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No one is blogging much anymore. I started this cause it was fun to read about my friends. Now Twitter and Facebook and the like have dominated the internet. The art of writing is dying quickly online. I have a stupid twitter that I use only on occasion. I don't have any interest in Friendface or facebook or whatever.

I'm probably going to take this blog down soon. I just don't have much to share, at least not with anyone that I can't contact easily via e-mail. Word to my homies. :)

I'm just working for the man

Work, work and more work. C'est ma vie.

I have been reluctant to post because mostly I have been doing nothing other than working.

The Lord Bowler show at The Boot last weekend was pretty great and I send big thanks to all the wonderful friends who came out to show their love. We may do another small event in November, so please put Nov 29th on your calendar for a tentative date!

Season 1of the television show Heroes started off great but became a convoluted mess. McDowell didn't show up until episode 18 and he was gone by episode 23. I think he shows up again later, but I can't bring myself to trudge through anymore of that show. McDowell's body of work is great enough that I don't feel the need to suffer through more of Heroes.

So here I am, at work of course. Hello. I also didn't want to post because I liked seeing the photo below at the top of my blog. I don't wish to be so obnoxious as to keep posting that photo with every entry, though it has crossed my mind! I've written my first McDowell-inspired song. I thought every song I ever wrote post Sept 6th would be about him, but I think perhaps I only have an album or two's worth in me. I still have Matt, friends, toys and much more to inspire me!

Oh, and my 7th "birthday" was awesome thanks to my most wonderful husband. ♥

True love

DragonCon was more than I could have ever asked for- more than I anticipated. I got to meet Mr. Malcolm McDowell- the love of my life. I don't think I've ever looked so happy as I do in the picture above (big thanks to Brian for the picture). I think that we make a lovely couple. What more could I ask for than to be wrapped in the arms of Malcolm McDowell?

Karate Dog

I actually got my whole family to suffer through this with me and it was AWESOME.

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/10/karate-dog-everything-you-could-want

Romania blows...part 27

In addition to being insanely boring for tourists, apparently their movie industry is much the same. I'll use any excuse now to take a dig at that painful Dracula Tour.
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/09/police-adjective-review

Shameless self-promotion

I've been encouraged to post this. I was reluctant. However, Saturday went very well so I'm feeling a bit bold today.

I'm part of a new band called Lord Bowler. If you have ever watched the 90s tv show called The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. , then you might recognize the name. Lord Bowler is myself, my husband Matt, and two different guys named Mike. That's us in the photo above (I like that one best cause I prefer the sillier pictures instead of us looking very serious, I am a silly person). We've been hanging out and writing original songs together and finally played our first show on Saturday. The show went surprisingly well given the closet-sized space that we had to work with. The feedback has been very promising and encouraging.

Please visit http://www.lordbowler.com/ and check us out. We have a mailing list, a Myspace and a Twitter. We should have a Facebook soon, I think. If you have any of these thingies, please hook up with us if you like what you hear on the website. We have a five song EP called "The Warehouse Brian EP" and we'll sell the whole thing to you for only $3.00 (cheaper than iTunes!). If you really like the sound and you want to experience it firsthand, come out to Norfolk on October 24th when we play The Boot with bands Seasons Collide and Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie from D.C.

So there's my shameless self-promotion for Lord Bowler.

More DragonCon

On the Saturday evening of the DragonCon, Matt and I went to a panel discussion about a new movie The Fading of the Cries. I didn't know anything about the movie. I didn't even know the title. All I knew was that the panel involved actor Brad Dourif. I adore Brad Dourif for his work in John Huston's Wise Blood, Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the television show Deadwood. I found out only today that Brad Dourif is famous to most people for doing the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play films. I had no idea, especially since I've never seen an entire Child's Play film.
Anyway, I digress. Matt and I are fans of Dourif so we made sure to be at the panel. It was announced very late, just days before the convention. It was odd, very few people attended. I suppose word just didn't spread. Anyway, the panel also involved Elaine Hendrix (who I immediately recognized from Romy & Michele's High School Reunion) and Thomas Ian Nicholas (name seemed familiar, turns out he was Kevin from the American Pie movies). Also in attendance was the director, Brian Metcalf, and the producer. The panel was interesting, though I'm still not entirely sure what the movie is about. I'm not sure that the actors are exactly sure what the movie is about. You can see the trailer here. I think it actually looks pretty cool, strangely enough. Apparently they're searching for distribution so it will be summer 2010 before it sees a release.

Also, Brad Dourif is an awesome guy, very friendly and cool. He signed my copy of Wise Blood. Did I mention that DragonCon was wonderful?