With a long E, as in Evil ([info]evelynnash) wrote,
@ 2007-07-06 15:57:00
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My recent life in pictures and videos:



The morning before I left to watch Kamran walk through his Ph.D. ceremony at Princeton–even though he actually got his degree, like, a year ago, graduation itself wasn't until this summer–I asked my roommate, "You know that I'm going to Princeton for two days, right?", and he said, "Nooooo." I said, "Yeah, Kamran's family got us a hotel room, so I'll be there overnight." He said, "Everything in your life is so dramatic. Normal people go to graduation; you go to Princeton for two days to meet your boyfriend's parents."


For the past two summers, I've been swearing that I'm going to spend every evening eating outside. And then I won't do it a single time. This summer, it's been outdoor eating like whoa thanks to my very generous boy.


My ex-boyfriend-who-made-it-possible-for-me-to-move-here-by-moving-here-first (and then moved away a year later) came into town at the end of June for the Mermaid Parade, a huge aquatic-themed event at Coney Island where some of the mermaids made small children ask questions,


this guy stuck his butt in my face,


and I questioned my sexuality because of this woman.


Meredith sang Ace of Base on the Coney Island beach, and when a wave crashed against her legs and soaked through her shoes, a guy next to us said, "Serves you right for singing." So she sang some more to spite him.


My favourite co-worker left my company for a higher paying job and free rent in Connecticut, but we'll always have the memories.


Kamran and I went to dinner in Little Italy for the first time together and shared a gigantic plate of MEAT. I'm talkin' chicken, sausage, AND filet mignon. For a girl who hasn't eaten anything but fowl since 1998, this was a big deal.


This is maybe the worst picture ever taken of me in life, but I love how clearly it expresses my feelings about that meat.


It's lychee season in Chinatown, which makes for plenty of lickin'


and suckin'.


My roommate and I bought the best new (old) chair ever in a thrift that Kamran and I discovered in our neighborhood. The sign outside read Junk Store, but it showed up on my credit card as Useful Things. Irony makes me happy.


I ended a month and a half of not eating sugar by going to Serendipity with Kamran and consuming more than half of a sundae comprised of chocolate blackout cake, vanilla ice cream, peanut butter sauce, 20 litres of hot fudge, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings. I reasoned that it was our nation's birth. And then we went back to his apartment to watch the grand finale of the fireworks, which were exploding literally right behind his building.


And then four point five million people came streaming off FDR Drive as we watched from the bridge over 42nd Street.



This is why I have no time to write.

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[info]chocolatebark
2007-07-06 08:07 pm UTC (link)
The mermaid women would make me question my sexuality too.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:29 pm UTC (link)
I have no idea what to do with this comment, since you're the most ambiguously-sexed writer in LJ history.

But I'm going to assume that you like that eyeball nipple as much as I do, anyway.

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[info]tulip_in_yellow
2007-07-06 08:13 pm UTC (link)
Because I'm the queen of vintage/thrift shopping, I have to ask. How much did you pay for that chair?

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:32 pm UTC (link)
Oooh, maybe you can help settle the dispute between my roommate and me. We paid $75, which I thought was a steal, since it's in near-perfect condition. Wen, on the other hand, thinks it should've gone for absolutely no more than $50.

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[info]tulip_in_yellow
2007-07-10 01:33 pm UTC (link)
Were it faded and worn-looking, but not torn/discolored/etc., then I'd say it would be a $50 value. Given it's great color, seemingly near-perfect exterior, I'm with you....$75 is fair.

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[info]caropal
2007-07-06 08:53 pm UTC (link)
I love how those pictures give the illusion that you are extraordinarily short.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:35 pm UTC (link)
Hey! Maybe I'm just sitting at a really tall table that happens to come up to my chest! And maybe the guy with the butt in my face was a giant! And maybe the mermaid was on stilts!

Or maybe I was just leaning down to fit my head into the shot/sitting on the ground.

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[info]some_noah
2007-07-06 08:56 pm UTC (link)
fuck you, katie -- if only my life were half as colourful.


ROCK THE CHASIDIC HAIR!

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:37 pm UTC (link)
If you wore the plaid dress everywhere, I'm pretty sure your life would be entirely different. I'm not sure it could be less colorful, though, even if you don't necessarily like the colors you live in now.

You should SEE the things Meredith can do with that hair.

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[info]smailtronic
2007-07-06 09:23 pm UTC (link)
Mmm, nothing says good time like ambiguity.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:40 pm UTC (link)
What was ambiguous about this!?

You know there's nothing I hate more in life than things left unsaid.

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[info]justamy
2007-07-06 09:57 pm UTC (link)
i hate you for having lychees

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:42 pm UTC (link)
I was thinking of you when we had them, if that helps. And I was wondering if they'd keep in the mail. And I was going to mention your name in this entry with the pictures, but I didn't know how much energy you had to read LJ these days.

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[info]soopageek
2007-07-06 11:33 pm UTC (link)
The irony of "Live" Journal is that the people who write the most are usually doing the least amount of living. Good for you!

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[info]imperfectionist
2007-07-07 05:39 am UTC (link)
True dat!

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:47 pm UTC (link)
This, imagined in an Australian accent, is joyous.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 04:46 pm UTC (link)
Although it seems like the people who write the most also have the most emotional trauma, emotional drama, and need for acceptance. Which makes for some good reading.

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[info]soopageek
2007-07-09 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Eh, I really don't go for drama journals all that much so I tend to disagree.

It wasn't directed at anyone in particular, but to a certain degree I guess it could be.

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[info]spaghedeity
2007-07-06 11:45 pm UTC (link)
1) From the back, Kamran's Dad (it is his Dad, isn't it? The man with the camera?) looks like Einstein.
2) The man in uniform looks like he really wants to take a ride on the blue mermaid holding the sign.
3) I love how you manage to convince your friends and coworkers to make total fools of themselves on video, but all you do is laugh hysterically at them. I need to see footage of you shakin' your ass and singing Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby Got Back in public.
4) That chair is such a Reading Chair.
5) Did you feel like jumping off that bridge to do some hardxcore crowd surfing?

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 05:02 pm UTC (link)
1) Kamran's dad is way smarter and has much more hair control than Einstein. But I'm sure he'd be pleased.
2) That look of disgust is classic. I'm pretty sure that the police chief was playing a mean joke that day and sent all of the homophobe cops to cover the parade.
3) If this were the mafia, I'd be the don and all of my friends would be my capos. I'm the one who orders the killings; they're the ones who get their hands bloody. And I could have you offed just for suggesting that last bit.
4) I want to be able to swing my legs over the side of a reading chair. That thing's a little too dainty. But it matches my antique white couch, so it wins.
5) There WAS a wave going across all the people standing on the bridge. Until it got to us.

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[info]welfy
2007-07-07 12:46 am UTC (link)
I need co-workers like that.

I totally love that your friend sings Ace of Base. And your pleased face at looking at plates of meat.

Not really into the mermaid though. She'd be hot if she didn't have blood all over her. I do like the seashells strategically placed! I ought to try that.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 05:05 pm UTC (link)
It helps to have LOTS of down time and a boss who's always feeding you German chocolate. Hey, you DO have a boss who's always feeding you chocolate! I see no reason why you're not just doing this in the midst of your tours.

Yeah, you and Soop could totally do a mermaid shoot. I'm picturing a low-budget affair with a homemade cow patty bra and a sleeping bag for your tail. Classy!

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Awesome chair.
[info]bootsinrain
2007-07-07 02:59 am UTC (link)
I like how you can get these people to do these videos AND make sly belittling noises/laugh at them while its going on.

Kamran's dad looks snazzy. Or dapper.

Trying to imitate your meatattack picture makes me feel weird.

I totally saw those fireworks from some crowded roadway and probably drove around your building five times while I was trying to return someone's keys to another someone. I hate those four point five million people and their cars.

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I'm guessing someone's grandma died.
[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 05:23 pm UTC (link)
The thing I appreciate about my friends is that they always protest a little at first. Like, "You're not going to put this on your blog, are you?", when I know they all want to be superstars. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something when they let me do my worst.

Kamran's dad is the sort of guy who never seems to look dressed-down. Whereas I could look ready to slop hogs while wearing a wedding gown. I blame this on his being rich and foreign and my being poor and Ohio.

I should maybe make a photo contest out of this?

I forget that you have a car. I need to take advantage of this and make you drive me to concerts in faraway lands like Connecticut.

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[info]bootsinrain
2007-07-27 09:41 pm UTC (link)
Are you telling me you're not a professional host for photo contests already?

I do have a car. And I drive past/through/to your neck of the woods quite often.

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[info]cassiacat
2007-07-07 04:48 am UTC (link)
A few things:

1) I really wish we were, like, real life friends.
2) I love lychees! My bird and I are eating them all the time now that they're in season. Sometimes we fight over them. Zoe always wins those fights, though.
3) How are they mermaids if they have legs?

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 05:35 pm UTC (link)
1) I know. Do you still have that friend with the airline hook-up? 'Cause lady, I would use my vacation time on you. Not that you have time for me, and not that Texas is a place I want to visit in the summer, but you know.
2) I'd only had lychee-flavoured candy up until that day; the real thing is neat. And, uh, I love animals and all, but I'd totally have no problem smacking a bird for trying to steal my fruit. I'll understand if this makes you not want to be my real life friend anymore.
3) Umm . . . it's a Little Mermaid type of deal where they get one day to come to land with legs and land a handsome prince?

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[info]cassiacat
2007-07-11 05:51 am UTC (link)
1) Alas, my friend no longer works as a flight attendant. She's going to school now to learn some trade that doesn't involve people grabbing her ass and/or vomiting on her skirt on a daily basis. Imagine that. I love that you would use your vacation time on me! And for the record, I would make time for you.

2) No, I fully recognize that I'm one of the few people on earth who value parrots over most humans. Although, just so you know, Zoe and I don't actually fight. It's more like, she gives me a longing stare and I cave in and give her my piece of lychee. She has me wrapped around her little toe.

3) Except, in Little Mermaid, Ariel wasn't blue when she came on land. She also didn't have a fake penis swingin' from beneath her skirt. Those people are posers.

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[info]imperfectionist
2007-07-07 05:58 am UTC (link)
Now that I know what look you'll give right before you're about to eat me, I should have a better chance at survival. Because I'm totally delicious.

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[info]evelynnash
2007-07-09 05:37 pm UTC (link)
You'll note that I was making that face only after the meat had been skinned and cooked. When I'm about to end your life WITH MY BARE HANDS, there's no time for smiling and yummy sounds.

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