the porch…so i have to REALLY fucking want one in order to go for a drive and with those goddamned gas prices.

Sidenote…does anybody watch REAL TIME with Bill Maher? That show is my new favorite show. it’s so fucking funny and i LOVE the things he says. It hits the heart so much that like, Chris Rock cringed once..and he was like “woah” ] Anyway, Chris Rock was a panel host and he was like “I have to go on the fucking surreal life so i can pay for my fucking gas. what the fuck is up with gas prices?” i laughed so HARD at that. Good ol’ chris rock.. back to the story

anyway, so i was totally feening for one in the middle of the night as i had a lot of things on my mind. So, there’s this corner that has like nearly no lights. I totally miscalculated my turn and ran into a curb that blew out my tire.

GREAT.

So, i’m in my pajamas [as i did not think i would be out more than 15 minutes tops] and i did not bring my cell phone [who the hell am i going to call at 3am? who the hell is going to call me? I’m going to be gone for 15 minutes]. I drove my flat tired ass to the nearest gas station..which was thankfully open 24 hours a day [across from the Revere theater]. So, i looked at my tire and it was like “Hmmm. I vaguely remember how to change a tire.”

This old guy sees me crouching in my holey pajama pants and my dishelved hair and was like “oh my goodness..do you need any help?” short of buying me a new tire? Hmmm. But I said “Um…i’m trying to decide what to do.” Then I looked into his eyes. Not a creep. A father. Looked at his hand, married. Looked at his car, looked normal. Then I said, “Could you give me a ride home?” and he’s like “sure.”…yeah, it was a risky gesture but i figure, it would be days till i would be noticed missing anyway. well not until monday at 3pm….at my job. sheesh. that kind of sucks.

anyway, so we’re in his car and he tells me that he has a daughter about my age and he would freak out if she was stuck in the same jam and it was kind of like helping her out, since she works late as well. He took me to my apartment and i thanked him profusely and he said, with his thich revere accent “anything i can do for yah” [i can’t write it out]

I woke the shit out of my roommate, feeling like an idiot and explained it to her. She knows I have insomnia sometimes though, so she wasn’t TOO terribly surprised that i was up driving around but nevertheless, i was the asshole waking her up. We drove to my car and i took out the appropriate tools and it took me FOREVER to turn that jack to lift. for the love of god, how do people have the patience or the knees for this?

This guy, Mike, comes in a truck and asks if we need help. I’m a little wary but he looks at it and says “i can take care of that.” and he takes the sprocket thinger and the turning thinger and turns into this crazy rotation thinger that moves the jack twice as fast! OOOH, that’s why those pole things have holes…to turn into a super tool.

So he changes my tire for me and i again, thank him profusely and he’s like “well, i knew we guys were useful for something” [ok, he didn’t really say that, he said something like that though]

anyway, so i’m driving around in a donut until wednesday when i can afford for a new tire. thankfully, this is a whole NEW tire that i haven’t damaged just yet.

and don’t worry, i’m going to get a new set with my next pager pay.

the end.

A – Age of your first kiss-
22…yeah, i’m a late bloomer.

B – Band you are listening to right now-
ben folds

C – Color (hair)-
reddish with blonde and black streaks [lovin’ it]

D – Dad’s name-
Arnie

E – Easiest person to talk to-
Christine

F – Favorite ice cream-
mint cookies and cream.

G – Gummy worms or bears?-
Gummy worms.

H – Hometown-
San Diego, CA

I – Injuries-
gash on my left elbow [i fell out of a sofa bed and skin hit a metal corner…ow]

J – Job-
Technical Support…we’re not all assholes, people are just stupid and lazy.

K – Kids-
If I had a hot husband, one..possibly two. I don’t want no ugly kids.

L – Longest car ride-
San Diego to Massachusetts

M – Mom’s name-
Josephine

N – Nicknames-
Share [not many people use it though]

O – One wish-
awesome film career or awesome significant other [if i can’t have both, i’ll take one of ’em]

P – Phobias-
commitment

Q – Quotes-
“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a
substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?”

“If you throw at someone’s head, it’s very dangerous, because in the head is the brain.”
— Pudge Rodriguez to AM 1270 WXYT in Detroit.

R – Reason to smile-
I don’t have gas anymore

S – Song you sang last-
Landed by Ben Folds

T – Time you woke up today-
6:33 a.m. [looooooong story]

U – Unknown fact about me-
I can read music.

V – Vegetable-
Corn. mmmmm.

W – Worst habit-
Smoking

X – X-Rays you most recently had-
On my knee. Basketball accident in January of 2000 [i only remember because it was the same day as the Superbowl…Jets versus Ravens]

Y – Years since you’ve been to Church-
less than a year…actually last month. went to a wedding.

Z – Zodiac sign-
cancer

“real” entry next time yo.

SONGS MEME

List five songs that you are currently digging – it doesn’t matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying right now. Post these instructions and the five songs (with artist) in your blog. Then tag five people to see what they’re listening to.

1. Church by Outkast…it’s a praise for religion which I don’t necessarily agree with but the tune is damned catchy.
2. Metal Heart by Garbage…about Bush and war. go figure, garbage all political.
3. Sex is Not the Enemy by Garbage…no, sex is my friend.
4. I’m all out of Love by Air Supply…yeah, i’m a dork. who cares.
5. No Children by the Mountaingoats…the perfect cynical song

INTERESTS MEME

Go through the interests you’ve listed in your LiveJournal userinfo profile. Post every seventh interest and explain it or say a few words about it.

man, i don’t have a lot of interests..hmm

1. clever one-liners: i love witty people. i love funny people. i love people who can zing in one sentence [read david duchovny in xfiles/jon stewart in the daily show/conan o’brien/matthew perry…although i think matthew perry is working off of a script]

2. film: making it, watching it, critiquing it, listening to it, examining it, memorizing credits about who made it, obsessing about it, eating it, drinking it, sleeping it, going to school for it, constant debates about it. ANYTHING. Anybody who knows me knows how obsessed I am about it. Usual convo:

–them: what did you do over the weekend?
–me: watch eleventy films
–them: don’t you do anything else?
–me: not really. I also went to the movie theater [read: cinema] and watched [enter title here]
–them: who did you go with?
–me: i went by myself. don’t have the patience to a) wait for people to decide b) set up plans that will most likely be canceled c) be talked to during the movie.

my ultimate dream is to be 80% film, 10% sex, 10% everything else.

3. london: I want to live there. I want to work there. I want to drive on the wrong side of the road. I want to eat fish and chips. I want to watch broadway shows. I’d drop everything for an opportunity in London. I have a soft spot for it as i like british accents [who doesn’t?], british films, british directors, british actors [yes, even hugh grant]. I have always considered bi-coastal…mostly west coast with a mix of east coast influence. london is like that…best of both worlds. my dream town next to new york.
4. san diego: born and raised there, i would never move back but I will always like to visit. i’m still loyal to the chargers and the padres [and now the pats and the redsox as well, almost like their east coast counterpart…well the football side anyway] and i am spoiled by the weather.
5. travelling: my love next to film. i want to go everywhere and sink in everything. i like new experiences and i like challenging my comfort zone. the three places I have my eye on for the next big trips: australia, africa and paris.

wow…i didn’t know how accurate i was in my “interests”.

So, I moved into my new place [yes, i moved AGAIN…but this time, it’s not me subletting but rather, living in a real this-is-mine-not-living-in-somebody-else’s-house-and-renting-a-room type of situation. It is in Revere [and I don’t care what you guys say, it’s a nice neighborhood] and my room is montrously huge. I love it.

Also, with the deal is digital comcast television…with ALL the channels. We can do movies ON DEMAND [it’s all in caps, so i thought i would do it justice] and watch eleventy billion movies. Now, instead of having the problem of having NOTHING to watch, I have the problem of having too much to watch.

Needless to say, I sat on my ass all weekend monkeying with on demand…and fast forwarding and trying to figure out how to record shows and the like.

I had a point to this entry, but I forgot what it was. I think this on demand thing will put me in isolation and i absorb and scarf down any sort of movie/film/documentary i have set to see.

And I’m addicted to Celebrity Fit Club [deux]…what is wrong with me? Damn you “celebreality”, damn you to hell.

I also did the ON DEMAND fitness stuff. I only did three…something about buns, something about arms…and 10 minute abs.

But i only had the strength and energy to do 8 minutes.

one day…10 minutes. goddamn you abs.

I wish there was something such as “one minute abs”. Ten minutes of abs seems like a long time.

To me, that is.

My car got egged [well, it only had one egg] this weekend. One egg thrown into the driver’s side mirror.

What grade are we in again? Who still DOES that?