Linky Links 2-27-06

Definitely groggy this morning. I wonder why… hmmmm

Anyway. Here are some links – if they’re not that interesting it’s because I’m way too tired to full understand and comprehend these articles, but they seem amusing…

Art Related

What Does Islam Look Like? ~ all the controversy about this cartoon, here’s something about the art.

Loot Back in Anger ~ This is an example of an article that I know if I were more awake I could actually comment on…

Are the ready to rock? ~ see above comment.

The Truth about Mamet ~ “‘People hate artists’” yeah, maybe… he is a great playwright though…

Random stuff

The new naughty ~ Don’t get the wrong idea about the title… flipping flick

His lost wedding ring story is no croc… ~ poor guy.

Pyscho Path Voted Wackiest Street Name ~ you know that there’s also a book on what the worst cities in the US are… and Pennsylvania has two, and one of them is called “Intercourse” (I’ve actually driven through it too!) Haha

And lastly – the theme for today

When sleep is just a dream ~ I’m already late for class.

Hope you all have a good day – and have a good night’s sleep!

My Space and others

Since this is the beginning of having even more time on my hands then before I can write about all those things that I wanted to write about. Let me start with MySpace.com and all those other connecting with other people sites. I’ve always been one of those people who really enjoy hearing from people I haven’t heard from in a long time. Usually my life is so boring that I don’t want to blab about my own life, but I love hearing about other people’s lives and thoughts, especially those of people I know and care about… or once cared about and stopped talking for awhile and then found me somewhere in cyberspace. For instance, I was only on Friendster.com for awhile, I connected with people that I haven’t talked to in forever, but never really talked to them. They added me as their friend and that’s about it, which is totally cool with me.  Then I was introduced to myspace, and later facebook.  Maybe these are set up to prove how many people you know… and looking at any of my profiles on these sites proves I don’t know many – OR they don’t remember me, especially those people from high school.  I’m like a forgotten girl who dated this guy for awhile and moved away soon after high school.  I’m always afraid that people don’t remember me.  My brother, the fantastic guy that he is, can go anywhere and people recognize him.  Heck, when he came to UPenn for my graduation he bumped into someone he knew and the whole two years I was there I never ran into people I knew (and I have two cousins that go there also! I never saw them!).  Sad.  Me – I’m just that forgettable except to those who still mean a whole lot to me.  Then again, sometimes even those people I’m afraid they forgot about me.  I’m sorry, this post wasn’t supposed to be a pity post.  So moving on.

Myspace is wonderful.  I’m so glad my friend Saraivy added me.  I think it made me realize that I’m not as friendless as I thought I was.  It’s a nice feeling.   But there’s always that little hint of jealousy.  I mean, I look at some of my friends from high school’s site and they have people that we went to high school together that I didn’t even know that they really talked to and those people never contacted me.  Am I forgotten?  (okay, that’s the last pity thing I’m going to say – I promise)  AIM is also one of those things that I really like.  I was always jealous of those people who went to a real college and could leave their computers on all day and night and leave messages saying where they are, what they’re doing.  Now that I live in a dorm, I do have to admit I do that.  I know, it’s a stupid thing to be jealous of, but I think it might have been part of the reason why it was hard for me to stay in touch with people I was friends with in high school.

I guess my point is I’m always glad when people remember me.  If you remember me and are on one of these sites and have people in your friends that you talked to less whenever we knew each other then you and I did, add me.  (I don’t think that made sense, I’m saying, if you have friends on your site that you really weren’t ever friends with and you and I were friends at some point in our lives, you should add me… because I deserve it! Ha. You really don’t have to if you don’t want to) Then again, those people who actually read this I know are my friends, or related to me… one or the other.  And I know that you care.  So thanks about that.  Sorry – back in pity mode, I’m out of it now.

So. What brought this all about besides me lovin myspace.  I was cleaning out my e-mail because I have 1630 messages and I sometimes like to clean out my e-mail I was deleting my messages that announced something about myspace.  Like – so and so wants to add you to their myspace friends or something.  (I’m a pack rat – I like to keep things for a long time, even e-mails) So I was deleting those and came across one of these journals I get that lists links for articles about art and such (where I get a lot of my links – obviously) and one was about an article about myspace.  Even though it’s from December, it’s pretty interesting – all about the phenomenon of myspace.

MySpace’s millions changes the face of music

Two down, one to go

Okay, that title kept going through my head, but it’s actually really really rude of me. So if my roommates ever for some odd reason stumble on this blog, which I doubt, but you never know, I’m really really sorry, and kinda drunk… so forgive me.  I really want you to stay with your man, really.
Once again, I’m sharing more then I should… but those who know me knows already what’s going on and they already know… except my brother… sorry you’re finding out this way.

Mark and I broke up

5 years next month

and it’s now over

and it’s much much better on my part.

I asked him to get his act together and he chose not to over me. In a nutshell, that’s what happened. I really shouldn’t be sharing this, but my subconcious isn’t really working right now, so I don’t give a flying *uck. You can hear all my whinning now. I don’t care. So many people over the years have told me that I should break it off and I just refused to listen. Now, after I made up my mind, people that I care to listen to are telling me that I was doing the right thing, and now have done the right thing. 5 f-ing years. We broke up for a bit, but then got back together and then never ended something that should of ended about 3 years ago when he wanted to dump me when we were on vaction in Florida. I should of taken a hint earlier. I should of realized earlier that it wasn’t meant to be. I should of taken ALL of the opportunities when he wanted to break up with me to take them. Wait, I mean, I should of at least taken the opportunity at least once… or whatever. It’s better that it’s ending now and now in a year and a half when I’m done with grad school. He was 29 and didn’t have his act together… and not to compare or anything, but *UCK! My brother – a YEAR YOUNGER then him has a wonderful wife, job, home, and cat. I want something more with my life, not just sit around and be a bum all the time with a bum. I know, I’m being crude and wrong and I still care about him and don’t think that he’s a complete jerk, but this isn’t something new. This has been going on for several years now. It’s time to start fresh. Or something. Well, it’s time to start focusing on just me and what the heck do I want… since I have no clue.

One drink and I’m a goner. I swear, I’m such a lightweight. I wish I could handle my liquor better… let’s hope this post stays posted. Well, if I wake up tomorrow realizing that I wrote something that I really should share with hm, the people who read this, who I have no clue besides my brother, occasionally people he knows, which I’m really sorry if I’m boring by the way, and a handful of good friends. Well, then nevermind. You know all this, and if you care about me at all, you should know! so f-it. I’m posting and if my spelling sucks, I don’t care. i need to sleep. Sorry that I ranted…. thanks for reading all the way through… I appricate it…

i need a hug.

Linky Links 2-24-06

After me descibing my night out, I’ll give you a couple of links to ignore whatever I previously wrote…

Can Movies Change Our Minds? ~ Now, if I have seen Brokeback Mountain, I would actually have more to say here.  Maybe after I see it I will comment on this article again.  I know that I have some random opinions on can movies change our minds…

Work More, Do Less With Tech ~ Yeah, I could see this… I do love my Technology… it does make things easier, but it is also a huge distraction…

Not much today… but lastly…

So Where The Bloody Hell Are You? ~ At first I was going to make the article that I read this in the main focus, but really, go see the ad… and why the bloody hell aren’t I there?

The Morning Of the Beginning… maybe

I’m trying to keep my personal life out of this blog, but I just can’t help myself! Last night I had a good night. I went out… for once, I actually went out. When I came back to the dorm, my roommate Jolene asked me if I just came back from my studio where I laughed and said no, I actually went out! She asked where did I go, I tried hard to remember the bar’s name… Egon and Sons, and she said something like “Oh my gosh! You were there? I was there too with my friend Eileen (not sure about the friend’s name… I just came from a class where the teacher’s name was Eileen so I could of been hearing wrong) I can’t believe that you were there! We could of had a beer together!” That’s just too funny. Of course, if she went out in Montclair she would go to one of the two bars in Montclair (and she actually went to the other one later) but we probably only in the same bar together for about a half an hour… but still… pretty funny. I like both my roommates, they are great people.

Anyway – the reason I was out. Janet’s birthday! It was on Wednesday and no one was around… heck, she wasn’t around. We had a long class together, with the professor named Eileen, got out around 9:30 and went delusional. It was a long day. We came back to my dorm to pick up an 80s CD to listen to in the car and were on our way. So we were driving… they were really simple directions, Valley Rd, turn L on Walnut… of course, I have no idea where Walnut was. Our friend called and said, “remember you took me to the Walnut train station?” and of course I don’t… I mean, that was way back in October when I first started driving around this area. We stopped so she could get hercigarettes and I suggested we needed to eat something or else we’d be smashed in seconds of having our first drink so we got buttered rolls. How funny is that. And we weren’t even drinking yet. They were good too. Anywho, we got to the bar and she forgot her ID when we walked up to the bar. Our first reaction to this bar was that we were totally not dressed up to go to the bar… I mean, I was in a cheesy t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. At least put on some nice pants and shoes! And a decent shirt! Oh well. So the bouncer took one look at us as she said she forgot her ID in the car and he said “You’re going to need it” in a tone saying, you two look way too young so you better have real IDs. It was Janet’s 29th birthday by the way (which she doesn’t read this, so she wouldn’t care if I tell ) So anyway, to make this boring story go quicker, we finally met up with our friends from school and drank Roman Cokes (since I hate beer), well, me one, so I was good, especially after that roll, and her three and a shot of something that smelled really good – like lemons. It was all good fun. Then driving Janet home to Jersey City we were singing along to the 80s CD, in particular the song “Mickey” by Toni Basil. Good times, good times.

So I really needed last night. It was a nice relaxing time to just realize that I do have friends and they’ll be behind me all the way. Whoohoo!! And I will leave you with lyrics from a great 80’s song, Take on Me by A-Ha:

We’re talking away
I don’t know what
I’m to say I’ll say it anyway
Today’s another day to find you
Shying away
I’ll be coming for your love, OK?

Take on me, take me on
I’ll be gone
In a day or two

So needless to say
I’m odds and ends
But that’s me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK.
Say after me
It’s no better to be safe than sorry

Take on me, take me on
I’ll be gone
In a day or two

Oh the things that you say
Is it life or
Just a play my worries away
You’re all the things I’ve got to
remember
You’re shying away
I’ll be coming for you anyway

Take on me, take me on
I’ll be gone
In a day or two

Snakes on a Plane

Alright, I mentioned this in one of my posts under the article about the Worst Movie Titles Ever and I just remember that I was watching the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday and Samuel L. Jackson was on and mentioned this upcoming movie that he’s in! He said something along the lines of he read the title and knew he had to do it. This stuff cracks me up.

http://www.snakesonaplanemovie.com/

ComingSoon.net 

Hmmm… City walking

As I just did I quick glance over my latest posts, I realize all I’ve done it post articles that I’m reading and nothing about anything else.  I hope you’ve enjoyed my links, but I must rant now, hope you don’t mind.

Things are going really well here for me in New Jersey and I wish I could say the same for things in other cities.  Besides the car problems (mainly flat tires) and the occasional feeling crappy (like right this second) and the waking up way too early (once again, like right now) and working til the wee hours (or starting to work in the wee hours like I will be in about an hour) and worrying about next year (a constant thing, no matter where I am)  I really am warming up to New Jersey and my program here at Montclair.  People who know me know that I was having major problems with everything that had to do with New Jersey (almost everything, living in the dorm was actually a plus, I really like my roommates – I got extremely lucky) but my look on this town and this entire state has changed.  It really is close to New York.  It’s nice to be around a huge city.  It actually makes me really miss Chicago (then I remember why I’m not there).  I get to go see shows that I want to see like the Munch show at MoMA and then go to the gift shop and buy discounted Pixar stuff from the show that just closed, I get to hang out with my good friend Colin and drink coffee and watch bad movies with, I get to feel lost in a sea of people and actually enjoy it.  While I was walking the 50 or so blocks from MoMA to Colin’s work (crazy, I know… I could of taken the train, but I decided to start walking since I had time to kill to clear my head, and then when it was closing onto 5 and about 14th St I was wishing I took a train) I actually thought “I could live here” but the question is, would I want to pay for it.  I do actually miss living in a city.  I walked a lot, Chinese food, where they knew my order when I said “Hello,” was delivered to me in all kinds of weather (sigh, I miss Jin House – and now it’s no more… the entire building burnt down) I was so close to everything and I tried to take advantage of living in the city as much as I possibly could… like going to Fourth of July… in our nation’s birthplace… I wouldn’t recommend it.  I could live in a city again.  At this point in time in my life, I could see me moving into a teeny tiny arms length (I KNOW people who know me are thinking… HA… she’s got way too much stuff) and starting over.  I live in a tiny dorm room right now and I don’t mind it.  Okay, at first, I did mind how I got the short end of the stick when it came to room in my dorm, but now, I don’t mind it.  It is really cluttered, and I can barely see my floor and desk, but it’s home to me.  I feel comfortable here.  Okay, maybe not “home” since I do have these ideas about what “home” should be defined as, but it’s definitely a comfort to come here after working hard (or hardly working?) in my studio.  I have friends here.  I know that I can make friends, I know that I can actually make art that someone will notice, I know that I will and can survive after everything.  I need to figure things out.  I need to be able to decide what I want to do with my life without worrying about anything.  I deserve some time for myself… right?  When speaking about my art to a friend in a message, I said that it was still all about me (someone from high school who knew that all I did were self-portraits) but I was kinda being sarcastic in a way.  I’m not the type of person who needs it to be all about me in general – at least I don’t think I’m that type of person.  The work I’ve done in the past has to do about finding myself and now I think it’s about coming to terms with who I am and why.  The why is what I really need to figure out now.  Alright, it’s 6 AM, I need to get some art done today before classes start.

Thanks for listening.  I really appreciate it… especially to those who actually know what’s going on.

Linky Links 2-23-06

Once again I’m having problems sleeping. At least this time I wanted to wake up early. Here’s my links for the news I’m reading. Hope you’re sleeping better then I am.

Art Related

French leave ~ This world is huge… and sometimes it’s hard to realize that in the art world when you live so close to New York City. I would love to be able to live somewhere else for a year or two… I think it would be amazing… and then be able to hop on a plane and go back for a weekend just to hang out for art festivals, gosh, I’m a tiny bit jealous…

Villagers claim church fresco is lost Michelangelo ~ Huh. Alright. See – now a days, I think that artists want to be remember and signing everything so years from now, after we’ve become super famous of course, that every piece that we’ve ever made could be traced back to us. This brings to mind something that I think every time I see a retrospective or something similar to that where sketches are framed and possibly their worst work that they’ve ever made is framed and placed on exhibit. I think, and if I’m with a fellow artist I ask, “Would you want what you think your worst work ever to be framed and showed to the world?” I mean, just because Picasso drew on this napkin, doesn’t mean that it is the greatest.

China applies toon taboos ~ This is just bizarre. A good reason never to want to move to China… besides that whole communist thing… I would never be able to freely watch Roger Rabbit… or as a different ban states, Babe.

BBC pledges money for UK movies ~ Actually, this title for this article brings to mind something else… are British keyboards different then American keyboards? I mean, above the 4 is there a pound sign rather then a dollar sign? I dunno, I was just wondering.

Orchestra, musicians group agree to employ a mediator ~ A shout out to my dear friend Sunny should be put here. Louisville really doesn’t have an art scene does it?

And now for the really bizarre if the toon ban wasn’t bizarre enough

Alleged Kitten Killer goes on trial ~ It’s even stated by the Cook County Public Defender as a “bizarre case”

‘Anti-bird-flu’ water goes on sale in Czech Republic ~ Oh my goodness people.

Linky Links 2-22-06

I just don’t get why I wake up soooo early on those days that I really don’t need to wake up at all. Is it something programed in my mind that those days that I have to wake up for class or something that I have this desire to sleep more? I dunno. Just rambling. Now, for today’s links.

Neither War Nor Bombs Stay These Iraq Couriers ~ This article caught my eye because of a quote that is in it: “‘It’s something wonderful to get a letter,’ said Ibrahim Ismail Zaiden, a postman in Dora. ‘The paper, the stamp, the envelope. It is not just a piece of paper. It is something sacred.’” If anyone knows me, they know that I love writing letters, even though usually I have nothing to say. It just makes me feel good writing and sending a letter or a postcard. It’s so exciting to receive something in the mail and I always hope that a note from me in the mail is always better then an e-mail or something.

Poop Power being sniffed out in San Francisco ~ Whoa. Ew. I know I’m now a dog lover and all, but ew.

How to get disqualified without really trying ~ Hahaha. Wow. So many little things that can screw you over in the Olympics besides your performance, like falling numerous times on the slippery ice.

Theatre Related

Some People Born To Dance ~ This makes me wonder about other traits that we have and how much are genes a part of that. Are we programmed what are we going to like when we were first created? I know when I tell people that my parents work with computers they wonder how did I become an artist, but there are artists in my extended family, so it’s not too far off. Hm.

Too much too young ~ Hmmm… what is too young? I did post that one article awhile back about sexual harassment at the young age of something or other. So what about in plays? Keep in mind that this is a different country that is performing this… but what does that mean? Does it mean that Americans are uptight? Or too wary of everything? I don’t know. I can only speak for myself I guess.

And lastly – Wow, Lion King has been strangley in the news lately, I recently posted an article about the song in Lion King, but now the play itself is popping up in the news… okay, maybe not that much… but more then let’s say, Beauty and the Beast… haven’t heard anything about that in a long awhile…

‘Lion King’ Pounces onto Chinese Stage ~ Performed in English, of course.

The Quest ~ I wish I were smaller and could sing… that would be awesome if I could perform in Lion King…

The Video that is related to the above ~ this is kinda sweet.

Linky Links 2-21-06

Not too much happening here in Jersey. Well, all bad stuff to me, like, me being sick and can’t really do much this past weekend and then when I went to go get food I found out my tire had a flat… number 4 in the same tire in about a month and a half. I think it’s time for a new tire. So as I procrastinate more in calling AAA and getting ready for the day, here are some articles that I read this morning that are amusing… at least to me they’re amusing.

Nothing really art related today

To: Professor@University.edu Subject: Why It’s All About Me ~ Okay, I have to admit that I have written e-mails that I had to miss class right before the class but I never asked for the notes… I got them from a friend. And I usually only ever missed because I felt miserable.

“New Seven” wonders list narrowed; now it’s up to the world to choose ~ architectural designs? That’s it? I wonder what the other 77 are. Thank goodness Mt. Rushmore is considered. That’s pretty impressive if you think about it. A man carving our forefathers on the side of a mountain. Crazy, but a wonder.

With a Few Clicks, You, Too, Can Start to Change Your Life ~ Really? This is all I need to do to find happiness? Sign me up!

Candy maker touts new chocolate’s health benefits ~ Mmmmm… chocolate… I always thought of chocolate as its own food group.

A follow up on a past article I posted ~

Titles so terrible that ‘Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes’ didn’t even make the final cut ~ Wow. Some of these are bad. Well, all of them are really bad. “Snakes on a Plane”? “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger”? Let alone having bad movie titles, I’ve never even heard of these movies!

And lastly

Why figure skating is not a sport ~ I kinda of had this vow not to talk about sports on this blog since I really get all my sports info from my brother’s blog but this article made me smile. It’s true! Where are the points coming from? But this is also how I feel about grading art. How can you grade art? It’s all subjective. Papers and tests I understand how and why, but if you tell me it’s effort that’s BS. I’ve seen way too many times people’s art that they didn’t put any effort in their piece, but the final piece wows the teacher and then the work that was spent hours on didn’t even get recognized… I’m not bitter, really, I’m not. But back to figure skating…