Spending my birthday curled up on the couch with my bunneh watching Family Guy. Life is good.

Also, I had to stop last night and take this picture. I've been waiting for this to happen since this place opened. Don't know what that says about me...

 Every time I gain a little faith in the human race, The PCAs remind me how astronomically stupid people are. I mean, I'm glad Hugh won his categories, BUT Twilight won favorite movie. Are you shitting me? And as much as I love Johnny Depp, his performance in The Tourist was Razzie-worthy, not favorite actor worthy. Sure, everyone knows the Golden Globes and the Oscars are bought, but at least they're bought by good choices. Argh. /film major rant

 AMTAM'S ON HOUSE TONIGHT. OH MY GOD. 

 I have a sudden and very strong urge to read...well....Wilson/Stacy affair post-infarction fic. Is that so wrong? It might be. But I've been writing in that time period lately and it seems totally possible that Stacy would reach out to Wilson for comfort and then he would be there for her, get emotionally involved, etc. If anyone knows where I may read such a piece, please let me know. I'll be your #1 fan.

Hi, this is kind of lame but every month I pick an actor or director and watch all of their movies. I've been doing it for a few years so it's getting hard to keep track. Thus...

( Cut because I care about your sanity )

Ideas. Where the hell do they come from? Can you make those little fuckers show up?
Wild Horse-bunnies. When a story just gets pulled right out of you. Do you get them?
Writer's block. Have you been scourged?
Clean up duty. Do you like editing?
The ending. Is it hard for you to find the ending?
The beginning. Is is hard for you to find the beginning?
The title. Where do you get yours? Do you have yours when you start the story?
Plot. If you plot out your stories first, raise your hand.
POV. How do you choose your POV for a scene? For a story?
Challenges. Do you like them? Do they inspire you?
Sex. Do you like writing sex?

( MAH ANSWERS )

 Getting all four of my wisdom teeth yanked today. Send pudding laced with Vicodin. 

Paris was...hmm. That is to say that it's beautiful and extremely interesting...but not a place I'll visit again right away. I like to think that people are basically the same everywhere you go, but sometimes it's the little things that make the difference? I dunno, I'm not trying to offend anyone, I just made some assumptions about Paris before I got there:
Assumption #1: Your French doesn't have to be perfect; it's the thought that counts: Not True. I took three years of French, and my comprehension is much better than my pronunciation. I got called an imbecile more times than I could count by cab drivers and hotel desk clerks. And while it might be true, it's not exactly right to call a customer that. I met very few people who spoke any English, which surprised me because it's a huge city. By the time I left my inner monologue was practically in French.
Assumption #2: The deodorant rumor is not true: Not True. I almost passed out whenever I rode the underground...or went inside a crowded building.

Again, it was beautiful and I understood that I was a guest in their city. Just not as hospitable as England or Italy.

ETA that while I'm not "the ugly American," France might hate me because I molest their statues. That I would understand.



( MOAR )

Was shaking like a maraca the whole time, but (for once) I'm really, really proud of myself. :)

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1200356428649

 just curious, what are you guys hearing about the butt fuckery going down here in Arizona? I feel like my state's politics are job security for comedians.