A blog at the end of the world

Friday night, Nomi and I went to see Garden State at the AMC on Technology. Neither of us felt like mixing with the hipper indie crowd at Magnolia to see this movie. There was barely anyone in the theatre as most of the crowd who goes to AMC are there to see big summer blockbusters... not quirky low-budget romantic comedies. This was most evident in that the sound, once again, was horrible. Last time we saw an indie movie here, Saved!, the sound kept going in and out or was on a frequency only audible to dogs. Great movie but I was hoping for a different ending. After the movie, we went to complain and we got our money back for the tickets so that wasnt so bad.

Saturday, we went to the gym at 7 in the morning. Once again, trying to avoid the crowds and succeeding. I dont think I've sweat for over 6 months since Saturday. I'm terribly out of shape and its embarrassing. I did about 20 minutes of cardio and then tried some strength training. The weight stuff wasnt as bad as the cardio but I'm sure I had everything on girl settings. I've been paying for it the last two days though... I've been walking like I rode a horse on some trail ride.

Saturday night, I went out with a police officer. It was interesting... all handcuff and nightstick jokes aside. He's a really nice guy but I dont think we could be more than friends. He broke a few of my cardinal rules first night. It was bad enough that he wore SHORTS and SANDALS at NIGHT but on a first DATE. I was mortified by that but that wasn't all... he had on one of those coral choker necklaces. It could have been worse, it could have been one of those pooka shell necklaces. Second mistake, on his part, he didnt reach for the bill at the restaurant. I stared at it twice on the table before I finally picked it up and looked at the total. He said he would pay or if we wanted to go "dutch" (my most hated word) and I said I would take care of it. He said he would get the movie or drinks later. I suggested we go see Ju-On which is a japanese horror pic showing at the Angelika. He wasnt too thrilled with having to read subtitles so we abandoned that idea. We went to Snookies instead for more drinks. We alternated between talking, watching the Olympics on the telly, and staring at a birthday party at the table next to us. It wasnt a boring night but I dont think we're suited for each other. I wouldn't mind being friends with him though... if only because it would be beneficial to have a cop as friend at some point.

Policy of Hate

My intention is to disabuse the general public that hate is a negative or ill-served emotion. It's very existance in our emotional vocabulary should lend to its validity and place in human communication. Having said that, here is my list of things I hate in no particular order:

1) overtexturized hair - is it me or has every boy decided to put in tons of producty goop in their hair and spike it out in one form or another? Toni & Guy must be making a killing off this fad, and believe me, it is a fad.

2) sleeveless shirts at night - c'mon now... its not so hot that you can bite your thumb at the fashion gods. Your intent is to show skin to illicit some visceral response in others. Job well done, you've gotten me to feel revulsion and disdain.

3) sandals AT NIGHT - let me clarify this by saying men's sandals, particular thongs, flip-flops, and jesus sandals. call me an elitist if you will, but no one should intentionally wear sandals after 6pm unless going to the beach. Save your sandals for the daylight and if you get caught after sunset still wearing your sandals then get yourself home as soon as humanly possible.

4) the recently political - how I hate to hear people drone on as to why I need to vote and the "hot issues". I am consistent in my apathy, thank you very much. I did register to vote and will be casting come November but I feel no need to promote my political agenda in my idle chit chat.

5) radio - 10 minutes of bad music interlaced with 15 minutes of commercials. Don't even get me started about morning radio shows.

6) the "easy" - remember when sexual discernment was classy? Lets forget that most people are a walking petri dish... what happened to taste? Sexual innuendo is rampant in the media and you can't walk 5 steps without running into a dick, puss, or boob reference. Have a little respect for yourself and those around you. Keep it in your pants for more than a day.

7) people who use the word "hot" to describe anything other than the temperature - Surely we can find better adjectives. I also disapprove of the term "hottie".

8) jennifer aniston/brad pitt - sexist couple, my ass. Totally trite, but so is this whole entry.

9) Von Dutch - I use it to polish my toilet bowl now. I think I saw those foreign girls who worked at Mythik wearing all the clothes they couldnt sell before going out of business.

10) humanity (in general) - this includes my pontificating and self-righteous self. We'd be better off as lizard people who spit actual poison, instead of methaphorical, at each other when agitated.