and so it goes...

my tour hath ended. coporate hell, here I saddly come....

Hustle....and Flow.

Hey kids.
Gosh, everything just got all crazy...in good ways and in some bad ways as well. Let's start with Bloc Party! Casey and I went to the Congress on Friday to see them play a show. Pretty good. I gave it a 3 out of 5. They weren't the best live show ever, but it was awesome to hear This Modern Love in person and to dance to it with about a zillion 17 year old hipsters.

I went to a party with Emin this week where I got to talk about monogamy with some long-time gay couples. You are all probably wondering why I keep talking about monogamy, nonmongamy, polyamory, and the like.... and it has just really been on my mind lately. I didn't realize that there was a way that I could be who I was, sexually, and not end up cheating. I didn't realize that because you are in an 'open' relationship, you don't have to go out and have random sex....I know it sounds silly but, it didn't occur to me... David and I tried being in an open relationship for about, like 2 months, I guess, and I remember feeling like, 'well I better get to it, now that I am allowed to!' Really, 2 weeks ago, I realized that that was about the wrongest way I could look at things. I have never been successfully monogamous. Never. I mean completly. All that kissing people in college.... lots of people think that was cheating. I think it was kissing, since no emotion was envolved.... it was just kissing.... .... and why can't I want to be with 2 people at the same time! Why do I always have to choose?! It just seems so silly.....

anyway... I could ramble about that shit for days (poor Casey and Brenda must be SOOOO sick of me talking of nothing but nonmonogamy!) ....

There was some sad news in the world of Jess' Dating.... but I was honest with someone about something and I am proud of myself for this.

I got up at 3am on monday morning to be at Navy Pier at 5am, to go to Wisconsin, do a show for Chicago Shakes, and to return home (FINALLY) at 9pm. I was tired, to say the least. I am also really allergic to Wisconsin.... I spent all day yesterday feeling awful...and I don't feel much better now. Why is it that all I want when I am sick is just someone else to make me feel better? I am sure that this is what most people want.... it's just a funny time to want someone around... but I guess at times like those, we want to feel like people love us and want to take care of us despite the fact that we may be covered in snot and gross....I just wanted someone to make me tea and pet my head.... I am feeling better today, which is good... and I brought a box of tea and a bag of cough drops to work, so I'm set:)

I'm feeling all snuggley today.... and LOST is on tonight.... although I think I just ran out of the green stuff.... should still be good:)



The Host: *** (out of 5)
The Host is a crazy korean monster movie. Right now, you should know if this is for you. I just said, "crazy-Korean-Monster movie". Either you are in for it, or you aren't. Good monster.... good death... good explosions... good suspense... AMAZING score.

I also saw this again...

Hustle and Flow: *****
If you haven't seen this and you need a recommendation.... here it is. This is brillant and hip-hop and honest and about Man, Dreams, Truth, and Fucking-Doin'-It!

Neil Gaiman on the pronuciation of his name...

Q: How do you pronounce your last name? Is it gay-man or guy-man or something else?

Neil: It's Gaym'n.

I win.

http://www.neilgaiman.com/faqs/ongaimanfaq

well kiddies...

Things are going awesome:
We will have some company starting Friday...
Hung out all day yesterday with Drew and Emin....
Tuesday night Drew and I got drunk on the phone (which was awesome and I advise trying this atleast once)...
Casey and I are almost finished with the 5th season of The Sopranos...
Going on tour Monday and Tuesday with CST...



I could use some new Rock-ish music... if any of you are holding out on me, now is the time to give it up. I'm hurtin' here...

Oh! This is really important:
I am going to try using a 5 star (*****) rating system. There will be no half stars given, only whole ones. As I said, this is just a trial... (CURSE YOU IAN!)


almost forgot.... Happy Ides of March, kids! Especially Josh, whose Birthday is today!

BLAHHHHHHHHHHH!

I am about to get off work.. I am going to put on some FUCKING ROCK and dance my way home! It's beautiful outside... and I feel awesome!

Monday

I wrote about my weekend on MySpace. It was awesome.
Road Trip, Smokes, breakfasts, guitars, lots of friends, tequilla, and....other things made is awesome=)

300: ***
I liked this movie in the same way I liked Sin City. It's a different movie, and a different story but, Frank Miller is a genius and I will see his shit come to life. That's all there is to it. This isn't really a review, I know but, everyone and their brother is going to see this film, and some people aren't going to like it. This is one time, that no matter what kind of recommendation I give, or the reasons for it, pretty much everyone is gonna do their own thing.


Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny: **1/2
If you already like The D, then this movie is awesome. If you like to smoke bud, then this movie is awesome. If you only like one of these things, this movie might make you laugh (depending on which one you like....) and if you like neither, then I would avoid it. I love Jack Black, The D, and dope...so this shit was awesome for me.


Things are good.

Because of Drew and his 'making me think' all the time, I gotta ask: Does anyone have any thoughts or feelings on polyamory, I want to hear them....

A story and something about blow jobs....

The story first:

So I am temping at a place that I have been many many times before. I think I have worked at this place (Skyline) for about 3 months total. Anyway, there is this short black guy in the mail room and he is always smiling at me. About 2 weeks ago he introduced himself and when I told him it was my last day for a while, he got this really sad look on his face. It was cute. Anyway, now it's 2 weeks later and I am back at Skyline. He comes up to my floor to deliver some mail, asks me how old I am, if I am single, and for my number....and I gave it to him. Not because I thought he was especially cute, or funny, or interesting but, because he had the balls to ask me... which is not something I think I have ever done to anyone. So, he calls. We're just shooting the shit for a minute and then he asks me if I have any kids. "no", I say, "should I have kids?" "I have two," he says, "well, I have one I know of and I know this girl who is pregnant and it might be my baby." Red Flag, right. Right. Then he asks me if I live with my mother. I say, "no, I live with a girl-friend, well not MY girl-friend, we don't do it or anything." He decides to follow this statement of mine with this, "are you sexually active". No joke. This throws me for a fucking loop. I didn't expect it at all... I was just trying to explain that I don't fuck my roommate. Anyway, I say "well, I mean, I have had sex... I am not running around looking to get laid." He says, "how about I come over there and we hook up?" This is when I hung up the phone....

Now, I know I told that story, and I was all appalled about the frankness of his sexually driven questions... so seguing into a blow job realization may not be the best thing to do at this point but.... well, too late...

I have found in my dating of men that men who grew up raised/surrounded by women (i.e. men taken care of by sisters, mothers, grandmothers) are more hesitant about receiving oral sex. Now, I in no way think taht anyone should be forced to do anything they don't want to, or to receive anything they don't want to but, come on... If you want to go down on your girl, you have to be able to understand that there will be times that she will want to go down on you too. 3 cheers for oral sex reciprocation!

Keeping Mum: ***1/2
This movie is awesome! Maggie Smith and Mr. Bean. Krisitin Scott Thomas and Patrick Swayze! Do I even need to say anything else! Everyone is truly hilarious in this double entendre filled brittish comedy about Maggie Smith and her murdering rampage. Well not the real Maggie Smith, I mean she is really in the movie... it's her character that is rampageous... oh you get the idea.... Patrick Swayze is a complete bag of douche in this film.

I just realized that I have like 4 more films to do and no heart to do them... so here are the stars:

Zodiac:***
Black Snake Moan: **** (SEE THIS NOW!)
Half Nelson: I gave it some stars below.... it was great.

The update

... So here is my life as of right now:

I am temping again but, atleast it gives me the chance to work on my resume, which I will do today. I think as soon as I get it all shaped up I am going to hit backstagejobs.com. Hard. I think I will apply for fucking every job they have in or train-ride-away-ible from Chicago. I can't take it anymore.

In other news: I went out on a date with that Drew boy I was telling you all about, and we had a great time but, we aren't going to see each other romantically. It's cool because it was totally mutual. Still an awesome guy to hang out with, which we did on Monday...

I am getting a crew together to see 300. It's like $20 in the Imax..... We gotta do it!

Also been hanging out with this kid Emin, and he is awesome. Awesome. I went over there the other day and some of his other friends came over. Apparently, I made it into the club...... we shall see...

Other than that.... It snowed again and, man, oh man, are people angry about it. Everyone I know says atleast once a day, "Oh, I can't wait for Spring". It is yucky and slushy outside, so I feel the same way but, we gotta find some better hallway-chit-chat. What with everyone in love with Obama, Lovie getting a new contract, Daley winning, and the possible Olympics.... you would think we would have more Chicago-based-info conversations....but everyone just wants it to warm up....



Movies:

Jesus Camp: ***1/2
I have a hard time staring documentaries. I love learning about anything, and so I will watch pretty much any documentary out there. Let's say this, too, I am now absolutely positive that I am an athiest. Don't get derailed, kids, my statement of belief is in no way a cause of watching this movie. I realized whilst it was playing that at other points in my life, ANY talk of Jesus would have made me feel like I 'needed to get right with God'. Seriously...Any stray thought of Jesus would have made me go into my room and think about the kind of Christian I had been and the kind I wanted to be... but not this time. I felt no tiny tugs on my heart-strings. I heard no voice of God in my ear. I know this isn't a very reviewy thing to say but, I said all that to say this: Because I have no belief in the christian God that this movie follows, I feel I was able to watch it very openly. It was appaling what these people are indoctrinating into their children but, it's the will of the parents, and there is nothing we can do about it. No doubt, these kids really believe in what they are doing.... some of them anyway... The most interesting part of the doc. was the idea of the Christian Right vs. the Right kind of Christian. There was a radio show intersperced within the film of a Christian man slamming the mindless republican droids that Christianity has made. This man was a christian and NOT defending Bush. I know there are those of you out there... but, I know you. I have never heard any sort of media on the President's lack of Christ-like actions, decisions, and goals. That was awesome! And it goes without saying that this is only one sect of christianity, and we all know that not all christians are as crazy-fundanmental as this...

coming soon:
Half Nelson, Keeping Mum, Zodiac, Black Snake Moan....

Oh Karma....

Please don't send me back to an office. I don't want to go....