sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me
Hey. Just ‘cause it’s Germany doesn’t mean I can’t still be totally self-centered. If I wanna make comics bemoaning my future, I can make comics bemoaning my future.
But now for more important things. Tomorrow is Valentine’s day—and today is Friday the 13th! One way or another, something cliché is bound to happen to you in this 48-hour period. I prefer roses to Jason Voorhees, but it’s a tough call.
I figure I’ll either 1) do what Lindsay’s gonna do, which is buy myself some chocolate and eat it all by myself or 2) do what this man I saw on the subway did, which is drink sangria out of a carton on the subway.
In this country, alcohol is cheaper than chocolate. (And sold in more places. Like the 1 Euro Store.) So Plan 2 will probably win.
The only thing I’m actually celebrating right now is the Berlinale. This weekend marks the end of the 10-day film festival. Oboy film festivals are fun—especially when one’s tickets are funded by Hampshire. On Wednedsay, our group saw “Home From Home.” On Thursday, Lindsay and I saw “Pink.” Tomorrow, I will see both “Short Cut to Hollywood” and “The Exploding Girl.” Finally, Sunday afternoon, our group will see a collection of short films by German filmmakers.
Speaking of movies and their stars… It is annoying how many spam comments this website is forced to catch, but I did laugh recently when I noticed one that read “HELEN MIRREN NUDITY.” Alongside that were also “Sarah Silverman Naked” and “Sarah Palin Porn.”
February 13th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
i feel this is relevant to your valentines day plan 1
http://current.com/items/89789741/sarah_haskins_in_target_women_chocolate.htm
all of them are amazing. i can’t remember if we watched them at our girl parties. but in any case here is this one that i just watched last night.
also can you e-mail me your address please so i can write you a love letter.
i hope the washing machine is behaving itself.
*kate
February 13th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Electric Chair has my vote, though Cougar would be a surprise twist.
By which I mean to say that you’ll lead an unabashedly successful life!
February 13th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
This is great.
Hope you’re well out there.
February 14th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Yay Kate, I love hearing from you! I’ve been meaning to send you an epic email or something soon…but will give you my real address as well. That video was hilarious; I never realized how bad chocolate advertising was till I saw it all together like that…
Casey: At least if I become a cougar, I’ll be on your coast!
Ian: Same to you! I know nothing of your Hamline life, but I hope it’s going well.
February 14th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I feel like all routes should lead to the crisis of self-doubt. It’s going to happen no matter what, perhaps a few times. I’m pretty sure I’m having one right now. Like breathing.
February 15th, 2009 at 12:15 am
This just reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to post to my blog and have since done so. http://contamity.livejournal.com/206094.html
Also, I have a care package for you for V-Day, however I haven’t sent it yet, since it occurred to me that you moved and your address has probably changed and I just got a letter back the other day from a friend stateside which went to the wrong address and that’s when I learned that I’m going to have to pay the postage again to send it back out and I don’t want that to happen with something I’m sending out of the country/overseas. AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND ADNDNADNADNADNADNADNADNADNANDANDANDANDA
February 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Then all my bets are on cougar. Come on, cougar!
February 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Hey Athena -
Looking forward to hearing more about the Berlinale.
February 15th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
The main path to avoid is that of Cat Lady. Each of the other paths has at least something redeeming to add