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This disturbs me.

There isn't a reason in the world to put Oakenfold at Slide, on a Wednesday, and to promote it.

The image on the Slide website says/shows it all.  Notice how big one half of the lounge is...juxtaposed with Oakenfold in front of, oh, I don't know, 50k people?  The event is being heavily promoted.  We are soooo getting shut down.

 - updated 01/30

Last night I left Slide early and headed upstairs to see Kung-Fu Vampire hit the stage at Ruby. We shared the dressing room while I was getting ready, they were characters, and I just had to see them perform. They were awesome. I liked their sound a lot.  I also shot three videos, but I am working on the audio...I was right next to the monitors and the sound is way destorted.   Shamoo, silly point-n-shoot!

I seriously thought this thing was going to attack me.

Last night we finally got together again for another installment of Girls Night Out.  We were much more mellow this time, partly because of our seating placement, and I think we were all still a little worn out from the holidays. 

Many of the other girls had been traveling home to see family, and I've been getting over a monstrous sickness.  Janice and I attempted another pillow fight, but both gave up after just a couple of blows.  I got a 20 minute massage and nearly fell asleep!

The talent was awesome, three shows with an acrobat, a man suspended in water, and a burlesque performer.  The food was amazing again and we were well taken care of.  We started with arugula salads with spicy croutons, fresh-grated parmesan, and warm candied apples.  Next we had seared ahi-tuna followed by cauliflower soup with browned butter and capers.  My main course (since I don't eat red meat) was a portebello mushrooms and carmelized onion tartlette.  I don't remember exactly what dessert was, but it was damn good, too.  Some sort of warm mousse with peaches and cinammon.

Janice and manager Brian had a dance-off toward the end of the night that I caught on video.  I really dig Supperclub.

Video: Show us your favorite movie scene.
Submitted by Caroline.

I have many, many favorite scenes from many, many movies...but this scene from Dr. Strangelove is definitely in my top ten.

Ford and I have spent the past day watching 24 Season 5.  It's so bad it's good.  Some things they get right on the money, many they don't.  Yet, it's still so damn entertaining. 

First of all, being that it's 2007, this year will mark ten years since my best friend was murdered, ten years since I graduated high school (2 weeks after her murder), and ten years that I've lived on my own.  I've moved to three different cities and have started an extensive education in film and photography.  I am excited to move forward into the next ten years.   This March will be my 6th anniversary with Ford, and hopefully hopefully hopefully this will be the year we actually get this goddamned house finished. 

The week building up to NYE was pretty weak, actually. Work was slow since everyone was holding out for Sunday.   Jamie Foxx came in with a small entourage on Saturday night. He wasn't in my section (darn!) but I still went by to meet and greet.  He didn't want any photos taken, so I had to respect his wishes (dammit!).  I really wanted to sneak one in somehow, but didn't want to risk getting caught and make the club look bad.  He was really sweet and even sung along a little to "Gold Digger".  He also took care of his hostess out of his own pocket and I respect that.  Usually celebrities have their manager do it and they are fuggin' cheapskates. 

I've been sick going on three weeks with really nothing more than an annoying cough, that just comes and goes. I really should have taken a day off.  Sometimes I wheeze, sometimes I want to cry because whenever I want to sleep, I keep myself (and probably Ford) up coughing.  On Sunday morning I drank a couple shots of Robitussin to knock myself out, and it worked for about three hours.  I woke up to pupils the size of dimes and was so looped out I couldn't even leave the house until I had to go on autopilot to get to work at 8pm.  NYE at Slide is worlds different from NYE at Ruby Skye.  I knew it would be.  I did run into a dozen circus performers who were using our backhalls to get back and forth in the building.  I miss the acrobats.  I miss GoGo Pro.  I don't miss 1500+ people trashed. 

Ford was out with Jay and Jen.  My girlfriend Sara came from Sacramento to see me at Slide. I ended up kissing her and her boyfriend at midnight.  They were adorable.  I ended up getting a little tipsy, and ended up at Bob's Donuts at 4am with my friend Mookey.  I was so mezmerized by this humongous 12" donut that I didn't even buy any for myself.  I ate a couple of his donut holes and ended up back at home somewhere around 5.  I waited up for Ford, who came in a couple hours later.  The sun rise was all the sun I saw for the day.

Are you throwing or attending a holiday party this year?  Any ideas/tips to share?

I haven't attended a holiday party yet, but our annual party for Inner Circle Entertainment (Ruby Skye, Slide, Aura, SHBoom) will be held at Supperclub in February.  In previous years we hosted the party in the Spanish Suite at the Clift Hotel, but with the addition of new clubs, we can't possibly fit there anymore.  There's nothing like the debauchery that comes from nightclub employees.

Waking up at 2 on Sunday to most people would be wasting the day away, but when you work the hours I do and go to bed at 6, it's normal night of sleep.  My only complaint is that the sun is going down soon and then I have to force myself to sleep earlier tonight in order to readjust for the rest of the week.  Tomorrow I am shooting in front of the camera with friend Kyle Chesser, whom of which I shot with years ago...and he's since moved into a bigger studio and acquired more toys.  I've since become a photographer, and drool over what he shoots with, his lighting, space, etc.  It will be fun to geek out on gear and be shot at the same time.  In the past couple weeks I've shot friends Chip Clofine, Alexis Johnson, and Tracy Baumbach.   
  
I also finally received my copy of the newly big JPG Magazine.  It looks great!  I submitted to the theme "Self Portrait" (on page 79).  There's a lot of great work featured and I am happy to be included.