crudown

for the past year (almost -- february 17 was a year), i was doing this no eating meat thing, as you may or may not have known or cared about.

and with one loving spoonful of chicken soup during my hour of need, that's all over.

ok, well, i cheated a couple times before that -- a bite here, and a bite there -- but i stuck with it, if anything to see how long i can do it.

but seriously, the last thing you feel like eating when your guts are, ahem, compromised, is soy protein this, and boca burger that.

the minute my stomach started feeling a little better, i craved two things: pancakes and a turkey sandwich.

i ate both on sunday, and they were the two most glorious meals i've ever had. ever. now i'm on a chicken kick where all i want to eat is chicken.

i'm going to try my best to buy free range, cage free, blah blah, whenever i can. and if the choices are foster farms or carrots, i'd rather eat carrots.

so long, pescatarianism. you did me well for a year. perhaps i'll try you again sometime.

alternate post title: looking like a fool with my pants on the ground.

i have the stomach flu. for three days already. i want to die. at least it's not pneumonininia.

just read this juicy bit of wonderful news. lindsay lohan teaming up with lady gaga? dude, there's nothing better than that. throw some puppies, some chocolate milk, and some cheeseburgers into the mix, and you've basically got the most perfect thing in the world. ever.

here's where the article lost me, though: "With or without the 'Poker Face' hitmaker, Jerkins seriously believes that Lohan can be the next big thing in pop music..." (emphasis mine)

"next big thing in pop music."

WHAT? has he heard her album? what about the other one? (i've heard them both because i own them both. i mean. yeah, ok, i own them both.) anyway, WHAT? next big thing in pop music?

if you read that differently, even the E! story is like, wtf. the story is like like: "wait wait, you guys. get this. he SERIOUSLY believes she can be the next big thing in pop music. can you fucking believe that nonsense?"

so apparently this jerkins character is deaf. clearly he's not blind, though, and that's all that matters. go lindz!

dude. let's just jump right in here, shall we?

i'm doing a show at hillbarn -- well, not really a show, but more of a review where we announce to the season subscribers the shows that hillbarn will be doing the following season. and it's great! i get an entire song! to myself! with backup singers!

i haven't done an actual show in a while -- more than a year! ("aida" 2008). i did the reading for reynaldi's "the gilded", but that was a reading and there wasn't much memorization involved. plus, the cast was very professional and down-to-business. and there was no dancing.

this cast is the usual gang from hillbarn, which is fun. i miss being there and love everyone etc. etc. there are the definite... theater... people... in it, too, whom i've never met, who make theater what it is. (one of them, i just found out incidentally, was in "the gilded" the first time around.)

these girls (especially one of them) are the ones who, the first time we're learning/going through a song, ask about the breathing and the vibrato. about the dynamics. and they wear full dance gear to "movement" rehearsals. you know the girls i'm talking about. annoying but endearing but more annoying than endearing.

in other news, on the roommate front, we're still looking for a new roommate. we have someone looking at the place on monday. hopefully he's down with paying $1,000 rent/$1,667 deposit. we asked the landlord if the new person is allowed to pay the deposit in increments, maybe 2 payments, because that might help get someone in there quicker. she hasn't gotten back to us about it.

on the girlfriend front, everything is AMAZING. better than ever. best best. it's such a relief and exciting and easy and i'm very happy about it.

on the hair front, i got it cut. short. last time i did this (like, in 2000?) it was a terrible haircut -- i was basically bobby brady. this time i'm less bobby brady, more justin timberlake. so that's an improvement.

well, i guess the future is now.

if you can find the mistake in this picture, you might have a future in copy editing.

one of my roommates is moving out, so we're kind of looking to fill her place. it can be a temporary situation, or long term. if that doesn't work out, i might need to move out, which i was kind of planning on doing anyway in the future (october?) so that the hairdresser and i can move in together. today i've been looking at apartments on craigslist, just to see what's out there. it's definitely a renters' market right now -- this one place is giving away a free flat screen when you sign a lease. wtf.

ideally, the roommate moving out would've happened like, 4 months ago or 6 months from now, so the hairdresser could move in. but since it's not, we have to figure out an in-the-meantime solution. if you know of anyone who wants to live in the best house ever in san francisco, let me know.

the hairdresser and i are dog sitting for a couple days. they say that dogs are practice babies. dog sitting is like, practice dog ownership which is practice having a baby. so basically i had a baby for the last couple days. he plays fetch with a frisbee and brings it right back to your hand!

the hairdresser matched my donation after reading yesterday's blog post about the year of giving. i made a difference!

i'm basically famous. AGAIN. (it's at the 1-minute mark.)

(and read here to see what The Work says about it.)

remember i had a new year's resolution? to give to charities every month and then write about them?

well, here we go. it's going to happen toward the end of every month, because that's when i get paid.

for my first donation, i had all sorts of ideas. i was going to save the dolphins, give cows to people in africa, give money to puppies. then the earthquake in haiti happened, and i think it's pretty clear that my first donation should go to the people in haiti.

i'm going to donate to water missions international, which, according to charity navigator (which will be my main research tool for this project), is "raising funds so they can directly provide safe water to earthquake survivors. has full-time staff on the ground in port-au-prince and are poised to respond as quickly as possible to the survivors of the quake."

so here we go. $30 to provide fresh water to earthquake survivors. there's an option on the donation page for where you want the money earmarked. i'm going to say "where it's most needed," so even if it's not used in haiti, it'll be used somewhere important.

if you'd like to match my donation, or give anything, please visit the water missions web site.

i think i've met this person at auditions before.

well, duh.

the irony of this story is that she was at a party promoting a new sex toy last night.

teh horrorz.

the worst part about it is that the video is only 47 seconds. c'mon! it should at least be double the length of her career.

(yeah, i just said that. slap my own self in the mouth. love you, lindz! kisses! luxury sex toys rule!)

in any case, here's what i think: if paris can make money from her slasher filmsex tape, then lindz can make some quick cash off hers.

hell, she's probably a step ahead of me. i'm sure she's already lined up to go on talk shows and promote the fucking thing.

remember when i did the reading for the show the gilded? my friend reynaldi is looking for a replacement for one of the characters (his lead had to drop). here's the info:

I am seeking an immediate replacement. late 20's-early30's mezzo with a good mix. Rehearsals and performances will be held at the Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco (on Portrero Hill btwn DeHaro & Arkansas). Rehearsals start immediately Monday-Thursday, 7pm-10:30pm; Sat 11am-4pm. Performances are February 18 - March 14; Th 7pm, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm. The role comes with a $250 travel stipend.

you can learn more about the show (including hearing the music) at the show's web page.

so we won't get to see it when we go to new york in february. unless something happens and it gets extended indefinitely, which it should because it's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

i just read this little stupid article about kate gosselin getting extensions in her hair, and the whole shebang costing $7,000 because she apparently has that kind of money to blow.

i mean, i wouldn't know because i don't keep up with that nonsense. i only keep up with things that are important.

anyway.

in the article, the dude who did her hair, ted gibson (whoever the fuck), says, "My haircuts are $950."

WHAT?

he charges $500 for color and NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A HAIRCUT?????

you're telling me the hour this guy spends doing your hair is worth almost $1,000? i mean, what does he do, cut it with gold and unicorns? it's absurd.

my girlfriend loves me. how do i know?

when i was in the shower today, she made me this:



veggie sausage patty. egg. mozzarella. whole wheat toast.

remember when i posted about that dating site called beautiful people, which only allowed beautiful people to join? i didn't go through with the social experiment, where i was going to submit a picture and write about the experience.

and it's a good thing, too!

yesterday i read that the site banned 5,000 members for "letting themselves go"! and gaining weight over the holidays!

my ego could've handled getting rejected at the get-go, but i don't think my ego could handle getting accepted and then rejected because i let myself go over the holidays (which i most definitely DID).

in any case, i'm kind of glad that this happneed. if they're going to be shallow, at least they're shallow to the core and sticking to their guns.

in other news, we made bran muffins last night. with blackberries in them. that's neither here nor there, but they are fucking tasty.

the hairdresser needs a male hair model for tuesday night at 7pm. $20, but nobody's turned away for lack of funds. any takers? let me know and i'll give you the details.

shopping.

mani/pedi.

walking.

museum of man.

pokez.

indigo grill.

HOMEMADE SHRIMP LASAGNA.

joe frogger cookies. (better without frosting.)

$50 gift card to barnes and noble (!!).

the prado.

sleeping in (till 8am!)

wearing flip flops in december.

we're staying here till friday.

best. vacation. ever.

i almost spelled "genius": jenius. guess i'm not so much of a genius.