weekend recap
recap of one of the busiest weekends i've had in a long time. i was rushing everywhere and usually running late (stupid LA traffic).
friday
- went christmas shopping right after work, bought 4 things for me, 3 for others
- went to coworker's holiday party. caught up with people i normally don't get to talk to
- went to hollywood & highland and bought beard papa's for my family and billie. the japanese girl at the counter was so... japanese. she kept thanking me profusely for coming in and for buying the creme puffs. it made me wonder if business is slow, or if it was just her culture of being extra-polite. btw, strawberry custard is their best flavor... yum.
saturday
- woke up early to go to the paul frank warehouse sale with billie. we got there at 8:45am and did not get in until 10:45! it was maddening. but we both bought a lot of stuff and i got some gifts, so i guess it was worth it? my damage was $85 and billie's was... $180! i don't know if i'd be able to do it again.
- picked jack up at the airport and went to go have pho
- dropped jack off at home and went with billie to the grove to watch "brokeback mountain." as we walked up to the theater i saw several gay boys on their cell phones seemingly distressed, and so i had a feeling the movie was sold out. it was. it was 3pm, but they were sold out until 11:30pm! so billie and i bought a "memoirs of a geisha" ticket, shopped at the grove for a while, and then snuck into the next showing of "brokeback mountain." haha... we are very sneaky people. we also saw the very end of "memoirs"... it looks like it might be good.
- as for "brokeback mountain," i thought it was really good, but doesn't necessairly live up to all the hype. it's a very quiet movie and not as dramatic as you would think. however, it's a mark of a good movie when you feel like you've experienced the story of the characters. there's a scene where heath dry heaves and breaks down in body-wracking sobs after having been with jake and he's reeling from the loss of something he's convinced he can't have and at the same time, feels wrong for having taken part in. you can tell the pain comes right from the gut. i know exactly what that's like. the scene was very real to me.... the acting was great all around... even jake gyllenhaal's character's mom (who only had a bit part) was excellent. and yes, the guy-guy sex scene was hot... but strangely, i find jake and heath to be more attractive with clothes on than off. weird. anyway, the movie made me thankful that i live in a much more accepting time... although things aren't entirely great today, either. i mean, you still have leaders fueling homophobic beliefs that a love between two men or women isn't as good as a love between a man and woman. that it shouldn't be valued on the same level, that it's not right, and that it would destroy the morality of "real" marriages. and all the closet homophobes in the country finally feel validated. i feel like in the past few years this country has really gone backwards in that respect. it makes me want to find a way to make sure kids in the future don't have to go through the self-hate i did while growing up.
- after the movie, i dropped billie back home and went straight to my excoworker, john's holiday party/housewarming. it was fun, but hard to find parking.
- afterwards i hung out at borders in hollywood, and i think i saw the guy who plays joey's nephew on "joey"
sunday
- took family pics for xmas cards. um, i think i need to get some sun...
- went to coworker marlene's bday party. it was fun. i somehow became the official photographer of the party... i hope the pics came out okay. did a bad, bad thing after the party. what's wrong with me?!
- had a quick dinner with billie at chipotle's. was planning on shaka's but they were closed!
- went to see "rent" with david and ernesto. i enjoyed it. it takes a while to get used to people breaking out in song... and some parts get cheesy... but i liked it overall. i'm SO glad rosario dawson replaced the original broadway actress (most everyone else was from the original) because the other girl's voice really irritated me. rosario sounded much better. it's really a life-affirming kind of movie and it left me in a good mood. btw, ernesto is moving to san diego... i'm sad :(
friday
- went christmas shopping right after work, bought 4 things for me, 3 for others
- went to coworker's holiday party. caught up with people i normally don't get to talk to
- went to hollywood & highland and bought beard papa's for my family and billie. the japanese girl at the counter was so... japanese. she kept thanking me profusely for coming in and for buying the creme puffs. it made me wonder if business is slow, or if it was just her culture of being extra-polite. btw, strawberry custard is their best flavor... yum.
saturday
- woke up early to go to the paul frank warehouse sale with billie. we got there at 8:45am and did not get in until 10:45! it was maddening. but we both bought a lot of stuff and i got some gifts, so i guess it was worth it? my damage was $85 and billie's was... $180! i don't know if i'd be able to do it again.
- picked jack up at the airport and went to go have pho
- dropped jack off at home and went with billie to the grove to watch "brokeback mountain." as we walked up to the theater i saw several gay boys on their cell phones seemingly distressed, and so i had a feeling the movie was sold out. it was. it was 3pm, but they were sold out until 11:30pm! so billie and i bought a "memoirs of a geisha" ticket, shopped at the grove for a while, and then snuck into the next showing of "brokeback mountain." haha... we are very sneaky people. we also saw the very end of "memoirs"... it looks like it might be good.
- as for "brokeback mountain," i thought it was really good, but doesn't necessairly live up to all the hype. it's a very quiet movie and not as dramatic as you would think. however, it's a mark of a good movie when you feel like you've experienced the story of the characters. there's a scene where heath dry heaves and breaks down in body-wracking sobs after having been with jake and he's reeling from the loss of something he's convinced he can't have and at the same time, feels wrong for having taken part in. you can tell the pain comes right from the gut. i know exactly what that's like. the scene was very real to me.... the acting was great all around... even jake gyllenhaal's character's mom (who only had a bit part) was excellent. and yes, the guy-guy sex scene was hot... but strangely, i find jake and heath to be more attractive with clothes on than off. weird. anyway, the movie made me thankful that i live in a much more accepting time... although things aren't entirely great today, either. i mean, you still have leaders fueling homophobic beliefs that a love between two men or women isn't as good as a love between a man and woman. that it shouldn't be valued on the same level, that it's not right, and that it would destroy the morality of "real" marriages. and all the closet homophobes in the country finally feel validated. i feel like in the past few years this country has really gone backwards in that respect. it makes me want to find a way to make sure kids in the future don't have to go through the self-hate i did while growing up.
- after the movie, i dropped billie back home and went straight to my excoworker, john's holiday party/housewarming. it was fun, but hard to find parking.
- afterwards i hung out at borders in hollywood, and i think i saw the guy who plays joey's nephew on "joey"
sunday
- took family pics for xmas cards. um, i think i need to get some sun...
- went to coworker marlene's bday party. it was fun. i somehow became the official photographer of the party... i hope the pics came out okay. did a bad, bad thing after the party. what's wrong with me?!
- had a quick dinner with billie at chipotle's. was planning on shaka's but they were closed!
- went to see "rent" with david and ernesto. i enjoyed it. it takes a while to get used to people breaking out in song... and some parts get cheesy... but i liked it overall. i'm SO glad rosario dawson replaced the original broadway actress (most everyone else was from the original) because the other girl's voice really irritated me. rosario sounded much better. it's really a life-affirming kind of movie and it left me in a good mood. btw, ernesto is moving to san diego... i'm sad :(
posted by Ryan at
12:32 AM
1 Comments:
i concur. strawberry is the best flavor i've tried, aside from the vanilla. i like it better than the coffee or green tea, altho i like those too.
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haeran, at 7:47 PM
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