Honey in my Gears

Thursday, I spent several hours in a car with mooncalfe which isn't as bad as it sounds ;) Really, though, he's the most interesting guy you could ever spend hours alone with while battling a GPS in the pouring rain. We got to The Haunt in Ithaca MINUTES late for the Bella Morte show (they were on their second song when we pulled in). Then we found a spot up front and rocked out. Andy and Tony were the only familiar faces on stage, but the new guys were pretty good. All my favourites were played. I had Andy sign the defective copy of The Sticks (inside, he wrote: "This is just 'effin' weird!") and I bought a real copy (and a replacement copy of Bleed the Grey Sky Black, because my copy is all scratched beyond play). On the way home, we decided not to fight the GPS and took the thruway.



Last week (or was it the week before?), I forgot to mention that I went to see Iron Man with a few friends from school. It was an all-around bad experience. I live right down the road from a Regal, so I walked. Got there around 11 or so, and got separated from my original group (Some friends got into theater 10, and I was put into 7, but ran into other friends who got into 9, so I snuck in with them). I guess nine AND ten had problems. Mine only had one speaker working- I called the theater to complain before the previews finished, and they fixed it within the first ten minutes of the movie. I also had someone behind me talking here and there to the person next to me, and leaning over the seat to breathe in my ear. Theater 10 stopped the credits early. I guess the projectionist didn't understand that there was a sting after the credits. I guess the projectionist also didn't understand that regardless of a sting, you're supposed to show the whole movie- credits, too!

*****SPOILER!!!***** maybe...
My review on the film? It was okay. Not as good as the first. If you were reading a book of it, it would be totally "white room syndrome" during most of the dialog between Tony and Pepper. And then the action scenes would be senseless. The dialog was WAAAY too much one-liners and witty banter. And if I wanted to see two people bicker relentlessly, I'd watch reality television. My favourite scenes were the ones with Backlash / Whiplash. And the scenes that didn't have Pepper starting another argument. It was like watching my parents fight- dad is trying to be light-hearted, and mom just isn't having it, but is still going. Argh! The next one better be good. And maybe ought to have more of the sting characters (S.H.I.E.L.D. was BARELY a side plot in this one, despite Nick Fury being the big ending of the first one). My disappointment with this one probably won't stop me from seeing the next one on opening night, though. But I think I'll swing the gas to go down to the cheaper Pittsford Plaza theater.



Last night, I went to the dollar theater to see The Crazies. What a shitty movie. On top of that, I wish I had a tranquilizer gun to shoot at the assholes next to us. Drinking and stoned or something, they talked and laughed through the whole film. All I can say is STOP PERPETUATING THE STEREOTYPE!! Anyway, the movie. mooncalfe and I were talking about this situation the other night- the apocalypse. Whether we could swallow our morale and do what NEEDS to be done- and that's bash in the brains of our loved ones were they zombified, or kill off the crazy guy you KNOW will be dangerous / trouble down the road if you let 'em live (or kick 'em out of the group or something). Well, the movie... I would have killed the crazy guy. And I would have had no problem doing it. Instead, the lead guy gave him the big gun. Also what I would do differently: GIVE EVERYONE SOME SORT OF DEFENSE! I'm all for love, but if you're dragging your wife behind (a pregnant doctor- which was frequently mentioned but never played with- another point which made the movie poorly plotted, I think), then please give her one of your guns. Lead guy went 3 days. THREE DAYS of avoiding and fighting 'crazies' before he finally gave her a gun (moments before the end of the film). The visuals were great, but the plot was so simple- problem (and explanation of), destination, obstacles. No twists, no character development... nothing. I guess it was okay for what it was. A jump-out-and-scare-you movie with some good make-up.



In other film news: Can't wait for Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph isn't in it. Azula and the other Fire Nation girls aren't in it. And that sucks big time. But it still looks fucking awesome. The last trailer I saw, Appa was in it! Didn't see Momo, but IMDB says he's in it. Princess Yue and her big finish is in it, and I am SO EXCITED to see THAT! Suki is in it, but I didn't see any Kyoshi warriors in it, but IMDB says they go to Kyoshi.
Also, I want to see Remember Me- not because of the kid from Twilight. Because of the kid from Harry Potter 4. Yeah, they're the same person, but I swear Robert Pattinson is a GOOD actor. Not just some no talent ass clown who rides on instant success. He worked for it, and if memory serves, he (according to some old interviews) suffers through Twilight, haha.

That's what Mohawk Place in Buffalo smells like. I hadn't been there since I saw Rasputina in 2003, and it reeked then, too. I would have thought that whatever the problem was would be fixed by now, but oh no.

Also, their rocks glasses are what we in Rochester would call a double shot glass. And the bartender does not skip on the rocks. So when I ordered my Gay Pirate (having to explain to him in full detail what it was, as he didn't understand what "captain, malibu, and a splash of diet" meant- and he calls himself a bartender), I was extremely displeased when he assured me that it was not a shot, and begrudgingly paid my $3.50. Also, $2 for a coke? Jesus.

We came here to see Prefuse 73 perform. We paid $15 each to get in, which thoroughly pissed me off, because they didn't list the price for this show on their website, but most of the others shows on the site were between free and $10, so we were expecting less. I was actually furious for Charles about this because he paid for both of us, and it wasn't until hearing the second band did I get over it (because 1. they rocked, and 2. it was like paying five bucks per band).

The first bad was okay. They just played one song over and over, or one long song... They all sounded the same, except for the last one, which was cool. I don't know what they're called, because when the lead singer said their name, she had a very heavy reverb on the mic. But upon a little research, I found out their name: Blank Blue.

The second band, School of Seven Bells was freaking amazing! They were better than Prefuse 73 because they were actually making their amazing music, while Prefuse was mostly just pushing play on his laptop. Anyway, check them out. They're awesome, but their MySpace does their tunes no justice. You should definitely catch them live.

Prefuse 73 was really fantastic to listen to, but pretty boring to watch.

On top of the rancid stench permeating the air all around, Charles got food poisoning from the Amherst Denny's, and is still trying to teach a class today, the pooper- er, trooper. I knew we should have gone to Tom's down the street from grandpa's. But we were too hungry, and Tom's was still ten minutes away.

Anyway, aren't you glad you read all this?

Rotersand is going to be at Reverb on the 28th, and I can't go!! Waaaah!!! Will I ever get to see my sexy Daleks live?

In other news, I know what I want to be for Halloween. Since there are two main nights for celebration (Saturday and Wednesday), I have two costume ideas.

I have to get a wig that's white and spikey, and find someone with a spare trench coat (possibly, and hopefully from Brian). And I have the rest, and that will make me DASH X from one of my favourite shows as a lass, Eerie Indiana :)

The other costume is actually a couples' costume and requires much more work. I'll need a blond dreddy wig, a long black dress, scull hair clippy thingies, and a burlap sack with a couple giant buttons, a big bow tie, and a crushed velvet jacket. I can get supplies for the rest of the costume from a fabric store. So, have you guessed who Charles and I will be going as on Halloween night? We're going to be Lenore and Mr. Gosh! I will expect to find a way to build up his head with styrofoam so that I can stick several 8" blades into his head.

Friday: Got a bunch of pumpkins and invited Kelly and her boyfriend for a little carving party with Charles and I at my house. They left afterwards and then Charles and I began cutting up the remains and putting the pieces in a bowl, while I separated the seeds from the guts.

Saturday: Got the stuff from the fridge/bowl on table and started gathering the ingredients for pumpkin pie! Charles made the crust while I roasted seeds (one batch salted, one unsalted). After finding a suitable supliment for cream (we had some cream, but it expired 4 years ago), we began smooshing up the pumpkin meat, pressed and strained it, and then mixed in the rest of the ingredients. After realizing that it NEEDED to go into the blender to prevent it from looking more and more like VOMIT, we blended and poured and it took twice as long as the cookbook said it would for it to cook. But when it cooled off properly, it turned out amazing!! BETTER THAN STOREBOUGHT OR CANNED!! We've decided that his house needs pie, too, so we're planning to go over there for more baking.

Monday: Went to KMFDM, but got there too late to see Bella Morte :( I did get to see Ross though. We talked for a little between sets and I gave him a skull ring (or a bat ring, I forgot. I was handing them to all my friends). I got to see keeblerx which was quite pleasant :) I got to see Brian who snagged some stickers that had my name on them (apparently, the shit band that played before KMFDM has this mellow side-band called Fawn).
When Andy saw me, it was like he recognized me from the last show in Ithica, or recognized me as Ross's friend from the last show. He gave me a big hug and smile (with a tongue sticking out at me first) and it was so adorable. Anyway, no meeting KMFDM this year, and no going to Vertex afterward. I was getting tired and had school in the morning.

TODAY I DREW BLOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME from a fake arm with flowing blood through fake veins, in Med Lab class. Mr. Anih says next week we'll be doing it on the real thing. I'm nervous. I really fucked up the first time, but the second time I tried I got it nearly perfectly! And I'll tell ya, tying a toornequit the right way looks way easier than it is.

Tomorrow, I start my internship.

The show was awesome.......... at least I think it was. I wish I could say Pigface was awesome, but (and don't kill me for this), I passed out during their performance. I vaguely remember Nocturn and Voodou, and I remember Sheep on Drugs and the suspension show... Oh man, after the concert, they suspended people from hooks! I think they were with The Enigma crew or something...
So.... I found Sam, Dave, Donna and Charles, and Jackie... and hung out with Sam and Marrissa a lot of the night. And Brian and Donna, too. And Jackie stayed with me during Pigface, maybe making sure I didn't fall or something. She's super awesome like that.

Pre-Show: Sam bought me drinks. I haven't eaten in quite some time. Not the best combination ever.

Whiskey&Coke

triple shot of Tequilla

shot of Jager

two Vodka Cranberries

and some beer maybe.
ALL BEFORE THE SHOW! Are we surprised Miss Fawn passed out during Pigface's performance (and during various other portions of the evening)? Maaaaan, I spent some good times making out with the fucking toilet, I tells ya.

From what I remember, the show was awesome.


Afterwards, I got an awesome jersey tee. And had it autographed by The Enigma, Curse and Lacey (who also signed my boob, and stumbled into me a lot, and hit me by accident, several times with her beer bottle... as if my own alcohol abuse wasn't bad enough ;)
The Enigma was a cool guy. He signed my bra, my wrist, my ticket and my shirt :)

Pictures (of the signatures, and maaaybe some show shots) coming soon. Someone got pictures of me and Sam, and me and Dave showing off our toothless grins.

This just in: Chance #2 to see Pigface during this tour is May 20th!!! They're coming to Buffalo! And also Ithica. But Buffalo! :D And I'll be able to go because I get mucho moolah thursday! I'll pay off my debts and then save it up (yo) and yeah!

And I WON'T get completely trashed before Voodou even gets on stage. And I WILL get everyone's autographs on my shirt. And I might just get The Enigma's signature tattood to me. Because I want a wrist tat, and it's just neat.

.........sexy Curse <3<3<3

I didn't get to go to KMFDM...

...( so KMFDM came to me )

Pictures coming soon.

DAVID BOWIE'S COMING TO BUFALLO ON MAY 25TH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone come with me!

Dracula's Ball (dracula's nut, according to brian). The bands were okay. Not my taste, really. There was Tapping The Vein and Vasaria, who's lead singer can't really pull off the ass long hair like some others can. The venue was fucking HUGE. It was at Egypt. There were a whole bunch of different rooms. I went between the techno/synth floor to the goth/ambient room. They played Faith and the Muse, which was great. And they played Voltaire (the vampire club, how fucking appropriate), which brought me into pure ecstacy as we left.

Anyway, Linsey and I both dressed as American McGee's Alice. But her costume kicked 10 kinds more ass than my ghetto shit did. She made hers from head to toe! I should have just stuck with Emily. But I decided on going as Emily at Shock Therapy, which we didn't end up going to.

Kristine was Lulu from FFX, and her costume rocked! I'm so inspired to make a dress and net it with belts now. Her boyfriend Larry was Squall from FF8, and kept telling everyone to smell his knifegun (he'd just painted it that night). I felt I should have gone as aeris to keep the trend and not be another, lesser alice. A lot of people bailed, which sucked, because I would have liked to have seen Dayna's dress and met Dr Scott and all that jazz.

There weren't alot of hottie guys there and less hottie girls than I expected. One guy dressed as the Crow and his costume was killer, but he was shorter than ME for crying out loud.

So on a completely different note, halloween went wonderfully. It wasn't that cold, it was a clear, beautiful day, and I got to hand out candy to trick or treaters.

And on a non-halloween note, Tom (person I dated a long while back) made contact with me after trying to hate me for a while. He made amends and we caught up a little on each other. I thought it was really nice, because I don't want to leave at the end of the year with an enemy left behind. It's hard enough I have to leave my friends behind. And I hope Adam will visit me there, since he'll never set foot in Rochester, because I miss him a lot and he's freaking me out with his depressions. I want to hug him. I hope he knows he'll always have a place to crash with me if he ever needs it.

Alright. It's food time. Then hopefully movie time.