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pic 1. Kylie - a few years ago
pic 2. Dannii on tv yesterday
pic 3. dannii on tv yesterday
pic 4. dannii in 1992


After Kylie cancelled her tour, we wondered why her sister Dannii couldn't just fill in. I love Dan. She's a trashier, less talented verison of Kylie but not really all that different from her sister.

As you can see, it certainly looks like she has had a truckload of plastic surgery over the years ( to look more like kylie?) - all the more startling in the middle 2 pictures taken like Yesterday.

as Kylie undergoes cancer treatment, I hope Dannii isn't plotting to kill her off and then pass herself off as her much more successful sister. I've been saying this since day one of the cancer announcement.

And that is all.

I just heard someone say "Isn't it funny how everything works itself out?"

and to that I say "Isn't it HYSTERICAL how everytime I see a light at the end of the tunnel - some huge hand comes down from the heavens and snuffs it out?"

I'm wondering what babies I murdered in a former life to be deserving such a bad hand.

The Gods, whomever they may be, must really have a beef with me.

Listen to me whine.

whine whine WHINE.



That.....is All.

It seems to me that as we grow older - our "comfort zones" Shrink around us.

In my old age I am nearly totally uncomfortable doing anything unusual or different. This has been bothering me the last few days.

( see what happens when i don't have a cellphone? My brain starts to function )

tonight I was sitting here feeling restless and quite bored out of my mind and decided to get up and go somewhere, so I walked my fat ass down to the water and looked at all the cool houses and sat for a bit with the same ducks we fed last sunday.

it was refreshingly chilly and there was a great dusk view of lake union and I could smell someone grilling steak on one of the houseboats.

it's funny how the little things like a beautiful view and a delicious smell will stick in your mind so briefly. Tomorrow I won't remember either of them.

I'm rambling.
I really don't have anything to say.

I saw HELLBENT a couple of weeks ago and have been mulling over my opinion on it.
It's billed as "the First gay Horror Flick" and for the most part I Loved it.

Anyone that knows me knows that I love horror movies, so a gay horror movie is right up my alley. For a gay movie, this one had no "gay apology" - which I found very refreshing. There was no homophobia or gay bashing to deal with, although the killer himself may be the ultimate homophobic gay basher? That would be my one gripe - you never get any reasoning or motive for the killings - ok, the four main characters moon the killer in the woods - but since when is mooning someone reason enough to get murdered?

the main characters are a group of four friends and you get some decent character build up and that made it kind of sad for me to see them getting stalked and offed in some pretty gruesome scenes.

Great line from Toby ( the drag queen ) after he barfs in a garbage can: "I'm Ok - I didn't need the calories anyway".

It's in limited release now and will probably be on dvd shortly. I'll be buying it.

it's 10:57
i'm in my office eating a maple scone and drinkign a diet coke
i'm not listening to anything

i've "temporarily" absorbed another person's job as we struggle to rehire for that position.

i'm pleased that it's now falla nd the leaves are turnign and the weather is more bearable. BEAR!

my cellphone is broken. the piece that my charger plugs into has fallen into the phone - so i can't charge it. I'm sure it will be an arm and a leg to fix it or get a new phone. my contract is up in july so I don't want to re-sign with them - I hate sprint.

i'd like to have a camera phone. even my mom ahs a camera phone!

I've had the last few weekends off and it's been strange. I'm not used to having 2 days off in a row. we're talkign over 4 years of not having more than one day off a week.

Last weekend was fun but spent too much time drinking...and we've discussed drinking habits and PROBLEMS before here. My friend steve has a new boy and I spent some quality time with them shopping, hanging out, etc. Even fed some crazy ducks on sunday night.

was given an ultimatum by my landlord and after careful consideration - we are re-signing the lease. greta palce, cheap rent, very easy to deal with neighbours and landlord. don't have 2k to find a new place right now, roommate is gainfully employed, HATE HATE HATE moving and i am totally picky about where I live. so, i'm staying put for now. might do a minor remodel or paint job to liven things up.

that is all.

I haven't been blogging
because I don't have anything to say

Or because anything I DO have to say
involves a person, a situation or something else
that would cause problems and/or strife and Drama

Let me just say
that I am not happy
with certain persons, places or things

and I am planning
and/or endeavoring
to alter such relationships and/or situations

thank you

I just wrote out checks for over $1000 in bills.
DoO you know how that makes me feel?
It makes me feel poor!

Seriously.

just now, I couldn't decide if the lingering oder in the elevator was perfume or farts.

Maybe it was a combination of the two ?

Rolled out of bed around 10. Steve came over and we went to La Coccina for lunch. Then walked around broadway. I bought a couple of old grace jones cds for 2.50 each and steve bought an old Smiths cd. SO many freaks and trash on broadway as usual.

this one Freak gets up as we are walking by and says "I'm gonna get a drink and you fuck yourself in the ass" to his friend. Steve and I go over to Strabucks and this same freak comes in and turns to grab steve's arm or something and steve says "hey, don't touch me" and the Freak says "How about if I hack your head off" at which point steve says something about police and the little starbucks workers are all over this Freak in a second. It was all very embarassing.

went back home and watched a couple episodes of OZ.
and listened to the smiths. Then steve's friend Jenny called and we drove over to Hellevue and met her at rockbottom for cocktails and darts.

Showed steve my office and then went over and fed consuello's grays. they were happy to see me but terrified of steve.

then drove to two more starbucks looking for the "leopard Bearista Bear". GAY much? why not? Found it at the Madison park one. I wanna live in madison Park again!

that is all.

01. I call all animals CUTIE
02. I over emphasize words with CAPITAL letters too often
03. I like to pretend I'm a huge Elitist snob, but I'm really a big softie
04. I can't stand confrontations
05. I can't stand people who don't answer their fucking cell phones
06. I hate how my best friend never answers his although he flips out if I don't
07. I honestly believe everyone is stupid until they prove otherwise
08. Someone once told me I look like a "Cartoon"
09. I believe people are always staring at me because I look like a Cartoon
10. I am totally vain but have a very low self opinion at the same time
11. Every morning I tell myself How fat & gross I am
12. I think about winning an insane amount of money ALL THE TIME
13. I spend too much time doing random thing for other people
14. I feel terrible that I live so far away from my parents
15. I rarely buy anything not on sale or at least used
16. At the same time I don't care about saving a few pennies here and there
17. I know an exorbitant amount of cooking info but rarely do so
18. I hate having to rely on anyone for anything
19. Asking for favors gives me hives
20. When I have nothing looming on the horizon I feel like I have nothing to live for
21. I don't understand how most people make it thru the day
22. I am a big kid and wouldn't want to be any other way
23. I have a severe internet addiction
24. I like silence even more than I love music
25. I am somewhat obsessed with collecting things I lost as a child
26. I am even more obsessed with collecting things my parents wouldn't buy me as a child
27. I'm down to a very small list of things left to acquire
28. I will not share that list with you
29. I will do anything for my friends which unfortunately includes letting them walk all over me
30. I am terrible with names and details
31. However, I remember prices easily
32. I spend a great deal of time deciding on how to NOT be bored
33. I am very anal about my freetime
34. I am even more anal about my "things"
35. Mostly because I've had so many roommates who liked to borrow my things
36. I really enjoy buying things for family and friends
37. Often I will find something and try to think of someone to give it to
38. My favorite holiday is Halloween because there's very little pressure
39. My least favorite holiday is Christmas because people are evil and stressed out
40. I hate feeling helpless
41. The last 2 weeks of me without a car was sheer hell for me
42. sitting in traffic makes my blood boil
43. sitting and waiting for phone calls or people to show up drives me crazy
44. I talk to my parents now more than I did when I lived with them
45. I hate messy people but cannot keep my room tidy to save my life
46. I worry about my cat running away while I am at work
47. My roommate openly wishes she was dead - so I have good reason to worry
48. I feel Lost Several times a day, Randomly
49. I wish I had someone but I sabotage every relationship before they start
50. I think I live my life Vicariously thru my friends

you'd think I'd have something to say:

1. I am enjoying the new car immensely.
2. Taking consuelo to the airport shortly, looking after her grays while she is away.
3. Malling 3 of the next 4 days/nights, but looking forward to the weekend.
4. TanQ is throwing up a lot. Must be the food.
5. Mother Nature is a terrorist, clearly.

After a ROTTEN experience with Saturn and a somehow worse time with Jeep...i drove my barely functioning "Betty" down to Renton to the Mazda dealership- where they were very nice people and not giant assholes and I expected to buy something "used but liveable" but walked away with a brand new 2005 Mazda 6 and a smaller payment than I was expecting on something used. Sunroof, sweet 6 cd stereo, lots of ooopf. Zoom Zoom, indeed.

here's my apartment and all my shit.
Hopefully, I will have some sort of good car news related post tomorrow.

I had a lovely weekend doing NOTHING.

How anyone lives without a car is beyond me. I can't stand having to ask for favours or counting on other people. It's a real issue for me. CooKoo.

Didn't get to see RuPaul in Portland, obviously. I would have gone on my own if I could.

And we go on...but I'm not bitter.

That is all.

The Last few weeks I have been all about the B-52's.

01. Still Undecided on the car scene.

02. Working a lovely 7:30am to 9:30 pm double shift today. and 9am to 4pm tomorrow, too.

03. Thanks again and again to Consuelo for playing Taxi.

04. My sunburnt forehead is peeling and it looks like I have giant chunks of dandruff or LICE in my hair. SWEET!

05. Should I go see Gwen with Tommy in a few months? I'm weary of the "Tim Concert Curse!" Oh, what the fuck, right?

Please Go HERE to read Neil's hilarious "Madonna and the Killer Devil Horse" story.

01. Mazda 3 ( smallish and cute )
02. Volkswagon GTI ( very small and cute - really comfy )
03. Mazda 6 ( same as above but bigger and classier )

SO, yes - buying a new car soon. like SOON.

Under consideration:

01. Toyota Corrola ( Probably the smartest option )
02. Saturn VUE ( fun and reliable little SUV )
03. jeep liberty ( cute, fun but gas hog )
04. Saab 9'3 ( dreaming, but not out of my price range )

all of them BLACK, maybe Silver. New or used? SO many companies have the employee discount now, there's not a massive difference between new and slighty used.

I don't know. I've driven nothing but shite my whole life and really want something I'm going to love. My only real requirements are : Leather Interior, killer stereo and moon/sun roof. and a serious warranty. The rest is negotiable.

it's 8:07 am.
I am in my office and listening to mandalay "solace", which I found at easy street for 2.99.

I'm wearing my blue tie with the little palm trees on it that cost me 3 dollars last year when I went shopping with my mom in mason city at yonkers the day after thanksgiving.

funny the stupid things that stick with you over the years - like how much I pay for things. it bothers me how important $ is to me but that's because I don't have any.

I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. I felt like I could sleep all day. Probably not since I had to lock TanQ out of my room because she was whining whining whining all night. Carpooled with Consuelo again because my car is on it's death bed. Big Ups to Consuelo for going out of her way to play "timo-taxi". I will compensate her somehow - when she least expects it.

01. Victoria! The bay and the Empress Hotel
02. The Parliament building lit up at night
03. Sunburnt Lynn & Steve on the Clipper home
04. The Dragon Boat races ( the reason we were there )
05. The Empress Hotel. Huge and Lovely

Spent Sat & Sun in Victoria BC. Took the clipper ferry up - so much easier and more comfortable than driving up. Had a lovely, warm and relaxing time. Steve is on the SBUX dragon racing team and they were having a festival for it there.

Mostly hung out with Pat and ate ( GREAT FOOD ! ) and drank Belini's and an excellent local Hefeweisen. they had a gay bar but I wasn't aware of this until sunday afternoon, even though it was right on the main drag which we walked up and down several times. I should have asked our cute cute waiter "Skye" where it was.

I had a great time.
I am seriously sunburnt.
I look like a Lobster.

Thanks, Pat!

oh, and my car broke down today. Nice!

I'm posting these new pics of Siouxsie Sioux for shits and giggles - and because I adore the woman.

I was having car problems last night. I hate car problems, and since my car has been so very trouble free for the last 6 years - it just seemed that much worse.
ANGRY! and then I was irritated with every little thing after that and ended up so pissy that I didn't sleep a wink. I finally got up around 6 am, got to work by 7:15 - lovely traffic at 7am, I might add.

Long day + mall tonight. Heading to Victoria with Pats bright and early tomorrow AM to watch Steve do his rowing thing. Although he has been a GIGANTIC BEEE-OTCH for the last week, we will still have fun. I've been to BC, but not to Victoria. We're taking a ferry and just spending the night. I'll take pictures, of course.

It's been a busy little August for me. And summer, really. I haven't really had a fun-busy summer since college, so this has been nice. As an adult, in the working world, it's hard to be more active in certian seasons when you are working all the time.

I don't really consider myself an adult, though. I'd rather just be a big kid. I lose sight of that sometimes.

Still want to do Portland and Rupaul next weekend, but no one seems terribly into it besides me so it prolly won't happen.

Tuesday we trekked to Mount Rainier National Park.
Then we walked 3 miles UP FUCKING HILL to the White River Basin. After walking 3 hours up hill, it was a little underwhelming, but quite breath taking.
The best thing about a three hour uphill hike is the 50 minute downhill trek.

it was cool. Fresh air at it's finest, even drank from the crystal clear cool babbling brooks. Lots of frogs, too. And flies that bit.

Not in a hurry to do it again, though. My neck, back and legs are killing me a day later.

01. Timo and Nature, and a serial killer not far behind me.
02. The strange white "ghost water". we didn't drink ghost water.
03. Lovely. We never seemed to get any closer to the ice caps, though.
04. Pete hating life and Chantele loving it
05. Breathtaking. And only another hour uphill for the same shot!

my friend Pete and his wife chantele were here saturday thru wednesday and they ahd a great time - managed to have near perfect weather.

They did all the sights on their own and then sunday we went to the Zoo.
the zoo was fun, but of course reminded me why I don't like being around children. SHUT UP!

and then I took them to the double decker Target, where they were Fascinated by the escalator.

But then WHO isn't?

Saturday, Me & Steve & Brian went on the Queen city Cruise. Steve has gone like 5 times, this was my 3rd time and Brian's 1st. Basically it was a saturday afternoon cruise on an argosy boat full of drunk homos and drag queens.
Tommy was there and so were Gene and Tracy.

Of course, we had a blast.

Drunken, sunshine insanity!

Here's to next year!



Pictures at ttca.org

It's been a Nutty 5 days and I have lots to post ( even pictures! )

...But I'm Too Freakin' Busy!

1. Busy Assed day

2. Snubbed for the 5th consecutive day for lunch by Consuelo, who is on Lunch probabtion

3. Will kill the next person who barges into my office and leaves the door open

4. TO DO:
grocery shop for visiting friends pete & chantele
Get me car washed
buy a new toilet seat. some fat ass broke ours. ok, I did.
try not to murder anyone
work at the mall tonight instead of tomorrow

6. Tacky Tourist cruise tomorrow. should be fun. Must remember sunblock.
Consuelo got me this great t-shirt to wear that says "MANWHORE" ( thanks, Dawn! )

7. I've had this song stuck in my head all week, mostly because of the following My-Life-Relevant lyrics:

"Heaven And Hell (Being Geri Halliwell)" by...duh?

Have a drink - alcoholic
Grab a coat - shopaholic
Grab a bite - anorexic
Intellectual? I'm dyslexic
Feeling happy - could be gay
Maybe but not today

( and Timo's own Life shopping list )

Get a job
Get a car
Get a life
Get a face
Get a god
Get a man
Get some love AND lose some weight

........................................................and that is all.

How FREAKIN' Cool are these Rupaul dolls? I want them all ( there are 3 ) - of course, at $60 a pop, it doesn't have much chance of happening.

I'm hoping to drive down to Portland on the 20th and see her perform.

But then you know all about me and my luck with concerts, don't you ?

If I hear the words "Cost Benefit Analysis" ONE MORE FUCKING TIME today

I will have to kill someone.

that is all.

Today, I am all in a RAGE.

it must be stupid little things, I can't follow directions, I am fucking helpless and pretty much mindless and I am better than you and don't care about your issues or problems DAY.

pay no mind to this post !

my image storage server is worthless!