you say one thing, do another...

Ah. Monday morning in Philadelphia. I ride my bike past the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Washington Square Park to get to work. Some days I think about the history, often I do actually, and then a lot of days, I just let life steer me through the most historic places in America without a node to Ben Franklin. It is Monday after all, and I've alot to achieve. Nothing like establishing freedom or letting anything ring....but it's a job anyway.

Have a good day people and remember, no one likes slacker.

shhhhhhhhhh

Meridith's apples.

Black and Gold

10 things I love about you:

1. Anouk. & So You Think You Can Dance. There has been at on of blogging about Anouk’s song Lost. It is working me out. In such a beautiful, mind blowing way. So pretty. Check it out on Itunes. The afore mentioned show is amazing and fun…minus some of the loud commentary.

2. Summer. I love it and want it all year round. It helps me. It helps me breath easier. And fuller.
3. Running. I am full tilt running. It’s also helping me deal and be a better person.

4. Recognizing that where ever I go, there I am.

5. Jo Malone. Simply the best. If you don’t know what I mean, google it.

6. Beer Pong. This weekend when we went to Baltimore we played Beer Pong, as we did when we were in Vegas…..muchachos fun.

7. The promise of an Iphone. I will have one soon, one way or another.

8. Sam Sparro (in picture above). Not typically my kind of music, has a definite 80’s sound, which I sorta don’t love anymore, but he’s good, really gets me moving on my runs. Good stuff…..and gay and cute-ish.

9. Noah getting better. He was sick sick sick all week long. He ate a ton of mulch over the weekend (while we were playing beer pong) and we think the mulch had cocoa in it, which some mulches do. Cocoa is chocolate, and dogs and chocolate don’t go together very well.

10. Going to the movies alone. I went to see Indiana Jones last night, by myself, and had a fabulous time. (that little shia, he be hot-ish)

one smile and no body else will do

In all my life. I've wanted to be on stage. All my life, i've been a major player in the movie in my mind. I've imagined every kind of trick and scene change you can put out there. It's all very true. And after all these years the bug is still biting me. Honest.

As a kid, I think acting and being on stage was a way out for me. I was an only child with a pretty nutty stage setting, and acting and stuff.....it was living a life I didn't have and that was fun.

Of course, now I know I have to live the life I've got, but I still play in my mind. Always theatrical, and always....always bigger than life.

I also think about what it would have been like had I gone to SUNY at New Paltz for acting, rather than SUNY at Plattsburgh for Psychology. Two contrasts, not much use mulling at this point. But I do.

So, the picture. It's from Broadway Bares....in NYC. I've always wanted to get up to NYC to see it, but never really made it. Not fair for me, but it's my choice to go or not to go. I know.

I think the picture stands for itself.

I am ready for my close up. For sure.

get out of my way today lady friend. I've got a lot to do and it all started like this. in my bed. gun loaded and ready to blaze. so move aside and let the shit get done.

Just a shout out to Shanon and Kotula and the rest of the crew. It was fun !!! Even though I left a day early, it was great to see everyone !!

but i can't see straight anymore

Lady Ga Ga.

Have you heard that song yet ? Just Dance ???? THE song of the spring/summer. For me anyway, my feet get grooving and my ass starts moving.

Thats all i know.
oh.

And today is Monday and I can't wait until Friday already.

Straightjacket

Something so benign for me construed as cruelty

Such a difference between who I am and who you see

Conclusions you come to of me routinely incorrect

I don’t know who you’re talking to with such fucking disrespect

This shit’s making me crazy

The way you nullify what’s in my head

You say one thing do another

And argue that’s not what you did

Your way’s making me mental

How you filter as skewed interpret

I swear you won’t be happy til I am bound in a straight jacket

Alanis M.

what would you do?

Blistering heat the last week finally broke last night. Still hot inside, with no central air. We live in an ancient house, and have window units...which have been fine, but man !!!!!!!!!!!!
The new Alanis CD is by far my fave in a long long time. WOW.

all this grudge

chhhhhhhhhheck it out. Mmmmmm. everyting es good, no?
hot as hell in Philly. I can't believe how much my body can sweat....and i don't mind it. I actually like running in the heat....so. off i go.

This was shot right before I jetted to get on the Amtrak on Saturday. By far, one of the coolest things i've seen. It's in one of the Smithsonian buildings. It's this cool ass pavilion in the portrait gallery. The glass on the ceiling is broken up into tons of little blocks. There is not one piece of glass that is shaped the exact same as another. The metal which holds the glass is full of recycled denim to absorb the sounds !!!! Totally cool !!!

The metro in DC. I took this picture on Saturday afternoon. Pretty cool huh? I am not all that into subways and metro systems...but DC's feels like the hands down winner of the best one out there. So easy and so clean and nice and ..........................

this fountain of regret

It takes a special something to be Josh Wald.....and to look like this. Is that the right name ??

Well anyway, so starts my fast and furious weekend. I look at it with a bit of adventure and excitment.......I can't stand the thought of a bus.....it's just that it costs $15, compared to Amtrak which is $72. Well, what can I say. I'd rather allocate that money to fashion. Thats all.

I slept like a champ last night, finally. After a week of not sleeping. The weather was perfect. I don't have much to say......talk to you all after the weekend !!!
the most,

nate

It's a Bitch To Grow Up

I know. This picture has been all over the net in the last two days.....and i still could not help myself. COULD NOT. Um. I've been listening to his new cd for the last few weeks, inspiration and all that crap...and then this thing pops up. What the hell. Could i love it any more ? Jason Mraz ladies and gentlemen.

So. The deal...on life. I am looking forward, feeling pretty good, but tired a lot. Need nights to recoop and we've been so so busy lately that it's been hard to recoop. I guess I wouldn't have it any other way, but I find myself less and less attentive to myself. Which is not great for me ! I am aware of that.
So I am looking forward.
This weekend should be a blast. Taking the Chinatown bus to a destination for my annual Plattsburgh (undergrad) reunion of sorts. Every year we meet up in a city and have a weekend. I am cutting the weekend short and coming home on Saturday via Amtrak to go to some parties here in Philly, and we have a bunch of stuff to do on Sunday. It would be more fun to just chill away from here, but I just have too much going on to be away !!!!
Other than that, our Provincetown trip is set, minus the final payment. But our deck walks right onto the sand. Cannot wait. We usually go in August, but this year we're going earlier and we'll be there for my Birthday !!!! So much fun, and not enough time. Parties and dinner spread here and there, the summer is already on the way.

Mr. Philly Chit Chat, Hugh, himself, says my break from bloggin is over. I think he's right, hopefully things will go better and I will be in safe places without big bad baddies chasing me !!!