Month: November 2005

if music is a victim then so am I…

You know, there are very few things in life I absolutely love (James, beer, breathing, and so on), but one thing is for sure, music is more than a loving relationship for me; it is a passion. Often times people ask those silly questions like, “would you rather cut off your arm or your leg” or “would you rather be blind or deaf”; and honestly, at least for the last one, the answer is an astounding, “I don’t know”. And that answer, is all based on my insatiable hunger for music.

The reason that I was thinking about this, is partly because of the wave of responses Madonna’s new record is getting from gay bloggers everywhere. I am not going to talk about that AT ALL, so if you want to read about what I think of Madonna’s record, I wrote an entry. Check it out here. The other thing that got me thinking about this, is actually a good thing; I was recently asked to write for a kickass website that reviews movies, music, concerts, and other cool shit like that. I am extremely honored that he even returned my email, let alone invited me to write for the site; but I must say that I go forward with some trepidation. While I do review movies and music for my own site (ahem, you can check that out in the links in the right column), this is the first time I will write something for someone else’s site, and frankly, I am a little nervous; and probably not for the reasons that you may be thinking right now.

I’ve got two words today, folks…

Hung Over. That is what I feel right now because of the activities that I engaged in last night. I had been hearing about, and was even invited to a previous, Atlanta blogger meet up; better known as the Atlanta People With Blogs Who Get Together To Drink (APWBWGTTD), but had never gone for one reason or another. Not bad reasons, of course, but, for one, I have never really entered into activities where I don’t know anyone. I have also never gone to a bar alone. Seriously. I have always had people with me. Think whatever you will about that, I’m not ashamed.

Regardless, last night’s meet up was at the Limerick Junction in the Highlands; a bar that I have never been to. When I got there, I didn’t see anyone that looked like they may be of the ATL blogger group, so I ordered a drink. My fear of going to bars alone was now a reality, and I quickly decided that I needed to find these people. I totally and uncharacteristically, approached a group that were luckily the bloggers. First try… thank GOD. I must say that all in all, it is a great group, and I had a great time!

fighting the battle of the meme-less

Those of you that graciously come to my site, and those that happen to get really super bored and look through the archives (which, by the way, are not boring, and are actually filled with juicy goodness and marshmallow filling), will notice that I have never, to this day at least, participated in a meme or other blogger grouped activity. The reason, I guess, is because I have never tended to be a follower or a participator, and not because I look at that as a bad thing; in fact, I am pretty much the weird one that usually sits just over there, on the periphery. I guess, I just never really got into making toys with the others; I guess, I just wanted to be a dentist.

I have never done this before, but I feel compelled…

I found this picture of Sydney on my computer, and I thought that it was hilarious. I have never posted a picture of him before, so I figured this one wouldn’t hurt.

Caption: “Damn paparazzi follows me everywhere. Get that light out of my face! Straight up bitches, I tell ya. Bitches.

Sydney’s off to the vet today to be tested for heartworms. That is, so we can get him more heartworm preventative medication. Apparently, since he hasn’t been tested for heartworms in a year, even though he has consistently taken the medication, it is required that he be tested before they will give you more medication. What would happen if he had them? Wouldn’t they just, I don’t know, give him the medication?? The people that work at my vet are mental. (perhaps we should do 1800petmeds.com…) And their customer service skills are nil. Cross your fingers and hope that I don’t have to make a scene this morning…

FOLLOW UP:
I picked up dogzilla, and believe it or not, the people at Petsmart were nice. I went in there all prepped to make a scene. I was even puffing out my chest and snarling. It was even cheaper than they mentioned, and when I bought flea stuff, she gave me an extra one for free. I guess it goes to show, when you write people off, and are just about to yell “fuck you” in their face, they hold out a peace offering in a trembling hand. Good form, Petsmart. Good form.

It came up randomly on iPod:
Nelly Furtado – Forca
Caedmon’s Call – High Countries
Noemi – Y.O.U. (Noemi Mix)

and I’m done, I’m hanging up on you.

I've got a confession, bitchesWell, today’s the day. Tuesday, November 15, 2005 is, at least in gay world, Madonna day. Today, Madonna’s new album, Confessions on a Dancefloor drops, and to put it quite frankly, this is one queen that honestly couldn’t care less. Yes I must admit, I was privy to the pre-release version (i.e., the “Å“leaked” version). No, whether you believe me or not, I didn’t download it; someone actually gave it to me (honest to God). And yes, despite the skepticism in my voice, I did try really hard to like it. But, I just don’t. There are only so many times I could suffer through “I Love New York”. The first three songs; I admit are actually kind of awesome, nothing really special or groundbreaking, but fun to listen to and groove to in my car. As of right now, I love them. But I know that in 3 months, that I will hate them, because even “ËœHung Up’ is really starting to make my left eye twitch when she says “Å“ring, ring, ring goes the telephone”; despite the infectious beat and fabulous ABBA sample. Overall, I honestly must say I am not surprised. I guess I was not really looking forward to it, which is probably a good thing, since it leaves me without a feeling of disappointment. Sorry, but I feel like it should be said aloud; Madonna gave us exactly what we were expecting…nothing special.

I know that there is a collective “Å“gay sigh” going on out there (cue the Kathy Griffin gay sigh) at everything I am saying, but honestly, I can’t take it anymore. I don’t really care for Madonna. I have tried to like her, I really have, but I just can’t do it. I can’t make it stick. I keep fucking up the landing. I will like her for a little bit, and then it will slide away again. I will start to enjoy something that she has done, and then she will release shit like “ËœRay of Light’; which, for the record, is one of the worst songs ever recorded, written, etc. (and it won a Grammy!). So this time, I am digging in my heels, and tearing off that corner of my gay card; I am not a Madonna fan, and I don’t care who knows it. I am coming out of the closet and admitting that I don’t really care for Madonna.

shut up about the piracy! I am sick of it!

Now, I know that music piracy and “Å“illegal” downloading is a sensitive subject for some, but not for me. Not anymore anyway; I want it known that I think that whole thing is a load of horse shit. I have commented on it before, in the form of a rant to Sony about their new uber-evil tactics to prevent you from copying a damn CD that you just freshly purchased (which you can read here); and then today, I read this. Seems that Sony is not only preventing you from copying the CD that you RIGHTFULLY PAID FOR, but they are putting malicious software on your PC, just because you were unlucky enough to buy one of those CDs in the first place.

someone doubts my commitment to sparkle motion

No seriously, I didn’t know!!! APPARENTLY, my favorite game in the entire world came out with a sequel, and I didn’t know! My good buddy Steve informed me that Soul Calibur III came out, and you guessed it, I didn’t know. Now, the trouble begins… do I run out and buy it, only to sit mindlessly in front of the PS2 for the next couple of weeks, or do I wait?? But how could I, I gotta go get it! And Steve, get ready to be schooled biatch… I see that Talim is still a character choice. BOO-RAA!!!
soulcaliburIII.jpg

UPDATE: Did I suggest waiting? HA! I practically knocked my computer over when I jumped up to go to Best Buy to get this game… and it is um, how should I say it? Awesome. It completely rocks the face off SCII. If you like SCII, buy this bitch. It is sweet!

And that concludes my acting like a complete nerd.

can’t leave well enough alone…

I did some fucking with the stylesheet, so that the perfectionist in me could be happy; you are supposed to see a random image at the top in the banner. If you don’t let me know, and offer some suggestions on how to fix it. It is a php script, yo. If you want to change the image, use the usual control+shift+refresh. It should make it move on to something else… hopefully. UPDATE: It apparently isn’t random… if you have a script that works to call the image THROUGH CSS, and randomly displays images (for reals), give it to me!

Also, James and I went to Krispy Kreme for some unknown reason today, and after sitting in there for the amount of time it took to consume the very few donuts we ate, I feel like shit. The thought of eating another donut makes me want to hurl. Does that mean that I never indulge, and thus my body doesn’t like it? Or is it my self conscious side getting me back for being a glutton? At least I wasn’t like the bear daddy in front of us in line; he practically bitched the girl out, to make sure she wouldn’t stack his hot donuts. Geez… he knew his donuts.