OBSESSION: (n) compulsive preoccupation

There have been several times in my life when I have become obsessed with something. The object of my obsession can be anything: a song, a movie, a tv show, an actor. The very first memory I have of this is a highly illogical fixation with the movie Romancing the Stone. I have no idea why or how but I vividly recall watching that movie until the video casette began to wear out. I know several things followed suit but the next one that sticks out in my mind is a wicked Christian Bale fetish. I saw everything that Mr. Bale had ever done, including Empire of the Sun, Anastasia, and Pocahontas (he provided a voice for the animated Disney movie). I mean, I was obsessed with a capital "O". For a long while I was fascinated with a bleach blond vampire and a ridiculously beautiful and disgustingly arrogant gay man. The first summer I was in Appalachia I was so completely obsessed with a Rufus Wainwright song that I drove people crazy listening to it all the time. Once I was so taken with a particular lip curl performed by Meatloaf in The Rocky Horror Picture Show that I was sure something was wrong with me...mentally.

One evening I had this discussion with Kristi and Bre and Kristi readily and enthusiastically revealed that one of her obsessions was the fella who played Elvis on that short lived Elvis tv show and I'm 99.9% sure he also played Link in Hairspray. I would say that Huck was much too sensible to fall victim to this petty fixating but she's the one who introduced me to the aforementioned bleached vampire.

I was hoping that I'd outgrown this silly habit but it's reared it's ugly in full force this evening. A while ago Q mentioned a new musical called Spring Awakenings. She mentioned that some of the music was ok so I took some time tonight to check it out. I wanted to know the story of the music I was listening to so I went to the official website and found a video for one of the songs. I've watched that video at least 10 times now and I'm positively sure that it's just the beginning. I can't even pinpoint what it is that has me hooked but I know this feeling all too well. So I apologize for the fact that I'll be completely wrapped up in this ridiculous video until I've exhausted it thoroughly.

For anyone who's interested in what I'm doing with my time:
http://www.springawakening.com/spring_awakening_video.php

I'd try to analyze why I'm so completely taken with this video but I'm pretty sure it would reveal parts of myself that are better left in the dark!

QUESTION!!!!

This last summer we'd be sitting around the garden or the bar or the curb or whatever and Chad (an absolutely beautiful New Yorker who was jobbed in for a show) would suddenly say "Question!" And in that moment my stomach would drop because I knew that he was going to ask something superbly personal and utterly fascinating and that we were all going to have to answer. Here are some examples:

"Question!" (And yes, the word "question" was always a proclamation and never a question.) "What is the one sexual thing you'd be most mortified by if your parents found out?!?!?!"

"Question! Who was the best sex you've ever had?!?!?" (This one was particualrly difficult because he was at a table full of couples...

"Question! Who at this table would you most like to have sex with?!?!?"

"Question! What is your kinkiest sexual fantasy?!?!?!?"

It was always thoroughly exciting but you knew that you'd wake up in the morning going " Did I really say that out loud?!?!?" I miss that crazy boy though. He always knew how to get the party going.

So... this was a "survey" I pilfered from MySpace. I had to create a list of 11 people I knew and then answer questions about those people. Tada!

1. Scot
2. Seana
3. Janaiah
4. Frank
5. Mattie
6. Bobby
7. Leia
8. Susan
9. Bre
10. Kristi
11. Amy


HOW DID YOU MEET #4?
he introduced himself in a parking lot

DO YOU LIKE ANYONE FROM THE LIST YOU MADE?
well, i like everyone on the list but really like? i'm pretty sweet on mr. scot. heehee!

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HADN'T MET # 1?
thrown myself from a building. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF #6 AND #2 WERE GOING OUT?
shit myself

HOW DID YOU MEET #8?
i can't remember the specifics but it was at school. i know that much.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF #7?
krazy with a k. good chickee though.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF #5 CONFESSED THEY "LOVE YOU"?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WHERE DOES #7 LIVE?
austin

IS #2 YOUR BEST FRIEND?
that title offically belongs to numero tres but number two is a rockin' chick and i'm very sad that i don't get to see her everyday anymore.

HAS #10 EVER DONE ANYTHING ROMANTIC FOR YOU?
well, recently we held hands in a dimly lit restaurant. does that count?

DID YOU EVER EAT AROUND #11?
that's almost all i do around her

DO YOU MISS #1
yes. sigh...

WHO IS #11 DATING?
much to everyone's chagrin, she's very married. lucky guy, that greg.

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF #6?
always a special place in my heart for that one.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT #3?
Official title holder of best friend for almost 10 years.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF #3 AND #7 WERE GOING OUT?
"when did y'all become lesbians?"

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL THING YOU DO WITH #11?
there's too many special things to list. i freakin' love this chick.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INSIDE #9'S HOUSE?
it was my home away from home for quite some time.

WOULD YOU MARRY #1?
...yeah. i would.

DO YOU LOVE #8?
more than words can express

EVER BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM AS ANY OF THE #'S?
yes. this question is stupid!

DO YOU TRUST ALL OF THEM?
almost all of them. there's a few that i haven't really spent time with in years so who knows what they're like now.

HAVE YOU EVER KISSED ANY OF THEM?
oh yeah! wink, wink!

So there, that's my survey. Have fun with that effers!

I've got your tighter, firmer abs right HERE!

I did an hour and a half of pilates today. By the end I could no longer scoop my tummy or exhale in a soothing manner. Yeesh!

Eff those effing pilates.

I am SO over winter.

Ahhhh....

Last week, Bear and I decided that we had had enough. We threw caution to the wind and with a complete disregard of our bank accounts, we took off for the Happiest Place on Earth: Disney World!! A good time was had by all and it was wonderful to feel like we were on vacation as opposed to feeling like we were unemployed. ANYHOO...

Florida in March is absolutely delicious and the two of us came back looking ever so sun kissed. As luck would have it, the weather here is also warming up which is wonderful news for me. As soon as the thermometer kisses 65 I'm bringing out the summer clothes. I tend to feel a little like I'm dying during the winter. It doesn't help that it's much too easy to gain weight during the cold months which wreaks havoc on the ol' self esteem. Warm weather makes me want to go play outside and have cookouts and drink margaritas. I LOVE IT!!

So this is my official declaration: I'm over winter. If I never had to deal with another one for the rest of my life, I'd be happy. I have no use for wind chills or bulky sweaters or frozen rain or anything of the like. I'm over it. Do you hear me?! I'M OVER IT!!!

Alright, I'm done ranting. I'm off to plot about how I can convince Bear to run off to the beach with me.

Hot + Stupid x Vain = Embarrassing Pictures of Yourself on the Internet

If you haven't heard of the Antonella Barba scandal that's hit American Idol this season, well, consider yourself lucky.

In a nutshell: Antonella is a gal from Jersey who can kinda sing but has a rocking body and a very pretty face. As soon as she made it into the top 24 pictures of her doing all sorts of naughty things surfaced on the internet. Some are fake, some are real. I don't really care, I'll just be glad when she's gone. HOWEVER...


This is my very favorite picture of Ms. Barba:

Now you may be asking yourself why I would love this picture and I'll tell you. It's because she bares a striking resemblance to this:

Or this:

And also this:

I swear I'm not trying to be mean but every time I see this picture I'm reminded of a wet cat. I think it has something to do with her squinty eyes and the wet hair plastered on her forehead. Whatever it is, I fully expect her to step out of that fountain, spitting and hissing, and making that weird sound cats make when they're angry or in heat. Then she'll slink off into a corner where she'll shake uncontrollably and blink her eyes a lot. blink, blink... blink.