Moonlit Jazz

on the jukebox: “Te Vas” by Carlos Ponce

When I was driving to work yesterday, I hit some fog on the Altamont. Ye gods! It was much worse for the drive home. I decided that I would not be the pace car and I kept behind different cars because I could see them. 😛 Driving in fog is an adventure!

TEETH STUFF

Kim, nothing is really wrong with my teeth. I just haven’t gone to the dentist in AGES. The dental hygienist only did half my mouth though, because there was a lot of scraping involved. 😛 Oh, and in later days I’m going to have my last baby tooth extracted. I still have a baby tooth in my old age. LOL!

The numbness wore off by the time I got to work. It was really the strangest thing. 😛 And I get to do it again next week! Woohoo. NOT.

DREAMS I DREAM

The night before my dentist appointment, I couldn’t get to sleep. And then when I did, I dreamt odd dreams.

First dream… I was late for my dentist appointment! I woke up at 1500 hrs for some reason. Ye gods!

Second dream… I was staying at my cousin’s old house. I was in her room, my sister was in her sister’s room, and her brother was still in his room. It’s always so funny to dream about my old homes from my past…

WORK

A “technical escape” is when a “guest of the facility” is mistakenly released, usually due to a mix-up in paperwork. Although many hands process release paperwork, it is ultimately the fault of the person who takes out the cases in the computer. In some cases, like a few months ago, it can also be the fault of someone’s manipulation. In any case, a technical escape is not a good thing.

EIGHT EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN

Nothing more than hellos were exchanged that day between the two.

FAN FEST!!!

The A’s Fan Fest is set for February 7th. Hmm, think I’m going? HELL YEAH! I hope hope hope Mark Mulder is there. And I hope I get to see him. LOL! And I want to run into another player and say, “Hey, have you gone bowling with [insert name here] yet?”

I’m going to take pictures. I’m going to be more organized about it than last year. LOL!

FAN FEST, 7 February 2004, 1000 – 1600 hrs

I’ll be there, will you? 😀

on the jukebox: “All Improvviso Amor” by Josh Groban

Happy Monday! Right, no such thing, I know. LOL!

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS AND TAGS!

Stefi – POTC rocks my socks too. 😉

Juli – I will definitely give a rundown on Barry Zito’s appearance on the Chris Isaak show. It should be very interesting. LOL! 😉

::celeste:: – I wish I could take you to Hawaii with me. But I’ll take lots of pictures to make everyone jealous. 😉 And I’ll keep a journal too, since I probably won’t have internet access out there. (But wouldn’t that be nice?)

On the Kev thing, I am also very thankful to have met him and been in his presence. And I am so very thankful for the friends I made (like you!) because of him. But I’m not going to obsess about him.

As for slash, I find some pairings odd. Joxer and Ares? Come on! But to each his own. And I find it interesting that the m/m slash is written by women. LOL!

Irish – I’m a picture taking fool, especially since I have a digital camera. It’s just so easy to take two hundred pictures! LOL!

Happy Birthday Jen! Okay, here it’s a day late, but I think I posted at your blog on your actual birthday. 😉 Enjoy your 20s. They go too fast! Have fun in Reno too! 😀

Sharon – Even though I have been to Hawaii twice, this will be my first time in Kauai. I am so looking forward to it! All of what I’ve seen so far of Hawaii has been beautiful. It’s going to be magical being part of a wedding there. Awww. And I don’t think I’d dig LOTR or HP slash either. I’m not really a slash fan, but if it’s well written, I can read it. Just not too much sex. Ewww!

Nicole – Xena conventions are so groovy! If you ever get a chance to go, go! 😀

Sharon – I knew someone would want to be Miss Swan in the layout. 😉 Don’t we all wish? LOL!

THE TEETH CLEANING

She only did one side today. So one side of my face is numb, which is weird! But I’d rather have it numb than to have to endure whatever pain I might have felt while she scraped at my teeth and beneath the gums. Ye gods!

I just want to be able to eat. I wonder how it’s going to feel. I need to eat soon!

It really wasn’t too bad though. She said that everything came off easily. Good thing! 😉

Hopefully my IM goes unanswered and I won’t feel obliged to chat for a bit. LOL! Even though I want to chat with my friend. I just wish he’d answer my email! 😛

So, I’m on a Kevin Smith mailing list and someone posted about building a virtual building in his honor. Well, some people responded, but one particular person’s response bothered me enough to post a reply. She said, “I do hope we can get more response than this. This is making me sad. Seems like others have forgotten him already. He was sooo special, Maybe it seems silly to some too…..but what the heck?”

I was offended by her remark, so I responded:

“I don’t think it’s quite fair to say people have forgotten Kevin just because they might not have posted here. Just the fact that this list exists (along with others) should be testament enough that he is NOT forgotten. So don’t be sad because you think people have forgotten him. No one who has ever known him or met him or watched his work will ever forget him. Perhaps it still hurts for some to talk about him.”

The ungenerous side of me wanted to say GET A LIFE. The man, a very lovely and wonderful man, is dead. He’s been gone from this world for almost two years. Yes, people remember him. Yes, people miss him. But hello, the whole point is to MOVE ON. GET A LIFE. Remember him, but don’t obsess about him. What use is that? Appreciate his work, but move on and enjoy other things.

I almost started to write that perhaps she meant well, but upon re-reading her words, she did not. So I hope my response doesn’t offend anyone. Of course, no one has posted since my post, so maybe some people don’t like what I said.

Oh well.

Kevin Smith as Ares in the Xena episode “Succession”

THE FOG ROLLS IN

Oh, a short reply from my friend. Maybe he’ll remember to email me. 😛

It’s funny how my dog Meggie walks the brick path on her way back into the house. She could walk on the grass, but she takes the brick path instead. Smart, eh? 😉

We watched The Order. I rather liked it. Interesting movie…

Tomorrow, the dentist. BLAH!

Well, I don’t exactly remember how I stumbled across it, but I found sports slash fiction! Specifically Mulder and Zito pairings. Actually, the first story I read was a Zito/Chavez pairing. It was called “Everyone has a crush on Eric Chavez.”

The stories that I’ve skimmed through so far are not sexually explicit in any way, they are more romantic than anything. Well written and realistic, if you can imagine Mulder or Zito engaging in such a relationship.

Now mind you, I’m not usually a slash fic fan, but I have read a few fanfics of that nature, usually set in the Herc/Xena universe. It doesn’t bother me because it is *fiction*. I could never imagine myself writing it though!

Anyhoo, the stories are actually really good, if you like that kind of stuff. 😉

STRANGE DREAMS AGAIN

Before I woke up, I dreamt that I was watching some inmates or something and they were on their way back to their cells or something and one of them had a gun, which they obviously weren’t allowed to have. He handed it off to me before he headed to his cell (he was the last in line and I guess I figured out he was undercover). I tried to give it back to him later while he was in class (yeah, go figure that one out!), but he told me to keep it for later.

WEIRD!!!

My dreams are freakin’ weird!

OLD SCHOOL

That movie is HILARIOUS! We watched it last night. Stupid men. 😛 But Vince Vaughn was so cute with the kids! “Ear muffs!” LOL! And Jeremy Piven was such an ass. It was hilarious! I liked seeing Craig Kilborn too. His character was horrible.

Okay, gotta watch some football! More later? Hmm, maybe…

We made our reservations for Hawaii. Seven nights in Kauai. I can’t wait! 😀 Rest and relaxation in a tropical setting. I think I’ll take lots of pictures. 😉

The last Thursday of the month we’re seeing George Strait in concert. Dierks Bentley is opening up for him! Cool beans! On that Saturday we head down to Burbank for the Xena Convention. I am so excited! It’s been almost three years since my last convention. YE GODS!

My second Xena convention was back in 1998 in Burbank. It was the first time I met Kevin Smith. And it was my first “big” convention. (My first Xena/Herc con was the San Francisco one in 1997, but it was only a one day thing I think.) Two days of milling through the dealer rooms, listening to the various guests. But the first thing was the KSOFC brunch, my most favorite part of that weekend.

Sometimes I remember as if it were only yesterday. The strange nervous feeling I had. The way the room just stilled for a moment when Kevin came into the room. Kevin’s warmth and graciousness. Our picture together. Shaking his hand.

Such a sweet, sweet man.

I miss him.

I was a little lost at that convention. I didn’t really know anyone. I merely enjoyed being there, taking in the sights and sounds. I had no ties to anyone, only a vague connection to my fellow fans.

What will it be like this time? I think I’ll enjoy it, in a kind of nostalgic way. It’s been a long time since the “big” convention has been in Burbank. Is it a sign that the Xena fandom is waning? I wonder.

I shall be armed with my digital camera. I’ll share the pictures with all of you. I wonder how nerdy the convention will be. LOL! 😉

Maybe I can meet up with some friends while I’m there…

I had the freakiest creepiest dream right before I woke up. I was in this huge and beautiful house that was being cleaned and re-done. Two non-uniformed police officers were overseeing the whole thing. I was part of the crew for some reason, along with two other people. We were going to sleep for the night before finishing up. I don’t know why, but I wanted to know why we were at the house (I just joined the group) and the female officer didn’t want to tell me. I somehow found out that a little girl had died there, probably at the hands of her brothers, Lucas Lucas and I can’t remember the other Lucas boy’s name. Then the dream ended.

Is that freakin’ weird or what? I watch too much tv and I internalize work way too much. Blah!

BUT BEFORE THAT, BASEBALL…

Yes, I also had a baseball dream. Specifically a dream about Barry Zito and Mark Mulder. I was talking with Mulder for some reason and Zito was there. I can’t remember what we talked about, I can only remember standing next to him and thinking, “He’s damn tall!”

Mulder in August 2003, AP photo

THAT HAWAII WEDDING

Oh my goodness, Missy (the bride getting married in Hawaii) asked me to be in her wedding! Awwww. Of course, I said yes. I’m so happy! I am honored to be part of her special day. So, thank you Missy!

BARRY ZITO ON THE CHRIS ISAAK SHOW

That’s right, Barry is going to be on the Chris Isaak Show! His episode airs later this month. Wait, let me find the date…

From TVTome.com

37. Let the Games Begin
gs: Barry Zito (Himself)

From Showtime Press Release:
Also found at: http://www.prnewswire.com/news/

As a long-time baseball fan Chris, who often tries to meld his American boy-next-door lifestyle with his rock-star profession, revels in his newfound friendship with star baseball pitcher Barry Zito. That is, until he discovers that Barry can do just about everything better than he can.

b: 22-Jan-2004

Sounds like a fun episode. I love Chris Isaak, so watching the show won’t be torture for me. 😉

AND IT’S FRIDAY!

I didn’t do last week’s Friday Five, so here it is, a week late…

What one thing are you most looking forward to . . .

1. …today? coming home after driving the long drive from work…

2. …over the next week? getting paid, having good days at work…

3. …this year? Opening Day!

4. …over the next five years? having a kid or two…

5. …for the rest of your life? love and laughter through all my days…

on the jukebox: “Quiero Mas” by Carlos Ponce

I don’t get to go to Ohio. Rachel, the one getting married in February/March, lives in Ohio. I’m going to have to pass on the honor of being one of her attendants. I want to be there, but I just won’t have the time on the books.

Hawaii will be our 10 year anniversary vacation present to ourselves. 😉 We’re going to Kauai for a week. Woohoo! At the end of the week, one of my best friends will be getting married, not so coincidently in Kauai. So the trip is a vacation and wedding in one. Spiffy, eh? So sorry ::celeste::, you’ll have to be jealous. LOL! Allison, it’ll be my third time in Hawaii. And my third island! I’ve previously been to Oahu and the Big Island.

And Marci, your layout is beautiful! 😉 But I agree, mine is lovely too. I LOVE IT! 😀

EIGHT EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN

He said hello to her. She said hello back.

He didn’t bother her today, not that he’s ever a bother. She wouldn’t have minded.

They didn’t really talk.

RETURN OF THE KING, the soundtrack

I listened to it on the way home tonight. Beautiful music. Maybe tomorrow I’ll do the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean. 😉 I’ve also been listening a lot to Carlos Ponce. I almost forgot how much I love listening to him.

from the video “Te Vas”

And I think I forgot how handsome he is. Oh yes indeed…