So, Updating?

Not my strongest suit, apparently. Now, not updating when I said I would? That's I'm ridiculously good at. I'm going to skip over the apologies and excuses about time constraints and just get right to the entry.

So, I've decided to adopt a structure similar to Francine's (which you can see at her blog Stop the World... I wanna get on!). I'll do a little update about ME and then I'll throw in some more HTML because I know that's what you really want to see. Also, I've started learning Arabic and Japanese from the same coalition of websites that Francine and Tony are learning German and Russian from (respectively). You might see a bit about that in here as well.

So, an update. Well, since the last time I wrote a lot has happened actually. I went to an SGA con in New Jersey a couple of weekends ago. That was AMAZING. I cant even begin to tell you all about it, so how about some highlights:

1. Laura realized that her new TomTom, bought just for this trip, and her iPod had been stolen just before we were getting ready to leave. So we had to call the cops, file a report, and then stop at the mall so she could get a new TomTom. It worked out though, because we got Starbucks before heading out. Starbucks makes everything better.

2. We had backstage passes and as awesome as that was, we had been a bit upset because we were not going to be able to meet Gary Jones (Walter of SG-1) because we were heading into NYC at the only time he was doing anything. Luckily, we stopped by the convention before heading into the city and got a chance to go backstage and meet him. ^_^ He's much cuter in person.

3. The aforementioned trip into NYC was to see Equus. Yes, the one with Harry Potter running around nekkid. That was not the reason we were going to see it... at least, that was not the reason I was going to see it. Regardless, this point is about the seats. We were in the Broadhurst Theatre, ironically where Richard Griffiths made his last Broadway appearance in The History Boys (for which he won a Tony) and also the home of the 2002 revival of Into the Woods and the 2006 revival of Les Miserable (yes, I threw in those little details for Francine's sake). If you don't know the theatre, it's small, as most of the theatres in NYC are, and the floor seats have three sections with 20 seats to a row each: left stage (the 200 block), right stage (the 000 block) and center stage (the 100 block). Our seats? E9 and E10. Yup. Center stage, almost exactly, fifth row. I know. You're jealous. You should be.

4. Our showing of Equus featured a charity donation thingy at the end, through which Laura got herself a poster and me a playbill, both signed by the whole cast. Again, I laugh at your jealousy. I know have Richard Griffths' (AKA Vernon Dursley and AMAZING ACTOR No. 1), Daniel Raddcliffe's (AKA Harry Potter and Boy-Who-Signs-Half-Like-an-Adult-Half-Like-a-Six-Year-Old) and Kate Mulgrew's (AKA Cptn. Jayneway and The Amazing Never Changing Hair Woman!) autographs. It was a geeky bonanza. I even got to see them coming out of the theatre and being swallowed by fans before getting into their TAXIS. I love NYC.

5. I managed to get all the foods I have been dying for since I left except real Italian sausage. Do you know how disturbing it is to have to eat bratwurst seasoned like Italian sausage? Trust me, it's disturbing.

6. CHUCK. That is all I have to say about that.

7. Radek Zalenka talking about what plans he has for the rest of his career now that SGA is over: "I've got my eyes on Brad Pitt. *uproarious laughter from crowd* His career, not his ass, you perverts."

8. Talking about Nekkid Daniel Radcliffe with Jason Momoa. *headdesk*

9. Seeing Francine and Tony, dispite how sort the visit was, was one of the best moments.

10. Having Laura laugh at me because while Harry Potter was running (litterally) around nekkid and half hard not ten feet from me I kept going "Dear God, look at that LIGHTING. How the hell did they get the light in there?" David Hersey is now my GOD.

Ok, other than that weekend... I still have a job, my father does not. *sigh* Because of this, I have decided tha I am going to (a) cu down on how much I am doing for the HPA in preperation for (b) if my father does not have a job again by the time Laura leaves I will have to get a second one myself. I am not looking forward to this. But such is life.

I have been listening to Last.Fm almost non-stop while I am at work. I love this. I get to listen to all these bands I LOVE with out ever having to spend the money to buy them. Depeche Mode has been high on the list recently. And XTC. Also, Iggy Pop, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Sweet, and The Dancing Blue Jeans.

In other music news: A few weeks ago I played "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" on my guitar and sang it at the same time. Sounded like CRAP, but I was on key and in time and that's all that matters. I also have finally managed to play a bar cord! YAY! I am getting better tat this playing guitar thing. I think, mostly, because when I don;t want to get online right after getting home from work because I know there is something waiting for me for the HPA, and I don't feel like getting right to the cooking, and I certainly don;t want to get on the phone AGAIN, I practice my guitar. It's been most nights that I am home for a few weeks now. It's cool that I just looked down the other day and was like "Holy crap, when did I start positioning my hand like that? Isn't that the RIGHT way to play?" ^_^

Alright, I think that's it.

Because this week's HTML is WAY LONG, I'll have to post another entry for it. Sorry.