So, I've barely had any time to spend on LJ.  Work day's are busy and I don't have a home PC.  If I'm to continue enjoying digital space here on LJ, I've decided that it's time to narrow down my friends' list to only include people I know personally or have known online for many years.

I'm turning into someone who much prefers staying in touch one-on-one or in looped emails with a small group of friends, through calls and IMs, and even text messages, but if LJ is still the best way to stay in touch with some of my friends, I want to at least feel comfortable writing here about myself.

Once upon a time I used LJ as a way to stay in touch with people, and eventually to blab too personally about myself.  Some recent experiences here have led me to the conclusion that this environment is best used as a way to discuss contemporary issues, pop culture, share somewhat impersonal anecdotes, etc.  I'd prefer not to use it as a primary way to stay in touch with friends.  However, if I am going to use it all, it's because of those friendships.  I no longer feel comfortable sharing more personal stories about myself  with so many people.

I'm sure much of this has to do with my job.  It became necessary to sign-up with MySpace, and necessary now to sign-up with Facebook.  I have to become familiar with applications I have *no* desire to use personally, but need to understand for my work.  And though I do enjoy message boards, blogs, emailing, etc. (no enemy of technology or its advancements, am I), I don't want to spend so much of my social time using social networks.  That said, I don't want to abandon LJ altogether, since I belong to at least one beloved community here.  And I know this is still, for many reasons, the best way to find out what many of you are up to.  And I'll try to be less mum than I've been.

My apologies to anyone who feels hurt by this decision.    

So, here's the deal. It's a B-movie. Directed by the same guy who did the cult favorite The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. Funny fucking shit.

A very good friend is working to fill up seats at the L.A. one-night-only premiere next Thursday, September 20th at 8:00 pm. You can buy tickets through Fandango (http://www.fandango.com/trailofthesc...ate=9/20/2007), and general admission tickets are $10.00.

I'm helping her do some shameless promotion...

www.screamingforehead.com

www.myspace.com/screamingforehead

OR

http://del.icio.us/screamingforehead

There will be a QA with cast and crew following the screening.

TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD, 2007, 84 min. Dir. Larry Blamire. At long last--the eagerly-awaited follow-up to THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA! Shot in glorious color and the new screen miracle CraniaScope, it's the spine-tingling story of a small coastal town besieged by foreheads from outer space, intent on taking over our planet; imagine INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS directed by Douglas Sirk (only funny, of course) and you've got it. Presented by none other than Ray Harryhausen, it features stop-motion work by the Chiodo Brothers, some very cool cameos, and a haunting title song performed by The Manhattan Transfer! With Brian Howe, Dan Conroy, Andrew Parks, Fay Masterson. Plus: Surprise Larry Blamire Shorts (9 min.).

I'm definitely going to be there. I think some of you fuckers should join me.

Tra-la-lah,
Audra

I'm getting a tax refund.

It's not much, but it sure beats owing.

Huzzah!

(And to those who celebrate, Happy Easter!)

(Thanks again, BoingBoing!)

So it's well on its way.

Because many years later something great may have come of it.

http://www.sampaints.com/portfolio.html

http://i-seldom-do.livejournal.com/
I think many of her newer works are form a series appropriately titled "The Disquieting Muses."

Moon Over the Freeway.

And it is, in brief, a treasure and delight.

The Ditty Bops also begin their bike tour this Wednesday, leaving from Venice Beach and traveling to New York City, stopping along the way to perform.

May our heronies journey safely and soundly.

Give or take a few months.

Needless to say, I'm terrified of what they may find. I can feel it in my gums this is not going to be pretty or feel good.

It is, in fact, going to be very ugly and feel signicantly horrible.

How does one say "Viva la revolution!" in German. Steph?

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=692762006

Curious to know your thoughts. Me, I just want to see this made into a movie. Or, even better, a book in the syle of Ballad of the Whiskey Robber.

Being inept, I need help.

I've changed the S2 color settings for my journal and for some reason the change is applied to my journal page (recent entries) but not to my friends page (it's still showing the old colors). I thought I only had to make one change and everything would just fall into place? Is there another page I need to go to in order to switch my friends' page colors?

Sorry for the bother. As soon as I have this figure out I'll just delete the entry.

Thanks!

I'm very happy to be involved with this project, and to help with the film's marketing. Read the script (I love James Gunn...love, love, LOVE! - authored The Toy Collector), saw the screening, and was thereafter determined to see this horror gem do well.

Anyway, we all worked on the site's concept, and one of our freelancer's worked out the design and flash.

I'm not just writing to plug our work, or the film itself (though, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity may be pleased to know the film stars Nathan Fillion), but also the competition we developed in conjunction with the movie: Slug It Out.

It's a design your own TV spot for Slither competition, and the grand prize is $25,000. Some of you with editing know-how may be interested in putting something together, so be sure to check out the competition info - it's linked from the splash page. I know a lot o' creative/talented people who could really use the cash-o-lah, so I wish you the best of luck if you choose to participate.

For their song Wishful Thinking.

Just lovely and funny. Pretty-hot-talented-awesome-girls...I'm kinda jealous.

http://www.thedittybops.com/art-video.htm

Looks a hell of a lot better than I was expecting. Directed by someone else, but seems to be in the same style.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/x3/large.html