Well, the headache did not abate most of yesterday so we ended up missing the show last night. Also, beldar's work schedule was changed for tonight (he works 2-10) so we've switched "Rent" to Sunday.

The good news is that I now get to go to moderndrama's birthday party tonight. I look forward to meeting him and having a great & silly time.

The rest of the weekend's schedule seems to be unchanged, though.

For those of you that don't regularly watch Craig Ferguson (and you really should), here's his latest little video clip:



Also, he's having a contest this week to determine the favorite puppet. It seems that Kronos, the monkey puppet and the Shark are running away with it. Therefore, I need your help to boost the numbers for the penguin puppet. Please email Craig and vote for my penguin puppet!

So, that's about it for now. I hope you are all doing well out there. I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

I have a vicious headache today that just won't go away. This may seriously interfere with my plans for tonight and the weekend if I can't rid myself of it.

My weekend plans are pretty full, too. Tonight I was hoping to finally get down to The Melody Inn and see a show. The Common are playing and that happens so rarely anymore that I really want to try to see them while I still can.

Tomorrow is extremely busy. I have program folding at church and then beldar & I are off to The Artist's Studio in Fishers to see "Rent". After the show, we are hoping to swing by moderndrama's karaoke Birthday party in Carmel to celebrate a bit.

Saturday is mostly open but that evening we're going to Beef & Boards to see "Sanders Family Christmas". Sunday is still open but I'm pretty sure that there are some other events this weekend that I just haven't accounted for.

Also, both yesterday and today I have been itching like crazy from the mosquito bites that I received Sunday night while watching the neighbor's fireworks display. That's pretty strange because I've never had time-delay itching before. This means at some point either today or tomorrow I need to get some lavender oil to help control the itching.

SO, that's about it for me. I hope you are all doing well and I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

Hello everyone! I have a quick question for you. beldar, friendstephen & I are planning to go to Detroit for a concert next Friday (July 17th).

Is there anyone out there int he Detroit area that would be willing to give us crash space Friday night after the show?

Just curious as I would really like to go to the zoo on Saturday and with me still being unemployed our budget is still pretty strapped so anywhere we can cut costs is always appreciated.

Not too much else going on in my life right now. Still recovering from the convention.

Hope you are all doing well. I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

Well, I managed to survive the weekend and the convention. I planned to update yesterday but time got away from me and I never was able to.

Friday went pretty well. Ran a bunch of games early on (blogged about some of that Friday). My "Sonic Spatula" panel went pretty well. The Dalek cake didn't quite work out as the top disintegrated. However, I did manage to get the point of it out and the base decorated and the audience happily devoured it as well as the chupaqueso and the Klah. They really loved the panel and idea of it and I will be doing it again next year.

I went to bed early that night as I was exhausted.

Saturday was a very mixed bag. Not too much happened that morning. veronica_rich made it to the convention during the LJ Meet & Greet. Afterwards, beldar, razzle, she & I went out for lunch. We hung out together and then she helped me with the "Create Your Own Costume Contest". The contest went very well but some of my people didn't listen to me and crapped out on me before the end. Still, I had four great contestants and it went very well.

The Masquerade also went well even though I didn't get to meet with my judges or MC prior to the start and my assistant didn't show so I had to do everything myself. Luckily, I was able to pull it all off and got a lot of compliments on how well it all went.

After that, I went and changed clothes and set out to get myself good and drunk. I managed to succeed in that quest thanks to our Author Guest of Honor, Michael Z. Williamson (mzmadmike). He threw a wonderful party and I drank many wonderful scotches and had a great time hanging out with him and his friends.

Sunday morning, beldar, veronica_rich & I went out to breakfast at a wonderful little place across the street from the convention. We had some lovely pots of tea and a decent breakfast. However, my pancakes were a little raw in the center and we found a hair in beldar's quiche so they comped our whole table's tab.

After that we made our way back to the con where we were on panels for much of the day and then drug ourselves to the dead dog party after it was all over.

Yesterday was spent recovering and decompressing from the whole experience. Overall, the whole thing went pretty darn well.

Next year will also be an interesting experience as I am not going to do Masquerade but have signed up to run the Art Show. We'll also be at a new location so it will be a nice change of pace overall.

I hope everyone out there had a wonderful weekend. I will talk to you all again soon.

TTFN!

There will likely be several short postings throughout the weekend due to free wifi at the hotel.

Things are going a bit better now. Was able to relax a bit and play some games.

I played a Scrabble-type card game called My Word and scored with the word "QUEEF". Of course, I also had to explain to a fellow player what it meant but I still think getting it in there totally roxors!

TTFN!

One hour into the convention and already things are majorly screwed and I NEED A DRINK!

I'm currently at the hotel prepping for the convention this weekend (InConJunction for those of you who don't know). I will be here all weekend long working on it. Therefore, don't expect a lot from me until Sunday night or Monday.

Things are going pretty well on the personal front. The salvaged friendships are doing well and seem to be healing.

I hope everyone out there is doing well. Know that I love you all and will be talking to you again as soon as possible.

TTFN!

Alright everyone, sorry this update is so late but a lot has happened since the last one. So, here goes.

Friday night I had to skip out on all of my plans (cruise-in, fireworks, Symphony on the Prairie) and just stay home due to the stresses of the convention and a few other problems.

Saturday went very well. We grabbed up friendstephen & his guns and went to the INGO family picnic. We met lots of people from the boards and we all shot friendstephen's guns and beldar made a perfect bulls-eye (pics of it up soon). We really had a great time that I wish could have lasted all day long. I'm hoping I met mr_sun but we all had name tags with our board names so I can't be sure. Afterwards, we did some shopping and then came home and rested.

Sunday's sermon was on Angels and didn't interest me and beldar had to work hospitality, so I skipped out on church and went over to friendstephen's place and cleaned all of the guns we shot the day before (it was really only fair). After we were all done with our respective duties, we left him and beldar & I went over to the west side of town to try a new chinese place which was fantastic. They had a decent and delicious selection of sushi, clams, muscles, and huge snails (they were very hard to get out of the shell but wonderfully worth the effort. Plus, they had an amazing assortment of genuine dim sum. Their more traditional offerings were also quite yummy. They had the most tender and juicy black pepper chicken I've ever had in my life. Plus, since they're still new so the prices are amazingly low.

Monday was not nearly so good (as some of you have doubtlessly already heard). A lot of shit hit the fan that day and I went through nine kinds of Hell and lost a lot of friends. However, today I decided that I was sick and tired of everyone telling me who I can and can't be friends with and/or care about. I decided that some of these were worth fighting for so I spent time today fighting for two of them. So far, so good. I know we will all have a lot of obstacles on every side, but they are willing to work at it too so hopefully it will all work out.

Tomorrow & Thursday I'll be working on a bunch of stuff for the convention this weekend. Then the weekend is the convention itself. So things are going to be very hectic for the next few days. Wish me luck in surviving it all.

So that's my life for now. I hope you are always doing well. Love to you all!

TTFN!

Thanks everyone for letting me know you're out there. I was just wondering. I appreciate all of your responses and it really made me feel less alone.

My life has been changing a lot lately and while it is often kind of scary, the overwhelming loneliness that came with these changes has been difficult.

I intend to change some of the direction of this journal in the future. I plan on being more open about myself and allowing you to see where I've been and what I've experienced and how I came to be who I am.

However, much of this is going to have to wait until after next week's convention mainly because I just have too much else going on with that and need to concentrate on it more than anything else right now.

Still, I hope to put out stuff that you'd like to read so I will do my best.

As for what's going on in my life, Tuesday afternoon I went to go see a preview of "It's a Howl" in Greenfield. The show is quite funny and well worth the bargain admission price of $5.00. It's the story of a school for werewolves and some of the zaniness that occurs there. The cast is great and the story is fun and there are a lot of really great laughs throughout. I highly recommend seeing it if you are in the area. It's well worth the time and expense.

Not too much else exciting going on. I may put on my K-9 skirt and go to a classic car cruise-in tomorrow night or I may just stay at home and try to stay cool.

Saturday afternoon is the INGO family picnic and I'm looking forward to going out and meeting everyone there (including you, mr_sun). It should be lots of fun all the way around.

Beyond that, not too much exciting in my life. Today is all about doing laundry. Yeah, big thrills there.

So that's it for me. Again, thanks to everyone for letting me know you're out there. I wish you the best and look forward to communicating more with you in the future.

TTFN!

Nobody's commented on anything here for over a week. Feeling lonely and neglected. Especially since last week's posts really put some huge things are raw feelings out there.

People, are you out there? Do you care? Do I matter? Should I just stay quiet and leave you alone?

Just wondering...

Wow! I didn't realize that I hadn't updated in almost a week. Sorry for the silence. Now for an update.

Thursday night I went to the "Wicked" lottery with astria and we won. Our tickets were right up front so that I could see the costumes much better. However, we were on the left side so we did miss a few things but since I had seen it before I could let those near me know what they were missing. Still, the show was great and we had a wonderful time.

Friday was spent mostly hanging around the house with beldar. We watched some stuff on the DVR including some of the new shows, "Mental" & "The Listener". I am totally pwoned by both of these.

Saturday was the final concom meeting at the hotel (in the smallest room possible, we thought it was a broom closet). Afterwards, friendstephen came over and we watched "The Devil's Backbone". The movie was really strange but very good. Definitely worth checking out.

Sunday I took beldar out to lunch after church to celebrate Father's Day. We had a great time and a wonderful day.

Last night we went to a press preview of the new Transformers movie. I really didn't like it overall. It had some great moments and effects but it was over and hour too long and the adolescent humor was just excessive. There were numerous humping jokes, ball jokes and some uncomfortable male nudity. It's really a shame because this sort of stuff eliminates too much of the target audience. As it is, I cannot recommend it to the nephew who would love to see it.

This afternoon I am going to Greenfield to see a preview of the new Kid's Play show. I am looking forward to that.

Not too much else going on. I hope you're all doing well and I will talk to you again soon (and I mean it this time).

TTFN!

Alright folks, we didn't win last night's "Wicked" lottery but are going to try it again tonight. Wish us luck.

In other news, I promised to post a poll today regarding which LJ Idol entry or entries I should submit for their upcoming book. I went back through what I had written and came up with the following three as my strongest contenders and the entries that I am most proud of. Therefore, I give you the poll to help me decide what to do.

Please note that you may vote for as many of them as you like and each title is linked back to the original posting so that you can easily read the submissions.


Poll #1417602 The Write Stuff
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which LJ Idol entry or entries should I submit for the book?

I appreciate all of your help in this matter and hope you enjoy reading what I have written.

Love to you all and I will talk to you again tomorrow.

TTFN!

Hey everyone! Not too much to post about. Monday night was spent at the Irvington Halloween Festival meeting and last night was spent hanging out with friends and "getting my house in order". Today I am hoping to try to go see "Wicked" with astria.

I did have a really weird dream this morning. I was a fighter in WW2. For some reason one of my team members had the ability to turn into a black snake which would appear in my hair. It was a very strange dream but pretty kewl at the same time.

Just so everyone knows, there is talk of a LJ Idol book coming about. Since I was not only a participant but also a 12th place finisher (good enough for a following but not on the tour) I should contribute something to it. I will be going through my past entries and posting a poll either today or tomorrow so I know what to submit.

Also, on the note of my past exploits I realized that there are a lot of you out there who don't know a lot about who I really am and what I've been through that has helped make me what I am today. Therefore, I'm going to be periodically sharing some glimpses into my past so you can better understand me. To start with, I give you the following links to some past postings to help enlighten you.


http://the-dark-snack.livejournal.com/29250.html

http://the-dark-snack.livejournal.com/47351.html

I know they're memes but there's a lot of data there for you to digest.

SO, that's it for now. I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

Weekend update time. Friday was overwhelming with drama so I spent some time away from everyone and everything to clear my head and reflect on life.

That evening I went to see "Bent" at Theater Within. The show was amazing and really worth seeing. It has an amazing message of love and being true to yourself. Go see it if you can.

Saturday was spent at the IMAF & Talbot Street Art Fair with veronica_rich. We had a great time hanging out and it was nice to spend time with someone.

As you may have read yesterday, I had an epiphany yesterday during church. I have been neglecting my spiritual life and have strayed from the path I should be on. All of the drama and stress I've been going through was a wake-up call to me that I need to get back on track. It was truly amazing. For months and months I have felt this huge emptiness inside of me and now I don't.

I still have along way to go to get back to where I should be and am hoping that repairs can be made to the damaged relationships suffered. So, keep me in your prayers on that note. Still, I am very hopeful that a peaceful ending to this saga will come to pass and again, I thank you all for your love and support throughout my worried agonizing over the situation.

So, that's pretty much it for today. I leave you with this lovely pick-up line from The Graham Norton Show:

Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?

TTFN!

I know that lately my posts have been rather bland or morose. Well, hopefully that is now going to change. After Friday's cleansing and soul-searching plus yesterday's introspection, I had a wonderful revelation today at church.

It appears that all of this stress and drama was required to put me back on my spiritual path which I had strayed from for quite a while. I have honestly not felt more fulfilled and at peace with myself for quite some time.

Therefore, I am very glad that I went through this time of testing and have regained my footing on a more solid path. Also, I thank all of you out there for all of your kind words and encouragement. I could not have made it through this trial without your support.

My love to you all and I will talk to you again tomorrow with a weekend update. I hope you're all having a great weekend and Flag Day.

TTFN!

Life update. I'm feeling a bit better today. No puking last night. Still queasy but better overall. Had some vicious chest pains last night. It felt like bricks pressing down on my chest and razor blades cutting every time I breathed. Now I only have mild aching.

Last night we went to The Phoenix to see "Octopus". The show was very good. It's very surreal but not overwhelmingly so. The performances by all of the cast were superb and the staging was innovative and definitely worth seeing. I really cannot recommend it enough. It's certainly worth checking out.

After the show there was a small reception and beldar convinced me to try and eat some of the food. I had two small pieces of beef and a spoonful of a wonderful calamari salad (I have to get more of that when my stomach is more calm). So far everything has stayed down and I'm hopeful that it will stay that way.

Tonight I was supposed to go out shooting with friendstephen but (as seems to be the trend) he canceled on me last night. So, beldar & I are going to try to go see "Bent" at The Theater Within. I have really wanted to see this but since tonight was the only time I could and had already made plans that I was really looking forward to, I had expected that I would have to miss it. Now it seems that I will be able to see it after all.

Tomorrow is the Independent Music + Art Fest as well as The Talbot Street Art Fair. Both events are a couple of blocks away from each other so we can go to both easily.

So, that's pretty much what's going on in my life. I hope everything's good with all of you. I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

Well, last night we went to the preview of the new Eddie Murphy movie, "Imagine That". It was really wonderful and charming. It's sad that it hasn't had more of an ad campaign because it's really a sweet little movie for the whole family. Not only that, it doesn't stoop to the typical bathroom humor that most of these types of movies do. It's truly a great little movie about family, parenting and relationships that should not be missed. I honestly can't recommend it enough.

Not too much else to say besides that. I'm feeling ill today. I've been puking all morning and achy. I'd swear I was hungover but I haven't had a drop of alcohol in weeks. I'll probably be spending most of the day laying down and trying to feel better.

TTFN!

Once again it's been quite a while since I have updated. Mainly that's because I've been busy and not terribly inspired to post.

Real Life news: Friday at the Whoosier meeting beldar was feeling ill. He ended up going home early to rest. He felt a bit better Saturday but was still under the weather most of the weekend.

Meetings went as expected. Sunday I felt a bit ill myself but was still able to make it to church and then spent the rest of the day and most all of last night helping friendstephen to get the programming finished before tomorrow's deadline.

Beyond that, nothing much else to report. Tonight we're going to a sneak preview of the movie "Imagine That" and tomorrow night I'm going to see if I can score a ticket in the "Wicked" lottery.

That's really all I've got to report.

Hope you're all doing well.

TTFN!

Well, for those of you who actually read me off of my home page & not your friends page, you may have noticed that my layout has changed. My awesome "Tooth & Claw" layout has been FUBAR for a while now and I will reinstate it as soon as I can. However, until that time, I have gone with the lovely little penguins for my layout.

Now, for real life updates. Yesterday evening we went out prior to the show to a church fish fry and it was very good. It was their 75th annual one and we have loved their slogan "Our Cod is an Awesome Cod" since we first heard it a few years ago. The food was great and the people were wonderful. The only criticism was that the guy in front of my took the last piece of fruit tart that I had been drooling over and looking forward to for quite a while. Still, the dinner was good.

After the dinner, we went to go see "Wicked" and OMG! I haven't been this awed and blown away by a show since the first time I saw "The Lion King". I knew exactly what to expect and yet was totally blown away by the whole thing. It was wonderful and I really hope to be able to see it again. It was so beautiful and glorious and it really made me feel so much better about myself. Just because some small-minded people thing I'm evil, doesn't make me so. It just makes them feel better about themselves to see me in such a way.


Quick Edit*********

Here's is Wednesday night's awesome opening number from Craig Ferguson:



This is up there with the Tiny Toons version.
So, that's it for me today. I will talk to you again soon.

TTFN!

Real life update time. Yesterday afternoon I went to Greenfield to have a nice lunch with beldar & veronica_rich. We had a very good time and afterwards, veronica_rich & I went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things.

While we were there, I found that they had put canned rutabagas on clearance. I have been trying to find these for quite some time and was so excited to have found them that I bought all that they had. That would be 26 cans. Needless to say, veronica_rich found this extremely absurd and teased me endlessly about my purchase. Still, I'm very glad to have found them.

This weekend looks to be very full. Tonight we are going to get to see "Wicked". I'm very excited. Plus, they are running a ticket lottery for the entire run of the show. You just show up 2 & 1/2 hours before curtain & put your name in the drum and then if you get picked, you get a top dollar orchestra seat for just $25.00. I may try to see the show a second time this way.

Tomorrow night is the Whoosier Network meeting and Saturday is CoJ. Hopefully, we'll have a little bit of time to rest on Sunday.

One thing that does need to happen this weekend is a transfer of closets. I need to move my summer clothes out of the front closet and put the winter ones away for the season. I have some really cute summer clothes that I'm dying to wear.

So, that's all for today. Expect a review of the show tomorrow.

TTFN!