....Chris Isaak Fucking Sang To Me....

Chris and I

Phoenix, Arizona

September 23, 2010

YES THIS IS A PICTURE OF ME AND CHRIS ISAAK, MAN OF MY DREAMS. I scrimped and saved for a V.I.P ticket knowing that he was no longer doing meet and greet lines. I have met him before in the line, but it was for a very short moment. This was very different.

I went to Phoenix, AZ for this one, buying a new dress, having my sister making me a flower for my hair, and wearing six inch heels. BADASS six inch heels....that I could barely walk in but HEY! I didn't care. I looked good.

I would tell you what happened when I got there, but really all that happened was I stood around with my sister and this very nice lady I made friends with named Mara, (HAI GUUURLLL!) and saw Chris' drummer, Kenney Dale Johnson, walk up to the glass door of the bar at the Celebrity Theater, and I pointed him out to my sister. She didn't see him. She was too busy talking with Mara about cats.

After waiting, saying bye to my Sis (we could only afford me), and being so nervous that I broke out the night before, Chris walked into the room with Kenney following him. Chris walked by me wearing his black shirt and white pants, holding his J-200 Gibson with his name emblazoned on it. He said, "hi" to me, and all that came out of me was this weird, desperate sounding "hi."

He and Kenney sat down, decided they would surprise us, and broke into "You Hurt Me So". Which....I've heard him do in countless interviews. So, trying not to sing along, I looked upon the object of my affection, and while doing this, noticed I was being eyeballed by Kenney, who noticed that I was FUCKING GAZING at Chris. I quickly looked away. Mind you, this all happened in like two minutes. All of it.

They sang, Chris stood up and said "what can I sign for ya?" and began his rounds. There were 12 of us, so I was lucky to be in a small room with a small amount of people.

When Chris got to me, he said, "How are you?"

This was said softly, I think he could see how nervous I was.

"I'm fine how are you?"

"I'm fine."

"Actually I'm freaking out," I said.

I forget what else was said in this moment. He did say "I'm lookin' at your tattoos."

He's seen them, it had just been two years and who remembers someone they met for a mili-second two years ago?

"Oh yeah, the first time you almost pulled my arm out of my socket, and my sister almost killed you."

He chuckled. I had handed him my hoodie. He looked at my arm, and at the hoodie, saying under his breath "what can I write, what can I write."

Well....this is what he wrote:

This has since been completely ruined by trying to scotchguard it. It's still there, it's just faded.

In the middle of drawing this for me, he said "do you want to take the picture now?" to the woman who had been our guide. She nodded, Chris leaned in a little and so did I, and something made me giggle.

I giggled so much that when the flash went off, my mouth was open, my teeth were now in the picture I had dreamed of having for so long.

"Oh NO!" I said, "you made me show my teeth!"

He looked at me and said, "what's wrong with your teeth?"

Now in my life I have been accused of being *shudder* cute. So, this part would have to be put in that catagory.

I covered my mouth and said, "I don't like my gap."

"so?" he said, "that didn't stop that model, what's her name?"

He snapped his fingers trying to find it, the people in the room said, "Lauren Hutton."

"Yeah, Lauren Hutton."

"But she's gorgeous all around, you see." I said.

He leaned back, "You're gorgeous all around too, don't sell yourself short."

I could do nothing but fall over a little, say "Oh my god," recollect and say, "Thank you."

"Everyone has something they don't like," He said, handing me my hoodie. "I don’t like my neck, I have such a long neck, whenever someone buys me like a “v” neck, I think I’m gonna

look like a giraffe in that! That’s why for like a movie, they show me my wardrobe, I’m like anything but a v neck!”

He stood up to go sign more things for others, and I said, "well you look good in everything,

so don't worry."

He said thank you. (Incidentally, I love his neck.)

It was at this time I noticed Kenney start introducing himself, and when I told him my name and where I was from, he said he'd been through Las Cruces.

"You blinked and you missed it!" I said.

"Well, I'm from the panhandle of Texas, so I understand." He said.

"Yeah true!" I said.

Kenney sat down next to me and started to pick on me, taking out his sharpie and trying to write on me, saying he was gonna "fix my tatt."

I said "No," playfully, and smiled.

He wanted to see my bracelet, made fun of me for my purse, and asked questions about my rings. All of my jewelry, all that I was wearing, was given to me. Kenney smiled.

"Man, people just GIVE you stuff."

I smiled, "People love me, I have a family."

He continued to talk with Mara, and I tried to catch the snippets of conversation Chris was having with everyone else in the room. He started talking about Russia, how he thought it

was gonna be this "black and white world, KGB, but it's like time square!"

I started to drop out. I'm sort of ADD sometimes, and I just float away when I'm not being spoken to.

I looked up and Kenney said, "right Moni?"

I said, "huh ?" and everyone laughed.

Then I lamented how everyone does that to me.

I could see that Chris about to exit, and as he sat down with Mara, she loaded up his lap with Corn Nuts. She happened to have some in her purse, having gotten off her braces. It

was the cutest thing I'd ever seen. I didn't know he liked Corn Nuts. He really is the man of my dreams!!

Before they left, Chris told a story about scaring Kenney, and off they went to get ready

for the show.

I was right up front. If you've ever been to the Celebrity Theater, you know that the stage is round, it rotates, and that the front row is right up against it. I could TOUCH the stage.

What followed was my dancing to every song, mouthing the words. I took off my heels, which floating free almost ended up underneath said stage.

Chris noticed me right away, making faces and trying to get me smile. All I could do was giggle.

This was enough for me. Enough to make my life.

It was during "Worked It Out Wrong" that this changed. I was gazing again, and noticing me after singing the first half of the first verse, he quickly walked to the edge of the stage where I sat, crouched down, his face close to mine and sang:

I know that you're hurtin' too

I know you're all alone

I know that you're comin' back

I worked it out wrong

I worked it out wrong

Amazed, all I could do was look into his eyes. I knew this would never happen again, so I took full advantage to look at, and into, those eyes, and see his beautiful face so close to

my own.

Once he noticed he was slowly rotating away from me, he stood up went on with the song. I looked away and said to the people sitting with me, "I can die now!"

Other highlights included Kenney waving at me and saying "Hi Moni!"

It was such a great night, AN AMAZING show, and I will NEVER forget it. Never. He is the nicest guy, so sweet, so handsome.

I wish he knew I thought so.

And now....

THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK AND MEEEE PICTURE NUMBER TWO!!!

This happened before the other picture, I just prefer the other one. I look less DUUURRR in it.

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....The Tyrannosaurus Rex is A Wimp....

SO WHEN THEY SAID THAT MY BELOVED BRONTOSAURUS WAS ACTUALLY NOW BEING CALLED APATOSAURUS....I said okay, fine, that's okay. Aparently the Brontosaurus was a franken-dino, with the head of a Camarasaurus and the body of an Apatosaurus.
I know, I know, what in the hell does any of this have to do with anything?

Well, first, take a good look at the picture I have here. According to palentologist Jack R. Horner, a lot of these dinosaurs aren't what they seem. He's got a mostly "hate" relationship with the Tyrannosaurus Rex. According to Mr. Horner, and I'm sort of inclined to believe him, the T-Rex was not a predator, but a scavenger. It's teeth were massive and sharp, but were not serrated, so there's no way it could have torn through the tough flesh of another dinosaur.
It's arms are also up for debate, because, basically, it wasn't able to do much with them. It couldn't really grab anything, they were basically useless. To me, that's amazing, I sort of like the idea of throwing T-Rex off it's throne as the "King of the Dinosaurs". It was big and clumsy, and couldn't really do much but....lumber around and find some food. So, maybe it was a scavenger.
He also has the theory that a lot of "new" dinosaur species, like Dracorex Hogwartsia (Yes, it's a Harry Potter inspired name) are actually the offspring of already established species. Again, that is the most amazing thing I ever heard!!!

He claimed to have even found the complete skull of a baby Triceratops.

Now I'm hearing that Dr. Horner believes that triceratops never even existed. That it is actually a jeuvenille Torosaurus. I think I just heard my heart break. No Triceratops? Really? So Littlefoot and Cera were NOT who you think they were. Really.

So because palentologists are always in such a pissing match, we will never know the real truth about dinosaurs. I hope the news about Triceratops isn't true, because if it is, I gotta get a new favourite dinosaur.

Alright, enough of that nerdy science lesson. I love to learning about dinosaurs, promise it'll be back to the crap next time. LOL

IT'S THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

AH HA!! See what I did there, I suprised you with the sexy!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!
~Moni

....Retractions From the Tardis....

SO THIS IS JUST A POST TO SAY....I GOOFED ON MY LAST DOCTOR THEMED POST....I said that Amelia's aunt was her mother. Sorry about that!

I wouldn't mind....but some people get touchy about that.

I mean I'm a NEW Whovian. I've come to this only knowing about the Eleventh Doctor. Not that there is anything wrong with Ten. He's great!! It's just that, well, Eleven is my Doctor.

When I first saw the "New" Daleks....well....I didn't really know they looked different. I mean....I'd never really seen a Dalek. I never cared before!! So, to me, they're actually pretty cool.

I like them, yeah they look like skittles, but who cares? Well. People apparently do. I mean, here's my thing: I'm liking them because they show imagination. They represent change, and that Matt Smith's stint as The Doctor will be different and even more exciting. Besides, I like this episode. I love it when The Doctor goes bonkers with the pipe on the Dalek. It's amazing.

What does CREEP me out, and even more so on this last episode are those damn Cybermen:

Good GOD that's just creepy.

I saw the episode (of DT's reign) where the Cybermen cut up the Torchwood lady. So yeah. I don't like them. LOL

Anywaysers....so....really I was just gonna say sorry, and that I made the changes. And I got caught up talking about Doctor Who again. I like it though. These things seem to come to me when I'm not at my best, and they make it easier for me to deal.

Thanks for reading!! It's really not an official blog post tonight, so no gratuitous Chris Isaak picture. Maybe this:

I feel like I'm cheating on my Chris!! LOL!!! Enjoy, Whovians!!!

~Moni

....Hello Sweetie....

I KNOW I SAID MY NEXT POST WOULD BE DOCTOR-LESS....but the last two episodes were awesome, and I cheated and watched the season finale. Why, you may ask, did I do this? Well, dude, if you had seen the end of "The Pandorica Opens" you would have been just like I was. I stood up, screamed "DAAHHHH!!!" and demanded that I see the next part. My Sisser, who usually talks me out of watching the next episode online, agreed that we should be able to see the next part.

I was feeling stuck when "The Pandorica Opens" ended with Amy in Rory's arms, after Rory had been dead and forgotten, and the Doctor inside of the Pandorica screaming "LISTEN TO ME!!!" Not to mention that Rory, (who is plastic, apparently) has involuntarily shot Amy in the stomach with a gun that came out of his hand.

WHAT!!?!?!!? I was having none of this crap.

(Rory's crazy gun hand thing)

Like I told you before, I knew he'd get out, how? I wasn't sure. What did we learn from "The Pandorica Opens"? Well, that that crack had been eating at Amy's life. I mean I guess I could have gotten that from the second half (sorry LOL) but when the Doctor looked at Amy and asked her "Doesn't it bother you that your life doesn't make sense?" I was like, well that crack done ate her Mama!

STILL! I had to know!!

So, we popped the popcorn, got our stuff together, and here's where Doctor Song would say "Spoilers!!!"

So seriously, if you haven't seen "The Big Bang" turn back now.

This episode was freaking amazing. AMAZING!! We see little Amelia again, and this time when he prays for someone to come and help her, no one shows up. She's just as cute as ever and is painting stars in the sky....which wouldn't be unusual, but because River Song exploded the Tardis, there are no stars, no other planets, just the earth alone in the vaccuum of space, heated by the explosion from our favourite blue box.

But I'm getting ahead....

Amelia is in bed as her Aunt Sharon is showing her kiddie shrink out the door, (remember, she bit them all LOL) she is eavesdropping when someone slips a note into her mail slot. What is it? It's a museum foldout!!

Amelia opens it to see a circle and an arrow pointing to that damned Pandorica!!

Not to mention the note on the back that says "Come along, Pond". (That cuted me OUT!!)

So, little Amelia decides to go to the museum, b-lines it for the Pandorica section, and notices a sticky note on the Pandorica that reads "Stick around Pond". So she runs away from her (bitchy) Aunt and hides until the museum closes.

Of course, this is the part where I was getting all nutso and saying "THE DOCTOR!! LET HIM OUT!!!" because I've developed a crush on Matt Smith (or the Doctor I'm not sure) and I wanted to get him out because no doubt it had been a long time!!

Of course Little Amelia watches in amazement as the Pandorica (how many times did I type this?) OPENS to reveal....AMY POND?!???!

How did Amy get in there? I'm not telling. You need to see it from then on. Just know that Fezes are not cool, and that The Doctor is the goddamn man!

Oh, yeah and "The Lodger" was cute and creepy as hell (boffo footballing scenes, he just showed off a lot LOL), and this was the best part of the whole thing:

Naked Doctor. Yum!!

So that's pretty much it!! I'm still gonna have Doctor Who Margarita Saturday, coz I NEED to see the season finale again!! It was soooooo good!! AMY AND RORY'S WEDDING!! AHHHH!!! LOVE!!

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

AND BABY, "AMERICAN IDOL"!??!?!?! PLEASE DON'T!!!

Haz a good night, PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni

....STILL More Doctor Who!!!....

SPOILERS SUCK!!! THEY DO, THEY REALLY DO!!! It seems in this day and age if you don't want to know anything about your favourite show, you shouldn't go online. Especially with my Doctor.

Just watching an interview with Matt Smith, I got spoiled!! From an episode that's after an episode I haven't seen!!! The Fourth of July weekend has put a damper on me seeing "The Lodger". I guess I'll just do a Doctor Who Margarita Marathon!! Drunk Doctor oggling....always fun.

This last eppie that I saw was called "Vincent and the Doctor". It was pretty good, but mostly sad. I mean I realize that Vincent Van Gogh (pronounced Van GOFF, apparently) had issues. Most of us artists do. It was just sad to watch the guy weep because he knew that Amy and The Doctor would be leaving soon.

I enjoyed the thought of Amy staying and marrying him, if just for the fact that she might have actually been happy. I mean with Rory dying in such A HORRIBLE way, and then having her history erased by time energy, that's tough. Still Karen Gillan always redeems Amy. I enjoy Amy (having studied up on Rose and Martha), she has no interest in being in love with The Doctor, and only really jumped him out of sheer relief. I can't blame her, I would have done the same.

I guess I should put a little note about "The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood" two parter. Finding out BBC America basically chops up the eppies into 60 minutes, it's really no wonder these two episodes made little sense. Still, they were pretty good. I didn't like Ambrose, and really the Doctor did let her off too light, she did kill someone, even if that someone was a Homoreptilia.

It also kind of irritated me that she expected the Doctor to be watching her kid. Dude, YOU watch your damn kid!!! LOL

For some reason I liked The Doctor saying "Does anyone have any celery? Maybe a tomato?" It was cute. I'm a sucker for cute.

As for "The Lodger", I saw a one minute clip and am really excited to see how it turns out!! I mean, half naked Doctor!!! Come on!!!

Another thing that got spoiled for me was learning exactly what "The Pandorica" is. After hearing it's a prison for all eternity, and that the Doctor has been trapped inside it, I know he's going to get out just from what River Song said in "Flesh and Stone", as I got even more annoyed by her, (LOL) "You'll see me again when the Pandorica opens...." to which the Doctor says, "I look forward to it." Then River smiles, "I remember it well." So YEAH he's getting out, not to mention he's, you know, THE DOCTOR!!!

So far I've enjoyed all the episodes, and I know this is only Matt Smith's first season as the Doctor, but it's pretty good, which means that the second will be even better!!

I have been completed as a Fangirl. LOL

Welp, I think that's pretty much all I have to say for tonight. I promise my next post will be Doctor-less. LOL

and now....THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

GOLLY he's so hot. LOL

It's a concert shot....'cause I got my ticket!!! I'm a V.I.P!!! WhOOO I get my picture!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!!

~Moni

....IT'S TOO DARN HOT, MORE Doctor Who, and Sherman Alexie....

OH MY GOD IN HEAVEN IT IS INCREDIBLY HOT IN OUR HOUSE!!!!! It's insane. We're waiting for an estimate for an air conditioner, meanwhile, we bought two evaporative coolers. Point is, Ladies and Jellyspoons, we're gonna have to visit our mommies for a bit this weekend. I figure our house is turning into some sort of sweat lodge, and I for one ain't having any visions, other than a vision of a new air conditioner.

Other than that I finally got to see "Amy's Choice". The Doctor Who eppie that's new in America, old news in the UK, which is irritating me because I can't even go onto DeviantArt without seeing some sort of spoiler. Of course I think that's what I get for drawing this and joining a "Doctor Who Art" group:

It's called "I Love Eleven". Check out my DeviantArt Page for more of my crap!!!

Anyways it was a pretty good episode, and if you didn't see it don't read this. I guess I liked the idea that Amy wasn't fully admitting to herself that she's not ready to settle down. She was pretty cute pregnant, and Rory was adorable trying to be a good husband. Other than that, a lot of my Whosian pals sort of hyped it up so much that when I actually saw it, I had been waiting for the whole "Amy and the Poncho Boys" joke. But it was the best line ever....

"If we're gonna die, let's die looking like a Peruvian flute band!"

Oh yes, homemade ponchos and cute Time Lords make for a GREAT "Doctor Who Margarita Saturday"!!!

Which brings me, SORT OF to my next topic. I love my Doctor and I tend to get a bit carried away!

I have been reading Sherman Alexie's books for some years now.

Out of all his books, (and I've read nearly all of them) my favourite remains the first I ever read, "Reservation Blues". I picked this book up by chance in our local library and read it all the way through in a couple of days. If you haven't read it, it's so amazing. It's why I love his character Thomas Builds-The-Fire. It's about three Spokane Indian guys, Thomas, Victor, and Junior, who end up possessing the possessed guitar of an old blues man, and start a band called "Coyote Springs" with it. It's amazingly good.

The last two of his books that I read were "Flight", and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian". "Flight" was an amazing story about a troubled teen who gets to see life through the eyes of several different people, before he commits a bank robbery. I read it in one night.

"Part-Time Indian" was really good and SOOO funny. It's about a boy named Junior (notice a pattern, I'm sure it's not the same Junior) who wants to go to the white school off of his reservation to play basketball and get a better education. Of course he gets a lot of flack from his very angry best friend Rowdy, but he seems to over come it in the end.

One thing about Sherman's books that you have to understand before you read them: He's a very proud Spokane Indian who loves basketball, and Hank Williams. These books feed me in ways other books haven't been able to in a long time. I always wait for the new books. Have been for a long time.

My sis ordered me this one today! I was veryyyyyy happy!! I can't wait to open it. I love new book smell, especially if it's one of his books. I need to get all of his poetry books.

So I guess that's it for tonight!! It's nearly 1 am and I need to get to bed for work in the morning.

OH yeah....I'm gonna loose my job. Meh. I'll be okay.

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

Ahhhh yes, a picture of my LOVE in SWEEEEDEEENN!! AHHH, or was this Finland? I don't remember. NO WAIT! It was Helsinki, Finland.

I LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni

....Doctor Who and My Whole New Level of Nerd....

SO, LAST NIGHT, ON DOCTOR WHO "MARGARITA SATURDAY" I bought myself a sonic screwdriver. Not just ANY sonic screwdriver, but the 11th Doctor's sonic screwdriver. Now, this came as a surprise to me. YES!! Ladies and Gents, I did surprise myself as I ordered a replica of the tool the Doctor uses for everything (except a screwdriver). I have even decided my halloween costume this year, and yes, you guessed it, I will be The Doctor.

Now reading that whole thing back to myself, I have realized, even if my sister says it isn't true, that I have crawled onto a whole new platform, a new level of nerd that I didn't know existed. I will tell you that it's NICE to have a new obsession! It's nice to be in love with something fresh and new.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still that rockabilly gypsy you all know and love, but I do wonder how much more there is to me. Clearly, science fiction fangirl never crossed my mind.

Of course, I am strictly an Eleven kind of girl.

Matt Smith is one hot timelord. I absolutely love him as the doctor, love him in his little bow tie and suspenders, love his little quips and jumbles. I love to watch him be the Doctor. Beyond that, my love for him seems to stay aboard the Tardis.

And my Amy Pond love is huge! I usually don't like cute girls on TV because they fake their way through it all. They just don't TRY because they are so cute. Well, Karen Gillan is cute, yes, but she makes Amy Pond funny and smart, wonderful and quirky. I dig that. I dig that she's doing her job as an actress: making me believe she's a wide eyed Doctor's companion.

Now, so far I've only seen up to Episode 6, "The Vampires of Venice". Everyone else who actually has the BBC (you're probably not watching Ramsey's Fucking Kitchen Nightmares 99 percent of the goddamn time) is already two episodes ahead of me, and BBC America isn't showing the next episode until June 5th.

That's not that far away, right? I'll be fine.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!! BUT NOBODY TELL ME!!! I actually REALLY wanna know if Rory, (Amy's fiance) is actually gonna stick around for as long as I think he might, because he might not grow on me. OH well, at least I will have Matt to stare at.

Anyways, back to my Level of Nerd.

Tonight my Nikki-Sisser bought me a Doctor Who eleventh doctor action figure. Complete with the screwdriver, and the body, of the tenth Doctor. I let out this weird Pod People scream when I saw it, too. Above that was Tardis Talking Bank. HOLY CHRIST!! Somewhere to keep my Chris Isaak ticket money!! LOVE!!

I left with the doll. I'm a sucker for a picture of Matt.

She assured me this was nothing like the Level of Nerd I had reached when I watched seaQuest. Of course, I was watching seaQuest for essentially the same reason I'm watching Doctor Who. A cute, skinny, light eyed white boy. For sure, they are my downfall.

I loved Jonathan for his big blue eyes, I love Chris for his big blue eyes and guitar playing and voice and ass and....*cough* sorry. I love Matt for his cuteness and whiteness, I guess. Of course I just learned he plays guitar. So, there's that.

Okay, well I'm getting sleepy. It's time for the.....

GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

OH THANK YOU JESUS!!! HALLELUJAH!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Tyra Sanchez, Doctor Who, and Other Stuff I Was Too Lazy To Blog About When It Happened....

ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL!! I ACTUALLY REALLY ENDED UP LIKING TYRA SANCHEZ AT THE END. She truly is a badass. I am a bonafide RuPaul's Drag Race fan, and can't wait to see RuPaul's Drag U!! HELL! I JUST LOVE RuPAUL!! I never used to really watch reality TV, but when it's this awesome I can't help it. I enjoyed this season's dragness even more than the last.

I agreed with Ru's decision. Tyra got off her ASS and worked it. WORKED. IT. I was so happy she won because, even if JuJubee is fabu, and even though Raven is a star, neither of them were working as hard. If you ask me, Juju got by on her story. She was charming because she looked like a real girl and because she was adorable. Raven needed to stop hating. I adored watching her be beautiful, but damn, girl, you need to let somebody earn their sunshine.

All that aside, it's been a busy TV watching month for me.

Lately I've been watching a lot of shows that I would not have before. I started to watch Doctor Who after the suggestion of my little Sisser. I liked David Tennant, he was funny, and Catherine Tate was interesting enough. I had seen some of her sketch show. I really did love the episodes that I saw.

I thought, "I should be watching this show but I'm too lazy. It's too far gone. The Doctor's already about to 'regenerate'." So, when I saw the adverts for the new season, and when I saw Matt Smith....GURRRLLL....he looks just like MY MAN!! (You know which man, I'm not highlighting that one.) BECAUSE of that I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I mean really, it's CREEPY how much he resembles Isaak. I ashamed to admit that this is why I've started watching it. I LOVE IT!! I love the stories, I love Karen Gillan! I LOVE THIS SHOW....and I sorta like looking at Matt. But only because he looks SOOOOOOO much like Chris. It's like I could have TWO of them. I can't of course, but that would rock beyond belief.

Anyways, I'm done being pervy now.

Last night I slept in my new house for the first time, and let me tell you I slept HORRIBLE. But it was okay. I love my room, I love my new bed, I love the fact that I'm gonna be able to live with my big Sisser!! I'm so happy.

Also, my aunts labor is being induced so I might have a new cousin tonight. I'm already and an auntie waiting for her new nephew to arrive, so happy that I'm gonna have TWO little boys that I love so much my heart is spilling over! BABIES EVERYWHERE!!!

Guess that's it for the moment, but I might have more inane bullshit later!! Thanks for reading, if you do!!

And NOW....

THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

SHIT! SORRY!! I get them confused.

Oh yeah, that's what Moni likes. I love you baby!<3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Tired of Painting, Popcorn Ceiling SUCKS, and Lowe's Knows Who We Are ....

I'M SO GODDAMN SICK OF PAINTING. Well....not fun painting. I've been wanting to fun paint for weeks. Right now? We're painting the house. Yes, ladies and germiephobies, Mr. and Mrs. Chavez got the keys. We haven't really....MOVED IN just yet. We've, so far, painted a few rooms, and T.C. went popcorn ceiling scrape CRAZY!! But he's he good at it!! I tell you he's a regular Holmes on Homes!! WHICH is where I got the IDEA to tell him that i knew how to scrape popcorn texture off of a ceiling. Cough.

But it's been fun, a wonderful scary change, and we're pretty happy with it. I just never wanna see a damn roller for a LONG TIME. My shoulders, fingers, everything is SORE. I still have to paint the other room I'm going to inhabit. Really we've just been working very very hard, a lot of it has been trial and error....mostly error....but goddamn it we can say we did it ourselves with minimal help. Our little sister Amanda was amazing. She helped me paint my whole bedroom and helped with the dining room and anything else she could. She's the bestest.

Oh, btw, if you're gonna shell out the money for Valspar, it's not bad. Just don't think you can walk up to the guy at Lowe's and get what you want, GOD FORBID you pick the wrong MATTE!! Valspar is just hella involved. Too much precise mixing and applying.

I think the people at the Lowe's in our town now recognize us, and wish we'd go home. This is, obviously, my paranoia. The paint mixers see us coming. I know coz they look like this:

(I finally get near Photoimpression 4 again and I LOOSE MY TOUCH!! This is the worst picture I've ever made.) Anyway it's just bad. My big Sister is doing stuff she'd never had tried had her husband not bought her a house for her birthday. We're pretty happy. I'm pretty buzzed. I think it's bedtime. I was TRYING to not fall asleep in the middle of Craig Ferguson like I have every night since we've starting working. OH WELL!! NIGHT!!!

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

I love you, you're so cute. <3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!! <3

~Moni

....Almost....THERE!!!....

OH MY GOD. I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN SOON!! It's a good thing everything is still packed. Feels like we've been reaching into nothingness for some time now. I'll be honest, the most I've had on my mind is getting the money to see Chris Isaak again. And not just the one ticket. I want the V.I.P package. Dammit I want my PICTURE!!! Actually that's a lie. I've been thinking about anything that makes it seem as if my life has some sort of roots. I am temporarily living in the house my mom and her boyfriend are renting. My clothes are here, my bed is here, and my stuff is in the garage in boxes, getting dusty. My posters are rolled up and sitting on my entertainment desk, and I miss having my cave. I miss my room a lot.

But truly, I am ready, finally at the age of 26, to be on my own. YES it's lame but it's true. It would be nice to be able to do, wear, or say something without worrying what my mom thinks. Even if in the years we've lived together there's probably not a lot I haven't said or done, or worn. But I will miss her, but it'll be okay. I'm happy to finally be able to live with my best friend.

I've been sleeping deep and dreaming crazy shit. I've been hungry and sick at the same time, and I've had legs so sore you'd think I'd been riding horses. (Go ahead, make a sex joke, I"m sure you will.) I've been watching Drag Queens be fabulous and lip sync for their lives, I've watched my man sit in Bhutan and be a sexy piece of ass. I took a nap this afternoon and woke up at 5:00 pm thinking I was late for work. I went to Carlsbad, NM after a week of pretending I wasn't in town, ate twinkies and watched television with my Sis. Frankly, I'm fucking tired.

I think I should go to sleep.

On that note, here's the gratuitous Chris Isaak picture!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!
~Moni

....RuPaul's Drag Race, Varla Jean Merman, and Why I love Drag Queens....

I ALMOST FEEL, AS A STRAIGHT GIRL, I HAVE NO REAL AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS LATEST ENTRY. But I love drag queens oh so much. I watched the entire first season of "Rupaul's Drag Race" for two reasons: One, I have always loved RuPaul since I first saw her. I think I was like 8. Two, drag queens make me wish I was gay boy so I could join them. I mean I COULD dress up, but then I would just be an over done woman. I already wear a neck-breaking amount of eyeshadow and liner.

Anyways, the first season was great!! They were all very good, looked hella sexy, and in some instances, I forgot they were boys. Shannel impressed me something crazy. She said she was showgirl, and damned if she didn't work it. I loved it all. I loved Nina Flowers, she even more stunning!! AND BEBE ZAHARA BENET!!! What a gorgeous Jungle Woman!! I'm telling you, the girls last year were awesome. Now I'm not saying the girls this year are awful, they're just not, to me, trying as hard as last year. They're all sort of, well, skanky. I like Raven....she's pretty. I don't know....maybe I just like my drag queens a little more AMAZING.

LIKE VARLA JEAN MERMAN!! I'm absolutely in LOVE with her.

I saw her the other night on one of Logo's stand-up specials, OHHHH MY GOD so funny and pretty!! She was a freaking dirty slut and sang some kick ass original songs, check out "Pearl Necklace". I'm telling you, pee your pants funny!!!

I'm really not sure why drag queens appeal to me. Maybe it's the clothes, or maybe the make up, or the fact that a man can just put on some make up, and look way better than I ever have in a dress. I've seen some absolutely beautiful queens, and have dug them all!!! I guess, I just appreciate the art form they work so hard at.

GOD BLESS YOU BEAUTIFUL LADY BOYS!!! <3

AND NOW, THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

Could you be, the most beautiful boy in the world?? LOL

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!! <3
~Moni

....Moving, My Poster Dilemma, and Paintings....

I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE MOVING AWAY FROM HOME. Unforeseen events have led to the culmination of my entire family moving out of our house and into more affordable digs. I am moving in with my Sisser (My best friend of 10 years who'd be insulted if I called her my friend) and her husband, who also means the world to me. It's fucking scaring me retarded, let me tell you. I'm very excited to be finally getting out on my own in some way, but at the same moment I will miss my Mom very much. I think what I'll miss most is having her there to talk to. A lot of crazy shit went down and I fucking hate it.
Anyway, moving is bringing up some issues. FIRST on the menu is my closet. It's fucking stuffed with crap. It's mostly old clothes and crap from my old room. I miss that room. It was huge. It was also yellow and covered in Backstreet Boys posters at one point. SECOND is my posters. I have an Isaakwall , it's fucking insane and covered from end to end, and also leaks off onto the next wall. All my Stevie posters barely went up a few months ago and have go down now.

My paintings are all on canvas and heavy as hell. Mostly....I'm just exhausted thinking about it.

Which brings me to the fact that I'm working on two commissions and one painting for fun. My first commission comes from my Sisser who wanted a Bioshock painting of a Little Sister and Big Daddy about to harvest someone. She's pretty in love with Bioshock. The end result should look like this:

But probably not because my work is so matter of fact. There's really not much mystery. The colours are very solid. The last painting I did was of the CI Man it came out pretty good actually, and it was the first time I'd really done a lot of shadow and light. I was pretty happy with myself. I usually am when I'm done. I think I'm a good painter. NOT GREAT or fucking Frida Kahlo. I will NEVER be Frida. I like to think in my own way I'm doing something good. It makes me happy.

I've done a few other commissions, one of Bruce Springsteen for my buddy Melissa, another of Adam Lambert for my buddy Caleb, and a painting of my friend Brian which he requested. It's going pretty good, but the thought of moving is making me tired because I have a lot of stuff. I know I can handle it thought, I'm pretty good at adapting.

OH WELL!! Another chapter.

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

You are sooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful....TOOOO mEEeeeEEE...<3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni

....Fleetwood Mac....

THE FIRST FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS THE DANCE. I wore it out. I just bought a new copy, but the copy I had was so screwed up and scratched, I knew I had fallen in love all those years ago. I remember watching the concert at my uncle's house, watching Stevie in her flowing black chiffon, the music flowing into my ears and into my heart. They were all pretty fascinating; the best part was my uncle telling me that Stevie was a witch, and that she was like "us", and the clothes she was wearing were available online. I was so happy to know that. I was also 13. I remember his "wife" explaining who the Goddess Rhiannon was, and what she did. That was amazing. This band was the most mystical, beautiful, awesome thing I had ever seen or heard!! But really....weren't they both telling me what they knew of The Mac from what they'd known from the 70's? I think so. What does Stevie say about being a witch? Well, that she isn't one.

I've talked about Stevie though. What I want to talk about is the Fleetwood Mac I've loved for so long without even knowing it. I mean I could talk about them as a whole, and which incarnation is not my favourite:

*COUGH*

(anytime you need to replace one guy with two, it's never good)

I could talk about which songs I love. My favourite Stevie penned song? "Rhiannon", "Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman", "Silver Springs".....really I could go on....my favourite Christine penned songs? "Songbird", "Hold Me", "Over My Head", "Say You Love Me", "Little Lies". Lindsey? He's a bit trickier. I mean....really....my favourite song of his "My Little Demon". Sorry Buckingham, but I'm a sucker for the girlies.

The best way for me to do this is to talk about each of them as artists. Why they appeal to me, why their music does what it does to me. Why when I yell TUSK! it makes me happy! I guess I'll start with:

Christine McVie

Sexy as hell, talented like you wouldn't believe, and very underestimated in my viewing. This brooding beauty wrote some of the most bluesy and beautiful songs that The Mac ever had. I think I always forget how a Christine McVie song can puncture my gut. When I put an FM album in the player and drive to work, her songs always sneak up on me. They always start my eyes watering, and I try, in vain, to sing along. I can't sing her songs. She owns them with that haunting, willowy tone. I'm sorry, Chris, I should listen to you more often.

Lindsey Buckingham

Oh Jesus, what can I say about Lindsey? He plays like a crazy man, fast and furious with the same familiar sound. I always recognize Lindsey's handiwork, and I like it. I have to be in the mood for his music, but I always enjoy it. It's like candy: I can't have too much or I get tired of it. YES, without him the incarnation of The Mac that I love would not sound like they do. Lindsey's songs are always mean, but fun, and very sexual. You're one horny son of a gun, dude.

Mick Fleetwood

I'll be honest--I don't much attention to Mick. I think this is a case of, Chris, Stevie, and Lindsey brainwashed me. I feel like a dork now. I mean I've gone through the trouble of separating him from JOHN for crying out loud. Isn't it sort of sad that I don't pay attention to the FOUNDER of my favourite band?

He's a neat guy for sure, an amazing drummer, and for some reason has this hold on Stevie Nicks that I can't even understand. When I watch Mick play I'm all, YEAH! YOU LOOK INSANE, DUDE!! How much of your eyeballs can I see today?????!!! I appreciate the guy, I do. I guess when you're not a drummer and the short girl in the tall boots holds your attention, it's hard to keep your eyes on the heart of the band in the background. (SORRY KDJ!)

John McVie

This dude is a badass. I say that coz he's in one of the most famous bands in the world, and I'm pretty sure if I saw him in Walmart, I'd be the only one freaking out. John does his job, gets paid, and goes fishing. Damn straight. My kinda guy!! Whooo....nice hat....HELP!! OH help. I'm sorry. (You guys reading this are like, you fucking poser.....lol) NO I love John. I like watching him. People are screaming and yelling and wearing weird clothes and he's just, jamming his ass off!!!

Stevie Nicks

(See Link. <3)

Anyways before I dig a hole I cannot climb out of, I'll say this:

If I did not have Fleetwood Mac's music in my life I'd be pretty boring. I'm so glad my misguided Uncle showed them to me. He said something once about "Stevie is a witch", and I said "she said she's not a witch, she just likes to wear black." He shut up real damn quick, the student had surpassed the teacher, and it felt GOOD! BWAHHAAHHAAHAHHAH!!!!!!!!!

*cough*

So....what did we learn? We learned that Moni needs to get her Mick Fleetwood learnin' on. Also, I love The Mac and they make me happy.

AND NOW, THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

OH....SHAKE IT. <3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni