Don't Dream It, Be It

Although borrowed from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", these are words for me to live by. Someone asked me, "Aren't you a little old to have such big dreams?" to which I replied, "Am I too old to be alive?"

Monday, October 31, 2005

Happy Halloween!

Long time, no post, eh?

I have been hard at work on a research paper on hybrid technology in between the day job, the gigs, and the boyfriend. I plan on honoring a St. Louis tradition and am going to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show this Saturday at the Tivoli, in order to re-gain my sanity. Yes, I have a weekend off--Finally!

This past week was sort of like a mini-vacation from work. I went to a week-long off-site training course for Visa. The problem with mini-vacations is that the first day back to "work work" is hell. There is no one else here who does what I do, so work backs up fast.

I watched a great video collection of Queen. There is a special feature on the second disc in which Brian May goes through the different parts of Bohemian Rhapsody. Brian even kept Freddie Mercury's studio notes and doodles. It was eerie. Can you imagine if a janitor found Freddie's notes and was like, "What's this? Looks like trash to me," and tossed them out with the garbage? There was another part on the disc where "Bohemian Rhapsody" was named Britain's best song ever. My only concern with the list was that although the Queen song was number one, the Spice Girl's "Wannabe" was number nine.
Such is life. I am sure Freddie wouldn't have minded.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Dam Common Sense

If a dam is inspected and said to be in "fair" condition, not good, very good, or excellent, one would think that it would cost less to do necessary repairs, than to displace over a thousand residents who could potentially be killed, as well as spend millions of dollars on re-constructing their homes, when the dam finally gives way.

Apparently, I do not know a damn thing.

Monday, October 17, 2005

Hello, Aunt Flo

I like humanity again, now that Aunt Flo is here, and my hormone levels are at a friendlier level.

I watched a little television last night after I finished my homework and heard the funniest thing on the E! network. I am not sure what the show was called, but the host said something to the affect of, "If you want to see the decline of western civilization, watch MTV." Heck, if you want to see the decline of western civilization, watch just about any reality television show. The editors of these shows take care of all the time lapses for you, so western civilization is really not declining as fast as it seems to be. Remember, a ton of footage is shot in a few weeks time, then condensed to about twenty minutes for a half-hour show. I think I found a new career choice--Editor for television. If one of the reality show bitches pisses me off in a particular week, I will edit the crap out of her footage to make her look as evil and stupid as possible. Ah, the power of editing!

Friday, October 14, 2005

It's a Good Time to be a Vegetarian

Now is a great time to be a vegetarian, thanks to the Avian flu scare, eh?
I have nothing against the poultry industry and I am sure the United States has higher standards than Asia, but still, I am turned off by just the thought of eating any sort of meat, now.
I will not give up my love of fish, though.
Maybe my obsessive compulsiveness is taking over, but the idea of eating any food that is prepared by someone other than me grosses me out.
Now is a good time for me to move to Montanna and buy my own farm, because I find myself hating humanity and I am afraid of food.
Of course, it all may just be a sign of PMS!

Friday, October 07, 2005

So Tired

I don't think I've ever felt as tired as I do today.

The band played our regular Wednesday gig at the casino and I was in bed by 12:30am Thursday morning, but for some reason, the gig last night was particularly hard to get through. We were all exhausted from the Wednesday gig and our day jobs. It did not help that the majority of the folks at the bar had been drinking since at least three o'clock, thanks to the Cardinals going into the playoffs. Just about everyone was in rare form. There was an orgy of some sort going on in every corner of the bar. By the end of the gig, I had to sit down, 'cause I almost passed out from exhaustion.

Today at work has been rough. I have been drinking coffee, English breakfast tea, and (sigh) Red Bull. I usually don't drink Red Bull, as I am not fond of heart palpatations, but I had no choice--The coffee and tea were not working. I only blacked out for a second today, as my heart rhythm got a little off. It was as if someone hit the "re-boot" button on me. The human body is amazing.

I am no longer making sense, so I will stop writing for now.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Vincent D'Onofrio Dream

So, I was just abusing company equipment, looking at online images of actor Vincent D'Onofrio, and the photos reminded me of a dream I had this past weekend.

I dreamt that I was oh-so-lucky to play the part of his girlfriend in a movie we were doing together, and you guessed it, a steamy love scene was involved. I could see the camera crew and everything, but there were no inhibitions. Oh, he is a fine actor. He is such a fine actor, I thought I was going to have to change my panties upon waking.

Damn I hated waking up after that one.