gulickgurl

Writer's Block: Pick and Stick

2009-07-25T22:54:11Z

If you could only eat one kind of cuisine—Mexican, Thai, French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, etc.—for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?

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I'm with you on the Japanese!!!

A few days late...

2008-11-16T22:59:55Z

but, I passed my LAST CPM Test BITCHES!!! HELL YEAH!

No more fucking studying after work every day!!! Thank god that's over.

Back to living my life for a little bit.

Another fun YouTube video

2008-03-04T03:20:13Z

Ok, so my dad's actually advancing in the art world. Slowly but surely. This is just a small collaboration he did with some prominent art guys here in Wichita. Check out the video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mswalk
It's called Truth in Advertising. I think it's pretty funny (21st and Tyler billboard) and I love Mark's music.

On another note. My dad and two other guys have an art show going on at the Wichita Art Museum. The show is up for at least a year! I'm so excited for my dad. He's had shows in Brooklyn, Berlin and now even a 1 yr show in Wichita. Of course he's done tons of small shows in ICT over the years...but this is a big deal. I'm so happy for him. His hobby, his passion has turned into a real life dream come true. He even had to turn down an art show in what I think is called Art Chicago because ALL of his inventory is in the Wichita show. I told him to get his ass to work, but he said he turned them down.....better luck next time I guess.

Anyway...check it out. And if you're in Wichita..the art museum is free on Saturdays - go see the interActive show.

:)

HOLY CRAP - Heath Ledger - DEAD

2008-01-23T02:17:37Z

Taken from MSNBC - these are not my words.

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment
Authorities say actor's death likely suicide or accidental overdose

'Brokeback' co-star Heath Ledger found dead
Jan. 22: The 28-year-old Australian-born actor, co-star of the Oscar-winning movie 'Brokeback Mountain,' was found dead in his New York apartment. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.

NEW YORK - Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

There was no obvious indication of suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.

Ledger's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement this Tuesday night, saying, "We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident. This is an extremely difficult time for his loved ones and we are asking the media to please respect the family's privacy."

It wasn't immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony neighborhood of SoHo, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. A housekeeper who went to let him know the massage therapist had arrived found him unconscious at 3:26 p.m.

According to The New York Times, his body was moved to the floor, and after receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, the masseuse and housekeeper called authorities.

"We are investigating the possibility of an overdose," Browne said. "There were pills within the vicinity of the bed."

A source told msnbc.com's Courtney Hazlett that Ledger had been turning down roles lately.

The Times initially reported that Ledger was found in an apartment owned by actress Mary-Kate Olsen, but a spokesperson for the actress, who is at the Sundance Film Festival, later told the Times the apartment was not Olsen's.

A large crowd of paparazzi and gawkers began gathering Tuesday evening outside the building on the upscale block, where several police officers guarded the door. According to The Times, city workers rolled Ledger's body, encased in a black body bag, out of the building on a stretcher.

An autopsy was planned for Wednesday, medical examiner's office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.

While not a marquee movie star, Ledger was a respected, award-winning actor who chose his roles carefully rather than cashing in on his heartthrob looks.

He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams, who played his wife in the film. The two had a daughter, now 2-year-old Matilda, and lived together in Brooklyn until they split up last year.

He once said he was ready to die because he could live on in his child.

"Having a child changes every aspect of your life — for the better, of course. The sacrifices are large, but what you get in return is even bigger than the sacrifices you make. I feel, in a sense, ready to die because you are living on in your child," Ledger told In Touch Weekly in November.

It was a shocking and unforeseen conclusion for one of Hollywood's bright young stars. Though his leading-man looks propelled him to early stardom in films like "10 Things I Hate About You" and "A Knight's Tale," his career took a notable turn toward dramatic and brooding roles with 2001's "Monster's Ball."

"I had such great hope for him," said Mel Gibson, who played Ledger's vengeful father in "The Patriot," in a statement from the actor's publicist. "He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family."

Ledger eschewed Hollywood glitz in favor of a bohemian life in Brooklyn, where he was one of the borough's most famous residents. "Brokeback" would be his breakthrough role, establishing him as one of his generation's finest talents and an actor willing to take risks.

Ledger began to gravitate more toward independent fare, including Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova" and Terry Gilliam's "The Brothers Grimm," both released in 2005. His 2006 film "Candy" now seems destined to have an especially haunting quality: In a particularly realistic performance, Ledger played a poet wrestling with a heroin addiction along with his girlfriend, played by Abbie Cornish.

But Ledger's most recent choices were arguably the boldest yet: He co-starred in "I'm Not There," in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan — as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination Tuesday for best supporting actress.

And in what may be his final finished performance, Ledger proved that he wouldn't be intimidated by taking on a character as iconic as Jack Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's version of the Batman villain, glimpsed in early teaser trailers, made it clear that his Joker would be less comical and more depraved and dark.

Curiosity to see Ledger's final performance will likely further stoke interest in the summer blockbuster. "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan said earlier this month that Ledger's performance as the Joker would be wildly different than Jack Nicholson's memorable turn in 1989's "Batman."

"It was a very great challenge for Heath," Nolan said. "He's extremely original, extremely frightening, tremendously edgy. A very young character, a very anarchic presence that taps into a lot of our basic fears and panic."

Ledger told The New York Times in a November interview that he "stressed out a little too much" during the Dylan film, and had trouble sleeping while portraying the Joker, whom he called a "psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy."

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told the newspaper. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he took two Ambien pills, which only worked for an hour, the paper said.

Before settling down with Williams, Ledger had relationships with actresses Heather Graham and Naomi Watts. He met Watts while working on "The Lords of Dogtown," a fictionalized version of a cult classic skateboarding documentary, in 2004.

Ledger was born in 1979 in Perth, in western Australia, to a mining engineer and a French teacher, and got his first acting role playing Peter Pan at age 10 at a local theater company. He began acting in independent films as a 16-year-old in Sydney and played a cyclist hoping to land a spot on an Olympic team in a 1996 television show, "Seat."

After several independent films, Ledger moved to Los Angeles at age 19 and costarred opposite Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You." Offers for other teen flicks soon came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he didn't like.

"It wasn't a hard decision for me," Ledger told the Associated Press in 2001. "It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, 'You're crazy,' my parents were like, 'Come on, you have to eat."'

gulickgurl @ 2007-05-06T19:31:00

2007-05-07T00:31:49Z

Same as Sara's.

Car Wreck...

2006-11-25T03:41:28Z

I posted this in my MySpace, but wanted to include it here if it will work. May not look too bad, but it totalled my car and my baby was taken from me. I'll probably post some pics of the new car if I get a chance. Let's see if this will work:
Ok....it didn't work. I need to find a new slideshow program. forget it. If you want to see the pics check out my MySpace or email me.

A

Halloween Plans

2006-10-22T16:33:46Z

What are you doing for the upcoming Halloween weekend? I'm really surprised that I've let this year go and have planned nothing at all for my most favoritest holiday. Me. The Planner. I have nothing to do.

I've already emailed Chels to see what some of you are doing...but is anyone doing anything?

I need to sponge...

hard to plan when all I love are so far away :)

Whistle while you work...

2006-08-25T13:11:39Z

Ok, so I really can't be expected to post here when I post to my MySpace, but I feel like I'm almost leeching off of all of my friends' LJ's instead of sharing with them mine. Does that even make sense? I'm reaping the rewards of your entries without any contribution of my own?

Anyway, just some random crap I thought I'd throw out there.

BTW...I love this song, but Thom Yorke/Radiohead sure do have some pretty screwed up lyrics but for some reason (sometimes...) they make sense to me.

Lyrics to Thom Yorke: Black Swan
What will grow quickly, that you can't make straight
It's the price you gotta pay
Do yourself a favour and pack your bags
Buy a ticket and get on the train
Buy a ticket and get on the train

Cause this is fucked up, fucked up
Cause this is fucked up, fucked up

People get crushed like biscuit crumbs
And laid down in the bed you made
You have tried your best to please everyone
But it just isn't happening
No, it just isn't happening

And it's fucked up, fucked up
And this is fucked up, fucked up
This your blind spot, blind spot
It should be obvious, but it's not.
But it isn't, but it isn't

You cannot kickstart a dead horse
You just crush yourself and walk away
I don't care what the future holds
Cause I'm right here and I'm today
With your fingers you can touch me

I'm your black swan, black swan
But I made it to the top, made it to the top
This is fucked up, fucked up

You are fucked up, fucked up
This is fucked up, fucked up

Be your black swan, black swan
I'm for spare parts, broken up

First entry....

2006-07-31T20:25:43Z

Ok, first entry. What/how do I use this thing. Where do I get html to put on my page to make it look neato? Do I search for LiveJournal editors? HELP!

I've already added Chelsea, Abby and Sara...hopefully they'll add me. I guess I'll have to send them an email or something? I don't really know how this works. Just thought it would be easier to check this and my MySpace. I don't know how that's easier, but more fun?

Anyway, MySpace is still my primary address but we'll do this one too :)

the gurl.