most productive day ever...

so no sleep works for me...
the last few days i've been, well, not sleeping... going to bed late and getting up at the crack of dawn...
today i had a day off... hooked up w/ julie and off we were... first stop ancaster: where i got three movies (a perfect murder (blah), murder by numbers and murder in the first) it was a packaged deal... then we went to sobey's and i had a crappy meal...(and stole julies potato wedges) then we went to the mall... where i bought 4 more movies: the basketball diaries, the lawnmowerman, the lawnmowerman ii (it was a packaged deal) and unbreakable the 2 disc special edition... then we went to a bunch of other stores, i got jojo's xmas present...(couldn't find what i was looking for, so sorry, jojo, i settled on smthing else...)
and then, FINALLY, went downtown to stinkin' ink to give out all the final details for the impending tattoo...

i'm going back on thursday to check out the final sketch and finally make an appointment... (which i will write in my new planner :D)
oh, i also bought xmas lights (purple and blue) and couldn't quite put them up... this is a two person operation... if anyone wants to volenteer...
and finally, i have new yrs plans... i'm jojo's date at the goodyear's.. i'm tre excited... :D:D:D:D
it's now 9pm.. i'm on my way to watching movie #3 (murder by numbers) and then shower and hop into my freshly made bed (also did the laundry and cleaned up a bit.. this place was a friggin' dump...)
and that's it.. work all wknd, (new yrs day time and a half... whooohooo!) and i have a day off tue. but alas more running around...(and seeing the good shepard...)
ok... this is too long a post...
hope ya'll are groovin'!
random quote: i'm saying i'm an insect, who dreamt he was a man, and loved it, but now the dream is over and the insect is awake...

i give you... the moulin rouge!

incredible restraint....

while tattoo shop browsing, i made the dumb mistake of walking into cheapies.... i haven't been there in... forever... a few years at least.. and they have this decent vhs collection... i had four in my hand and another like... two or three in the maybe section of my brain... i walked away... i put them all back.. and didn't buy them...
i was thinking of tattoo money/book money... (which my loyal ebay/internet bitch is getting for me... shoutout jojo!!!)
the movies were: death becomes her, fried green tomatoes, primal fear, house of spirits, and the maybe list included: the hand that rocks the cradle, dare devil (only b/c jen garner) and a couple others... AND.. they were all on my list!!! (as many know, i veer off the list quite a bit...)
today was LOOOOONG... but the thing that made my day was a call from my boy!!! i haven't talked to him in months... so it was nice to hear his voice :D
we're going to hook up soon :D and hang out i can't wait!
tomorrow i work... the lonly jew on christmas...making all the money... good times!!!
i work all week... and i hope to get a day off soon to hang out w/ my two biznatches... jojo and smilmine...b/c i miss them... I MISS YOU GUYS!
other than that... friday i'm going to make the appointment to get inked... and then the countdown begins...
today a man walked in and he smelled like chocolate cookies, and i said to him, dude you smell like cookies! and then he told me that he went tanning and the oil/lotion was chocolate flavoured... he then tried to put his order through and i kept interupting him....and well... we sorta flirted... he was cute too.. then me and rachel had a laughing attack and couldn't hold it together...
then i planned on having this great nap... and rest and stuff.. and i slept for like.. 1.5 hrs... :S
oh well... that's all i got for now.... i can't wait to get my books and get tattooed.. and take my vaca!!!!!
woot woot!!!!
happy holidays ya'll!
xoxo
the elated hermit

random quote: who'd your dadday?! wayne rink!

cementing inking process....

i've chosen my tattoo parlour...
stinkin' ink... on hess...
talked to the guy, and out of all the places i've been to they're the ones i like the most...
walked into metal'n'ink... and liked them... but i dunno... there was smthing i didn't dig... then i went into wyld's tattoo.. and totally didn't like them... and a few months back i went to cottage 13.. they totally have their heads up their asses... so no thanx...
next week i'm going to call and make an appointment... i'm SOOOOO TOTALLY STOKED!!!
ALSO, amazon is looking mighty fine to me.. waiting to hear from my ebay bitch about that... and what else? working all through the holidays... makin' some dough... and then it's time off in jan. and reading.. a lot...
i have two new years resolutions:
1. find a real job.
2. try to read a book a week.
i'm very excited... my first year as a canadian... (almost... )
ah.. life is good... i feel... hopefull...
hope ya'll have a good one!!
stay safe!
xoxo
the happy phantom... er.. i mean, hermit
I SHARE A BDAY W/ MELANIE LYNSKY!!!!! that's friggin' awesome!!!


random quote: All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It's all frightfully romantic.

doin' it... for real!

it's for real now... i'm getting a tattoo!
hopefully tomorrow i'll be going to metal 'n' ink and see about pricing...i just browsed their online gallery... i know a couple of ppl who've gotten tattoos there...
and i know what i'm getting...(i have two versions i'll talk it over w/ the tattoo ppl...see what they think...)
also, i've decided on two locations: right wrist or right shoulder blade...(right side is totally too tattooed...)
hopefully i can get it next week...i'm TRE excited.. it's been almost 6 years since my last tattoo... i've been thinking about it for EVER.... it's time for another tattoo... not sure how to tell the 'rents... but i'll cross that bridge when i get there...
that's it.. it's 2 am... almost bedtime... work tomorrow... blah... and then another day off!!!! woot woot!
catch ya'll on the flip side!
random quote: you stole my house you son of a bitch!

christmackah wishlist...

i've never done of these... but i have scattered notes all over my desk.. i figure i should put them all in one place... (to remind me when the sales hit that i want these things...)

books:
the atrocity exhibition by j.g ballard
diary of a rapist by evan s. connell
city of saints and madmen by jeff vandermeer
anything by will christopher baer
flicker by theodore roszak
dermaphoria by craig clevenger

movies:
American psycho
boogie nights
bringing up baby
death and the maiden
diary of a rapist
fried green tomatoes
of freaks and men
gone with the wind
higher learning
jaded
looking for mr. goodbar
the misadventures of margerat
nightmare before christmas
rape of love
rebel without a cause
soapdish
a streetcar named desire (1951)
valley of the dolls
friends with money
x men the last stand

music:
anything by regina spektor
anything by juliette and the licks
anything by elton john
early pj harvey
nina simone
cool jazz (any kinda jazz really... i dig jazz)
frente: marvin the album

during my upcoming vacation, i'll try to read as much as possible...
that's it for now...
random quote: what does knowing ever do? does it tell you right from wrong?

on the road again...

ok.. not really... but i am on the road to losing my voice... sexy... i know...
i'm all stuffed up... and luckily, my throat is ok... just losing it's ability to manufacture sounds...i'm at the point where i sound like a man... not the sexy pheobe singing voice... but i'm sure that will follow soon enough...
last night worked... all day... and then joined the milmines for the xmas pagent... it was great...(though i did sneak a short nap... sleeping for 3 hrs... not as much fun as it used to be...)then we went over to sada's (me and jojo) and just hung out...my god i love those chicks! we made plans for later... it's going to be the best day EVER!
then i got home... and didn't get to bed till 1:30am(so i was up for like... 21 hrs... :S) and now it's 10 am... and i can't sleep...(woke up earlier)
working ALL day today... and then it's a few more weeks of pushing it.. and then it's VACATION TIME!!!!
i'm going to rent movies like my life depended on it! (or dnld like there's no tomorrow... being the frugle jew that i am... i'm probably going to dnld... leaving the house AND spending money... not really tickling my jollies...)
well... i'm off to watch some tv...(dark city)
and then get ready to venture out into the world...
blah...
the hermit
random quote: why do you love me, why do you love me? why do you love me, you're driving me crazy!

ugh! what is wrong w/ this picture?!

so i'm SICK... again!
i just got over strep... and i have a stupid cold again... blah!
i feel like a bag of assholes...
yesterday i went out to get some kleenex... and they didn't have the kind i like.. so i settled on a different kind... and now my nose is all raw and hurty...
i hate being sick...
also, i hate my life...blah!
it's 5 am... i have to get ready and go to hell....
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
the broken hermit...

random...

I'M TIRED....
working 2 jobs...sucks... (well, if i had the wknds off...that would ROCK)
eating late... not a good idea... i had some wickedly weird dreams...(that will remain secret... so don't even ask me...)
thinking of not buying a guitar now... but rather take a week off... do NOTHING but sleep and watch movies...
saw blood diamonds and apocalypto... both... VERY good... i heart jennifer connelly... (note to self, must get a copy of house of sand and fog) (and dr. zhivago)
xmas party at "work" was SUPERlame... but good grub, semi good group of losers, and the reptile guy was friggin' awesome!
and jen garner is smokin'!!!
and now... i'm off to yet another brain dead day...
oh, creativity... visit me w/ your warmth... send your muse my way...
i cry out to freedom...

random quote: 'ello! did you just say hello? no, i said 'ello!

ROADTRIP!!!!!

ya... it was another magical time when jedly had a car...
i worked a LOVELY 12 hour day yesterday... running b/w two jobs... (money money money... i love money! i'm such a money whore...) hooked up w/ jedly for a quick dinner, and then met her and monica (at their jobs) and at around midnight... we took to the road... being semi lame... we had no idea what fun adventures lie in the deep dark night... so we ventured back to niagra (the original crime scene), to go to the other casino...but we couldn't find our way to it... (head hung in shame) so we went back to "our" casino and let the fun begin! i lost all my winnings...($6.25) but jedly got some nice cash prize...we also found a bunch of random money...and players cards... (and let me tell you, honesty doesn't pay... :S)
then we decided it would be a great idea to eat at denny's! (b/c we'd never eaten in one... ) so we parked in bumfuck nowhere, and walked into the eatery at like... 4:00 am... got some drinks and started to perouse the menu....(as always me and monica were broke) and didn't really wanna spend like... 20 bucks on a burger and fries... so we headed out... (jedly got a free icetea) and off we were on the road again, searching for food... we finally (after a short detour) found a 24hr. drive through mickeyD, and ate to our heart's delight.
finally got home at 5am... was asleep by 5:30... and now it's noon... and i've been awake for a while.... blah... WHY CAN'T I SLEEP!?
on the agenda for the week: work, work work work... (xmas party at one point) and then more work....
i need some time off to do NOTHING....
random quote: how incredibly awkward and uncool...

no title....

i fell off the wagon... and for a brief nanosecond, i felt at peace, while it coarsed through my veins...

GOD, I MISS IT...

new mission...

i've done it... i've watched ALL five seasons of alias... finished the last episode just after midnight....(however, i only watched season 5 once, i didn't watch my single season yet...)
however, i have a new project on the horizon...
i'm going to watch EVERY single extra feature... of all the seasons...
i'm VERY excited.... project commences tonight when i get home....
whoohoo!!!
relevent quote: don't talk to me, about...petunias!

the ups and downs...

so.... the ups and downs of being sick...
i hate being sick... (and not having food around... :S however, fear not my friends, today is payday, and shopping adventures are upon us... and by us, i mean me..)
the upside is that i have meds... prescription drugs... i love that... i have to take two pills twice a day... on an empty stomach... they're orange... and cool...
they work...sorta, i guess... last night woke up in pain.... but thought happy thoughts and was asleep in no time...
as i mentioned ealier, i'm on penicillin... which always makes me think of that line from vi warshawski (1992): wow, you have enough penicillin here to cure the clap...
tee hee.. so for me, penicillin=std...but rest assured, it's only strep...
that for now, is very managable...
sada stopped by yesterday and brought me popsicles (w/ REAL strawberries) they're delish...spank you sada...
today i have orientation for this temp gig... for dec. (money money money! must be funny, in a rich man's world...) and then i'm going to have a fabulous dinner... and resume alias (half way done w/ season 4, should be done today w/ it)
sat. the counterpart is stopping by! whoohoo! and sunday, hoping to chill w/ monica/julie...(haven't done that in a while....)
and now i run to put on some clothes...
catch ya'll on the flipside!