the new season of ’surreal life’ is excellent.

for the maximum pleasure, however, i suggest taking a drink every time janice dickinson says something about being a ’supermodel’.

comedy gold.

(not responsible for death or bodily harm that may occur from attempting this game.)

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[E] Sorry I keep flipping. My back hurts.

[L] Mine too, you want to switch sides?

[E] I guess so. But I want to keep my pillows.

[L] Fine.

We switch sides.

[E] What we really need is a new mattress.

[L] For our birthdays, we need to just tell our parents to just give us money toward one.

[E] We could get the Swedish Sleep System.

[L] That would be so cool.

[L] What do you think its like to have sex on memory foam? Do you think it remembers?

[E] I bet we could make it want to forget.

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back from nyc sitting among boxes on the floor…things being sold out from under me as we prepare for the next phase…chicago. transition is not my strong suit…i feel that each day now as i awake with a lump in my throat. not so much the lump of tears, as the lump of discomfort, annoyance, insecurity, and more than anything of a dislike of change. i am dedicated to shifting to a place where i can go with the flow, move with life, and it does make times like this easier…if for no other reason than that i am conscious of my issues with transition. Yet, here i sit with that lump all the same.

we’ve been in nyc for the last few days. some of the hottest days of the year. heat and the city are suckee together. i felt like i was getting cooked in the filthiest pot each day as i wandered the streets. yet some how it was still good. i had a cool shower to come home to and lots of great things to see each day. i loved having so many people around…which isn’t usual for me. i loved how the new yorkers flowed past one another, how they were crammer together yet no one really looked annoyed. they just were. now at times i allowed my mind to imagine a reality where they actually spoke, interacted…something like the denver bus i rode…but that just isn’t new york i guess. the days were good…i shopped at crazy boutiques, checked out vintage clothing, looked for inspiration in my own creative outlet of the moment, sewing. i ate well…sushi zen is out of this world for those in nyc. i even found a restaurant that served nothing but rice pudding. so sweet.

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i have a few playlists that i am proud of. lists of songs that i enjoy listening to. i know its stupid and pretentious to post the listing, but i cant help it. this is a playlist i made when kurt and i were developing some writing. i like it. (its called ‘two timing’ on my ipod.) it plays like this:

1. love burns – black rebel motorcycle club

2. encore – danger mouse

3. all got our runnings – the streets

4. take me out – franz ferdinand

5. losing my edge – lcd soundsystem

6. cigarette and alcohol – oasis

7. crooked – evil nine

8. we want you soul – adam freeland

9. punk – utah saints

10. out of control – the chemical brothers

11. ghettochip malfunction (hell yes) – beck

12. drinking in la – bran van 3000

13. west coast love affair – unrest

so there it is. soemthing to keep you entertained, if you can find all the tracks.

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im in fucking heaven. sometimes. i worked on the farm all day today and came home and immediately went for a run. i havent run at all this week because of my work schedule and the heat, so it was a joy. i came home from that, did the rest of my exercises, ate a great dinner (steak, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, beets and some vanilla ice cream with nectarine for dessert *yum*). i now have to help mom prepare a couple boxes of tomatoes for canning or freezing or whatever she wants to do with them. i also need to clean my room and do some laundry and drink some beer and pay some bills and do some paperwork, but i think some of that will have to wait until monday when i might have a day off. o, and i need a pedicure. which will happen tonight for sure. anyhow. i dont have much to say. but i love being outside all day and finishing the day off with exercise and a dinner full of summer vegetables. god i love summer.

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I swore I was done with political posts, but am I the only one that finds it hysterical that the Bush administration wants to rebrand the War on Terror? The new name is supposed to be “the global struggle against violent extremism.” Not that it’s a bad idea per se, it’s just that when I think of eliminating extremists the Republican party is more or less the group right at the top of my list. (OK, that’s not fair, they’re third, right behind Al Quaeda, and Scientoligists).

Top ten extremist tactics undertaken by the Bush Administration, the Republican party ,or their surogates:

10. The elimination of due process for suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay. They’re not entitled to the rights of citizens. They’re not entitled to the rights of foreign nationals . They’re not entitled to the rights of established by the Geneva Convention. What are they? Foreign combatants! What rights do they have? None!

9. The illegal rendition of suspected terrorists to foreign countries for the sake of torture.

8. The arrest of anyone and everyone on the sidewalks during the Republican Convention. “Just carrying your grocerys home? Tough shit – you’re going to jail.”

7. The unmasking of a CIA agent as a means of political retaliation. “That’ll teach you to criticize our lies.”

6. The smearing of the names and reputations of our nations veterans. Never mind that John McCain is a war hero – let’s use a push poll to inform racist voters about his interracial family. “Who in the hell does he think he is adopting a child of a different race anyway?”

5. The dismantling of thirty years of environmental enforcement and the suppresion of good science in our government. “Oh, what’s that you’re kids have asthma? Tough shit – it’s too expensive for coal burning power plants to scrub their emitions. Stop complaining and we’ll give your inhaler back.”

4. The utter disregard for due process in the Terri Schiavo case. Why let years of medical opinions, judicial oversight, and careful deliberations stand in the way of a self righteous anger and legislation that contravenes your own political philoshy (Remember – the Republican party is the one that wants a small government that stays out of the decisions made by citizens and their families).

3. Abu Ghraib.

2. Looking the other way while genocide takes place in the Sudan.

1. Lying to the public in order to justify a the war in Iraq and then using the war as a marketing opportunity in an election year in which they again tarnished the reputation of a war veteran.

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ive had a number of moments in the past week. (dammit, i just got an ant while sitting here on my bed.)

after ‘mortified’ with keren last wed night, we drove up into the hills, talking. (another ant. or maybe the same one.) we ended up in the edge of griffith park, up on beachwood. we walked around in the full moon on dirt, looking way down on the city and the strobing lights. and up to the close hollywood sign. on our way out, we noticed a sign warning ‘dangerous wildlife in area. mountain lions and rattlesnakes might be present.’ we scurried back to the car. but what a nice time.

on sat, i went swimming with rachael. the pool at her grandparents is heated and the weather has been hot enough to really warm the water up. so when we went swimming at about 8pm, it was a hottub. since we were going dancing later, we didnt swim hard, but meandered around the pool, talking. once again, the moon was out and it was a fantastic time.

finally, yesterday morning, i was driving out to ict to work with kurt. its out in marina del rey, so the only logical way to get there is to avoid highways. and im going down rodeo, down by usc, windows down. palm trees lining the residential area. wilco (‘i am trying to break your heart’) is playing on the stereo. and i am content.

maybe its been a long time since i allowed myself to stand still, even during a car ride. but this week, it seems ive done it several times. the pure joy that comes from being content, even for only a few minutes (and perhaps especially for a few minutes) cant be underestimated.

even typing all this out makes me want to smile, makes me want to jump up and down, makes me want to shout.

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