Things You Missed + Derby + "Bring It On" Week + Questions + Asterisks

[snurri]

Yesterday, while you were all at your wild, all-day George Washington parties and I was at work (NOT THAT I AM A RESENTFUL PERSON*), I posted about blogs that cover future urban concepts, one of my personal manias. I also posted the shiny trailer and banner for the upcoming Paper Cities antho, which Jeff VanderMeer (among others) has said very nice things about. (Scroll all the way down for the review.)

The Minnesota Roller Girls are at Roy Wilkins this Sunday. Locals: anybody going? Anybody want to? My planned companion has flaked on me discovered a scheduling conflict. I am in the mood to watch tattooed girls in fishnets shove each other around.** I'll go alone if I have to, but it won't be pretty. (Well, I won't be pretty. But then I rarely am.)

Things that are awesome: Chris Sims kicks off his "Bring It On" week with the 30-second recap. If you have not seen "Bring It On," you might be under the impression that a movie about cheerleaders cannot be awesome. You are sadly mistaken. Of course, Sims does his best to amp up the awesome with his stick-figures*** and Shakespearean dialog.

Finally, it has come to my attention that I am a cipher wrapped in an enigma, smothered with secret sauce. No, I am not Jimmy James. But being as this is a personal blog where I tend to skirt around the personal, when I actually do talk about something that's very personal--like, say, my recent tirades about Valentine's Day--apparently people aren't quite sure what to make of it. So, inspired in part by mrissa, I'm opening the floor. Ask me anything. Yes, anything.**** I will make an effort to be forthcoming, even if it's personal. If, on the other hand, you'd rather just trade smartass quips, I can do that too. It's kind of where I live.

* This is a lie.
** I am almost always in the mood for this.
*** Stick figures + Spirit fingers = Fail
**** Except THAT.

Comments

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

Roller Girls! I was actually thinking about going, but the only other person I know who would be interested is going to Grand Forks for the weekend and I am far too lazy to go alone. Also, St. Paul is far away.

Do you know what your parents would have named you if you'd been a girl?

[snurri.livejournal.com]

St. Paul is not so very far away! We're right over here!

You know, I asked my folks that once, and I can't remember what they said. I want to say it was Laura, but it might have been Elizabeth. Have you noticed that Elizabeth is a name with many, many, many nicknames? Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bitsy, Eliza, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Zab, Zabeth, Izab, OK I'm making them up now. If, however, I was a girl, I think I'd just as soon be named Diana, so that any man who saw me naked would be TORN APART BY HIS OWN HOUNDS.

[betsywhitt.livejournal.com]

You forgot Libby and Elise :)

Funny, a lot of people don't know about all those nicknames... certainly tons of people are astonished to find that Betsy isn't my legal name. Not that you find all that many Betsys under the age of 60 these days anyway...

What was your favorite popsicle flavor as a kid?

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I knew there were more!

My aunt's name is Liz, so I maybe notice the nicknames more than I would otherwise . . .

My favorite popsicle flavor was probably fudge, AKA the Fudgsicle. If I recall correctly, my mom used to make them herself. We often had Freezies instead of popsicles, though; those plastic tubes of frozen sugar slush? They were awesome.

[betsywhitt.livejournal.com]

Mmm yes. I always was a fan of frozen sugar slush. :)

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

That's what the RNC said!

If it isn't super-cold this weekend, I might venture over to your side of the river for some mayhem-viewing.

Do you like bananas?

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I do like bananas. I like to strip them naked before I eat them. I have been told this is odd.

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

I only undress mine halfway before I start eating them.