Control Freak

If it weren’t for the need to occasionally go into town to get groceries and stuff, I could probably live here at my new place forever and never have any reason to leave. We have a cappuccino machine in the kitchen and I’m slowly mastering how to use it. So that takes care of my caffeine addiction. We also have a theatre set up in the living room. There is a giant screen with a digital projector that hooks up to the DVD player and the computer and we can just kick back and enjoy our own little screening room, complete with comfy couches and everything. Last night we watched “House of Flying Daggers.” It was almost like watching it in a real movie theatre, except without all the rustling popcorn bags and the annoying people who think it’s alright to talk during movies… Now if I can just get a reliable high speed connection so I can start playing EQ again, life will be good… I also wouldn’t mind having some hot guy(s) drop by from time to time. That would help take care of my exercise needs :) I will say that it does sort of suck that I have like no cell phone reception out here though. It won’t be quite so annoying once I get a land line, but right now I do feel slightly disconnected from the rest of civilization. Usually not a bad thing, but there are a couple of people I would like to be able to get in touch with this afternoon. Unfortunately that requires me to actually leave the grounds and I just don’t feel like going anywhere today… There’s also that whole pesky finding-a-job-thing hanging over me, but it’s Memorial Day so I’m not going to worry about that today… We’re having a party this afternoon, so this morning I learned how to make homemade French bread and somehow I just know I’m going to end up helping cook tonight too. That’s fine. I’m not a bad cook when forced to do it. Some of the people coming over are Japanese producers that have a film they want to present at the Moab Film Festival next year so we’re going to screen that after dinner to determine if it deserves entry. That should be interesting. I’m hoping it’s a good film. I don’t want to have to critique a bad movie when the creative team behind it is sitting right there. That would sort of suck. Welcome to Hollywood though… My OCD complex did come out a little this morning. Most of you have never had to live with me, but if you ever saw Monica on “Friends,” you’ll sorta get the idea. Every now and then I just sort of freak out and have to clean things. Kitchens in particular make me nuts. It’s not so bad when I’m alone, but when other people leave things in the sink (especially when there’s a fully functional, empty dishwasher right next to it) it drives me fucking crazy. I had one of those episodes today. The kitchen now shines like the top of the Chrysler building. The cabinets are organized. I have a feeling that the refrigerator may be next. That’s a project for another day though... Now I’m going to go out and soak up some SoCal sunshine, drink some of this awesome Pinot Grigio that I found, and just enjoy the holiday. Happy Memorial Day to everyone!

“The ebb and flow of the Atlantic tides. The drift of the continents. The very position of the sun along its ecliptic. These, are just a few of the things I control in my world.” – Viggo Mortnesen – “G.I. Jane”