tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36463242011-08-01T18:52:37.159-04:00Wannabe chorus girl comes to grips with her political, personal and wig-related demons. "Schizophrenic at best," praises Roger Ebert. "I didn't get it," muses George W. Bush.Alexiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08253330990627350789noreply@blogger.comBlogger5061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646324.post-68205303358437816652009-07-01T12:02:00.004-04:002009-07-01T12:26:51.518-04:00

Ok, I just can't bring myself to recap stuff that happened months ago, so on to the current events! My theater company, Rising Sun Performance Company is putting on a One-Act Festival, starting next Thursday and running for three weekends (11 shows). Check it out here: http://horsetrade.info/season10.2/Twisted.htmlYou can even get discount tix with the code TEDDY.I'm really excited about the

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I know it's been a while since I blogged. Firstly, my computer died in Olympia, WA on March 27. Just as I was watching a Hulu.com video of Prince on the Tonight Show! The irony of it all. So, I was without computer support until early April. Then I was home for a bit and really had no time. Then the tour started again, and I always seemed to be sleepy. But now, as I sit in a passable Days

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Bad weather in Montana slowed us down a bit. However, we don't have a show until 8 pm tonight, so we'll just make it. Crew has to go in right away, but cast doesn't have to be in until 5:30. Time to run, take a shower and stretch our legs. The swings have to go in early to assist the local crew, which is tough on them. I'm sure there will be much letting off of steam after the show tonight.

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I've never been to Denver, Colorado before. I should have thought about the high altitude before I worked out as hard as usual this morning! Before I realized it was the altitude, I was very concerned that I had gotten out of shape after two 12 hour bus rides! According to the desk clerk at the airport Comfort Suites, the seats at Mile High Stadium that are actually mile high are painted

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Woke up this morning to snow and ice and the return of the migraine, Day 3! Hooray! We were supposed to head out at 10, but due to weather, we pushed it back to 11:30. Then we pushed it back to 3:30. Now it's 4:12pm and we're still sitting in the Days Inn parking lot! At least the sun is peeking out and all the snow and ice is gone. Also, no tornadoes hit us last night like they did on the

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Georgia was beyond lovely. Our venue was the Georgia Baptist Convention Center, which is a retreat on Lake Louise in Toccoa, GA, outside Atlanta. We had rooms on site, and they had no TVs or phones or internet, and there was a curfew at 11 pm and lights out at midnight. They also requested we strip our own beds. All this was a bit much for some of our group, but I said "yes" and was down with

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Well, the Cambridge audience was amazing. They were with us from the very beginning and never let us down. My dresser was Melanie, a sweet lady who chatted with me about this and that, and confided that she would love to move to Cincinnati, that hotbed of society. Everyone's attitude was touched by the beautiful Hampton Inn we stayed in that night. A lovely staff, pillow top mattresses, a

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Well, Cambridge, actually, but that doesn't sound as good as Zanesville. On our way here from Baraboo, we stopped in Plainfield, IN, and my sister and brother-in-law came out to meet me. I haven't seen my sister since my dad's funeral in September 2007. It seems like the time just slips away from me,and I never see my family, or even my friends who live in the same city! I've become such a

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When last we met, I had just arrived in Glen Allen, Virgina, a suburb of Richmond. Well, hell, now I'm in Baraboo, Wisconsin! How did that happen? The hotel in Glen Allen was swank, and the theater... hmm, they're all starting to run together, let me check my notes...OK, a lot has happened, so let me just hit you with the highlights.1) Three of our cast members got violently ill on the

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We left Jacksonville last night, and it was a bit sad to leave a place where we had done four shows and slept in the same beds for two days! The Wilson Center for The Arts at Florida Community College of Jacksonville is a small theater, but lovely. Our audiences ranged from quiet to uproarious, and we even had one patron dressed as Gilligan! I think it would be really neat if we developed a

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A great way to work out the kinks from a restless night of motel sleeping is running in a strange town. You won't go too hard, because you have no idea where you are or where you're going. It doesn't seem that tough, because you're distracted by the new environments and fear of being hit by cars when you wander into un-sidewalked territory. Today, I got my butt outside at 7:30, in a beautiful

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Back to blogging, because I'm on tour with Gilligan's Island: The Musical, and not only is there a lot of interesting stuff going on, but I have a lot of downtime.We just had our first show in Clearwater, FL at a truly lovely venue called Ruth Eckerd Hall. I highly recommend the space and the staff! Then we got into our pimpin' rock n roll style tour bus, which was previously used by none other

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I'm sick. I feel awful. But here I am, at work. And there I was, last night, at Maracas. Maybe I should take something... DayQuil? I just want to stop feeling like I'm trying to swallow the inside of a pillow that's being fed into my throat through my nose. That's all I ask.

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World's Best Green Bean Casserole %u2665 %u2665 %u2665 | A Veggie VentureJust a reminder of the casserole I'm making Sunday night to go with my MLK, Jr. Day turkey.

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Strange Thing MystifyingCheck out this story about a 9-year old girl who have the mind of a 3-month old and will now be a child for the rest of her life. By the way, she's expected to live a normal lifespan, which is around 72, right?Her parents had her uterus and breast buds removed and put her on a very large dose of hormones to keep her from growing. The reasons: keep her small so she's easier

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Back in the Saddle Again... I'm Baaaaaaaack!That's right, you're to read that Aerosmith-style.Myspace is pissing me off. I can't access comments, some photos, bulletins, the blog, messaging... it's just not working, so here I am, back on Blogger, which seems to have been, like much of the internet, bought by Google.Anyway, I'm busy here at work, but I just wanted to note that this is where I'll

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Hasta La Vista, Baby The blog is on indefinite hiatus. I just don't have the time or the inclination to sit in front of the computer any longer than I have to, and my office job isn't blog-friendly (in other words, I'm actually busy there!). If I decide to bring it back, I'll notify folks via e-mail. If I don't have your e-mail and you want to be notified, please send to alexia@narcissa.com. In

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Ignorance = Death I am appalled at where the world is with regard to HIV/AIDS. It's been 20 years now, and still backward and prudish ideas about sex are killing people. The facts are that people will have sex, and a main way HIV is spread is through sex. Condom use is ingenious behavior on the part of humans. Pausing in one of the most primal of acts to protect oneself and others from harm

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Now For The "Duh" Award... "I was named after my mother. My mother died when she was very young." - Madonna, er, "Esther"

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A Headline is Worth a Thousand Words Lollapalooza Canceled Due to Poor Sales

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Better Late Than Never Oy, it's been a long time. I'm sad that Tony Randall died. He was a shining example of an artist and patron of the arts. Plus, he had a hot young wife! The Iraq prison abuse scandal just demonstrates why "military intelligence" is an oxymoron. Some people deserve to be robbed. I'm glad that it's now inappropriate to use metaphor and hyperbole in sports interviews.

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Jesus, Are We Still In California? Day Seven We oversleep again. Dammit. Still, we hold to the vow of daily showers. The cut-offs make another appearance, and I think the Buffy shirt comes out again, but honestly, I can't remember. I do grab the hoodie, of course. Another day of walking looms near! This time we walk to a little place called the Squat and Gobble in the Lower Haight (which

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Oh, Right, The Rest Day Six Today dawns a little later than I had hoped and we don't end up leaving the house until 11 am. I decide to mix with the locals in a purple, short-sleeved turtleneck, jeans cut off below the knee, a moth-eaten patchwork cardigan, my new Saucony sneakers, and my hair in two braids. It's time to walk! (Update: We eat breakfast at The Grind. I have a ham & swiss

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I Left My Flaming Guitar In Monterey Day Four We've decided to see the highly recommended Monterey Aquarium this morning, so we fill up on the packaged danishes that pass for a continental breakfast and strawberries I picked up yesterday at a roadside stand and head out. On the way to the aquarium, we pass by Cannery Row, and the many tributes to John Steinbeck. I've gotta read some more

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You Go, Rude Boy! The opening night of Prince's Musicology tour was broadcast live on movie screens across the country, and I was at one of them last night. The concert was at LA's Staples Center (one place I didn't see in CA), so it started at 11 pm EST. It was very late. But it was awesome. I wish the people in the movie theatre had gotten up to dance, but I will get a chance to see the

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I Went To California and Didn't Die Truly, it surprised me. Day One I wear my Teen Girl Squad tank top, black stretchy pants, purple sneakers and hoodie. Take a car to JFK to fly Jet Blue. I hate going out to JFK. La Guardia is 10 minutes from my house. However, the Jet Blue terminal is nice and efficient, and we're munching on sandwiches in no time. The flight crew is strangely chipper.

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Finally, Something Worth Watching Take two minutes out ouf your busy day and watch this. You'll be glad you did. Unless you don't like your thoughts provoked. Which, considering what you're looking at right now, is possible.

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How Riveting... Oh, Wait, I Mean, Not Riveting Big surprise, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron and Peter Jackson won. I'm just glued to the set, that is, when I can take a break from reading a recap of last week's America's Next Top Model, which I actually saw. What? Oh, the Oscars. Spielberg is about to announce the Best Picture Oscar. I'll save you the trouble of looking it up. It involves

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Return of the Freaking King Give me a break, already! Lord of the Rings: Part Tois has won every Oscar it's been nominated for so far! Even best original song. I love Annie Lennox and everything, but Mitch & Mickey's song from A Mighty Wind was just so awesome and perfect for the movie. It's just ridiculous, and the people accepting for them go on and on and on, reading these ridiculous

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Very Important Entertainment News I know all two of you are waiting with bated breath to find out what I think of this whole Passion mess. Well, sit tight, because I have plenty to say about it. First of all, I'm glad they finally got Sheridan out of that pit, but if I have to hear her screaming for her baby one more time, I don't know if I can take it. And what's with Alistair Crane playing

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...Sometimes Just Pretzels and Beer Hello, children. Isn't it great when everything is just coming together? When you feel productive and energized? When things are going your way? Sure, these times are fleeting and infrequent, but they can really do a lot to offset those days of pain and misery. One day of sunshine, one day of stamped and mailed envelopes, one day of phone calls that yield

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Plush Velvet Sometimes... Although I'm not starting to feel broke yet, I know I should be soon, so I'm prepping for that. Thankfully, I've always been frugal. No, not a cheapskate, FRUGAL. Just ignore what I said about Victoria's Secret the other day, and think about how I can make a meatloaf that lasts for four meals for under $4. I buy store brand canned vegetables and Angel Soft toilet

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I Am Still Alive I was toying with the idea of just retiring the blog, but I know how all three of you love to read it. Just don't expect the frequency I gave you back when I rode a desk. Right now, I'm coloring my hair, so I thought I would take this down time to throw you a bone. Check it out: I went to Victoria's Secret the other day and dropped $177 on fancy underwear. You would to, if

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Now I'm Steamed! How could WWOR (New York's UPN station) replace two episodes of "That 70's Show" with Ryan Seacrest? I'm distraught! That was a high point of my day. Ever since it went into syndication, it's moved around all over the schedule, from Fox to UPN and back again. It's just too much for one Danny Masterson fan to take! Plus, Ryan Seacrest? What a dink. I'm off to grumble while

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Ad-ult Subject Matter I got a little turned off by MoveOn.org and their hysterical e-mails, but I really like this political ad contest they're sponsoring, called Bush in 30 Seconds. I feel beat down by the government. I feel like nothing I do or say will matter, and that the rest of the country is ok with the Patriot Act and the rest because they're afraid of terrorism. I'd like to see the

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The Stars Say... Oh, but I do believe in astrology, to an extent. I figure, if the moon can affect the tides, and we're 75% water, the planetary alignment could affect people's moods.

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Philosophy for Dummies God is a concept By which we measure Our pain I'll say it again God is a concept By which we measure Our pain I don't believe in magic I don't believe in I-ching I don't believe in Bible I don't believe in tarot I don't believe in Hitler I don't believe in Jesus I don't believe in Kennedy Í don't believe in Buddha I don't believe in Mantra I don't believe in gita I don't

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Clever Headline The cast of Friends looks far too tan for people who are supposed to live in New York. Kwanzaa starts tonight. It was started in the 60s and promotes such values as "believe in yourself" and "help the community". Hippies.

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One More Thing And another thing, Ms. Zellweger. Where do you get off playing Janis Joplin? She was fucked up on Southern Comfort and heroin for 75% of her life, but at least she could open up her eyes once in a while. While I'm bitching about Renee Zellweger, I wish someone would tell her that if she keeps messing with her weight like that, she's going to have a heart attack. Guess what,

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Seeing Things In A Whole New Light Isn't Necessarily A Good Thing So, I see this ad for One True Thing, you know, the movie where Meryl Streep is Renee Zellweger's mom who gets cancer. Who the hell is this movie for? If you are a daughter, you could maybe appreciate your mom more, but it's not likely. If you are a daughter who has lost her mother, especially to cancer (hi!), all you could get

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Yule Love It! I know. You're shocked that I'm awake so early, on a holiday, no less. Well, I was awakened this lovely X-Mas morn at 7:55 by the gentle strains of some crazy old woman yelling to another woman across the street while her big dog barked in protest. It was beautiful! I had to open my window and yell at them to move it along. What a great way to start the day! I figured I might

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Warning: May Be Harmful to Patient I was just watching TV, and I heard the most ridiculous thing. The ad was for Strattera, a drug which is used to treat ADHD, otherwise known as "childhood behavior." Watch out! If your child is acting childlike, you may have to medicate it! Anyway, one of the many warnings included this statement: "Tell your doctor if your child has a history of heart

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Holiday Notes Happy Christmas Eve, sixth day of Hanukkah, post-winter solstice, etc. As a Santa worshipper, I'm about done with this holiday season. Of course, it'll really be over when I wake up wearing one sparkly earring and an evening gown hiked up around my waist, with mascara smeared all over my face, on my neighbor's floor on New Year's Day, but as far as the standard holiday goes, I've

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Recent Shocking Events Sure, it's big news that the US captured Saddam Hussein. I'll admit that I was surprised. Good for those special forces. I know the Iraqi "government" wants to execute him, but I don't think that's such a good idea. Of course, I don't believe in the death penalty. To me, it makes no sense to punish a murderer with murder. It's basically hypocritical, and doesn't

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Oh, You Want Me to Blog? Hey, I'm doing the best that I can. I work three mornings a week at the front desk of a music school, during which I have no internet access. Once or twice a week, I'm in a ticket broker's tiny Manhattan studio apartment, "assisting". No really, I do the filing and stuff. Every Monday, I have to put together a two set show, get gussied up, and perform. Also, I like

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You May Live Up Oprah's Butt, But You Don't Know Shit Dr. Phil is a moron. After he told one woman that making fun of complete strangers and enjoying it was abnormal and wrong, he told a newly married couple that their thirteen-year old daughter was right: their public displays of affection were inappropriate, and again, abnormal. Bite me, Dr. Phil. First of all, if the first woman was

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Windy City I don't like wind. Generally, I find it to be beyond annoying. I blows my hair in my face, even if I have it pulled back, it blows in my ears and my nose, and it riles up all the gross stuff on the street. A nice breeze at the beach or on a warm summer day is one thing, but wind is just the pits. Sometimes I get mad at the wind. Which I knw is stupid, because how can I get mad at

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All Hallow's Eve So, what did you do for Halloween? I went to a raging house party, hosted by my BOYFRIEND (yes, I have a boyfriend) and his roommates. I went as Sally Bowles, "the toast of Mayfair," from the musical Cabaret. My costume was based in part on Liza Minelli's from the movie, and in part on my own conception of the character. I wore a black bob wig with short bangs and a bowler

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes I have bought my first computer. It was terrifying and stressful, but I'm happy with it. Compaq Presario, CD-RW and DVD Rom, USB ports in front, 2.6 GHz, 80 GB hard drive, 256 MB of RAM. I got the tower, 17" monitor and HP color printer for under $700, with rebate, which I mailed about an hour ago. Besides being a great tool for my own business, it makes watching Buffy

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Easy Questions This week's RNN Poll Questions: Iraq: Should We Have Known Better? Yes. Bronx Catholic Parish Insists Wedded Gays Leave Choir: Your Reaction? Bronx Catholics don't like homos? You don't say. Earth to married gay people: become Episcopalians. It's still about Jesus. Is Mayor Bloomberg Doing a Good Job? Hahahahahahahahahahaha...hoo... Oh, um, no.

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We'll Be Back After This Brief Pause... I know I haven't blogged in two weeks, but I've been pretty busy, rehearsing for shows. The last big one is tonight. I feel comfortable about the performance, I'm just concerned about having a decent sized house. I hardly had anyone on Wednesday, although I was happy with the people I did have. What I need is better publicity. It's just hard to do it

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More Signs of the Apocalypse What the hell is going on in the world of music? Rod Stewart releases an album of standards, with Cher and Queen Latifah doing duets? Huh? There's just so much to say about that... I can't even start.

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It's My Birthday, Too, Yeah! Happy birthday to me! It's my birthday and today I am 30 years old. That's right, I said it. I'm not freaking out about it. My biggest concern is that now I only have a limited time left to decide whether I want to go ahead and increase the surplus population. For everything else, I've got tons of time. I quit smoking, and I'm in relatively good health; even

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Welcome to Rocktober! October is the best month. Not only is my birthday in it, as well as the birthdays of a slew of other fantastic Libra friends of mine, but it has Halloween, Columbus Day, and the real advent of Fall. By the way, my birthday is this Friday, and I do have an Amazon wish list. The real reason I want to write about October is that it is time to put away the open-toed shoes,

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Open Letter to MTA Bus Riders Dear Idiots, When you exit a city bus through the center, or "back", door, wait until the light comes on, then press the yellow tape. This will open the doors automatically, and hold them open so you can exit without pushing so hard you herniate something and letting the doors fly back to hit other passengers. If you weren't such a bunch of mouth-breathing

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I Still Don't Care About Sports They can gay up about anything these days. Now even sports journalists are coming out of the closet. Before you know it, Log Cabin Republicans will be taken seriously, rather than be sources of confused head-scratching (no offense, L). But they can't get me. You can throw gay tight ends into football, I'm still not going to sit around on a couch every Sunday

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Random Notes I love that Geico commercial with the white rapper. "Always use good manners when you're eatin' a sloppy joe-oe." That cracks me up. I cannot abide Cottonelle and Charmin toilet paper. It leaves too much lint in my business. Give me drugstore brand TP any day. A contestant on Pyramid who is supposedly a radio personality didn't know where Motown is. Shouldn't she be fired, or

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Too Much Monkey Business Well, I guess it's time to get a job. The new daytime TV schedule started today, and I have no idea what's going on. My world has turned upside down! COPS in place of Roseanne! No Married With Children! Family Feud is on FOX and I can't find Pyramid! It's all so disconcerting. Oprah is interviewing Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and she has Beyonce

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Fame, However Obscure This is direct quote from Michael Musto's September 8 column, La Dolce Musto, in the Village Voice. ---- More tastefully, the nouveau-claustro boîte the Slide houses a delightfully off-kilter Sunday-night talent show, hosted by saucy Shaboom Boom and judged by Clover Honey ("I'm Paula Abdul with a dick") and hilarious dinner-theater lush Lavinia Draper. Before belting her

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Success, Finally I finally figured out (with the help of my friendly sysadmin) how to update my website. It's not important what stupid thing I forgot to do; what is important is that now, I can do some updating. Click the link to the left, "Everything," to check it out. The other night, I stopped into the McDonald's on Broadway near Astor Place, and the kid who took my order had fangs. I'm

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Another Stupid Question The folks at RNN have another inane, obvious question for us: Should Parents Be Able to Choose Which Public School Their Kids Attend? The answer: No. I mean, duh. Instead of parents choosing a public school based on what the schools has to offer (instead of children going to the geographically closest scool, which makes sense), perhaps the state's department of

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Open Letter To The TV People Dear TV People, OK, we all appreciate your efforts to pander to liberals and homosexuals and the easily titillated mainstream by bringing us such fare as Boy Meets Boy, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, It's All Relative, and older shows like Will & Grace, Normal, Ohio, Six Feet Under, and Oz. But enough with the fags, already. Where are the lesbians? Hmm? Sure,

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Beyond Self-Publishing Check out ecoops.org for my article on amateur singing in NYC. See, other people like my writing, too!

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Arrrr! Alert Reader Dave G. just let me know about an all important upcoming holiday, Talk Like A Pirate Day. Basically, on September 19, you talk like a pirate. I plan to refer to myself as Captain Jack Sparrow all day, if I remember. Please note that on the "how to" page, there is a reference to a Singapore Sling. I would like point this out because most of the dumbass bartenders in New

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You Say You Want A Revolution You're sick and tired of reading about my exciting new life. You want to hear my thoughts on politics and the world at large. Well, I would write about those things, but I can't seem to give a fig about the California recall. Madonna French-kissing two bimbos on cable? Just the latest sign that she's over. Just like the other two. Teenagers are doing just

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Helter Skelter Sorry I'm not blogging so much, but I've been hella busy. What with all the singing and the boyfriending and the other socializing, I barely have time to cash my unemployment check, much less think of meaningful things to write for you people. Ingrates that you are anyway. You could try writing to me once in a while (not you, Jeff Z.). So, I'm going to write an article about

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A Very Special Blossom I'm such a wuss. I just cried because of an episode of Moesha. What can I say? I'm easily moved by very special episodes of black sitcoms. Like that one episode of The Fresh Price of Bel Air when Carlton accidentally takes some speed Will had in his locker and has to go to the hospital and Phil is angry with Will and Will cries because he didn't mean to hurt Carlton;

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The Call of the Wild Sometimes the Kavorka is a great burden. Even gay men can't keep their hands off me. Maybe I should start wearing garlic around my neck. Hey, I like the attention, but it's getting ridiculous. Whistles, cat calls, and unintelligible compliments in foreign languages are one thing, but when a big homo is sticking his tongue down your throat, you have to wonder. I guess

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What's Up? What the hell's been going on? Well, I saw some of the HOWL! festival in the East Village yesterday, including Wigstock's glorious return to Tompkin's Square Park. That was a blast, even though I didn't get to see all of the show. A few local divas did a Laugh-In style party scene, including All-Beef Patty and Ginger from Lips, and Mirkala Cristal from Stonewall. I couldn't see it

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Ask A Stupid Question... I'm all for provoking sensationalist dialogue, but RNN's poll question today is just terribly worded: Could Iraq Become Another Watergate? Well, let's see. Iraq is a country, the Watergate is a hotel. So, I'm saying, no. Probably not. Or do they mean could the Iraq situation become another Watergate scandal? Again, situation in Iraq; war. Watergate scandal;

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I've Paid Enough TheCounter.com has started charging to report my hits, and I refuse to pay for that kind of information. So, I need you, Constant Reader, to e-mail me once in a while to let me know that there's someone out there. Just drop me a line, let me know you're reading, tell me what you like about the blog, that kind of stuff. And remember, I love you.

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Alexia Says My friend Larue says that I should have a TV show called "Alexia Says." My response was that I already have my blog! Remember, everything in this blog is right, because I say so. Alexia says!

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Damn Hippies For the first time ever (and I pray the last), I agree with Ann Coulter. We should just give California back to Mexico. Schwarzenegger? He's a pro-choice Republican married to a Kennedy who, despite his many years in America, still speaks with an often unintelligible Austrian accent. Arianna Huffington? Sure, she's smart and funny, but her anti-SUV campaign shows a radical

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I Am My Own Personal Science Experiment Since I quit smoking, I've had quite a bit of phlegm, mucus and whatnot choking me day and night. This is especially fun when I'm rehearsing. I knew that you cough a lot after you quit, but I wasn't clear on exactly why until my clever boyfriend told me. Smoking coats the cilia in your lungs with tar, which paralyzes them, slowing their rapid beating,

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Losing Their Religion What does RNN want to know today? Episcopal Church Elects Gay Bishop: Do You Agree With the Decision? Well, since I'm not Episcopalian, it doesn't really matter if I agree, now, does it? Also, without knowing all the ins and outs of their religion, how on earth could I make an informed decision about the validity of the election? I will say that I'm glad the

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Catching Up With Alexia Hola amigos, I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya... Nah, just kidding. But it has been a while since I've gotten personal. Some things I just had to blog about. Today, I'm quitting smoking. Yes, I've done it before, but they say practice makes perfect, and I've had a lot of practice at quitting. Look, I'm going to be 30 years old in two months. I'm

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Reiteration of the Truth I already expounded on this subject the other day, but RNN wants to know: Can Any of the Democratic Candidates Defeat Bush in 2004? I'm leaning towards "no," unfortunately, but to list all the reasons why would take some serious time, taking into consideration the long list of Democratic candidates. Actually, that's a good part of the reason right there. Too many

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Today's Fashion Peeve It's true that I have a general dislike for today's women's footwear. I can hardly ever find a pair of shoes that I would buy or be caught dead wearing. Ugly toes, whether too pointy or too elfin; heels that are too short or strangely shaped or make one's calf and ankle one entity; colors and fabrics that assure that you will never find anything to wear with them;

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Hooray for Self-Imposed Segregation! RNN's E News Rundown poll question for today: Gay High School: Good Idea or Waste of Money? Now, everyone knows I'm a fan of all things gay, but I can't support gay high school. Just like women's and black colleges, learning institutions that manufacture a false society don't do anyone any favors. All adolescents struggle with sexual identity, and it's

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Bushfire What exactly is wrong with George W. Bush? How does he have the nerve to ignore established black groups like the NAACP? Sure, he's giving a speech to the Urban League, but he's still not sitting down with them. He may be the president, but he needs to climb down off his high horse once in a while. He's obviously afraid of having his policies confronted or challenged. And now,

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Happy Birthday, You Freak Tom Robbins celebrates his birthday today. He may or may not be 67. Tom Robbins is one of my all-time favorite authors. I'm really looking forward to his new book, Villa Incognito. Look at this, when I write about Tom, I come off like a moron. Check out this brief excerpt: It has been reported that Tanuki fell from the sky using his scrotum as a parachute.

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Oh, Fox, You Devil I saw the funniest show on Sunday night. It's called Banzai, and it's a parody of Japanese game shows. At first I thought it was offensive, because the announcers have very thick accents, but you know what? It's just funny. It's very fast paced, and you don't even think about changing the channel. This show would be a lot of fun to watch with a group, because you bet on

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Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number I just realized that Kobe Bryant is only 24 years old. His wife, Vanessa, whom people are calling a poised and elegant woman, is only 20. Who are these kids? Who gives a 24 year old a salary that allows him to buy a $4 million ring? I can't begin to imagine that kind of life. When I was 24, I was living in a crap apartment in Corona, Queens, making $22 K a

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Communication Breakdown I was out shopping yesterday when I heard about the shooting at City Hall. When I got to the bar around 4:30, they had it on TV. The story I was hearing was that someone let off 20 rounds, the guy who did it got away, and that it was considered to be random. How the hell does that story jibe with the actual story? If the whole thing went down at ten after two, how

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A New Low For Broadcast News So there I am, watching TV, and all day it's nothing but "special reports." Breaking news! Saddams's sons might be dead! Also, Pfc. Jessica Lynch is coming home! Also, Celia Cruz's funeral procession is going down the street! Hey, Saddam's sons are dead! Wow! Good thing you told me now. I sure couldn't have waited for the evening news or tomorrow's paper for

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Old People Get All The Breaks, If Not The Brakes What the hell is up with this old man, plowing into dozens of people, killing nine of them, and getting off scot-free? That really disturbs me. Sure, he's old, but it's still some kind of vehicular homicide. There has to be some penalty, even if the car malfunctioned. Someone has to send a message to the old people of the world to stay off the

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The Onion Tells My Future The sad part was, I started nodding when I hit the part about buying stamps.

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Things The Government Doesn't Want You To Know About You may not know this, but New York City has brought back curbside recycling for plastic, and glass will be back in April of next year. Haven't seen anything about this on the news? No posters in your building's vestibule? Of course not! The city says it can't afford a similar publicity campaign to the one they used to stop plastic and

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What Makes You Happy Isn't Always Good For You Balance is hard. I had the most amazing weekend with my sweetheart, but I forgot to go to my unemployment insurance meeting, and I overslept this morning because I was freaking out about it. I need to balance. I need to get the things on my list done. But I did have a fantastic time on Sunday. We went to Coney Island and did a little bit of

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Getting To Know You My friend David sent me one of those chain e-mails where you tell your friends things they may not know about you. I've done a bunch of these, and don't remember which of my friends I've sent them to, but I don't want to disappoint David. So, I'm sending him my responses and posting them here. If you want to pick up the chain, my e-mail address is alexia@narcissa.com. In

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The Right Opinion I just read a review of Pirates of the Carribean that was very negative. I really enjoyed the movie. Could I be wrong? Maybe it's an anti-Disney thing. To wit, the reviewer describes the movie as an "F/X-rattling Disney feature based on the Disney theme-park attraction and founded on the Disney notion that American character is best strengthened by exposing children to the

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Crazy Dreams OK, these were weird. I dreamed I was trapped inside a store full of non-human humanoid creatures that were not very smart, but could communicate. It reminded me of Day of the Dead. It so happened that it was a toy store, and everyone was dressed up in costumes and playing with toys and fooling the creatures into following them around. The idea was to draw them out and distract

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I Know You Are, But What Am I? If you have ever been called a geek, or consider yourself a geek, do yourself a favor and take this test. It's hilarious. I am 25.24655% geek, otherwise known as a Total Geek. I'm so proud!

Alexiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08253330990627350789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646324.post-1057683226701576702003-07-08T12:53:00.000-04:002003-07-08T12:53:46.543-04:00

Ego TV Spike Lee has seen the light. Of course, you must have heard that in an effort to remain in the public's immediate consciousness, Spike Lee attempted to block the renaming of TNN to "Spike TV." Well, it seems that Spike has settled his case, probably due to the fact that several other Spikes had come forward to join the case in a class-action suit, damaging his credibility. director

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I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! Is this the summer of celebrity death or what? Since June 11, the following celebrities have kicked the bucket: Gregory Peck, David Brinkley, Katharine Hepburn, Buddy Hackett, Barry White, Buddy Ebsen, Hume Cronyn, and Leon Uris (author of Mila 18, which forced Joseph Heller to change the title of his book from Catch-18 to Catch-22; just a bit o' trivia for

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More Surprising News Adult conjoined twins who decided to be separated died on the operating table. Wow, who could have predicted that? Just another reminder that just because they'll do the operation in Singapore, it doesn't mean it's a good idea.

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A Star Is Born Okay, so maybe that's an overstatement, but I had the most amazing show last night. I'm singing on Monday nights at Stonewall Bar in Greenwich Village, and last night was my first official solo show. At 8 pm, I was ready to go, but as I got on stage, the microphone failed, and we had to stop the show. I had a feeling there was just a knob that needed to be turned, but we had to

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Criminy So I don't check my e-mail for three weeks, and I'm greeted by 1705 new e-mail messages, 99% of which is spam. Hooray. I heard recently that even Bill Gates is tormented by spam. Now you know it's a problem. Can't stay on long, but the big news is that I have a weekly gig at Stonewall, Mondays at 8pm and 9 pm. Singing, that is. More musings after I get my DSL line set up at home.

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Passings I a moment of poor judgement, I let my TV stay on Jimmy Kimmel's grotesque excuse for a talk show for a few minutes last night, and I learned that Gregory Peck had died. Before I had a chance to reflect on what a fine actor he was, Kimmel was mocking him by showing film of him on Michael Jackson's carousel and joking about it. What a pig. That didn't get a lot of laughs, but I was

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