the boy and i have a new obsession. not being a fan of mtv, particularly since i can’t remember the last time i actually witnessed a real, honest-to-goodness music video, we normally zoom right by it in the channel line up. but there was one night when naz stopped momentarily, recognizing a pro skater.
and since then, rob and big has been playing non-stop in our house. a guilty pleasure indeed, but g*ddamn, oh so good.
i find the theme song stuck in my head on morning bike rides. and then i giggle. i recall the episode when rob brought home a new playmate for meaty (his bulldog), mini horse, and i giggle about rob’s admission: “raising a barnyard animal is a lot harder than it looks on the internet.” and then of course, there’s drunk uncle jerry making a mantra out of “you’re dirty girl. dirty girl.”
it really is good stuff. watch it.
13 July 2007
last night on a whim, the boy and i took in a reading of my adult heartthrob, anthony bourdain, at borders on michigan avenue. after reading kitchen confidential and watching no reservations on the travel channel back when i was a privileged one with cable, i developed a borderline unhealthy crush on him.
he’s witty. he’s distinguished. he’s easy on the eyes. he’s well-traveled. he’s obviously intelligent, often referencing things in his writings that i can only smile at innocently, having the true meaning rush completely over my head. and even more obvious, he can cook. not to mention, he had that hellraiser streak in him, kinda still does, thereby giving him that “bad boy” reputation that all women fall for at some point. it’s just usually we’re over that by now. not so for me. blush
(the boy has some other good stuff to say about him as well, with a little less swoon.)
i was taken by his charisma – tony loves his job. he said so. numerous times. and who wouldn’t? the man travels 11 months out of the year, to destinations of his choice, letting his nose lead the way to antics and food and, well, food antics. his lifestyle is not unlike another man i admire, steve mccurry, a well-established photographer specializing in southeast asian portraiture. damnit. these dudes got it going on.
as i stood among many others, hanging onto tony’s every word, it dawned on me that i’m nowhere close to where i want to be. artistically-speaking or work-related. don’t get me wrong, i’ve got many good things in my life right now, but knowing that jobs like touring around the world with video crew in tow, making bets on who’ll hurl first with a taste of fermented shark, actually exist and are probably decently paid, i’m saddened at my confines of cubelife. once again. remember, i did attempt a break-out once before…
and days like today (though i’ll refrain from expounding as i keep hearing that some folks are getting the ax from superiors reading blogs) really make me wish for escape.
here’s to you, tony. until i become truly motivated to bust out of the capitalistic BS i’ve become entangled in, i’ll continue to live vicariously through you. and having no cable access, i’ll resort to bittorrent.com – i know i’ve made you proud.
31 May 2006
oh fine. i’ve completed this silly little meme thanks to the boy. and hey, it prevents me from writing anything of substance for a couple days.
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. popcorn bitch at a drive-in movie theater
2. book schlepper at a chain bookstore
3. survey-taker at an amusement park
4. video producer
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. about a boy
2. love actually
3. napoleon dynamite
4. march of the penguins
Four places I’ve lived:
1. st. louis, mo
2. london, united kingdom
3. willemstad, curacao
4. chicago, il
Four TV shows I love:
1. gilmore girls
2. lost
3. no reservations
4. most things on the food network
Four places I’ve vacationed:
1. key west, florida
2. cairo, egypt
3. amsterdam, holland
4. barcelona, spain
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. sushi
2. gouda mac-n-cheese
3. homemade hummus
4. anything chocolatey
Four sites I visit daily:
1. cnn
2. flickr
3. gapersblock
4. gofugyourself
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. underwater, anywhere
2. on a beach somewhere
3. at a beachside bar
4. fiji
Four bloggers I am tagging:
i won’t obligate anyone to fall victim to online peer pressure.
25 January 2006
