Nyotaimori

I just emailed most of the people I know, but in case I missed you:

I’m fund-raising for ARF and looking for sponsors in a planned dog walk in May. So if you want to donate to the cause, go view my fund-raising page here. Or to learn more about the Paws on Parade walk, go here.

And, seriously, how can you resist that puppy face?

today i went to jacob’s going away party and only at the very, very end did i realize he’s moving two states away in a week. giving it additional thought, i realized that i’ve either lived with or within 30 miles of jacob for the last 10 and a half years. that is a long ass time, yo. and now i am depressed. jacob moving away?! bullocks!

i think he should be like the ben folds song about stephen. it’s his last night in town but then it’s ALWAYS his last night in town. if we could have a going away party for jacob every saturday i think that would be pretty sweet. there’s delicious food, baldercorn to play, and calendar prizes with jacob’s head on the shoulder’s of fireman beefcakes.

not jacob’s actual head.

kristen wrote such a lovely post about my birthday party that i don’t have anything to add. i just want to say again how much fun i had and how happy i was at the number of people who were able to come and celebrate with me. 🙂

pictures are posted here of the day:

kristen’s photos

my photos

p.s. i know this looks staged, but it’s really, really not.

got a bit of diaper showing there, evvie.

gah! how cute are we?

when people have two cats and their cats match, i think it’s weird.

like, for example, kim:

or nuala:

but now i am presented with this:

and i’m finding it difficult to deny the absolute cuteness. kim and nuala, my hat’s off to you. you had it right all along.

i’ve made friends with some new high schoolers this year who are pretty delightful. yesterday i talked to one of them about japanese manga for a bit as i was trying to get an idea more of what they read (gantz) vs. what i read (fruits basket). he basically laughed at my selection until i told him that one he liked (tsubasa chronicles) uses characters from card captor sakura. suck on that, i said. pre-teen girl anime morphed into your tsubasa chronicle: tokyo revelation nonsense special OVA. whoa, otaku. kowaii, ne?

the man in charge of the peer tutors (who i am friends with too) was standing at the desk and he looked at us blankly for a minute and then demanded to know what language we were speaking. later when the teenager was gone he asked me what i knew about anime porn. ha ha ha! i love my job.

as i made a vague mention in my last post, i’ll be going to see a remake of indiana jones and the temple of doom as part of my birthday celebration. anyone who likes me and amateur films is welcome to join the party. it’s at the victoria theatre (mission and 16th) at 7:15pm on february 9th.

but this is just ONE of the films i want to see this year, so i thought i would give a little run down of my three top picks.

(obviously) raiders of the lost ark: the adaptataion

victoria theatre, 2/9, 7:15pm

the stars and makers are 3 childhood friends who started making the movie when they were 12 and finished when they were 18. to anyone who knows me or my friends, we also sometimes make movies. nothing that takes 6 years, but still we’ve run the gamut of super powers, nordic countries, and old people. so THIS is something i’ve obviously got to see. not only do i love indiana jones but i also love delightful friends sharing their love for cinematic wonders.

sexina: popstar, p.i.

roxie, 2/16, 9:30pm

mmm, hello she is a popstar and a private eye. plus it’s got adam west. i am intrigued and vaguely titilated. i think it’s her name.

(and finally) sleepwalking through the mekong

victoria, 2/16, 12:30pm

it’s sort of a documentary following the band ‘dengue fever’ around in cambodia. i’ve been happily garbling my way through their songs since jason introduced me to them. once he told me that he loves her voice because she sings like she’s eating peanut butter. i love peanut butter. so here again, two things that i am fascinated by: southeast asia and singing Khmer through peanut butter.

let me know if any of you want to be movie friends! or 2/16 friends in SF between approximately 3pm and 9pm. ‘jumper’? ‘step up 2’? books? dinner?