Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Summary of my weekend


Go to Las Vegas.
-Finish being in Las Vegas.
-Pick up flu.
-Have the need to run to the bathroom hit you as you hand your laptop to the scary bald security guy to check for explosives.
-Make the split second decision not to take off running as he swipes it for bomb residue. Good thinking, self.
-Make it to bathroom x 2938479283
-Pray that nobody mentions the words, "Garbage Water", "milkshakes" or "garbage water
milkshakes" while on board.
-Land
-Consider laying on the pavement outside the airport until ride home arrives
-Reconsider since you'd have to lay in front of a police car
-Reconsider again
-Flip flop on that until N arrives.
-Sleep for 50 consecutive hours.
-Never go to Las Vegas ever ever ever again.

Things I learned: How to play Beer Pong, How to do the Cupid Shuffle, How to get a job handing out escort cards (it's the first step toward being a real pimp.. it's like the pimp mail room), some people wear green wedding dresses, Las Vegas cab drivers are possessed by the ghosts of angry rockstars who have overdosed themselves to death, How to play craps, Mojitos are gooder than beer, grammar, Americans like big food, why it's not a good idea to go on a roller coaster right after $4 breakfast & mimosas, wax is funny, those guys who can make cards fly totally have little metal thingies up their sleeves, The importance of sensory deprivation & why I love Canadian pharmacies so so so so so so so very much.

I also saw the dude who played the English imposter japanese samurai superhero dude from heroes season two in a fast food dump there. That's right. I am well connected to the show 'Heroes' now.

Now you know.


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

More Summer Films I Am Looking Forward to... BRUNO











I really dig the subversive & outrageous work of Sacha Baron Cohen. He is an original & truly funny actor with a chameleon, Peter Sellers-ish technique. His turn in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby was inspired total immersion in character as Will Ferrells' rival- race car driver Jean Girard. I was stunned at his transformation as Signor Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I laughed myself sick during my two viewings of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. I have seen several trailers for Bruno & it looks to be even more out there than Borat or Ali-G Show. Will it outrage? I would hope so! Amuse? I am certain. Now Baron Cohen is more insane than ever as he becomes GQ's fist nude cover. Baron Cohen has been nominated for 4 Emmy awards, an Oscar Nomination, a BAFTA Award win for Best Actor & a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Borat. He is smart (with honors from Cambridge, where he played Tevya in Fiddler On The Roof), super talented, very subversive & extremely brave.

From the GQ "interview" with Bruno:
Dear Brüno, where should I be putting my iPhone? The wife says the belt clip is totally out, But it looks like a tuna sandwich in my pocket. Anyplace else?
B:Vhat ein stupid question. Keep it in your assistant’s pocket, obwiously.

Dear Brüno, I am all in favor of protecting the animals, but what is reasonable? I won’t wear fur, but do I need to give up my leather jackets or shoes?
B: Ich vant to make it clear: Brüno ist totally against vearing fur—it’s too expensive und high-maintenance. I mean, vhy don’t giant pandas have a label on zem saying zey’re not machine vashable? Regarding shoes und jackets, if you vant to be ein Leatherboy, zat’s fine.
Dear Brüno, if forced to choose: Dolce or Gabbana?
B: Gabbana. Dolce is bald, so zere’s no hair to grab hold of.

Dear Brüno, can men wear heels? When & why?
B: Of course. Some guys look great in heels—ze singer Pink, for example. Alzo, mein last boyfreund, Diesel, vas a genuine Pygmy only three eight, so ich made him vear heels so he could give me plow jops mitout me having to bend mein knees.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

follow the directions...to the letter

I am obsessed by & I collect alphabets, typesets & fonts. I have books of & about them. All of my tattoos are script. In the 70s & 80s I subscribed to a monthly publication- Upper & Lower Case about this subject (I wish I had kept my copies). My favorite font is American Typewriter (I use Arial for the blog), my favorite figure is the ampersand ( I collect &s & I have an ampersand tattoo) & my favorite letter is Q. I have a husband that can build anything. So, given these tid-bits, I wanted to share this fun video... & I think the guy is cute.