SUNDAY, 01.27.02 oops... so, i forgot to take my camera to my party!!! ugh... fortunately, my friend pie was there with his and got some good shots... he's going to send them to me and i'll put them up here soon... the party was a blast!!! so wonderful to have these different circles of friends come together and meet each other (some even hooked up!!!)... a few emotional moments, but hey, what can i say??? i'm such a woman...
FRIDAY, 01.25.02 today is my birthday... SOMEONE bought me SOMETHING from my amazon wish list but i was out when ups stopped by so i have to wait until monday before i actually get it... thank you in advance (who ever you are)... so tonight is the party and you can expect pictures up here tomorrow...
MONDAY, 01.21.02 so i'm back on the village voice classified ads looking for work and i come across this... i can't stop laughing OR moaning...
Where's our Batman, Super Girl or Captain America? The earth has many kinds of heros! Some you can find in the pages of a comic book. Others Trade their lives, because the lives of others are the Center of their World! Yet there is another unique brand of heros that rarely are ever acknowledged, but often looked to for help & guidance. That's the retail expert! So if you are that kind of hero, come join our elite brigade of Super Salespeople. No need for muscles or funky bright neon tights, just super speed, super patience & the ability to leap tall customer requests in a single bound is required.
SUNDAY, 01.20.02 had friends brent (who's visiting from los angeles right now, YAY), andre, billy, howard and stephen join brian and i at our apartment to watch the golden globes and eventually see our friend john get beat out by gene hackman... ugh... but it's all good... john looked fantastic!!! we've got a special award to present to him upon his return home in february...
FRIDAY, 01.18.02
THURSDAY, 01.17.02
THURSDAY, 01.10.02
TUESDAY, 01.08.02 so yesterday we got our first snow of the season... by last night there was a pretty and not yet annoying tiny layer of snow covering the ground, fences, cars, trash bags... went into the east village to meet up with pie and jonathan (visiting from utah) where the snow that was falling sparkled like glitter... it was quite beautiful... woke up this morning to find it was allllllll gone... the sun was out and the snow had melted into a salty river running down first avenue... winter is never actually going to make it here this year, is it???
it was great to be out last night, though... had been sick in bed for about three days downloading a bunch of new (fantastic) music and i finally just had to get out... went to this crazy modern dance thing with jonathan, which has never been my thing, but i enjoyed it... then took him to the bar for a few games of pool and a few pints of bass... then rented hair and called it a night... now i'm back at home in my all too familiar bed and can't stomach the idea of spending the rest of the day and night here... must go out again... must have fun...
SATURDAY, 01.05.02 last night at work, a plain-looking man comes into f&b and orders a coffee... i ask him if the coffee is dine in or take out (i know, i still can't believe i'm doing this, either)... he explains that the coffee is to go and that he is on his way to a family function and that coffee is necessary... i agreed and said that i could use some coffee at them moment... then he starts asking my name, if i'm in school, why i'm working at a hot-dog shop, where i live, if i'm working this weekend, and other questions about my life... then just outright hitting on me... i've always had a problem knowing how to let people know that i'm not interested in them without just saying, "i'm not interested." especially at work!!! well, today the man comes back into the shop and i quickly walk toward the back of the kitchen in order to avoid another "conversation"... then, behind me, i hear:
the man: "this is for that boy."
i turn around to see the man wave at me and sort of run out of the building... my manager hands me a large manilla envelope... i look at it rather suspiciously when a coworker says, "don't open it... i don't want anthrax." well, i have to open it... inside, a tiny little piece of paper with a note on it:
Hello again -
i just think the whole thing is, while kinda cute, really really funny... but... come on... i can't call this guy!!! and what if he comes back in??? how do i handle a situation like that??? sheesh...
WEDNESDAY, 01.02.02 if you don't think that this is hillarious, well, i'm afraid that you and i cannot be friends...
TUESDAY, 01.01.02 happy new year... last night was great... the only way to put yourself in the place i was last night is to visit this site:
TUESDAY, 01.29.02 pics from the party!!! (thanks, honey...)
in other news, i've sworn off hotdogs for at LEAST the rest of the year as today marked the FINAL DAY at my stupid job... i walked out of the restaurant feeling sooooo good inside today... then... well... of course reality set in and i realized that soon i'll be right back where i was when i forced myself to even get a job like that to begin with: broke... ugh...
vanilla sky stinks and will not get our oscar votes...
i'm fine... just haven't had anything to report... have been doing nothing but working... but that, too, will soon end as i've given my notice to my managers and only have two days left at the job... i am not cut out for fast food... in the last week, well, let's see... brian has returned to new york... for how long, who knows??? but at least he's here for now... i got to spend an evening with my friend ian and spent an evening with my cousin paul... had loads of fun both nights but other than that have only been making hotdogs... now i'm planning my big birthday party... should be fun... hopefully by then my back and knees will have recovered from this job...
the laramie project opened the 2002 sundance film festival tonight and did so to rave reviews from an audience of over 2000... there is this huge part of me that is so sad for missing it but another part of me that is so happy not to be in utah... please join me in congratulating all the kids that worked on this phenomenal film (including my beautiful boy brian)... information about the release on HBO this march will be available here soon so please stay tuned... this is a revolution...
my manager: "dan'l?"
the man: "yes."
my manager: (to me) "dan'l, you have a package."
I was the guy whom yesterday became extremely verbal re: family visit.
All went fine.
I may be way out of line with this, but I was wondering if you'd entertain the idea of a cup of coffee (not here). you said you could use some yesterday.
at any rate, phone # is 201.395.****. i'm by the river in jersey city, about 15 minutes from 23rd.
so please take this in the spirit in which intended (communal endeavors).
Happy New Year.
Dennis
www.virtualom.com
have fun
