Dangerous

The help I was promised
never came
this evening at the Showcase Theatre
to help me with the floor
for Dangerous Liaisons

I signed onto this project
with the expectation that:
A) I would have help
B) The set would have been built
with ample time for painting
C) That my budget was reasonable
D) That I had the absolute final say
in the visual design of the show,
including those areas that I myself
was not responsible for but that would
eventually wind up on MY set

I am a Nazi when it comes to my work
And they're really getting to see me in full force

The set was built late
I have gotten little to no help
my budget has been at the last minute cut
which has forced me to BEG Local hardware stores
for paint donations
in exchange for advertisements in the program
all of a sudden I'm now fundraising? What?

I don't have time for this.
This should have been done by last week
but people piss around
and the director does not want to do anything
except ask me to do more work

So the floor is all mapped out and planned
taped off, measured and it took forever
especially when you run out of chalk
and can't use your chalk line

And I called it a night
yes, there's a lot left to do
but I'm tired and terribly distraught
and unnerved by this whole production

I've just about given up on it
and I'm ready to hand over my designs
and say "Here, try your best." and leave.

So I've decided that the painting will be finished
if the director decides to ask for help
otherwise, I'm not busting my ass to finish anything
he'll end up with a floor thats half parquet
and half chalk and masking tape

and I won't care.

but I don't want my name on it if thats the case.

If in the end I'm not completely satisfied with the outcome
my name will not appear on the project.

I don't put my name on shit.

Annie Get Your Gun on the otherhand
is right on schedule
except for the chandeliers
but we won't talk about them right now

8 days

So here I am
designing 2 shows
that open on the same day
1 huge musical
with large gargantuan scenery

and one small play
with intricate French Rococo Interiors

How I got conned into that last one
I'll never know

but alas, it's the final stretch
where everything takes a backseat
until the curtains go up
in exactly 8 days

Lots and Lots to do
filigree work
painting a floor to look like Parquet
constructing 2 three foot high chandeliers
That Light!
making my forced perspective actually work
and hanging 4 large comissioned paintings
and making them fly

and finding room for everything offstage

It's like the backstage at WICKED over there
at the high school, ya'll
absolutely no room for ANYTHING

so far we have one injury to report
a little girl tripped backwards over
the steel hydraulic lift
I felt terrible

It will all come together
but there is a LOT of painting to finish

will I be able to finish in time?

Stay tuned for another update
and more pictures to come!

Another Awesome Blog Entry

Today's Awesome Blog Entry is dedicated to:

ALISON OTTERBEIN

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and by today's scent of the day:
Terre d'Hermes by HERMES

Happy St. Patrick's Day

My Favorite Holiday!

And for the special day,
I'm wearing Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte Concentree!!

Go Green!

milestones

Thank you,
my dearest visitors,
my friends
for celebrating with me
the 1st anniversary
of I'm Beautiful, Dammit!

Thank you for your devotion
for taking the time to come
and find out a little more about me
each and every day
and for caring in the first place.

This is the 139th post.

And -
Thank you for the multitude
of Birthday Wishes

Love Always,
-Mark

Dodgeballs

Dawn and I
saw Final Destination 3

normally, I hate sequels
but the folks at Final Destination Inc
always keep us on the edge
of our seats

I, for one
look forward to many more
Final Destinations

even if the title is a lie
it wasn't really the Final
Destination, was it?

There was nothing particularly final about it

but I digress

I came across a wonderfully charming couple
at the gas station this evening
at 1 AM
as I went inside to pre-pay

She changed her mind several times
about 12, actually
over which brand of cigarettes
she wanted that evening

He, dressed in digitally enhanced
camouflage
head to toe, might I add
was describing, in detail
his utter disgust for the lack of morality
that the judicial system is imposing on
upscale establishments
such as "BYOB Titty Bars"
where the girls have to wear pasties
over their, and I quote, "nipples."

His point, and I rather agree with him
is essentially - What IS the point?

Now, she had been drinking
you could smell it

And he was the driver for the evening
and he was dressed for a night on the town,
let me assure you

Camouflage, if you'll recall.

He was wearing cheap, cheap, CHEAP cologne
you could smell it

My nose went into spasms

It was the typical scene that I very often
find myself in
at various refueling stations
in my area

I walked into the station
and a 20-something man
with unwashed hair
was sporting a pair of dodgeballs
under his t-shirt

this is what led to the titty-bar discussion
in the first place

It took me 15 minutes to pre-pay
I had to wait of course
for the broad to make up her mind

I feel that it should be noted
that for some reason or another
she had several shades of
fluorescent highlighter
on her hands
in bold, practically Aboriginal
patterns

of all the gas stations in the world,
I had to walk into theirs.

Hyacinth

"I have reason to believe
somethings pooped in my polyanthis."

Keeping Up Appearances
DVD Boxed set
has been my friend lately

I've been so under the weather
and miserable
that the only thing that seems to help
are my BBC comedies

Thought I was getting better
but tonight was rough

Dana Reeves died
that saddens me

Crash deserved the Oscar
I rewatched it today
I used poor judgment the first time
it really is spectacular

However
Dolly Parton was robbed
the rap hooligans STOLE her oscar.
and I am offended.

And on a recent poll,
64% thought Dolly should have won.

Thats my only complaint for the night
I agreed with all of the other winners

And at first I thought Charlize
was the best dressed
in her Dior Couture
but I've changed my mind on that too
I think the dress was wearing her
instead of the other way around
and what was with those hips?
typical John Galliano, over-designed
nightmare, I think.

I liked Keira Knightley's dress
gorgeous assymetrical one-shouldered
trumpet gown with built in mega curves
Vera Wang's best in a long time.

I turn 21 in a few days
but I don't think I'll be drinking
b/c I'm on Flagyl and they don't mix well

This is just my luck too.

seething

why am I seething?
because some people are two-faced
some people are typical faggots

some people change overnight
the homo rebirth

timid , quiet, and shy one day
the next day they have a topless myspace photo

typical faggots

I was tired of the scene
before I even walked into it

I don't play the game
I'm one of few

I don't play the field
I'd rather mow it

but it really needs to be weeded instead

if you cut them, they'll grow back
best to erradicate from the root

I wish them well
as they bounce
from man to man
no, really I do
I hope they have lots of fun

I also wish them STDs
many of them
the kind that don't go away too easily

This newfound life they feel they must inhale
is shallow, tawdry, judgmental, and utterly ridiculous

count me out
and call me whatever you like
just don't call me again
because I've begun to ignore you
and it started on Chestnut Street

And lie to yourself
and lie to the folks back home
who you think are naive
and don't suspect you take it up the ass

be a man
stand up for yourself
when you can say who you are
to anyone you want
then you'll become interesting
then your life will have meaning

I'll still be uninterested
but I'll be happy for you

Liberate yourself
it feels good

don't be plastic
don't be superficial
don't be ignorant
don't be insulting

The mummy of King Tut
has no penis
it was lost in transport
from the Valley of the Kings
to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
this information
does not relate to my story

Or does it?

My Fragrance Wardrobe

A new link
to my Fragrance Wardrobe
a listing of (almost) every fragrance I own

It's a work in progress,
only half are listed so far

My Fragrance Wardrobe

Thursday

Another Doctor's appointment
joy
it's snowing like a mother out
lots of ice
I almost died on a curve
and I'm a good driver in the snow

Yes Kelly, the Burger Palace sign
has been restored
to it's original position

Tuesday
was a day of meditation for me
the next day being the start of Lent
was I or was I not going to wake up Catholic?

well, the answer is
I did not wake up Catholic

I'm sick
and I want meat, dammit

I woke up and had a pot pie!

I'm not giving up anything for Lent

I have eaten 3 bags of jellybeans in 3 days
I don't want to hear it

I'm overeating for Lent, how's that?

I have a hard time
believing God would want me starving
in his name anyway!

I think if he came down to earth tomorrow
and saw us all cookin' our fish
he'd be like

"Eat the fucking Chicken!
Thats why I created it!"

I have a doctor's note
The Golden Ticket
and I'm using it
no school tomorrow

And to quote Scarlett O'Hara

I'm not worrying now
I'll worry later

Scent of the Day: Nuits d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal