The Long Night is over

Well, for the most part. I think my depression is beginning to fade away. It was likely helped by meeting lubeguy and mslulu for drinks last night. When it was done, Terri (Mslulu to you bozos)took me to a light dinner and we talked for a while.

Hrm. I'm thinking I need to get away soon, on my own -- either drive to Napa or San Francisco for a day. This is in addition, mind you, to the trip already tentatively planned by some of us (which looks to be postponed until elisandra is back on a normal schedule). I need time alone in my "secret places" that I like to just sit and absorb the local ambiance.

I'm also thinking that, when I can afford it, Terri, we need to do another "Hey, let's go to the City for lunch" thing. On a day when my Thai restaurant is open, preferably, although that mexican place is nice, too. As are the 200+ other restaurants in SF. :) When the weather is nicer again, we'll have to do the Baylink thing again... I totally enjoyed that day.

In other words... I need to get out of town more often. Traditionally, my "reset button" has always been visiting the City (my beloved San Francisco, for those of you living in the less-civilised Eastern half of the country), wandering her streets and sucking up the vibes. Since leaving EMH, I haven't left Sacramento. Now, sure, I'm beginning to like Sacramento a little more than I used to, but the fact is, this place isn't home the way SF is. So, I need to find a way to go there more often.

Anyway. That's my stuff for this morning. Be well, all.

Something good....

I've decided to post the best thing about each of my friends (my opinions only, of course). Since lately I've wanted to tell several people BAD things about them, this is a way of balancing my internal scale, and it's so much more productive, too!

I'm not doing links to their LJs, because, well, you probably know them already.

If you're not listed here, it's not because I don't like you, but because I don't know you well enough to put anything that isn't superficial and stupid. Please don't be offended, just get to know me more. : )

In no signifying order:

Terri: Understands me more than anyone without trying hard. Puts up with my geekdom even when it's not shared.

Ed, God of Thunder: Wonderful GM, even when he's frustrating us. Good actor and director with a pretty damned good career ahead of him.

Gregory: He's always trying to better himself.

Aaron: He's a sweet guy who has more strength than he suspects, and whom I like more than he thinks.

Matt: He's more open to me than I deserve, and put up with my constantly mentioning his father in the early days of our friendship.

Elli: The only one of my friends who is truly on my level of sheer geekdom, and truly intelligent to boot. Not to mention she is one damned attractive young woman ('Bad fag! No biscuit!' as Ligeia would say).

Richard: A good writer who loves to twist things on their ear. Not to mention he's put up with my snarky ass for 11 years.

Katie: Sweet, cute, intelligent, and almost as much of a Star Wars geek as I am. I'll give you a rematch any time, woman. I miss working with you.

Debbie of Gamekeeper Sunrise: I adore her. I miss her. I honestly wish I'd worked with her more.

Liz: She's wise enough that I often forget she's only 22. And she almost always makes me laugh.

Elaine: I literally wouldn't be here if not for her taking a chance on a 25 year-old kid with no real experience and only partial knowledge. And you've no idea how much I learned about life from this woman, who is so like me it's frightening.

Ryan: He has a way of cutting to the heart of a matter with no dillydallying around with words. Sometimes he cuts too sharp, but even that has its uses, and makes me think. I wish he was in my life as much as he used to be in the old days. And anyone who understands mathematics like he does deserves respect.

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It just occurred to me... in this big mess with the Taliban and all the rest...

Has anyone seen Dick Cheney?

I am Jack's sense of incredulity

According to this article, DVD extras may become an endangered species due to actors now requesting high fees for commentary track sessions and the right to show bloopers and deleted scenes with them in them.

Ok. I'm all for getting paid what you're worth, but c'mon. These people get paid more for a five or six month shoot than I'll make in my entire career. Arnold Schwarzeneggar made what, somewhere in the vicinity of $40 million for "Total Recall", did he /really/ need another $75,000 to sit and talk about it for a few hours?

Bleh. I love movies, and I love actors, but these people need to get a clue. They are /not/ that important. One reason I like Jerry Doyle, despite out huge political/philosophical differences, is that he's honest. He says he loves his job for the following reasons:

I come in, I wear what they tell me, I say what somebody else wrote, if I screw it up I can do it again, and I get paid way out of proportion to my worth to society.

Anyway. There's my thoughts.