Description of this year's Coachella: Hot, ridiculously amazing, did I mention hot?...like 103 in the shade...
File this under "how could this have happened?"
McDonald's boss dead (04.19.2004)
The board of McDonald's Corp. named Charlie Bell chief executive after Jim Cantalupo, the leader of the recent turnaround at the world's biggest fast-food chain, died of an apparent heart attack Monday.
And God apparently found it so funny, he did it again the very next week...
McDonald's Japan founder dies (04.26.2004)
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McDonald's boss dead (04.19.2004)
The board of McDonald's Corp. named Charlie Bell chief executive after Jim Cantalupo, the leader of the recent turnaround at the world's biggest fast-food chain, died of an apparent heart attack Monday.
And God apparently found it so funny, he did it again the very next week...
McDonald's Japan founder dies (04.26.2004)
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voodoo_child:
Ahh! I wrote a whole long reply and it went to who knows where... 
In summary, I hear back on the Foreign Service thing in June or July, but I'm pretty confident I made it to the next round...
This weekend, of course, is Coachella, which will rule. I have 2 extra tickets (non-profit) and Suicide Kids get first crack at them. I can email them to you even!!
Ah, the wonders of the information age! The first day is sold out, thanks to Radiohead, so it shouldn't be too hard to get rid of the extras.
After that, I have to throw together a lecture/presentation for next week in Sacramento. I should have done it already, but I was afraid they would take away the cool picture of me (actually, its a WSJ type illustration) in the dictionary next to the definition of procrastinator.
In summary, I hear back on the Foreign Service thing in June or July, but I'm pretty confident I made it to the next round...
This weekend, of course, is Coachella, which will rule. I have 2 extra tickets (non-profit) and Suicide Kids get first crack at them. I can email them to you even!!
Ah, the wonders of the information age! The first day is sold out, thanks to Radiohead, so it shouldn't be too hard to get rid of the extras.
After that, I have to throw together a lecture/presentation for next week in Sacramento. I should have done it already, but I was afraid they would take away the cool picture of me (actually, its a WSJ type illustration) in the dictionary next to the definition of procrastinator.
voodoo_child:
Note: two Jehovah's Witnesses just came to the door.
Ordinarily I would just ignore them and pretend that nobody's home, but for some reason I didn't even check and then I was nice to them...I'm such a whore for karma...
Ordinarily I would just ignore them and pretend that nobody's home, but for some reason I didn't even check and then I was nice to them...I'm such a whore for karma...
Voodoo Child's top movies of the year so far (out of what I've seen)...and I'm going from memory, so I welcome your suggestions
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. 21 Grams
3. Kill Bill
4. Mystic River
5. Lost in Translation
6. The Cooler
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. 21 Grams
3. Kill Bill
4. Mystic River
5. Lost in Translation
6. The Cooler
saritalr:
not a bad list! i wish i had more time to watch movies here at school... i got to rent city of god recently, that was amazing.
voodoo_child:
For anyone who bothers coming to my site:
You may have noticed that I sometimes go a while without updating the journal...I have plenty to blather on about but I wouldn't know where to start.
So feel free to ask a question, start a discussion or even an argument. Communication is the key to all relationships, even virtual ones...
You may have noticed that I sometimes go a while without updating the journal...I have plenty to blather on about but I wouldn't know where to start.
So feel free to ask a question, start a discussion or even an argument. Communication is the key to all relationships, even virtual ones...
Is it Friday yet?
Caption on picture: Voodoo Child, age 3 or so, listens to Beatles song backwards, asks to make sure that Paul is ok...
Be Different.
Oh...I just saw Kill Bill 2...its a great movie...
Be Different.
Oh...I just saw Kill Bill 2...its a great movie...
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saritalr:
*laughs* heyheyhey! i know! it was salted! isnt that great? i have an even better one but its long so one day when i have alot of initiative i'll put it in my journal or something. anyway, because the concert is next weekend does that mean you didnt go this weekend? if not what did you do? and how are you?
saritalr:
oh i'm glad the trip went well. its cool you have friends in dc. did you think it was hard? ridiculously hard? i bet i'd think it was ridiculously hard
i did bring my camera! i also brought some batteries that i thought were charged up because they came with my battery charger that i'd just purchased. so when i went out of batteries i went to change, but lo and behold they werent charged up already! grrr... but thats ok, i got some fun shots of the renoir piece, and my friend had her camera with her. we went into central park and reenacted some of the degas sculptures it was a blast.
anyway, hope youre doing well! have fun watching the simpsons, ive heard that movies is quite good
namaste
i did bring my camera! i also brought some batteries that i thought were charged up because they came with my battery charger that i'd just purchased. so when i went out of batteries i went to change, but lo and behold they werent charged up already! grrr... but thats ok, i got some fun shots of the renoir piece, and my friend had her camera with her. we went into central park and reenacted some of the degas sculptures
it was a blast.
anyway, hope youre doing well! have fun watching the simpsons, ive heard that movies is quite good
namaste
saritalr:
ah, i'm glad your feeling a little better. but seriously, youve got to relax and enjoy life a little more. sure some stress is garnered from the outside, but lots of it is self induced. this is all we have! so we need to stop and enjoy it right?
Good God! Do you ever just put all your cards out there to a person you like, only to have them fold? Its a bit painful. 
With pain and scars come wisdom and experience, I guess...but does it really have to hurt that much?
Sorry to bum anyone out who's reading this...
With pain and scars come wisdom and experience, I guess...but does it really have to hurt that much?
Sorry to bum anyone out who's reading this...
Damn...the weekend is already half-empty...
Work is piling up on my desk...I wanted to get rid of most of it today, but I ended up doing very little. I guess that means I'll spend the remainder of the weekend digging through it so it won't be staring me in the face Monday morning, when the phones start ringing and more flows in...
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Work is piling up on my desk...I wanted to get rid of most of it today, but I ended up doing very little. I guess that means I'll spend the remainder of the weekend digging through it so it won't be staring me in the face Monday morning, when the phones start ringing and more flows in...
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saritalr:
Thank you so much! I've got work piling up on my desk too though I hope youre having a great weekend!
I hope youre having a great weekend!The weekend is almost here...not a moment too soon...
saritalr:
youre telling me!
"Think for yourself 'cause I won't be there with you."
That could have come from God, your parents or...for your chance to win tickets to Coachella, guess who said it, sang it or wrote it. No fair Googling!
That could have come from God, your parents or...for your chance to win tickets to Coachella, guess who said it, sang it or wrote it. No fair Googling!
I WANT MY MTV...........
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct them to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
-Friedrich Nietzche
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct them to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
-Friedrich Nietzche
saritalr:
hahaha sure sure sure! i dont know, i felt like i was citing more the director and acting team rather than the movies yourself, but i do see your point! i cant belive youre a big daily show fan... just like me! do you stream it on the internet? if you go to the dailyshow website at comedy central they update show highlights every few days, theyve got a great archive too. i dont have a tv, but i watch it on there all the time
madigan:
I'm already an artist, though. I just haven't touched a canvas in about two years. Sorry I took so long to write back, but my computer in town has been going a little crazy on me. Needless to say, I haven't been keeping up much.
So, you just moved to Merced, eh? What in the hell possessed you to come here?
So, you just moved to Merced, eh? What in the hell possessed you to come here?
Ok...the kid in the pictures was obviously me around 21 or so years ago. Just like to have people think..."god, that kid was cute...what the hell happened??"
I was so dead today at work, it hurt. And I just saw (just now!!) the tattoo I was considering...on a stupid girl on MTV!!
ARGH!!
Oh well, I guess you can't file a restraining order to...
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I was so dead today at work, it hurt. And I just saw (just now!!) the tattoo I was considering...on a stupid girl on MTV!!
ARGH!!
Oh well, I guess you can't file a restraining order to... Read More
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saritalr:
who's arguing for utopia? i'm well aware a successful communist system is next to impossible to achieve. but i still think its more feasible and functional than a libertarian society. people need some form of government to guide them, no matter how small.
take for instance george washington, he was offered absolute power and the throne, but he turned it down. because he believed in the democratic system. there was also that old roman guy but i cant remember his name
take for instance george washington, he was offered absolute power and the throne, but he turned it down. because he believed in the democratic system. there was also that old roman guy but i cant remember his name
saritalr:
hmmm maybe, utopia one day, but i doubt it. what has happened to me? i used to be so idealistic! these 18 years of live have obviously hardened me