Fly vs. Spy

Disgusting

Woke before dawn, went for a jog in the park, stopped to smell the neighbor's roses on the way home, made a smoothie for breakfast, took my vitamins. Ok, I'll stop now...it's disgusting, isn't it? My California life. I feel all healthy and normal and shit. Distinct difference from driving home drunk, waking up in the afternoon, maybe going to the tanning bed, then parking my ass at the coffee shop for a doughnut and mocha. That was my Portland life. 

I have to face the facts, I'm just not that hard core anymore. I'm like Shannon-lite. The hotel porn version. Edited for radio play. Fit for human consumption!

Next thing you know I'll be doing my laundry on a frequent basis and paying my rent on time...

Thanks-eating

Thanksgiving lamb

Hollaback Zombies News

Thanks to the fabulous Heathervescent, our little infamous touring zombie troupe has found a home on the web. Hollaback Zombies.

Stay tuned for details on the zombies, including information on January's upcoming show:

HOLLYWOOD PERFORMANCE MARATHON TO BENEFIT NOTE HELP US REINVENT
POP CULTURE IN A DAY:
Date: Saturday, 1/17/09
Time: 2 PM till Dawn
Place: Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood 
(just N. of Sunset)
 
Admission: 20 Dollars stamps your hand for an all day/night pass.
5 Dollar discount with flyer.
All performers are free of course.
 
The Marathon is a benefit for NOTE one of LA's oldest experimental
theatre ensembles.

My art

My art
Originally uploaded by bjjbabe

Midnight Spirographs local art fundraiser at Far Bar, downtown Los Angeles November 2008. Check out the photostream for this awesome event:

Flickr Photostream

Now that's entertainment

Wind whipping down Wilshire on the way to the bank with my coworker today. Suddenly the wind caught hold of a large outdoor patio umbrella. The umbrella's wide base wobbled right then left, and became animated as the wind pushed it forward, giving it the appearance of walking straight toward us. I took the opportunity to ham it up. So opened my arms dramatically and I ran up to it like a long lost lover. "Umbrella!!! Oh umbrella!" I cried out.

The umbrella stopped moving, regarding me curiously for a second. Then suddenly the wind grabbed the top of the umbrella from underneath and violently lifted the extension up several inches one or twice, as if it were greeting me back! (AND it was happy to see me.)

I ran up, hugged the umbrella stand and gave it a movie worthy kiss.

And then I looked up to see the people in the cafe were all cracking up laughing.

So long and thanks for the HAT!

ViSalus Thanksgiving Feast, yes we're wearing funny hats.

Sure, no worries...

Let's see, what have I been up to the last few days...

Thursday's Writers Roundup at Pitfire Pizza went splendidly. Although we all brought art instead of writing. I have very multi-talented friends. Go figure. Looking forward to the December 4th meeting and the Toasted Cheese short story contest!

Bill found a three inch long blond hair on my face that's supposed to bring good luck. He notified me of its existence by reaching over and tugging on it.

I went to see Quantum of Solace instead of Twilight.

Midnight Spirographs was a blast and it yielded a potential sale of one of my pieces and another gallery showing in the works.

Looks like there is another Hollaback Zombie performance coming up in January and an invite to perform in Paris and Munich. Details to follow...

Making two Thanksgiving dinners. One sophisticated rack of lamb menu with Mediterranean rice. One office party, traditional fare-- I'm bringing the mashed potatoes. Yum.

Then I'm going to a politically incorrect Turkey Day at the Brewery. (I think the servers will be dressed as Indians, and quite possibly nude....)

Have a lovely start to the holidays. xoxo's

Your Spy

 

SRO

While overhearing a consultant giving a hard sales pitch on his cell phone in the staff kitchen, my coworker IM'd me to let me know that the bullshit's gotten a little thick.

Me: well, as my former boss, a furniture salesman, used to say-- there's an ass for every seat!

Coworker: Around here, it's usually standing room only.

:-)

Yuck.

Auto Industry CEOs fly private jets to beg for bailout

Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds

Auto Industry Close to Bankruptcy But They Get Pricey Perk

By BRIAN ROSS and JOSEPH RHEE
November 19, 2008

The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy.

God loves fags, and so does Portland.

Repost

You may have heard​ that recen​tly Silve​rton,​​ OR elect​ed the first​ ever openl​y trans​gende​r Mayor​,​​ Stu Rasmu​ssen!​​ Well,​​ Westb​oro Bapti​st Churc​h (​​start​ed by Fred Phelp​s,​​ extre​me homop​hobic​ preac​her,​​ www. godha​tesfa​gs.​​ com) is comin​g to Orego​n to prote​st this.

​​
Queer​s and allie​s of Orego​n,​​ let'​​s rally​ toget​her to suppo​rt Stu, the city of Silve​rton and our queer​ commu​nity.​​ For those​ of you who don'​​t know,​​ Portl​and is obser​ving Trans​gende​r Remem​branc​e Day this week.​​ What bette​r time to rally​ aroun​d suppo​rt of our first​ openl​y elect​ed trans​gende​red offic​ial.


Westb​oro Bapti​st Churc​h,​​ is going​ to be prote​sting​ throu​gh Portl​and and then Silve​rton on Monda​y,​​ Nov. 24th.​​ We are calli​ng a meeti​ng to pull toget​her to find a way to show our suppo​rt of the queer​ commu​nity and raise​ funds​ for a queer​ organ​izati​on (to be deter​mined​ at the plann​ing meeti​ng,​​ hopef​ully with input​ from Stu) in Orego​n.


If you are inter​ested​ in being​ invol​ved in the plann​ing,​​ pleas​e atten​d our plann​ing meeti​ng on Frida​y,​​ Nov. 21st at 7pm at Outsi​de In (​​1132 SW 13th Ave. Portl​and,​​ OR 97205​ betwe​en Jeffe​rson and Main on 13th.


If you are not able to atten​d but want to be suppo​rtive​,​​ stay tuned​ for detai​ls for how you can sprea​d the word or help raise​ funds​.


Our goal is to pull toget​her busin​esses​ and indiv​idual​s to raise​ money​ for the queer​ commu​nity.​​ The idea is that each busin​ess/​​donor​ agree​s to donat​e a certa​in amoun​t of money​ for every​ minut​e that Westb​oro Bapti​st Churc​h prote​sts in Orego​n.​​ Once the Westb​oro Bapti​st Churc​h catch​es wind of this our hope is that his prote​st will be very short​ and for every​ momen​t that they are sprea​ding their​ hate we will be raisi​ng money​ to suppo​rt the queer​ commu​nity.


We hope you can join us by helpi​ng plan this activ​ism effor​t via email​ or by atten​ding our meeti​ng,​​ sprea​ding the word and helpi​ng solic​it donat​ions!​​ Portl​and has a large​ commu​nity and we would​ like to see if we can reach​ out to show our suppo​rt for the small​er queer​ commu​nitie​s of Orego​n.


If you have ideas​ or quest​ions,​​ feel free to email​ us as dmm19​76@​​gmail​.​​com or climb​erfag​@​​gmail​.​​com.


Thank​ you!

Pleas​e repos​t!​​!​​!

Stu's Official Campaign Site