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| Thursday, July 5th, 2007 | | 10:40 am |
Kittens . . . Please help me save these Kittens!
i found a litter of kittens in montford last sunday . . . silly me i thought i would rescue them and take them to a shelter and all would be well (alas, all of the no kill shelters are full and now i don't know what to do with them.) i am in danger of being evicted, should my landlord catch me . . . and i am desperate to find homes for them/ foster homes until i can find a permanent location. if anyone would like a kitten or knows someone that would like one or would like too/knows someone that would like to foster 1 or more of them please let me know ASAP. i will soon have to make the difficult decision to take them to the Humane Society and that makes me very sad . . . let me knwo if you can help!!! | | Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 | | 9:29 pm |
Pink Hearts and Fuzzy Teddy Bears Day
copied from MySpace (to which i have finally succombed) Happy Singles Awareness Day!!! (ah, i love a good commercial holiday) Everybody feeling aware?!?! i'm actually looking quite forward to my evening. i am at work now (of course the single girl is on the schedule on valentine's day, it's only fair), but when i leave here i am going home to watch romantic comedies and make myself a classy dinner and drink champagne! (i decided against the tempting plan of going to the bar and spending far too much money on booze and am instead going to spend a quite evening all about chillin out with Guinnevere and the lovely bottle of Gloria Ferrer http://www.gloriaferrer.com/ i purchased earlier today.) bring on the chocolate and champagne and yummy food prepared by mwah (yes, i intended the pun) teehee Current Mood:  pleased | | Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 | | 4:58 pm |
. . . Birthdays and parties and babies, oh my
so . . . the birthday was fabulous. i had an awesome party, at which i think good times and much liquor were had by all! it was really much much fun and it had been a while since i had a birthday that was drama free (and this one was remarkably so)! in other exciting news my cousin had her baby! i share a birthday with my grandmother . . . and now February 6th is not only the birthday i share with my grandmother but also with my second cousin . . . that's right, my cousin sarah had her baby on my birthday (not too shabby as presents go!). so yeah!!!! for the really good birthday, i deserved it! Guinnevere continues to be awesome, joyous and perfect. i'm sure she's sitting on the furry blanket on the black chair in my apartment wondering why i am not there to be her lap right now. such a sweet kitty! i can't wait to go home and join her. i want to go home tonight and make things . . . i am feeling creative, it's time for me to spread out the art supplies once again (for so long school and homework kept me from getting to do so many of the art projects i used to love and i am just now getting back to so many of those things . . . ah, freedom!) also . . . happy impending singles awareness day to all! (make it a rockin good time single or otherwise, at least that's my goal.) Current Mood:  artistic | | Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 | | 11:33 am |
I suppose i should have mentioned . . .
i did, in fact, get the lovely kitty i desired. her name is Guinnevere. she has these amazing lime green eyes; i've never seen a cat with eyes this color of green. that's why her name is Guinnevere . . . she's named after a Crosby, Stills and Nash song called "Guinnevere", the first line of which is "Guinnevere had green eyes, like yours lady, like yours." yeah, i'm a child of hippies . . . and i like it that way. she is fluffy and black with white "cleavage" and is totally perfect for me. she is about a year and a half old. she curls up in my lap while i read or watch movies and sleeps with me at night. she is truly a joy! life is good! work is good, play is good . . . (not having homework is very good)! the february birthday week is in full swing! happy birthday to rama yesterday, treavor today, and me on tuesday. it's a good celebratory week! on that note, i can't believe i'm going to be 23 years old . . . (look at me being a real adult) . . . funny, i'm not entirely sure it's going to feel any different than 22 . . . birthdays are silly that way when you get older, they're a great reason for a party but other than that they don't mean a hell of a lot. i have a feeling 23 is going to be a great year though! Current Mood: chipper | | Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 | | 2:18 pm |
le chat
still looking for a kitty. i am going tomorrow night to the animal compassion network ( http://www.animalcompassionnetwork.org/adopt.htm) adoption night to see if i find the right kitty for me. i am going to wait until i find just the right one (being a puffy one that wants to curl up in my lap all the time). on the subject of cats . . . for those of you who have pets of the feline persuasion . . . what is your cat's favorite toy? also on the subject of male or female cats . . . i have heard two things, that male cats are more likely to be super affectionate cats (not sure if i believe that or not) and that male cats are more likely to be a bigger mess (spray and want to mark their territory and whatnot) and roam . . . have any of you found these things to be true? or have you found something else to be decidedly true? just curious . . . i get off work in like 15 minutes and then it is off to the apartment to work on getting things more settled and finishing unpacking the last of the stuff to get the place more ready for the impending cat. (be it tomorrow or later, i still have to finish unpacking.) then i shall go out with shelley and look at kitty accoutrement this evening. can you tell i'm excited?!?! Current Mood:  productive | | Saturday, January 20th, 2007 | | 11:04 am |
here in the real world . . .
Good Morning all! (wow it's weird to be updating my LJ in the morning for some reason.) all is well in jtandy land (kinda like candy land with out the guy made of peppermint sticks). i am at work at Pack Place and it is quiet here so i thought i would update this thing. it officially sunk in the other night that i am really out of school. i had this moment the night after UNCA classes started when i realized, "hey, wait . . . other people now have papers to write and readings they have to do and homework dictating their evenings . . . and my day is actually done when i leave work and i can read what i want and schedule my own off time." it was kind of a cool realization (if not a bit weird). so, like i said, things are going well . . . i am working at Pack Place and still House Managing at NC Stage and i enjoy both of my jobs, so in that way i feel lucky. i have also picked up a few extra hours over the next couple of months doing some work for Pack Place on their public space rental information and software, so that will be good for the income. other than that i am reading what i want for a change, hanging out at Joli Rouge, seeing movies and have recently become rather addicted to LOST. in addition to that busy life i am getting to see friends that i hadn't gotten to really hang out with in a while, yay!!! all of these things are excellent as far as i am concerned. saw CHILDREN OF MEN last night . . . truly exceptional! the other big news in jtandy land (again, somewhat like candy land but without the big licorice goo monster) is, i am going to get a kitty. i have decided that it is time that i had a furry friend in my new apartment. i have to finish the last of the unpacking (no small task considering what is left is the stuff that i haven't decided what to do with yet) but as soon as that is done i am getting a fuzzy kitty to share my small but luxurious downtown abode. oh, and to update on the events of the last entry . . . new year's eve was great! and the plan was in fact stellar (except for the torrential downpour that we walked to the bar in, man i have never been that soaked in public). the highlight of the evening was that the rain quit just long enough for the fireworks at midnight! hehehe, i love things exploding in showers of colorful sparks! Current Mood:  sleepy | | Thursday, December 21st, 2006 | | 1:40 pm |
bring it on real world!
so far so good. EXCEPT THAT THERE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY hehehe, oh well . . . IT'S A PACKING STORM! trying to pack and get moved and it just isn't going fast enough. additionally i picked up a couple of extra shifts at work this week (which is good, i need the money) but i can't seem to find enough time to pack. and i need to start my xmas shopping (well, i started . . . but i didn't get very far and now xmas is creeping up on me). in fact, all is well (the moving will get done somehow as will christmas). i will be completely in my new place for new years, and plan on having a party there! i continue to work at Pack Place/Diana Wortham and NC Stage and that is all well. i recently got prospects on another possible job (sounds like it could be pretty awesome, but we'll see how it goes) so that is in the exploratory stages. i will be going back to franklin for christmas (leaving the 23rd and staying about a week). it will be good to be home for xmas, i can't wait to do the family thing and have some down time with the parents. i can't help it, i do love the holidays. be back for NEW YEAR'S EVE! . . . for which we shall paint the town . . . well . . . liquor colored . . . and then wumble back to my lovely downtown apartment. certainly sounds like a solid plan to me . . . Current Mood:  Waaaaa!!! | | Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 | | 11:10 am |
WOOHOO!!!!!
(that was, in fact, the woohoo heard round the world) I AM DONE WITH COLLEGE! graduation is saturday at 10am, but until then all i have to do is . . . pack yes, that's right it's been forever since i updated, and now . . . i am . . . and my life is about to be completely different. so . . . again, to recap . . . WOOHOO i am graduating from college on saturday. i just finished my last final this morning at 8am. (how can one person be so freaking full of energy and so tired all at once?!?) and i am indeed moving . . . staying in asheville, just have a new apartment. it's a one bedroom in the asheville hotel apartments (those are the ones above malaprops, entrance off of walnut st) and it looks beautiful. i can't wait to actually get some furniture in it. now that i am done with finals it is packing time. i just got back from stopping at ingles to get boxes (big fruit crate boxes, ingles is the best box source ever) and now i must head into the fray. if anyone wants to send me real mail i'll post the address in a friends only post . . . mail in a new apartment is so exciting. also, when i finally get really moved in there will be a house-warming party . . . so i'll keep everyone updated on that. so that about sums it up . . . life is most busy and most good a the moment! Current Mood:  bouncy | | Thursday, August 10th, 2006 | | 11:19 am |
yes . . . i continue to be among the living . . . shelley and i watched the end of season 5 of queer as folk last night. the last season of QAF done . . . so good! (so sad) man am i going to miss new episodes of that show! things are going well. still working at pack place, which is good. God of Hell went really well. it is a show i am very proud of . . . and i am now a member of Zealot. sweet. life continues to go well. i have been really busy between work and the show and trying to get the rest of life under control. but it is getting there. things are slowing down a bit now, just in time to speed back up. on August 21st i start my last semester of college . . . YAY! but before then i have more work to do, more holding down a bar stool to do, more volunteer work at nc stage to do, and a trip home to take care of some business stuff . . . so, it's going to be a good close to summer! and i need to find some time to go play in the creek in the Botans. ahh, cool water/hot sun! going to see Thoroughly Modern Millie tonight at Flatrock, yay Alyssa! back to the busy life of selling tickets . . . Current Mood:  complacent | | Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 | | 2:26 pm |
yes, i still have an LJ . . . yes, i am still alive
so it has been a really long time and many many things have changed. things are good. i went to Jennifer Meitzler's (and old friend from high school/middle school) wedding a couple weeks ago. it was beautiful and lovely and i am very glad i went. i am working at the Box Office at Pack Place now and enjoy it (infact that is where i am right now). Stoneleaf Theatre Festival has been fun. i have ushered for three shows and seen three more, it is always good times to see and be a part of theatre in any way. speaking of theatre, that's the other good news in my summer . . . i am working on a show with Rama for the Catalyst Series at NC Stage. look for "God Of Hell" opening July 31st. other than that i am doing the usual camp stint back in Franktown for the last 2 weeks in June. so the line-up for my summer is . . . pack place summer camp catalyst series and as much time holding down a bar stool at Joli Rouge as is humanly possible! not a bad plan for the last summer i will have as a college kid. (wow, that does sound weird. next summer i will no longer be in college and summer will no longer mean any sort of change in daily schedule for me . . . interesting.) Current Mood:  bored | | Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 | | 2:11 am |
" . . . another year older and deeper in debt"
i am, as of February 6th at 3:15 am, 22 years old. ah, birthdays. Rama's toga birthday party was good times on Friday night. as was my completely normal birthday party on Saturday night. yay for Jacob coming into town, that was good times . . . it had clearly been too long. and Lachlan was in town, for Rama's party anyway, . . . if you wish to see funny toga pictures see Lachlan's facebook album. teehee. and last night for the actual day of my birth Shelley, Jen and i went to sushi and then to Joli Rouge (such an awesome bar!) where we met my old friend Will (whom some of you know both from high school and a-ville) and sat at the bar and drank and talked and hung out with the bar tenders both working and off-duty but still sitting around. i do love me some Joli Rouge, and the company was fantastic! so, yeah . . . i'm no longer 21. hmmm . . . strange to think that Grandpa's been dead 5 years. i have so many fond memories, he really was a wonderful guy . . . Dad and i are lucky to be able to share so many great stories and laughs. Cloud Nine continues to go well and classes continue to be mostly very enjoyable (mostly). and a couple of weeks ago now i went home to see Anything Goes at Boiler Room Theatre in Franklin. that was a really good show, lots of fun . . . fun, Cole Porter, good old fashioned musicalness . . . so if you're one of the Franklin dwelling folk who still read this thing, i recommend it. i really love that company, so we shall see . . . and at this point only having a little stupid winter, cold February, birthday blues . . . so not half bad (this is typically the time of winter i start to have trouble with.) ok, i got some rehearsal/production meeting business to attend to before tomorrow. "go easy." i love you Grandpa. Current Mood:  tired | | Friday, January 27th, 2006 | | 2:15 am |
. . .
| The Movie Of Your Life Is A Black Comedy | 
In your life, things are so twisted that you just have to laugh.
You may end up insane, but you'll have fun on the way to the asylum.
Your best movie matches: Being John Malkovich, The Royal Tenenbaums, American Psycho |
| Who Should Paint You: Gustav Klimt | 
Sensual and gorgeous, you would inspire an enchanting portrait..
With just enough classic appeal to be hung in any museum! |
Current Mood: sleepy | | Thursday, January 26th, 2006 | | 10:38 pm |
killin time when i should be packin
| You Are a Classic Martini | 
You are a sophisticated drinker, who knows that simple quality is over-rated.
You're a knowledgeable drunk, but sometimes you're a know-it-all when you're blasted.
You should never: Drink and gossip. You tend to forget who's standing right behind you!
Your ideal party: Has a real bartender. But no one mixes a better drink than you.
Your drinking soulmates: those with a Chocolate Martini personality
Your drinking rivals: those with a Margarita Martini personality |
| You Are a Bloody Mary | 
You're a fairly serious drinker, who's experimented a lot with different drinks.
You're a drunk, but a stable drunk. You don't ever let your drinking get out of control. |
. . . HAHAHAHA | Arty Kid | 
Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique.
You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented! |
HAHA . . . except i'm pretty sure i'm not any less weird. | You are a Black Coffee | 
At your best, you are: low maintenance, friendly, and adaptable
At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty
You drink coffee when: you can get your hands on it
Your caffeine addiction level: high |
. . . yeah, not far off | Candy Cigarettes | 
You're a total badass, but you don't taste very good. |
hehehehehehehehe!!! Current Mood: busy | | 1:57 am |
Google Cloud Nine and . . .
ok, so i just finished all my paper work, notes, and email stuff for Cloud Nine and it occurred to me . . . "i wonder what is on Google.com for the words cloud nine?" . . . these were some of my favorites. there were lots of show shots from various productions and chocolates and stuff but these were the ones i liked the best. first one being the most REEdiculous looking angora rabbit i have ever seen, the second being an album my dad played for me growing up, then one of my favorite flowers the blue ageratum (which i didn't know was also called cloud nine) . . . and well a mattress for this show struck me as pretty funny. i do so love to google random-ass things and see what happens
Ageratum Cloud Nine Blue
 Cloud Nine 212 | | Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 | | 2:35 pm |
Niftyness . . .
Cloud Nine is going really well. we had our first blocking rehearsal last night and our first official production meeting today and both felt really good. Yay for shows feeling good and going well. i'm "getting my ducks in a row" (as my mother would say)and things/life feels like it makes a lot of sense right now. there is good, bad and everything in between . . . but where i am right now, at least for the moment, seems to make sense and that is really nice for a change. still have the cold from hell, which now includes a headache from hell . . . but, eh, i'll live. and i'm going home this weekend to see Anything Goes at Boiler Room Theatre and chat with them a bit, see my parents, take care of business, and do a little hangin out with the fam in the old hometown. i'm looking forward to it. Current Mood: content | | Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 | | 12:14 pm |
the only ones for me are the mad ones . . .
a thought to expound upon later. but for now i am writing a critique and response paper to the readings i had to do last night. The Beat Generation . . . sum up over a hundred pages of reading and all your thoughts on it in one well thought out page . . . i can't decide whether it's going to be harder to be well thought out or to be a page . . . so many thoughts and passions on the subject and i can't seem to get going on one page of them. interesting. Current Mood:  sick | | Monday, January 23rd, 2006 | | 8:37 pm |
she lives . . .
ok, first update in for-fucking-ever . . . ( in true jessica form, i am updating when i have a mountain of reading to do for tomorrow and need a moment of procrastination.) i am sick . . . disgusting, can't breath, head hurts, coughing up a lung sick. but in a life sort of way all is well and this will go away and everything will go back to being fine. so . . . things are just fine. i got the diana wortham internship that applied for and that will be getting started in february. i did the thing i said i was not going to do and am stage managing Cloud Nine for TheatreUNCA. (and i could not be happier about it, this show is going to be much much fun.) i am also on the costume construction crew for Cloud Nine, so that too should be much fun! the show goes up March 22-26 and i'm sure i will be harassing all of you about how good it is and how much you should come closer to that date. classes are going well so far . . . (except of course for the fact that i'm so stuffy that i can't focus and am writing a journal entry instead of reading for class) . . . and so the semester is off and running. one of only two left to go . . . college does indeed fly, at least when you are looking back . . . Current Mood:  can't *sniffle* breath | | Sunday, December 18th, 2005 | | 5:33 pm |
packing and reflecting . . .
"the music ignites the night with passionate fire. the narration crackles and pops with incendiary wit. zoom in as they burn the past to the ground, and feel the heat of the future's glow. how do you leave the past behind when it keeps finding ways to get in your heart, it reaches way down deep and tears you inside out 'til you're torn apart . . ." -from "RENT" i've been listening to a lot of Rent and thinking a lot about my past and future and life in general. so, this seems particularly appropriate at the moment. (yes, i do realize this all sounds vaguely stereotypical and corny.) there is so much i need to think about in the next few months and so many plans to be made. i have been thinking a lot about the parts of my past that still hold me back and the things that drive me forward and what i want out of my future and my life. yikes! this feels like a lot at the moment. and sometimes i wonder if i have bitten off more than i can chew, so to speak. but, on i push . . . thanks to everyone who sent sympathy over the death of my grandfather. the funeral/ visitation were hard but strangely good, there was much family and many friends that none of us had seen in a long time and that part was nice. my grandmother, strong wonderful woman that she is, is doing remarkably well and i can't wait to see the whole family again for christmas. i am right now packing and preparing to head home tomorrow for the holidays. it will be good to relax a bit, and read whatever i damn well please. i'll be back right before new year's eve, party at shelley and my place for new year's! Current Mood:  pensive | | Thursday, December 8th, 2005 | | 4:55 pm |
In other news . . .
it is a reverent sort of day for me . . . for those of you that i said i would see this weekend when finals are done . . . i will not be here this weekend. my grandfather (my mother's father) died last night and i will be going home for the funeral and such this weekend. it was his time and my family is comforted by that fact, but it is still a hard time and i really appreciate the support i am getting from friends. thank you all. i will be back to have christmas festivities in asheville and see all of you folk that i wanted to see before going home for the holidays next week. i leave friday afternoon (Dec. 9th) for the funeral, and will be back for a week of holidayness in asheville on tuesday evening (Dec. 13th) and will not officially go home for christmas until monday the 19th. ok, off to finish these last two papers for History of Theatre I for tomorrow. thank goodness finals are almost over. Current Mood: thoughtful | | 4:33 pm |
25 years to the day . . .
"IMAGINE" . . .
Current Mood: remembering |
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