handsome devil

deery-lou.
previously on the e-list…

misty and i stopped in at a local acupuncture place to get some chinese herbs for her rash. in the waiting room was a laptop with a note posted above it "do not touch the laptop". while sitting there dr. wu came over to us and told us that she had just turned 60. to celebrate she went ballroom dancing and had a video of that night to show us. she turned on the laptop and within minutes we were watching dr. wu dancing. misty went in to have a consultation with dr. wu and i sat there watching dr. wu cut a rug. several costume changes and hairstyles later misty reappeared.

that night i went with d to the eagle to see colin's band the ex-boyfriends. the folsom street fair is this weekend so the eagle was pretty packed. ran into a few old friends i hadn't seen in some time which was great. i also managed to attract the one crazy guy who kept talking to me. it took colin and alisha to get me away from him. some thing never change.

friday i found myself at oxen rose with misty for her hair consultation. she needs bride hair. the first attempt was a disaster. the second style look really good, so the mission was a success. d's mom is in town so a group of us went out to dinner on that night at destinos. the food was quite good. i even managed to eat some raw fish. i guess korea really has changed my eating habits.

saturday night was jojo's birthday party. i made way there by foot. the journey was longer than i thought but the walk felt good. some much needed exercise. the usual suspects were at the party. wasn't in the mood for heavy drinking so i mostly had juice. the spread was amazing. so many delicious things to eat.

the folsom street fair is today. i'm going to make way down there around 3pm to meet up with the lesbians at the eagle. then later to see imperial teen play. i'm sure there will be some mini adventures to be had…

stay gold & be well…

please, please, please let me

deery-lou.
my whole junior/senior year of high school flashed before my eyes last night. all the loneliness, yearnings, depression, etc. came stumbling out of the closet. the cause of these flashbacks—morrissey. the smiths were a big influence for me back in high school. i worshipped them like no other. posters adorned my walls, magazines cluttered my desks, and milk crates were filled with singles. it was quite scary if you think about. that one band consumed so much of my life. i forgot how their music brought out so many emotions for me—good and bad. my first girlfriend [yes i did have a gf once] and i both shared a passion for the smiths. i think that's what brought us together. what tore us apart was a whole different matter. but that's a different post. so anyway, last night i went to see morrissey at the fillmore.


when he opened the show with a smiths song i knew that this was going to be a concert to remember for the ages. it was at that moment that my heart sank and all those old feelings can back. and it was such a great feeling. the last time i saw morrissey was in the early 90s. i was attending college in athens, ga. we drove to atlanta for the show and although we all hoped he would sing at least one smiths song he didn't. for being such a huge smiths fan i never had a chance to see them live. my one opportunity was shot down by my mom who wouldn't let me travel to st. petersburg with friends. and soon after that the band became a thing of the past. as the years passed i remained loyal to the smiths fan but i seemed to have had a love/hate relationship with morrissey as a solo artist. some of the albums i found simply amazing while others were quite lacking in that certain something. granted not all artist can have stellar album after album but i always expected greatness from him. most likely because of the impact the smiths had on me as a youth. morrissey's performance last night was truly amazing in many ways. its been quite awhile since i had chills at a show and didn't want it to end. i almost felt like i was having my own private concert. and the fact that he threw in how soon is now and ended the set with please, please, please let me completely made my night. i'll most likely be on a smiths/morrissey kick for the next couple of weeks. sometimes its ok to revisit the past because by doing so we come back a whole new outlook. and for that i have morrissey to thank.



stay gold & be well…

fancy

deery-lou.
wow. one would think that i've been uber busy hence the lack of posts these days. but the truth is i've been doing absolutely nothing. which means nothing to post about. it's strange being back home. with no job and no apartment i'm not quite sure i feel at home yet. its been great reconnecting with friends and such but i feel like something is missing. i'm trying to enjoy this time off because i know once i start working it'll be few and far between. the only downfall is that when you are out and about you seem to want to spend money, money. and that's something i'm trying to avoid. here's a quick run down of what's been happening on the e-list since my last post:

• went tux shopping with ted [bagelradio.com] for his upcoming wedding. the outing was a success and he made his selection. i must say i'm quite happy with the choice because i think i'm going to fabulous in it. hehe

• my old high school chum from o-town, william, had some artwork in a show at varnish fine art. although he wasn't in town for the opening reception, d and i went down to check it out. the space was quite nice and the turnout was good. it was great to see william's work after all this time. i think the last stuff i saw was during his art school days. his come a long since then and its great seeing his art showcased. kudos to you, my brother. besides william's art there was only one other artist whose work i liked.

wide open by william crump

afterwards d & i made our way down to the eagle tavern. brian, an ex-bartender there, was in town and just so happened to be serving drinks that night. it was great to see him after all this time. we ended up running into pevil, adawg, and adawg's special lady. we spent most of the evening hanging out on the back deck. it really doesn't matter how long you are gone, there are some things that never seem to change. one of those is definitely the eagle. it's so funny to think that pevil, d, & i basically lived there way back when.

• sunday was spent shopping with misty, kate, & d. we were on a mission to find bridal shoes and jewelry. we were successful! yeah! i managed to score a couple pairs of calvins as well as a much needed new pair of jeans. i had a meatloaf sandwich at witchcraft and with every bite i was in heaven. who knew food could taste so good.

until next time.
stay gold & be well…

how am i different?

deery-lou.
saw hairspray last night with misty. i thought it was pretty good. the songs were quite catchy and there were some good lines. it was nice to see some of the original cast make cameos. michelle pfeiffer was awesome. i'm so glad to see her making good movies again. we went to the kabuki theater which is having a makeover. walking into the building was like walking onto a horror movie set. i was waiting for someone to stab me in the back. the cash registers were on a folding table by the door, all of the carpeting was ripped up, and there were even exposed beams. luckily the theater had already been redone or at least it looked that way. there were only 4 other people in there so it was kind of like having our own private screening.

after the film we went to over to the japantown mall to grab some dinner. most of the shops were closed since it was late but i was glad to see that many of my favorite shops were still there. will have to return when they are open. the mall, too, looked as if it was given a makeover. it seemed much more cleaner and nicer than i remembered it. oh it is good to be back.

stay gold & be well…

stephanie says

deery-lou.
oh, where to begin. it was a wild weekend up at the river. a group of us went up on friday for misty's don't call it a shower celebration for her upcoming wedding. the weekend was filled with eating, drinking, singing, costumes, and croquet. what more could you ask for. we managed to squeeze in some hot tubing and river floating. the weekend was a blast. i got to reconnect with some peeps i haven't seen in a long time and also had the chance to get to know a few peeps who appeared on the scene after i had left for korea. friday was mostly spent eating, drinking, and hot tubing. stayed up a bit too late chatting with lisaj. she has a way of reviving people just as they are about to feel sleepy. luv her for that. saturday we had a big breakfast together then we changed into our costumes for creative croquet. it felt a little like alice in wonderland out on the croquet field. i did notice that during the game everyone was playing so nicely. no one whacked a ball off the course. if only i had the chance i so would have. hehe. after the match d, kate, lj and i floating around in the river. no one else was brave enough to follow. it was cold at first but once you got use to it and were out it the sun it felt good. the rest of saturday was spent with more drinking and eating. i did manage to get some hot tub time in there too. after dinner we gathered together and shared misty stories. it was so great to hear every one's stories etc. that they shared. here's a special presentation by p&b. how great were they. [the video is a tad dark, sorry about that].



the evening ended with some karaoke thanks to ali who had a traveling karaoke machine. we all headed back to sf after breakfast on sunday. it ended up being an awesome weekend. and hopefully one that misty will remember for some time.

here are some things i learned this weekend:
1. costumes are F.U.N
2. hippies & astronauts cheat
3. wigs make everyone happy
4. bending over in a short skirt is never a good idea
5. window dancing is the way to go
6. food always taste better after swimming
7. croquet is a long slow game
8. deep down everyone loves karaoke
9. balloon & bubbles make everything better
10. a weekend away with friends is awesome

i've uploaded my photos to both snapfish and flickr. they're the same. so for those that keep complaining about snapfish can view them on flickr. enjoy!
snapfish photos here
flickr photos here

stay gold & be well…

dead in love

deery-lou.
ummm, hi halloween decorations! it seems like everywhere i go there are witches, ghosts, and pumpkins staring at me. what's up? isn't it a bit earlier to fill the aisles with halloween stuff. after all its only september. don't get me wrong. i love halloween. it's one of my favorite holidays. a chance to dress up and act silly. oh wait, i do that all the time. a chance to see others dressed up and act stupid. i guess i forgot how big the holiday really is. in korea we were lucky to find a small aisle of stuff in the local e-mart. here we have entire stores filled with ghostly goodies. there have been a couple of times when i actually forgot it was still september. does this mean i can start eating halloween candy early. the strange thing is that even card stores are going overboard. halloween mania has taken over the world. i should probably start thinking about a costume asap.

went to the lucky store to try on some jeans and got a whole lot more. the clerk was uber friendly. so much in fact that at one point he told me to turn around so he could see how my ass looked. he also put his hand down the front of the jeans to show me how they weren't too tight. does this really happen? as i was leaving he remarked how hot i looked. still not use to people actually talking to me while i shop. i didn't buy any jeans. i was too scared. spent most of the day downtown. did a lot of window shopping. so many things i wanted to buy, but i don't have a home for them yet. which is probably good.

today we are off to the russian river for misty's bridal shower. should be a blast. i'll be sure to write all about it when i return.

stay gold & be well…

drop

deery-lou.
welcome to crazy! it only took 5 days before i had my first crazy encounter with the locals. it's good to know my superpowers to attract them has not worn off. it all went down at the local laundry mat when misty, ted, and i returned to take our clothes out of the washers. upon entering some woman had her stuff on top of the washer i was using. as i approached she removed her things and said sorry. i went ahead and moved my things from the washer to the dryer. misty and i shared one washer so i started helping her put the clothes into the dryer when i was finished with mine. when i went to check the washer to make sure we had gotten everything the woman from earlier said something to me. here's how it went down:

crazy woman: you know it's not nice to look into other people's washers.
me: umm, i know her. we're sharing the washer.
cw: well, you shouldn't be looking into people's washers. its not very nice.
me: relax, i'm with her.
cw: i saw you looking at my wash.
me: you're crazy.
misty: yes, and earlier he was trying on your clothes.

by now i decided it was best t simply ignore her and her rants. although i could feel her staring us down. ted stayed behind to guard our clothes because we were sure she'd do something to them. she stared misty and i down as we walked out. when we returned a half hour later crazy was still there. she stood right by the dryer so i had to pass her. i did my best to avoid eye contact didn't want to have round two. we managed to fold our clothes and avoid any further confrontations with her. guess where i won't be doing my laundry next time.

what else? went to look at a couple of apartments. the first one i looked out turned out to be a bad experience. the woman who was showing it was pretty rude to us. not sure if it was a race thing or not. but when i asked for an application to fill out she told me to mail it back to her. that immediately stuck me as a big NO. misty, derek, and i all tried to talk to you at one point and she just wasn't having any of it. the other experiences have been much better but still haven't found the apartment of my dreams. there's still time so i'm not giving up.

on saturday we celebrated misty's birthday. she had a cocktail and cupcakes gathering at her pad. i got to see a lot of people i haven't seen in a long time so that was nice. everyone seemed to have a good time. i drank a bit too much which made today a complete waste. i had zero energy. managed to walk to subway for a sandwich. hehe. that was about the extent of my day. now its time to plant my ass in front of the tv.

stay gold & be well…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISTY!!
LUV YA!

all the holes in the walls

deery-lou.
thanks for all the suggestions on new blog titles. some were quite funny while others were…well lets just say interesting. as you may have seen i have come up with a new one—my life on the e-list. can't take all the credit for it. must thank kathy griffin. for if it weren't for her show my life on the d-list, i might not have come up with the new title. its day 5 of my return. today i'm going to look at my first apartment. its been quite awhile since i had to be in the "looking for apartments" frame of mind. i'm sure it'll all go well. after all i'm not in any rush. time is on my side.

last night i went with misty, kate, and ted to see okkervil river at the independent. i never heard them before so i found it quite hard to get into their set. they had for the first couple of songs then they played something that completely lost me. it was kind of strange being in a crowded room with all these white people. there's a part of me that feels like my days of going to shows are behind me. perhaps this wasn't the best venue for my first outing. i'll definitely attend another gig of a band i'm familiar with but also have a feeling that the shows i go to will be few and far between. i guess only time will tell. and maybe once i'm back to my "normal" self i'll have a different attitude. the opener damien jurado—well what can i say—i felt like i should be sitting in a rocker on a porch somewhere in west virginia. not like thats a bad thing but for that moment it was a bit to mellow for me. i was already fighting sleep. he had a few catchy songs, so i just might pick up his cd to give it a proper listen.

stay gold & be well…

where is my mind?

deery-lou.
the plane has landed and i'm back in sf. the land of the morning calm is now nothing more than a distant dream. a pleasant one at that. besides being extremely tired, due to my fucked up sleeping patterns, the adjustment has been quite smooth. i'm staying with misty who happens to live in the inner richmond, which i like to call the home of my peeps. there's a strong asian pressence in the neighborhood which makes me extremely happy. i've already found my new coffee spot that serves vietnamese coffee. most of the customers are vietnamese, too. sweet! this is where i have decided to settle down. now all i have to do is find an apartment. wish me luck. i have managed to purchase a cell phone. the first step in establishing myself once again. its a samsung phone. i wanted to have a piece of korea with me at all times. hehe. and how happy am i that i can actually use this phone. unlike my phone in korea which had no english. little by little its starting to feel like i'm actually living here and not just visiting. for some strange reason i'm still in the visiting mode. can't quite seem to shake the feeling. i'm sure it will take a good week before i realize i'm not going back. spent the last couple of days bascially doing nothing and it feels good. saw stardust on monday and i must say i was pleasantly surprised by it. i love going into a movie and not knowing much about it. not sure what's in store for the future but whatever it is i'll be ready.

stay gold & be well…

p.s. i realize that i need to change the title of my blog. send me your ideas for i'm at a bit of a loss.