nevafeva, yeah yeah yeah!

book meme

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:23:18 GMT

Originally published at neva, miss feva, blogging. You can comment here or there.

Here are your rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to neutronjockey once you’ve posted your three sentences.

Here’s my answer:

A PERCULIAR FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS (anthology)

I want to give her the benefit of the doubt. I have not known her long. She is not one of my oldest friends.

fyi

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:25:15 GMT

Just wanted to note that from now on, this journal will be friends-only. Some people need to stay out of my business. Sorry, stalkers. Move along.

not getting it

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:16:51 GMT

I just finished watching Muriel's Wedding. That was supposed to be a comedy? It depressed me.

But I thought this was kind of cool:

Toni Collette - Biography:

From age 6 she was brought up in suburban Sydney. At the age of 11 she showed her phenomenal acting skills when she faked appendicitis out of boredom and longing for attention; her act was so convincing that doctors had to remove her appendix, even though the test showed nothing wrong with it.

gotta love the NY Post

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:44:57 GMT

trying to win

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:12:02 GMT

I'm a sucker for free stuff. I've entered to win a new iPod. I get two entries in the contest if I blog about it.

So I'm blogging about it.

ma bell, i've got the NIL communication

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:34:44 GMT

I woke up this morning with my land line phone down (again) and no cell phone reception.

Jesus Hernandez Christ, what kind of rain storm is this?! Grrr....

Oddly enough, my DSL connection still works most of the time.

So, anyway, you know how to find me if ya need me....

something to laugh at

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:01:10 GMT

Here's a couple of things I've been laughing at this week. Strangely enough, they both are related to poop in some way (don't worry, the videos below have no gross visuals).

Best reaction video for 2girls1cup.com:

glumbert - 2 Girls 1 Grandma Reaction

Wanda Sykes gets bad customer service:

glumbert - Wanda Sykes gets bad customer service

i just want everyone to know

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:11:29 GMT

I've gotten over my case of the grouchies, although--contrary to what weather.com says--I swear the last few days have been the coldest I've ever experienced in Portland. Brrrrr! I feel like I'm in Missoula again!

what I'm not doing today

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:23:21 GMT

Eating.
Shopping.
Changing out of my pajamas.
Showering.
Talking on the phone unless I have to.
Letting anyone break-a my stride or get me down.

Yeah, I'm grouchy.

my two cents, episode 2

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:17:45 GMT

Madonna has been getting flak for "canceling Christmas" at her house. Why she's getting crap for it, I have no idea. First, she's made it clear that she's not a Christian. So why is anyone surprised that she doesn't practice a Christian holiday? Millions of people don't celebrate Christmas. Granted, it's easy to forget that given there are a ba-zillion crazy people shopping today and the media loves to ram this holiday up our asses, but, still. It's not a freakish thing to pass on Christmas. I know I try to avoid it as much as possible.

But, really--Christmas nowadays is more about consumerism than Christ. And I really don't think Madonna's kids are lacking in anything materialistic. I think they'll be okay if they don't unwrap a gift on December 25th. They unwrapped the gift of being born rich when they were born. They are not children that have their needs unmet.

Honestly, I've always been impressed with Madonna's parenting decisions. If I had kids, I would hope to raise them the same way: No junk food, no television, lots of books and music, and a ton of creative outlets and activities. Mark my words--Lourdes and Rocco will NOT turn out like Paris Hilton and Brandon Davis...and their mother's discipline will have a lot to do with it. So fuck y'all.

friday is buy nothing day!

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:09:07 GMT

workplace safety

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:26:44 GMT

Ontario's Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)--which, I'm assuming, is comparable to our OSHA--has just released some safety videos that are, to say the least, pretty blunt. It reminds me of the post office's there-are-no-accidents attitude. It also reminds me of the don't-play-with-your-dad's-power-tools-unsupervised 16mm films I watched as a kid in school....

I need your ideas!

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:20:28 GMT

What kinds of superstitious cures have you heard of or tried? I'm trying to come up with a list of cures, quick fixes, rituals, miracle products, old wives tales, and "miracles" along the likes of Audrey Santo. Please share! I need inspiration for a short story I'm working on.

my two cents, episode 1

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:51:18 GMT

I've decided to start a blog series and title it "my two cents" because I'm one of those assholes that have a opinion on everything. I think I should blog more about my asshole-opinions instead of trying to force them on anyone who will listen, which is what I usually do. Isn't that what blogs are for? So, here's what I hope is my first installment in the series! Enjoy!

Today's topic: KATU did a report on high-tech gagets for hunters. "Is high tech hunting really fair?" they ask their viewers. (Their online poll shows that 74% of people who voted went with "no").

My two cents? If wild game is the primary source of food for you and your family, I don't think fairness is an issue. If you're hungry, then you do what you got to do, right? (If you are me, that means going through a drive-thru wearing no bra, flannel pajama bottoms, and flip-flops in November). However, if you hunt as a "sport", then these high tech tools are just as "fair" as the cheat-book I used for Super Mario Bros. 3 in high school for my Nintendo*. It works, but you're kinda a punk for being lazy and unskillful. Don't ya think? Is winning really everything, kids? Half the fun of hell is getting there!

Anyway, that's my warm-up post to the new Op-Ed series of Neva Feva. I think my next installment in this series will be focusing on what irks me about the BBC radio program "World Have Your Say"...

Now it's your turn: Share your two cents! Let me know if you have any suggestions for future topics!

*Yeah, that's an old reference. I haven't been sucked into a video game since 1991, when I spent my entire Spring Break of my senior year in high school completing The Legend of Zelda. After the initial satisfaction wore off, I realized how big of a loser I was and swore off of video games since.

you will probably see this 100 times in the next few weeks...

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:09:23 GMT

I can only hope that I'm the first one to show you this:

Andy Samberg and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:41:53 GMT

Portland Lupus Walk is this weekend!

We're still collecting for the PNW Lupus Foundation and we are doing well but we can still use help! To those who haven't donated, please keep in mind that ANY amount is appreciated----$5 here and $10 there adds up!

Here are the team members' pages. You can also donate with cash or check:
http://www.firstgiving.com/purpleroses
http://www.firstgiving.com/lynstevens
http://www.firstgiving.com/pookisue

I will post pictures and results on Saturday afternoon.

Love,
Neva

tonight

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:34:46 GMT

Just got back from Monday Movies at The Tonic Lounge. Much better venue that the old one! As always, good times were had by all. It was good to see Cuervolinda and her man.

Before the movies, Jeff talked me into going to Everyday Music down the street. Here are my used finds:
Taxi Driver DVD, $12
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (Wilco) DVD, $2.50
Jesus' Son VHS, $2
My Own Private Idaho VHS, $2.

Sweet!

(And yes, everyone and everything in my world has a MySpace profile.)

new word added to my lexicon, thanks to rick emerson

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:12:18 GMT

Gresh-amphetamine. Because Gresham, well, sucks.

Monday Movie Night!

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:34:22 GMT

Monday, September 17, 2007 Monday Movies begin again at our new location The Tonic Lounge. We've got an indoor venue, and plenty of new 16mm films to show you.

Monday the 17th is Rock n' Roll Night. We are showing The Girl Can't Help It (1956, black & white, 99 minutes) the quintessential rock & roll movie, starring Jayne Mansfield. Performances by Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Julie London, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, and The Platters. We wanted to take advantage of the great sound system we now have access to, and this film does just that!

Upcoming schedule:

September 24, Deadly Driving Night

Last Date (1950 B&W, 15 min.) Reckless teen driving, starring a young and unknown Dick York, before he was gay or Darin Stevens.

None For The Road (1957 B&W, 15 min.) Her lucky charm bracelet was no match for a liquored up escort home.

Red Light Return (1965 Eastman color, 15 min.) Crash test dummies and crumpled steel show you just how much General Motors cares.

October 1, Military Disasters

Disaster Control Nuclear Fallout (US Air Force, 1956, B&W, 30 min.) Hey! I can see the bones in my hand right through the skin!

Battle of Russia (US Army, 1943, B&W, 30 min.) Academy Award winner for best documentary by Frank Capra. No Santa, no Jimmy Stewart, just hardcore war and a smattering of Nazis to boot!

Military Blooper Reel (US Army, 10 min.) The fun never ends when the military makes training films. Spliced together outtakes and mistakes that remind us war is funny!

October 8, Ghetto Life

Marked For Failure (NET, 1964, B&W, 60 min.) Before PBS, there was National Educational Television. After a series of films tearing into the government and the powerful white majority such as this one, NET was shut down so that it could no longer embarrass Whitey with his own money.

Monday Movies at The Tonic Lounge

3100 NE Sandy Blvd.,

Portland, OR 97212

503.238.0543

Mere blocks from I-84 33rd Ave. Exit, (Exit 1). Right on the Sandy 12 Tri-Met line.

Big free parking lot. Cool free movies. Full bar. Full menu until 10pm. Juke box full of Portland punk rock. Shit, you can't go wrong.

If you'd like to be emailed a calendar of our upcoming schedule once it is available, please send your request to mondaymovies at aol dot com. (We hate spam too. We don't sell or abuse your information, just send you crap like this.

For a complete calendar of upcoming movies, go to http://www.myspace.com/mondaymovie.

jobs

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:04:21 GMT

(swiped from pygmymetal)

1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/
2. Put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top 10 results.

1. Multimedia Developer
2. Costume Designer
3. Office Machine Repairer
4. Tailor / Dressmaker
5. Website Designer
6. Special Effects Technician
7. Gunsmith
8. Computer Support Person
9. Industrial Designer
10. Technical Writer

Heh, number 26 on my list was "Hotel Desk Clerk"! and 32 was "Admin Asst".

someone you know has lupus!

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:32:02 GMT

You have plenty of time to donate to my team for the PNW Chapter of the Lupus Foundation's Portand Walk! Credit cards, checks, and cash are accepted. ANY AMOUNT IS APPRECIATED!

Notable lupus patients (in addition to yours-truly) (via Wikipedia.org):

· Ray Walston , a well known character actor
· Tim Raines , a former major league baseball player, primarily with the Montreal Expos
· Ferdinand Marcos , former Philippine president, who died from complications of lupus in 1989
· Flannery O'Connor , American fiction writer
· Hugh Gaitskell , British politician
· J Dilla (also known as Jay Dee , born James Dewitt Yancey), a hip-hop producer and beatmaker who died of the disease in 2006
· Elaine Paige , British actress and singer
· Michael Jackson , singer/songwriter, was diagnosed with discoid lupus and vitiligo in 1984.
· Millie , the pet dog of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush , was diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus
· Charles Kuralt , former anchor of CBS Sunday Morning
· Inday Ba (also known as N'Deaye Ba), a Swedish-born actress who died from complications of lupus at age 32
· Caroline Dorough-Cochran, sister of Howie D. of the Backstreet Boys , who founded the Dorough Lupus Foundation in her memory
· Stephanie Smith , artist who died of SLE complication in 1969 at the age of 22. The anti-smith (or anti-Sm) antigen was discovered in her, and is the basis of a SLE diagnostic test.
· Mercedes Yvette , runner-up of Season Two of America's Next Top Model
· Sophie Howard , a British glamour model
· Leslie Hunt , an American singer and former American Idol semifinalist
· Seal , an English singer, whose characteristic facial scarring is due to the disease.

grade school

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:55:03 GMT

My mother, me, my brother, and my father in grade school. Different years, of course.

cleanin' house

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:17:54 GMT

I just threw up some small stuff on eBay....because I have nothing else better to do on a Saturday night. Check it out here.

since i'm on a roll....tell MSNBC that gay-bashing "journalists" aren't okay.

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:06:59 GMT

On Tuesday night, broadcaster Tucker Carlson admitted on national television that he and a friend assaulted a person who "bothered" him in a Washington D.C. public restroom. He described grabbing and hitting the man against a stall, while drawing laughter from his fellow hosts.
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Comments that condone violence -- and imply violence against gays and lesbians -- are unacceptable.
Tell Tucker Carlson he must apologize publicly for his comments»

The comment occurred during a discussion on MSNBC Live with Dan Abrams about Senator Craig's arrest for "lewd conduct" and
eventual guilty plea.

MSNBC has replayed some of the segment, but cropped out Carlson's comments that he "…went back with someone I knew and grabbed the guy by the -- you know, and grabbed him, and ... [h]it him against the stall with his head."
That statement was coupled with laughter from Carlson's fellow hosts Dan Abrams and Joe Scarborough, suggested to viewers that physical violence is an appropriate response to an unwelcome proposal. This is dangerous and wrong.

MSNBC has yet to acknowledge Carlson's comments. By failing to address this issue, MSNBC is sending a message to their viewers this type of violence is appropriate.
Join me in telling MSNBC that its viewers and the American people deserve an explanation»

Thank you for speaking out for our nation's health!

Natasha

Care2 Campaign Team

my famous friend, LeLo

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:15:48 GMT

A couple of days ago, I posted a link to LeLo's blog about Ira Glass doing an OPB fundraiser at the New Hope Community Church, a venue very politically active against gay rights.

LeLo was pissed for obvious reasons. I was pissed because I, too, wanted to see Ira speak. I've seen him twice before in Portland at other venues, but I didn't want any part of my twenty-fucking-eight dollar ticket to go to the New Hope Community Church. So, when I read LeLo's post, I helped spread the word and e-mailed Ira's booking agent and OPB at 1:30 in the morning on Wednesday.

The Steven Barclay Agency, located in Petaluma, CA, e-mailed me back at seven o'clock in the morning. By 10am, everyone was blogging about LeLo's post. By the end of the day, Ira, OPB, and LeLo were everywhere, including The Portland Mercury, KGW News, Blue Oregon, OR Blogs, and, this morning, in print, in The Oregonian.

And, most importantly: OPB found a different venue for Ira Glass' lecture. Hurray!

I'm sharing this story with you because a) I think LeAnn's a rock star and b) it just goes to show that a little activism can sometimes go a long way. We all need to speak are minds louder and more often. I want to congratulate LeAnn on this success and OPB for doing the right thing in the end. What great news for me to start the day to!