Dirty 30

1. I will give a damn.
2. I will be more honest.

Those are the two resolutions (or reso's for this year that I can only think of at the moment. I've already signed up for the STP, RSVP, Chilly Hilly and the Flying Wheels (if you're not a bike rider, those mean nothing to you and probably it's for the best). I've already attained some physical stature from last year, but I really do not want to become any more fanatic (or else I'd do triathalon's and where's the fun in that? No really, I ask). Sooo, resolutions. I've nothing to say that I can do better in the new year (except be a better friend/boyfriend/son/coworker/boss, and believe me, it takes some work).

Solstice, Solace, and Wet Felt

Today is the shortest day of the year. I've a myriad of things to do, but can't until my 11:00 flexcar is available. It's raining buckets at the moment and I had to come down to work, walking in the rain. I bought this Spiewalk coat as my winter jacket last month and notice that I become a big blanket of wetness, as was my jeans when I walked into the office... I kept thinking about how last century (and before) that no-one had polycarbonate-rain-resistant polymers and materials. Felt jackets and heavy thick blankets which would soak up the water and illness. I thought of Buey's "Felt Suit" hanging at SAM. Wondered what it would be like wet, walking through muddy parking lots and trying to get a short amount of tasks accomplished in a 5 hour stretch.

Teen Wolf Workout!

People often ask me why my workouts take so long. It's because I borrow my routine from Teen Wolf!!

Go Speed Racer, Go!

Courtesy of Jockohomo, the new Speed Racer movie is set to be released in May 2008. I'm totally hoping that it's going to be campy and colorful and do the original cartoon justice. The previews are breathtaking - visually pop out and have the Japanese manga/anime effects in the trailer (so hopefully, the Matrix guys/gals(?) won't make it some silly, brooding goth fantasy, but embrace the go-go jetset future of Tokyo 60's pop.
I recall Speed Racer fondly because it was the one show we didn't get in Portland, Oregon until much later, but we all knew the jingle (in fact, I've a recording where I'm singing it with childhood friends). I think it was even the first exposure any of us had to Anime. I don't know why we didn't find the original cartoon so strange and jarring at the time (as we had our own pluthera of Space Ghosty weirdness from Hannah Barbara), but it all made perfect kid-logic at the time.

Viva L'amour!!

Ok - I am turning 38, and, because I was kissed by a very lovely northern boy I have the songs of the Shangri-la's going through my head, namely this one:

When I say I am in love, you best believe I am in L-O-V-E...

Fever

Paula called me with a 102 fever tonight. We tried to find a dial-a-nurse option, but no love. I found an entry on what to do with a fever (is it feed a fever/starve a cold or vice versa? Turns out it doesn't matter)... but i guess it goes to show that noone wants to put themselves out there and offer medical advice lest someone takes it and sues for malpractice. In any case - here's hoping she's better by tomorrow... In the meantime, I'm sick with something else at the moment. Work is crazy, holidays are jampacked, but I am immune to that. I am sick for something else and ache with want. And I won't get it... and I'll just have to be numb. What a lovely way to burn...



In the meantime, happy hanukkah.

And here's what you can expect in your town...

Hmm - It's odd to think I camped in that are not but 6 months ago. Global Warming is the biggest smoking gun on the planet and yet we still seem to take it in stride, reroute traffic and hope for the best. In any case, too tired to bitch at this point about C02 emissions and the entire strip mall of Centralia submerged under muddy water, but I'll also leave you with another casualty of our warming planet -- hedgehogs are now breaking their tiny brittle bones because they cannot gain weight and properly hibernate. Cute, but sad.