Sunday 13th of May 2007
Busyness
Yes, it’s been a long time. I’ve been busy. What do you want from me? Blood?
I haven’t just been busy with work, although that has been quite intense recently. Since the last entry a number of highly bloggable things have happened, as well as some non-bloggable things. I will see how much of the bloggable I can remember.
Firstly, I went to Tucson, Arizona for Jeremy and Melanie’s wedding. That was fantastic – a real holiday. Arizona was amazing. Many cacti. I always thought of cacti as being about chest height, but no, they’re as tall as trees! And pleasantly anthropomorphic. Little arms! We stayed at the Westward Look resort. I’ve never really stayed in a fancy hotel before, and now I finally see what I’ve been missing all those years. Whenever I travel I always book the cheapest room I can find, but no more! Well, I probably still will, but now it will be ruefully.
Eli amongst the cacti
The sun was shining (dry heat – nice), the desert was beautiful, my room was bigger than my apartment, I got a very painful deep tissue massage that left me all tingly, I danced like a fool, met a load of great people, hung out by the pool and got to attend a really fantastic wedding. I was the only man there not wearing a tie due to an unfortunate shirt-staining-last-minute-substitution incident, but nobody noticed. I think. It was three days and I could go into more detail, but what’s the point? The trip back to New York was a little stressful – there was a big storm over the entire Eastern seaboard. Several of my friends’ flights were cancelled or delayed. Mine wasn’t, but the landing in LaGuardia was, shall we say, interesting.
Not long after that my old college chum Ivan came to stay with me for a few days. That was a blast. It was great to see him. After the activity of Arizona it was nice to stay up late at night drinking, watching movies and talking shit. Of course, it probably would have been better if I hadn’t been having to work the next day, but you can’t have everything. I’ll let him fill in some of the details with his guest entry which I’m sure will be forthcoming any time now, right, Ivan?
I’ve started going back to the gym – my suit didn’t fit me so well, I’m going to another wedding in three weeks and I don’t want to buy a new one. It’s terribly painful – it hurts me even as I sit here. My trainer is a Latvian woman called Inese. I think she hates me, but I’m not sure why. Oh sure, she smiles and laughs, but the things she puts me through…
Last Sunday Julian had an exhibition of his photography open in Riverdale in the Bronx, which I attended. It was a very pleasant experience. I’ve only been in the Bronx once before, also with Julian. The exhibition is on in the Riverdale YMHA. Of course, it’s also on in Second Life.
Julian has been quite invlolved in Second Life for a while now. Some of my longtime readers (if there are any left) may recall that I dallied with Second Life quite a bit while I was living in Queens, but I decided it was sucking up too much of my life so I stopped. Julian seems to have a better handle on it – he seems toi be doing quite well in there!
I actually hosted the virtual opening which took place several hours before the meatspace one. When I say “hosted” I mean that Julian came to my apartment and used my laptop – I live much closer to the Bronx than he does. He blogs about the three dimensional opening here and teh two dimensional one here.
My apartment purchase moves along. Honestly, I currently have no idea how long the process is going to take from here, when I can close, when I’ll move… It all seems to be going well, so I guess I’ll cling to that.
Millennium Crisis, the movie that I co-wrote back in 2004, is going to be distributed in Japan, which is pretty cool. It will be called Biohazard 3077 which is even cooler.
Let’s see, what else, what else… Well, there’s always more, but that’s all I’m going to write about. I always forget something these days. When I was only working intermittently back in 2004 just the wedding in Tucson would probably have inspired at least one “post(And the second one)”: of a couple of thousand words. I would have spent the entire weekend writing it. But no more. Let’s face it people – the golden days of this blog are over. And who is even left to mourn?
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At 8:24 pm on Sunday 13th of May 2007, Babs discoursedTalking shit?? My god. You’re a Noo Yawka now!
And pish-posh on this ‘golden days of the blog being over’ business. You just need a bit less of a life. Which is not to say that my lack of one is why I blog so much and with detail. Oh hell. Shutting up now.
I hope the lads are along soon to hijack the comments. Ahem.
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At 8:25 pm on Sunday 13th of May 2007, Babs blurtedOh—nearly forgot. What the FUCK were you thinking flying out of/into Laguardia?
If you can’t get to Newark go to JFK, man!
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At 10:51 am on Tuesday 15th of May 2007, daragh testifiedLove the photo – Those clouds are sureal! Post some more if you got’em. Hope you’re doin fine!
d.
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At 2:34 pm on Tuesday 12th of June 2007, BackyardChef realised it was important that we all should understandHello, Anthony—
Cool blog and wonderful pictures. My friend, Mimi, suggested I take a look at your site as a fellow blogger. Excellent stuff….
Matt
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At 6:49 pm on Wednesday 27th of June 2007, elenamary was compelled to sharethe golden days aren’t over.
say it aint so joe.
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At 12:13 pm on Wednesday 18th of July 2007, Nigel testifiedNew post now please. My life is empty and I expect you to entertain me.
Hurry now! Chop chop!
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At 7:37 am on Thursday 26th of July 2007, Mr. Sparky's Da attestedWell Fuck me Sideways and call me Basil!
I go away and come back and ould Misery guts is on about mourning! Well it’s fucking avo here in sunny (lol) Dublin and I can tells ya, we’ll always be here Anto to give yer site a rattle! And babbs or elenamary if they fancy it too! ;-p
How’s that for hijacking Babbsy Babeee!!! Where’s Daragh!? Daragh! get yer fucking hole in here ye gobshoite! The time has come to finally take over Anto’s web site and sell it to Google for squillions damnit!
2nd life looks interesting, but so did that fucking film with brad pitt and yer wan what played the queen fairy in LOTRs wha! Twas shoite! Utter shoite!
Anyway peops… I bought a new house, all went well Anthony, moved in last wek an all! I train it for an hour though which is the downside and doont get home to me gaff till 6.45pm. But there’s I’v me two bunkies to look forward to… ahhhh. ;-p
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At 4:23 am on Thursday 02nd of August 2007, Babs assertedYou fellas call THAT hijacking the comments?? Pah!!
I reckon y’all have lost your touch. I mean what’s Anthony supposed to think when you don’t witter on for at least 549 comments about something which has absolutely nothing to do with the post with which you’re commenting on??
Tsk. I hope Anthony kicks your collective tuckuses.
Ha!!
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At 5:43 am on Thursday 20th of September 2007, Mr. Sparky's Da saidWoW! I was last here in July! Well fooks, a lot has happened since then. My dog is humongous and instead of Dougal Im thinkning of naming him Mongo! He’s great and love him to bits. i love Mr. Sparky too though.
Anthony, Im now an admin in my clan YAY! Give me some gamer info and secrets that will make me look popular!
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At 10:05 pm on Monday 29th of October 2007, Babs declaredAhem!
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At 6:32 am on Wednesday 31st of October 2007, Mr. Sparky's Da discoursedahh babs is still here eh! The last of the Antocamp! Sure he’s probs changed his name to Gloria and lives in Florida with a Swiss hairdresser by now. Move on, its over! ;-P
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At 7:24 pm on Saturday 03rd of November 2007, daragh posted...and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.
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At 7:34 pm on Saturday 03rd of November 2007, daragh attested.... must be love, Anthony met a woman – doesn’t need to blog no more. If you’re up for it, meet you in Paris next weekend – James will be there too! If Ivan is about, see you there also. Hope you’re doin fine.
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At 11:47 am on Tuesday 06th of November 2007, Mr. Sparky's Da blurtedlmao! He could’v snuffed it? I bags his TV if he did ;-P Glad to see yer well Dar! U still working in the camera place? lol We never did “do lunch” in the end! Im guessing yer still boning that French bird though, looking at your Paris post an all. Laters!
God it’s cold in here!
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At 8:57 pm on Tuesday 25th of December 2007, JIMI opinedHi Anthony
Long time no comment. I was just rather shamelessly googling my name – an activity not to be recommended unless you’ve actually been doing anything interesting with your life recently. I think I was hoping to discover something interesting I did that I somehow forgot about (after perhaps slipping into a cocaine coma – which in itself would be an achievement considering I don’t dabble in the White Lady these days, but I digress…)
Anyway, all I discovered was this:
http://www.anthonylitton.com/wpblog/?comments_popup=615
Glory days? I’m not so sure. Still, 147 comments. Ya gotta love that. By the way, I agree about Arizona – it rocks. As regards hotel room anecdotes, I recently stayed in the Montenotte Hotel in Cork for a salsa event. Due to events outside of my control, I ended up being put in the Presidential suite (at no extra cost). It was certainly a moment to remember and I even succeeded in luring two fine ladies back to said Presidential suite, by simply mentioning the fact I was staying in said suite. Nice work if you can get it. The thing is though, it’s hard to adjust oneself to a regular hotel suite of the non-Presidential variety once one has stayed in a Presidential suite. My life is over. I have nothing to live for.
By the way, are you in Ireland Anthony? In Brussels myself until 30th December.
Oh, and I didn’t actually have sex with the two fine ladies in the Presidential suite. We did however, have a scintillating conversation about threesomes. I have since come to the conclusion that men who actually indulge in threesomes don’t talk about it. They just do it. I guess, like Jerry Seinfeld, I’m just not threesome material.
Question is, am I even twosome material? (sobs)
Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year…
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At 9:00 pm on Tuesday 25th of December 2007, JIMI decided it was worth pointing outSorry, I forgot to work the old HTML magic on that link:
Not that I recommend clicking on it. The alleged Glory Days are over. Thanks be to God…
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At 9:01 pm on Tuesday 25th of December 2007, JIMI realised it was important that we all should understandOkay, I made a balls of that. Think I’ll stop now…
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At 6:27 am on Friday 22nd of February 2008, Mr. Sparky's Da proclaimedNo Dude… continue, it’s great! I think you should’v asked the birds to touch each other. That would’ve easily broken the ice and then you could’v slowly plied them with booze and then! Then! Then…..
Anyway! Anthony, it’s gonna be nearly a year since you posted here!!!
ROFLMFAO!!!!!
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At 12:51 pm on Tuesday 26th of February 2008, Alistair wroteHi. Thought I would look you up as I am thinking of getting back in to blogging and wanted to see if any of my old haunts were still around. Nice to see you still in existence and have plenty of commenters taking the piss too. I am thinking of setting back up odaat.co.uk again as I want to do more writing. Since I lost spoke I have got a new career as a Special Needs Teacher and had a daughter – now three months old.
Be nice to catch up. Do you remember that “You’re gullible” James Blunt piss – take? Made me laugh somewhat.
Anyway, take it steady
Alistair
Your humble former weblog reviewer and blogging compadre.
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At 10:40 am on Sunday 06th of April 2008, Babs wanted everyone to knowhiccup
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At 10:42 am on Sunday 06th of April 2008, Babs started typing, with this resultDamned stupid asterisks don’t asterisk. Why do I always forget that??
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At 2:58 am on Wednesday 14th of May 2008, Clementine A. Fitzlebuddinski attestedYou’d think we’d at least get a ‘Haven’t posted in one year anniversary post’ from you, Anthony.
Harumph!
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At 10:03 am on Monday 08th of September 2008, elenamary discoursedUPDATE! yo update!