James's Journal

10/09/2008 16:30 #46022

Costume ideas I will never do

I had a couple of costume ideas that I am hung up on. Each sound awesome but I have really don't want to wear them. Why don't we all write a journal with crazy costume ideas that we would love to do, but can't for some reason.

1) The cup from 2girls1cup. I just wouldn't feel comfortable explaining that costume all night. And if it required no explanation, well, then it was just too disgusting a costume.

2) Half a horse. You know how you get two people together into a single horse costume. Well, cut it in half and dangle fake intestine out the back. A new take on a classic.

3) Bea Arthur on top, velociraptor on the bottom. This was inspired by my favorite novelty artist, Brandon Bird

So, make a journal with your crazy ideas. Who knows, maybe someone else will pick up your dream and go as Michael Jackson with a my buddy doll glued to the crotch.

tinypliny - 10/09/08 22:13
Costume mention #86 and its only 9 days into the month.

MUST. NOT. HYPERVENTILATE.

metalpeter - 10/09/08 19:19
The idea I thought of but I thought it might offend way to many people was to get a like a priest outfit and a blow up doll and dress it up like a boy and then attach the doll so it looks like I was being blown. If someone really wanted to take it to next level they could get one of those fake dicks with balls and work that in.

zobar - 10/09/08 16:58
Me and (e:dragonlady7) and her younger sister are dressing up as the Internet. I won't give away the joke, but it's actually going to be pretty easy.

- Z

gardenmama - 10/09/08 16:46
Ooohh, I like the Michael Jackson one.

10/09/2008 09:34 #46013

Little Victories

Last night I felt like garbage. I am prone to depression, you might not believe. Autumn especially seems to provide one or two week long bouts. So when I was feeling crummy last night for no apparent reason I thought I had one coming on. I spent the evening in bed doing homework and passed out around 11, not a normal evening for me when I am feeling well.

Over the years I have developed a number of strategies for dealing with my depression. For one, I no longer deploy my 'drink' strategy, as that only works for about an hour. But exercise is one that has been in repertoire for a little over a year. Feel like shit? Go for a jog. Want to lock yourself in a New York hotel and write poetry? Do some squats.

So this morning I pulled out onto Elmwood on my bike to go to work when I get stuck behind the dreaded bus. Getting stuck behind the bus is hell, and this is doubly true for cyclists who have to breath in the exhaust. So at Bidwell I decide I am going to pass the fucker and beat him to Allen. Ten minutes later I was laughing at the bus still stuck at Summer. HA!

When inconsequential things can put your mood in a long funk, you need little victories to keep your spirits high. So now I am off to conquer the world and have a kick ass day. You do the same.

gardenmama - 10/09/08 16:42
Dealing with depression is really hard. My son battles with it sometimes and, though itâ€™s not good for his skin, he says going tanning occasionally really helps lift his mood - I think itâ€™s the light. Iâ€™m going to look into buying him one of those light boxes that is specifically designed for people who have problems with seasonal affective disorder. Theyâ€™re pretty expensive but if it will help him, it would be worth it. I went through a bad bout of depression myself after I quit smoking. The chemical change seemed to mess me up. Then the post-smoking gain of 40 lbs. didnâ€™t help either. I tried medication but it didnâ€™t seem to make a difference, so I stopped. Though, I started to feel better with the spring and working in my garden. Maybe my body just had to adjust to the change. Body chemistry is so weird.

jim - 10/09/08 16:25
Sign on IM a sec if you get this.

james - 10/09/08 16:17
I am having a pretty crummy day at work. But god damn it, I still feel good and I know I get to bike another three miles to get to school.

So now I drink when I am happy and run to keep that way. It is working pretty well.

Of corse, you can combine the two and go dancing. Which is the ultimate happy.

hodown - 10/09/08 16:14
Thanks for posting that. I've been feeling that way on and off for the past few weeks. I've been employing the "drink" strategy and I know it's not the answer. You just gave me the inspiration to go for a run!

jim - 10/09/08 09:51
I'm sorry, hope you feel better tonight :)

Love you!

10/08/2008 20:30 #46002

Goodreads

Howdy,

A friend invited me to a social networking site last week called GoodReads. It is like Last.FM but for books. So far I have gotten a few good recommendations from checking it out, but more interesting is that I get to see what my friends like to read.

So, if you are on there just comment with your user name.

Mine is MunchingZombie

jim - 10/09/08 08:29
Good Reads: :::link:::

tinypliny - 10/08/08 20:41
Interesting! 5 years back, I would have jumped in and probably been devouring books, but the literary poverty in my grad life is more crippling that the economic meltdown of the 20s now. I hardly read any non-journal stuff for leisure any more. My mind is constantly in literary oblivion.
I envy you, munching zombie. I wish I could at least forage for some shreds that you are feasting on. But I can't :(

10/08/2008 10:55 #45992

Shugo Tokumaru
Category: music

I used to love Japanese music. Acts like Malice Mizer, Der En Grey, Gackt, and most horrible of all, X Japan. Oh, just thinking about them makes me want to curl up into a ball of shame.

But I recently stumbled upon an act I really like, Shugo Tokumaru. His songs are layered really nicely. With lots of goodies going on beside the melody.

Take a listen

and this, I just can't get enough of this video. Katamri without the ball.

10/08/2008 09:34 #45989

Chunky Monkey

I have been giving advice to John McCain all week. Mostly in the format of yelling at boxes of text and images on my computer screen. But last night I got to him in all of his animatronic glory on TV. And here is my two cents.

Get a suit that fits.