My Brain

Where has everyone gone?

rebyrae — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:23:47 GMT

Ah, tribe in 2005 was the craigslist of 2002....

So am I the only one that fucking hates the new format of tribe?

rebyrae — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 02:59:25 GMT

I know that most of you have jumped ship to myspace at this point [well, at least ted since he can't get free porn anymore...] but trying to navigate this shit is like trying to drive in a foreign country.......ahhhhhhhh! PS I'm buying a computer/laptop soon so I will join you all soon when I'm not paying to be online at kinko's!

So I don't offend anyone.....

rebyrae — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:11:58 GMT

My buddy Mike sent this to me - it's probably going around but I thought I'd post it here anyway: Dear friends and family: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher. So have a Happy if you wish, but not necessarily Gay, Holiday Time with no emphasis on the Holy. Not that there's anything wrong with any of that.... Peace. Mike

I just discovered Esopus

rebyrae — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:49:14 GMT

And no, Esopus is not some new type of STD....Esopus is an art magazine full of inspiration. I plan on keeping issues as coffee table books. [The latest issue has a fold out poster from famed photographer Richard Misrach!] It's more expensive than MAD and JUGGS but so what - it's worth it! Following is cut from their website: www.esopusmag.com "Esopus is a twice-yearly arts magazine featuring fresh, unmediated perspectives on the contemporary cultural landscape from artists, writers, filmmakers, playwrights, photographers, architects, designers, musicians, and other creative professionals. It includes long-form artists’ projects, critical writing, fiction, interviews, and, in each issue, a CD of specially commissioned music. Published by the non-profit Esopus Foundation Ltd., the magazine has a simple editorial mission: to provide an accessible, non-commercial space in which creative people and the public can connect in meaningful ways." AWESOME!

The New De Young

rebyrae — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:24:56 GMT

Beautiful! I actually didn't expect it to be so awesome but it was. Checked out the Hatshepsut exhibit - it was alright but half way thru I got the heebie jeebies when I realized the majority of the items were collected from tombs. Yes, of course, it was mold spores that killed the people in King Tut's tomb and not a curse but I still didn't like the idea of it all. There were a couple of paintings that really got me - the works of Chiura Obata were awesome. You've got to see it in person; he paints on silk and so the tones are incredibly soft. Frederic Edwin Church's "Rainy Season in the Tropics" is another one that has to be seen in person - it'll take your breath away. Both artists can be found in the ImageBase at www.thinker.org. The Japanese Tea Garden is right next door and is always free the last hour of the day. I went over there after my museum visit, walked directly to my favorite bench in the world [right between the Zen Garden and the Buddhist Pagoda Tower] and contemplated life. Didn't come up with any answers...well, not yet anyway.

Who pays when the mayor goes to Beijing?

rebyrae — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:37:13 GMT

I was just reading how the mayor went to China for some ceremony where they were recognizing that UCSF and some Chinese University were partners....whatever! I travel with my job a lot and I know how the expenses rack up - and I doubt that lil' gavin travels alone. [How would he get coffee?] The city should pay for this? What about virtual teleconferencing? All this pomp and circumstance sucks major [insert most loathed body part here]!

Home Sweet Home

rebyrae — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:53:07 GMT

So glad to be back from Oregon; it's beautiful up there but they SMOKE IN BARS - totally gross. Just wanted to let you all know that your RebyRae Hiatus is now officially over! PS - Those Lingba pics are FOR SURE creepy!

Thanksgiving Schmanksgiving

rebyrae — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:12:12 GMT

Not to get all down on it, but here are some thoughts... A couple of years back, I read some interesting stuff about how most of what Americans "know" about Thanksgiving is actually a bunch of BS. For example, the original celebration happened more around the time of St Michaelmas day at the end of September to celebrate the Harvest. In the early days of our country, most people celebrated either Thanksgiving or Christmas but not both. The stereotypical garb we picture Pilgrims dressed in is a 'cornucopia' of a bunch of different styles that marketing people in the late 1800's came up with to draw everyone to Thanksgiving...a holiday that could be shared by the melting pot of our country regardless of their religion. [I guess Kindergarden Pageants with tykes in famine ravaged appearance just isn't as cute...] I used to only celebrate holidays where I could 'get behind' the meaning so I ask my friends, what is the meaning of Thanksgiving? [There are no wrong answers but you must use a #2 pencil....]

Does anyone have an exercise bike they don't need?

rebyrae — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:54:05 GMT

I need one for my living room...and yes I actually plan on riding it.....! I need to do something because even my FAT jeans aren't fitting. And no I am not the personality type that could join a gym......WAY too insecure. I just plan on losing the flab and keeping the meat, anyway - buffness is out of the question!

Trustafarian

rebyrae — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:44:06 GMT

My new favorite word

The Best Scam Ever

rebyrae — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:08:33 GMT

I really need to stop eating Cashew Chicken before I go to bed because I have the wackiest rambling mind thoughts as I'm falling asleep... Last night I was trying to solve the dilemma of how I would launder my money if I ever were to be a drug dealer and I came up with a brilliant idea. Wait, not that I ever plan on being a drug dealer; sometimes I occupy myself with how I would pick Supreme Court Justices if I were president or [my favorite] how I would spend the millions Richard Pryor had to in BREWSTERS MILLIONS but back to the point..... Not only would I start up a band [obvious] but I would take us on the road where we would sell HELLA merchandise....but you see, we wouldn't actually "sell" that much....we would have good friends "buying" our schwag with my drug money. Since bands get a higher percentage of merch sales, we would be getting back my drug money legally. And how can you audit this? Is the IRS really going to follow my band around and determine who is and who isn't actually a schwag buying fan? I tell ya, this can't lose - that is, unless I really pissed someone off and they blackmailed me but that's besides the point...... Next dilemma I will be solving in my nocturnal musings is how I would go about chewing off my arm if it were stuck under a boulder.

Art that Rocked Me

rebyrae — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:33:29 GMT

That doesn't happen so often...I wish it happened more and I was a wee bit bummed that I wasn't more blazed by the Open Studio weekend at the Headland Center for the Arts. I probably went thru at least 15 studios and expected a fresher offering....ah, I'm having a hard time with my words today - what I mean by that is new, different, inspiring....avant garde I guess although I mean something even sweeter than a cliche... Yoon Lee is really awesome; the buzz in her studio was deafening as the crowd stood in silent awe of her work. Imagine if Jackson Pollack did scenic art for Samurai Jack. But to see them in person is a different thing; the colors are so bold in ribbons of geometric curves precise enough to appear digitally rendered - and the scale is huge. Check her out at yoonlee.info. And as for Frederick Loomis, the best explanation is here from the SF Bay Guardian: "THE YEAR 3013 is an important one. According to Edward Mathew Taylor [Frederick Loomis], it's when computers will claim control of the world. They will emerge from exile beneath glass surfaces to take Earth by force from their human creators, who have plunged the planet into a seven-century dark age in which corporations – unbridled by any moral responsibility – are the only institutions left. If one has doubts about Taylor's prediction, he's created a series of diagrams that outline what will happen. His intricately detailed 2003 graphite-on-paper drawing, Architectural Template of the DIOS Neurocontroller, is one such work, showcasing the multiple components that are required in order to give computers a soul." Pretty intense, particularly if you dig the aesthetic order of an electrical component wiring chart, which I do. Find him this week until November 6 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery. And whoops you just missed Frank Garvey's Childrens' Crusade at Varnish down on Natoma. It was really fierce - dark, macabre carnival with a shadow of Hieronymous Bosch as well as machines. One was actually made to panhandle and would say something like, "God says to give me 50 cents". Way cool. He's over at the OmniCircus so you can find him at their website www.omnicircus.com. Varnish is always a good bet for something different plus it has a sweet wine bar: www.varnishfineart.com. Rock On!

Did Guns N Roses write their own songs?

rebyrae — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:46:50 GMT

A buddy of mine awhile back told me that when GNR released their first album, that they bought an entire album of songs from somebody in LA, including the right to say that THEY wrote them...has anyone else heard this or something like this? Makes me wonder if that's what happened to Axl; that there was NO WAY that they could duplicate the success of their first album since they didn't write it....sure does make Use Your Illusion I & II make more sense....it was [almost] complete crap. I also heard once that if a band has been on BEHIND THE MUSIC, that's a sure sign they are a scripted band...... Any other conspiracy theorists out there?

I was in love with the Hit Man

rebyrae — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:06:06 GMT

No, not really, but I'm tired of having nothing earth shattering going on in my life to write about here...should I thrill you all about how Coco's diapers have gotten really yucky since she has taken up solid food? How about how I can never remember which side to put the Swiffer pad on? Well, I am getting cable and TiVo soon - that's exiciting. Finally, I can get a season pass to "Design on a Dime", "History Dectective" and "Mythbusters". Does anyone else feel bland in their old age?

I've made one promise that is getting too hard to keep

rebyrae — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:10:42 GMT

Makes me want to just say FUCK IT

Dolphins or Old Poor Black People?

rebyrae — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 19:57:50 GMT

I was watching CNN today and got really bothered by 2 different stories they ran in the same hour. One was about the 8 dolphins that were literally swept away by the hurricane; they found them in the Gulf and miraculously, they were all chilling together. Pretty cool - dolphins are smart animals. Anyway, their former trainers were working damn near 24/7 to feed them, give them antibiotics for their scrapes and transfer them to a hotel swimming pool inland. Eventually, they will be transferred to other marine parks around the country. And then just a few segments later, they interview an old black man in Biloxi [I think] who was trying to collect ice [among other things] in his shopping cart for one of his kin who needed to keep his "last bottle of insulin" cool. They followed him to the house; it had water marks nears the ceiling and was a COMPLETE mess. The men were priding themselves in being "survivors" and said "they'd get by". Hmmm; guess there are no rooms at the hotel the dolphins were sent to for an old diabetic black man living in shambles. And obviously no one at fucking CNN even noticed the irony to not put those stories damn near back to back. Is this world that far gone?

The most awesome Zeppelin tribute band tribute I ever saw! [huh?]

rebyrae — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:57:30 GMT

This last Saturday I made it out to the El Rio with Eileen & Karen to catch The Amazing Embarrasonic show - it was great! All 3 of us girls rocked it hard [of course] and the only bad part was that the party got cut short before the band made it thru even half of the sign-up sheet - bummer. However, when Eileen told me that a "Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Tribute Band" would be the opener, I was not only curious but a little scared. Who, afterall, pays tribute to the the tribute bands? And the lead singer wears a Viking Helmet? WTF? It's always been my opinion that a good Zep tribute band would be a rare find indeed; if you can play "Black Dog" then you're probably talented enough to be doing your own thing, y'know? But I should've known when I saw the die-hards arriving in the their vintage LZ concert tee's that this was going to be good. And it was...you've got to check these guys out. The website is outdated but they have a link for you to send them an email so you can find out the date of the next show. If you like Led Zeppelin, you've got to see this band! http://heavyhindenburg.com

Are girls only worth their boobs at BM?

rebyrae — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:05:55 GMT

It sure seems so... Last night, I did my annual pilgrimage to a really good friends house to see his pics from Burning Man - even though I never go, I've always enjoyed seeing the huge art installations. [This year, I was struck by 'Galloping Horses' and 'Purple Man up to his Nose in the Sand']. So even though I bag, I do like the art idea - it's the massive amounts of people I don't like. Anyway, he's telling me about people in the pictures - 'this guy wants to start an art center in Portland...', 'this guys a musician...', etc. But when we get to pics of chicks, it's - 'She walked around the entire time with just a sarong...', 'Me and my buddy wondered the whole time if her boobs were fake...', 'This girl passed out in our tent everyday - sometimes with her legs open!' and 'Here's a pic of Critical Tits, although you're not supposed to take pictures of that!'. It wasn't until after I left that I realized that EVERY comment he made about a girl he met at BM had something to do with her naked body; obviously none of them are doing any art, music or anything else that he took notice of or he just couldnt hear it beyond the distraction of the lady being naked in front of him. My friend is not a caveman, has been going for years but it got me wondering...If you're a woman and want to be taken seriously at BM, do you have to keep your clothes on?

I forgot to tell you about my adventures in Austin

rebyrae — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:02:50 GMT

First of all, Austin is fucking hotter than acceptable for human habitation, in my opinion. Reminds me of when my roommate got a heating lamp that was too hot for her snakes tank and ended up frying his brain, but I digress... Anyway, as most of you who are reading this most likely already know, I had to go to Austin in my role as "super fab nanny". Pushing the stroller thru downtown was nearly impossible; evidently no one walks there because it is too damn hot and so no one pays any attention to sidewalk upkeep - that is when there was a sidewalk, but I digress again... The people were nice although everyone seems to be bathed in some sort of artificial scent - the girl at the java place [who was playing TOOL on the sound system] by my hotel told me it was to "hide the fact that we're all sweating and stinky". Nice. So on my night off, I trotted on down to 6th street and ate some really yummy grub at a place called the Iron Cactus. On my way there, I walked past a club that had some old timers playing rock/rhythm&blues/covers/etc. and I thought, "That might be a good place to go after dinner..." As I came out of the Iron Cactus, I spotted a place called "The 311 Club" and decided [of course] that I had to go there. [3, 11 & 311 are all my lucky numbers, delivered to me by the universe, y'know] ANd wouldn't you know it - it was the same club I had passed on my way to dinner. Destiny? Hardly, but I was having a good time, drinking by myself and letting the middle aged men from SBC there on business buy me drinks. At one point, the most annoying one got up and tipped the band and stammered, "Rebecca wants to sing the 'Yellow Rose of Texas' with you!" I immediately said, "Oh noooo, no, no, no," but then I had a thought and hollered, "...but if you know 'Me & Bobby McGee', that's a different story..." Any karaoke regular will know that is one of my trademark songs. The band insisted I come up there with them [who bribed them and how much did you have to pay?]. They let me sing it and it ROCKED! One person in the audience accused me of being a "plant"! HAhahahahahahahHAHHA! The bartender asked me, "Are you a professional singer or what? Are you here auditioning?" I replied, "Nah, I'm just a nanny from San Francisco!" Check out the band I sang with at: http://www.dewaynedavis.com "funkified Texas music"

So I thought I'd be clever.....

rebyrae — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:18:15 GMT

....and put a photo up of me & Coco in Australia with the oh-so-cute caption of "There's the Great Barrier Reef, Coco..." but then after I uploaded it and took a closer look at the picture, I noticed that you can see the airport runway out the window. DORK! Hahahahah! Well, we did fly over the reef...just not in that picture! Ah, I'm just Super Fab Nanny - never claimed to be an expert with the internet or pictures...and I keep putting cheese out for this mouse they say came with my computer but thus far he is a no-show......

BM & Personal Hygiene - this gets gross

rebyrae — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:14:16 GMT

Is it my age that prevents me from wanting to spend an entire week without bathing? Dear god and then people are running around naked in their grime? And what about the women who are in need of sanitary products? Salty sticky sex scents getting incubated in an old musty tent...sweaty druggy funk is not a good kind of funk. There is not enough Purell in the world for me to go get in the middle of that! I guess now I am officially too old to be cool anymore...or make that "kewl"....

Almost Paradise

rebyrae — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:39:33 GMT

No no no, not the Ann Wilson & Mike Reno song, I'm talking about the place I'm staying this week. I'm officially on vacation this week, no work at all and my sweetest friend in the world let me stay on the futon at his place in the GGNRA. I'm totally surrounded by nature. It's the best vacation EVER! ...and while I'm on the subject, can we find Greg a good woman? Such a wonderful guy needs a wonderful gal. If you know anyone, call me Yente! :)

...just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich...

rebyrae — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:46:31 GMT

Well, contrary to my sweethearts claim, nothing in Australia is upside down! [whatever... :)] I'm having a good time; crossed off mostly everything on my to-do list - climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, went to a show at the Opera House, visited the Rain Forest, got drunk with an aboriginee descendant in a public park, got found by Mary Jane [!] and I'll go snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday. Karaoke has been elusive - it's very popular and out here, everyone rents rooms so they can hog the machine all night. Anyway, I miss everyone terribly and can't wait to get home.......!

Patriotism Schmatriotism?

rebyrae — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:49:43 GMT

Out of curiousity, I looked up "patriotism" online and found the definition as "love for or devotion to one's country". Well, it got me thinking... I've had lots of "love for" or "devotion" to things in my life; asshole boyfriends would have to come in as number one, followed by goat cheese and as a tie for third would be 3EB and karaoke. I've been treated fairly well by all except numero uno and that got me thinking of how often we have a "love for" or "devotion" to something in our lives that frankly, ain't worth it...patriotism to my country? Now I'm thinking I actually believe in "UScitizen-potential-tism". You jargon junkies out there are welcome to help me come up with a better phrase; I'm all linguistic-ed out. I believe in the possibility of humans when they possess freedom; I have a "love for" or a "devotion" to the idea that when given the opportunity, mankind can do some awesome things. I'm discovering I'm having a hard time believeing in what our nation has disintegrated into being...I can handle the occasional Republican, I'm talkng more about the erosion of what it has meant to be an American with the "Patriot" Act. Blah blah blah - I'm preaching to the choir, I know.... I'm curious to hear how anyone else might be observing the 4th - black clothing? A George W. pinata? Wearing the UK flag? I know it will be Medley's Birthday [happy happy B-day!] and most of you will be chowing at Annie's BBQ. As for me, I plan on having a big fruity cocktail...in Australia! :)