Fish Sticks and Green Jello

So he used to be a big alcoholic lush. Who knew? Apparently it was a pretty well kept secret. While Rob Lowe was getting busted for videotaping sex with underage girls, Andrew was hiding his problem by being anonymous in New York City. I guess he started drinking when he was 12 years old and was hungover for most of his earlier movie career. Including being particularly hung over during Pretty in Pink. That explains the dark circles under his eyes throughout a lot of that film. Read the recap of the show on the 20/20 website. I have to add though that being an alcoholic lush isn't half as bad as what some of the other people from the Brat Pack did. Seriously.

Toby got an easter 'do.

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Today's post is dedicated to Keith's new Great Dane puppy Echo who pee'd on his bed when he got him home. Awww!

This must be post piddle



Big feet equal big... nevermind

If Duckie gets the girl in the original ending, why don't they include it on the DVD??

Okay, so I've been watching this "series long mini-series" (15 episodes) since the premiere a few weeks ago and it's pretty bad. Like hokey, corny bad (check out the cast photo, egads). I like Stephen King... sometimes, except for when he does corny crap like this. Apparently this was a mini-series in Europe called The Kingdom by Lars Von Trier. I read the write up on the original and it sounds cool... although if they are using the exact storyline then I ruined it for myself but I doubt it since the new show has the hospital being built over a burned down mill which killed a bunch of children many years ago. Anyway, Stephen King decided to executive produce it and King-ify it. King-ify'ing is the corny trademarks he stamps all over his movies. Take The Stand for example. That was a pretty cool book. The mini-series wasn't bad either except for the hokey show down in Vegas hand of God crapola. Whatever the hell that was. Plus the twangy guitar redneck thing it had going on. Oh... this sucker is set in some New England/Maine locale too. All his stuff is ALWAYS set in Maine.

Kingdom Hospital has an evil dead boy and a good dead girl with bad makeup jobs. A talking anteater with really sharp teeth. Some "writer" who got hit by a van and is messed up and in the hospital (sound familiar? ), the good doctors, the bad doctors, Diane Ladd as a psychic, a talking German Shephard, that has a German accent. Stop the hurting.

Two good things about the show:

1) Andrew McCarthy, I can't believe I'm saying this. I hated him in Pretty in Pink and everything thereafter. I always thought there was something creepy and pre-pubescent about him. For some reason he seems to have "grown up" in his older age plus he looks pretty good and I like his character too. In fact I'll go so far as to say that I actually like him as an actor now.

2) The theme song is awesome. It's called "Worry about you" by Ivy. Apparently it's a few years old but it's so cool. The only clip I could find of it was on the Tower Records site. I could only get the real audio clip to work.

My final verdict is check it out if you're desperate for tv entertainment and/or an Andrew McCarthy fan. At least watch the opening credits for the theme song, THEN change the channel. Also, read a more descriptive review on the show.

Hey I looked up Andrew McCarthy on IMDB and look what I read:
"When the ending to Pretty in Pink (1986) was re-shot, all of the principal actors had to be called back. Andrew McCarthy had already lost a substantial amount of weight and shaved his head for a new role in a New York play called "The Boys of Winter." Although he wore an auburn wig, he's noticeably more gaunt in the reshot scenes."

Re-shot from what? Did Duckie get the girl in the original? Now I have to re-watch the ending.

I feel the very worst today. The VERY worst! I was going to go into work for an hour but that ain't happening. I can't even rally myself to go get soup. How sad is that? This better be the "breaking" point. Like I hit the bottom of the barrel then voila! I'm a spring chicken tomorrow! I called myself a spring chicken. I'm delirious.

Day 5 of the evil cold. Day 4 of work missed. How much longer can this last??

Here's a report from a friend:
"Mine started pretty much the same. Party at Twin Peaks was Friday night (likely exposure), Sunday Night sore throat/feeling blah... sinuses were fucked/tonsiles & throat sore thru the week, had a fever last a couple of days, phelgm-balls thru the week & weekend. Sinuses finally cleared up Sunday, worst of phlegm gone as well. Residual coughing for a few days afterwards.

It lasts for at least a week... residuals for a few days afterwards. At the tail end of the bug (day 6), my allergies were kicking in.

All that i was taking was a decongestant, drinking lots of green tea, ginger ale, and vitamins. I'm sure that some drugs to fight the sinus/throat infections might help. But its sounds like yours will last at least a few more days. My guess, by Tuesday you'll feel mostly normal. "

By next Tuesday?! AAAARRRGGGHH! I'm hoping the fact that I got antibiotics yesterday will push my recovery up a few days. I should have gotten them on Monday's doc visit but he seemed convinced it was just bad allergies/spring cold kinda thing. Dammit. That's what you get for going to the doctor too soon. Should have waited a day. At this point it looks like I'm going to miss Day one of the Horror Film Fest in SF. I'm supposed to see Undead at 8:45pm tomorrow night. A zombie film too! Boo hoo. I doubt I'll be well enough by tomorrow. This sucks!

Still having a heatwave! Although since I've been sick and feverish I feel hot all the time regardless. Here are some "spring" photos.

Lavender 2004, compare to Lavender 2003. Bigger and Better!



Spring Puppy Dog



Spring Puppy Profile, Awwww!

Aren't I supposed to be getting better, not worse? Or do you have to get worse before you start feeling better? I'd like to be better by tomorrow or else I'll have to miss my second workout in a row and that will be so very wrong.

I got a new kind of cough drop tonight which has some sort of numbing agent and menthol in it. While it's not as bad as say, licking asphalt... it's still pretty bad.

Oh by the way, if you missed Ben Affleck and N.E.R.D. on SNL last Saturday night then so sorry for you! Yes yes, I know people think Ben Affleck sucks but goddamit he was extra funny! I watched his opening monologue more than once and laughed, a lot. That ones a keeper for sure.

My throat hurts too much to sleep. This sucks.

The doctor says it's allergies and some virus thing. Not strep. Nothing I can take for it but gargle with salt water etc. My throat feels like crap and my nose is runny. I got some horrible crappy orange flavored zinc lozenges. I can't stand lozenges. I hate menthol, lemon, cherry, powdery orange... all disgusting. You'd think in this day and age they'd have improved the taste of those things. I want them to taste like those chocolate See's Candies Little Pops (I ate two boxes of chocolate ones at xmas time) or how about Jelly Belly flavors (mmmm cotton candy)? How hard could it be!

My indoor thermometer is reading 79 degrees right now. It's probably because the dryer is running but nevertheless it's still damn hot in here! It was nice and hot out today too. A record high of 82 degrees. We're in the middle of a heat wave out here in sunny Northern California. Generally it's not nearly this hot in March. My cat was just sitting on my foot. I had to kick her off, it was so hot!

I'm excited that it's almost been a whole year since I started this blog and planted my garden. My pink azaleas are blooming and my fuschia azaleas are getting ready to bloom. My jasmine plant is also starting to bloom which is really cool. And the entry that started it all, my wilting lavendar, has recovered wonderfully. I'll post a photo of it soon.

Sore throat... Swollen neck gland thinggies... I sure hope I'm not getting a cold! I don't have time for a cold right now! I don't have any herbal tea or zinc or anything either. Totally useless. I'll have to make a run to the store tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't set in tomorrow and it's just a "you partied a little too much this weekend" sore throat. Ugh.

I did go out and get lots of gut stuffing (another ow) comfort food aka Ethiopian food at Zeni on Saratoga Ave. It's a bit of a drive but worth it! I've also learned that Toby goes crazy for Injera. He's actually stolen some right off my plate before. I've fed it to him last time I got take out and it doesn't upset his tummy at all. He'll even sit there and bark at the take out containers wanting more. What a kook. Dog after my own heart.

Also last Thursday Toby passed the ten point AKC Canine Good Citizen test and graduated from Intermediate Dog Training. He's going to get a gold embossed certificate from the AKC and I'm ordering him a special CGC tag for his collar. I'm so proud of him! He did such a great job. Yay! 3 out of 8 dogs failed the test. Toby's the best! Next up, Advanced Dog Training class.

The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death. What's that, a bonus?

I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch and you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school.

You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities. You become a little baby, you go into the womb, spend your last nine months floating...and you finish off as an orgasm.

- George Carlin

Did you know pink is the new black? I read that in US Magazine. I swear.

Check out the 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words page. Did you know that the phrase "For all intensive purposes" is actually "For all intents and purposes"?? Or that "Chomp at the bit" is actually "Champ at the bit"?

I still can't pronounce barbiturate right.

I like this photo of Livvy in her bed much better. The other photo makes her look much bigger than her bed. This one shows the actual size better.



I've been trying to knit a Chenille scarf for my stepmom. I can't figure out the stupid beginner pattern!! I can knit a cat bed but I can't do a stupid scarf? Argh! I even called the lion brand yarn help line at one point for help on how to read what the heck K2B meant! Once I got that figured out it still didn't help me get past two rows on it. For some reason I either wind up with the wrong amount of stitches or big loops. Chenille is very hard to knit with. It's not stretchy at all and requires you to pull it tight to avoid causing loops. The worst part about this pattern is that it creates a kind of twisting pattern so I think I'm having trouble figuring out what to grab to knit the next row with. It's hard to explain. I'm not even sure if I'm knitting to the back and purling to the back of the stitches properly. If any knitters are out there reading this, help! I'm probably going to have to break down and take a knitting class at some point.

The pattern is called the One Skein Knitted Scarf. I can't get a direct link to it, but you can go to Free Knitting Patterns on the lion brand yarn website and navigate to Accesories > Chenille > One Skein Scarf.

Here's a copy of the pattern:
Skill Level: Beginner

SIZE: Approx 7" wide x 60" long.

Materials: Lion Brand Chenille Thick and Quick, Art. #950 (100 yd. skeins): 1 skein in #108 Dusty Blue or the color of your choice. Knitting needles size 11 or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 2 sts = 1" in pat st. TO INSURE PROPER SIZE, BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

Pattern Stitch:
Row 1 (WS): K1b, p1b, *k1b, k 1, p1b, p 1*, rep from * to * once for scarf (or to last 4 sts for other widths), on last 4 sts, k1b, k 1, p1b, k1b.
Row 2 (RS): K2b, p 1, p1B, *k 1, k1b,p 1, p1b*, rep from * to * once for scarf (or to last 2 sts for other widths), on last 2 sts, k2b.
Scarf: Loosely cast on 14 sts. Work in pat st for 60". Bind off loosely in pat.

Here's a question, what does it mean to start on the WS vs. the RS first? I mean don't you always start with the RS? How do you start with the WS? Anyone?

I list a few purses and I swear not moments after I listed this item the reserve was met and I was getting emails from interested buyers! It's definitely very very rare so I'm hoping to get a pretty penny for it. Particularly since I suck and let it sit in my closet for the last couple years never used. At least I left the dang tag on it!

Paul Frank "Missy and J" Purse

I listed another very cute Paul Frank purse and a pan am flight bag. I still have to list a PVC Ballgown and many pairs of jeans. Oh and a cute Bisou top. I'm so tired though... zzzzz. I'll get it to it in the next day or so! Check out my auctions if you're so inclined! I'm cleaning house this month! Time for the 5 million things I never do crap with to GO!

Yes Sex and the City is over but the Sopranos are back! The season opener was so-so but check out the cast photo by Annie Leibovitz. It's really amazing. It reminds me of the Hell scenes in that crappy movie What Dreams May Come (The story was crappy but the movie had some great imagery in it). I'm looking forward to watching Steve Buscemi join the cast as Tony's fresh out of prison cousin. Last thing I saw him in was that Tim Burton film Big Fish. There was one scene that made me laugh with him in it. Otherwise the movie as a whole was pretty slow.

On another note, Dawn of the Dead comes out this week. I love love love Zombie films. It'll probably suck but I'm trying to remain positive. The original is of course, the best zomie movie EVER. I'm kind of wondering how they're going to explain why the zombies in the new version can sprint while in the old version they could barely drag one leg. My friend Jeremy said this is terribly un-realistic since Zombie's OBVIOUSLY move slow since they're already dead, brainless and are falling apart. While I had to question the use of the world "realistic" in his statement I'd have to agree. Maybe we're becoming so de-sensitized to zombie movies that filmakers had to pick up the pace and make it even tougher for the non-zombie folk to survive. Although my other question would be if the zombies in this film are so agressive and quick, why can they still not break down the doors of the mall that the survivors take refuge in? I mean what's the deal there? As you can see I've put a lot of though into this. The things I do with my time.

If anyone buys this they're an idiot.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2599803342

I can't believe that woman posted that on the Survivor Board on Tribe with a straight face.

Are these not the most fabulous necklace and earrings you've ever seen? I'm too poor to buy them right now but I've been drooling over these for months. Must... Not.... Spend... Money.

Star Earrings

Star Pendant

Okay it's only 3 items right now but I'm going to be adding more. Time to sell off the junk I'm never going to do anything with.

Check it out!