weekend woes

ok, so i'm finally coming out.

it's me, the original devodiva going against my own convictions and creating a blog for all to savor, rip apart or ignore.

it's been a pretty uneventful weekend. friday, i was one of the hosts for legendary entertainment publicist roz stevenson's retirement party. one of the most memorable moments of that evening was having my first film short screened in front of a mass audience. man, was i nervous. but it was all good. folks laughed in all the right places and no one threw cheese.

i also reconnected with ja'net dubois. you might remember her as willona from "good times." earlier this year we shared a table at a really boring-ass function saluting cathy hughes and at one point--even though i routinely boycott cash bars at these types of events--i couldn't take it any more and decided to plunk down the $11 needed for a glass of bottom shelf merlot. ms. dubois asked me if i would bring her a glass--because she was feeling similarly--and i did. when she offered to pay me for it, i wouldn't hear of it. i mean, c'mon. it's willona! she be broke! she returned the favor, however, about 20 minutes later. anyway, i never take photos with celebs--it's so, so cheesy--but she's very, very cool.

and i needed that second glass.

on saturday, i was continually tortured. first, by the length of time it took to find a reasonably priced dvd recorder. the one i own, which is barely 16 months old, has much to my chagrin and disgust, already died a premature death. when i did finally find an open-box sony model at the circuit city in culver city for a great price, not only was it incompatible with my current antiquated system, but it had a toshiba remote! oy! so, back it went to another circuit city.

as i settled down for an evening in front of the telly i was repeatedly serenaded by the woman "exercising" in the next building over. she was having what appeared to be enjoyable sex--albeit i'm not sure she was with anyone because her shrill--one that was drowning out the cnn special on 1968 i was watching--was the only voice i heard. could be that that the other person (you never know who or what so we must stay clear of suggestive pronouns) just wasn't feeling it. then my friend DB rang and said she had just had sex with a guy she's known for 20 years and well, it just wasn't worth waiting for.

life can be rough sometimes.

i can't decide if i need to get out more, or stay in. the madness is everywhere.

so, today i created this blog because i really enjoy reading the ramblings of friends and strangers. and, it's cheaper than therapy.