Hey. I have to leave for work in two hours. I've been reading over various new journals, like Helen's and her friends. Feel vaguely uncool for not using livejournal for my online diary needs-- have long since added Helen to the list of people I want to be like. along with Kafka and Alan Alda. But, oh well. It's okay. If Diaryland is good enough for Chris Kirkpatrick, it's good enough for me.

Am eating microwaved potato with fingers.

Due to last happily self-indulgent entry, I'm resisting the urge to explain the movie idea I had while driving around today, which involves nsync. Grasping for other things to talk about.

I picked up the latest issue of Wolverine today. Se-exy. Logan's been having nightmares about riping into people. He's on edge. He's driving at night in a tight black t-shirt, with his chin dropped low and his palm propped against the top of the steering wheel.

Hank theorizes that adamantium might taste like chicken.

Oh, yeah-- Beast action. We like Beast. Especially when there's Beast all up in Logan's personal space with determined concern, threatening to kick his ass. We like Hank. There's lots of grappling and affectionate banter.

Teaser for the next issue: Wolverine & Beast on the run from the ultimate bounty hunter! woo!

Ultimate bounty hunter: Chris Kirkpatrick.

Also, I picked up the new Uncanny X-Men, with a big picture of Northstar on the cover. It's like they're becoming queerer, in preparation for Grant.

Northstar says, "They love me. Not because I am gay, or because I am a mutant-- but simply because I am a celebrity."

That should be in the liner notes of the upcoming nsync album "Celebrity". which is a title that, I have to confess, I like. I like it. Celebrity. I'm into single-word titles. Although, there could've been something better-- like "Making Cha" or "Deceptive Planet". But they're working their own hand of cards.

--JC as gay mutant celebrity? yes.

Hey, a new lady just IMed me! --No, wait. Not new lady. Devon.

But, hey, Devon IMed me! We like Devon. For completely different reasons than we like Beast. Because Hank is a self-confessed member of the Britney Spears fanclub, and Devon is not.

I won my second auction today. It's some "Never Enough: Unauthorized Look at NSYNC!" video. I don't even know what it is. But it was only three dollars. My first auction was for the nsync *n the mix tape, with was five dollars, but lives in Canada, so my total came to twelve dollars. I sent that money order off today.

I mean, what the hell, right? Go, commerce.

So, my new job. I'm a call-taker for a home shopping network. Loser? yes. But I make nine dollars an hour, with a guaranteed forty hours a week. Full benefits, eventually, and a sweet paid-days-off system. And everybody's really nice and accomadating.

So they sent me into the network last night, to feel my way around. Search through accounts, push buttons, and stuff. What's the first thing I do? You know what the first thing I do is. I search the account directory for the names "Chasez" and "Fatone" and "Harless".

Got lots of account listings for Harless, none for the other two. --was too embarassed to do a search for "Timberlake" or "Bass". Will do so, eventually. Though, of course, if I ever find anything I will go into a sublime paralytic shock, being torn between my legal obligation to not take any information from the account directory and my lame world-shaking excitement. so I'll just be there, looking at Lance's e-mail address, thinking, "oh. oh."

I . . I have a deep espionage lust. Ever since I was little. That's why I spent years shop-lifting. I want to be slinky and stealthy. When I go to the big boat warehouse where my mother works afterhours, and everything's dark and everything echoes-- I press myself against the wall and try to breathe silently and hide behind things.

Dirty pop voodoo spy: Me.

Hey, guess what. Apparently, today is the Day of Silence, in support of gay rights. I'd heard nothing about this. Who are these people not speaking to? Hasn't not speaking been one of the major factors in gay oppression?

We should have a Day of Yelling. Like, at home, you're fine, you can talk however you want. But you go out in public and you have to YELL EVERYTHING YOU SAY. So that people will know, yeah, I'm here, and you can't help but hear me, bitch, so you might as well pay attention to what I have to say.

What would be a good Day of Yelling? Some summertime time. The day before the Solstice. Mark your calendars, people.

Okay, now, damn.

Damn.

See-- what if Justin Timberlake just, poof, manifested mutant powers? Like, he's at a party and he's had a few pills and some drinks, and he starts shaking . . and he's like, damn, he thinks he's overdosed or something. And he grabs Joey and pulls him into the bathroom, and Joey sees that he's sweating and convulsing.

And then, I don't know. What's Justin's mutant power? Okay, you're right. Justin's no fun.

JC, the quiet one. The one with a mind like an anime swamp. Why is he reserved and twitchy? nervous on camera? 'Cause he's a big freak. biologically.

That's the real reason he moved away from DC, because all the mutant hype started. Moved away, to Orlando. nsync happened, because he loves music and thought he could keep things under control. And, he could. But things happen. The guys know.

Justin is okay with it, but it worries him, alot. He's worried for JC, and he's worried about people finding out. In between songs, at shows, he flutters around him. "How's your head? Did you drink your water? Do you have water? Hey, get him some water! Hey!"

It freaks Lance out sometimes. He likes to know what's what, the rules of things-- and mutant things tend to fuck that up. He doesn't harass JC about it, though, and he loves him . . but sometimes he just, doesn't want to be around him. Doesn't want that to exist around him.

Joey thinks it's awesome. He wants JC to become a superhero. and hook him up with the She-Hulk.

Chris is cool with it. How could Chris _not_ be okay with somebody being a freaky type? Alot of times, when JC is feeling iffy, Chris acts out more than he usually would to draw attention away from him.

This is why Jason left/was left by the group. He couldn't deal with the mutant thing.

PR people play up the gay rumours to distract from any mutant rumours.

woo.

Too much fucking fun. I have to go to work now. You think on this.

Ponder: what the hell is JC's mutant power?

Love, baby.

Alestar
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It was a lot better when I read it the first time, like, I think I was drunk. And the idea, man. It could have been great.