This and That

So my friend Erik was upset with me for dropping off the face of the earth and not updating the blog. He thought maybe I'd succumbed to the anesthesia during the surgery... but nope. Still here.

It's been a weird couple of weeks. What with the holidays here, and me prepping to move to a new place (out of the Valley and into L.A. proper) and dealing with THE LIP. The doctor says it's going great and he's very pleased with himself (and I do have to admit, it is better than it was) but I still get down whenever I'm washing my face at night and catch myself in the mirror. I think it's the fact that there's no feeling in my upper lip and the nerves will have to regrow before the numbness fades... and that will take a couple of years it they do... so that sets me off to thinking about I wasn't mentally ready to have my kisses stolen away so suddenly. So I let myself go for a minute or so and get it all out, then think to myself that it's not like I've lost a hand or a leg or half of my entire face or something. In short, I'm better about it this week than I was last, and hopefully next week I can say the same thing.

I'm self-conscious about people looking at me, mainly because at the very least, it looks like a horrible cold-sore or a flare up of herpes or something -- and who wants that? -- so I've been hiding away a bit.

I did make it out to see both King Kong and Brokeback Mountain... and one had a terribly sad ending and the other was long and boring. Can you guess which is which? Kong did have its moments -- and they were fantastic moments -- but they were too few to keep me from checking my watch several times. Naomi Watts was stellar whenever it was just her and Kong... it's a shame they didn't CG the entire cast for her to act off of.

About Brokeback I want to say that I think Heath Ledger is amazing. I went into the movie not liking him at all. Mainly because in every interview I'd seen him give he never failed to say something like, "Did I mention I met my wife and mother of my child, Michelle Williams, on the set of this movie??" To me it just sounded like it was code for "I AM STRAIGHT. No matter what you print from this interview, make sure you get that part in." Heath seems like the kind of guy that I don't want to meet in person. He has this "I'm so cool" vibe (whether intentional or not) mixed with what seems like a complete lack of a sense of humor that intimidates the hell out of me. Maybe I'm wrong... but that's what I'm picking up. It's a crime if he doens't win a zillion awards, just don't make me give any of them to him.

Comments

[flyte44]

Dude, I think you were hot with or without a lip. You are meaningful and introspective; qualities I admire and look for in a partner. If I were in L.A. your phone would ring for a date.

Make a good resolution, and have a great holiday!

xoxoxo

John

[Kerry]

Hey John... thanks for the compliment and for being out there to bounce thoughts and ideas off of. Have a great holiday!!!
-Kerry