My friends rock

So, last Friday was my birthday. I had asked my parents for a Texas Chainsaw Massacre birthday cake. They looked at me like I was nuts. I don't get it, who doesn't want a TCM cake?? Anyhoo, leave it to my friends, Sarah and Glenna, to come to my rescue.

The cake was magnificent. Red velvet over a rice krispie treat bone and foot. Topped with flesh colored sugar stuff for skin. Rasberry jam made very nice coagulated blood. It was beautiful, almost too beautiful to eat. But we did eat it, and it was yummy. We ate it on Harry Potter plates. The best birthday cake evar!

I cut off Helga's toes and brought them for lunch. Muwhahaha.

Janelleology

Let others know a little more about yourself. Repost this in your blog with your name followed by "ology".

MOUTH-OLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Catalina

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. The Chickfila or Subway

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A.Carrabas

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. 20% or more, I feel their pain

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. salad

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. black olives, banana peppers, ham

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. blackberry jam

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. a picture of my dog playing with her tire, looking all psycho

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. 3..one is strictly for yoga and bellydance stuff

Q. What color is your iPod?
A. I am not that technologically advanced

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. mostly left, but I can use both

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. wisdom teeth and a couple of moles, eeww.

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. a few years ago

Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A. I lift heavy shit everyday, medical supplies ya know.

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. when I was little

RANDOMOLOGY, pt 1

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A.No, I want it to be a surprise

Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. Lola, just kidding. I like my name

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. black, of course

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. um, yeah a nickle, probably some bugs, but I guess they could be food, depending on where you're from

Q. Have you ever saved someone's life?
A. not to my knowledge

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. my dad, when I fell in the pool, when I was tiny

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. depends on who it is

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. fuck that

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. sure

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. depends on the magazine

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A. hmmm, posssibly

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. depends on who. just a regular person-no, one of those people who massacre whole villages for monetary gain, or some other jackass like that- sure.

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A: nada

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. I though it was funny

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: carpet

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: stand

Q: Could you live with roommates?
A: well, I live with my boyfriend and sometimes want to kill him, so probably not

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A: yoga sandals are the flipflop I need baby

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A: I avoid them at all costs

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: a ninja

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8?
A: hell, if I know

LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?
A: Tammie

Q: Last person to call you?
A. My stepmom

Q: Person you hugged?
A: my dad

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A: 9

Q: Season?
A: fall

Q: Book?
A: I'm a total bookaholic, so that's hard to say, I love all my books so....anything by Terry Pratchet, Clive Barker, hell, I don't know

Q. Website?
A. Tribe, Netflix, Amazon

Q. Month?
A. October of course

Q. Alcohol?
A. Not really, I like Dos Equis

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A: yeah

Q: Mood?
A: mellow

Q: Listening to?
A: the a/c

Q: Watching?
A. nothing

Q: Worrying about?
A: money as usual

RANDOMOLOGY, pt 2

Q: First place you went this morning?
A: to tinkle

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Go to Purgatory and the Tempest workshop with my friends Glenna, Sarah and Jenny cause I miss them

Q: What's the last movie you saw?
A: Amityville Horror the original

Q: Do you smile often?
A: when I'm up to something

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A:after you get to know me

Q: Someone you wish you never met?
A: I would have to second Glenna's J-Rex, although there are others

OMG!!!!Boots!!!

I must have these delicious ass-kicking boots!! They will be my consolation for not seeing the CUre until June 08. My boots will love me, even if Robert doesn't. They are tasty and no, you can't have them. They are MINE!!!!

You are in Purgatory!

But don't worry, you'll love it. I had sooooo much fun Saturday night. Purgatory, in case ya don't know, is a fetish show or club that is put on once every couple of months or so by Single Cell. And let me just say, it is the most fun. I had a fabulous time and I will definitely be there next time. So much stuff to watch or do. Plus I got to dance and dance and dance some more. I love to dance. I actually felt in my element, with music I love and people I like to be around. It has been a long time since I've had the opportunity to go someplace like this and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the atmosphere and the people. Yes, yes, I know I'm not a people person and usually don't like them, except a few here and there. But these people are my kinda people. No judging, no pointing and laughing, just good times all around. Everyone able to do their own thing without anyone calling them names or trying to be a hatah. A special thanks to the Sarah for getting our VIP tickets. I will definitely make this a habit.

Watch out for those Nargles!!

So, finally after eons of waiting, I get to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. It was superb. I'm not sure if part of it was actually getting to see it on the big screen (I haven't been in a movie theatre since LotR Return of the King, yes, it's been that long.) or if it really was that this is the best one yet.

There is quite a bit of stuff different from the book, and while some of it could be complained about, it worked really well on the screen. Of course things had to be cut out for time considerations, and I guess a lot of stuff just doesn't translate as well from page to celluloid. I was very impressed with the movie as a whole. I know the comparison between book and movie is really non-existant. I mean, obviously the book is fantastic and as is with all book to movie productions, the book is better and there is something lost in the conversion.

However, I look at these movies as their own entity. Standing on it's own, it's spectacular. The special effects were great, the story line moved along at a nice pace, giving the viewer all the information needed without dragging it out. The creatures were amazing. Ok, so I want a thestral, the movie version was somewhat similar to what I pictured them looking like. So creepy and cool.

I would have to say besides loving the Weasleys, my favorite character is Luna Lovegood. I loved her in the book and also in the movie. The girl who played her did a wonderful job. I really hope there is more Luna in the Deathly Hallows, as she is barely in the Half-Blood Prince at all. And her Patronus is the cutest little bunny. Aw.

Professor Umbridge is just as nasty in the movie as she is in the book. How can you not want to squash her froggy little head. Evil, that woman is, but she gets her just deserts in the end. Haha.

Anyway, I could go on all day about the movie, but that would be a little obsessive and I'm already teetering on the verge. Besides, it'll be out on dvd in a few months. So, now I must prepare myself for #7 to arrive on Saturday. Well, I'll be at the beach. But you can bet I'll be cracking that sucker open on Sun.evening. Everybody leave me alone.

Yay for the Ava Fleming workshop

So our much anticipated journey to Charleston has come and gone. I must say, I had a fabulous time. It was nice for us all to go to a workshop together and especially with those who have moved, gotten married or aren't able to come dance with us as much anymore. Kinda like a family reunion, only with family you actually like.
Me and Shorty got a late start Friday night and had to drive through torrents of rain. But we finally made it to Charleston about 11pm. After a trip to the hot tub and a warm welcome from the Glenna and Jenny, we were able to settle down in our sleep number beds. Yes, I said sleep number beds, and let me tell you, it was like sinking into a cocoon of comfort. I slept like a baby until I was awakened by Shorty's phone alarm at 4am. But it was the Cure, so that was nice and I fell immediately back asleep.
Morning came and we had to wake Glenna and Jenny up, because Glenna (in her infinite wisdom- haha, I have to give you shit about this :-D) decided to set the alarm clock instead of relying on wake up calls and of course, the alarm clock never went off. So finally we are all ready and can have some breakfast and head to the workshop.

The workshop was incredible. Ava Fleming can do things with her ribcage that I never thought possible. She is amazing and even though I'm not a cabaret girl, I learned so much from her classes. She is a great instructor and a very nice lady. Not to mention a beautiful dancer. I can easily see why she was Bellydancer of the Universe 2004. So, she tortured us for about 5 hours or so while teaching us the Warda camel, the trigany travel and various other combos. She also taught about motivators and deconstructing combos to make them your very own. Then she finished up with an excrutiating round of push-ups, squats and other butt work. Ahhhh, sweet suffering.

Then it was off to get ready for the show. The moment of truth, when we finally show everybody the money. We were glorious in our "shut up and spank me" red outfits. We were effing awesome. Everyone loved our number and I think everyone did a great job. Aside from a few cases of the nerves, I know I felt crazy there for a few minutes, it all went well. It was over so fast, this craziness that we spent months preparing for. I didn't want it to end, I wanted to stay out there longer and bask in the attention of the crowd. I really think we blew them away. I want more, more. I love to perform and be out there dancing with people applauding and adoring me. haha. Because as we all know, it is all about me. heehee. Oh how I love me. More pictures of me, please. Glenna knows this all to well, there are not near enough pictures of us out there.

Yay for Rob Zombie

When I first heard that someone was doing a remake of Halloween, I thought to myself "blasphemy!" Halloween is a classic, it is what I judge all other horror movies by. I don't think there can ever be a movie that scared or will ever scare me as bad as Halloween did and sometimes still does. Try watching it alone in the dark with the kind of imagination I have and pretty soon you'll be hiding in the closet with the coat hangers.

Halloween was the first horror movie I ever saw. I think I was about 7 at the time. This was back in the days when my brother would wake me up in the middle of the night and pump me full of cokes and cookies so I would stay awake with him. I guess he didn't want to watch scary movies by himself, and of course I was nominated to accompany him on these forays into terror. So, this is how I was exposed to the macabre. Wired on caffiene and slightly crazed from lack of sleep.

We would watch these movies late at night: Halloween, Friday the 13th, Amityville Horror (I had to put my rocking chair in the closet, cause I swear it would move at night) and many others, sitting in the dark, jumping at every creak or thump. Then my brother would chase me around the house with a butcher knife humming the theme song to Halloween. No shit, I spent many hours hiding under the bed. And people wonder why I am so morbidly strange now. I am a product of my environment and I wouldn't have it any other way. :-D
Plus the fact that Michael and I share the same last name. In my 7 yr old mind that was the clincher. Maybe we were related? Of course I realize now, that he is a fictional character, I'm not completely insane. Really, I'm not. But for a 7 yr old, having the same name as a pyschopathic killer was really bizarre.

So, of course when I heard about the remake, I was rather pissed. How dare someone take my favorite horror movie, one of the major stepping stones of my life and try to redo it! Then, I found out it was a Rob Zombie film. Relief washed over me and I could breath again. I think in the hands of Rob, Halloween will be given a new life. If anyone can do it justice it would be him. So, now I'm looking forward to seeing it on the big screen. A second chance for die-hard fans who were too young the first time around to see Mikey the way he should be 10ft tall and bullet proof. Don't forget Aug. 31. Some of you betches will be going with me, so prepare yourselves!!

Bang up performance

I am so proud of all of the troupe. Saturday's performance was, to use the words of several of the audience members "absolutely fabulous", "beautiful", and "smashing". It feels good when people love what you do. Despite the heat and feeling like we were dancing in a sauna, we all did a lovely job. It was immensely (sp?) fun too.

I was so proud of Glenna in her first solo ever and on top of that she had to do the first solo, which can be a little intimidating sometimes. But she did a fabulous job and everybody loved it! I can't wait to see what she'll do next. Now to get Shorty to do a solo. Our M'toto piece was awesome and I think people really liked it. Hopefully we can do this one at Spirit next year. Spread the peacock love.

I feel like I really nailed my solo. I was in a groove or something, but that's the first time I've felt totally comfortable, like I was right at home on stage. It was the best feeling ever. I'm not sure if words can even describe how good it felt. But I know I've made some kind of transition. I was still a little nervous, but the good kind. I felt like I was born to be right there, like that is what I have been waiting for all my life. I know now that after this all my performances will be different, more confident. I wish I could explain it better, but I just don't know how to put into words the joy I felt and still feel.

The other numbers were grand. We did several new pieces. I think everyone really loved the Bhangra piece and of course the fire, oh the fire. It was beautiful, although me and Glenna's transfers didn't work, we were either too sweaty or the fluid had evaporated before we could torch ourselves. But nonetheless, it was awesome! We also brought Dance of Doom out of the vault, as it's always a crowd pleaser.

I hate I didn't get to see but just a smidgen of Tammie's solo and I missed all of Sam's, but it was recorded so, I'll see them eventually. Once again, I'm so happy about the way it turned out, despite the issues with the veil number, but shit happens. I must also give props to Jenny, who came to part of the workshop, did her recital in Charlotte and then drove up to join in some of our dances. Poor girl must have been exhausted.

Well, I can't wait to get started working on the next show, and of course we have Charleston in 2 weeks!!

One more day.....

til the show and workshop. goody! I love performances. They are so fun. I really hope my solo blows people away. Of course the M'toto piece will. How could it not what with all the peacockaliciousness. The whole show is going to be good.

Now I must finish up all my little last minute things like making sure my tops are secure. Don't want them falling off, nobody wants to see that. I guess I should repolish my fingernails since there only about 3 that actually still have polish on them. Damn I need more purple ribbon, too. My head's going to explode trying to remember all this crap.

More Fun Facts about that Freakishly Strange girl we all know and love.

1. What is your emotional state right now?
Aggravation, I’m at work nuff said

2. How do you flush the toilet in public?
With my foot. I’m not touching anything in those nasty bathrooms

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car? Absolutely

4. Name one thing that you start to get tense about if you are close to running out of it?
Chocolate syrup for my milk in the morning, can’t start the day without it.

5. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble? When I was younger people said I reminded them of Winona Ryder, back in the Mermaids days, before she started shoplifting.

6. What is your favorite pizza topping? Black olives

7. Do you crack your knuckles? Unfortunately, I’m trying to stop

8. What song do you hate the most when it gets stuck in your head?
“I’m going to Wichita--dun, dun, dun,dun, dun, duh” The white Stripes song, try having it stuck in your head all the way through Kansas on a motorcycle. Sheer torture

9. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head? Yes it does, thanks a lot

10. What would be the best super power? Being able to change shape (like the Wonder Twin chick - although they were kinda creepy looking) I could be anything

11. Peppermint or Spearmint? Spearmint yummy

12. Where are your car keys? Tossed em on the table somewhere

13. Whose answers to this questionnaire do you want to hear? Everyone’s

14. What's your most annoying habit? I probably have tons of them, but what annoys me is the cracking knuckles thing

15. If you could punch one person in the nose and get away with it who would it be?
I have to pick just one??? That Jrex girl made me want to punch her, but she fell of the face of the earth, so I’ll say guttersluts (collectively speaking)

16. What is your best physical feature? I am all that and a bag of chips yo. No, probably my eyes.

17. What CD is closest to you right now? Tribal Matrix J

18. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator? Beer, Cheerwine, and water

20. Do you talk on your cell phone when you drive? Not if I can help it, unless me and Shorty are both on the road and need to shoot the shit.

21. What OCD qualities do you have? Don’t know if it’s so much OCD, but I smell the pages of the books I read. It’s uncontrollable, every so often I have to fan the pages so I can smell them. It makes me feel safe.

22. What do you do when no one is watching? Talk to myself, really bad, I carry on complete conversations with myself.

23. If they made a movie about your life, what actor/actress would play you? That chick that plays Abby on NCIS. Cause she’s cute and so am I. I am!!

24. Would you rather die in a blaze of glory or peacefully in your sleep?
I prefer peacefully in my sleep

26. What is your favorite kids' movie? No kids for me, but I like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
27. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Fire torches from last night Burn, Burn!

28. What is your favorite all time sports team? Don’t really have one, Today it can Be the Ducks cause they won the Stanley Cup. Go Ducks!

29. When was the last time you threw up? The night of the evil Wild Turkey blow out. Note to self: 6 shots + 3 doubles w/ a splash of coke = me puking w/ my head propped on toilet paper in Bill’s backyard. Not pretty.

30. What is the best picture you have in your possession? Probably the picture of me, Glenna and Sarah at the cemetery. As Glenna says, I don’t look like a retard in that one.

31. Have you ever had a private maid? I wish

32. What is the last thing you regret purchasing? Can’t remember, I’m sure there was something, but lately I’ve only bought stuff I absolutely need or books (which I absolutely need J)

33. What is your favorite episode of Roseanne? Don’t really remember any episodes of Roseanne


34. What is your favorite accessory? My necklaces

35. Does anyone have blackmail on you? Nope, it wouldn’t do any good anyway cause I’m poor.

36. What do you think of Pee Wee Herman? Ahhhhhhhhh! Hee hee, The Hamburger man. Loved him in Cheech & Chong’s Nice Dreams.

37. Have you been to a strip club? Unfortunately

38. Do you like tan lines? Not really

40. Would you date someone that none of your friends liked? Well, if my friends didn’t like him, I probably wouldn’t either. But if I was in love, I’m sure they would be happy for me.