Is this really a circus drinking song?

It's funny, sometimes I really think the only time I really feel at peace with myself and the world is when I'm on a highway, going fast fast and somewhere, anywhere.

But so I'm back from the camping trip to Truro, MA. I love it up there, I really do. Many cool things were done, including a hysterically well done drag show (the singalong "I got you babe" with the Sonny Bono action figure was probably my favorite part), a drive-in movie, kayaking through salt marshes, shopping (ooh, did I get some cool stuff!!! Clothes, a toy, a new incense burner, (when I felt okay about spending money, which was not actually all the time, well, actually, I never felt bad about spending it on food, but other stuff... well, it took some deep thoughts)), a beach bonfire, and relaxing in the campground. It was lots of fun to hang out with everyone, and littlefrogling and crowyhead and I all got to bond on the bazillion hour ride it took us to get there.

Everyone had a fun time, though I was somewhat subdued and bitchy due to other stresses in my life (work (I got reviewed on Tuesday before I left, which went well, and my boss and I talked about things that concerned us both, and though there were things I feel I should do better and there are definitely things I can work on, it was good. Oh, and I didn't finish what I needed to get done, but given that one of the things my boss thinks is that I'm too hard on myself, I guess it's okay), condo (I close tomorrow! Um, I mean today!!! Later today! And there was a little panicky thing with that and the money situation today, which was not so amusing), etc (where etc stands for trying to figure out how to get the new floor so it can be installed in a timely fashion)).

So today I saw '28 Days Later' with jennywrenn & others. I liked it more than I thought I would. I've always been a fan of the post-apocalyptic future sub-genre, but it's not that often that you get decent ones. Especially decent ones with zombies! Not for the squeamish, that's for sure. Actually, I thought the movie was well thought out and well done. Not in the same way that say, 'Once Were Warriors' was well done, I mean, they're movies of vast difference in every way. But really, I watched 'Once Were Warriors' over two weeks ago, and still keep thinking about it. So um, yeah, these thoughts, not very joined together, in fact, one might almost say it's all kinds of disjointed. For a more useful review of '28 Days Later' read jennywrenn's journal. :)

Wow. Babble babble babble. I so should go to sleep.

Oh, and dangerdean! I still plan to answer your questions. Soon, my friend, sooooooon.

And only 2 more days till teapot_farm is here!!! And the opening of Terminator 3, which may or may not be coincidental, hmmn...

From a while ago, 'cause I'm lazy and busy and owe it to Dean

So back in the interviewing meme, dangerdean asked me things to which I will now provide answers...

1. What qualities do you want in a crazymonkeyloveslave?

This is actually a pretty tough question. Because I'm actually thinking that I want more than that now. Or perhaps I just want crazymonkeylove as opposed to an actual loveslave. But there are lots of important things. There has to be an emotional connection for me. There has to be similar senses of humor. They have to make me laugh, but in a good way. They have to be somewhat empathic (and I don't mean all supernatural-like, I mean, they have to pay attention and react accordingly). They have to prioritize me somewhat. I don't need to be # 1 or 2 or 3 priority in my loveslave's life, but I should be somewhere up there. I'm sure there's other stuff too. But for now, this'll do.

2. So. Neil Finn, huh?

Yessssss. Neil Finn. It's not like I worship the guy or anything. Or not exactly, anyway. It's just that to me, he is the quintessential singer-songwriter. His songs speak to me in a way that nothing else does really. On occassion another song by someone else will, but his music does it pretty much regularly, which is amazing, in my opinion. I don't get tired of listening to him. And there is a huge amount of material to listen to. And in concert... oh. my. god. it was so great!!! So yeah, I'm a fangirl. Hee.

3. I know you aren't originally from there, but in which ways are you, and in which ways are you not, a Jersey girl?

My pace of life is very fast-fast Jersey like, I think. I mean, the Northeast as a whole is pretty fast paced sometimes, but really, Jersey is up there. I'm used to having things open all the time, being really close to whatever I need when I want it. However, I think growing up elsewhere definitely makes how I see things non Jersey girl-like. For instance, I don't think twice about driving 45 minutes to get somewhere I want to go or to visit someone. And this is often not the case with native New Jerseyans. Oh, and I don't have poofy hair, but most Jersey girls don't now anyway. But really, I'm just not as "hip" as pretty much all Jersey girls. I don't know if that really answered anything, oh well.

4. I can think of a Vancouver answer for this, but what are "screaming subway weasels?"

Ah. Well, you see, when you go into the subway, sometimes there's this really high pitched noise. Sometimes it's high pitched enough so that everyone just kind of winces, and other times it's like, supersonic and only dogs and like, people with odd hearing hear it. And both noises are the screaming subway weasels. You hear them well before they attack. That's why some subway stations have no homeless people sleeping in them, they hear the weasels and run. And obviously the weasels have specific haunts, so you always hear them near, say, Chambers St.

5. What feeds your soul?

Music, and color, but mostly music. I'm an addict, I admit. But I've felt such amazing highs and lows listening to music. There are other things... kayaking restores a sense of balance. But listening to music, that's where it's at. I think part of it is that when I was really young I almost went deaf, and knowing that, knowing that I could've lost that, it gives it more weight in my life. And lyrics are poetry that can speak to the soul. So it's life-giving. And then there's that whole "music is the vibration of the universe" thing that I used to go on about. But it's just the truth, music feeds my soul. It is everything.