I suck at this blog

That is ok since I am pretty sure no one really reads it.

Plus nothing really interesting goes on in my life.

Work, work, sleep, rock shows, sleep, work, work, stress out about stupid real life crap, plan to get out of town, work, watch tv, sleep.


That is my life.

I guess it doesn't look that bad, I do feel like I work too much. But don't we all kind of?

Wish I could leave town more, but I pretty much have been doing that once a month. Which is ok.

To end this, Katy Perry kinda bugs the crap out of me.

This broken city sky like butane on my skin

Something I noticed a few weeks ago at work and I decided until to wait until today to post about it.

I say the date today different because of what day it is. I won't say September 11th anymore, it's like it doesn't mean a date.

Now it's always the 11th of September or Thursday the 11th.


I spent that day, all day at Hollywood Express, which was in a basement. We were instructed by the owner to watch light funny things. Due to this I heard very little after 10AM that day of what was happening. It was weird.

It's been seven years, but I think this year I am thinking about it more due to the election and the change that we all hope will come to our country soon.




Demo version of Skylines and Turnstiles

mmmm... crazy

I watched the end of an episode of SVU tonight that I have never seen. Now I don't do that, if I have not watched it I will need to see the whole thing,but I was distracted by this...








dammit.

my name is Larissa, and I am a {insert a million things here} addict

1) Blogs.

No surprise since I am a regular poster on El Jay (and have this blog) But I am also addicted to other blogs.

And not just the ones of my amazing friends or old friends from El Jay, but lots of blogs.

Ones of New York photographers/boyfriend of Project Runway winners, random graphs of random things(like above), guitarists of bands I obsess over or people from bands I like who make me a little annoyed.

That is not even half of them.

I think I have issues.


2) Music made for people 20 years younger than me.

I recently found out I like Cute is What We Aim For, who I purposely did not ever listen to since I thought it was the worst name ever.

Opposed to Scary Kids Scaring Kids, who have the best name ever and I needed to hear and love because of it.

I now am thinking this week I need to buy the new All Time Low album.


3) The NaughtiNano

I mean I know we all want a vibrator you hook up to your iPod!! For real this is make next purchase.

It would be a little wrong if I combined this with the above. huh?

4) Anthony Bourdain

Seriously can we just get married already. Or at least be BFF's?

5) Lemonade and Cherry Vodka

yummmmmm!!!

6) Fun Electronic Things
(and not the kind in #3)

I bought my GPS yesterday. It's Gina's sister. I just got the silver version of Gina, I kinda can't wait to use it.

But now I need a new gadget to covet. I feel incomplete.

So anyway, no idea what sparked this.

My heart swells

Mostly in whatever blog I use it to gush about what I am currently being an ultra-fangirl about.

There are a few things that are constant, most things are constant and I just re-visit one in hard core focus from time to time.

This brings us to The Fillion...



The new Dr. Horrible web mini-series is totally to blame. (and seriously, if you have not begun watching this yet you just should do it now, before whatever it is you were going to do next)

Singing! A Superhero! Hilarious!

My fangirl heart was doomed before it even had a chance.

One day Fillion you will be mine.

I am not a comic book nerd

I have fought it off for years.

There is a reason I alternate stores.

DAMN YOU DARK HORSE FOR OWNING MY SOUL.

Yesterday I went to Newbury Comics since it was after school/camp whatever scary kids do this time of year. I won't go to the proper comic store during times other people may be there. I learned my lesson.

Anyway... got the newest Buffy (until next week) and I should be able to catch up Saturday at work. It continues to be awesome. Which is...well...awesome.

I also picked up the trade paperback for Umbrella Academy. Which is so pretty it makes my fangirl heart swell.

If you are not reading both of these you should be. Don't let who writes Umbrella Academy sway you. It really is just a fantastic story and book.

Yeah, I am a dork.


Other than that I think I may be working to much. I took on a second job waiting tables a couple nights a week. Avoiding life, working, it's what I do. But I am not sleeping either. Today and yesterday I could sleep in and was awake at 7:30 today and 9:30 yesterday.

I don't know.

Further Adventures in Dorkdom with Girls Who Have No Sense of Direction

If you still read my LJ this is exactly the same post




So Erin, Amy, Greg and I went to NJ this past weekend.





Erin got a GPS for her birthday. It's a little shocking that it took 34 years for someone to buy one of us this glorious tool. I totally need one now. Anyway, it was nice for the trip down. We named her Gina. She is British and guided us nicely on the scenic route through CT, NY & the NJ (which wasn't very scenic)

Once in NJ Gina starts to get us lost. There are too many turns right after each other off 3W and most of them loop around to the opposite side of the street or down roads of warehouses. This is scenic NJ.


Anyway, the drive this time was much better. We left my house at 8 and got to the hotel around 1. They would not let us check in which was kinda annoying, since I really wanted a nap. So we parked the car on the roof of the garage and ate lunch. Then we registered with the Fangoria folks, who as always were wonderful. Then waited to get our room in the lobby. Finally able to check in we hung out in our room and relaxed for a bit waiting for the MD kids to get there.

While we waited there was not much going on as far as the con went, or not anything we would be upset we missed. WWE people promoting movies, previews they would run later in the weekend and such.

That night all we did is go and get dinner and sat in Amy & Greg's room and had some drinks, since they were upgraded to a super sweet suite for being given someone else's room at check in.

The next day we spent the day listening to Q & A's, watching trailers & buying things. So a typical day at Fango. During this time, we all fell in love with Angus Scrimm, who is the cutest creepy man on the planet and totally should be my grandmother's new boyfriend.

Other awesome Q & A's this day were Ken Foree, who was hilarious and totally loves to be in front of a crowd. Tom Noonan, who I think started every story with "I shouldn't say this but..." and the Italian Horror Directors Ruggero Deodato, Lamberto Bava and Sergio Stivaletti & actress Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni. Who were all together in one Q & A, but mostly people asked Deodato about Cannibal Holocaust. Which I pretty much expected.

Now I have not seen this movie, and am really hesitant to do so since I have HEARD so much about it. But listening to him talk about the movie and all he went through afterward makes me want to at least try. And he also mentioned that they ate all the animals they killed. Which makes it a LITTLE better.

And seriously he looks like a dude you would see eating early bird specials.

That day was also a Q & A with Steve Gonsalves from Ghost Hunters. That was fun and people get super into asking him questions and listening to him.

After dinner we were pretty much exhausted so we hung out for a bit and went to bed.

Sunday was more Q & A's

The Big DEAL today was the Night of the Living Dead panel. Here's my photo with everyone who was there...



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YAY! I'm a dork.

But that was really awesome and the few I talked to were mostly very cool. The best two things were 1) Judy O'Dea welcoming me to my picture with "Oh there you are!!" since I had talked to her earlier. Then 2) Romero remembering a few hours later that I had had a photo done with them all.

Yeah, simple things make me happy.

Angus Scrimm did the only repeat Q & A from the previous day, but he decided to recite "The Raven" so it was pretty amazing.

The day ended with Ray Wise, who is so smooth and charming on stage it scares the crap out of me. He kinda scared the crap out of me anyway. But he was fun, and totally was good about spilling too much about "Reaper" for next season. Which I hate, but also love.

After his Q & A was over Erin and I headed home. Said out goodbyes to the MD kids and cried a little as we pulled away.

So we saw lots of previews here are some things that look/sounded particularly good:

Satan Hates You
I Sell The Dead

both from GlassEye Pix which seems to have some other cool things coming out.

Brutal Massacre
This looks pretty hilarious, in the good way

The Tattooist
This looks TERRIBLE! But hilarious, in the bad way.

The Burrowers
Which we only heard about and didn't see a preview, but the actor who was there is hot and Irish


The Midnight Meat Train (YESS!! CLIVE BARKER!! BRADLEY COOPER!!! VINNIE JONES!!!!)

I guess they are having a hard time putting this out, and it seriously looks AMAZING. There is more info on Clive Barker's website

There were more, these were the ones I remember. There are a million things I need to add to my Netflix (but can't since it's full). Some things I should just buy.

We also sat through about 20-30 mins of Splatter Disco, which was just not good. No splatter, no disco. But there was bad musical numbers and Furries. I think it was trick to torture people for fun.

it's all over now.

I currently love Fall Out Boy's cover of 'Beat It' far more than anyone should.

It's not my fault it is so good!!!

Tomorrow is my birthday, as long as it is better than today was it will be ok.

Sometimes I am unsure what I really want.

I'm sure this has nothing to do with Fall Out Boy.

I think I will watch Enchanted now, after I smoke my last smoke. Crap now I am going to have to go out in the AM. Maybe I will take myself out for breakfast?

I made an awesome mix of covers for someone else just now...


Do Ya Think I'm Sexy ~ Paris Hilton
Beat It ~ Fall Out Boy
Pet Sematary ~ Fall From Grace
Big Poppa ~ Mindless Self Indulgence
Big Girls Don't Cry ~ Edith Massey
Boys and Girls ~ Blaqk Audio
Losing My Religion ~ Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Cry Me A River ~ The Cliks
Sea Of Love ~ Cat Power
Portions for Foxes ~ Butch Walker
It's All I Can Do ~ The Bravery
I Am The Walrus ~ Bono And The Secret Machines
Running Up That Hill ~ Placebo
Baby's On Fire ~ John Cale -with kevyn ayers and nico
Wasted Years ~ Damone
Lovesong ~ Voltaire
Against All Odds ~ The Postal Service ( I need to add this may be one of the best covers I have heard in a long time)
Umbrella ~ Mandy Moore
My Humps ~ Alanis Morissette

Awesome.

SPN Fangirling

Damn you Kripke.


Really that is all I have to say about tonight's Supernatural finale.


We all KNEW there were going to be loose ends.

I could do without Padalecki crying.

It breaks my heart.

At the con in November I am totally going to ask him if I can touch his hair.

That isn't too crazy RIGHT?

It's so pretty...

oh and...

Why was I not watching "Rock The Cradle"?

This looks like it was such a hot mess and I missed it all.

well...

Here goes.

I already have a million blogs. I wanted to actually DO SOMETHING with this one.

But what do I do?


I am thinking I will talk about my general Pop Culture obsessions. In which there are many.


I still need to learn about this site and all it's things.


Sorry if I ignored any comments. ::::looks innocently at elle vee::::
(who I adore and love and have bee a terrible friend to)

It's all because I am an idiot and never set this up right.

Time for The Soup.