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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
8:49 am	Hey everybody, I haven't posted in, like, a long long time, but I wanted to let you all know that my family has started a quick little venture: It's a podcast for learning Hebrew. The podcast itself is free, so you can hear the spoken language, and there are a few sample lesson guides to go along with it so you can decide if it's worth it to get the lesson guides. Hebrew is a great language, and it's totally worth it to try and pick it up. HebrewPodcasts.com (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
1:35 am	Full Length Play Man, I haven't posted here in, like, forever and a day. So, uh, welcome to 2007, livejournal. Oh hell, let's cut to the chase. The reason I'm posting is because I've FINISHED A FULL LENGTH PLAY that I've been working on since, well, since 2006. I can't tell you the title because there are copyright issues. I don't want to impose on anybody, because it's a full length 121 page behemoth, but it would be nice if someone who had the time would read it and give me feedback. On the other hand, people have lives (romantic lives, sex lives, work lives, etc.) and may not have time for 121 pages of insanity. So, yeah, consider yourself warned. I should probably summarize it. It's based off the song by Spoon, The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine. (which means I probably have to clear rights with them before I can do anything with it). So there's a play, about a struggling actor with a disability, and a play within a play, about a servant who becomes the most powerful man with a kingdom, and destroys it all in a very Greek Tragedy way. I'm pretty damn proud of all this, by the way. Current Music: Spoon - The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
12:56 am	Wayne Brady Gotta Choke A Livejournal! 1. Talk to a boy/girl you like today? Yup. Phones are fantastic. 2. Realize anything? Maybe not a realization so much as a great idea; realizations which have been slowly dawning on me are starting to solidify. 3. Talk to an ex. Well, phones are fantastic. 4. Miss someone? ... How many questions can be answered with "phones are fantastic"? **LAST PERSON WHO** 5. Slept in your bed? Phones are fantasti... me. Only me. 6. Saw/heard you cry? I don't cry. My heart dried up years ago. Everybody knows it, except the answer to this question. 7. You went to the movies with? My brother, Tom. We saw Casino Royale. (Audrey: that makes Tom like Scott?) 8. Went to the mall with you? My... brother Tom. We saw Casino Royale. 9. You said "I love you" to and meant it? Phones are fantastic. 12.Called you in the middle of the night? Ekekekeke phones are fantastic. 13. Do you have a crush on someone? P.A.F. JUST PLAIN QUESTIONS 14. What book are you reading now? Everything Is Illuminated by Johnathan Safran Foer. I like, so far. 15.love? Non sequitor? 16. Favorite location? 3,000 miles away. 17. piercing/tattoos? Piercing voice. 18. What are you really most scared of right now? That my hopes might never come true. 19. Where do you want to get married? I'll be so relieved, I won't care where. 20. Hate anyone? Only Karen Finley. 21. Anyone hate you? Madyson Page once stopped me randomly in the Sage cafeteria and said to me, "Guy... I think you're the only person in the world who I can honestly say nobody hates." Of course, now I know Kevin Liang, so I'm not alone... 22. Do you like being around people? Like Jews love self-deprication! 23. Have you ever cried? We did that one. 24. Are you lonely right now? Like Jews love self-deprication! (think about it) 26. Been on radio/TV? Nope. My little sister has. I'm the actor, but she the biologist has already been on local TV. I am annoyed. 27. Ever liked someone, but you think they never noticed you? No, I know they never noticed me, except once when I opened a door for her and another time when the grapevine told her that I liked her. 28. Ever liked someone who treated you like crap? Not at the time that I liked them, honestly. 29. How many beds did you lay in yesterday? Zero. I slept on my brother's couch and didn't return to bed until this morning 30. What color shirt are you wearing? Blue/grey. 31. Name three things that you do almost every day? Rehearse, waste time on the internet, and go to class. 35. Who got you to join myspace? Uh, I am almost willing to bet it was Olivia. 36. What did you have for dinner last night? ... yeah, about that... 39. What web site do you visit the most? www.bloglines.com; it's my homepage. 40. Do you have plants in your room? My roommate would, but he can't afford seed. 41. Does anything hurt on your body right now? My soul. Is that on my body? 42. Where was your last cab ride? I took a cab back from going late to have dinner with Sam and her mom, because the subway made me nervous. 43.Where Is THIS Question? In my pants? 44. Would you have a problem if your friend went after your ex? Only if they treated them badly. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 5th, 2006
7:05 pm	Contest Results Thanks to everyone who tried to figure out Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny, which is Haeckel's Law. If you missed Sam's winning entry, it's the Law that says that the evolution of an individual species mirrors the evolution of all the species. Basically, if you look at the way an embryo becomes an adult, it mirrors the branches of evolution. So no, it had nothing to do with words or with classics majors. And no, I won't love Brendan or hobos forever. Thank you for trying! I basically posted that because it was the most convoluted use of three words I've ever seen. It literally would have required me to hit the dictionary for every word. Ah, no AP Bio for me... Wouldn't we have liked there to be Occam's Razor: the simplest explanation is most likely to be true? (Comment on this)
3:12 am	I will love you forever if you can tell me what the following phrase means without looking it up: "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
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Sunday, September 17th, 2006
8:48 pm	When Was the last time You danced? When Was the last time You danced? ( fun! ) The Darfur rally kicked mundo ass. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
11:39 pm	If you ever bought A Million Little Pieces, check to see whether you get a full refund from James Frey. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, September 11th, 2006
11:11 am	When I Post So Little, Why Am I Wasting This time? ( Tell My Fortune! ) (Comment on this)
Monday, September 4th, 2006
10:28 am	Ladies and gentlemen, A moment of silence for the Crocodile Hunter. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 20th, 2006
9:18 pm	Dear God, I asked. You didn't respond. That wasn't very Christian of you. Jew Avenger ~Provoking God? Who, me?~ (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 12th, 2006
10:52 pm	A really quick update: I'm currently in Spokane, WA, after having passed through Idaho, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. So somewhere between Utah (with its groves of Mormons), Idaho, and Montana (with its anti-Meth ads every mile), my crazy-Christian-ometer broke. Now it's starting to recover... although I saw a woman with a megaphone yelling 'salvation!' at the Kid's Day Carnival here in Spokane. But I can balance that with the three goths standing behind her with huge signs that read "JESUS NEVER EXISTED." It's good to know that we've got all sorts of crazy in the United States. So, apparently God is playing chicken with my closest friends. A friend of mine was on a plane with a terrorist. Actually, a wife of mine was on a plane with a terrorist. My extended family has been down to the basement to clean out the bomb shelters. My uncle has been called up to the draft. Another friend has apparently lost her cat. Yet another is having a hard time of it. On behalf of all my friends: Dear God, Hi, it's me. I don't do this often, I know, but when I do, I really mean it. So let me just say this: you're right now in Old Testament God-phase. You're being crabby and lashing out at people. Maybe it's just that time of the millenia, or maybe you're calling out for attention. I know that You aren't as popular as you were in pre-history. But please: on behalf of all the good people who I know who are fearing for their lives or their happiness (which as You yourself know, is just as important), CUT IT OUT. I'm serious. Don't make me get Eastern on your immortal, omniscient, omnipotent ass. Love, Guy Jew Avenger ~I Am Sooo Going To Get Smote. Smitten? Smited?~ Current Mood: frumpy. Current Music: Harvey Danger - War Buddies (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, August 5th, 2006
10:55 am	Heading out. Tonight, I'll be in Vegas. Over the next week, I'll hit practically every Western state except Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, and Colorado. Send me your love, and I'll see you all soon. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 4th, 2006
12:44 pm	How Stereotypical You Are... The Generic Teenager Stereotype Do you drink [alcohol]?: Nay. Do you party a lot? How often?: Not at all, really. Do you use drugs for recreational purposes?: Nay. How often do you use the word like in an average hour?: Only in similies. And sometimes I use 'as' instead. Do you skip classes? How often?: In four years at Sage, I skipped one class... and I got permission from my folks. Do you have casual sex? Protected?: I'm sure if I had casual sex, it would be protected... but no. Do you steal?: Only intellectual property. Do you wear inappropriate clothing?: Is Communism inappropriate? Do you drool over celebrities?: Despite what people say about me and Allyson Hannigan, no. Do you watch a lot of TV?: Nope; just the Daily Show and Colbert Report. Do you ever watch the News?: Yes, sometimes for whole days. Do you even care about world issues?: More deeply than anyone I know. Do you read books often?: Yes, all the time... although sometimes writing takes away from my reading time. Are you failing a lot of your classes?: The only class I ever failed was PE in seventh grade. Do you spend most of your time with your friends?: No, I actually spend most of my time pretending I have more friends than I really do. Do you smoke cigarettes?: Nay. Do you hang out a lot in malls, or at Seven Elevens?: Hang out? At a mall? Yesterday would be the first time... and I got a hobowallet out of it. Do you often find yourself with a crush on someone?: ...that's not a teenager thing. It's just we don't use the word 'crush.' And it doesn't change much. Do you cuss a lot?: Only occasionally, and with a point. Are you desperate to fit in?: More desperate to fit OUT, actually. Are you intelligent?: I do well believe I am, sometimes. Then I wake up. The Goth Stereotype Black lipstick?: Ick. Black eyeliner?: Ick. Black eyeshadow?: Ick. Black trenchcoat?: When the weather calls for it. Black boots?: No. Black fishnets?: No. Black nail polish?: No. Cigarettes?: No. Heavy metal music?: No. Marilyn Manson?: No. Kittie?: Yes! I love kitties! Cradle of Filth?: No. Constant frown and perpetual angst?: Uh, perpetual cynical angst, yes. Do you like to be seen as: ... as...? Are you an intellectual?: I'd like to think so? An atheist?: DAMN STRAIGHT! Horrible home life?: How could I possibly say that, knowing the people I do? Hopelessly depressed?: Only depressed when I'm hopeless. Suffering with suicidal idealations?: Nope. I like other people too much. Self-mutilation?: Never. The Punk Stereotype Plaid?: No. Big black boots?: No. Mohawk?: No. Excessive piercings? [Especially facial]: No. Loud, confident and opinionated?: Yes. Wild hair colors?: No. NOFX?: No. Rancid?: No. Well versed on political scandals and outrages?: Yes! A: ... A what? The Jock Sterotype What's your IQ?: buh... high? Do you watch a lot of sports?: No. Play a lot of sports?: No. Talk a lot about sports?: No. Do you do anything, really, but think about sports?: Yes. Are you arrogant?: Of course not. Are you a male or female whore?: HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. No. Are you homophobic?: Some of my best friends are gay people... Do you tease other people a lot because you want to seem confident?: No, I tease other people because they make it too easy. But really you're a quivering mass of insecurity?: Yeah, that's me. But on the outside, not on the inside. Boobs = yes?: Only on the inside. Parties = yes?: No. Dropping out of high school and flipping burgers = yes?: Nope. This Or That [Oh, that old coconut.] Originality or Acceptance?: Originality. Independence or Companionship?: Companionship. Stability or Freedom?: Freedom. Personal or Interpersonal?: Interpersonal. Introvert or Extrovert?: Introvert. Popularity or Isolation?: Isolation. Unique or Loved?: Unique. Understood or Individual?: Understood. You or Them?: Them. Take this survey | Find more surveys You've been totally Bzoink*d (Comment on this)
Monday, July 31st, 2006
5:08 pm	If you want to write me a letter after September, the address is: Guy Yedwab 5-11 University Place WE-0724A New York, NY 10003-4587 (1 Comment |Comment on this)
2:01 am	It's 2 AM, and I've finished my third draft of The Cave. I'm... starting to believe it may be in a state I can refer to as "finished"... but I may be wrong. I need more people to weigh in first. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
12:15 pm	( meme! ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
11:55 pm	Simile. Love can be like Pirates of the Carribean 2: Just as you think it is going to resolve, more plot lines begin. Love can be like A Scanner Darkly: confusing as fuck, blows your mind like drugs, and from a not-too-distant future. Oh, and if you're not careful, BAM! You're addicted! Love can be like Thank You For Smoking: you learn pretty quickly what words can be made to do. Love can be like I Heart Huckabees: there are two sides, positive and negative, and they can't be separated. Love can be like Star Wars: it's not that impressive early on, but as it gets older, it gets pretty amazing... even if there's less money spent on it. Love can be like Star Trek: people who don't get it mock it thoroughly, and yet... somehow the fans survive. Love can be like 24: sometimes it just seems so implausible... and yet, just try to stop it before it's really over! JUST TRY! Love can be like Casablanca: a classic that generations continue to revisit. Love can be like Citizen Cane: everyone tells you you ought to get involved, but some things are not for everyone. Love can be like Gone With The Wind: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." Love can be like Snakes on a Plane: just enjoy the ride. Love can be like the Daily Show: funny, poignant, and sad but true. Love can be like Bollywood: far more song and dance than in the average life. One thing is for certain: Love is like Hollywood: sometimes it's overdone, sometimes it's overblown, sometimes it doesn't give you a reason to care but takes your money anyway... and yet think of how poor we'd be without it. Name a movie. I will relate it to love. Or sex. Or war. Or anything you so desire. I'm in a simile-bending mode. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
12:39 am	Thanks Felicity! 1. Q: NAME A FRIEND WHO'S NAME STARTS WITH A "J" A: Jordan. 2. Q: 4TH PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALLS: A: I don't have my cell phone, but I'm betting it's... Brendan? 3.Q: WHAT DID THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED SAY?: A: Again, don't have my cell phone, but I bet it was a response from Sean clarifying something. 4. Q: DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS? A: Never! That's like deliberately bending your car's tail-pipe. 5. Q: DO YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR? A: I had it until this Saturday. 6. Q: WHAT IS THE NEXT CONCERT YOURE GOING TO? A: Santana on the 31st. 7. Q: WHO IS THE COOLEST PERSON IN YOUR LIFE? A: Jon Stewart. At least, I wish he was in my life. 8. Q: WHAT WORD DO YOU SAY A LOT? A: F! I use that letter as an expletive. 9. Q: WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE: A: My first sushi ever! I liked it, very much. Dragon Rolls in San Francisco. 10. Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU SAID TO SOMEONE AND WHO WAS IT? A: Here's a transcript: LARRY KING: In a moment, some happy stories! TOM: What happy stories? GUY: Stories from Switzerland. 11. Q: DO YOU WATCH TV? A: CNN, Comedy Central, and occasionally FOX. 12. Q: DO YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW? A: Nope, I got sacked. Tasty, tasty sackage. 13. Q: EVER BEEN HUNTING? A: Only ladykilling. 14. Q: IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE? A: I can almost guarantee not. Except in the cutesy way, like me and Kendra, or me and my wife/exwife Olivia, or me and Sam. 15. Q: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU" AND MEANT IT? A: I was talking to my little sister. I miss her. Or my mom. Don't remember the order. 16. Q: WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?: A: Why is the answer always sleeping? Why is this question always effective? Is it simply a fact that livejournal is only used when you SHOULD be doing something else? Answer these rhetorical questions in the form of bullet points. 17. Q: DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME? A: Hansome Yaz, according to Phil. And when I was in Amoeba, I saw a CD by a band called YAZ. 18. Q: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? A: Yes, but sometimes shock sets in and you don't realize it until February. 20. Q: WHO'S THE YOUNGEST ONE IN THE FAMILY ? A: Doreen, the cute one. 21. Q: IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE? A: Yupdedoo. 22. Q: ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER? A: Depends on what is trying to wake me up. If I should be waking up, I will sleep through it. If I shouldn't, I will wake. 23. Q: LAST TIME YOU USED A SKATEBOARD? A: Once. I fell face first. I don't trust them. They're shifty. 24 Q: LAST PLACE YOU SLEPT BESIDES YOUR HOUSE? A: My brother's apartment. Last night. 25. Q: EVER RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD? A: Nevar! 26. Q: BEST MOVIE YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS? A: Clerks II or A Scanner Darkly! 27. Q: DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WHO COME UP WITH BRAIN DEAD QUIZZES ARE CRYING FOR HELP IN SOME TWISTED WAY? A: No. If they were crying for help, they'd sign the quizes. Brain-dead quizmakers are just bored. Best 1. Male friend: I don't 2. Female friend: do best friends (in any sense) 3. Vacation: Visiting my brother this week. 2. Day of the week: The only thing a friday night is missing is the Daily Show. And social interaction. 3. Food: SUSHI! 4. Memory: That's classified. Last 1. Person you saw: My brother. He's on the couch. 2. Talked to on the phone: My mom. She's down South. 3. Hugged: Uh... my little sister, she was sobbing as I was leaving? 4. Text: Something by Sean. 5. Messaged over myspace: I assured Jack Major that I'm not going to Israel. Today 1. Is: Today was. Today is no more. 2. Got any plans: Gonna go to sleep as soon as this is done. 3. Goal: Finish reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra by the time I touch down in So Cal. 4. Dislikes about tomorrow: Going to fly to So Cal. Favorites 1. Number: 13. 2. Song: It's based off the moment. Currently, I am enamored by Gone Daddy Gone. 3. Color: Black. It's a color you can fall into and see the truth before you fall out the other side. 4. Season: Summer or Winter. Solstices are badass; Equinoxes are halfass. Currently 1. Missing someone: When are people ever not? 2. Mood: Well, NOW I'm lonesome. Thanks, quiz. True or False I am a morning person: Before or after my morning shower and tea? I am a perfectionist: FALSE! I FAIL TOO MUCH TOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH *sobs* I am an only child: I'm only the middle child. I am currently in my pajamas: Not yet. I'm getting into them. And by 'into' I mean 'out of' ;-) I am very shy around the opposite gender: Depends on my first vibe from them. I currently regret something that I have done: EVERRRRRRRRRRRRYTHING. Dammit, now I'm regretful. When I get mad I curse frequently: I usually start by saying, "F!" Current Mood: lonesome and regretful. Current Music: Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
1:40 pm	Birthday Schwag 1) 30 GB iPod!!!! 2) Goodnight, and Good Luck 3) End of Poverty (by Jeffery Sachs) 4) a small statuette of a wolf, handmade by my little sister. 5) one night showing of Clerks II 6) a checking account (3 Comments |Comment on this)