Shannen Doherty

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“I don’t really like being touched. I’m unbelievably claustrophobic, and I have really bad anxiety. There were a few moments when I was very dramatic and thought, ‘I’m not going to live through this. I’m going to hyperventilate and just die. Right here in jail.'” — Shannen Doherty on the 10 hours she spent in a Ventura County sheriff’s department holding cell after her arrest for drunk driving last December, in TV Guide.
I love Shannen Doherty. She’s like a brunette, heterosexual, feminine version of me; prickly, melodramatic, show-offy, and with serious anger-management issues, inclined to drink, and despite all this, when she grins, you can tell she’s loads of fun. You go, Shannen!

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weird happy

The whole week has been…. weird and sweet, and, kinda happy in that weird way that happy has happened lately. After last week, with the depression and unhappiness going on… any relief has been good. I realize that much of my unhappiness was self-wrought… I could’ve dealt with it much more matter-of-fact-ly than I did. But I’m so used to being frugal and self-denying that I went overboard, really. That was pretty stupid: I don’t really have to anymore. Old habits die hard.
I bought ‘Sex in the City” the first season, after I watched the second. It might be good to watch them in order: I’ll make sure every one else does. Dan and Doug are moving this weekend. I don’t know whether to offer to help or try to stay out of the way.
Here’s a tip, though; don’t watch two seasons of “Sex in the City” right after watching the whole first season of “Queer As Folk.” Too, too much sex to see all at one time.

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Phantom of the Opera

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Well, nothing like a night at “Phantom of the Opera” to make you lose your melodramatic, overly emotional mood. 🙂 Sometimes I feel just like that Phantom Guy, with people just taking stuff from you and then running away with the hot guy at the end, and leaving you alone with all your gothic decor….. it’s so sad, I feel I should break into song. “all I ask of you……”
ahem.

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Ennui

01 – Origin of Love – Hedwig and The Angry Inch Sountrack – Hedwig and The Angry Inch Sountrack
02 – Sugar Daddy – Hedwig and The Angry Inch Sountrack – Hedwig and The Angry Inch Sountrack
03 – In the Jailhouse Now – The Soggy Bottom Boys – O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack – 3:36
04 – Dora Goes To Town – Andrew Byrd’s Bowl of Fire – The Grandeur – 3:03
05 – Boogie Woogie #5 – Puffy Amiyumi – cmj new music july – 4:10
06 – Baby Please Don’t Leave Me – Buddy Guy – cmj new music july – 3:54
07 – I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow – The Soggy Bottom Boys – O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack – 4:18
08 – I’ll Fly Away – Allison Krauss & Gillian Welch – O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack – 3:57
09 – Didn’t Leave Nobody But the Baby – Emmy Lou Harris, Allison Krauss & Gillian Welch – O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack – 1:58
10 – Mrs. Steven Rudy – Mark McGuinn – 3.26
11 – Underdog (Save Me) – Turin Brakes – cmj new music july – 3:34
12 – Stop (cover of Madonna’s Don’t Tell Me to Stop) – Joe Henry – cmj new music july – 4:40
13 – I’m So Open – Cowboy Junkies – cmj new music july – 4:09
14 – Night Shift Guru – Cash Brothers – cmj new music july – 4:15
15 – Najala’s Lament – Yma Sumac – The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection – 3:17
16 – Squares – The Beta Band – cmj august – 3:46
17 – “Fuzzy” – Incredible Moses Leroy – cmj new music july – 3:07
18 – Pretend to Be Nice – Josie And The Pussy Cats – Josie And The Pussy Cats Soundtrack
19 – Lover Please – Melissa Etheridge – Skin
20 – Hot Topic – Le Tigre – Le Tigre – 3:42 – 21 – Bang Bang – Le Tigre – From The Desk of Mr. Lady

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honesty is the best policy

I like the phrase “honesty is the best policy.” It sort of implies that you’ve tried other policies, and realized they didn’t work. It’s not one of those “because I said so” kind of instructions. It’s like the voice of experience talking. Sort of : “I’ve been a big liar, but it really wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

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