I owe a million thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes my way! I had an awesome day playing at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Times Square, watching Broadway stagehands picket outside the Lion King, and went to some crazy performance art in the East Village (more on that later because suffice to say, I have seen some really *weird* art before, but this is filed under WTF?).
Actually, let's talk about the performance art right now.
In the center ring, we have Brooklyn, noise-rock, experimental, whatever whatever band, Japanther. To your right, old man spoken word artist. To your left, a low budget, animatronic dinosaur. And dancing all around, two girls outfitted in your favorite American Apparel ensembles. Now throw it all together. My understanding was that this was supposed to be a "rock opera" about the death of the animatronic dinosaur and then in death, he questions his understanding of all his philosophies about life. Yeaaahhhhhhh. In a really weird way, I enjoyed it, even if I didn't quite get it. Japanther make some great songs, so there's that.
It was a fun birthday. Thanks friends!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Blog for a Tuesday.
Brad tagged me to do this blog thing. And you know what? I'm just gonna do it. No one has ever tagged me for one of these things before! I'm an e-loser.
15 weird traits, habits, idiosyncracies you didn't know about Jen:
1. I have broken or jammed my finger 10 times- all happened in the span of 7th - 10th grade. Consequently, I have arthritic tendancies during the winter or when my hands get cold.
2. I can play the ukelele.
3. I was a national dance championship in the 7th grade. It was for a ballet routine to the song "People" by Barbara Streisand.
4. I drink iced coffee in the summer and hot tea in the cold months.
5. I poop at the same time every day: 10:30am. I have pooped at this time every day since 2002 when I became a vegetarian. I'm not a vegetarian anymore, but I still poop at the same time every day.
6. I have some mild hearing loss from years of attending punk, ska, and indie shows (LOUD) without earplugs in my younger years. Shame on me! If you are facing away from me, I have trouble hearing what you're saying clearly. I can hear that you've said something, but I'm not always sure what. If I ask you "What?" its because I didn't hear you, not because I wasn't listening. Wear your earplugs at rock & roll shows!
7. I collect smashed pennies. You know those machines where you put 2 quarters and a penny and then turn the crank and it smashes a design into your penny? Yes, those. I collect them. I keep one in the zip pouch of my Kangaroo sneakers though I rotate which penny it is.
8. I have never done my own taxes, but I will have to do them for the first time ever this year. I am very scared about it.
9. I do NOT get nervous speaking in front of people. I never have. However, I get downright terrified auditioning for plays and talking on the phone.
10. I have led a webinar/teleconference in my underpants. Twice.
11. In high school, I convinced everyone my middle name was Pizzazz. At graduation when they announced my real middle name, most people were confused. I have often considered changing my middle name to Pizzazz ever since. Actually, if I could change my name to anything it would be: Jenny Pizzazz Marvel.
12. Adam asked me if I knew who the Fabulous Moolah was. Embarassingly, I told him, "She's that lady wrestler from the 1970s." I know this because I watched WWF wrestling religiously as a kid.
13. I was the captain of my high school golf team. Oddly, I was also the worst player. My assistant coach (a middle aged lesbian named Dolly with spiky gray hair and an unnatural obsession with Xena, Warrior Princess) almost kicked me off the team and gave me this sound advice (which I didn't take to heart since I had no intention of doing either): "They give more college scholarships for golf than they do for theater!"
14. I took Donovan shopping at K-Mart for black pants once. We bought a pair of black pants in the ladies section.
15. I watched the movie Josie & The Pussycats at least once (sometimes 2 or 3 times) a day my entire sophomore year of college. I can and still quote lines from that movie.
I'm not going to tag anyone. If you want to do it, then do it!
15 weird traits, habits, idiosyncracies you didn't know about Jen:
1. I have broken or jammed my finger 10 times- all happened in the span of 7th - 10th grade. Consequently, I have arthritic tendancies during the winter or when my hands get cold.
2. I can play the ukelele.
3. I was a national dance championship in the 7th grade. It was for a ballet routine to the song "People" by Barbara Streisand.
4. I drink iced coffee in the summer and hot tea in the cold months.
5. I poop at the same time every day: 10:30am. I have pooped at this time every day since 2002 when I became a vegetarian. I'm not a vegetarian anymore, but I still poop at the same time every day.
6. I have some mild hearing loss from years of attending punk, ska, and indie shows (LOUD) without earplugs in my younger years. Shame on me! If you are facing away from me, I have trouble hearing what you're saying clearly. I can hear that you've said something, but I'm not always sure what. If I ask you "What?" its because I didn't hear you, not because I wasn't listening. Wear your earplugs at rock & roll shows!
7. I collect smashed pennies. You know those machines where you put 2 quarters and a penny and then turn the crank and it smashes a design into your penny? Yes, those. I collect them. I keep one in the zip pouch of my Kangaroo sneakers though I rotate which penny it is.
8. I have never done my own taxes, but I will have to do them for the first time ever this year. I am very scared about it.
9. I do NOT get nervous speaking in front of people. I never have. However, I get downright terrified auditioning for plays and talking on the phone.
10. I have led a webinar/teleconference in my underpants. Twice.
11. In high school, I convinced everyone my middle name was Pizzazz. At graduation when they announced my real middle name, most people were confused. I have often considered changing my middle name to Pizzazz ever since. Actually, if I could change my name to anything it would be: Jenny Pizzazz Marvel.
12. Adam asked me if I knew who the Fabulous Moolah was. Embarassingly, I told him, "She's that lady wrestler from the 1970s." I know this because I watched WWF wrestling religiously as a kid.
13. I was the captain of my high school golf team. Oddly, I was also the worst player. My assistant coach (a middle aged lesbian named Dolly with spiky gray hair and an unnatural obsession with Xena, Warrior Princess) almost kicked me off the team and gave me this sound advice (which I didn't take to heart since I had no intention of doing either): "They give more college scholarships for golf than they do for theater!"
14. I took Donovan shopping at K-Mart for black pants once. We bought a pair of black pants in the ladies section.
15. I watched the movie Josie & The Pussycats at least once (sometimes 2 or 3 times) a day my entire sophomore year of college. I can and still quote lines from that movie.
I'm not going to tag anyone. If you want to do it, then do it!
Things I <3 (this week):
1. Music with woah-oh-ohs
2. My music collection from the late 90s/early 2000s (hello Pedro the Lion!)
3. Veronica Mars, girl detective supreme. I'm sad this show was cancelled. Although the third season has gotten a little O.C. for me, its still a smart show.
4. Drooling over 24" iMacs.
5. These fun wallpapers at Nama Rococo. That Sixty-Eight in Mellow Orange! (of course, orange is my obsession these days)
6. Friends visiting. Living in New York City.
7. My bedroom.
8. Apple cider.
9. Nina & Finland
2. My music collection from the late 90s/early 2000s (hello Pedro the Lion!)
3. Veronica Mars, girl detective supreme. I'm sad this show was cancelled. Although the third season has gotten a little O.C. for me, its still a smart show.
4. Drooling over 24" iMacs.
5. These fun wallpapers at Nama Rococo. That Sixty-Eight in Mellow Orange! (of course, orange is my obsession these days)
6. Friends visiting. Living in New York City.
7. My bedroom.
8. Apple cider.
9. Nina & Finland
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