Bolt of Blue

I’ve been meaning to post… to finish up my adventures with Duran Duran, Ewan McGregor and Interpol. My Vancouver trip too. But every time I try, I get sidetracked. Super dooper busy. No really.

I mean, this week alone is crazy hectic. Tomorrow I’m going to see Empire Strikes Back at the Arclight with Irvin Kershner Q+A afterwards. Wednesday is Sondre Lerche at the Troubadour. Thursday is a meeting with Creation about ORC (see below), Friday I’m seeing Duran Duran at this crappy Christmas radio show in San Diego, Saturday and Sunday is celebrating my friend Autumn’s birthday, and then Monday I’m seeing Duran Duran again at a crappy Christmas radio show but this time in Anahiem. Jimmy!

So I’ve been helping friends with wedding plans, websites, parties, my own wedding plans, Ewok lines, going to movies, and now I’m the Art Show Director for ORC. It should be fun but it’s going to be a lot of work and I’ve never done anything like this before. What do I know about art?

Plus there was Thanksgiving and much baking… and Christmas is coming. And Remi… I’m trying to get my place together into some kind of organized shape. It’s a total mess right now and there’s no way he can move in and have room to do so with how things are right now. Thanksgiving gave me some time to work on things but there’s just so much more to do. And time is ticking.

We’re at the stage now where Remi is just waiting to hear from the embassy in Vancouver about when his visa interview will be. We have all the paperwork ready. Just needs his interview and they will hopefully, if all goes well, give him his visa. And then he can move down here in January. We’re planning a roadtrip to rescue him.

It’s unreal that Remi is going to be here before his birthday on January 15 and we’ll be getting our civil ceremony marriage before February. He’ll be living with me and we’ll be legally married and starting our lives together. Unreal. It’s been such a long road to get to this point and it doesn’t feel like it’s really all happening. And it won’t until I get to hand him his pair of keys to our condo and I touch him and he doesn’t dissolve.

I’ve officially closed my Paul Walker fansite. It’s been down since July. I didn’t have the energy or time to devote to getting it back up and I’ve realized I just can’t do it anymore. It’s hard enough with everything else on my plate. I still love Paul… he was great in Noel, which I watched last night on TNT. But now I’ll be enjoying him as just a fan and not have to worry about scanning pix or getting news updated or think about my neglected site. I can just relax. Plus there’s now a really wonderful Paul site online so it’s not like my site will be missed. Just another weight is off my shoulders. Whew.

Snagged from Val via Ryka:

What is your One True Pairing?
This is a difficult question since there are many pairings that I ship. Movie wise I’d go with Celine/Jesse from the Before Sunrise/Sunset movies. Book wise I’d go with Lyra/Will from His Dark Materials. As for TV, there have been so many. A favorite is Jackie/Hyde from That 70′s Show. Overall though, I have to go with Michael/Maria from Roswell. I’m still shipping that couple… their love story was passionate, funny, emotional, real, and so sweet to watch. I can’t get enough even now. I still read and write fan fiction… plus now that the show is on DVD, I can rewatch my favorite scenes whenever I need an escape.

What is your “guilty pleasure” pairing?
Obi-Wan/Padme. I know it’s not something that will ever happen in the movies but I’ve read some fan fiction that is really well done. I like the idea of this pairing even if I know it’s not logical.

What is one pairing you absolutely refuse to ship?
Pacey/Joey from Dawson’s Creek, Rory/Jess from Gilmore Girls, and Felicity/Noel from Felicity. Oh, and Angela/Brian from My So-Called Life. The series finale of Dawson’s Creek does not exist to me. That show ruined characters when it started off so promising. Gilmore Girls did the same with Dean, the writers completely ignoring the character they wrote in season 1. It’s still painful to see what they have done since then. I never bought into Felicity being with anyone but Ben. And Angela had no sparks with Brian. Ever. It was all about Jordan Catalano.

What is one pairing you’re interested in, but don’t ship?
Maybe John/Aeryn from Farscape since Val has talked them up so much. Or maybe Buffy/Spike. I was always intrigued by that but never really watched Buffy much.

What is one pairing you used to ship, but don’t any more?
Okay, I’m dating myself with this one but have to go with Brenda/Dylan from 90210. I liked them a lot at first. But then Kelly and Dylan’s romance came along and changed everything. Otherwise, I can’t really think of any couple I used to love and don’t anymore. Even till the bitter end, no matter how messed up the writers made the show, I still loved Dawson/Joey. Season 1 of Dawson’s Creek is the only season that really matters.

What is one pairing you could be convinced to ship if it was done properly?
Possibly Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione from Harry Potter. The thought of both couples bores me completely. I’m much more interested in a Harry/Hermione pairing especially in the movies where they have such chemistry. But right now, the obvious pairings just seem too predictable and boring to me. Plus I’m not really a big fan of Ginny or Ron.

It’s awfully nice waking up to your radio alarm and hearing that the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles is having a possible hostage situation. I sprang out of bed instead of hitting snoze a dozen times like I normally do and rushed to turn on the TV. Turned out okay in the end but my heart was certainly beating faster than normal at that early hour.

As I sit here trying to contemplate on the potentials of what could happen in the next 4 years, I’ll keep going with my DD adventures and pick up where I left off. The signing.
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I was tense all day yesterday. Didn’t get better hearing the election results. The world is not going to end and we’re not all fucked… but we’re certainly heading in a sour direction and sending a message to the world that we don’t care what anyone thinks. When you look at the map of red and blue states, you have to wonder how we’re at all united. Even more when you click on each state and see votes by county. It’s pretty eye opening to see what demographics and cities are voting for which candidates.

All you can do is move forward. Look to ’08 and fight any injustices that might be forced upon us in the next 4 years. Thank god for term limits.

In other news, I bought a 13″ round cake pan. And 12 different colors to use for frosting. Birthday cakes are so much fun to bake.

For those in the U.S. and registered to vote, I hope you’ve all gone out to cast your vote or have made plans too. This is probably the most important election I’ve been part of in my short lifetime.

I went a couple hours ago. Always get nervous when I vote like I’m a kid playing a grown up. That I’m not an adult and I can make these important decisions for myself. I don’t know why but I think it’s partly because I often don’t feel my age. I’m still 15 years old.

I double checked my ballot feeling this odd sense of vulnerability. Once I handed in the ballot it’s out of my hands. It’s up to everyone collectively to decide who our next President is and all the various measures and propositions that are going to directly effect the state I live in.

It’s scary because I know I live in a bubble here in Los Angeles and in California. We are not like the majority of this country. We’re not better or worse but our culture and values are vastly different. What’s normal life here is not necessarily acceptable behavior or tolerated in other parts of the country. Visiting Vancouver is more familiar and comfortable to me than visiting North Carolina. One feels like a foreign country and one doesn’t. I know where I live, the majority is going to vote one way. I have no idea how the rest of the country is going to vote and it’s scary that we might have this President for 4 more years where he could do even more damage to this country. And right when Remi is about to immigrate here.

Bleh. Only a few more hours until we hear from the first polls. What a stressful time.