I have three interviews at the end of this week for various projects. The thought of it makes me tired as this will prevent any resting that I would get before the mister leaves for a full week for San Diego Comic Con. A full week of no help or break with the kids...lovely. Still, I frequently have to go on trips for about that long at a time and he puts up with it, it's only fair, but that doesn't make the terror any less. Why am I afraid of being alone with my kids? The answer is, I'm really not, I just get tired and then I fall asleep like an old lady, which is inevitably the moment the kids will choose to pour an entire box of tampons down the toilet or discover where we hide the knives...ahhhh kids.
I'm still excited about my various projects, and the bounty of new ones that continuously come my way, I'm very grateful for that, really. I just would really love some grown up time with friends, staying out and drinking coffee all night at some diner, talking about movies and life; it seems like a distant dream.
And on a side note....am I just excessively cranky or is it normal to be like....ummm...psychotically enraged by being asked questions? I mean, I just despise being asked things, mostly when I'm doing something else of course. Man, I'm just too cranky for words these days, I really need some time for myself.
So back to what I was saying. Opportunities seem to be falling from the sky lately, and that is beyond awesome, I just wish I had a little more wiggle room to take the cool offers and not have to worry about the rest of the crap I have going on. Some day I'll be free. Some day I'll have a nice little back yard with chairs and a pomegranate tree and friends will come over, and we'll hang out and talk about movies and books, and life will be fun again.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The Current Happenings of My Crankyness
I am and have been so cranky lately I probably shouldn't be writing anything, or speaking to people at all really. That being said, here are the latest updates.
Platoon of the Dead is being pushed back to a first quarter 2009 release, look for it then through Tempe DVD.
The Pumpkinhead DVD is finally done on my part and has a release date of September 9, 2008 through MGM.
Also recently finished Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. Look for that September 23, 2008 from Lionsgate.
I'm currently working on another DVD project that should be done by the first week of August. If all goes well, immediately after that I will have an awesome new feature film project to shoot and then I go straight to a convention at the end of August and the fall travel begins in full force from there. During the fall there will also be several DVD projects in various stages of completion.
In family news, I can't believe Logan will be turning 2 in 5 months, where did the time go? I'm thinking of getting Gage involved in some gym or martial arts activities. And we are in full on potty learning with Gage right now, so far peeing on the potty seems to be going okay, for everything else it's still in the works but it's only day 3. =)
I am so super busy with what I already have that I'm becoming increasingly bitter when someone comes along and dumps something else on my plate. Especially short notice and immediate deadline somethings...am I the only person who was raised to believe that springing things on people is rude? Ahhh but if I go on the cranky factor will rise and I just have too much to do.
On to making lunch for the kidlets and avoiding my phone calls and emails for another half hour, mwahahahaha.
Platoon of the Dead is being pushed back to a first quarter 2009 release, look for it then through Tempe DVD.
The Pumpkinhead DVD is finally done on my part and has a release date of September 9, 2008 through MGM.
Also recently finished Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. Look for that September 23, 2008 from Lionsgate.
I'm currently working on another DVD project that should be done by the first week of August. If all goes well, immediately after that I will have an awesome new feature film project to shoot and then I go straight to a convention at the end of August and the fall travel begins in full force from there. During the fall there will also be several DVD projects in various stages of completion.
In family news, I can't believe Logan will be turning 2 in 5 months, where did the time go? I'm thinking of getting Gage involved in some gym or martial arts activities. And we are in full on potty learning with Gage right now, so far peeing on the potty seems to be going okay, for everything else it's still in the works but it's only day 3. =)
I am so super busy with what I already have that I'm becoming increasingly bitter when someone comes along and dumps something else on my plate. Especially short notice and immediate deadline somethings...am I the only person who was raised to believe that springing things on people is rude? Ahhh but if I go on the cranky factor will rise and I just have too much to do.
On to making lunch for the kidlets and avoiding my phone calls and emails for another half hour, mwahahahaha.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
Today's untimely challenge
Today is a record busy day for me, it is almost 4pm, I still haven't had anything to eat...those who know me best know that me not eating anything all day tends to make me...shall we say...irritable. On this nerve-wracking day of busy work, phone calls, emails, and general insanity, my three year old has chosen to drive me totally insane.
First of all, there was last night. I bought some gummy vitamins in hopes that said three year old would eat them and get at least some nutrition since he refuses to eat anything but crackers, cheerioes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas and yogurt...if I'm lucky the occasional Sun Chip or pudding. Anyway, his 18 month old sister wanted to eat them...ALL of them, alas, the boy just put one in his mouth, then drooled it out on to the table, and then proceeded to sit inches away from me. While sitting there he repeatedly pointed at the slimy vitamin gummy bear, and said over and over again (for at least 30 full minutes!) "Yummy gummy...mmm...tastay...taystay...eat it eat it eat it!" I'm sure you think this sounds cute, but after about 2 minutes the cuteness was fading quickly.
And then today, for some reason I knew this might be a problem but put it out of my mind. We live in a two bedroom place, we have nowhere else for the kids to go but with each other for their room and frankly I think it's a good thing that they share a room...however: I was downstairs today during naptime working happily when I heard a loud thud from upstairs. I have crazy neighbors who regularly sound like they are dropping pianos so I ignored it...until a second thud happened and I heard my daughter's loud hysterical sobs. I run up the stairs in a panic, swing open the door to the kids room and see............... My three year old standing in my 18 month old's crib, she has blood coming out of her nose and is crying, and the three year old looks so very guilty.
After I calmed and cleaned that mess and put them back in their respective beds (note: my three year old is still in a crib as well, guess that's ending now) only to soon hear more noises and crying. I go up again and see little feet as they dive back into a crib, find the 18 month old half out of her own crib and clinging to it with her feet like some sort of spider monkey, and some how, the fans in their room are off and unplugged, the hamper is overturned, the carpets are moved...grrrrr.
I ended up going up there 8 times before it stopped and only then because I lurked outside the door and came in at every noise. I am not usually a super mean mommy type but I think I channeled the voice my grandmother used to use on me when I was being exquisitely bad as a kid. And now I hear things from up there again, any chance of a nap, or me getting to eat today, is now gone, which means I am going to be a cranky psycho. So what I'm getting at is...how do I stop this, like right away now?
*sigh* Someone bring me a sandwich and some nice tea...........
First of all, there was last night. I bought some gummy vitamins in hopes that said three year old would eat them and get at least some nutrition since he refuses to eat anything but crackers, cheerioes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas and yogurt...if I'm lucky the occasional Sun Chip or pudding. Anyway, his 18 month old sister wanted to eat them...ALL of them, alas, the boy just put one in his mouth, then drooled it out on to the table, and then proceeded to sit inches away from me. While sitting there he repeatedly pointed at the slimy vitamin gummy bear, and said over and over again (for at least 30 full minutes!) "Yummy gummy...mmm...tastay...taystay...eat it eat it eat it!" I'm sure you think this sounds cute, but after about 2 minutes the cuteness was fading quickly.
And then today, for some reason I knew this might be a problem but put it out of my mind. We live in a two bedroom place, we have nowhere else for the kids to go but with each other for their room and frankly I think it's a good thing that they share a room...however: I was downstairs today during naptime working happily when I heard a loud thud from upstairs. I have crazy neighbors who regularly sound like they are dropping pianos so I ignored it...until a second thud happened and I heard my daughter's loud hysterical sobs. I run up the stairs in a panic, swing open the door to the kids room and see............... My three year old standing in my 18 month old's crib, she has blood coming out of her nose and is crying, and the three year old looks so very guilty.
After I calmed and cleaned that mess and put them back in their respective beds (note: my three year old is still in a crib as well, guess that's ending now) only to soon hear more noises and crying. I go up again and see little feet as they dive back into a crib, find the 18 month old half out of her own crib and clinging to it with her feet like some sort of spider monkey, and some how, the fans in their room are off and unplugged, the hamper is overturned, the carpets are moved...grrrrr.
I ended up going up there 8 times before it stopped and only then because I lurked outside the door and came in at every noise. I am not usually a super mean mommy type but I think I channeled the voice my grandmother used to use on me when I was being exquisitely bad as a kid. And now I hear things from up there again, any chance of a nap, or me getting to eat today, is now gone, which means I am going to be a cranky psycho. So what I'm getting at is...how do I stop this, like right away now?
*sigh* Someone bring me a sandwich and some nice tea...........
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Gardening at night
It's 11pm and I just finished some night gardening. Ken's out seeing a movie, the kids are in bed and I have the house to myself. My Sage was getting too big for it's home so I had to transfer it to a bigger pot. Then I transfered more cayenne plants (there are still about 60 or 70 of them, yikes!) into other containers. A few went in to the bigger pots that I'm keeping, and more went in to temporary little pots (a.k.a. recycled water bottles I cut the tops off of) that I hope I can get some people to take. I did that until I ran out of dirt....I actually went through an entire 64 quart bag of potting soil tonight.
It was fun, I listened to episodes of Night of the Living Podcast and got caught up, so if for some reason Google leads my friends at Night of the Living Podcast to this blog, howdy guys, yes, I listen to your show while planting peppers, super cool eh? And since I just finished listening to episode 99...I happened to love the 1988 version of The Blob, it was awesome, and Bill Moseley is in it. =)
So a few days ago I interviewed David Carradine for a project. You know, having been a giant dork of a Carradine fan pretty much from birth, I should have been more nervous. Strangely I was more nervous the few times I had to call and speak to him on the phone first, but actually doing the interview was great. I know there are a lot of stories out there about him not being a nice guy, but I didn't get that from him. I think that perhaps he isn't going to jump up and down and tell you how happy he is to see you, he keeps it low key, but he was certainly very nice and respectful to me and to our crew. I look forward to possibly working on something with him again, he's also got some great stories.
So interviewing Carradine is done, one more for that project and then we're all done, then it's on to the next few projects, all look like fun ones. Not that I'd go crazy talking about a project that I thought was crap, but yeah......everything coming up I'm looking forward to. Also one more convention coming up later this month, should be a fun trip and a great show. And who knows, maybe some feature projects will come up this year too.
Oh, and we finally got Gage's wood play garage for his birthday...this thing is awesome. I think I want to play with it more than the kids do.
It was fun, I listened to episodes of Night of the Living Podcast and got caught up, so if for some reason Google leads my friends at Night of the Living Podcast to this blog, howdy guys, yes, I listen to your show while planting peppers, super cool eh? And since I just finished listening to episode 99...I happened to love the 1988 version of The Blob, it was awesome, and Bill Moseley is in it. =)
So a few days ago I interviewed David Carradine for a project. You know, having been a giant dork of a Carradine fan pretty much from birth, I should have been more nervous. Strangely I was more nervous the few times I had to call and speak to him on the phone first, but actually doing the interview was great. I know there are a lot of stories out there about him not being a nice guy, but I didn't get that from him. I think that perhaps he isn't going to jump up and down and tell you how happy he is to see you, he keeps it low key, but he was certainly very nice and respectful to me and to our crew. I look forward to possibly working on something with him again, he's also got some great stories.
So interviewing Carradine is done, one more for that project and then we're all done, then it's on to the next few projects, all look like fun ones. Not that I'd go crazy talking about a project that I thought was crap, but yeah......everything coming up I'm looking forward to. Also one more convention coming up later this month, should be a fun trip and a great show. And who knows, maybe some feature projects will come up this year too.
Oh, and we finally got Gage's wood play garage for his birthday...this thing is awesome. I think I want to play with it more than the kids do.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Our trip to the Pacific North West - May 2008
Mount Shasta
Me and Logan...I look sleepy.
Gage isn't that in to the Space Needle.
Cheese Factory! - Tillamook, OR
Gage loves the cows.
Cape Meares, awesome trees in Oregon.
Me and Gage at the Yaquina Head lighthouse in Oregon.
A cool pioneer cemetery in Cape Blanco, OR
Yep............these things were like 30 feet high.
A drive -through Redwood tree.
Old covered bridges, yay!
The Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz
San Francisco, CA
THE END
Monday, June 02, 2008
The last few weeks........
I'm much better since my last post, whatever horrible throat plague I had lasted about 8 days, hope I never get that again.
We finished the documentary project, yay! Well, there's still some editing to do but my part is done, finally. =) Of course I'm still working on two more loose ends on finishing up another one, that will probably be done by the end of June, then I can devote more attention to the 6 or so other projects I want to start work on; thankfully they're all somewhat small and easy gigs.
We had a show in Seattle, WA last weekend that went well, a little slow but good. Since the mister and I had never been to the NW at all we decided to drive up through Northern California, Oregon, and Washington state. That was intensely cool, then on the way back we took the coast road and it was even better, lighthouses and covered bridges are just amazing, and some great giant rocks and waves we just don't get on the beaches of southern California.
When I got home my plants in the back had all gotten huge! Until something ate some of them...booo...hisssss.....
Photos of the trip and the plants coming soon. =)
We finished the documentary project, yay! Well, there's still some editing to do but my part is done, finally. =) Of course I'm still working on two more loose ends on finishing up another one, that will probably be done by the end of June, then I can devote more attention to the 6 or so other projects I want to start work on; thankfully they're all somewhat small and easy gigs.
We had a show in Seattle, WA last weekend that went well, a little slow but good. Since the mister and I had never been to the NW at all we decided to drive up through Northern California, Oregon, and Washington state. That was intensely cool, then on the way back we took the coast road and it was even better, lighthouses and covered bridges are just amazing, and some great giant rocks and waves we just don't get on the beaches of southern California.
When I got home my plants in the back had all gotten huge! Until something ate some of them...booo...hisssss.....
Photos of the trip and the plants coming soon. =)
Hello Kitty Purse
By request....here is my new little Hello Kitty purse that the mister gave me for Mother's Day. =)
Monday, May 12, 2008
Cough...sputter....phew
I'm back from Arizona.
Honestly, I wish I'd had more time there. Clarkdale is an amazing town and my interviewee lived up on top of a mountain in a giant, magical, solar powered house. On the road (dirt road!) up we saw a very old graveyard with simple wood stakes and rusty pipes formed in to crosses as grave markers. I meant to go back and take some photos but I forgot, I did encounter a gorgeous giant moth though. I have to go back to that area again, I'm told there is an awesome ghost filled old mining town nearby, and of course Sedona is near there as well.
I felt kind of ill on the trip back, who knows what was wrong with me, but the next day we had an appointment to dig through a large storage facility trying to find some lost art work for the documentary, several hours later we came up empty and I was progressing quickly into a land of horrible illness. It's actually a good thing that the next day's commentary recording was canceled because I was fairly dead to the world all day Friday and most of Saturday too.
Saturday I woke up just enough to do the cake and presents thing with my now three year old boy! He had a nice birthday playing with his new stuff and staying up late, I just wish I had been able to enjoy it more.
Sunday was Mother's Day, my voice and throat were too bad to really speak but I managed a brief call to my mom and a late night gift giving from my awesome husband who catered to my ultimate dork by giving me a Dr Who action figure and a Hello Kitty purse. Those who know me well know of my intense passion for Hello Kitty, new Doctor Who, and purses and bags of all kinds...sometimes I'm actually a girl, go figure.
Today I started feeling a little better, got some work done, and am still awaiting the end of this project. Something feels unfinished and it's bothering me. I don't know if it's the documentary project or a general sense of doom that I'm getting.
This morning in my half awake/half asleep haze I felt a small earthquake aftershock, some moments spent on Google confirmed that there was a tiny earthquake not too far away, but that's nothing at all compared to the giant one in China today.
Anyway, just can't shake this weird feeling. I'm listening to a lot of music tonight, I seem to need to go into my own self a little bit but life just doesn't want to let me, or maybe I won't let myself, who knows. I'm at least encouraged by the fact that the 10 pots of seeds I planted last week had all sprouted when I got home from Arizona, that was fast!
Tonight's assignment: Mellow out and listen to Leonard Cohen, contemplate things bigger than email and clients.
Honestly, I wish I'd had more time there. Clarkdale is an amazing town and my interviewee lived up on top of a mountain in a giant, magical, solar powered house. On the road (dirt road!) up we saw a very old graveyard with simple wood stakes and rusty pipes formed in to crosses as grave markers. I meant to go back and take some photos but I forgot, I did encounter a gorgeous giant moth though. I have to go back to that area again, I'm told there is an awesome ghost filled old mining town nearby, and of course Sedona is near there as well.
I felt kind of ill on the trip back, who knows what was wrong with me, but the next day we had an appointment to dig through a large storage facility trying to find some lost art work for the documentary, several hours later we came up empty and I was progressing quickly into a land of horrible illness. It's actually a good thing that the next day's commentary recording was canceled because I was fairly dead to the world all day Friday and most of Saturday too.
Saturday I woke up just enough to do the cake and presents thing with my now three year old boy! He had a nice birthday playing with his new stuff and staying up late, I just wish I had been able to enjoy it more.
Sunday was Mother's Day, my voice and throat were too bad to really speak but I managed a brief call to my mom and a late night gift giving from my awesome husband who catered to my ultimate dork by giving me a Dr Who action figure and a Hello Kitty purse. Those who know me well know of my intense passion for Hello Kitty, new Doctor Who, and purses and bags of all kinds...sometimes I'm actually a girl, go figure.
Today I started feeling a little better, got some work done, and am still awaiting the end of this project. Something feels unfinished and it's bothering me. I don't know if it's the documentary project or a general sense of doom that I'm getting.
This morning in my half awake/half asleep haze I felt a small earthquake aftershock, some moments spent on Google confirmed that there was a tiny earthquake not too far away, but that's nothing at all compared to the giant one in China today.
Anyway, just can't shake this weird feeling. I'm listening to a lot of music tonight, I seem to need to go into my own self a little bit but life just doesn't want to let me, or maybe I won't let myself, who knows. I'm at least encouraged by the fact that the 10 pots of seeds I planted last week had all sprouted when I got home from Arizona, that was fast!
Tonight's assignment: Mellow out and listen to Leonard Cohen, contemplate things bigger than email and clients.
Monday, May 05, 2008
So Little Time
My nearly three year old has a deep and passionate love of coffee creamers. We hoard those little packs of flavors from 7-11 and he has developed the habit of going into the fridge and delicately peeling off the lid of various creamers, and sticking his tongue in them until they are gone. I'm sure this isn't healthy, however we do manage to keep him away from the espresso shots and he is awfully skinny so we're grateful for the extra calories...much to my husband's chagrin he seems to especially love the much sought after Hazelnut flavored ones. Right now the boy is feasting on powdered creamer that he's put into a bowl, and I'm either too tired or too amused to stop him. Who am I to stop a determined, and dare I say innovative, pre-schooler in his daily pursuit of happiness? My house smells like a Hazelnut factory.
A lot has happened in the past few weeks, some good, some bad, some in between, I know I am tired.
I may have mentioned that I took on a documentary gig for some DVD extras while at a show in Ohio. That is going well and is almost finished. We have 2 to 3 more interviews and a commentary to record and then we're done...well, until the next one that is, as I've agreed to work on several more of these with my new partner. They're pretty quick and painless most of the time....other than today where I got thrown for an interesting and unheard of loop, all I'll say is that it involved unions and lots of confusion, and I fear I haven't heard the last of it...grrrr.
In the middle of the documentary and my normal overwhelming work load I had a convention here in town with clients, I saw a lot of old friends, made some new ones, and was given a ridiculous amount of free DVDs which I look forward to watching in the elusive future of "when I get the time."
Unfortunately while I was at the show I received the call from my mother that my grandmother passed away. While this was expected, after all, she managed to fight nearly two years with a cancer that kills most people in a few months, it still struck me hard. As a matter of fact it is still hard, I can't even foresee a time when not having my grandmother around won't be painful. My grandmother was personally responsible for my knowing how to do many things in life that I am proud of. Because of her I can do things many people in my generation can't or don't even know about; I just hope that I can be half as awesome a grandmother she was some day. I miss you terribly grandma, I really do.
Needless to say I got on a plane in the midst of everything to go to my grandma's funeral, which was actually a nice service despite the Jesus talk that I don't care for and being surrounded by people that I either didn't know, or knew when I was five and haven't seen since. My grandmother loved the Red Hat Society, red and purple, and flowers, and my mother had chosen a gorgeous casket for her with little white squares with purple flowers on the sides and corners. I was holding it together well until they played Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, which I will never be able to hear again without thinking of grandma.
I had to go back earlier than I wanted to because of the documentary and I found it really difficult to leave my mom, meaning I cried a lot on the flight and I'm sure I freaked the poor guy sitting next to me on the plane right the fuck out, but oh well. All I can say about that flight is the view of the Grand Canyon was gorgeous but I am sure am tired of the tiny ass seats in coach, I will take an upgrade any time I can get it from now on because even if I weighed 50 pounds the seats would still be too small, and seriously, they should do away with the middle seats, I have never in my life met anyone who likes the middle seat. If I'm lucky I won't have to get on a plane again until the end of June, yay!
Which brings me back to now, finishing up this documentary project, looking forward to seeing the finished project, which will be pure freakin' awesome by the way, the interviews we've gotten alone are solid gold, and we have tons of awesome never before seen stuff to add to the DVD extras. I'll post what the project is as soon as I get the all clear from my partner.
Tomorrow I'm heading to Arizona for an interview with our DP, a 7 plus hour drive for one interview but it's so worth it. Which reminds me, I need to pack, yikes!
Then this weekend Gage turns three and hopefully I'll get to relax on Mother's Day. At the end of the month we're road tripping up to Seattle for a show, hopefully seeing some friends along the way, and getting to see Northern California, Oregon, and Washington state for the first time, yay!
Life is so short and precious.
A lot has happened in the past few weeks, some good, some bad, some in between, I know I am tired.
I may have mentioned that I took on a documentary gig for some DVD extras while at a show in Ohio. That is going well and is almost finished. We have 2 to 3 more interviews and a commentary to record and then we're done...well, until the next one that is, as I've agreed to work on several more of these with my new partner. They're pretty quick and painless most of the time....other than today where I got thrown for an interesting and unheard of loop, all I'll say is that it involved unions and lots of confusion, and I fear I haven't heard the last of it...grrrr.
In the middle of the documentary and my normal overwhelming work load I had a convention here in town with clients, I saw a lot of old friends, made some new ones, and was given a ridiculous amount of free DVDs which I look forward to watching in the elusive future of "when I get the time."
Unfortunately while I was at the show I received the call from my mother that my grandmother passed away. While this was expected, after all, she managed to fight nearly two years with a cancer that kills most people in a few months, it still struck me hard. As a matter of fact it is still hard, I can't even foresee a time when not having my grandmother around won't be painful. My grandmother was personally responsible for my knowing how to do many things in life that I am proud of. Because of her I can do things many people in my generation can't or don't even know about; I just hope that I can be half as awesome a grandmother she was some day. I miss you terribly grandma, I really do.
Needless to say I got on a plane in the midst of everything to go to my grandma's funeral, which was actually a nice service despite the Jesus talk that I don't care for and being surrounded by people that I either didn't know, or knew when I was five and haven't seen since. My grandmother loved the Red Hat Society, red and purple, and flowers, and my mother had chosen a gorgeous casket for her with little white squares with purple flowers on the sides and corners. I was holding it together well until they played Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, which I will never be able to hear again without thinking of grandma.
I had to go back earlier than I wanted to because of the documentary and I found it really difficult to leave my mom, meaning I cried a lot on the flight and I'm sure I freaked the poor guy sitting next to me on the plane right the fuck out, but oh well. All I can say about that flight is the view of the Grand Canyon was gorgeous but I am sure am tired of the tiny ass seats in coach, I will take an upgrade any time I can get it from now on because even if I weighed 50 pounds the seats would still be too small, and seriously, they should do away with the middle seats, I have never in my life met anyone who likes the middle seat. If I'm lucky I won't have to get on a plane again until the end of June, yay!
Which brings me back to now, finishing up this documentary project, looking forward to seeing the finished project, which will be pure freakin' awesome by the way, the interviews we've gotten alone are solid gold, and we have tons of awesome never before seen stuff to add to the DVD extras. I'll post what the project is as soon as I get the all clear from my partner.
Tomorrow I'm heading to Arizona for an interview with our DP, a 7 plus hour drive for one interview but it's so worth it. Which reminds me, I need to pack, yikes!
Then this weekend Gage turns three and hopefully I'll get to relax on Mother's Day. At the end of the month we're road tripping up to Seattle for a show, hopefully seeing some friends along the way, and getting to see Northern California, Oregon, and Washington state for the first time, yay!
Life is so short and precious.
Rest in Peace
Virgie Magalene Coke (Brame-Bachus-Stevenson)
October 23, 1925-April 25, 2008
Virgie Magalene Coke (Brame-Bachus-Stevenson)
October 23, 1925-April 25, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Documentary Joy
This documentary I'm working on is a blast! It's keeping me way busy, and it's a definite struggle to still work on the other projects, my PR client, my management clients, and the mister and the kids, but it's just going so well I don't mind. That, and I live next door to a 7-11 where the coffee is always super powered........weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Monday, April 14, 2008
Yay, a new gig and movement on others!
I'm a busy bee, so busy in fact that I have almost zero time to answer my emails, which I of course have to do daily...really I want to play video games! My hubby bought me a PS2 (that's right, haven't caught up to the PS3 yet, too pricey!) and I just love it, play play play. But, I still have many many clients, a budding new herbal garden in the back, general house projects, and some groovy kids and a hubby. Can't believe Gage will be 3 next month! He loves bubbles, cars, and balloons.
I had two conventions out of town in a row recently, and at the second one I ran into some friends, talked shop, and low and behold, I'm now ass-deep in a documentary that's due to the studio in a few weeks, AHHHH!!!!!!! Time crunch but it is so so awesome. Also, O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombie Town is now shot and from what I hear the edit is almost done, I'm looking forward to seeing how it came out and for it to be released.
Desolation is moving along again, mostly because I finally got some of the major contracts done. And the conventions are still going strong and constant. I am tired, busy, and having a great time.
By the way, did anyone else but me notice that it was 97 degrees outside yesterday? It is April! We went to an outdoor birthday party and I literally thought I was going to die from the heat, I almost barfed in front of all the Russian mobsters hanging around. =) Despite that, awesome kids party, which reminds me again..Gage is turning 3 next month, yikes!
Well, I'm off to get the kids up from their nap and hopefully do mostly nothing for the next hour or two. Yay!
I had two conventions out of town in a row recently, and at the second one I ran into some friends, talked shop, and low and behold, I'm now ass-deep in a documentary that's due to the studio in a few weeks, AHHHH!!!!!!! Time crunch but it is so so awesome. Also, O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombie Town is now shot and from what I hear the edit is almost done, I'm looking forward to seeing how it came out and for it to be released.
Desolation is moving along again, mostly because I finally got some of the major contracts done. And the conventions are still going strong and constant. I am tired, busy, and having a great time.
By the way, did anyone else but me notice that it was 97 degrees outside yesterday? It is April! We went to an outdoor birthday party and I literally thought I was going to die from the heat, I almost barfed in front of all the Russian mobsters hanging around. =) Despite that, awesome kids party, which reminds me again..Gage is turning 3 next month, yikes!
Well, I'm off to get the kids up from their nap and hopefully do mostly nothing for the next hour or two. Yay!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
On the road again......
Leaving tomorrow for a show with two clients, woohoo! Leaving the kids with dad and socializing with other adults, hope I can talk straight.
Nothing too exciting to report, this is the lamest blog post ever, I'm just too sleepy to make sense. =)
Nothing too exciting to report, this is the lamest blog post ever, I'm just too sleepy to make sense. =)
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
Not the best photos in the world, but here is my attempt at photographing the lunar eclipse from last month.
What D&D Character Are You?
This is what I do when I am avoiding work.......a "What D&D Character Are You?" Quiz....this was actually really fun, enjoy.
I Am A: Neutral Evil Human Druid (5th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-15
Constitution-16
Intelligence-18
Wisdom-18
Charisma-18
Alignment:
Neutral Evil A neutral evil villain does whatever he can get away with. He is out for himself, pure and simple. He sheds no tears for those he kills, whether for profit, sport, or convenience. He has no love of order and holds no illusion that following laws, traditions, or codes would make him any better or more noble. On the other hand, he doesn�t have the restless nature or love of conflict that a chaotic evil villain has. Some neutral evil villains hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities or secret societies. Neutral evil is the best alignment you can be because you can advance yourself without regard for others. However, neutral evil can be a dangerous alignment because it represents pure evil without honor and without variation.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)
I Am A: Neutral Evil Human Druid (5th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-15
Constitution-16
Intelligence-18
Wisdom-18
Charisma-18
Alignment:
Neutral Evil A neutral evil villain does whatever he can get away with. He is out for himself, pure and simple. He sheds no tears for those he kills, whether for profit, sport, or convenience. He has no love of order and holds no illusion that following laws, traditions, or codes would make him any better or more noble. On the other hand, he doesn�t have the restless nature or love of conflict that a chaotic evil villain has. Some neutral evil villains hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities or secret societies. Neutral evil is the best alignment you can be because you can advance yourself without regard for others. However, neutral evil can be a dangerous alignment because it represents pure evil without honor and without variation.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Casting, Projects, and my own sad boredom
Despite all the annoying crap going on this weekend I've managed to get some work done on another project. I've never been a full on casting director before so this is a new experience for me. Thankfully it's a paying experience and a credit in another project for my resume.
We have 225 people auditioning next week, which will hopefully finalize the cast so that we can shoot this quick and get it done. The cool part is that once the actors are cast I'm done! I'm used to having to stick around beginning middle and end so it's a relief. And it also marks the first official time I'm working with these people, though we are doing a documentary together that I'm producing and we start shooting for that in April.
Desolation is still moving along, I'd like it better if we were shooting right now but I'm looking forward to it no matter when we actually get to start.
I'm still really looking forward to seeing how Platoon of the Dead turned out this fall.
And depending on timing I will do some projects with John Bowker either before or after shooting Desolation.
I have a few documentary ideas rattling around in my head, and a lot of ideas in general.
Unfortunately right now I'm watching Captivity...and it's not really ummm............good at all.
I'm in a weird mood and possibly just in need of a lot of sleep. G'nite.
We have 225 people auditioning next week, which will hopefully finalize the cast so that we can shoot this quick and get it done. The cool part is that once the actors are cast I'm done! I'm used to having to stick around beginning middle and end so it's a relief. And it also marks the first official time I'm working with these people, though we are doing a documentary together that I'm producing and we start shooting for that in April.
Desolation is still moving along, I'd like it better if we were shooting right now but I'm looking forward to it no matter when we actually get to start.
I'm still really looking forward to seeing how Platoon of the Dead turned out this fall.
And depending on timing I will do some projects with John Bowker either before or after shooting Desolation.
I have a few documentary ideas rattling around in my head, and a lot of ideas in general.
Unfortunately right now I'm watching Captivity...and it's not really ummm............good at all.
I'm in a weird mood and possibly just in need of a lot of sleep. G'nite.
And the Oscars goes to......
Working while watching the Oscars....I'm happy happy happy that Javier Bardem won best Supporting Actor, and WAY WAY happy that Diablo won for writing Juno.
Yay, holy crapsticks! Right now No Country For Old Men just one best director! YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY! Coen brothers are like pizza, even when it's bad it's good.
So anyway, I'm working, a little anyway, avoiding dealing with the two clients that have chosen this weekend to go loony and mean on me, what is with actors, or even people in general?
So here I am, watching the Oscars, Ken will be home tomorrow and I look forward to having help with the kids again. And this is a silly type of post for me, but whatever, I'm out of it.
HOLY SHITZLES! No Country For Old Men won best picture just now! AWESOME! I'm sorry, but I thought There Will Be Blood was a tremendous snooze fest and There Will Be Blood was freaky, weird, scary, and fascinating all at the same time. Yay yay yay! I feel kind of happy now despite the drama of the day. Now on to a more meaningful post........ =)
PS; I LOVE movies. And yes, I am a mega dork.
Yay, holy crapsticks! Right now No Country For Old Men just one best director! YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY! Coen brothers are like pizza, even when it's bad it's good.
So anyway, I'm working, a little anyway, avoiding dealing with the two clients that have chosen this weekend to go loony and mean on me, what is with actors, or even people in general?
So here I am, watching the Oscars, Ken will be home tomorrow and I look forward to having help with the kids again. And this is a silly type of post for me, but whatever, I'm out of it.
HOLY SHITZLES! No Country For Old Men won best picture just now! AWESOME! I'm sorry, but I thought There Will Be Blood was a tremendous snooze fest and There Will Be Blood was freaky, weird, scary, and fascinating all at the same time. Yay yay yay! I feel kind of happy now despite the drama of the day. Now on to a more meaningful post........ =)
PS; I LOVE movies. And yes, I am a mega dork.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
2008 New Year Update, almost 3 months in.
"It's a GREEEEEEAAT Day here at the Raytown Travel Agency.....May I HEEEAAALPPPP YOOOOOOOUUUU?" Anyone remember that episode of Momma's Family? Anyway....I'm up hours before I usually am, Ken is at the airport and off to some convention for work and looking after some clients of mine as well as his. I have coffee and I'm not afraid to use it.
The kids are playing happily at the moment: technically Gage is bouncing on the couch laughing and Logan is doing her new thing of finding any kind of box, bowl, basket, or receptacle and firmly planting her tiny butt in it....making her looks like a very smiley and strange potted plant. She particularly loves to do this weird sit/squat/crouching in bowls and potty chairs....think of a really fat cat squeezing into a tiny basket and you get the basic idea.
After many many many "accidents" with Gage we're taking a more laid back approach, or maybe we're just lazy and tired of wiping pee off the floor 5 times a day. He loves the potty, but other than that one time, he will sit on the potty for a long time, then get up and pee just inches away from it, why why why? =( So anyway, back to the drawing board.
My new years resolutions, or life strategies are going well. Being smarter about managing my time is really helping, who knew. I don't let emails pile up like I did before and I now find that just by doing a big check in the morning and a few mini checks through out the day, I have oodles of time for other things all of a sudden, go figure. Now I actually have time to do all my emails, seek out and pitch to new events and media for my clients, and read my personal emails and subscriptions, all usually before noon. This also gives me time to do cool stuff like play with my kids and read scripts and clean my house and contemplate hobbies like sewing, I haven't had time to think about hobbies in ages, how awesome. Oh and movies, I just want to watch movies all the time!
Things with Desolation are going better these days after some delays, there always are in the indie-verse it seems. But back on track and doing script breakdowns and planning in general, a decent cast is shaping up as well. In other film project news I've been helping out with casting on another feature, work for my clients is plentiful and good, and I've partnered up with some other friends to do a documentary throughout the year to be edited in November/December and then hopefully out on 2009.
Oh and Platoon of the Dead, a film I worked on in a minor way but love nonetheless, will be out on Tempe DVD this September!
Let's see, my other New Years Resolution to "say no more often" has been a tremendous help. Not blindly saying yes to everything just because I want to be nice is a huge time saver and I find that people, for the most part, don't resent me being honest and saying I'm not interested in certain offers or I just don't have time. Being a "yes man" really can be a problem, I'm glad to be moving away from that.
In other news, my birthday is next week, I will be older, that's all I'm going to say. I have many many white hairs these days, and while I am by no means "OLD" I am deeply annoyed by having so many white hairs to contend with and things like back pain and popping joints.
So back to work for me, the soon to be older and definitely wiser horror mama/momma. And if anyone wants to get me anything for my birthday, I'd really really love some sleep. =)
The kids are playing happily at the moment: technically Gage is bouncing on the couch laughing and Logan is doing her new thing of finding any kind of box, bowl, basket, or receptacle and firmly planting her tiny butt in it....making her looks like a very smiley and strange potted plant. She particularly loves to do this weird sit/squat/crouching in bowls and potty chairs....think of a really fat cat squeezing into a tiny basket and you get the basic idea.
After many many many "accidents" with Gage we're taking a more laid back approach, or maybe we're just lazy and tired of wiping pee off the floor 5 times a day. He loves the potty, but other than that one time, he will sit on the potty for a long time, then get up and pee just inches away from it, why why why? =( So anyway, back to the drawing board.
My new years resolutions, or life strategies are going well. Being smarter about managing my time is really helping, who knew. I don't let emails pile up like I did before and I now find that just by doing a big check in the morning and a few mini checks through out the day, I have oodles of time for other things all of a sudden, go figure. Now I actually have time to do all my emails, seek out and pitch to new events and media for my clients, and read my personal emails and subscriptions, all usually before noon. This also gives me time to do cool stuff like play with my kids and read scripts and clean my house and contemplate hobbies like sewing, I haven't had time to think about hobbies in ages, how awesome. Oh and movies, I just want to watch movies all the time!
Things with Desolation are going better these days after some delays, there always are in the indie-verse it seems. But back on track and doing script breakdowns and planning in general, a decent cast is shaping up as well. In other film project news I've been helping out with casting on another feature, work for my clients is plentiful and good, and I've partnered up with some other friends to do a documentary throughout the year to be edited in November/December and then hopefully out on 2009.
Oh and Platoon of the Dead, a film I worked on in a minor way but love nonetheless, will be out on Tempe DVD this September!
Let's see, my other New Years Resolution to "say no more often" has been a tremendous help. Not blindly saying yes to everything just because I want to be nice is a huge time saver and I find that people, for the most part, don't resent me being honest and saying I'm not interested in certain offers or I just don't have time. Being a "yes man" really can be a problem, I'm glad to be moving away from that.
In other news, my birthday is next week, I will be older, that's all I'm going to say. I have many many white hairs these days, and while I am by no means "OLD" I am deeply annoyed by having so many white hairs to contend with and things like back pain and popping joints.
So back to work for me, the soon to be older and definitely wiser horror mama/momma. And if anyone wants to get me anything for my birthday, I'd really really love some sleep. =)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
PT DAY 4 continued YAY!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!! Gage used the potty! Ok granted he stood up to pee so only some actually went in to the toilet, the rest on the toilet seat and some on his step stool, but, he did it! And he was so happy, he kept saying, "I did it, I did it!" Heart melting overwhelming joy of joys! Now if only I can keep this going!
Potty Training Our First : Day Three and Four
Quick update, yesterday went well. Gage stayed sitting on the potty for a long time, he was having a blast and keeps saying potty, even though he says it wrong and it sounds like he's saying, "puppy" But of course right after he sat on the potty forever he tried to stand up and pee and peed on the floor right in front of it instead...hey, he's getting closer at least. =)
Today has been slow, we were both too tired to be on naked toddler watch so he was in a diaper......this is rough going, LOL.
Today has been slow, we were both too tired to be on naked toddler watch so he was in a diaper......this is rough going, LOL.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Potty Training our first: DAY TWO
Today was a little less successful as far as the whole going to the bathroom in a toilet goes. We had a playgroup this morning, which was awesome and I got to see my friend's new baby, who is a month old and 5 pounds, and looks like he might fit in a shoe box...honestly don't think I've ever seen a baby that small. But I'm getting off track here.
So we went to playgroup at the park and couldn't really let Gage go naked there, and when we got home it was pretty much time for a nap. So when the kids woke up from their delicious nap (I'm SO jealous!) we let him go naked again. He did pee on the floor a little bit but in little spurts, I think he was trying to hold it instead of going on the floor. He will sit on the toilet or potty chair and he thinks that's a lot of fun, and he doesn't mind being naked at all, but he hasn't yet put together that you can do your business in the toilet and I'm trying not to pressure him and/or freak him out so we're just being patient about it. Yikes....strangely I don't feel like it will be that difficult with our daughter, and she might be ready a lot sooner than he is/was.
Tomorrow will be day three, then Ken has to go back to work on Sunday, which means it's me solo with trying to catch all the stray pee and more, oh what fun =)
So we went to playgroup at the park and couldn't really let Gage go naked there, and when we got home it was pretty much time for a nap. So when the kids woke up from their delicious nap (I'm SO jealous!) we let him go naked again. He did pee on the floor a little bit but in little spurts, I think he was trying to hold it instead of going on the floor. He will sit on the toilet or potty chair and he thinks that's a lot of fun, and he doesn't mind being naked at all, but he hasn't yet put together that you can do your business in the toilet and I'm trying not to pressure him and/or freak him out so we're just being patient about it. Yikes....strangely I don't feel like it will be that difficult with our daughter, and she might be ready a lot sooner than he is/was.
Tomorrow will be day three, then Ken has to go back to work on Sunday, which means it's me solo with trying to catch all the stray pee and more, oh what fun =)
Potty Training our first: DAY ONE
Well today, or technically yesterday since it's 2:50am right now, we began mission to toilet train our first. Our kids wear 'sposies, I know I know, how totally un-AP of me, we have no washer and dryer ok? Anyway, the boy is almost three, he can take his pants off and on, he knows potty words, and to be completely selfish, I am desperate to have just one of the kids be out if diapers, even if I do still have to wipe butts for awhile it beats the full on diaper nightmare clean up, especially from a nearly three year old who eats grown up food *gag*
So today we gave him full access to the bathroom with a potty seat so he doesn't fall in, a stool to step up on, and some groovy toys and hoped that his love of toilet flushing, and "wash muh hands!" in the bathroom would get us through. He also has a potty seat in the living room and we've been cheering and clapping like it's a baseball game whenever he sits on it, his little sister loves to join in the applause even though she's not sure why she's clapping, LOL. I am trying really hard to stay away from too much praise and empty phrases like, "Good Job!" but he seems to like the clapping. Oh, and we also let him go without a diaper or pants all day other than during his nap.
A friend of mine said she did it this way with her son and it took about three days with no accidents......lucky her. Our day one report is that no potty, toilet or chair was used other than being sat on. And Gage managed to poop on the floor where his sister stepped in it, and he peed on the floor multiple times no matter how fast I was to get to him. Funny, every time he peed he ended up doing it either in the tile area in front of the door where he usually goes in his diaper, or right in front of the bathroom door.
So all in all day one was not a great success, but hey, at least he sat on the toilet and the potty chair, things he didn't want to do before. Tomorrow we have a playgroup so we can't really have him naked at the park. I had secret hopes that this weekend would be all it took with Gage, but I may just have to deal with spending less time working and a lot more time on urine watch....or worse. Small price to pay to be done with hideous and expensive diapers though. Any advice is welcome from those of you who have done this before.
So today we gave him full access to the bathroom with a potty seat so he doesn't fall in, a stool to step up on, and some groovy toys and hoped that his love of toilet flushing, and "wash muh hands!" in the bathroom would get us through. He also has a potty seat in the living room and we've been cheering and clapping like it's a baseball game whenever he sits on it, his little sister loves to join in the applause even though she's not sure why she's clapping, LOL. I am trying really hard to stay away from too much praise and empty phrases like, "Good Job!" but he seems to like the clapping. Oh, and we also let him go without a diaper or pants all day other than during his nap.
A friend of mine said she did it this way with her son and it took about three days with no accidents......lucky her. Our day one report is that no potty, toilet or chair was used other than being sat on. And Gage managed to poop on the floor where his sister stepped in it, and he peed on the floor multiple times no matter how fast I was to get to him. Funny, every time he peed he ended up doing it either in the tile area in front of the door where he usually goes in his diaper, or right in front of the bathroom door.
So all in all day one was not a great success, but hey, at least he sat on the toilet and the potty chair, things he didn't want to do before. Tomorrow we have a playgroup so we can't really have him naked at the park. I had secret hopes that this weekend would be all it took with Gage, but I may just have to deal with spending less time working and a lot more time on urine watch....or worse. Small price to pay to be done with hideous and expensive diapers though. Any advice is welcome from those of you who have done this before.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Superbowl sadness.......
This one will be brief, it is almost 4am after all, and I should be sleeping but still have more work to do. I do like some sports, and I kind of like football. I liked it alot as a kid, part of my tomboy thing I guess. Anyway, I didn't really have a team of my own to love so when I married Ken I adopted his team: The New England Patriots. I'm sure tons of you hate me already, yes, we're Pats fans in this house. The boy was dressed in full Pats garb all day and Ken went to a friend's house to enjoy what would surely be another awesome Superbowl win for the Patriots, especially after the year they've had. Well........guess not. I don't have much else to say, there's just a dark cloud of sadness in our house for now.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Happy and thinking
It's been a rather pleasant few days.
Recently I've had a few long talks with an old friend and client of mine. Do you ever reconnect with someone and have one of those mind blowing conversations that cover all sorts of life changes and philosophy? It was one of those, and it was definitely something my mind needed; I've been feeling way too disconnected from everyone including myself lately. Ahhh, I feel so much better.
Yesterday was also insanely pleasant. I had been emailing back and forth with another local UC mom for probably a year or so (UC moms near by are hard to find) and had finally started talking to her on the phone about the woes of getting a birth certificate for our UC babies. Yesterday we decided to meet up and we all went to her house. Her daughter is Gage's age, and her son is a little younger than Logan.
They live the way I long to live: natural organic foods, making pickles and things themselves, ECing and cloth diapering, sewing things yourself. Basically all the things I'd do if I had a house and a washer and dryer, and somewhere I could safely set up my sewing machine. The kids had an absolute blast, running and playing. Gage seems to have picked up on some language from their daughter since he called me Mommy, which he NEVER does! (heart melting awesomeness). It was also great to have a mommy friend to talk to without having to either lie about how we do things or just not talk about it at all. And Ken and her husband seemed to get along too. You know we have zero couple friends so this is all exciting and fun. We're going to try to get together with them again soon.
Oh, and Logan started walking this week too, so I officially have two toddlers walking around my house now.
Recently I've had a few long talks with an old friend and client of mine. Do you ever reconnect with someone and have one of those mind blowing conversations that cover all sorts of life changes and philosophy? It was one of those, and it was definitely something my mind needed; I've been feeling way too disconnected from everyone including myself lately. Ahhh, I feel so much better.
Yesterday was also insanely pleasant. I had been emailing back and forth with another local UC mom for probably a year or so (UC moms near by are hard to find) and had finally started talking to her on the phone about the woes of getting a birth certificate for our UC babies. Yesterday we decided to meet up and we all went to her house. Her daughter is Gage's age, and her son is a little younger than Logan.
They live the way I long to live: natural organic foods, making pickles and things themselves, ECing and cloth diapering, sewing things yourself. Basically all the things I'd do if I had a house and a washer and dryer, and somewhere I could safely set up my sewing machine. The kids had an absolute blast, running and playing. Gage seems to have picked up on some language from their daughter since he called me Mommy, which he NEVER does! (heart melting awesomeness). It was also great to have a mommy friend to talk to without having to either lie about how we do things or just not talk about it at all. And Ken and her husband seemed to get along too. You know we have zero couple friends so this is all exciting and fun. We're going to try to get together with them again soon.
Oh, and Logan started walking this week too, so I officially have two toddlers walking around my house now.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The first homeless people thread of 2008
It begins early this year. As some of you may remember, we get the occasional wacky homeless person here: screaming weirdos, naked weirdos, weirdos that insist your house is their house and that you're trying to kick them out.....etc.
So the other night we hear a weird yelling/crying sound from outside. Actually, it sounded like Carol Channing. I peeked outside to see a haggard blonde woman randomly yelling things like, "You, you fucker, you....I'll never go back to you." and other similar ramblings. She actually looked and sounded a lot like the naked butt screaming at traffic lady from last year, maybe it was her, who knows. She did her yelling rambling bit for a couple of hours on a step outside and then went on her way. I actually didn't think this one was worth talking about, but then today happened....
The kids were taking their nap, which is usually when I go check the mail because it's safe to do without worry that the kids will lock you out or run outside. Anyway, our building has it's mailboxes outside, and underneath them a kind person put a recycle bin to catch all the mailers and circulars that no one wants. Today I went to check my mail and saw that the bin was moved out and to the side, then as I got closer to the box I saw why. Some person dropped a gigantic deuce underneath our mail boxes, complete with the 7-11 napkins they wiped with in the middle of the pile. I am so NOT cleaning that up. The napkins are a nice touch. At first I thought, oh great, some kid didn't clean up after their dog.....but unless someone has a bear on a leash, there is no way a dog could make a pile like this.
I remember when a couple of girls lived in the apartment next door and another homeless person took a huge dump right next to their door; they didn't clean it up. It stayed there for over a month, along with a soiled pair of tighty whities. I don't know who cleaned it up eventually but it was gross. I remember hearing the girls complaining about it. We also had a load dropper in our parking lot next to someone's car. I really don't live in a bad area; it's just weird. For some reason living near a 7-11 really attracts homeless people, especially homeless people who like to crap on concrete in front of apartment buildings.
So the other night we hear a weird yelling/crying sound from outside. Actually, it sounded like Carol Channing. I peeked outside to see a haggard blonde woman randomly yelling things like, "You, you fucker, you....I'll never go back to you." and other similar ramblings. She actually looked and sounded a lot like the naked butt screaming at traffic lady from last year, maybe it was her, who knows. She did her yelling rambling bit for a couple of hours on a step outside and then went on her way. I actually didn't think this one was worth talking about, but then today happened....
The kids were taking their nap, which is usually when I go check the mail because it's safe to do without worry that the kids will lock you out or run outside. Anyway, our building has it's mailboxes outside, and underneath them a kind person put a recycle bin to catch all the mailers and circulars that no one wants. Today I went to check my mail and saw that the bin was moved out and to the side, then as I got closer to the box I saw why. Some person dropped a gigantic deuce underneath our mail boxes, complete with the 7-11 napkins they wiped with in the middle of the pile. I am so NOT cleaning that up. The napkins are a nice touch. At first I thought, oh great, some kid didn't clean up after their dog.....but unless someone has a bear on a leash, there is no way a dog could make a pile like this.
I remember when a couple of girls lived in the apartment next door and another homeless person took a huge dump right next to their door; they didn't clean it up. It stayed there for over a month, along with a soiled pair of tighty whities. I don't know who cleaned it up eventually but it was gross. I remember hearing the girls complaining about it. We also had a load dropper in our parking lot next to someone's car. I really don't live in a bad area; it's just weird. For some reason living near a 7-11 really attracts homeless people, especially homeless people who like to crap on concrete in front of apartment buildings.