Watch the related posts too – he’s replying to people who ]]> THIS cool!

Thank you, Jon Stewart. Thank ]]>

Thank you, Jon Stewart. Thank you.

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M&M concept by photographer David Lydon. Art direction by Kirsten Lauzon. I got to lay there and have candy stuck ]]>

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M&M concept by photographer David Lydon. Art direction by Kirsten Lauzon. I got to lay there and have candy stuck to me.

I wanted to give him a little staff or something to hold, or maybe even a flag, but eh.. I didn’t wanna spend that much time. Laughing my fool ass off at that grumpy looking ]]> I am in a good mood today…

I wanted to give him a little staff or something to hold, or maybe even a flag, but eh.. I didn’t wanna spend that much time. Laughing my fool ass off at that grumpy looking little crotchmoat.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Things didn’t go as planned. Attendance was less than expected, and we quickly abandoned our impressively prepared structure and variety of offerings in favor of scaling back to a very simple, smaller, fluid system. Way better than being caught with our pants down, though – we were on the ball, overstaffed and over prepared. Anything that went ‘wrong’ was out of our hands. Our volunteers showed, lit the room up and had a good time leading by example. We worked with some kids, and they were great. You can ask for more than that with a first workshop, but it’s probably not a very good idea to expect it.

We did it. We are real. And we have an assload of supplies for ]]> We came. We saw. We made art. We helped other people make art. We learned stuff. We became one with humility. We both exceeded, and fell short of expectations. We thought on our feet and persevered. We were asked to return.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Things didn’t go as planned. Attendance was less than expected, and we quickly abandoned our impressively prepared structure and variety of offerings in favor of scaling back to a very simple, smaller, fluid system. Way better than being caught with our pants down, though – we were on the ball, overstaffed and over prepared. Anything that went ‘wrong’ was out of our hands. Our volunteers showed, lit the room up and had a good time leading by example. We worked with some kids, and they were great. You can ask for more than that with a first workshop, but it’s probably not a very good idea to expect it.

We did it. We are real. And we have an assload of supplies for next time.

http://vita-arts.org

—-                                                                                                                                                          Dear Tech Support,                                                                                                                                      Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a      distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the    flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under          Boyfriend 5.0.                                                                                                                                          In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as  Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable      programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1.                                                                                                   Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the   system.                                                                                                                                                 Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems,    but to no avail.                                                                                                                                        What can I do?                                                                                                                                          Signed,                                                                                                                                                 Desperate                                                                   ________________________________________                                                                                                                DEAR DESPERATE,                                                                                                                                         First, keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while       Husband 1.0 is an operating system.                                                                                                                     Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears     6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application  works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the            applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.                                                                                                               However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0   to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Please note   that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and     Snoring Loudly Beta.                                                                                                                                    Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0   (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of    all your system resources.)                                                                                                                             In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program.  These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.                                                                                          In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited        memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider        buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend  Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie ]]> My dad sent this along to me, I thought it was pretty spiffy.

—-                                                                           
                                                                            
 Dear Tech Support,                                                        
                                                                           
 Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a    
 distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the  
 flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under        
 Boyfriend 5.0.                                                            
                                                                           
 In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as
 Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable    
 programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1.                     
                                                                           
 Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the 
 system.                                                                   
                                                                           
 Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems,  
 but to no avail.                                                          
                                                                           
 What can I do?                                                            
                                                                           
 Signed,                                                                   
                                                                           
 Desperate                                                                 
 ________________________________________                                  
                                                                           
 DEAR DESPERATE,                                                           
                                                                           
 First, keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while     
 Husband 1.0 is an operating system.                                       
                                                                           
 Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears   
 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application
 works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the          
 applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.                                 
                                                                           
 However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 
 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Please note 
 that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and   
 Snoring Loudly Beta.                                                      
                                                                           
 Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 
 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of  
 all your system resources.)                                               
                                                                           
 In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program.
 These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.            
                                                                           
 In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited      
 memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider      
 buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend
 Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.                                         
                                                                           
 Tech Support

In addition, back by popular demand because you asked for it… wishlist for my 30th. See you guys on Nov 2.

Stuff I like..

Stuff that’s crossed my mind recently…

A word about Money…

Money is a social necessity that becomes less and less of a priority as I age and develop my sense of what I find important in my life. I make very little, and generally do not have much left over after my modest monthly bills. One of my largest projects is a volunteer position as a founder of a non-profit, and often my performances are unpaid – I have chosen to do what fuels me, and have worked hard to reduce my financial footprint to where I can live how I want and not have to worry (too much) about making a lot of money or making my decisions based on that.

That said, money is a great gift for me. There are things I enjoy and/or would benefit greatly from that are difficult to acquire by means of trade or barter, and money is as versatile as my interests at the time. There is a stigma about money being a cop out gift, and in some respects I can see why. However, for me, money is great. I can use it to stroll the produce section and get my food for the day,  shoot myself into space, go see a movie with you, get some new paint colors, or pad the bank account for vita-arts.org. Neat stuff!

So if you’re stumped, strapped for time, across the country or whatever and a simple ‘happy birthday’ doesn’t float your boat, just send me a fatass check. I’ll totally dig it, and promise I will do something cool with it.

Here’s to making it ]]> I am turning 30. I am having a party. Are you confident I would not want to burn the house down upon your arrival, considering my guests collateral damage for wiping you off the planet? Then request an invitation from the facebook event to RSVP!

In addition, back by popular demand because you asked for it… wishlist for my 30th. See you guys on Nov 2.

Stuff I like..

• Lunches
• Massages
• Baths
• Tea (decaf or low caf)
• Travel
• Essential oils
• Art Supplies
• Music
• Gift Certificates
• Tall socks
• Lacy things
• Candles
• Blank greeting cards
• Handmade things
• Corsets
• Dark Chocolate

Stuff that’s crossed my mind recently…

• Donate to http://vita-arts.org
• I really need a pair of slippers.
• UPDATE: I have chosen my ‘warm climate’ destination – Thailand. I’d like to go there to teach English to children for two weeks. The Cost is $550, plus airfare (~$1200).
• Plan a crazy awesome party for me Monday Nov 2.
• Allow my cat to come and go as she pleases http://www.moorepet-petdoors.com/Ideal-LCF-Window-Inserts-s/165.htm
• Swan #40 from Scott Radke – I <3 that man and his awesome wife so much. http://www.scottradke.com/12swan40.html
• Save my music and digital art from being wiped out again http://www.nextag.com/1-tb-external-drive/search-html
• I should probably have performers insurance…  ($200 per year) http://www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/performer-insurance.html
• Aziz, lights! http://www.cowboystudio.com/product/c07/p0701-14.php
• Would be awesome not to have to set my camera on a table or stack of books http://www.cowboystudio.com/product/c11/p11-09.php
• Magnetic 6-Jar Spice Rack, from bed bath and beyond
• Herbal Infusions http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea-of-the-Month-Club/Tea-of-the-Month-Club-6-Month-Subscription.axd
• Awesome tins http://www.teavana.com/The-Teas/Tea-Gifts/Tea-Lovers-Tea-Gift-Collection.axd?cm_sp=Recos-_-ProductPage-_-EGS%20TE%20LOVERS%2009
• Like this store http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Gift+Certificate
• Pleasink to be helping me pick up cat fur http://store.irobot.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3203440
• A real camera with interchangeable lenses http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17499

A word about Money…

Money is a social necessity that becomes less and less of a priority as I age and develop my sense of what I find important in my life. I make very little, and generally do not have much left over after my modest monthly bills. One of my largest projects is a volunteer position as a founder of a non-profit, and often my performances are unpaid – I have chosen to do what fuels me, and have worked hard to reduce my financial footprint to where I can live how I want and not have to worry (too much) about making a lot of money or making my decisions based on that.

That said, money is a great gift for me. There are things I enjoy and/or would benefit greatly from that are difficult to acquire by means of trade or barter, and money is as versatile as my interests at the time. There is a stigma about money being a cop out gift, and in some respects I can see why. However, for me, money is great. I can use it to stroll the produce section and get my food for the day,  shoot myself into space, go see a movie with you, get some new paint colors, or pad the bank account for vita-arts.org. Neat stuff!

So if you’re stumped, strapped for time, across the country or whatever and a simple ‘happy birthday’ doesn’t float your boat, just send me a fatass check. I’ll totally dig it, and promise I will do something cool with it.

Here’s to making it this far!