Couch Wisdom with Dingo

long day. early morning. nap time.



oh and fox.......kudos to you man, kudos.

posted by dingo @ 4:29:00 PM 0 comments

and to make everything better......did i mention that i have a dentist appointment in about 9 hours......................

posted by dingo @ 12:18:00 AM 0 comments

i have come to realize that i dont really know whats going on. i dont mean in the "current affairs" sense. i watch the news everyday for about 2 hours or so. i actually believe myself to be very up to date on matters of the nation and the world. and no i dont mean im alittle flighty. yes, i have wonderful moments of brain fartage and as veronica says, "deletion in my speech" no, i am talking about all the crap that i need to do for school. some how i have managed to not realize what is going on and i have gotten far behind.....or have i? i have this terrible dread that is sitting in the pit of my stomach and i have yet to answer this question.

god, when will school end?

posted by dingo @ 12:07:00 AM 0 comments

i am usually a humble person......well there are those occasions when i bask in the glory that is me, but for the most part, i try to just be me and thats that. tonight i was surprised by a friendly voice calling me at a late hour completely unexpectedly. i was thanked for a message i had left earlier in the night. it had made the person smile and they were grateful for my friendship. its interesting. i had no idea that a simple little message would have such an effect. i am pleased to say that it made me smile when i got the call. you never know what to expect with life and i usually expect the worst, but tonight, a kind gesture came back to me and i just wanted to say thanks...........

and while you read this, smile and know that in our hectic lives a friendly voice is no farther than your phone...so give someone a call, it will do some good.

posted by dingo @ 12:38:00 AM 0 comments

saw private eyes tonight. cool script. shout out to lil scott. great job. and beth thompson was a wonderful surprise. i have never seen anything that she has been in and i was very pleased to find her as magnetic as she was. well off to get a little tipsy.........

posted by dingo @ 11:21:00 PM 0 comments

i have decided that in order for me to live like i want to, i need more money. please donate to the "give ben some money fund" recepticals will be located all over the bloomington/normal area. and if that doesn't work, im going to become a gigalo..............worked for richard gere

posted by dingo @ 3:42:00 PM 0 comments

ehhhhhhhhh, i hate waking up to a splitting headache. its like god decided that today he was going to do a tap dance on my head and not tell me until i woke up. all is better now though after sleeping for a few hours. the day is now upon me. i have so much to do and so little time and i really dont want to do any of it. sometimes i get the feeling that i am a horrible student........then i think nahh, i just dont like bullshit assignments.

posted by dingo @ 3:04:00 PM 0 comments

random acts of posting

-thom, we have been old since our jr year at college.

-dori, her name is jen and hell yeah for santa!

-laura, haha! congrats miss isu homecoming queen! oh man, i wont ever let you live this down...................at least until something better comes along.

-leigha, get better. drink lots of tea and such and take vitamin c.

-fox, i once heard someone say when walking into a dark room, "its so dark in here because the lights are off"

-sauber, stop sniffing glue and then drinking a quart of whiskey.

-gomer, im gonna tell grandpa jed that youve been after the sheep again.......

-antonello, stop being late.

posted by dingo @ 1:07:00 PM 0 comments

so with everything that happened this past week, i get to come home to my roommate watching the marlins victory speeches..............whatthefuck???

come on jeff, lil help here.

well i will now publically admit that i never really watched baseball. never really kept track of scores. but, ever since i was young i have always said i was a cubs fan. even went to a cubs game once. but after all that has happened this year in baseball with the team up north, i actually found myself drawn to the games. i am so illiterate about baseball, i was asking questions between every pitch. but the desire to watch the games was not simply to watch the cubs win, i watched to see them play. yeah baseball takes a long time to fucking play, but its interesting nonetheless. so here, on this public blog, i denounce any ball club other than the cubs.

go you cubbies






when does next season start?---i told you i know nothing.....

posted by dingo @ 1:26:00 AM 0 comments

okay so if Adam Fox and Paul Dennhart had a love child this is were to go to find out what it would look like. its the interesting looking fellow at the top. the other co-host is the lovechild of Thom Ringrose and Brett Presson. enjoy....i know i did.

posted by dingo @ 1:23:00 AM 0 comments

okay, here is what i thought of the production of A Lie of the Mind. i had a chance to let everything process and this may or may not be put into an edition of The Indy.

if you have something to say, say it. i probably wont give a rats ass what you think, but you are more than welcome to start a discussion.

This past weekend Illinois State University’s School of Theatre presented a production of “A Lie of the Mind” by Sam Shepard held in the Westhoff Experimental Theatre. A play that is full of symbolism, family issues and patriotism that can be difficult for even the most experienced production team. This production struggled to tell a difficult story with only the experience of relatively young actors and designers. The cast of the production was marked by a few beautifully formed relationships and lone individuals striving for a goal that is unattainable without the help of the ensemble. The husband/wife relationship of Baylor (Carlo Garcia) and Meg (Susan Fletcher) was not only believable, but also held to a standard of truth that is needed in any play by Shepard. Beth (Laura Fudacz) and Frankie (Ricky Rodriguez) relayed passion and rationality-albeit twisted-behind their two characters that traps them together at the end of the play. Jake (J. R. Wroblewski) peeked his performance within the first few moments of play and could not attain the dramatic arc needed to show the journey of this troubled individual. The technical aspects of the show were categorized with both solid work and some hit-and-miss. The lighting done by Amy Campion struggled in the close quarters of Westhoff. Either actors had shadows across their faces or the lights were so mechanical in nature that it separated the audience from the world of the play. Even with the beautiful wide screen that had projected colors to help set the mood for each scene it failed to do more than paint colors on the wall. Matt Jordan did well with the small stage the was provided for him. His minimalist set design allowed for the most amount of playing space that can be gleaned inside Westhoff; but hindered cleanly executed entrances and exits by the actors. Joanna Melville was true to the play with her costume design and completed her task but left details like the progression of Frankie’s wound and others out of the production. Mary Pat Springer’s fluid sound design allowed each scene to flow into the next. P. Marston Sullivan had beautiful pictures on stage filled with emotion and intention, but the pace of the production jarred the viewer out of the world of the play. The division of the three acts and the shifting from scene to scene was staccato in action and drive. His struggle to put a play of this magnitude on its feet with such a young cast and crew may have been insurmountable but it was a commendable attempt.

posted by dingo @ 12:32:00 AM 0 comments

oh jose, where have you gone.................


saw a lie of the mind last night....thats all i have to say about that.

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heres to the intelligence of this quiz...............

posted by dingo @ 4:54:00 PM 0 comments

okay, if anyone does not have plans at the start of the thanksgiving break, im going up north to see pjz in Let There Be Light. if you want to go, let me know. either post, email, or stop me and hopefully we can get a nice showing of isu students to see a graduate in action.

posted by dingo @ 11:39:00 AM 0 comments

hey everybody, take a real test. copy the questions and let everyone know what you really think. shout out to Bernard Pivot for this one.


What is your favorite word?
-fuck
What is your least favorite word?
-bigot
What turns you on?
-ingenuity
What turns you off?
-stupidity
What sound do you love?
-laughter
What sound do you hate?
-screaming(in pain or fear)
What is your favorite curse word?
-mother fucker
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
-writer
What profession would you not like to participate in?
-number cruncher
If heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
-Heh, and you thought you wouldn't make it....

posted by dingo @ 9:19:00 PM 0 comments

boo-urns

my head hurts. im at work and i need to take a nap. life has been sucked to the 1st level of hell. hopefully, all will be fine by bedtime.....thats when im a rodeo clown.

posted by dingo @ 3:30:00 PM 0 comments

costuming sucks...............

and now im drinking beer

posted by dingo @ 12:11:00 AM 0 comments

contemplations of the day:(non-chronological)

had a pretty good day today. realized that my parents are two of the most wonderful people in the world and that i am truly blessed. also realized that my father is flipping hysterically funny when my mom will freak out about things. its good to have that time with your parent when you look at them and they totally know exactly what you are thinking and then you both just laugh......

got a suit and i cant wait to wear it....which will take some time because of the tailoring issues winnies menswear is going thru.


glad to see that foxy is pulling people in from google unawares....haha

got into an argument about smoking in public places.

got into a brief discussion about punk music.

nearly finished my tracings for costuming class....which by the way, is an assignment that blows ass.

got groceries.

had dinner with my family

still waiting for that leg lamp from the movie "a christmas story" to be delivered.....

a pretty nice sunday all in all

posted by dingo @ 1:38:00 AM 0 comments

okay i know, stop posting quizes. but i really liked the results from this one. let me know if you think its true.

Seer


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and i really like the picture of the eye. i have the original in color......interesting no?

posted by dingo @ 11:22:00 AM 0 comments

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posted by dingo @ 1:41:00 AM 0 comments

i hope one day i will stop getting emails that dont really say what they want to say. i hate people beating around the bush. but i also hate when i find out that a responsibility that is mine is completely overlooked and i find out second hand about something. there i go talking vaguely, but if i said what i wanted to say, i probably would get into some trouble......

posted by dingo @ 11:55:00 AM 0 comments

POLITICAL LIFE SAVERS

this morning i was watching the news like i do everyday. today was different however. i was alerted to the television screen by the screaming of 2 supposed political analysts. one saying the bush had every reason to go into iraq and the other saying that we should have never entered the country and started a war. both sides continually saying democrat and republican. now i thought about this and realized what would the american men and women in iraq be saying right now if they heard this. fuck politicians and their arguments. both sides are at fault for my anger today. the democrats need to stop saying bush was wrong and speed up the process to get our troops home. the republicans need to get their heads out of their asses and stop trying to continue with the same "weapons of mass destruction" story. realize that there may have never been any, but that ousting sadam was the best thing the usa could have done. stop bickering while our troops worry about shouldered missle launchers and stray bullets and get them home!


stupid politicians, arguing like this gets people killed while you sit in the comfort of washington, dc. you should all be ashamed of yourselfs.

posted by dingo @ 11:40:00 AM 0 comments