What good is a ship ............

Well, I am off. I work a rather grueling day tomorrow and then it is time to head off into the mystic. Yep, it's Hong Kong time. I am as near to well as I can expect to get, so thanks for the calls and recommendations guys. I am actually pretty excited....and nervous. I have a habit of freaking out prior to trips every time I get ready to leave, and it is not some post 9/11 thing. I just feel I have to prepare for the worst. Even in booking my flight, I couldn't fly over the Artic Circle and had to reroute because the first thing that struck me is that if I were in a crash in the Arctic, I would have zero chance of survival. Somehow, in my mind, I am totally set if I plummet 35,000 feet into the Pacific. Yep, strong swimming me could handle that one, but the Arctic, freezing is expected. I know, horribly morbid, but i cannot help it. I have looked into Bird Flu, Malaria.....you name it. Maybe it is not totally morbid as I have a knack for contracting crazy illnesses and ending up in quite the pickle, but I always pull through some how. So now, I come prepared. totally normal.

But, I had to do a post as Jesi has made the perfect CD to travel to. It is a mix of every emotion I am feeling at present, the past five months, the past five years. It may be the most perfect musical combination of all time, that is, until Jesi makes her next. I don't know though, I am hoping to get an Ipod over there. I can't handle riding the subway and being looked at like I have a third eye because I am still rockin the Discman. Yeah, I have fallen behind. So, without further ado, here goes:

Danger- Erykah Badu
Waltz (Better than Fine)- Fiona Apple
What's the Altitude- Cut Chemist
The Trapeze Swinger- Iron & Wine
Roots of Creation- Sublime
She Looks to Me- Red Hot Chili Peppers
ABC- Jackson 5
Papercuts- Gym Class Heroes
The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1- Neutral Milk Hotel
Summertime Rolls- Jane's Addiction
Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)- Jay-Z
Start Choppin'- Dinosaur Jr.
Make You Feel That Way- Blackalicious
Champagne From A Paper Cup- Death Cab For Cutie
The World Is Yours- Nas
Natural One- Folk Implosion
E=MC2- J-Dilla
Everything Will Be Alright (Will's Lullaby)- Joshua Radin
Jesus Walks (live)- Kanye West
Atmosphere- Joy Division
Strangers On A Train- Loveage
Grow Old With Me- Postal Service
Wet Sand- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Incinerate- Sonic Youth
Cupid's Chokehold- Gym Class Heroes
'Til I Collapse- Eminem
When I'm Fine- Cody Chesnutt
Marvin Gaye- Felt
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
2nd Period: Shoot Down The Stars- Gym Class Heroes
I Told You So- New Order
The Ten Crack Commandments- Notorious B.I.G.
Hide & Seek- Imogen Heap

Is it me?

Logan, my adorable black panther(anyone who has seen his size or watched him "prowl" instead of walk can attest to it) has gone to stay with my Costa Rican Princess in preparation for my trip. While in Europe this summer, though he once did not mind alone time at all, he let me know he had been neglected for far too long by A.) snuggling up to my mother whenever she was here(he is usually not so sweet and cuddly of a kitty) and B.) by peeing on my fave chair. This had actually become quite a way to let me know when i had done anything wrong this past few months. didn't get the food out the second I walked in the door?--pee on chair. shut the bathroom door while showering? (and no, his litter isn't in there)----pee on chair. Dogs taking up too much attention?--pee on chair.
So, I lost my favorite chair's cushion a couple months ago, which hurt. It is an awesome chair. 1920's antique from my grandparents that I had redone in gorgeous fabric with all the zodiac signs on it. Funky and one-of-a-kind. Now cushionless and under plastic until we get past this phase.
I fully warned CRP of Logan's bad attitude of late. He has been biting also, and with panther fangs also, I thought she deserved a heads up. But, I have now been informed that he is just charming and soooo well behaved. Eating well, no biting, and most importantly, using a proper restroom. though I am glad that he is sparing my friendship with a good friend, I now feel like such a bad cat mom.....was it me? Did I cause this? I was hurt.........until........
Well, CRP has a kitty also. And CRP, her boyfriend, and her kitty, Luna, live in a studio downtown, so very close living quarters. Luna has not welcomed Logan. Lots of hiding, lots of hissing. CRP, in trying to make amends, dug sweet little Luna out from behind the couch to which, low and behold, what did her precious do? Peed on her. So, though I feel terrible and empathetic and offered to come and get Logan, I feel some relief that I am not the sole victim of cat urine warfare. Cat Urine: when you want to make your point.

I am a tad bit concerned....

Leave it to me. I am scheduled to leave for Hong Kong on Sunday, and upon Kris' invite she warned me, do not get sick. Well ha ha Kris, I have walking pneumonia! You have been fooled! So, I indulged yesterday and after eight years of not having health insurance, I now have some. (Thank you Unicare. Thank you for realizing that though some of us are above Medicaid qualifications, we are far below the $350 a month your competitors want for basic coverage. You will even let me go to the gyno since I have a vagina without extra coverage. No sexism with you my pretty pet. Unlike Blue Cross/ Blue Shield who covers Viagra but won't count my annual pap as "necessary". Fuckers.) ---Anyhow, I did my doctor visit and found out it is walking pneumonia, which I had already assumed as my lungs are all raspa style right now. So, the problem now is, will I recover in time for a 24 hour flight? I am on everything from the trusty Z-pack and Amoxicillin to every over the counter remedy that I can afford. Even bought some "Airbourne" to try and get those white cells back in line, but here I am, still sick as a dog. I am at a loss. I have even done hot totties, miso with heaping teaspoons of freshly ground ginger, nothin. My body has turned on me.

How do you know.....

.....when you have fallen out of love?

I do now....

To the fighter pilot dudes last night who bought me a shitload of shots and a cigar, trying to lure me in, and asked, "so do you have a problem with military men? Some chicks are on that 'I hate the military' thing." Well, though not a fan of defense spending, international policy, and especially war, I never thought I hated the guys serving. Shit, most of them just wanted to travel or pay for school, what have you. But you were such classy gents, that I may knock a fighter pilot out should he ever approach again. You guys were awesome. Making fun of homeless people, telling me how to run the bar, and not tipping.......all highlights of an enchanted evening. Here is a hint though, if you do the "I will keep ordering shots behind her back even though she says she needs to leave, so I can get her drunk and bang her", don't choose the bartender as your victim. I can drink four shots in a row and still balance my checkbook while on rollerskates, not a big deal. And I realize that chicks smoking a cigar make it look like we are sucking a dick. No big shocker. So buying me one and giggling is silly. Especially when I say, "don't waste your cash". That is me saying just that. So, thanks for another run in with our upstanding soldiers who think that I owe them ass as a good patriot. Or to be belittled. Awesome. God Bless America.

Well, that was a week.......

So i made alot of money. Had a best friend turn on me to the point that i almost wanna drive to where she is and smack her. had a boyfriend let me know that his career will always be light years ahead of me on the importance scale. Started back to school.......and.....decided I need to expand my mind and open my eyes some more. Hence, thanks to an amazing friend....I leave for Hong Kong the beginning of October. I just went online to look at pics of Causeway Bay and check out the city. Wow. This is where the page turns.................