Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
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11:59 am - 4th time is the charm
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subletter found. nice british gay guy who ziggy really liked. he will come over on sunday to get keys and give me money.
the silver lining to this whole subletter drama is that my apartment is perhaps the cleanest it has ever been. even my desk is clean. i know many of you didn't even know i had a desk as it was always covered in crap.
today i will go get a passport application and try to fast track it so i will get it before mich. just in case i want to go to canada after fest. you need on to do that these days i believe... canadian friends please confirm...
soon i will see so many of you. have safe travels.
xxoo
mims
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
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10:23 am - how adam lambert stole my brain...
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really, you all say (maybe), after months of never posting, i will break silence by talking about reality tv??!?
well this being a journal and all here i go.
am i surprised in the end that kris allen won, not so much. where were all those danny gokey votes to go anyway. and i like kris. he did some great things. his version of "heartless" is super great. i was nervous when he did "ain't no sunshine" and that was also a great version. "she works hard for the money", "feel my love", and "once" all great covers. someday down the line i might even buy his music. i like people singing simply along with guitars. He seems like a really nice guy and the kind of christian who is not a homophobe and will be part of the way that younger generations will not stand in the way of equal rights for queers.
BUT HE DOES NOT HOLD A CANDLE TO ADAM LAMBERT! he knows it and said it right away after he won.
i have not always watched american idol. only the last couple of years. and things changed this season for me personally cuz now i have a dvr. but the last 3 months have been better on tuesday nights when i could come home from work (which has been really hard thru the winter due to the sloooowwwwwness) and take in the amazing performances that adam has put out there.
not only has he covered some of my favorite songs of all time - "feeling good", "whole lotta love", "ring of fire" - all in like my top 15 of all songs ever in the history of time. but also moved me with "mad world", "tracks of my tears", "black and white". and the duet with allison was ridiculous amazing. i was not super crazy about the show version of "one" but the itunes version is superb.
and then on the finale show, umm hello singing with kiss???!?!? and QUEEN!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?? WTF - INCREDIBLE. please please please please please please please go on tour with queen so i can pay hundreds of dollars and do whatever i can to be as close to stage as possible.
just go on tour so i can see you live. i know swifty will be by my side. and record amazing albums soon so i can buy them.
i have been captivated by his performances. the sneer, the fashion (omg the white suit against the pink staircase, the leather, the eyeliner - specifically the glittery look during the kiss performance and don't get me started on the crazy amazing shoulder cages), even the kinda annoying tongue. the man has mad vocal skills.
please may he come out soon in a vocal way. i mean we all know he's gay. i don't even think he is really hiding it, just not engaging in the speculation. we need a freddy mercury for a new generation. go on ellen and do it.
do your part to move queer rights forward, it will not hurt your career in any way. you have a looooonnnngggg future ahead.
and i am a fan for life.
i will miss seeing you every week.
yours truly.
mims
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
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10:12 am - sometimes all you have to do is ask
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so last nite at my job we were closed for a private holiday party. for nintendo. i always love these things cuz they are easy, a change from my usual routine and profitable. before thanksgiving a group of 6 people from nintendo came by to sample food and cocktails and i waited on them and they were super nice.
so last nite at the end of the party i was talking to one of the guys who had come in to suss us out. they were super happy with the whole event and i was joking with him that i did not see any wii's around for me to have. that's when he gave me his email address and said he would get me one for free!!!
whoo hoo.
part of me is tempted to sell in on ebay, but i think i will keep it.
by the way, tonite forge is doing a celebration of the repeal of prohibition (75 th anniversary) and you could come by and get a french 75 cocktail at the bar FOR 25 CENTS!!!! and you could say hello to me.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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2:34 pm - what???!!?
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i don't have time to fill out my mich app right now!
i have to go to work.
assure me that 10 to 12 hours won't make a difference.
also, i have a sore throat.
xoxo
miriam.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
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12:28 pm - my car ate my phone...
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so saturday nite gilly and i are heading out to see mary louise parker. i'm on the phone with my brother, who is meeting us there, as i get in the car. i hang up as i have started to drive...
cut to us getting there and poof no phone. not anywhere. we did not get out of the car. we both tore it apart that nite and the next day. GONE.
my car ate a phone once before about 2 years ago and then spit it out 6 months later (which is the phone i am now using) and also did the same thing with my car keys.
all this is to say please text, email or phone me with your number as i may or may not have it!!!
xoxo
mimsy
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
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11:57 am - mitzology
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Let others know a little more about yourself. Re-post this as your name followed by "-ology"
What is your salad dressing of choice?
salad is boring and tedious to eat. if i must though, i like either a poppy seed thingy or a soy-citrus kinda thingy.
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
what kind of sophie's choice is this for me???!!!!
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
fried chicken
What are your pizza toppings of choice?
pepperoni and maybe mushroom also.
What do you like to put on your toast?
butter and a touch of salt (since i only have unsalted butter in my house)
*TECHNOLOGY*
What is your wallpaper on your computer?
a picture of one of the "waterfalls" under the brooklyn bridge from this summer
How many televisions are in your house?
one. and as of today it has cable.
What color cell phone do you have?
silver with many scratches.
*BIOLOGY*
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
wisdom teeth and a lump from my left breast when i was 18
What is the last heavy item you lifted?
tables at work last night
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
no
*BULLCRAPOLOGY*
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
quite possibily
If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
nope.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
for 10,000 yes
*DUMBOLOGY*
How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
one, but i have many other summer shoes that just slip on of the merril/keen variety
Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
??? maybe when i was 20 at northampton pride almost busted for smoking pot. who's surprised?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
happy and comfortable, still not sure how to make that happen.
Last person you talked to?
the guy installing my cable.
Last person you hugged?
my friend jenna
*FAVORITOLOGY*
Season?
summer
Holiday?
thanksgiving
Day of the week?
whichever one i'm not working, often sundays or mondays.
Month?
july or august
*CURRENTOLOGY*
Missing someone?
duh, tons of people all the time!!!
Mood?
middlin' with bouts of concern.
Listening to?
npr
Watching?
just finished watching last nites project runway on youtube. kenley is soooooooo annoying.
Worrying about?
far too many things. i just want this election to be over already and to know that obama won.
*RANDOMOLOGY*
First place you went this morning?
outside for morning dog stroll, prospect park southwest
What can you not wait to do?
visit with many of you all. gilly this weekend, nora for her 50th, turkey in nola!!!!!
What's the last movie you saw?
pineapple express
Do you smile often?
a decent amount, but i am open to a lot more.
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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11:26 am - go away black cloud
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yesterday i was all doom and gloom. blah blah blah.
the economy, the election, working too much for not enough money, single, inertia...
i'm trying to shake it all off.
who wants to move to an island with me? canada?
grrrrrrr.
anyone up for a movie date on sunday? brunch saturday?
love and miss you all
mimsy
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
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12:53 am
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1. Take a picture of yourself right now.
2. Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
3. Post that picture with NO editing.
4. Post these instructions with your picture.
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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1:36 pm - new yorker festival
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this is one of my favorite things from the past bunch of years. the schedule was just published in this weeks mag and tickets go on sale friday at noon.
who wants to go with me?????
shows i'm interested in...
"the devil within" with elmore leonard,matthew klam and joyce carol oates - friday 7pm
"the american dream" with jeffrey eugenides, t. coraghessan boyle and jhumpa lahiri - friday 7pm
"where i come from" with sherman alexie, shalom auslander and junot diaz - friday 9:30pm
lynda barry in conversation with matt groening - saturday 4pm
stephen colbert - saturday 7:30pm
mary-louise parker - saturday 10pm
things will sell out fast
clearly i can't see everything and i'm more inclined to pack in the saturday things as to not take off multiple days from work. and tickets range from 25 to 40 bucks a shot, depending on what show.
let me know in the next few days.
xo
omb
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
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10:56 am - back from the woods
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got home at 1 am last nite. it was supposed to be 9:30 but the rain in ny fucked things up. sat on a runway for two and a half hours but napped a bit thanks to xanax. i had to scurry this morning to go get my car from carroll gardens where it had been living while i was in the woods.
there is so much to say about festivial, beauty and trauma. i can't believe i have to work tonite.
next year i will not do this. next year i will work long crew and will somehow drive there and also leave a week post fest to unwind.
more later.
i can't believe i'm not sitting in the belly bowl right now in a slip with dirty feet.
big sigh.
omb
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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12:38 am - it must be an omen
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tonite as i was parking my car after coming home from work a pack of racoon's crossed the street right in front of me. and then another 2 were spotted on my evening walk with the dog.
much to do in the next 2 days. and then off to camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xo
omb
current mood:  amused
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
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11:46 am
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what a great day off yesterday!
ice coffee.
pastry from "baked"
lounging at red hook pool with bounce and jiggle, a co-worker and her boyfriend and naughtyfox and s.
papusas and plaintains from truck.
team dog in park.
blue marble with swifty.
today i will...
go to the bank.
mail package.
call festival with flight info.
buy dog food.
go to wo
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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12:48 pm - +/-
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+ 2 days at the beach, felt like more. this trip is so special and yummy and relaxing. my pronoun is backgammon or porterhouse. the dance party the last night was so awesome! i had tons of fun djaying, going back and forth between 2 tiny ipods.
- the water was so cold at the beach that there was no prolonged frolicking in the waves.
+ because the water was so cold we instead set up our chairs at the water's edge and let the waves lap at our feet (and when the tide started to rise it splashed our butts.)
- my apartment is a disaster zone.
+ cute new swim suit!
- broke. to the point where i have some questions about going to mich. and i don't know who is gonna watch the dog while i will be away.
+ hanging out with my new friend and the crush in the dog park playing backgammon at dusk watching tons of fireflies and BATS flying around.
- back is a little bit tweaky.
+ it's summer!!!!!!!!
current mood: conflicted
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
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12:49 pm - tonite's the nite
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after a week and a day of intensive training, forge opens tonite for the first nite of "friends and family".
we are doing a minimum of covers with a full staff so it'll be easy. but still, i did not sleep well, in that nite before the first day of school kinda way. the restaurant looks great. the staff is solid. the food is amazing. i am showered and everything is washed and ready to go. hopefully the a/c is fully running giving the almost 100 degree temps...
it's exciting!
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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4:09 pm - well i went and did it
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i gave notice to craft. my last day is 2 weeks from today. unless they pull some asshole move which i won't know about till tuesday when i go back in.
this is me, stepping off into the great unknown. let's hope my gut instinct is right about "forge", my new employer.
i feel both lighter and terrified.
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on other notes i am having a kick ass weekend so far. meeting a bunch of new lezzies who live in my neighborhood, brunching, flea marketing, ice cream eating, sunning, long dog walks, and the beach tomorrow!!!!
such a contrast to last weekend when i was feeling totally lame and missed 3 different parties on 3 different nights cuz of work.
love to you all!
xxxooo
omb
current mood: bouncy
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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10:55 pm - this should sound familiar
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today the rain poured down inside my apartment once again. yes indeed for the third time in the last two years there was water flowing from above into by bathroom. i knocked on my upstairs neighbors door, no answer. i knocked on the third floor apartment above mine, no answer.
so i call sean - the upstairs neighbor, he's in the city. he jumps into cab. 45 minutes after the deluge starts, he gets home and in fact the water is not from his place but is from the third floor. we don't know to do. the joan the very mean condo board treasure comes in yelling and bitching...
cut to me calling 311, who summons the fire department. they show up, pry open the door and find that the water line from the washer has busted and is gushing water. this must have been going on for several hours. hundreds of gallons of water must have flowed through the building.
my apartment is in shambles.
but now it is dry. thankfully aaron, the condo board president had a wet vac that helped to get much of the remaining water up.
so then sean and i had a bit of jamesons and a bit to smoke and was able to let much of the stress go.
i never want to deal with this again. three times is enough.
i guess it is good that my bathroom ceiling has never been fixed from the last two times this has happened.
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
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11:01 am - brisket-palooza is on
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it's the annual braising of the meat. it brings me much joy and pride in producing such a great dish that is fairly central to the passover meal. i love feeding people great food.
so yesterday i procured 15 pounds of brisket - i held back from last year (17 pounds), of course i am worried there won't be enough. but it is all in the oven cooking away.
on my journey back from fairway of brooklyn i drove by the new ikea. exciting and slightly horrifying. mostly exciting.
now to listen to my favorite radio show "this american life"
xo
omb
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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4:43 pm - hell yeah!
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Your Slogan Should Be
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Mimsy Keeps Going and Going and Going
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
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2:11 pm - okay, i'll meme
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one word answers only...
1.Where is your mobile phone? side
2.Your significant other? self
3.Your hair? curly
4.Your mother? challenging
5.Your father? emotitive
6.Your favorite thing? warmth
7.Your dream last night? unknown
8.Your favorite drink? water
9.Your dream/goal? comfort
10.The room you're in? studio
11.Your ex? distant
12.Your fear? lonliness
13.Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
14.Where were you last night? craft
15.What you're not? tall
16.Muffins? neutral
17.One of your wish list items? travel
18.Where you grew up? suburbs
19.The last thing you did? bank
20.What are you wearing? soft
21.Your TV? outdated
22.Your pets? loved
23.Your computer? Macbook
24.Your life? mutable
25.Your mood? decent
26.Missing someone? someone's
27.Your car? battered
28.Something you're not wearing? underwear
29.Favorite store? depends
30.Your summer? beloved
31.Like someone? myself
32.Your favorite color? red
33.When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34.Last time you cried? recently
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
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1:15 pm - small potatoes or my ramblings on reality tv
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okay, i'll fess up. i watch some reality tv. in specific american idol and top chef. i won't go into my total obsession with "lost" but here i am friends confessing part of my love for some television. and thank goodness for youtube so i can watch things late at night when i have gotten home from work and need to catch up.
but i gotta say it's a sad week for me as far as who has gotten booted off.
first top chef. one of the lesbians got kicked to the curb. she got shafted, i mean salt is important but still why not that whack job spike (or is it andrew, i get them confused). or for that matter how about richard for mealy fish with THE SCALES STILL ON, clearly this is a much larger problem. clearly they just wanted to spilt the lezzie couple up. i fear that the cutie jen will be close behind.
secondly american idol. sad to have michael johns off. personally i loved him. and that he got voted off before that super annoying katy lee cook is maddening. i mean she kinda sucks and i can't stand the flag waving, god loving bullshit she trots out. i know that the little david will probably win but now i will throw my support behind the other david (cook), not that my support means anything cuz i don't vote. i mean i'll watch it but i just can't bring myself to vote.
i hope i have not lost too much respect from you my friends for my tv confessional.
xo
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