April 3, 2002
Tale as old as time
Hi,
I spent the day with Ken today. We had lunch at our place, and then caught the large format version of Beauty and the Beast. It was being shown in the IMAX theatre at the Metreon downtown, and we both wanted to see it really really big. I love that movie. I saw it only once before when it first came out on video, and I had a little crush on the Beast. He was so tender underneath all those fangs and claws. I just wanted to give him a big hug. So when I saw it again today, same thing, and at the end, I kinda wish he didn't turn into the Prince because he lost all that lucious hair for a smooth chest. Plus, it's always nice to have candles that light themselves. Oh well, I hope Belle's having fun.
Now I'm having a great debate with myself. I want to upgrade to Mac OS X, no, I'm going to upgrade to Mac OS X, but at the same time, I need to buy a bigger hard drive for my iMac. Now it's only 10GB, and that's not going to cut it. A new hard drive is going to run about $150, the OS upgrade is $130, and the new version of MS Office, to which I am an unfortunate slave, is at least $250. Do the math. Over $500 in one shop. I don't shop like that. I'm a gay man in San Francisco (or the Bay Area if you must get picky), and I can't remember the last time I bought new clothes. All my money goes to music, movies, and my Mac. So, I'm wondering, with spring just about to bloom, or in the process, whatever, should I buy some new clothes and wait for the upgrade? Ugh. Decisions.
Of course, I could always move to Palestine and put my brother-in-law in line for the next suicide bomber mission. I'm sure my sister would give me a couple of bucks out of it...considering they're getting a fucking divorce. "Hi, Mike," my mom calls to say. "Happy Easter, your sister is getting a divorce, and your grandmothers are on death's door, you never call, you never write, and when was the last time we saw you?" Gee. How's that for good, old, Catholic guilt? Thank goodness for the simple concept of distance.
I'll just flip a fucking coin.
