(this post may be a bit premature time-wise, but the book is oversploding with goodness. [Be sure to skip down a few posts for Faceplant quotes] some solid hours-long conversations, both in person and via the phone, have really delivered. well, and game night with the usual suspects....)
"No, I don't play that. That's you peoples' game." -JRe (moment of silence)
"Yeah...that's a tuxedo onesie. 'Cuz he likes to party." -charlie/lester/horatio
"Oh really? Then why is your crotch glowing red, Jacob?" -jacob tighe
"Let me break it down for you: We are built the same, but we come with completely different user manuals." -jacob tighe
"I am a #%(&^ financial consultant and I work in a toy store." -bradley
"It's not Woody Allen funny." -lisa
"This sober thing is freaking me out." -kevin
"We don't need to know that John Henry is going to die at the beginning of the song." -lisa
"Jump jaw swagger. Bust ya'll's heads." -panera dude
"I usually like to be smoking. If I'm not eating. Or drinking." -boombalias
"It lost it's snazziness halfway through." -boombalias
"You greet people with this..."
"Golden shower!"
"Kevin, if that is how you greet people...."
"NO, I DO NOT WANT ANY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!!"
"I am not being a dick. You are being a vagina." -oh, married banter
"What kind of naked babies are you around?"
"Doo doo doooo and give God the glory glory...And look at my team."
"You get Jesus, I get books!"
"Cleaning the house never took so long!" -mdl on HASHrag/MarijuanaBroom/PotSwiffer
"Does everyone know that we're not playing charades?"
"How about you make bacon and open up all the windows today?!"
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
"It's their preference and business, so they should be able to choose."
(the title comes from a 5-year old. i ask: how does she know the correct verb tense?)
"I rarely leave the comfort of my own home."
"Hey guys! Want to smell my breath?!"
"There are vitamins in this apple. Are the white spots the vitamins?"
"This is delicious. But maybe not call it ants on a log. Ants that are not raisins. Craisins on a roll. That's what I should say."
"If I was you, my most prized possession would be my house. Otherwise you'd be homeless."
"My granddad has his very own chair."
"I rarely leave the comfort of my own home."
"Hey guys! Want to smell my breath?!"
"There are vitamins in this apple. Are the white spots the vitamins?"
"This is delicious. But maybe not call it ants on a log. Ants that are not raisins. Craisins on a roll. That's what I should say."
"If I was you, my most prized possession would be my house. Otherwise you'd be homeless."
"My granddad has his very own chair."
before it makes a sound...
the eels. longtime favorite. this video...directed by wim wenders. yes.
bonnie "prince" billy. on the radio at 8am. perfection.
amy courts. the living room in nyc.
this one gets some lyrics:
"Stronger Than You Think”
(by amy courts | [c]2010 amalia musica)
And I know it’s gonna break you down
It’s gonna hurt like hell
Before it makes a sound
And I know it reaches everything
But you are stronger than you think you are
Right now
bonnie "prince" billy. on the radio at 8am. perfection.
amy courts. the living room in nyc.
this one gets some lyrics:
"Stronger Than You Think”
(by amy courts | [c]2010 amalia musica)
And I know it’s gonna break you down
It’s gonna hurt like hell
Before it makes a sound
And I know it reaches everything
But you are stronger than you think you are
Right now
Sunday, January 16, 2011
"My new thing is gonna be wearing men's pajamas."
As most of you know, I am enthralled with camp. I've been smitten since the age of 10. Last weekend I had the opportunity to be the "work crew boss" for Faceplant. Essentially, I got to hang out with 30-odd high school and college kids while we ran the kitchen and dining room for 400 middle schoolers. Yup, these amazing kids sacrificed their weekends to wake up before sunrise to serve little people. Humbling and fascinating.
So...camp. A chance to stop, to change, to rest, to retreat. The anomaly of camp is that it changes time--both compressing and expanding it. What seems like a day is a week, and vice versa. The relationships and experiences one has at camp are enduring and, usually, life-changing. There isn't so much pressure to be, to do, to achieve....blah blah blah. If you've been, you know. If you haven't, you should try it. Take it from this 34-year old: Life is too short to spend it hanging out with adults.
(I've listened to this a few times....so true.)
This American Life #109: Notes on Camp
As for Faceplant specifically, I've been going since 2004. Whether I'm slathering kids' faces with butter, sliding down icy sidewalks (or making them so with giant bowls of water), rocking out to the obnoxious "Party in the USA", or listening to 400 voices sing as one....it's always a good time. This year was a veritable cornocopia of quotables. Nicely done.
"We're just breezingg through naptime." -sophie
"It smells like butthole." -bkainz
"That was a pretty good Andy-girl laugh." -jill
"I'm crewin' all the time" -sarah jonathan zoolz
"It's not really inappropriate if you look at her face." -jill
"Can I see that? Because it's actually a scrub brush, not a broom. ...Hey, I found the scrub brush." -sarah jane
"Are you sure? Because it seems like you're laughing at me." -cameron
"So you would be familiar with the firmness, then." -nikita (insert a jill and sophie knowing glance)
"There's not even music for all the sound I'm producing right now!" -zane
"I don't know if anyone else has my same ding-dong." -sophie
"Well, I guess you're gonna have to get new friends." -bkainz
"Are you sure you're a Christian, man? You might want to send some missionaries to your face, because apparently it doesn't know." -zane
"I would say that I really like broccoli, but I don't." -tate
"Oh, so there's actually a book." -steve the video guy
"SAFARI PLANET!! That's the only thing I could think of to say." -tate
So...camp. A chance to stop, to change, to rest, to retreat. The anomaly of camp is that it changes time--both compressing and expanding it. What seems like a day is a week, and vice versa. The relationships and experiences one has at camp are enduring and, usually, life-changing. There isn't so much pressure to be, to do, to achieve....blah blah blah. If you've been, you know. If you haven't, you should try it. Take it from this 34-year old: Life is too short to spend it hanging out with adults.
(I've listened to this a few times....so true.)
This American Life #109: Notes on Camp
As for Faceplant specifically, I've been going since 2004. Whether I'm slathering kids' faces with butter, sliding down icy sidewalks (or making them so with giant bowls of water), rocking out to the obnoxious "Party in the USA", or listening to 400 voices sing as one....it's always a good time. This year was a veritable cornocopia of quotables. Nicely done.
"We're just breezingg through naptime." -sophie
"It smells like butthole." -bkainz
"That was a pretty good Andy-girl laugh." -jill
"I'm crewin' all the time" -sarah jonathan zoolz
"It's not really inappropriate if you look at her face." -jill
"Can I see that? Because it's actually a scrub brush, not a broom. ...Hey, I found the scrub brush." -sarah jane
"Are you sure? Because it seems like you're laughing at me." -cameron
"So you would be familiar with the firmness, then." -nikita (insert a jill and sophie knowing glance)
"There's not even music for all the sound I'm producing right now!" -zane
"I don't know if anyone else has my same ding-dong." -sophie
"Well, I guess you're gonna have to get new friends." -bkainz
"Are you sure you're a Christian, man? You might want to send some missionaries to your face, because apparently it doesn't know." -zane
"I would say that I really like broccoli, but I don't." -tate
"Oh, so there's actually a book." -steve the video guy
"SAFARI PLANET!! That's the only thing I could think of to say." -tate
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
"You know you've reached a new plateau of group mediocrity when even a Canadian is alarmed by your lack of individuality."
"C'mon, no one showers in Denver. Plus, after a few beers showering is more fun anyways." -ryan kulp
"I never said I thought you were a bad listener. If you listened to me, you would know that." -stowe
"YOU RUINED CHRISTMAS!!" -nick fones
"I feel like I just got frankensenced and myrrhed!" -boombalias
"I'm more of a fall color, actually." -trent
"I've got some drinking to do today!" -my mom on Christmas
"Yeah, you get this, and I get Barbie catalogs." -hippity-hop on Victoria's Secret
"I'm just trying to keep the holidays happy." -doug
"I'm, like, fudged out. Bad." -ryan canier
"Oh, so you don't have the sex?" -my mother's pedicurist, to me, IN FRONT OF MY MOTHER
"This coming from Little Miss Play-Upon-the-Edges." -ben
"I'm waiting for you to be done whating." -also ben
"You could have some more caffeine, like Jill here. Look at her: she's tile bouncing." -still ben
"You know what, Jill? I've probably sat in your sex before." -maggie
"Well, at first I thought it was a pink elephant."
"Nah, they mow about 50 feet."
"I was just trying it out. It didn't work." -all gems from Mike Bradford
"Apparently PeePee is better now." -me
"OK. But I'm gonna stop wearing pants." -Don Read
"A little saccharine? That's how I got diabetes-from singing it twice." -howie on the Sound of Music
"You're looking for something sweet and fresh? Have you met Jill?" -stephen
"Does this look gay? Because I'm worried." -matt
"Well the hair only grows so long, but the loneliness." -laura
"I think bisexual exists, but you cheat on somebody." -micah
"Well, you're anticipating booze. Wow." -paul
"You look exhausted right now. Do you need an IV?" -erin
"I never said I thought you were a bad listener. If you listened to me, you would know that." -stowe
"YOU RUINED CHRISTMAS!!" -nick fones
"I feel like I just got frankensenced and myrrhed!" -boombalias
"I'm more of a fall color, actually." -trent
"I've got some drinking to do today!" -my mom on Christmas
"Yeah, you get this, and I get Barbie catalogs." -hippity-hop on Victoria's Secret
"I'm just trying to keep the holidays happy." -doug
"I'm, like, fudged out. Bad." -ryan canier
"Oh, so you don't have the sex?" -my mother's pedicurist, to me, IN FRONT OF MY MOTHER
"This coming from Little Miss Play-Upon-the-Edges." -ben
"I'm waiting for you to be done whating." -also ben
"You could have some more caffeine, like Jill here. Look at her: she's tile bouncing." -still ben
"You know what, Jill? I've probably sat in your sex before." -maggie
"Well, at first I thought it was a pink elephant."
"Nah, they mow about 50 feet."
"I was just trying it out. It didn't work." -all gems from Mike Bradford
"Apparently PeePee is better now." -me
"OK. But I'm gonna stop wearing pants." -Don Read
"A little saccharine? That's how I got diabetes-from singing it twice." -howie on the Sound of Music
"You're looking for something sweet and fresh? Have you met Jill?" -stephen
"Does this look gay? Because I'm worried." -matt
"Well the hair only grows so long, but the loneliness." -laura
"I think bisexual exists, but you cheat on somebody." -micah
"Well, you're anticipating booze. Wow." -paul
"You look exhausted right now. Do you need an IV?" -erin
Thursday, January 6, 2011
"I don't understand fishing metaphors!!"
...and everyone knows that sardines are super gross.
-every morning (or early afternoon, don't judge) i walk down the block to St. Mark's. this past week i've loved digging into the snow packed sidewalk heels first to hear the crunch. like my friend bobby mcferrin says, simple pleasures are the best. now that everything is melted, stomped down or iced over, my morning was a bit empty.
-speaking of St. Mark's: the first guy to ever remember my drink perfectly called me "Jane" today. yesterday, too. after five months of calling me by my actual name. (post script: he called me by the right name yesterday.)
-i took a few boxes of winter clothes downtown to hand out to the homeless. in lieu of dropping them off at goodwill or the rescue mission, i went to the park to mingle with the people. i was offered drugs no less than 3 times. my favorite interaction was with a tiny asian man yelling, "What.can.I.have?! What.can.I.have?!" like a shotgun as i put a box on the bench.
-having an argument with an 8-year-old every afternoon about whether or not he has to wear a coat when it's 35 degrees outside is awesome. it's super rad to have that same discussion with a 6-year-old every morning.
-i finally hung up my bookshelves before i went to illinois. i then finally unpacked my books when i came back. half of them are still at poshak's, but of the 12 boxes now shelved, i'm guessing that i've read half of them. re-read 10%. for my own enjoyment, i'm gonna count tonight. i'll post my tally to see how accurate i am. (book counts as follows: on shelves: 574; read: 364/64%; re-read: 105/18%)
-my january is looking uber busy. faceplant next weekend, a play i'm doing the following two, and matt flies in from chicago tonight. he's never been to denver, so we're gonna tour the town all day saturday. and tonight he's invited me to join a "bunch of choir queens" for drinks. woot.
-every morning (or early afternoon, don't judge) i walk down the block to St. Mark's. this past week i've loved digging into the snow packed sidewalk heels first to hear the crunch. like my friend bobby mcferrin says, simple pleasures are the best. now that everything is melted, stomped down or iced over, my morning was a bit empty.
-speaking of St. Mark's: the first guy to ever remember my drink perfectly called me "Jane" today. yesterday, too. after five months of calling me by my actual name. (post script: he called me by the right name yesterday.)
-i took a few boxes of winter clothes downtown to hand out to the homeless. in lieu of dropping them off at goodwill or the rescue mission, i went to the park to mingle with the people. i was offered drugs no less than 3 times. my favorite interaction was with a tiny asian man yelling, "What.can.I.have?! What.can.I.have?!" like a shotgun as i put a box on the bench.
-having an argument with an 8-year-old every afternoon about whether or not he has to wear a coat when it's 35 degrees outside is awesome. it's super rad to have that same discussion with a 6-year-old every morning.
-i finally hung up my bookshelves before i went to illinois. i then finally unpacked my books when i came back. half of them are still at poshak's, but of the 12 boxes now shelved, i'm guessing that i've read half of them. re-read 10%. for my own enjoyment, i'm gonna count tonight. i'll post my tally to see how accurate i am. (book counts as follows: on shelves: 574; read: 364/64%; re-read: 105/18%)
-my january is looking uber busy. faceplant next weekend, a play i'm doing the following two, and matt flies in from chicago tonight. he's never been to denver, so we're gonna tour the town all day saturday. and tonight he's invited me to join a "bunch of choir queens" for drinks. woot.
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