Getting Out of Here

Ok, it's been 5 full days with the family & I've had enough. Leaving at 4pm today to head off to Hollywood & take care of some business over the next few days. Not a moment too soon. See, they're trying to trap me in a power struggle now, my mom & my sister-in-law. Mom is not happy with having the rules of someone else's house imposed on her, and my sister-in-law is beside herself that she cooks & cleans & cares for Mom 24/7, yet receives very little appreciation in return. They are each trying to paint a picture of the other as the bad guy, and seeking my support. What they don't seem to realize is that because I love & support them both, I refuse to see the situation in terms of black & white, 100% right or wrong. They both need to learn to compromise. I will not be put in a position of mothering them. This alternate clinging to me & then taking shots at me when I don't totally agree does nothing but piss me off. I refuse to carry the guilt they're trying to throw at me. It's too damn heavy & doesn't help anyone. Ugh. My head is starting to hurt. Things will work themselves out I'm sure, but I really need to get out of here so they can start dealing with each other instead of running to me. Sort it out. I will help when & where I can, but I will not be the family's martyr & mediator. It's not healthy & it's certainly not my purpose in life.

On a lighter note, I'm leaving in 2 1/2 hours to go apartment hunting! WOOO HOOO!!! :D

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Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!!

I thought it never rains in California. It rained all night & we might get up to an inch here in the desert before it ends. It's snowing in other places & I think I heard about flooding in downtown L.A. - not sure as I was pretty groggy & just hearing bits & pieces from the tv as I slept on the couch. In any case, this storm is really screwing up my day. Had plans to pick up some furniture down near San Diego & transport it to a storage unit in Hollywood. Would have been an all-day trip & I had my brother & Michael enlisted to help. I'm leery of leaving the furniture - already paid for - and going back to New Jersey, but the seller seems like a really nice guy & we can't help the weather.

In the grand scheme of things, I've no right to complain. Death toll from the Dec. 26th tsunami has climbed to 40,000 people now & it will probably keep rising. Hard to imagine a wave that large coming in with practically no warning, and amazing that some were able to escape it & tell their stories. We have extended family over in Thailand, but they live some 500 miles away from the coastline that got hit. Our thoughts go out to those who lost loved ones.

Got two recipes from my sister in law today, one for soup & one for Chow Mein, both made from scratch. Mmm. She made the soup for lunch yesterday & it was incredible. She made me use chopsticks & toward the end I could actually pick up the noodles without dropping them. Surprised myself. She's going to teach me to make more of the dishes & she's got to take me to the Asian stores to show me what vegetables she uses. I can't wait to settle in at the new apartment & start cooking again. I love to cook but haven't made time for it in ages.

Ok, I'm off to try & fight the rainy day boredom. I've got two books to read & there's always the internet, but I'm feeling restless & wishing today could be made more productive. I'll learn to relax one of these days.

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No Porn in the Buddha Room

I must credit my brother with the title of my post today. It's his. He owns it. He has threatened to hurt me if I don't give due credit. The story behind it? His Thai wife has their altar set up in the same room as his office. She never uses the computer, but when I arrived & went to check my email, he warned me that there are porn sites on his favorites list. I don't care. Neither does she, except there is a time & a place for everything. NO PORN IN THE BUDDHA ROOM.
I made it to California for the holidays, obviously. Flight was ok. Brother remembered to pick me up at the airport & Mom waited up past midnight for me to get to the house. Aww. I'm glad to see her again. Haven't seen her since the end of August when she left NJ. So nice to be with family, surrounded by decorations & gifts & breathing in the aroma of scented candles & pine. I'm taking a ton of photos but didn't bring the software with me, so I'll edit the posts later & add some pics.

We're in the High Desert & every so often the county requires residents to clean up brush & branches & other fire hazards on their property, either through taking the stuff to the dump or controlled burning after getting same-day approval from the fire department. So basically we were allowed to be pyros for a few hours. It was fun. I took photos of that, too. Impatiently waiting for it to stop smoldering so I can wash my clothes, which smell like a camp fire. Mmm, wish we had S'mores. Eating way too much lately, and enjoying every minute of it, too.

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Happy Winter Solstice!

I enjoyed the first full day of winter. Fairly warm today & my Christmas & Yule shopping is DONE! YAY!!! What a relief. Now I've just got to finish wrapping & write out the last of the cards. Tonight wasn't so bad. Started shopping around 5:30pm. Was able to hit 7 stores in four different towns & in spite of the traffic, I still got home by 10pm. Nice.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CACKASAURUS!!!

My favorite Sagicrabbyass is celebrating his birthday today. Hey, Cack, did you get my voicemail? Sorry I didn't sing. I'm shy, you know. Here's a picture of us at a Misfits show when we were babies. LMAO!

P.S. - John & Jenna, thank you for the ebay gift certificate. You ROCK! :)

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Housepainting Hell

How many walls does this house have?! Far too many. I'll never be done painting. At least, not before I leave for the holidays. I haven't finished my gift shopping either. The girls were easy to buy for this year, but I have no idea what to get for any of the boys. Well, ok, maybe one. He's easy. But the rest? No idea. Holy crap. Stress.

I'm leaving Friday for California & it's not a moment too soon, temperature-wise. It was FIVE degrees when I woke up this morning. FIVE. That's too fucking cold!! Knock on wood, though, the oil burner is working & the house is warm.

Meanwhile, in California, my mother is driving my brother & sister-in-law crazy. She's belligerent. If she doesn't straighten up they're going to put her in a Home for Elderly Delinquents. They threatened her the other day that they would send her back to NJ to live with me. Thanks! Mom, I know you won't read this, but for the love of God (look, I even capitalized it for you!), please, stop being so defiant. I know you have a brain disease & all, but it doesn't mean you have to roll your eyes every time someone tells you to do something. It's for your own good, ok? We all love & care about you. We don't want you walking around in public in clothes that are inside out. You may not believe us when we tell you, but milk tastes much better than Malox on cereal.

You know, it's odd, this Alzheimer's. It's hard to tell sometimes where the person's personality ends & the disease begins. The line is very blurred. Like, most people who know my mother would find it hard to believe she would be disagreeable. She usually comes across as very sweet & easy-going. On the other hand, this is the same woman who, in her early twenties, caught tuberculosis, lost a lung, and was told by her doctor never to have children because her body couldn't handle the stress. She completely defied her doctor's orders & had three - the last one (me) at age 45. And we're all still kicking. So this newfound defiance of hers may not be new at all. Actually, it's sometimes funny & kind of refreshing in small doses, but not when you're exhausted from being the primary caretaker day after day. Now my sister-in-law & brother know why I used to call them crying every three months & saying I needed a break. Sigh. What do I know. It's past my bedtime.

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Red Panties, Rasta Girls, and Britney

Photo taken just before leaving for John's party. The mirror is one I painted & have had for years. Ritch admired it last time he was over, so tonight I brought it to the party & told him it's his. Combination birthday, Christmas, and general "I'm going to miss you when I move" type gift. We promised he & Jody & I will get together before I leave. Other than that, the next time we'll see each other for sure will be at their wedding October 9th. I'm so happy for them!

The ornament I made for John's tree started off as Medusa but I couldn't find little rubber snakes at the craft store. Settled for curly jute doll hair and ended up with a Rasta girl. She's cute, though.

The party was awesome. Great people, delicious food, and I happened to walk in the door to Fire Woman, followed by the remaining tracks of Pure Cult. John's going to be on VH1 tomorrow. He was interviewed at his tattoo studio regarding musicians & actors with tattoos, and talked about some really cool ones who have had work done at his shop, like Angelina Jolie. Poor John doesn't find this out until much later, but it's a special show all about Britney Spears. Guess we won't hear Angelina's name mentioned, huh. Can't wait to see how out of context & butchered his interview footage is. Gotta love the fucking media. John Paras at Medusa Tattoo: http://www.medusanyc.com/.

A girl at the party tonight gave me a pair of red panties & explained that it's an old Italian tradition that you must wear red panties on New Year's Eve to ward off the Evil Eye, and you cannot buy them yourself - they must be given to you. Interesting. I'm kind of expecting some evil looks directed my way that evening, so I was very thankful. I asked her if tradition says I have to remove them myself & she laughed & said no, so I'm all for this red panties idea. Now if I can just figure out the rest of the outfit I'll be set.

Continued working in the house today. Painted & cleaned. Called California & spoke to my mom. She turned 80 today (Dec. 18th - it's late now so this will say Dec. 19th). I was told the phone rang off the hook today with people calling to wish her well. I'm glad. She deserves that. I'll be happy to see her next week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! I love you.

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BRRRRRRR!!!!

Twenty-five degrees is way too fucking cold for me. Not sure when I became reptilian, but I'm freezing my ass off and can't seem to get warm. If I stare at this photo of San Juan long enough, maybe... Not much time for blogging these past few days. Running around shopping & stuff. I actually made it to the gym tonight, too! Figured if I did some cardio I'd get my blood circulating & warm right up. It worked but only momentarily. I need some warm California sunshine!!

Talked to my oldest brother the other day - the one who lives in a ghost town. Verified that although he does have a phone, he does not have a computer, so I'm pretty much able to spill here without worrying about him reading it. Dude. He's fifty something years old - waaaaaay older than me, ok? I cannot stress that enough!!! - and lost his license for DUI, which then made him lose his job. The truck he is no longer allowed to drive broke down anyway, so... DUDE. How the FUCK do you get a DUI in a fucking GHOST TOWN?!?! And why - at 50-SOMETHING YEARS OLD, have you not learned and overcome these life lessons already?!?! That's the part I held back from saying, because, although true, it would have been particularly venemous & how could he possibly respond but to delve further into the depths of "why-me-isms" he is so fond of? So he calls me to explain his woeful tale & how that means he will be unable to visit with the family - a mere 7 hour drive, which in the grand scheme of things, is nothing. Shit, I've driven further for concerts, and back home the same night. I digress. He wants to know if I can get an advance on the sale of the house so he can get to CA for Christmas. Hello?! I'm running to the bank now to get a loan. Yeah right. Seriously, this is his baby sister with the hole in the garage & icicles for fingertips, both of which are far bigger problems to me than his inability to keep cold cans of Coors Light out of his hands prior to driving. Plus, Christmas is less than two weeks away. If you're going to have a crisis out there in the ghost town, dammit, have it before that crucial two-week before the holiday astronomical jump in airfares, will you?! Jesus Christ. My head hurt after that phone conversation. Ran it by the other brother later, just in case I was being a horrendous bitch. Between the two of us, we still haven't decided if we are going to get our brother to California or not.

I did feel concerned enough later to think of an appropriate gift I could send to the ghost town so my that my brother & his girlfriend (who doesn't have a car but walks a mile to work, so I'm told) can get the essentials, or if their essentials are covered - something festive, fun, and trendy - HA! Sorry, couldn't hold it in. Anyhow, so I go online to Target's site & punch in the zip code. Nothing happens. Try Walmart. The nearest Walmart is TWENTY-NINE miles from my brother's town. Good Lord. I give up.

Well, sorry for the rant, but it is my blog & you can click away if it offends. For me, it's therapeutic in more ways than one. My fingers are actually warm!

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Legion of Boom

Still sifting through family photos & this one just made me laugh out loud, so I figured I'd post it. This is my mom & her baby sister Kathy. My Aunt Kathy is a sweetheart & I can't imagine what would have made her so mad. The look on her face is priceless. I love her. She's becoming more of a second mom to me every day, now that my mom is sick.

Bought The Crystal Method's Legion of Boom yesterday & am completely obsessed with it. Born Too Slow still overshadows the other tracks by far, but I haven't listened to the cd enough times for the other tracks to grow on me yet. Love the video, too. Only one complaint. I play the thing full blast & the silence afterwards is rudely interrupted by that blaring 4 seconds of noise at the end which makes me jump out of my skin. Fuck, that's annoying!

I've been scanning photos for hours. Not a very exciting day. Did some laundry. Daryle came over & picked up a mattress, box spring, and a set of dishes for his new apartment . All stuff I'm not bringing to CA with me. Someone came over to look at the headboard I had advertised on Craig's List. In case you've ever wondered if a full-size headboard will fit in a Tercel, the answer is no. Poor girl drove all the way from Queens, too. She's going to try to borrow a truck.

Camp Freddy Radio has become part of my Saturday night routine. Dave & Billy were still in the studio 40 minutes after their show ended. I hadn't yet switched from the Indie 103.1 site back to Legion of Boom, and they come on the air asking people to call in & pretend it's Christmas. LOL! I was tempted, but nah. I figure if I'm not flirty they'll hang up on me, and if I am flirty I'll get myself in trouble.

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Daddy's Little Girl

I was just a little bit spoiled. Can you tell? lol. Scanning more photos tonight. Besides scanning photos I have taken, I'm scanning all the family photos & putting them on cds so all the relatives can have a set. Documentation has become so important to me . Anyhow, this is a photo of me & my dad at Christmas time - not sure what year. He was the best. Always had time for me & my friends, always willing to stop what he was doing & play a game, always happy & never annoyed or impatient. He died suddenly when I was twelve. Long story. I miss him. So happy to have found this photo though, and several others like it. They mean so much.

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TJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will the wonders of the internet never cease? TJ, girl, I saw ya coming! I had this photo in my hand 2 nights ago & almost scanned it, but I didn't. Now here you are in my inbox & true to form, your incoming mail coincided with AOL booting me offline & then my entire computer freezing up for no apparent reason. What's that clattering sound I hear, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Could be, my friend, could be. How long has it been since we've crossed paths - 10 years, at least? I will send you a proper email tomorrow but for now I'll leave you with this: "TJ, HE'S NOT READING THE BOOK ANYMORE!!!!" And this: I saw Bowie this past spring - front row - and I still wouldn't have been able to say a coherent word to him! OMG, do you have pictures of things I don't remember doing?!?! Send them to me!!! LOL!

You left my Sprouse shirt in the garbage bag on the sidewalk? :( Remember Chris, the girl who went looking for the bag for me? Well, she found me online, too. In fact, I owe her a phone call. I probably shouldn't be rambling like this on my blog, but hey, it's my blog, right?! BTW, your photos of mommies & babies are GORGEOUS! I'm going now & will email you tomorrow.

In a daze over the events that unfolded in Columbus tonight. Deranged fans shooting musicians dead onstage? What the FUCK is this world coming to?! This is so fucking awful. It hits way too close to home. I know so many people who are regularly found on both sides of that barricade at shows. It's just tragic. Holy crap. My condolences to anyone who knew Dimebag Darrel or any of the others killed or injured tonight. Unbelievably sad.

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Hollywood Vampires

Excuse me while I go puke. Can this photo be any cuter? I just found it in a box full of old drawings & paintings of mine. Some gig advertising bills were there too - the kind bands would affix to every outdoor flat surface they could find, using a bucket of flour paste & a squeegee. My friends & I used to walk around with box cutters, slicing the ones we wanted off the walls to keep as souvenirs. Came across an L.A. Guns one & GNR at the Limelight, too. I had forgotten all about this photo of me with Phil Lewis, taken at a club in Queens in 1990. My friend left the couch to go to the ladies' room & when she came back he was sitting in her place, handing me a bottle of tequila after just taking a swig himself. The look on my friend's face was PRICELESS! I stood up to take some photos & felt something tugging at the back of my skirt. Look over my shoulder completely confused & Phil's fixing the hem, which must have been wrinkled when I stood up. OMG what a night that was. Us & Jose Cuervo. No, I didn't leave with him - Phil, I mean, not Jose. What is it with these cute British rockers? Anyone know if he's still married? Ok I'm going to shut up now. :P

Going to sort through more stuff in the storage spaces under the roof. Hoping to find my Keith Haring swatch from 1986, as I've just seen an identical one go for $350 on eBay. Not that I would sell mine if it turned up. I'd pop a new battery in it & start wearing it again. Afraid it's long gone, but I'm going to keep looking. Also hunting for my Stephen Spouse red & black leopard print rayon shirt & Sprouse white t-shirt with "God Save NYC" across the front in silver letters. I'm on a mission!

It's been a few hours & I've photographed quite a few of the drawings & paintings I've found, with the intent of adding several galleries to my website. Still in the process of scanning photographs too, and looking forward to putting those galleries up as well. Will not be fully updated until I've moved & settled in on the West Coast, but there will be artistic content on the site soon, I promise!

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Sleepy

It's 37 degrees right now and raining. I'm about 5 minutes away from crawling under the blankets. Freezing & my energy level is at rock bottom. No wit, no creativity, no sarcasm. Maybe tomorrow.

At least the photo is colorful, eh? Wish it was warm enough to wear that top right now. Oh, speaking of wishes, I've seen a few holiday wish lists on blogs & think it's a good idea, so here's mine:

Gift Certificates. Sephora, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ikea, Z Gallerie, Target, and the mother of all shopping locales...eBay! Thank you & good night.

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Happiness is a Warm Kitty

This is my cousin's cat, Rocky. He's too cute. I want to squish him. Thinking of cats today because I got a call from a friend in Queens who rescues them. She was calling to let me know she received the box of towels I sent for the kitties. Don't ever throw old towels, washcloths, or blankets away. If you're not going to keep them to use as rags, contact your local animal shelter or rescue group & see if they want them. They can give a bit of comfort, softness, and warmth to a sick dog or cat in a cage, or a feral cat colony surviving the winter's cold outdoors. I was told some of the washcloths I sent are being used by 3 week old blind kitten who is afraid to use a litter box. I kid you not. I want to squish him too, when I'm done wiping the tear from my eye.

I love horoscopes. Now get the news van off my lawn. December 5, 2004. Cancer - Daily Overview - Each and every word that exits your lips will be charming, eloquently put and timed perfectly to achieve nothing but smiles from your audience -- i.e., everyone who's lucky enough to be around you. Alert the media.

Must send my eternal gratitude to Kenny for fixing my computer last night & Daryle for helping me with the house painting today. Little by little, things are getting accomplished. It's been a great weekend. Off to write holiday cards...

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Comments:

You are quite welcome.
Posted by: DLJ December 05, 2004 at 09:29 PM
:)

Posted by: Alchemy December 06, 2004 at 08:37 PM

Alchemy Part 1

Calcination is the first of seven major operations in the alchemy of transformation. Chemically, the calcination process involves heating a substance in a crucible or over an open flame until it is reduced to ashes. Psychologically, this is the destruction of ego & our attachments to material possessions. Calcination is usually a natural humbling process as we are gradually assaulted and overcome by the trials and tribulations of life.

Physiologically, the Fire of Calcination can be experienced as the metabolic discipline or aerobic activity that tunes the body, burning off excesses from overindulgence and producing a lean, mean, fighting machine. In society, the Calcination is expressed in the lives of revolutionaries, conquerers, and other warriors who try to overthrow the status quo. Color is magenta, element is fire, planet is Saturn & metal is lead.

Did a search on "alchemy" and found that info on a website called deep trance now. Overcome by trials & tribulations? Yep, that's me. Three years ago when I was thinking of having a website & wondering what to call it, "Alchemy", followed by "Lady Alchemy" popped into my head, and I kind of said "huh"? It's beginning to make a lot of sense now. How humbling is it to slowly remove every trace of yourself from the house you grew up in (and thought you would raise your children in), in order to sell it - because you're still single & it's too much house, too much property for one person to take care of, and you don't have the money to stay? Very. Burning off the excess... 13 lbs. down, 8 to go - lean & mean. lol. I'm drawing on some kind of warrior spirit. This is a big deal & it's hard. It's a tiny revolution that may not matter to anyone else - or very few people anyway, but I'm fighting, even if it's only my own fear I'm conquering.

John Paras offered me a tattoo as a going away present. I haven't gotten any new ink in years, because my existing tats have blurred & I'm not happy with how they look anymore. I also haven't really had any major life-altering events happen that have made me want to modify my body in quite some time. This is it. Right now. This is life-altering. For a while I have been thinking, if I did get a new tat, it would be a symbol for silver (Cancer Moon Child thing), but I may have to start with the above symbol for lead.

Yay, a new tattoo! I'm excited. Hair's going to change soon, too. I can see it coming. Hey, if I have to remove the personality from the house, it's got to escape somewhere, right? ;)

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Nice Hat!!

I'll tell ya, if it isn't Scott Weiland copying my silver pants, it's Dave Navarro with the leopard cowboy hat. I wore that hat in 2001! I have pictures to prove it! What's a girl to do to keep from wearing the same outfits as the boys? Wearing skirts won't help. LOL. Honestly, I can't wait to get to L.A. & soak up the glitter-glam-androgyny. For me it feels almost like NYC circa 1989 all over again. I love it. No picture of Dave Navarro, sorry. I haven't taken one yet.

Regarding today's picture, would you let me in your office? I bring my own caution tape. I've also been known to climb on the furniture, and make phone calls & type email messages while crouched on top of the desk. Don't ask. Really. I once walked into a place for a job interview & the manager asked me to wait a moment. He stepped into the next room & while I looked at the photos on the wall, I overheard him dial the phone & say "I'd like to report a homicide". Then he left me standing in the lobby & told me when the reporters called, I was to say I had no comment. I stayed there 2 years. Office jobs suck.

Just heard the new Motley Crue song, what's it called, If I Die Tomorrow or something? Bottom line, Tommy Lee is still hot, Vince Neil still looks like Jon Lovitz, and the song would be good if the vocals weren't so fucking weak. Shout at the devil, my ass. Shout at the fucking bastards for releasing such a disappointment. Meh.

My friend John Paras cordially invited me to his annual Christmas party the other night. Thank you, John! I can't wait. Hmm, have to think of an idea for an ornament. Can't get in the door without one, and it has to be homemade. And it has to be impressive, because John's an extremely talented artist of the flesh. He just opened a new shop on East 7th Street near Avenue A in New York City. Lower East Side, baby. God I'm going to miss the City! Anyhow, go visit & get a tattoo! Tell him Lady Alchemy sent you! Nice website, too. http://www.medusanyc.com Did I mention the catering at the party is always out of this world?! I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

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Luminous

A friend was asking me recently how I choose colors to bring out the light in my paintings. This painting came to mind but at the time I wasn't sure where it was. Amazing what you find when packing for a move! Anyhow, this was done for school & the assignment was to paint something that appears luminous. I thought of a butterfly's wings with their bright, metallic sheen. This was as close as I could come at the time & I think I did pretty well. Two factors were at work here: placing tiny dots of similar hues directly next to each other so the eye is fooled into alternately blending & separating them (or maybe my eyes are just screwed up - lol), and using an overall complimentary color scheme (purple & blue & black vs. yellow & orange & white) to make it all pop. Now back to packing...

The realtor was here. Nice guy. Big Judas Priest, Metallica, and Aerosmith fan. I've given him my email address, so he may be here as well - hi Mike! Well, we've decided to list the house in January. In the meantime, I need to put in a lot more effort to make it look presentable. 50 years of accumulated family clutter takes a long time to clear out. Add in my own personal clutter - oh yes, I've inherited the pack rat gene - and the neglect that happens to a house on a tight budget with an Alzheimer's patient & her caretaker daughter in residence, and you've got a bit of tidying up to do. Mike should have seen the house before! lol.

Holy crap, it's December 1st already. I've got 22 days to get this place in order before flying out to CA for the holidays. Painting party, anyone?

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Go Clean Your Room!

What do they mean "de-personalize the house"?!?! I know exactly what they mean. They want me to make everything look NORMAL (I almost typed "moral" just then - how Freudian)!! It's awful! Don't they understand I'm a Rock Obsessed Cancer Pagan Artist with Goth & Vampiric tendencies?! I'm a deranged, brooding homebody, dammit! NORMAL=BAD, ok? Any home of mine will never look "normal"! This SUCKS!!!!

It's all part of letting go, I suppose. I'll tear it all down & rebuild it in Los Angeles. Now if I can just hurry up about it without having to reminisce over every single forgotten item I come across. Baby steps. I'll get there. Fucking soon I hope.

I found some way-cool shit tonight though in one of the storage spaces under the roof - a rolled up poster of Guns 'N Roses with Axl donning big hair & makeup - pre Sorum days, too, as Steven Adler is in the photo. They should have put a shirt on Adler instead of a vest. His chest hair is like a friggin' brown 70's shag rug. Eeww. LOL.

Also found this wicked photo I took in the ladies room (I guess - it's pink?) of a club called Jammin' in NYC in April of 1989. I wasn't even old enough to be in the place! Anyhow, the cute boys are: with middle finger extended - Danny Wheelz (because he worked at the shoe store "Wheelz" on 8th Street between 5th & 6th), Tony Slash (for obvious reasons), and Danny .... I can't do it. I can't type Danny Discipline. LOL!! There, I typed it. If you know Danny, you know he has none, but I guess they figured it would look good on the Throbs record. I think he's currently still in Faster Pussycat. Danny (Discipline - ROFL!), I know is not a computer person, but if anyone reads this & is nice enough to pass along a message for me, please tell him I will see him very soon in L.A. & if anyone knows the whereabouts of Danny Wheelz or Tony Slash, tell them to send me an email & say hello!

Please visit Billy Morrison's blog to join in the lively discussion of him being drained of bodily fluids, and listen to some Doheny while you're there. They're rather good. Go to http://dohenymusic.typepad.com/ then go to the Crop Circles post. The URL is too long for me to put here - it screws up the whole layout of my blog. Anyhow, here's hoping I'm not overestimating Billy's sense of humor. Take your lumps, Morrison, it means you're liked! Duffy is liked & he got fused with Mini-Me in photoshop. At least there's no Mini-Morrison. Oh wait....ROFLMAO!!!!!! Oh, I must end this post now as I've wandered into very dangerous territory and simply must not continue for fear that my New Year's Eve plans may go asunder. Oh fuck it. Are you lurking, Astbury? You take your lumps too, dammit! It means you're liked!
All I want for Christmas is a Cult show.

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Get Your Motor Runnin'

Okay, so I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I'm excited, dammit! Plans to drive across the country are in the
development stage, and doesn't my car look completely ready for a road trip today with the sunset reflecting off the side of her?! I cannot WAIT!!!

Michele convinced me to forego the weekly "Creative Open House" thing we've been doing every Sunday, and go out to eat with her & Patrick instead. It was just what I needed - to get out of my sweatpants & put on some jeans, take the hair tie out & put some makeup on & get out & mingle with people and have a really good meal. Old Man Rafferty's has great food & a dessert case that's to die for.

We talked & laughed and par for the course when Michele & I get together, we began devising a plan. It always starts innocently enough & then escalates into something straight out of Natural Born Killers or Thelma & Louise. We think (and I do need to run this past my brother & make sure he's cool with it - although he should be since he said he did not want to drive across country in the winter) Michele & Patrick & I are going to drive to California together. LOOK OUT, Bible Belt, prepare to be terrorized! If you see these three (specifically the two girls, the guy really has no clue what he's in for), RUN!!!



Evil? Who, us?
Mwehehehe.
I cannot wait for this trip. It will be
documented. Hmm, wonder if I can get my hands on a laptop. Oh well, plenty of time to figure that one out I suppose. Realtor should be calling tomorrow about coming out to see the house. I've posted a few pages on my website with items I'm selling, so go take a look & buy something! lol.





It's all about the pictures today. Have to post this one because Patrick says it will get me lots of dates. Michele says I look like I have a deformity. Cranky bitch. She says I'm going to move to L.A. & get my lips injected & become "plasticized like Pamela Anderson". Meanwhile, she is determined to move to the middle of nowhere in West Virginia, despite my warnings that she will never fit in unless she loses some teeth.

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eeny meeny miney mocatch a redneck by his toeif'n he hollars let im goeeny meeny miney mo!
Posted by: No teeth fitting in motherfucking bitch November 30, 2004 at 04:14 PM

ROFLMAO!!! I LOVE you!!!Come over & help me clean my room!
Posted by: Alchemy November 30, 2004 at 04:51 PM

Whole Lotta Nothin'

I wasted a lot of time today. Feels that way, anyhow. Got a few things done around the house, but nothing major. Trying to find a New Year's Eve outfit is turning out to be a major ordeal for some reason. Listened to Camp Freddy Radio while I searched online. Those guys are funny as shit - until Mr. Morrison tells the story about the "photographer". Look buddy, the real photographers out there have it hard enough as it is, ok? Bleh. Hopefully he won't ever use that story again anyway. Eww. Whatever. I would be in a better mood had I found the perfect dress tonight.

Change of subject. A dear friend is celebrating her birthday today & she is a big Cult fan, so I know she will like the photo I posted today. I took this shot of Billy Duffy March 17, 2001 at Stubb's in Austin, TX.

Nostalgic

Quiet day today. Catching up on sleep - again! - & getting things done around the house. Sorting through old papers & scanning old family photos. Came across this one of my mom. I'm completely awestruck by how beautiful she was when she was young. If she didn't choose nursing as a profession, she should have been a movie star. She'll laugh if someone reads this to her. Just in case, I miss you mom! I'll be out there soon.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Mine was great. Sleep won out last night & I had the cell phone shut off & lights out by 10:30pm. I never get to bed that early! Felt very decadent. Needless to say, I was well-rested today & ready for a big meal & visit with my aunt & uncle & cousins. Traffic was not completely horrible either. Ate way too much - chocolate, whipped cream, strawberry & hershey kisses-covered cheesecake did me in. My stomach is killing me!

Photo is me arriving home Tuesday night from the Manson show. Guess I can't wear the silver pants to a Velvet Revolver show, huh. Damn you, Scott Weiland, I had them first!

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Next Motherfucker's Gonna Get My Metal

The Marilyn Manson show was a blast. Got really close to the stage which surprised me given the enormous line that snaked through the parking lot when we arrived. Starland is a small venue so I'm not sure where they all went once they got in - underground dungeon, maybe? Was glad to hear Lunchbox & a bunch of other songs I haven't heard - shit, was just glad to hear & see Manson again. It was fun. Opening band, Slunt, from NYC were good & reminiscent of the Cycle Sluts from Hell. The crowd took a little while to react, but by the end of their set the kids seemed to have warmed to them a bit.

Despite the small venue, Manson's stage show was still very theatrical & suitably spooky. Spookier to me, though, was the Alexander McQueen ladies blouse he had on (I've considered buying the same one - how embarrassing!) & the fact that it covered a paunch! What's happening to these rock stars, even Manson's getting fat! Mind you, I did indeed eat a Swiss & Mushroom Cheeseburger & Seasoned Fries at Denny's at 1am (see incriminating photo above), cancelled my Jenny Craig appointment today, and intend on taking full advantage of the Thanksgiving spread at Aunt Kathy's house tomorrow, thankyouverymuch.

At Denny's I found myself wondering if Manson ever steps off the tour bus in full makeup & walks into places like, oh, I don't know, McDonald's at a Wisconsin rest stop, just for the hell of it. Better yet, a public library in Kansas. I dunno. At 1am in the Denny's it was funny to me, because I was picturing him walking in at that moment & imagining filming or photographing peoples' reactions.

Anyhow, we had a great time and Jenna's dad tells me that despite getting home at 2:30am on a school night, she was actually bright-eyed & cheerful this morning - and out the door early for school. Ah, the power of a concert high.

On the agenda for tonight - SLEEP. My eyelids are heavy now. If the second wind doesn't hit me soon, it's going to be an early one. If it does hit - which it probably will - I'm scanning photos. Tedious, tedious work but well worth it to have everything archived & organized.

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hey Cack! it's this motherfucker's gonna get my middle! Cack ! LOL
Posted by: DJ Deadboy December 05, 2004 at 09:44 PM

Excuse me. How dare you make me question my accuracy. I'm right, dammit! He's armed with a metal lunchbox, get it? CACK! :P
MARILYN MANSON LYRICS
"Lunchbox"
on we plow

the big bully try to stick his finger in my chest

try to tell me, tell me he's the best

but i don't really give a good goddamn cause

i got my lunchbox and i'm armed real well

i got my lunchbox and i'm armed real well

i got my lunchbox and i'm armed real well

i wanna grow upi wanna be a big rock and roll star

i wanna grow upso no one fucks with me

i got the pencils in my pocket, try to put me down

wanna go out, gotta get out

to the playground, gonna throw down at the playground

i wanna go out

next motherfucker gonna get my metal

next motherfucker gonna get my metal

next motherfucker gonna get my metal

next motherfucker

pow pow pow, pow pow pow,

pow pow pow, pow pow pow

i wanna grow up

i wanna be a big rock and roll star

i wanna grow up

so no one fucks with me
Posted by: Alchemy December 06, 2004 at 04:31 PM

Welcome to My Nightmare

As promised, here it is. The garage wall from hell. Called the realtor today & he gave me a quick courtesy call back & will follow up tomorrow. Do I see light at the end of the tunnel? Will beat the crap out of the daylight I'm seeing from the inside of the garage lately.

My brother got stuck for 2 hours on a California freeway last night - closure due to a snow storm - while I sat at home in NJ in fairly warm temperatures. Huh. Nice switch from the norm at this time of year, which would be me pitching a snow shovel into a 5-foot drift in sheer frustration, silently cursing my brothers for having the gaul to live in warm climates. Must remember to drop lots of Donner Party references when he & I make our trek out West together in the U-Haul with all my worldly possessions in tow. This trip is going to be hilarious & must be documented.

Taking my friend John's daughter Jenna to see Marilyn Manson tomorrow night. Dug through the piles of black t-shirts in the dresser & found 2 Manson shirts - one has Manson's face with a light over it that looks like a halo & the other says 'everlasting cocksucker' in pink glitter. Haven't made the choice yet. If the glitter tee wins, I just hope nothing transpires that will require me to have to meet Jenna's mom.

Didn't do a single creative thing today, aside from thinking up all kinds of new uses for my left arm, as I seem to have broken the right one yesterday via overly vigorous house-painting. You know it's bad when you've just cleaned the 20 pounds of loose change out of your purse & it still hurts to lift it. So glad I don't drive a stick. I hope I don't need my arm tomorrow at the Manson show. Maybe he'll have a prosthetic one I can borrow until mine heals.

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Sell, Sell, Sell!

Trying to psych myself up to call the realtor tomorrow. I'm scared to death. Not of the realtor, but that once I call & put the house on the market there's no turning back. No matter how many times I've moved away (there have been several), I've always had my home to run back to. Shutting the door on that part of my life is not easy. You can dismiss astrology all you want, but Cancers are connected - emotionally bound - to their homes like you wouldn't believe. I should apologize now to the poor family who will take up residence on this property 50 years from now..."sorry folks, didn't mean to haunt you. Can't help it. I'm moody, but really harmless underneath it all."

I was going to put up a photo of the lovely garage wall that's causing me so much stress - but I couldn't find one. I did stumble across this photo that I took last March, which I'm convinced is the ghost of my youth sneaking in the back door of the old Limelight in NYC, sans ID but with gold VIP card. Yes, it could be steam rising from a manhole, but I didn't see it when I took the photo & normally when I take a shot I'm aware of every element appearing within the frame. Keeps up the haunting theme anyway.

Talked to my brother tonight - the one worth talking to. Hmm, should I delete that snarky comment? Nah, oldest brother lives in a ghost town - LITERALLY! He will never, ever get a computer. He's working his way up to mountain man status, and I believe he'll get there someday, dammit!

Anyhow, cool brother calls me at sort of a bad time - for him, it turns out. See, I was fine until he called & made me realize I was painting the house all by myself. Kind of like the kid who falls but won't cry until you look, I suppose. Anyhow, I asked him where my brothers were & why they weren't here helping me with all of this crap. "They're assholes" he tells me. That's why he's the brother worth talking to. I love him.

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Waving the White Flag

To me, there's something very soothing about this photo. Soothing is good. I'm waving the white flag & calling a realtor Monday. I've had enough. I tried, but I cannot save this house just like I cannot save my mother. She of all people understands how hard this is for me, to give up the home my father & grandfathers built, that time & the elements are now tearing down. I cried to her tonight on the phone. She was lucid & comforting & I'm grateful for that. She doesn't have many lucid days anymore.

Promise the blog won't be all depression & sorrow. It's just this is a very difficult time for me & I'm not going to pretend the sun is shining brightly in my world right now. There are opportunities though. I know that. Just have to keep thinking of warm weather & sunny skies. Sweet home California soon enough...

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Ow

No blogging tonight. My head hurts.

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Tangled Web

One of my favorite shots from last month. Playing with the camera while waiting for Penny to arrive for a shoot...

Website is back up, yay! www.ladyalchemy.com My FrontPage software is very buggy for some reason though & won't let me navigate in preview mode. Strange. Works fine in the browser though. I know I should be using Dreamweaver anyhow, but haven't had time to learn it yet.

I've got some prints up for sale at the site. They're not archival quality & are only 8" x 10"s, but they're the best I can do for now. Will continue to work on the site & make improvements & hopefully offer some archival stuff soon.

Aside from the creative stuff, I've got a gaping hole in my garage wall that is causing me massive amounts of stress. Anyone know a contractor who will do something other than poke at the water-damaged wood (thus making the hole bigger) and then tell me he's booked until March? WTF?! I need a new fucking wall!!! And a vacation. And a massage.

Making a Statement

Here's another shot of that gorgeous abandoned building. Determined to get to bed before midnight tonight, so this will be a quick one. The blog has already become an obligation - at least to the point where I feel guilty enough that just now I shut down the computer & turned out the light without posting, and came right back & started it up again to leave this post.

I've decided I need to look into gallery exhibitions. Last exhibits I took part in were in school where all the legwork was done for me. Haven't a clue as to how to go about getting back into it. Asked an artist friend for advice & first thing she asked me was if I have an Artist's Statement. I don't. So that must be why I've been blogging. I need to write one & this is my warmup. Funny how things tend to move in succession & build on each other when you let them.

Among the Ruins

Went out a week or so ago to photograph the fall foliage, but I'm much happier with the shots of this incredible abandoned building I found. Must go back & shoot this some more. Will make some of these prints available through my website when I get it back up & running. Worked on that most of the evening. Had it for a minute & then got the stupid Error 403 once again. Tech guy gave up on me & went home. Frustrating but what can you do. We'll try again tomorrow night.

I know you can't see much of the building, but isn't it gorgeous? Filled with wasps, too. They were flying past my head as I took these shots. Will have to remember to go there during a snow storm & see what it looks like then.

Brushstrokes

Photo shoot with Penny fell through today. Spoke this morning and we both had other things we needed to take care of early in the day. When it got dark outside & neither one of us had called the other back, it was obvious it wasn't happening today. That's ok. We can reschedule and in the meantime there are plenty of other things to do.

Seems I'm getting a lot of hits here, which is really cool. No one is really commenting much, though, which is ok because I'm not approaching this as a popularity contest. On the other hand, I do love to hear from creative people & I'm in the mood to collaborate, so if you're out there with something to say & you're just being shy, then please speak up! I won't bite, I promise. :)

The painting above is one I'm working on as a gift for my dear cousin Karen. She has already seen it - I mistakenly left it sitting out one day when she was coming over & didn't realize until she started saying how beautiful it was - OH SHIT! I meant to put that away! LOL. She wanted to take it home right then, but it's absolutely nowhere near to being finished. Will give it some attention tonight.

Alright! Tech support came through & now I've got the blog linked to my website. URL is http://www.ladyalchemy.com/ if you want to bookmark. Site is just a homepage for now as I've been spending my time sorting through & scanning literally THOUSANDS of photos. Will get some of those up ASAP.

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NOOOOOO!!! Error 403. No website to bookmark at the moment. I'm off to bed. I've done enough damage for one night. :(
Posted by: Alchemy November 14, 2004 at 10:24 PM

The Girl with the Curls

Photo shoot with my friend Penny went pretty well today. We got off to a late start (as usual). We're both to blame (as usual). We always arrange to call each other around 10am & then somehow don't get on the road for the shoot until 3pm. How that happens is beyond me. Actually, there is a reasonable explanation. It's called massive prep time. You've got to plan the goal of your shoot, choose your location, mapquest it, check the weather, dress appropriately, do hair & makeup, gather all your props together & grab all the cameras & gear. We need extra prep time because it's just the two of us - no makeup artist, hair stylist, wardrobe stylist, or photo assistant. Today I had trouble getting out the door as I took time to curl my hair for the first time since I was probably, like, 15 or so. Then I couldn't figure out what to wear. We've already done the black velvet goth thing a few times & it's not like we have free access to new clothes or anything. There's an idea for someone - start a photo shoot wardrobe swap program. All my new cute clothes are summery & now I'm fucking stuck here for another winter. Bleh.
**do I call in to Camp Freddy Radio right now? They're looking for sex stories. Sorry, momentary distraction**

Aside from the 43 degree weather, the photo shoot was fun. We went to location with an open stone building with circular cut-outs on two sides. I sat in the circle & looked around & tried not to make the "something smells bad" face I seem to make all the time when Penny's trying to photograph me. Thing is, I don't know that I'm doing it until she tells me, and since I don't know I'm doing it, I'm not sure how to fix it. I probably need plastic surgery or something. I also occupied myself by trying to hide the band aid on my hand. One of my New Year's Resolutions is going to be to stop doing things that make my hands bleed. This time it's from cleaning out the gutters. Someday I will let myself be a girl.

Penny made me climb a tree today. She predicted I would write that, so I had to. It was actually fun & I'm happy that I didn't fall. We ran out of daylight so we're going back tomorrow morning - 10am, right?! - to take some more photos of me in the tree.

Took these self portraits as soon as I got home from the shoot with Penny. These are just me fucking around. I had to get some shots of the curls. They're such a novelty for me. I think I like them. Love the shot all the way to the right (as you look at the monitor), second row down. Not flattering at all, but so psycho looking I had to keep it! LOL.

MEOW

Here he is, the King of the Castle. Look at that face. Don't you just wanna squish him? Loki had a rough day today. He threw up this afternoon. Tonight he was scared by the phone ringing & jumped off my lap & ran down the hall. It's good to be the King, aside from that pesky overactive nervous system.

Renewed my membership to EP tonight & sorted out a bunch of emails. Waiting to hear back from tech support so I can link the blog to the website & make some more updates over there. Photo shoot tomorrow. I'm the model this time. It's supposed to be 43 degrees tomorrow & we're shooting outdoors. I'm on the wrong damn coast.

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model for what??gotta hear about this!!whats EP?Heres and cheers to blogging,wooh!
Posted by: Astar November 12, 2004 at 08:57 PM

Hey! EP is an organization of editorial photographers dealing with contracts, pricing, and other business issues.
I'm posing for a photographer friend of mine. She's great (hi Penny)! We've been working together quite a bit lately. Might post a photo or two here at some point.
I like this blogging so far. It's a lot of fun!
Posted by: Alchemy November 13, 2004 at 07:07 PM

Veteran's Day

I just learned the difference between Veteran's Day & Memorial Day. Never thought about it really. Memorial Day is for those who have died in combat & Veteran's Day is for those who have served during peaceful times or war.

I want to post a photo. My Dad's WWII photos aren't scanned yet. My brother was in the Navy a long time ago, but I don't think he would appreciate being posted to the internet in his uniform. Hmm. Should I call him & ask? He'll think I'm insane (yeah, like that will be the straw that breaks the camel's back). Should I do it anyway? Nah.

Ok, I looked through my photos & came up with a pretty cool one that's appropriate for the day. I took it in '95 and it's from a cemetery somewhere in Northern New Jersey (possibly Frankfort Plains in Sussex County) & the grave is that of a 21 year old Union soldier during the Civil War, who was killed in Virginia 8 days after Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation (There's no history book in my head. I had to look that up). I'm distantly related to him & his stone reads: "Thomas B. son of Wm. P. & Abigail Struble. A member of Co. D 25th NJ Vols. Died Jan. 9th 1863 on the banks of the Rappahannock. Aged 21 years, 5 mons. and 16 days." Wow, that's young. Cool how they wrote the years, months & days on the stones back then. I like that. I like the winged skulls on the old tombstones in Salem, too. Jeez, I'm designing my tombstone now. I think it's time for me to sign off. Here's Thomas B.:

Rock Collection

Pulled in the driveway & found an envelope leaning against the door. My photo has arrived from London! I'm so excited over this. It's my first fine art print purchase & it's an image of Debbie Harry taken by Mick Rock during the "Picture This" cover shoot. It's 11" x 14", signed by Mick, and Debbie looks gorgeous & happy with a huge grin on her face. If that's not enough, turns out the guy I bought it from works in the archive library of Abbey Road Studios! Holy crap, do they have a "bring a virtual stranger visiting from America to work day", because I would love to get in there & poke around the archives a bit!
I've got a couple great shots of Debbie Harry taken in the late 80's in NYC. Hard to take a bad one of her though - she's so beautiful. Don't have time right now, but will have to find those & scan them & post one or two here soon.



MICHAEL! Michael Aston was kind enough to hotlink my blog to the update portion of his website - www.genelovesjezebel.com - I really do appreciate the mention. Are you lurking, Michael? I love this photo. Reserved? HA! - people, don't believe everything you read!!

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RAD!!!!HI LURKING MICHAEL,lolCool pic too!I wanna see the "picture this"as you know Im a hUGE blondie FAN,HOPE YOU ENJOY BLOGGING:.I got my live journal I can never keep up with.....love ya!
Posted by: Astar November 11, 2004 at 07:45 PM

Keep up the blogging Alchemy... Reserved hmmn... Are you inplying I'm anything less than a peace loving pussycat or a pussy loving peace cat.-)
Posted by: Michael Aston November 12, 2004 at 12:02 AM

Hi dear Lady Alchemy and friends I´ve seen here!!!!!!!!
I really like the site, Lady A!!!!
UPPPPPPP the internet world!!!
Happy weekend to all!!Fernanda
Posted by: fernanda November 12, 2004 at 09:45 AM

Hi Astar! Yay, finally someone commented! Thank you. How is the singing going? You did another gig up north, right? Are you doing more? Was the rush just as strong this time? You can post a link here to the band's site if you want.
Hey Fernanda! Thanks for posting. Congratulations again for the photo contest!
Michael. I've told you a thousand times, you'll never get anywhere in life if you don't overcome this crippling shyness. When do you play NYC again?
Posted by: Alchemy November 12, 2004 at 02:40 PM

wooh!I like this party!!!what great company.....Michael,Fernanda and ALchemy,maybe I should come here instead of that tired ass ,drama filled LJ???Hmmmm........I put the site that SUCKS above!!!Honestly,between ATEMPTED website building and wanna be computer repair you think Id be a genius by now,Im not.im more sad and confused than ever ,i get overwhelmed and honestly,FORGETFULL,GRRRNo it wasnt a rish again,for the election day I crumbled after words and could barely contain the disapointemnt in my face as I got offstage because the microphone I was singing into starts screeching feedback and I thought everyopne else wanted to stick their fingers in their ears but alas!noone could hear and actually noone could hear ME even!!!I heard I had presence though and played it off well,funny no compliments seemed to change my made up my mind of the sucky gig but I notice the Sf gig I got bored.....and thought I was mediocre,wasnt much of a turn out and when I saw the bored looking faces it kinda ruined it.....felt mediocre.On monday were gonan be at the viper room for some indy103 showcase type thing and I wish wish wsih i rock the house again like the first time....working ion a second song tonite too.........thanks for asking ,Im more than happy to share my feelings regarding all this,lol!!Michael is nothing less than and Fernanda is the queene supreme/holder of the light!!love,Esther Bunny
Posted by: Astar AGAIN!!!!DAMN HER! November 12, 2004 at 07:50 PM

That's got to be hard when the crowd is really small or disinterested & you have tech problems & all. I think I would want to disappear at that point, but if you were able to play it off that's probably half the battle right there. Now you'll take that confidence of knowing you won't fall apart under adverse conditions & work with it to be able to win the crowd over, right? It takes time I would imagine.
So you're singing at the Viper Room Monday night?! That's AWESOME! You know I would go if I wasn't on the wrong coast. I listen to Indie 103.1 all the time. I hope you get your rush again!
Posted by: Alchemy November 12, 2004 at 08:20 PM

NYE with The Doors. Again.

Got my ticket today to see The Doors New Year's Eve at the HOB in Anaheim. They were amazing last year at the Kodak Theater, yet the HOB is much more intimate, so I'm really looking forward to this one. Best thing about NYE gigs is not only do you get a show, but you ~have~ to go out shopping beforehand for a new outfit & all kinds of pretty, shiny things. YAY!! Here's one of my favorite photos I took of Ian fronting The Doors. This is from Fontana, California, in September of 2002.

Now Playing: Sanctuary's Over - Butch Vig Mix Mash-Up

Yikes, I'm Blogging!

Deathly afraid of the whole blogging thing, but here goes. Hope the water is warm, because I'm diving in...
Happened to look out the window at just the right time this afternoon & was rewarded with the opportunity to capture some shots of a gorgeous sunset. Not bad for the East Coast!

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Im supwised at you,lol
Posted by: Astar November 11, 2004 at 07:46PM
I'm surprised at me, too!
Posted by: Alchemy November 12, 2004 at 3:07PM