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i’m a perfectionist with a god complex

June 4, 2003 — Leave a comment

i’ve been busyish today i spent my afternoon working on a poster, still have a shot list for the next campaign to complete. funny thing is i haven’t started doing any of layouts. hmmmmm. these are the days i enjoy, i seem to respond best under pressure. tomorrow should be a blast, have three interviews for an artist, including my tattoo guy, i hope the boss goes with my recommendation and picks him, but i’m somewhat nervous. i don’t have much of the alpha male in me, but i think his talent far outshines mine. i worry about giving him direction, sigh. we’ll leap tha bridge when we get to it. we’ve worked together on a project before and we were great, so i’m holding on to that. 

oh my god! breaking fucking news! 

there is a high power… read about it here 
and here 

am i enjoying this too much? well… i have to get my thrills where i can. 

back to my bitching and whining (actually it hasn’t been so bad) and vic is back tomorrow (woo hoo), i’ve actually done 4 pages of the screenplay, so i’ve not been unproductive. that martha thing has me strangely dazed, i’ve lost my train of thought, so here’s some more news, if i’m so inspired i’ll post later 

world support for the us at new low 

arizona may ignore next orange alert 

at last the truth 

a couple of tarot decks including an 80s deck and a postmodernist deck 

i’ve been hunting for an appropriate sex, sensual or erotic link, but i can’t seem to find anything worthy… so let’s just say i owe you one. cmon you know i’m good for it. 

i’ll be back later. 

addendum 
not much later it seems, i had nerve loading in the background and it seems i always have to edit my ijournal posts when there are links, so here is your moment of zen 

told you i was good for it. 
thank you and good night

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haven’t we gotten past cattle calls?

June 3, 2003 — Leave a comment

the ms universe pageant has just stated on tv here. i’ve just turned off the television in disgust. what is the point of this and why in this third millennium do we continue to tolerate and perpetuate such a thing? i’m not sure why this pageant thing irks me, but it does on a visceral level.

is it the vapid commentary? or the even more vacuous contestants? or the concept with a variety of skin tones most of these women look like they are cut from the same mould?

i’m going to take this opportunity to go curl up in bed with a book.

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your moments of zen

June 3, 2003 — Leave a comment

i’m home, back all cleaned up, checking the news. i fell asleep in the car on the way home and i feel strangely tired which is odd, i went to bed fairly early last night and then slept in this morning. i’ve got a batch of links to share, so i’m going to get right into it… 

first is the new Deep Net search engine (puportedly the Google killer) 

pride month is getting under way and planetout has some interesting features 

the evil that is women in pants 

an interesting op/ed piece from the nytimes 

the credit card prank 

i was going to include a dan savage link here, but it will only make sense if you’re a regular reader. if you’re interested you can read it and the backstory at the village voice or dan’s website (go find the link, lazy bastard) 

six degrees of sexual frustration 

more from the village voice 

and finally a sexy manifesto from ifeminist.com 

going to get something to eat and have conversations online with friends. i’ll probably post before i go to bed. adieu.

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stealing time

June 3, 2003 — Leave a comment

i’m waiting for my daughter to finish up in the library so we can go home and addict that i am, i decided that a quick post was in order.

also some clarification. i have nothing against naturally thin women or big women that are seeking to get to a healthier weight. my problem lies with women who have never been and/or will never be a size (insert size here) and starving, carving and maiming themselves for this unattainable ideal. just so we’re clear.

so k got her ink today finally and i got to continue you my very large and ornate piece (pic tomorrow when it’s not so gross). i realise i do get off on the pain to some extent and now k, is trying to convince me to pierce my nipples (i worry that i’ll lose the lovely sensitivity).

k’s phoenix is beautiful and she was quite the trooper, while i whimpered and flinched, she just sat there smiled. once darren starts work i’m fine, but it’s the initial stick of needle that’s the fucking bastard.

i maybe on the radio in the morning talking about being tattoo’d and pierced but i need to check with k first. time to go get the chica. adieu.

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welcome to it

June 3, 2003 — Leave a comment

your moment of zen 

and i’m back well rested, still riding this wave of exuberance. still longing and lonely, but i’m also managing a lot better than i have for a long time. i’m realising i need to get some regular exercise. i’m not a gym kind of person and random walking/running does nothing for me. i need a sport, i used to play volleyball, i liked it, if i can just find somewhere to play again, i’d be pretty happy. 

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now back to our regular scheduled broadcast… 

genetically i come from a family that is broad in the hip and big in the ass (listen we make j-lo look positively waif-like, but that’s generally true for most caribbean women), i posted that link last night, because, i’m reaslising, sadly, women that are full figure are not the norm, everyone wants the supermodel/beauty queen body, but in most cases it’s unnatural. these women are the exception, not the norm. the first thing i ever wrote for publication here was about my love of full-figured women and my issues with traditionally pear shaped caribbean women working towards this impossible ideal. with our completely saturation by cable tv, this is becoming more and more common, you go into certain stores (fuck it, most stores) and you can’t find anything to fit you, if you’re over say a size 8 and when you do find stores that stock bigger sizes, they are fucking ugly. some of your must be wondering what this has to do with me… i have another generation that is already missed the ‘norm’ bus, they are taller than average for their age, they are bigger than average, barbie they will never be. i’m just wondering what kind of place there will be for them. i’m not say be unhealty, i’m just saying that the standards that are being imposed on us are just so fucking wrong and we need to speak out. 

and now for a quick break: 
the international journal of erotica 

and the answers to questions men have been asking about women for eons

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not even a wafer thin mint

June 2, 2003 — Leave a comment

i just got back from dinner. i had to roll myself out the door. the food was great, the dessert was greater. mmmmmm, chocolate. ideally i would be having massive amounts of sex to work this off, but since life is not perfect, i’m sitting here typing. gladly, i don’t  have work in the morning. i’m sleep as i sit here, but i’m far too full to crawl into bed. 

it’s fun going out with k, we have similar taste in women and it’s fun to look. i’m really disheartened that her relationship didn’t work out. they were one of the nicest couples i knew. anyway k and i heading back to see the matrix tomorrow and hopefully afterwards we can get some ink. we can never seem to get her inked when she wants to, the timing is usally off. tomorrow seems like a good day for it. 

on a completely different topic, here is a link to some that compares some of modern full figured models to art of the past. i’ll post more on this tomorrow, i have a lot to say in praise of women that are not size 0, but my brain isn’t functioning the way it should at the moment. 

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test results

June 2, 2003 — Leave a comment

Which OS are You? 
Which OS are You? 

i am such a geek. i just had to figure out what the error was before i posted. 

i still have some time before k gets here so i’m going to catch up on the news

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endorphins are good

June 2, 2003 — Leave a comment

i’ve been on an emotional high since i’ve gotten back from the party and the additional good news today has me pretty stoked. adding to all of this good news is the fact that i have the day off work tomorrow (the entire are is going to be without power from 8am – 4pm, no point in sitting around in the dark) so i’m off to the movies and hopefully getting some ink. 

tonight i was planning to stay in and read, but i just read about the demise of one of my favourite couples, so i’m taking her with me to celebrate my victory and keep her distracted for a little while. 

here are some quick links (need to go grab a shower and get ready before k gets here): 

about time we had these 

a first amendment internet battle 

another quiz (i found it, but i haven’t taken it) 
ok, i’m weak, i took the fucking test (as soon as i work out the errors in the html, i’ll post the result) 

and finally a collection of tijuana bibles (if you don’t know what they are, now is a good time to find out)

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i fucking rock

June 2, 2003 — Leave a comment

there are moments when you need to blow your own horn this is one of them. 

the first campaign, i did for my current has been approved, without changes. 

i want to shout about how fucking skilled i am from the rooftops. visually there is nothing like it in this market, so for it to get approved and without changes…

woo hoo…

I FUCKING ROCK.

as soon as it starts running, i’ll put images up in the gallery.

back to work, i have another campaign to finish by the end of the week.

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welcome to the show

June 2, 2003 — Leave a comment

had a wonderful night, actually went to bed at a reasonable hour, i’ve written some outlines for the screenplay (yay, me) and i realised i have been lax in keeping you abreast of my reading habits, since i finished the binding chair, i’m still reading the brautigan (i have to take that in stages), i’ve also (re)stared zadie smith’s the autograph man, how to be good – nick hornby and cecilia tan’s black feathers, i finished auqa erotica which was lovely. i also read two pulp novels. 

i feel good this morning. rested, ready to take on the world. i have a good deal of work to, i have a poster to design, another campaign for presentation plus i also need to find a junior artist this week, so all told, i think my time online is going to be somewhat limited. 

i’m even going to get off the machine and go bathe and get to work on time. 

before i go here are some links to get you through the morning or possibly the day: 

very funny comic 

jane’s sex guide (a nice comprehensive reference) 

gaps in bush tax cut 

time to get going. adieu.

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