Archive for April, 2008

In which someone notices I’m a man

kjhvm April 29th, 2008

Yesterday morning, Ariela and I were up at the crack of, no, actually we were up before dawn, racing down to WORT 89.9 fm in downtown Madison for a show of Other Voices. From 5-8 AM Ariela was playing some classical music performed by and/or conducted by women. This was, after all, a show intended to highlight the contributions of women to classical music.

You can listen to the show online here at this link, but it is not available to be downloaded as an mp3. (This will be available from now through May 4th 2008 - on May 5th next week’s show will record over it)

For the first hour and forty-five minutes, Ariela went solo, playing music performed by women, and its good stuff if you want to listen to it. At the 105 minute mark (you can skip ahead if you want to), Ariela cut the music that was playing to introduce the next topic: Holst’s The Planets, and some of its influence on science fiction film music. Let me tell you a little about its genesis, and what happened off the air during the show. Continue Reading »

Marya Hornbacher

Ariela Haro von Mogel April 27th, 2008

I met Marya Hornbacher last week on Thursday the 17th of April. I wish I was able to post about this sooner, but my blog was having some technical problems with the server.

For the first time in my life, I was honestly starstruck. I’d like to mention that I am from Los Angeles, and I have seen my share of stars. But it takes a lot for me to be starstruck. I absolutely adore Marya Hornbacher’s work. Her first book, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, is my favorite book. I have read it many times. So I drove out all the way to Edina, Minneapolis from Madison, Wisconsin, and it was worth the trip. Continue Reading »

LOL is NOT Supposed to be Said Out Loud

Ariela Haro von Mogel April 15th, 2008

I went to this party a few weeks ago and could not help but notice a young man (presumably a college freshman) say LOL in this dragged out, absurd way to anything he considered funny. Seriously, if any of you out there get this old school reference, he sounded like Joey from the 90’s show Blossom when he said it. LOL!

Maybe this guy spent way too much time typing away on AOL instant messenger and in chat rooms, that he somehow thought it was acceptable to say LOL in public. I mean, the next logical step would be for him to say ROFL and LMAO amongst mixed company. Actually, now that I think about it, that would be really funny to hear an adult human being say ROFL and LMAO in public. What would that sound like? Roffle? Lamow!

Anyways, next time I see this guy, I am tempted to sit him down and reason with him. Who knows, he might just get really mad at me and say WTF!

Seven Things I Hate About You

Ariela Haro von Mogel April 11th, 2008

Thanks for the meme Karl. Now I’m going to have to answer your silly “survery.”

My hubby-to-be, Karl Mogel at The Inoculated Mind, infected me with a blog meme. Here are the rules.

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules here.

3. Share 7 random or weird facts about yourself.

1. When I die I want my ashes to be scattered over Mozart’s grave in St. Marx Cemetary in Vienna, Austria.

2. I am a Momma’s girl. I call my Mom every day just to shoot the breeze.

3. I have very diametrical tastes in media. I either love award winning films/sitcoms, or terribly banal and insipid programming. No middle ground.

4. I refer to Mozart as “Motzie” and Schubert as “Schoobie.”

5. I actually cheated on a Spanish test in high school and was chided by my teacher who taught my mom how to speak English when she first came to this country. (That one still gets me).

6. I make beeswax candles for sale at the Madison Farmer’s Market. Sometimes, when I think no one is looking, I like to take a bite out of some of the wax.

7. I am intrigued and sometimes obsessed with obscure and/or long words. People can often tell I used to be an English major.

4. Tag 7 random people at the end of the post, linking to them.

5. Leave a comment on their blog so that they know they’ve been tagged.

Okay, see, I just started blogging and I don’t know seven people who I feel I can send this stuff to. So, I’ll just answer these questions and go on about my merry way. Enjoy!