My FOTOLOG.

I almost got stuck in the elevator with Gavin, but I laid on that close door button and made my escape!

I was in the elevator with the woman from Rocket Dog Rescue, taking her on a tour of our facility, discussing options for her "Bark for Art" event. She grinned as I anxiously held onto that close door button -muttering PLEASE DON'T LET GAVIN GET IN THE ELEVATOR WITH US!!!

I showed her around the room on the second floor...while she spoke of her organization and how she has no funding and she does this out of the goodness of her heart, I thought about what was going on up on the fourth floor...

After the tour, I was walking thru the lobby area of the building...and who do I see???!!!
Phyllis and Del right there a few steps away from me!
I ran upstairs to grab my camera so that I could get my picture taken with these two amazing women...but when I got downstairs...they were gone...

The saddest part about seeing my hero's is that Del was holding a sign in her hand that said "NEWSOM."

My chest doesn't hurt like it has the last few days..but I'm still feeling...not quite right...
I think I am stressed.

Stressed about my mother's health

Stressed about my job...it wears me out- and at times I want to say "screw-it" (especially because I feel I get no respect from those "above" me...did I mention that I will NOT even recieve a cost of living increase?!- I basically BEGGED for this $990.00 extra a YEAR, but they said NO..no cost of living increases IN MY DEPARTMENT, however, that may or may NOT be the case in other departments...ummm....yeah..while others get TITLE CHANGES- which will allow them salery INCREASES...I can't even get a cost of living increase....do you think they are trying to tell me something??!!) but right now in my life, I really don't want to have to worry about looking for a new job...

Stressed about my future...HOW can anyone be confident that they will be able to take care of themselves in their older age?? I make crap money- but try to save some each month...however, I don't think my 5k will cut it...

I need a break...and I'm so glad that I will be getting one next weekend!
If I can only hold out until then...

My chest has been hurting on the same side of my body as my mom's wound. I wonder if I'm having Sympathy pains- or if something is seriously wrong with me...

Lake Shasta here we come!!

Christina, Mark and I are going on a mini-vacation Nov 21-Nov 23!

We have reservations here!

Just look at all the fun we will have!!

Gus Van Sant’s “ELEPHANT”

Disturbing is an understatement.
Christina and I had gone to a Directors event that Frameline was holding for Gus Van Sant a few months ago…
Gus talked about his films, and showed clips of his new projects, one of which was “Elephant”. He told of how the people in this film are actual high school students, who have never acted before…then, merely stating that the film was “about high school students”, showed a clip. The clip shown was the opening scene in the film, which shows a teenager being “driven” to school by his alcoholic parent, and how this kid deals with the situation. This was the premise of the film I thought. I figured this film would revolve around this family and how this teenager has to take on the responsibility of a grown-up because his parents hadn’t.
My assumption was FAR from correct.
I had NO idea what the basis of this film was really going to be.
NO IDEA

This is one of those films which presents the perspective of many of the characters. The amazing aspect is how he manages to film overlapping scenes from three different perspectives.

This film doesn’t really end, and therefore stays with the viewer so that they may formulate their own….ending…