Cause Our Run Will Never Be Over, Not At Least Until We Say...

A lot going on - nothing printable.

Update soon, I promise.

Screaming at me, stop.

Ha, sorry for the Yoda/Jar Jar Binks moment.

Mmm Hmmmm

So I was having a blue day today. There really wasn't a particular reason for it. Perhaps it was the weather or just my time of the month, who knows?

I decided a little indulgence was in order and hopped in my car to the local Publix. And, before any of you start, they've got great carrot cake and brilliant chicken wings. I rounded up my selections and checked out.

As I was carrying my bag of goodies to my car, I ran across two Publix cashiers on a smoke break. I smiled as they carried on amongst themselves, louder than life and not a care in the world.

One sees me and taps the other one on the shoulder, pointing directly at me.

"Oh girl, he is scary cute."

To which the other girl stares at me and says "scary cute is right, mmm hmmm."

I love Publix.

Do A Little Dance

Have you ever felt like you're on the verge of something amazing? Yeah, that's where I'm at right now.

All I can do is smile.

Get ready y'all, here comes the boom.

Friends and Family

Life is back to normal, well normal for me. For a second there, things were a bit odd with the family. And when I say family, I actually mean my friends - one in the same I think.

True friends are like a big dysfunctional family; you wanna kill them sometimes but at the end of the day, you still love them. Life is a balance - life and death, good and bad, ying and yang. Even your best of friends you have to disagree with sometimes. That's just how it is.the trick is weighing out whether it's worth the drama. Usually, it is.

My favorite example is the 'ism. For years, we were just cordial to each other. As fate would have it, we're back in each other's lives.. Granted, she's thousands of miles away, but it's just geography. The heart is in the right place, you know?

You just can't walk away from friends forever, I mean you just can't disown them like you can family.

;-)

And End Scene

Patti is already back in LA. She is such an amazing person. I love how she compliments everyone she comes across.

I think one of my favorite parts of her visit was cocktails and light nibbles with DJ JM and his husband. They are such the charming couple and the four of us just dishing on our favorite tunes, DJs and such was just big fun.

We also just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. This is a first for us as usually when we're in the same vicinity, we are working, coordinating and just drive-bying.(See: Pride, Anniversary)

I love the fact that we are as silly as school kids when we are together and that we pick up right where we left off every time. But, alas she's back in LA and I've got a whole lot of stuff in front of me. So, far now, it's an end scene. At least, that's what they say in LA.

From LA to ATL

So my dear friend Patti is in town and is staying at my place. I've known Patti for ages and she has become such a support structure for me at first on business type stuff and now more personal.

She is awesome and my west coast ninja.

Did I mention all my friends dig her too?

Now if I can only get my east coast ninja to work with my wset coast one.

Home, Sweet Home

Coming home to Ocala is such a trip to me. Seriously, there's nothing to do here but babysit.

Today, I took my nieces to Chuck E. Cheese. Ok, can we talk about all the DILTF? Just wow. I could barely concentrate on my shoot em' up game. But, defeat the aliens I did with the help of this six year old whose mom was steady eyeing me like I was on her "to do list." She was just a bit too enthusiastic about every alien I popped and each time I bailed her son out of instant death via acid blood.

I played Skee-ball, longed for a Jaeger mini-bomb, ate pizza and wings, craved a strawberry and seven with a splash of cranberry, donated my won tickets to my niece, jonesed for a peach Errol shot and made dinner for the kids. Did I mention I need a drink?

Yeah, Tuesday. Drinks. Last bitch standing. That's all I'm saying...

Hair Did

I'm bored. With my ultra-Midtown gay boy haircut. So, E is on his way over and I'm getting him to give me a mohawk. He suspects it's because I'm visiting my mother.

Well, the cool thing is that a mohawk is a perfectly acceptable haircut in my profession. It shows a bold attitude, a contemporary impression with a nod to rock and roll free thinking.

Yeah, I asked my boss his opinion first. Shut up.

it's Just Dem Rainy Dayz...

It's raining. My roof is leaking. The cable is out.

On the upside, it should get cooler out, Patti will be here in a week and I get to skip outta town soon.

And, the countdown begins - the 'ism returns to Atlanta in 71 days.

From PM to AM

Ever since stepping away from directly working for a night club, getting up at the butt crack of dawn to escort disco diva Thelma Houston to her Fox 5 gig with Ferg and dealing with DG and his early bird catches the worm mentality, my sleeping schedule has shifted.

I'm now getting up long before noon and utilizing the morning hours for other activities aside from sleeping in. And, I'm kinda digging it.

Don't get me wrong, I'll always have a tendency to stay out late and pay homage to my former raver roots, I just won't be doing that nightly anymore. And I'm ok with it.

I mean I've always loved breakfast food and now I can enjoy it during its appropriate time frame. Neat.

He's the Man...

So, I just spent the weekend hanging out with my boss, DG. Well, sorta. I call him my boss, but he doesn't treat me like a subordinate, more like a peer. He respects my opinion and entrusts certain information that really wouldn't classify as a normal work relationship. And, that makes him that much fucking cooler. Hell, my ex-boss thinks DG is the shit. Hey, you know how I roll, bitches.

I can totally tell this won't turn into one of those awkward alpha-male situations either. Oh, and my friends all wanted to jump his bones. That would result in a stabbing I think. Actually, I know. I mean, one friend, we won't mention any names did not heed the collective warning of the group dynamic and stay away from the boss man. The end result was less than cozy. If it happens again, well, I think the group will be a little more apt to get to the bludgeoning. I'm just stabbing.

On tap:
Business trips to NY and Ft. Lauderdale
A visit to Mom

Posse, up.

Addendum to SURVEY SAYS...

Ok, so my dear friend (arguably BESTEST) Tyler Gambrell from London by way of umm Athens, Georgia to Atlanta, Georgia brought to my attention that I regrettably omitted her presence from question #40 - Favorite friend to get completely hammered with (or something like that).

I dearly apologize for that simply because of all the friends listed, even added up with each other, Tyler still has oh about five years worth of hungover moments over them collectively.

I heart Tyler with all my umm, heart and liver and want to take the opportunity to make amends for it.

I LOVE YOU TYLER!

(Oh and honorable mentions also go out to Patti, Phil B and Andrew.)

CHEERS, bitches!

Survey Says...

1. You and Jesus go out to dinner - who pays?
Neither of us, we're VIP like that.

2. You suddenly have to flee the country and adopt a new name. What is it?
Jimmy Choo

3. Pick one state in the U.S. to get rid of permanently:
I don't really have any animosity towards one state in particular. Anything on the "bible belt?"

4. What was the last song you downloaded?:
"Fidelity," Regina Spektor

5. Luke Skywalker or Han Solo?
Yoda, 401k trade down

6. A toy you always wanted but never got as a child?
A Go-Cart

7. What is the last movie you saw that actually scared you?
An Inconvenient Truth

8. Stupidest thing you've ever said out loud?
"All right, you talked me into it..."

9. You're sentenced to death and it's the morning of your execution: what do you want to eat?
Nine or ten ecstacy pills

10. What's something that most people do that you've never done?:
Learned to drive a stick.

11. Before you die you want to go to:
Nepal

12. What’s the last thing you ate?:
Arroz con pollo

13. A wild animal you'd like to have as a pet?:
Duck billed platypus - just to see if it quacks, purrs or squeaks

14. A drug you'll never try?
An anti-depressant

15. If you were an animal, what would you be?
Either one that can fly or swim, but hopefully not one on the endangered species list cause that means I'd be pretty lonely

16. If you had to marry someone you knew at the age of 12 who would it be?:
Had to marry? Yeah, as long as Republicans are in office, I never have to worry about that.

17. What's something a lot of people don't know about you?:
Umm, I'm open about everything in my life for the most part. I don't know - that I'm deathly allergic to shellfish?

18. First celebrity crush?:
Janet Jackson

19. What's a weapon to suit your personality, habits and abilities?:
katana blade - sharp, sleek and umm, stabby

20. Best flavor of Runts?:
Banana

21. Favorite breakfast bread style (pancakes, waffles, toast etc...)?:
Sourdough English muffins

22. Favorite parody movie?:
Scary Movie 1-4, favorite character hands down is Brenda:
"Cindy, this is bones - would you run from Calista Flockhart?"

Cindy: Brenda, we're best friends!
Brenda: We was - I'm a miss you, girl!

23. Worst way to die?:
Eaten alive by a swarm of insects or burned alive or anything slow and agonizing

24. Grossest injury you've ever seen?:
3rd degree burn - uggh

25. The worst injury you've ever had?:
Nothing too horrible, knock on wood. Had a Staph infection when I was a kid that nearly killed me...

26. Favorite thing about Thanksgiving?:
It's more Christmas time, but cooking with Mom is always good times.

27. Sport you hate the most?:
Baseball, Racing and Golf - they're so f'n boring, no chance of injury, well a little bit in racing but that's kinda rare

28. What state in the US do you want to visit?:
Alaska, wait that's kinda lesbian isn't it? Umm, Hawaii.

29. What's something you think would be sweet to know everything about?:
The human body, that way I can be a surgeon and make a killing off inventing some new way of cosmetic surgery

30. Favorite Actor/Actress?:
Actor - (tie) Johnny Depp and Alan Cumming
Actress - (tie) Merryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench

31. What's one phrase you absolutely detest?:
"I could care less..." umm people, it's "I couldn't care less."

32. What makes an awesome party?:
Good soundsystem and lights, excellent talent, proper execution and timing, a great team, oh wait... they were probably asking about, nevermind.

33. What's your favorite material obsession?:
(tie) D&G Sunglasses and my laptop

34. What's something that most consider an insult but you enjoy having said about you?
Wow, you're actually nice.

35. Favorite kind of dog(s)?:
I've always been fond of Pekingese

36. Favorite carnival food (everyone has one)?:
(tie) Elephant Ears, Funnel Cakes and fried Twinkies

37. Morning or night person?:
Night, by far

38. Weirdest E-bay purchase?:
I don't buy stuff on E-Bay

39. It’s Saturday 3AM; where are you?:
Getting home from the club and/or still there with the staff

40. Who's your favorite friend to go out with?:
(tie) E, JD, Ferg, DJ Kim Crawford, Morganza, Genre, Rachael Pryor

41. Worst job you've ever had?:
I'm one of those odd people that actually enjoyed all of his jobs for one reason or another.

42. Favorite cereal?:
Not much of a cereal person since college, but Cinnamon Toast Crunch was always in the house

43. Movie you could watch repeatedly?:
Drop Dead Gorgeous, any of the Harry Potters, Chocolat, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (note: WILLY Wonka)

44. What's the meanest thing you've ever done?:
Told an ex they were a charity case and meant it.

45. If you were drafted into a war, would you survive?:
Yup, cause I would use the D.A.D.T. policy to my advantage the second I walked up to the registration desk. My friends and I also decided we would do well in any horror movie, armageddon type scenario as well. Oh, and car chases, we would do really well in those scenarios too. War, not so much.

Please Don't Stop the Music

So I've been purchasing some very bizarre tracks recently.

From American Idol Season 6 renditions of favorites (yeah, don't ask) to forgotten old jams, I've been up and down iTunes just picking out the most random shit.

So, the ones I'm quite proud of:
"Men All Pause," Klymaxx
"If You Leave," OMD
"Disrespectful (Paulo Mix)," Chaka Khan & Mary j. Blige
"Ramalama Bang Bang," Roisin Murphy
"Whine Up," Kat DeLuna
"The Way I Are (Richard 'Humpty' Vission Mix)," Timbaland
"Fidelity," Regina Spektor (sadly I heard this song in a *gag* Abercrombie & Fitch store and was so amused by it, I asked the salesfag the name of it)

And, the "I'm a dork" collection:
"Mayberry," Chris Richardson (words can not express)
"Back at One," Brian McKnight (umm, so yeah)
"Spellbound," Sherrie Lea (oh so gay)
"Freedom ('90)," George Michael (wasn't Pride a couple months ago?)
"If You Leave," OMD (double edged sword)
"Men All Pause," Klymaxx (pure 80's indulgence)

Yeah, I don't know what to tell y'all.

Molly, you in danger, girl...

It's one of the funniest lines in movie history. When Whoopi has the task of delivering a message from the Swayze to Demi from the beyond.

"You've got to tell her she's in danger!"

"You can't just say something like that to her, let me handle it. I'll tell her in my own way. Molly, you in danger, girl."

When ever one of my friends is going through it and think they're in trouble, I instantly respond with that funny-on-so-many-levels Goldberg quip.

I've had to use it a lot lately - even on people that have nothing to worry about. It just makes me laugh. Yeah, something has to be said about my taking comedy from another person's dismay.

It's just so damn funny.

And then there's "I'm a little black woman in a big silver box getting dragged down the street."

Oh, that Whoopi.

Ahh, There's the Drama

So, one aspect of my new job is having to take meetings with all sorts, even those you would consider not so desirable.

Last week, I took a meeting with some folks that are interested in opening a new spot in town. They wanted my input because of my "vast work experience."

Now, not to be funny, but I just left that gig. I'm not really interested. I am, however, interested in the travel opportunities, great money and exciting new adventures guaranteed from working with Drive and DFL.

So, all the bar owners, promoters and managers that have been trying to feverishly get ahold of me to verify, you can relax - I'm not a threat to your day-to-day.

It is nice to know that the old adage rings true: You only have to worry when they STOP talking about you.

And, they haven't.

Where is the Drama?

So, you know when everything is perfect? Great job, great friends, great times? Well, call it parnoia or life experience, but where the hell is the drama?

I'm used to deflecting incoming potential issues, shutting down the "theatre majors," and picking off the opposition. So far, with the new gig, there has been none of it. In fact, it has been smooth sailing since jump.

My only drama, and I use that term loosely is the inevitable move to New York.

Hmm, maybe the drama is there. Or, maybe, just maybe there isn't anymore drama. Who knows? New gig, new attitude. And drama? Well, drama can take a hike. Or, maybe it already has...

Drive-Bye

Ok, so I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again - I love my new gig at Drive.

I feel like such a NYC boy now. Not that I don't love my Atlanta, it's just I've pretty much done anything and everything I could do here, well that is except for owning my own club. And even that might...never mind.

After talking to my dear friend Patti in LA, I realize that there is no cap to my potential. She recently gave me the gumption to say what I had to say to some old co-workers. It was a decompression I needed. To anyone that has never been able to tell their upper-management how they truly felt, then you know exactly how empowering it can leave you. I'm still grinning from ear to ear.

Tyler, I didn't forget about you - I'll get my ass over to Western Union later on this afternoon.

Ferg, get back to work, leave ol' blue eyes alone.

JD, wake up.

Morganza, hang in there - you're doing just fine.

E, let's rock this joint.

Patti, you don't leave unless I leave. you don't jump unless I jump.

Big K, you now have all the tools you need to cement your position. You ain't going nowhere. If you go, I go and that means EVERYONE goes.

Cheers!

Nothing To See, Folks

So, in this past week;
-Ferg has moved
-JD is recovering nicely
-E has escaped the Matrix
-Morgan has taken an AM position
-I landed some new accounts and I get to work the Tiesto event with Curtis

Ok, gotta run and see if JD wants to have lunch. If he is awake/not grumpy/doped up on pain medication, then we are good to go. I'm in the mood for pasta.

Listen Up...

So I checked my Top Played MP3s again and it seems there's been a huge shake up. My listening patterns are somewhere between grooved out and heartfelt lyrical.

10. "Suddenly I See," KT TUNSTALL
9. "Am I Here Yet," BILLIE MYERS
8. "This Ain't A Scene...," FALL OUT BOY
7. "Big Girls Don't Cry," FERGIE
6. "Someone To Hold (Hard Edit)," VERONICA
5. "Raise The Roof," TRACEY THORN
4. "Over My Head (Cable Car)," THE FRAY
3. "They Say Vision (Robbie Rivera Mix)," RES
2. "It Ends Tonight," ALL AMERICAN REJECTS
1. "Apologize," TIMBALAND f. ONE REPUBLIC