Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Was it a Saturday matinee?

I won't go - even if its a sold out Levine-conducted Wagnerian - because of what I like to call the "Pennsylvania Soda and Chips" crowd.

They bus 'em in and you hear them cracking sodas and munching on chips the whole damn time.

not7yS

Friday night, actually. I don't really like matinees to begin with. But the group who stood up, while they didn't eat chips and drink sodas, were pretty rude. One of them started humming loudly during one of the arias. (he got hushed up pretty quick).

[SlaveNoMore]

greatwhitenorthchick
Friday night, actually. I don't really like matinees to begin with. But the group who stood up, while they didn't eat chips and drink sodas, were pretty rude. One of them started humming loudly during one of the arias. (he got hushed up pretty quick).

Probably the same rubes that booed Jiggy last night when he deservedly won the Conn Smythe.

Oh, and

Reason #42 why I cannot stand the Devils:

"Idiot fans that call me drunk at 2am to remind me that their team won the Cup whereas mine is looking for a winger and a new coach"

not7yS

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by leagleaze
"It's human nature to want to be famous, even if it's short-lived, and reality shows make it so much easier these days. "

The reality article notes above that it is our nature to want to be famous.

I think that is an interesting statement. I have no wish to be famous at all. I hate being on camera, can't stand when it is forced on me, and never really feel the need to have all eyes on me when I walk in a room.

All the more irritating because I am on camera all the time, which I repeat I cannot stand, and frequently speaking in front of large groups, which is fine but hardly fame inducing.

Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?

I don't want to be famous, I don't need the grief that seems to come along with it in our society. It is too much to pay, too much loss of privacy, too much of people disecting your life.

Just not for me.

I would rather be rich than famous. But rich is still pretty low on the list of things I want to do. Fame is a burden, from what I hear.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Jesus Christ, those are the lyrics to the damned song!

Er, I mean, Wonk, oh, Wonk, those are the lyrics to the damned song!

R(but Wonk, where will I go, what will I do?)P

I've had it. You tell me that you can't stand kissing me because my moustache tickles your nose, and then you start gollywogging with some long-haired, full beard hippy who lived with his mother until he was 30.

When, oh when, will you realize that Peter Pan was a fairy tale, Wendy?

T(sniff...)W

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Wonkie's jealous

The difference is that Jesus doesn't have little bits of sausage pizza in his mustache.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by leagleaze
I think that is an interesting statement. I have no wish to be famous at all. I hate being on camera, can't stand when it is forced on me, and never really feel the need to have all eyes on me when I walk in a room.

All the more irritating because I am on camera all the time, which I repeat I cannot stand, and frequently speaking in front of large groups, which is fine but hardly fame inducing.

Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?

I guess it depends on what you mean by being famous. I am not as narcissistic as my actor friends, so I do not crave recognition and acceptance from the general public. I do not want to be world-wide famous-famous, but I have no problem being photographed or filmed or being recognized places.

Being recognized used to make me incredibly uncomfortable, now I am used to hearing people saying just out of earshot "That's Even Odds, she . . . " as I walk through a room for whatever it happens to be.

The hardest part of being recognized by people you do not know is trying to place them in context when you meet them or having to satisfy their "tell me how I know you!" aggressiveness.

Even(not famous)Odds

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Probably the same rubes that booed Jiggy last night when he deservedly won the Conn Smythe.

Oh, and

Reason #42 why I cannot stand the Devils:

"Idiot fans that call me drunk at 2am to remind me that their team won the Cup whereas mine is looking for a winger and a new coach"

not7yS

Hey Mr. let's bash Pennsylvanians, the team you were rooting for lost. And not only did they lose, they lost to New Jersey. NEW JERSEY. My God that has to hurt.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by leagleaze
"It's human nature to want to be famous, even if it's short-lived, and reality shows make it so much easier these days. "

The reality article notes above that it is our nature to want to be famous.

I think that is an interesting statement. I have no wish to be famous at all. I hate being on camera, can't stand when it is forced on me, and never really feel the need to have all eyes on me when I walk in a room.

All the more irritating because I am on camera all the time, which I repeat I cannot stand, and frequently speaking in front of large groups, which is fine but hardly fame inducing.

Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?

I don't want to be famous, I don't need the grief that seems to come along with it in our society. It is too much to pay, too much loss of privacy, too much of people disecting your life.

Just not for me.

A memorial placque at one of the hospitals I go to quotes a former director of the medical school as saying something along the lines of, "Don't worry about the work being important. Just work on getting it right. If it's worthwhile, its importance will be apparent." Or something like that.

That's sort of the way I feel. I do the best I can at work I enjoy. I know it has value for my employer and for me. If something I write or do has a greater impact than that, so be it. The one thing I know for sure is that if I spend my time trying to do something "important," I'll never have the time to actually do it.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Hey Mr. let's bash Pennsylvanians, the team you were rooting for lost. And not only did they lose, they lost to New Jersey. NEW JERSEY. My God that has to hurt.

The Devils play boring hockey, that's why I hate them - not because of where they play (although they have sucky fans). Let's face it, a bunch of Canadians, Eastern Europeans and a couple of Americans lost to a bunch of Canadians, Eastern Europeans and a couple of Americans. Not a Jerseyite or Californian in the bunch.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by evenodds
I guess it depends on what you mean by being famous. I am not as narcissistic as my actor friends, so I do not crave recognition and acceptance from the general public. I do not want to be world-wide famous-famous, but I have no problem being photographed or filmed or being recognized places.

Being recognized used to make me incredibly uncomfortable, now I am used to hearing people saying just out of earshot "That's Even Odds, she . . . " as I walk through a room for whatever it happens to be.

The hardest part of being recognized by people you do not know is trying to place them in context when you meet them or having to satisfy their "tell me how I know you!" aggressiveness.

Even(not famous)Odds

I didn't know the "Ho of the Year" award winner had such notoriety. But, I guess if you win 5 years in a row, people are bound to recognize you.

TM

Edited to add: I was wondering who would use the "ya momma" opening for a lame comeback. I thought it was going to be MR. But RP, congratulations.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I didn't know the "Ho of the Year" award winner had such notoriety. But, I guess if you win 5 years in a row, people are bound to recognize you.

One would think you could ask ...


yo' momma!


Edited to add: TM, thank you for noticing. Of course the yo momma joke is lame, but I thought that was the point. Isn't it a tradition on the FB, Scroogie? While we're on the subject, it's hardly accurate to describe it as a "comeback," because the ho insult was not directed at me -- but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. Love and kisses, always, RP.

[Grey Pubes]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
The difference is that Jesus doesn't have little bits of sausage pizza in his mustache.

It's lonely down here. Sometimes we eat to compensate.

[Grey Pubes]

[i]The one thing I know for sure is that if I spend my time trying to do something "important," I'll never have the time to actually do it.

Which is why we have run amok. God bless.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I didn't know the "Ho of the Year" award winner had such notoriety. But, I guess if you win 5 years in a row, people are bound to recognize you.

Thanks for outing me, baby. I thought, by dropping the porn reference from my original post, I could continue to conceal it for a little longer.

Even(I'd like to thank all the people who made this award possible . . . )Odds

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by taxwonk

I do the best I can at work I enjoy. I know it has value for my employer and for me. If something I write or do has a greater impact than that, so be it.

That's more or less how I feel about fame. I don't want to be famous for being famous. What's the point? I don't crave attention, and certainly don't want to have a camera in my face at all times. On the other hand, if I accomplish something worthwhile (perhaps with a capital W), then the attendant fame would not be unwelcome. Of course, I suppose that's a different type of fame, more of the type that Even Odds talks about (E/O, are you the best hitter that ever lived?)--people know who you are because you've accomplished something they consider worthwhile, not because you happened to get turned down by a gold-digger on for love or money.