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Things to Do At Lunchtime When Your Dead
Jul. 8th, 2002 02:37 pm1. While browsing on my lunch hour in various stores and purchasing blank tapes for vacation mixtape madness, I came upon the DVD for Showgirls for only $9.99, but I did not buy it. (Go ahead and shame me, Drood.) I'm sure I'll pick it up at some point, but I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to save money for my vacation.
2. While waiting for my sandwich at the deli, I heard the Vanessa Williams and Brian Somebody duet from the soundtrack to Beverly Hills 90210 (I'm stupidly assuming there's only one). I think the song is called "Love Is..." or something of the ilk. I remember the video -- it included modern dancer doing lyric interpretation with long silky scarves, I believe.
3. I hate to admit it, but the new Rhino 80's box set is the best 80's compilation I've seen yet. I own over 2/3 of the songs already, and I have no need for the collectible booklet or the fruity-looking cover (the title of the collections is "Like, Ohmigod"), yet I was still tempted. Well, not really since I don't have 70 dollars to spend on such an item, but I was rather impressed and did feel a moment of covetousness.
4. Tonight I will be watching The Shipping News. I have no idea what it's about and resisted the urge to read the back of the box at the store today. I fear it will suck since no one I know saw the movie and it ran for approximately 5 minutes in the local movie theaters. But it has my baby mama Julianne Moore in it, so if I plan on stalking her in the Village this weekend I should have some intelligent insight on the matter. Of course, she's only my dream woman in my head, when she's 5 inches taller and about 50 pounds heavier, especially the latter. But not everyone's perfect so I'll still love her for her red hair and acting abilities.
5. Speaking of movies, I upgraded my Netflix membership to 5 movies at a time. I will no longer have friends because I'm planning on staying at home and never answering the phone, because I don't pick up the phone while I'm watching a movie -- I'm too engrossed in the storyline and the other worldlyness to interrupt myself and tell someone I'll call them back. I also don't answer the phone if I'm sleeping, using the bathroom (for showering or anything else), if I have company over, if I'm on the other line, or if I'm on my way out the door. Strangely enough, I will answer the phone even if the caller ID says "unavailable" since occasional out-of-town calls read that way, plus if I made the effort to walk all the way to the phone, I will go the extra mile to pick up.
I don't talk on the phone much. Or more accurately, often. Because when I do finally conquer my fear of the phone, I've been known to talk folks' ears off.
6. Speaking of phones, I probably need a new cell phone since mine hasn't been quite right since the dog took a couple bites out of it. But that must wait until after vacation. In the meantime I should buy a calling card, so I can actually call out to people with a working receiver.
( and now a quick rundown of the weekend. and by quick i mean boring. )
2. While waiting for my sandwich at the deli, I heard the Vanessa Williams and Brian Somebody duet from the soundtrack to Beverly Hills 90210 (I'm stupidly assuming there's only one). I think the song is called "Love Is..." or something of the ilk. I remember the video -- it included modern dancer doing lyric interpretation with long silky scarves, I believe.
3. I hate to admit it, but the new Rhino 80's box set is the best 80's compilation I've seen yet. I own over 2/3 of the songs already, and I have no need for the collectible booklet or the fruity-looking cover (the title of the collections is "Like, Ohmigod"), yet I was still tempted. Well, not really since I don't have 70 dollars to spend on such an item, but I was rather impressed and did feel a moment of covetousness.
4. Tonight I will be watching The Shipping News. I have no idea what it's about and resisted the urge to read the back of the box at the store today. I fear it will suck since no one I know saw the movie and it ran for approximately 5 minutes in the local movie theaters. But it has my baby mama Julianne Moore in it, so if I plan on stalking her in the Village this weekend I should have some intelligent insight on the matter. Of course, she's only my dream woman in my head, when she's 5 inches taller and about 50 pounds heavier, especially the latter. But not everyone's perfect so I'll still love her for her red hair and acting abilities.
5. Speaking of movies, I upgraded my Netflix membership to 5 movies at a time. I will no longer have friends because I'm planning on staying at home and never answering the phone, because I don't pick up the phone while I'm watching a movie -- I'm too engrossed in the storyline and the other worldlyness to interrupt myself and tell someone I'll call them back. I also don't answer the phone if I'm sleeping, using the bathroom (for showering or anything else), if I have company over, if I'm on the other line, or if I'm on my way out the door. Strangely enough, I will answer the phone even if the caller ID says "unavailable" since occasional out-of-town calls read that way, plus if I made the effort to walk all the way to the phone, I will go the extra mile to pick up.
I don't talk on the phone much. Or more accurately, often. Because when I do finally conquer my fear of the phone, I've been known to talk folks' ears off.
6. Speaking of phones, I probably need a new cell phone since mine hasn't been quite right since the dog took a couple bites out of it. But that must wait until after vacation. In the meantime I should buy a calling card, so I can actually call out to people with a working receiver.
( and now a quick rundown of the weekend. and by quick i mean boring. )
