Today
is random-junk-on-my-mind-Friday, which means don't expect any cohesive
anything. It's kind of like how I have iTunes playing my "top
25 played songs of all time" in the background because it's
too tiring to pick new music to listen to right now.
1.
I am exhausted from worrying about embryonic genetic defects. There
is no proof that there will be any, but the internet has so much
to offer by way of scary information that my brain can't help but
spin. I need to stay away from such crap. I currently have a call
into my OB to ask if I should wear a lead apron the whole time while
I'm getting my teeth cleaned next Tuesday morning. There are xray
machines in the building, you see.
2.
How is it September already?
3.
It was suggested to me in email the other day that I should be watching
Rock Star: Supernova, and I countered with something like "but
Celebrity Duets is starting and it will be awesome and I'll watch
that instead!" Not awesome. Horrible. And Rock Star Supernova
when flipped over to when I could no longer stand Duets? That's
awesome. Why haven't I been watching it, indeed?
4.
I'm having lunch at Universal today. Perhaps I'll get to see CSI
being shot or something, or maybe something better. I gotta find
out what's filming there and I don't get the Hollywood Reporter
anymore so I don't know how to do that. Unresourceful right now
= me.
5.
The final charge for the Auto Cool I bought showed up on my credit
card statement yesterday, and it was $24.18. I guess i haven't
talked about how horribly disappointed I am by this Auto Cool, this
revolutionary vehicular miracle, because it doesn't work at all,
like it's so bad I'm the laughing stock of everyone who knows I
bought it. So I called Auto Cool up last week and said I wanted
to return it, and they were like, "Okay, that'll be less eight
dollars for shipping." So I was like damn, once I pay to mail
it and subtract eight that'll leave me with nothing. But then I
saw the actual unexpectedly-high charge on the bill and I got filled
with fury and called them again and demanded an entire full refund,
and they said okay. I didn't really demand, I'm not a demander until
all other avenues are exhausted. But I'm a fillibuster-er. If you're
a customer service rep I'll stay on the line talking to you from
every angle about why I should get my money until you agree to it.
I did it with Canon recently, too, when they were quite illegally
not going to give me my proper rebate amount, and it took thirty
minutes of me babbling on the phone and not hanging up, but the
guy eventually gave me my money. He was probably like, shit, just
let me go eat my lunch, lady.
6.
The Depeche Mode docu people sent me a release form yesterday in
order to use my home video footage from the record store riot in
1990, which means my footage will probably make it into the documentary.
No word on whether or not my cheesy-interviewed mug will, but perhaps
at the least I'll get a credit and what I shot will be used and
that would kind of make me a rock star amongst my DM friends.
7.
I just called Buy.com to ask about a mysterious charge on the same
credit card statement for $111.18 from July 24th, and the nice lady
in India said it's from when I bought a hard drive in May. I said,
what-for the delay, lady? And she said because my credit card didn't
have enough funds. Which is not true, so now I have to dig back
through CC statements to make sure Buy.com isn't bilking me, and
I'm greatly suspicious that they are. My favorite part was when
she called a hundred and eleven dollars and eighteen cents "triple
one-eighteen." It's more efficient, really.
8.
Now I feel like I have to come up with ten things.
9.
Yesterday I did a bunch of documentary filming in Camarillo and
Thousand Oaks and inbetween appointments I tried to sell my book
to random shops. I have these spurts of activity that would be nice
to be able to maintain, but alas I am now a tired pregnant lady
who needs her naps.
10.
FYI, the gerontologist I interviewed for the doc says "use
it or lose it", people. As in, keep your mind busy or you'll
wind up drooling in a nursing home. Also, stress will kill you,
and if your attitude runs more towards the "Oh, well, that's
life" spectrum, you'll be the one who lives to 100.
11.
All I want is a bologna sandwich and a giant glass of whiskey. This
baby better be really cute.
Have
a good weekend.
===
August
Music:
8.3.06
: Styx / Chris Daughtry - Renegade
8.8.06 : Daft Punk - Technologic
8.16.06 : Under the Influence of Giants - Meaningless Love
8.21.06 : Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
8.28.06: Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
