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2011

2011-01-01T06:19:00.002+12:00

i know it's been YEARS, marjorie. 2010 was quite the year. never mind the decade.

i can't even promise that i'll continue this blogging business. but there are a couple of things i can promise:

- that 2011 is going to be big. big new babies. big, new books, big new projects and big new loves.
- that i will never sport bangs like these again.

love,
oatsy

i know it's been a while

2010-07-08T16:05:00.000+12:00

but i just died and went to heaven. hot, sticky, giddy heaven.

LA-NYC Mudslide/Snowpocalypse

2010-02-14T08:10:00.003+12:00

from this:

to this. in a matter of 6 hours.

ok, there was also this. for 5 minutes:

never thought i'd be getting one of these again

2010-02-14T08:05:00.000+12:00

R&R

2010-02-03T05:27:00.005+12:00

so i've never been to LA. but as of Thursday, that will all change.

am headed specifically here:

to see THIS muppet:

and hopefully come back THIS tan:

Keeping Busy

2010-02-03T05:22:00.002+12:00

what to do now that 8 months of my life have disappeared down a black hole? well, practice for when T gets his restaurant license and I get to design the KFC space, of course.
feb-may classes in beefing up my portfolio, here i come.

ok ok

2010-02-03T04:23:00.027+12:00

i give in. now that Sex is over and done with, i can dedicate some time to the important things in life. like my top 20 of the decade. there will be some oversights, and some that got in just by virtue of having grabbed me, for whatever reason, and not let go. some are obvious. some less so. in no particular order,

let's get the obvious out of the way, shall we?
Donnie Darko

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Das Leben der Anderen

Gerry

2046

Le Conseguenze dell'Amore

No Country for Old Men

Night Watch

Lost in Translation

Closer

Old Boy

Dear Zachary; A Letter to a Son About His Father

The Machinist

Reprise

Mirrormask

There Will Be Blood

Half Nelson

Memento

Capturing the Friedmans

American Psycho

lest any of you think that i've been too indulgent, rest assured there were FAR more indulgent films that didn't make the cut. Gia, anyone?

OK OK!

2010-01-02T11:25:00.003+12:00

after years and years of badgering, i give up. surrender. cry uncle. capitulate.
he's a stone-cold fox and it wasn't just michelle's knees that gave way in the Fabulous Baker Boys.

this is the year. the 5th time's a charm. count on it.

WWRD Part X

2009-12-12T09:44:00.002+12:00

it's all very well and good that the love is spreading across the pond, as long as you all continue to fawn over the lyla garritys and the jason streets and keep your filthy paws away from my riggins.

coming sooner than you think

2009-12-12T09:40:00.001+12:00

Inspiration for the Holidays

2009-12-11T08:32:00.001+12:00

also:

Starkle, Starkle, Little Twink.
Who the hell you are I think
I'm not under what they call
the alfluence of incahol.

I'm not as drunk as thinkle peep.
I'm just a little slort of sheep,
I really don't know who's me yet,
But the drunker I stay the longer I get.

So just one more to fill me up,
I've got all day sober to Sunday up.

i KNOW, i KNOW

2009-12-10T02:26:00.000+12:00

but i literally cannot help myself.

`And that's how Sue Cs it'

2009-12-10T02:24:00.000+12:00

jane lynch will always slay me

it just struck me

2009-12-09T10:46:00.000+12:00

hungover photoshop

2009-12-01T13:43:00.001+12:00

sometimes the only thing to do when you think you might just die today

`it's better on the cross!'

2009-11-30T11:21:00.012+12:00

A quiet after-dinner beer on Thanksgiving weekend finds us unwittingly - but enthusiastically - at the high school Christian Rock band's CD-Release Party. This is what happens when there isn't another bar for miles...
Made BFFs with the guitarist's mother who thought she hit the jackpot meeting 3 people from nyc who work in film. Got our cd signed by every member but the dropped one - Jamal `such a good kid, but he went in another direction...'. We're guessing that direction was Allah.

Art Direction By...

2009-11-20T13:31:00.001+12:00

this is it, kids. as of tonight i can call myself an Art Director.
or VBIP to you.

too ironic for words.

2009-11-10T04:46:00.002+12:00

ugh. terribly upsetting.

aside: overheard in nyc. g telling d `have you heard from her today? let's just assume she went home with the drummer until we hear otherwise.'

errrrrrrrrr. so busted.

GG Spoiler Alert!!!

2009-10-30T08:05:00.001+12:00

I always knew I'd die young.

don't let nadia see this

2009-10-30T08:00:00.000+12:00

spinsters & battleaxes, oh my

i heart semi-automatic weapons

2009-10-26T23:50:00.003+12:00

not bad for a first try. apparently, because my `blueprint' is within a hands' width each time, i would make quite the sniper.

amy practices before the show

2009-10-26T23:49:00.000+12:00

one of the only times there were fewer than 5 people in my apartment all week.

no comment necessary

2009-10-26T23:47:00.000+12:00

in the words of one coworker: `your people certainly know what you like.'

best. birthday. surprise. EVER.

2009-10-26T12:30:00.018+12:00

all i knew was that D was taking me somewhere on Saturday for 2 hours. that i should wear comfortable clothes. and that i had to be `lucid.' when Saturday rolled around and i was still recovering Friday night's shenanigans, the `appointment' was rescheduled to today.
THANK GOD. because the first question asked in the RIFLE-SHOOTING CLASS was `is anyone here hungover?'
cannot begin to describe the excitement, the nerves, the adrenaline, the terror, the thrill and the number of weirdos in nyc's pistol & rifle shooting range today.
so what if a spent shell grazed me and i am now left with a bullet-shaped, residue-embedded scar? quite proud of my battle wound, actually.
ramon was the best teacher a newbie could hope for and i now have a 3-month membership to go burn off steam any time i choose.
honestly, felt like a spa. will sleep like a baby tonight, achy shoulder and all.
oh and also, i am an AWESOME shot.

What my girls did for me today

2009-10-23T23:21:00.001+12:00

what a way to come into the studio at 7 am.
today is going to be a good day.

heaven on earth

2009-10-22T06:31:00.001+12:00

best.tumblr.ever.

uh oh

2009-10-20T05:09:00.001+12:00

they're on to us!

NYC Comic Con - Or: How I Can No Longer Be Bothered to Use My Actual Camera

2009-10-19T06:56:00.008+12:00

10 months later

2009-10-17T01:47:00.008+12:00

did i mention the HOTNESS?
still too awash in lust and too overwhelmed to say anything particularly witty about the best show i've seen in a long time.
also, after last night, might be time to end the drought.

in my opinion, a cross between Nick Cave and the Flaming Lips. with a little extra seks thrown in.

my BODy's a ZOMbie for YOU

a reason to blog again

2009-10-17T01:42:00.002+12:00

despite the hail and sleet pouring down, T and i braved the wintry night to make it into the sold-out show of Dead Man's Bones.
am still GIDDY, the morning after. the hotness in the room was overwhelming at times...including these opening acts. at least, according to T, who chose Mr. Black Shirt above, of the Vocaholics, for `Who Would You Do?'

I, of course, was saving myself for the main show.

`Sandbox love never dies'

2009-09-29T10:10:00.002+12:00

LOVED IT.
despite f's constant, and apparently inadvertent and unconscious, moans next to me during every. single. one. of megan fox's scenes.

there was even an audible slurp at one point. though she tried to pass it off as popcorn stuck in her teeth.

inspirations of late

2009-09-21T23:50:00.000+12:00

dispatches from SF

2009-09-21T23:49:00.000+12:00

leaving the photography to the pros

2009-09-21T23:48:00.001+12:00

and i imagine this photographer was not shrieking with glee at the time.

yay Kater!

2009-09-21T15:15:00.004+12:00

she just won! and tina fey just thanked our doorman.
tonight no dream seems too far out of reach.

next stop, the Eisner award.

Day 1

2009-09-02T08:28:00.001+12:00

Finally! only 5 more months to go.

the joys of work

2009-08-12T04:39:00.001+12:00

where else can you present your boss with such a risque birthday card?

stephen king knew what he was talking about

2009-08-01T06:25:00.006+12:00

bad news: i got in an accident this morning
good news: the guy i rear-ended (whose SUV my tin can of a Prius ended up UNDER) loved me so much by the end of the ordeal that he offered me cigs and hugs and kisses goodbye. (this after i sweet-talked him that his back was JUST FINE and no he wasn't injured and no i wouldn't settle and YES i was calling the police.)

and much as i insisted the accident wasn't my fault, no one believed me until
hundreds of complaints about the car having an engine and brakes with a life of their own, earning it the nickname `christine'

40 acres and an ass

2009-07-31T03:38:00.002+12:00

just had this endlessly amusing conversation with a girl i've worked with. also endlessly amusing: i had no clue spike lee shared any character traits with matt winkler

j: i am working on this commercial and i accidentally picked up the wrong line and it was the director and he just chewed me out
i answered the phone locations

me: what??

j: and he was like, who is this
yeah
and i told him
& he was like, we answer the phone 40 acres and a mule
which is the production company's name

me: wait....
was it spike??

j: yes
me: really? you just got chewed out by spike?

j:i feel a little bit stupid & can imagine him somehow firing me
yes

k's new bday gf

2009-07-31T01:39:00.007+12:00

SOMEone got a little territorial on JGL

2009-07-29T09:47:00.001+12:00

am in tears

2009-07-07T00:47:00.003+12:00

last week an art director i've been wanting to work with again told me she was going onto a new movie and was i working? not asking any details, i replied that i was on a good gig and good luck with whatever she was doing.

come to find out she is on THE FIGHTER.

christian bale.
playing an irishman.
could it get any better?!

off to slit my wrists now.

i hate v-day, too

2009-07-05T05:14:00.001+12:00

not much to love. this is one of the more merciful reviews. if you love me at all, skip this one.

we've all been there

2009-06-28T06:10:00.007+12:00

from my new favorite website: textsfromlastnight.com

i think at least a few were submitted on our behalf

douchebags vs NYU

2009-06-26T22:34:00.000+12:00

while the europeans were sleeping

2009-06-26T11:43:00.001+12:00

finally

2009-06-25T23:04:00.000+12:00

been wondering what her stance is.

no degrees of separation

2009-06-25T13:48:00.000+12:00

jonathan mcintosh is a genius!

2009-06-23T05:10:00.000+12:00

are you TWELVE?
heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

the morning after

2009-06-23T01:17:00.003+12:00

after just one evening with nathan and randy in town, i am ready to keel over and never touch a drop of alcohol again.
am surprised i have all my teeth left this morning. also, who thought it would be a good idea to do karaoke to Don't Stop Believin'?

alka seltzer is my friend. thank god those two don't live here.

text at 12:19 pm from my partner in crime: `ugh! first puke in years. glad we went out with a bang on our last night. just woke up. i think a homeless person took a bath in my mouth while i was asleep.'

WELL SAID.

transatlantic missives

2009-06-21T13:13:00.000+12:00

Falling out of touch with all my
friends are somewhere getting wasted,
hope they're staying glued together,
I have arms for them.

you know who you are

yes yes yes

2009-06-18T16:35:00.001+12:00

`Quiet and mean; those are my people.' that is all.

help, i'm alive

2009-06-18T16:32:00.004+12:00

my heart keeps beating like a hammer.
managed to finagle a couple of choice spots in the VIP area, far above the riff raff. oh, emily. you do know how to put on a show. and i love that your `favorite part of the evening' is ours, too.

look up, the nurse is smiling. what luck, the nurse is me.

`homework'

2009-06-18T16:31:00.001+12:00

from the ridiculously sublime to the sublimely ridiculous. all in a day's work.

puff puff @$#%$%^%&

2009-06-13T05:19:00.002+12:00

i would cry, if i weren't so ``devil-may-care-cool''

they've tied the knot! again!

2009-06-10T22:24:00.001+12:00

update 1

2009-06-08T22:57:00.000+12:00

sunday morning hangovers

2009-06-08T08:44:00.002+12:00

waking up this morning (ok, afternoon) cursing PBR and jack daniels, i get this text from our favorite newlywed: `Peaches wants to marry us onstage tonight!'
after several confused, incredulous, and emphatic back-and-forths, it emerges that nathan and randy somehow ended spending most of last night backstage with her and, after recounting the wedding in PR, she decided she had to WED them in LA, too. onstage. tonight.
too funny for words. anyone out there available to film the occasion? free tix in it for you. we need to see this.

next up!

2009-06-05T15:40:00.000+12:00

this is all i can tell you. contractually, i'm bound to not reveal another thing. good thing i'm so averse to spoilers, anyway.

bleeeee!

the Buffy 10-year reunion

2009-06-05T07:33:00.005+12:00

snapshots of the utter awesomeness that was this THIS, including, but not limited to, a buffy specialty drink, Sunnydale High t-shirts (i want one), a rousing singalong, contests, trivia, and videos from way back when. notably BRITNEY and hit me baby, one more time. also, the BACKSTREET BOYS.

SWEET

2009-06-05T07:30:00.002+12:00

and the organizer of the show. also famous for running the BUFFY SINGALONG at the IFC. knows joss (aka god) personally. 1 degree of separation, folks.

the hilarity of mashad bolling and billy crandle

2009-06-05T07:27:00.000+12:00

2 drunk sisters on a sidewalk

2009-06-05T07:23:00.000+12:00

poor Waldo!

2009-06-05T07:21:00.000+12:00

open theft

2009-06-05T07:20:00.001+12:00

am missing this particular guy. so much so that i had to steal this photo (credit to f).
BEST PHOTO EVER

summer reading

2009-05-29T16:07:00.001+12:00

thanks, T. when `l'ombra del vento' gets too rough and gruesome i will turn to this for respite

`the way you look tonight'

2009-05-29T15:48:00.003+12:00

our last night of ballyhooing in nyc.

my weakness for irishmen

2009-05-29T15:42:00.001+12:00

knows no bounds. he doesn't even know what a jowl is.

before magdy got pissed

2009-05-29T15:40:00.001+12:00

that i eagled my first hole (he only got a par) after 16 years of not playing. i TOLD him i didn't need any extra balls.

a REAL oldie but SUCH a goodie

2009-05-29T15:38:00.000+12:00

nadia spearheads area residents

2009-05-29T15:37:00.001+12:00

anyone recognize the determination/barking of the woman on the far right?

vVv

2009-05-29T07:08:00.003+12:00

my favorite SF band, in LA. complete with keven `on the bass drum.'
http://www.myspace.com/veilveilvanish

his sex IS on fire

2009-05-29T05:23:00.002+12:00

mic nic: you read my mind before i put this up.

this post brought to you by Oats's Spring Hormones.

oh, moe's

2009-05-29T04:23:00.007+12:00

you win some, you lose some. our favorite watering hole's mango-martini/peach-cosmo was a hit with paul, not so much with rachel. that's one reason we stick to the two-for-one beers.

dear zachary....

2009-05-29T04:19:00.002+12:00

finally got to see this culmination of several obsessions.
documentary. check
true crime. check
heartwrenching tearjerker. check

only thing missing? the mormons

afterwards, a conversation with magdy:
dad: Just what I need, HEARTBREAKING and hard hitting drama!!
me: you might want to hide the razor blades.
dad: True.

ben templesmith: a long-overdue tribute

2009-05-29T04:17:00.006+12:00

we love our aussies. especially our HOT aussies. talent doesn't hurt.

i never did like sweets

2009-05-29T04:16:00.000+12:00

done and dusted. and gainfully unemployed again.

clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!

2009-05-23T07:03:00.001+12:00

hooray for new obsessions.

what rome has to look forward to this weekend:

2009-05-16T03:08:00.003+12:00

P: i should have an apricot phase before i die
see how the other half lives
i think all of us apricots have the potential to love the apricot

O: honey we do not CALL ourselves apricots
that's your first lesson
i'm dying over here

P: i was just using shorthand

O: DYING

P: to make myself understood
ok so i won't say hi i love your apricot anna

O: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
oh my god
not until AFTER you've tasted her apricot

P: eeeeeeek

recuperation time

2009-05-08T02:15:00.000+12:00

a few stragglers

2009-05-08T02:07:00.006+12:00

d's 30th bday celebration(s)

2009-05-08T02:00:00.005+12:00

ignore T. for brevity/laziness, have randomly inserted non-chronological pics here.

bliss

2009-05-08T01:58:00.000+12:00

puerto rican art appreciation

2009-05-08T01:55:00.001+12:00

heartstring central

2009-05-08T01:48:00.007+12:00

what's a wedding without happy couples?

2009-05-08T01:43:00.002+12:00

some call it craziness

2009-05-08T01:36:00.006+12:00

we like to call it `making new friends and keeping the old'

bedmates

2009-05-08T01:34:00.001+12:00

flubber/jowl 101

2009-05-08T01:33:00.002+12:00

spreading the love

the grooms

2009-05-08T01:31:00.001+12:00

nay nay & shay nay nay

2009-05-08T01:29:00.001+12:00

elation/deflation at Big Buck Hunter

2009-05-08T01:27:00.002+12:00

the requisite patrick-and-sheyam face

2009-05-08T01:25:00.000+12:00

nathan getting married

2009-05-07T14:29:00.002+12:00

roomie pic! right before the grooms walked down the aisle and the bawling began and the makeup ran.
as my new gay bestie said to me at the reception: `i saw you before the wedding and i thought `she's so pretty!' i saw you after the wedding and i thought `she's so pretty!' but honey, i saw you DURING the wedding and i thought `she's a MESS!'

luckily the speechifying went well and was taken care of early enough that i could well and tanked the rest of the night.

best. time. ever. and if someone tries to show you videos, DON'T WATCH

nathan's bachelorette night

2009-05-07T14:27:00.001+12:00

circa 4 am.

when besties get physical

2009-04-07T05:10:00.001+12:00

what happens at Tingel Tangel....

2009-04-07T05:03:00.005+12:00

late last night

2009-04-06T19:10:00.000+12:00

BUSTED!

2009-04-06T11:03:00.000+12:00

first copy in the US!

2009-02-04T18:07:00.002+12:00

ever so proud of cat.
excuse the devilish/wasty eyes in the background. someone was at a show, but managed to tell everyone within earshot about her friend's book, not to mention show off the dedication.

WELL DONE

sxg