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Monday, May 13, 2002
Great weekend! Friday night I went to see BLUE WATER DAY at Micawber's. They get better every time I see them. Apparently I needed sleep more than food. I left there shortly before 8 to get something to eat, but when I got home I passed out... slept right through 'til the morning. Saturday I was ready to conquer the world and was surprised by a knock at the door. It was Lori and Darlene kidnapping me for breakfast at State Street Diner. Was fun to chill with them again. At one point in the conversation they were asking me if I had ever watched "Everybody Loves Raymond" and telling me how they were each like Raymond or Debra. VERY funny... even lesbians can relate to the relationship dynamics on the show. I said, "I think I'd be Debra." Lori said "Let's not kid around. You ARE Debra." *grin* I took my new OUT magazine and chilled on the commons for the afternoon. I even have a sunburned forehead and forearms to show for it. Looks kinda funny but I must have been sitting out there for hours reading. It was the Ithaca Kid's Rock The Arts Festival... there was music, and juggling and karate demonstrations... Sunday because of the rain I ended up going to hang out at Juna's and reading. I grabbed a book off the shelf that I owned for a while, but hadn't read yet... THE STREET LAWYER by John Grisham. I used to love reading John Grisham books. Unfortunately, as I started reading this one yesterday (I got halfway through it) I realized that he's writing them almost like they're movies... and not very good ones at that. I mean, they serve a purpose for when you want to get wrapped up in a mindless story and you don't want to think too much. But it does all get a little predictable... I don't remember A TIME TO KILL being so predictable, though it's been a while since I've read it. Anyway, THE STREET LAWYER is about a guy who gets held hostage by a homeless man and decides that he is going to leave the fast-track to partnership in a multi-billion dollar firm for a $30K salary as a street lawyer practicing homeless law. He suddenly gets a conscience. OF COURSE he's privvy to some information from his previous firm that he shouldn't be -- information about the illegal dealings of a real estate company that "evicts" homeless folks... and... well... that's about it. I haven't read the second half so I can't spoil it for you, although I have some pretty strong guesses as to what happens. Its definitely a page turner... although I'm mostly continuing to read it just to see if my suspicions are confirmed. Its the same reason I watch QUEER AS FOLK (has there ever been a more transparent and utterly predictable show on television?). Last night I went to see Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN. I didn't really know what to expect, but it was very good. I was pleasantly surprised. Very funny in parts... Its about the friendship of two boys in Mexico and how their relationship changes on a weekend trip with a woman who is married to one of the boys cousins... There are subtle class and sexuality issues involved. And the movie was "narrated" for lack of a better term by this omnipotent voice that added rhythm and context to the story. It was very well done, go check it out. I'm not sure how much longer it will be playing at Cinemapolis. GOOD NEWS! I asked my boss this morning if I could take time off in June to go to Provincetown with my friends Mike, Rodney and Paul. Just a long weekend but a nice short vacation nonetheless. He said yes. :-) And then I said, "Oh yeah. Do you mind if I take a week off in July?" He was sort of hesitant about that one... and so I quickly added, "I mean, you're going to be on vacation that whole month right?" (emphasis on *whole*) hehe. He said, "Right. Yeah, go ahead and take a week off in July. That's fine." Mom wants me to go to Las Vegas with her and her boyfriend (Tony). It feels weird to actually get time off from work. After a year of no vacation I will have had 2-1/2 weeks by the end of this summer. A week for Chicago, a long weekend to Provincetown and then a whole week in Las Vegas. MMMMM, no complaints from me. :-) Ok, Ok, back to work.... Should be a busy day wrapping up that project-from-hell this week... more later... | private feedback | |
Hey! I'm Shane... a proud gay progressive Democrat who has recently relocated to New York City from Ithaca, NY. As I am no longer in Ithaca, I haven't quite decided the fate of this blog. Drop me a line!
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