Quiznos Rodents February 27, 2004 ~ 2:13 pm
Posted by Julie in : Reviews , comments closedOkay, if you’ve seen a Quizno’s commercial lately and were disturbed, raise your hand. Aren’t those rodents some of the most bizarre things you ever seen? And yet the more you see them, the more they grow on you. Until late one night after hours spent at a bar drinking margaritas, you return home, flip on the TV, and find yourself singing along…”We love the subs! Coz they are good to us!” And depending on your level of drunkenness, you might also dance. But really, I wouldn’t know this from experience. ahem.
Anyway, here’s a chance to see the Quiznos rats before they started hocking subs. And for the record, they’re actually Spongmonkeys. And the “We like the moon” song on this website is way more addictive than ‘We like the subs.” Just ask my office mates, who have been forced to listen to it at least five times a day for the past three days…
Dental Insurance February 26, 2004 ~ 3:11 pm
Posted by Julie in : Academic Office Monkey, Politically Incorrect , comments closedSome one explain to me how my union came to choose what is surely the most worthless dental insurance in the universe? I’ve been a little lax in going to the dentist the past year or so, and so when I went three weeks ago, it wasn’t really a surprise that I needed a couple of fillings. The surprise came when I found out that the fillings, which cost $130 a piece (actually, the one cost $170 because it was a “two-surface” job), weren’t really covered by insurance. By which I mean that the insurance covered a grand total of $8 per filling. Are you freakin’ kidding me? How is this allowed to continue? Wait, I actually know the answer to this one. That deserter in the White House has a bunch of buddies in the insurance business and so it’s in his best interest to let this stupidity continue. I really hope we get him out of office this fall.
In the meantime, my pocketbook as well as my mouth have taken a beating…
Lotto Bust February 23, 2004 ~ 2:34 pm
Posted by Julie in : Drama Queen, Urban Family , comments closedSo I didn’t win the lottery. Or even come in second, which also would have been welcome. But then again, neither did any of my friends who played. My new idea is that it must be easier to win when the jackpot is relatively low, say one or two million dollars. Because then not as many people are playing and your odds increase. Or something like that…I was never good at math.
Sad news today, one of my friends who works at the college I do handed in his resignation today, which means he will be leaving after this academic year. He’s still unsure whether he will leave the city or not. It’s expensive to raise a family here and he’s got two kids now. Makes me sad to think about it…we have lunch once a week to keep in touch, and I’ll miss that. He’s also part of my artistic support unit - we got our MFAs together from this college, and as I’ve only stayed close with a few of the people I went through with, the loss of even one is painful. He’s a good friend, and I’ll miss him if he and his family go to Oregon.
Starting rehearsals tomorrow night for a Moliere piece: “The Bourgeois Gentleman”. I’m looking forward to it because the director/translator also got his MFA from the program I did, and views a dramaturg as an equal rather than a subordinate, as so many do. The production is with an off-B’way company I worked with last year, so there will be a couple of familiar faces in the cast as well, which is always nice.
Back to work…
Lotto Fever February 20, 2004 ~ 4:36 pm
Posted by Julie in : Random Insanity , comments closedI have officially been sucked into the massive delusion sweeping the nation. That’s right, Mega Millions. With a jackpot of $222 million, try to find someone who hasn’t bought at least one ticket. I don’t need $222 million. I don’t think anyone on earth needs that much money (although friends of a certain President might disagree with me). However, $5 million would be nice. In addition to the lovely things I could do for myself, that would be enough to get all friends and family members out of debt and have some left over to buy a house somewhere. Not in NYC, but close to. Chances of me winning anything are slim to none, but like most people, I would rather have the possibility of being rich than face the reality of being poor. Go ahead, name the musical that last line came from. I dare you.
Life (In a Nutshell) February 20, 2004 ~ 4:31 pm
Posted by Julie in : About a Julz , comments closedOkay, so if you have by some miracle found this blog, you’re probably wondering “Who the hell is this person?” Or maybe you’re not. Maybe you hit the wrong button on Google or something, and now you’re thinking “Why isn’t the back button working?”. In the second case, be patient. Or close out the screen. Your choice. In the first case, here I am:
Julie H. 26. Brooklyn, NY. I work as an assistant registrar in one of 5.2 billion (give or take) colleges in NYC. I occasionally gig around as a dramaturg at one of the 52 billion (give or take) theatres in NYC. Note that I don’t often get paid to do these gigs, even though I have an MFA in Dramaturgy and Theatre Criticism, so I have to keep my day job. I live by myself (finally!) in a basement apartment near Prospect Park with two cats, have a boyfriend who has two daughters (ages 8 and 11). And I think that covers the main points. Oh, I’m a semi-only child. How does this happen? It happens when Mom marries a much older man who has two children only slightly younger than Mom. My brothers are 28 and 26 years older than me, so I’m my Dad’s third child and my Mom’s only. Dad died before I was 2, so there you have it.
I think that’s it for this go round. Stay tuned for rantings and ramblings…
