Day Of Eeeeeevil!

Halloween was a bit of a bust out here in L.A. Main Problem: It rained here for the first time since I moved here two months ago.

And it didn't just drizzle and mist a bit and then stop after everyone had fled, as tends to be the case most of the time in LA. It fucking poured.

I haven't seen rain this hard, anywhere, since I was in Utah on I-15 and had to pull the moving truck over because I couldn't see three feet in front of me it was raining so hard.

I had originally intended to be a bottle of Jack Daniel's for Halloween. I spent most of last night working on the costume, which because I'm broke was mostly consistent of black foamcore, white-out, and duct tape. None of which (besides the duct tape) is even water-resistant.

I had heard the forecast of rain, but like most sensible L.A. area residents, I completely ignored it. Rain here is something of a joke when it's not Mudslide Season (which I'm informed is in the spring).

I was gonna head down to the West Hollywood "Carnaval" with some fine folks from work (Gabi and Deanna) and their friends, which of course in LA is something of a production because nobody lives anywhere near one another.

Anyway, we used this girl Gabi's place south of West Hollywood as sort of a staging area, and I ended up stealing some of her saran wrap to try and mist-proof my costume.

However, as we were exiting Gabi's building and it appeared we had accidentally stepped onto the set of The Perfect Storm. Rain was just coming down in sheets.

We ran into Gabi's roommate (whose name, apropos of the last month, was also Ellen), who was coming back from the Carnaval, and said it was drenched and deserted.

We all eventually ended up going to a brewpub near UCLA and just hung out with other people dressed up like freaks, all of us having microbrews and wings in our costumes, figuring out what to try and do next.

It was fun, definitely the most fun I've had in a while, yet it was still somewhat anticlimactic, since the Carnaval (yes, that is how they spell it) is supposed to be one of the best Halloween events in the country.

Oh well. I guess on the upside, I already have my costume for next year, since it's been seen by approximately five people, and I put a good amount of effort into it.

Hope the rest of you had a fun Halloween and didn't have as much candy available to you at the office as I did....mmm....chocolate....

Onion Fun

I think we all know someone we should have this conversation with.

And, of course, my horoscope for this week:
Gemini: (May 21—June 21)
It turns out that there are indeed mountains high enough and valleys low enough to keep you from your love.

Yep...and they're all on fire.

Caution: Government At Work

It's really nice to know that while half of Southern California burns to the ground, the Los Angeles City Council is taking action where it counts.

Sad

Rod Roddy has come on down.

It Is Done

I'm not good at delaying decisions. Especially ones that I've already made. A bit of explanation is in order.

I had decided a while back that I was going to eventually buy a TiVo. My VCR sucks, and I love television, God help me. I also am a total gadget whore, and this is one seriously cool thingamajig.

However, I had been telling myself that I was going to put this purchase off, because I'm currently begging (my father), borrowing (from my savings), and stealing (candy from babies) to be able to pay my bills.

However, after messing with one on Friday at work and reading Laz's ringing endorsement of the devices when I got home, I thought, fuck it, they're giving a $50 rebate and November Sweeps (aka Ratings Whore Central) is about to start, why not just get one now?

So I breifly waffled, and ended up "soliciting advice" from several people. In reality, as Other Ellen astutely pointed out, I was basically just looking for someone to vindicate a decision that I had already made.

I've realized that if I'm tired and have no incentive to go out, I'm usually so tired that I prefer to stay in and watch TV. So if I'm gonna do that, it might as well be good TV.

I think the main deciding factor in just saying fuck it and getting the thing already was that I figured I might as well not wait, since I was going to get it anyway, and the main question was, "How guilty am I going to feel about purchasing it when I do?"

The money aspect of it is, I admit, pretty stupid. But despite my financial straits, my credit cards are paid off, and even with this splurge, will continue to be (though at the expense of my savings). I decided a slight bit of financial irresponsibility can slide in that situation.

So we'll see how badly this comes back to bite me in the ass. Hopefully, I'll be glad that I did because I'll have some fabulous job at the show, but I'll be working 8 gazillion hours a week and I'll never actually see anything when it airs.

Or it could just be something besides my bed for the repo men to take when I run out of money. Either way, it'll be at least somewhat useful.