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I've had a busy weekend and managed to do it all with $5. I rock.
Friday night was Flux(clicky) which was so-so. It was held a few feet from my house at the old parking garage of St. Francis Hospital, which is set to be demolished tomorrow. I think this was the tenth Flux that's happened, but this was the first time I've attended. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but Flux didn't deliver. What was good: the amazing view of the city from the roof of the garage. I took some great pictures. What was bad or not-so-great: everything else. No, it wasn't all that bad. The art was just very been-there-done-that and the music was all local bands and DJs that, in my opinion, don't really have that novelty shine anymore. But again, I'm not going to pretend that I would have had any better ideas. One part that was really pointless was this performance art piece that basically consisted of ten or twelve white people acting all tribal and Lord of the Flies. They danced around wearing garbage bags and waving tiki torches, all the while wearing these very serious “We're-artists-and-we're-out-of-control” expressions on their faces.

…crap. never a moment's peace. more later

I'm so out of it. My head feels like it's detached from my body. Fuck sickness. I have much to tell, but not enough energy to type at the moment.
Sorry.
If someone would be willing to come over to my house, make me some chicken noodle soup and rub my head I would be soooo grateful.
sniff.

My son is 18 months old today!

So, I guess I'm sick. The sneezing got much worse over the course of the night and my nose has been dripping this clear liquid for a few hours now. My head is pounding. It doesn't feel like a cold, though. I'm guessing a sinus infection. I don't know. In any case, I'm annoyed.

Two other annoying things this morning: I poured milk over my Kashi and was immediately struck with that sour milk smell. I was mostly annoyed that I had wasted a cup of very yummy cereal. My mom buys half gallons of milk two at a time expecting me to drink them in the time allotted by the sell-by date. However, I'm only one person and even skim milk is a bit of a waste of WW points (I do get my calcium through yogurt and cheese, however). I yell at my mom because she's always buying these healthy foods, tons of them, and getting mad at me when I don't eat all of them. I lecture back at her that she's the one who's at higher risk for osteoporosis and she should be throwing back a couple of glasses of milk a day. She doesn't want to listen to me. Fine. But I am not going to be changing her bedpan when she breaks a hip a few years from now.
And also: my coffee was way too strong…like, past the point of even being enjoyable.

I'm hoping to take my son to the museum today, but I just don't feel like moving right now. This sucks. argh.

Remember that scene in 'Lolita' where Shelley Winters is sitting outside of the bathroom while Humbert Humbert is sitting in there writing god-knows-what about her daughter? Then she pouts and moans, “Hmmm, I'm lonesome!” Breaks my heart. Anyway, that's me at the moment. The boyfriend is at Havana and I'm here. I hate this. He and I had kind of a crap day. I can't really explain it. We were just sort of disgusted with each other….barely spoke, no affection, nothing. I'm not sure what the deal is, but this better pass soon. We haven't, uh, had relations in a little over a week and you know how I get…Well, maybe you don't. In any case, it's not pretty.

Anyway, on to other things. I'm having a very allergic evening and have been sneezing, non-stop, since about 7. I'm about to pour antihistamine right down my nose. And we, of course, don't have any Kleenex so I've been blowing my nose with a rather unforgiving roll of Bounty. Quicker Picker-Upper, yes, but not so gentle on the old schnoz.

I watched If These Walls Could Talk 2, which was good and bad. Vanessa Redgrave owns my soul. But the middle segment with the lipstick hippie lesbians was just kind of…dumb. Chole Sevigny really looked like Macauley Culkin. It was kind of strange. But in any case, I got to see Ellen Degeneres' boobs and that was kind of weird. I didn't think she was alright with the onscreen nudity. But whatever, lesbians are cool. dur.

I finally went to the piercing place today….and they didn't have what I needed. They had the nose barbells but they started a gauge or two too big. The guy said he would order me a nose screw but I don't like those things. I'm going to have to make a field trip out of this one simple task and it's kind of starting to piss me off. Isn't piercing like totally mainstream now? Shouldn't I be able to pick up a high-quality nosering at, say, Giant Eagle? Anyway, the place inside was decorated pretty nicely…you know, for a tattoo place. There were three guys there and I don't think they totally knew how to react to me with my baby in tow. Said baby did not seem too phased about his first (of many, I'm sure) trip to the tattoo parlor. Maybe I'll become one of those pieces of shit that just hangs out there. Nah.

I've had random movies and shows running through my head over the past two days. Kind of like when songs run through your head and get stuck, I do that with movies. They're all very bizarre and, as far as I can tell, unrelated.
First, and perhaps most disturbing, is Howard the Duck. I've just been thinking about how awful that movie is and how befuddling it is that it was so popular.
Second, American History X. I'm not really sure. I don't like that movie as much as I once did mainly because the writing, let's face it, isn't that great. However, I still get chills when I think of Edward Norton's character killing that kid in front of his house. Nightmarish.
Third, and certainly very random, is one particular episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Now, I really loved this show when I was about 12-13. I was going through a really rough time, just puberty-wise. I was really really awkward and goofy-looking and was getting teased to death everyday at school. Ballet wasn't going well, either, so 90210, with it's designer clothes problems was a good escape for me. Of course, they were mindful of “social issues” and the episode that's been running through my head is one of their “early 90's, circa L.A. riots, racial tension” episodes. I can't remember the plot too clearly, but there was, I think, a football game and then perhaps a related school dance, but not Homecoming because it was informal. Anyway, there was some drama because West Beverly High was playing some “black” high school and they were, of course, worried about shootings and shit. But, of course, Brandon saved the day and they all ended up doing the Electric Slide, black and white, side-by-side at the dance later.
How.
gay.

Anyhoo, I think I'm going to dive into a bowl of popcorn and watch Drop Dead Gorgeous for the eight millionth time. Oh crap.

this weather can bite me.

My son is being a total goofball.

My mother has this really annoying habit of just…moving stuff. My favorite is when she takes really important papers from my desk and just shuffles them in with hers. Now, about a month and a half after it was due, she allows for the reappearance of some important form that I was supposed to send in to the baby's doctor. gah!

I got the boyfriend some really good Father's Day presents. I think he'll really like them. I won't go into detail because I think he secretly reads this journal, despite his general disdain for blogs and the like. ;-p

…and too many bodily fluids. the baby's nose is leaking clear snot and the boyfriend has the runs.
I.
want.
out.
of.
here.

Something's up on my street. The K-9 unit is here. I can't tell for sure what's up. I didn't even realize they were here until I looked over and saw the baby standing on one of his toys, looking out of the window and barking back at the police dogs.

the idjits on pb-cle-raves are having this really annoying grandstand thread about D.A.R.E. and drug use. The people on that list have changed over the years but it always seems to be the same half-assed liberal morons. I'm not participating, because I don't feel like it. But to the pb-cle list:
None of you are half as smart as you think you are.
Your personal experiences doing E at raves do not make you an expert on drug use.
You do not know what poor people and people in bad areas go through on a day-to-day basis. Do not try to tell them what's wrong with their lives while you sit on your lazy asses and contemplate.
You don't know what it's like to raise a child so shut up with your, “parents should do this…”
I know you failed your econ and history classes so don't try to lecture the list on why capitalism is great.
When you smoke weed you don't become this deep thinker. You're just smoking. deal

They're after my heart.
LATE-NIGHT MOVIES RETURN TO THE OAKS THEATER
AS “MOONLIT MATINEES” SUMMER PROGRAM!

Print it out, post it up! Whatever you do, don't spend your summer without these great flicks! Late-night movies return to The Oaks Theater beginning Saturday, June 7, with the kick-off of a new summer movie program featuring something for EVERYone: 13 late show classics and feature film tie-ins representing a broad range of audience requests and popular alternative films! The series, “Moonlit Matinees,” will screen on SATURDAYS @ Midnight and SUNDAYS @ 10:00pm, with frequent guest appearances, prizes, pre-show activities, and featuring regular interactive discount offers. Regular priced individual tickets to the series are only $4.00 per show, and proof of age (or accompanying adult) is required for all R-rated features. NO advance ticket sales–first come, first serve only–so come early, and come OFTEN!

The schedule, spanning 25 summer nights, is as follows:

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June 7 & 8: “HAIRSPRAY”

(1998, PG, 1hr 45min)
John Waters' 1988 comedy (his first PG-rated movie) stars Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Pia Zadora, and the legendary Devine! Hysterically tackling a broad range of real issues (such as racial segregation, celebrity exploitation and teenage pimples), this satiric 1960s period piece inspired the current Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical.

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June 14 only: “RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY”

(1991, R, 1hr 30min)
Incredibly Strange Video presents a ONE-NIGHT-ONLY uncut screening of the Hong Kong comic book-inspired cult classic, a wildly over-the-top martial arts schlock spectacle featuring “the” notorious, hilarious exploding head scene (as seen on Comedy Central's “The Daily Show”).

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June 21 & 22: “HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH”

(2001, R, 1hr 50min)
$1 OFF admission with “Hedwig” City Theatre ticket stub! Plus, FREE PRIZE-One lucky audience member each night will win 2 passes to see the “Hedwig” City Theatre stage production! This overwhelmingly original gender-bending rock musical found a new star in its writer-director title performer, John Cameron Mitchell, and became an instant midnight classic featuring live cast performances (a la “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”). Saturday show will be introduced by “Angry Inch” City Theatre bandmates!

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June 28 & 29: “THE TERMINATOR”

(1984, R, 1hr 50min)
Helmed by cyborg saga creator James Cameron, this 1984 introductory installment is widely regarded as the best entry (so far) in the “Terminator” series, a nonstop action and special effects thrill ride setting up a fascinating scenario about the consequences of synthetic enhancements and the creation of artificial life.

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July 5 & 6: “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY”

(1968, G, 2hrs 20min)
New 35mm Print! $1 OFF admission with canned food donation! Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterwork is a science-fiction epic that demands the complete theatrical experience. Featuring jaw-dropping CinemaScope cinematography, groundbreaking period special effects, and often times accompanied by the lush musical compositions of Richard Strauss, “2001” is a treasure to behold and the most-requested film in our late-night series.

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July 12 & 13: “BLUE VELVET”

(1986, R, 2hrs)
Archive print! FREE PRIZE-One lucky audience member (21+) each night will win a raffled case of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer! Beautiful and bizarre, David Lynch's subversive “behind closed doors” film encounter unveils what discomforting suburban dramas lurk just beyond the white picket fence-and challenged as many viewers as it charmed upon initial release in 1986. Featuring Isabella Rossellini, “Twin Peaks” star Kyle MacLachlan, and comeback roles for both Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell.

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July 19 & 20: “NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE”

(1978, R, 1hr 40min)
$1 OFF admission when you wear any fraternity apparel! Director John Landis struck gold with this 1978 college wasteland comedy set in a party animal Frat House where John Belushi and Tim Matheson play under-achievers in a living space that has no rules and havoc is bliss.

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July 26 & 27: “BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE”

(1989, PG, 1hr 30min)
Archive print! 2-FOR-1 admission with children's book donation! “Matrix” star Keanu Reeves established his first typecasting prototype in the form of a clueless Van Halen-obsessed California high school student who embarks on a time traveling phone booth with which he can encounter various great historical figures in a beat-the-clock effort to pass class and avoid military school. Helmed by “Men in Black” and “Levity” screenwriter Ed Solomon, and co-starring George Carlin.

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August 2 & 3: “DONNIE DARKO”

(2001, R, 2hrs)
A destined midnight classic, this 1980s-induced science fiction tragedy combines Duran Duran, teen angst, demented rabbits and Stephen Hawking philosophy in a nightmarish suburban drama of banned books, mental hygiene, and the end of the world-troubled circumstances all wearing on the adolescent shoulders of Donnie Darko, the challenging young would-be superhero in disguise. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Katharine Ross and Patrick Swayze.

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Aug. 9 & 10: “ENTER THE DRAGON”

(1973, R, 1hr 45min)
CHINESE FOOD at the concession stand! The 25th Anniversary Version of Bruce Lee's most popular silver screen Kung Fu jaunt contains all the same thrills and breezy plot, enhanced by extended action scenes and a 1998 restored print!

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Aug. 16 & 17: “THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE”

(1987, PG, 1hr 40min)
2-FOR-1 admission with an authentic Garbage Pail Kids card featuring YOUR name (I.D. required)! While beginning as a satiric consumer alternative to the Cabbage Patch Kids doll craze, the “bad” fad developed into this 1987 feature film venture, a “Pandora's Box” oddity about the grotesque youngsters who start out as exploited workers in a fashion sweatshop, then are imprisoned in a state home for the ugly! Mackenzie Astin (son of Patty Duke) plays the one genuinely sympathetic friend these pleasantly unpleasant children have.

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Aug. 23 & 24: “A CLOCKWORK ORANGE”

(1971, R, 2hrs 20min)
Preceded by a LIVE Beethoven piano recital! Our most popular late-night screening ever, it was promised to those aged 16 and younger that Stanley Kubrick's historic ultraviolence motion picture mind game would return to the big screen on an annual basis to welcome those now-legal eager cinephiles who were formerly forbidden entry due to the picture's long-noted controversy, notoriety, and MPAA-imposed R-rating!

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Aug. 30 & 31: “EL MARIACHI”

(1992, R, 1hr 25min)
MEXICAN FOOD at the concession stand! The 1992 predecessor to Robert Rodriquez's “Desperado” and its forthcoming sequel, “Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” “El Mariachi” is a rapid-fire action feast, a case of mistaken identity expanded to feature length with an energy and timely pacing that never lets up. Shot on a legendary $7,000 budget, this brazenly competent chase movie never ceases to amaze.

Someone had better get a car soon because I want to see almost all of those…but with the possible exception of Donnie Darko. I don't really care to see that movie ever again.