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[Mandi Moo]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6825

Posted: 11/30/05 at 9:00am

Sitting in Psychology, bored as hell. I hate people. Well, these people, not you guys, or Anthony. Everyone else it stupid.

But, the Rent Soundtrack is #1 on iTunes! I hope Anthony knows, he said that he compulsively checks that.

I should be doing research...um...yeah. Screw it. I have my Anthony CD today though! Listening to it makes me happy. Very happy.

[Macavity]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6826

Posted: 11/30/05 at 11:25am

It's #1?! Greaaat!

I know i'm late but welcome rent_nodaybuttoday.

Í have been on the boards and i still have all my homework done ! But i guess thats because i'm sleeping while you guys are talking like crazy in here :-P

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm
Audrey Hepburn

[Bohemian1232]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6827

Posted: 11/30/05 at 11:27am

Yay for #1!!! What time is it for you Macavity?

"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

[Macavity]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6828

Posted: 11/30/05 at 11:31am

at this moment its 5.30 PM.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm
Audrey Hepburn

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6829

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:40pm

*Chills in World History lecture*

I was watching the most hilarious Bollywood film yesterday, called Lagaan. It was full of completely random musical moments and the game of cricket (in order to fight taxes). I never had such a good time at a movie in a long time. XD

The only downside was that it was FOUR FREAKING HOURS long.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6830

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:41pm

I've decided to skip Spanish to stay here and read Without You.

It's the end of the semester, and I've only used one absence. Plus, I don't really feel well.

*lays down*

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6831

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:42pm

AWWWWWWE. Well, it's worth skipping class to read that book. What chapter are you up to?

Feel better, too.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

[caitiesus1522]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6832

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:44pm

wow youve only skipped once? I have skipped evry calss at least twice....probably not a good thing, but when I do it is cause i am really sick.

you are getting me so excited about without you even though oy uhavent said anything about it yet

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6833

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:51pm

Public Service Announcement--

December Surprise slated for tomorrow.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

[Macavity]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6834

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:52pm

Feel better, Emcee.

Oh and Lari, maybe i gotta see that movie. Bollywood movies are great. Its just that they are always very very long.

And i wish i could read Without you. Still have to wait a few months. I'm jealous :-P

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm
Audrey Hepburn

[Mandi Moo]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6835

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:54pm

Public Service Announcement--

December Surprise slated for tomorrow.

Is this what you were talking about the other day?

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6836

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:54pm

Yes, but the one day I skipped it was an EXAM day. I was miserably ill. Not like I ever make myself of any use when I DO go to class, so my absence shouldn't really be notable. I just sort of sit there and space out.

Anyway, I'm up to Jonathan's death, so, to the book I return.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6837

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:55pm

One of the things, Mandi.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6838

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:56pm

I love surprises!

*reads*

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Fantabulous428]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6839

Posted: 11/30/05 at 12:56pm

ooooo now I will obsessively refresh the page tomorrow! Thanks for the heads up Lari.

I recognize the addiction to being alive.

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6840

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:00pm

Well, I'm not entirely sure what it'll say, myself. But I can be a positive thinker!

Til tomorrow!

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

[Fantabulous428]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6841

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:02pm

will it be posted in this thread, or is it something we will just know when we see it?

I recognize the addiction to being alive.

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6842

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:10pm

ugh. I don't want to spoil what's in the book, but then again -- you all KNOW the story. It's just like... you can't read something like this without wanting to talk to someone about it like every other paragraph.

I know I've said a few times that I never really *felt* sad about Jonathan's death until very recently. It's hard to verbalize this, but I was always like "oh, that's terrible," etc, etc, but I never had a tangible *feeling* of being sad. Now I do. For a lot of reasons.

So now I'm up to the part where they're all at the theatre just after getting the news, and I'm sitting here reading this, having trouble doing so. Daphne talks about this idea of doing what you have to do, and then just being gone. And I think about what Tracie said at the Q&A last week: that so many artists are like "I'm gonna change the world, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna make a difference." And Jonathan did. He actually did.

I was just talking to my roommate about this, and then gave up when my lips started trembling. But this idea of doing what you're here to do and then just being gone. It's weird. It's almost unfair, this notion that Jonathan put this piece into the world, and just left it to take on its own life and to take off and fly. It never really has before, but that kills me.

My pocket-change. It's been a while since I've read a book that took me in like this, I guess.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6843

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:12pm

I know how you feel, Emcee. The rest of you guys'll experience it soon enough.

And I'll post it in a couple places. This thread, and one other, I believe.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

Updated On: 11/30/05 at 01:12 PM

[Bohemian1232]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6844

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:15pm

The book sounds amazing. I can't wait to read it.

I also can't wait for the suprise!

"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

[Fantabulous428]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6845

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:20pm

*hugs*

I recognize the addiction to being alive.

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6846

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:21pm

I keep wanting to stop and just lay my head on the table. And leave it there. But it's so GOOD, you just want to keep going; even if (this part at least) is a story you know like the back of your hand.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Fantabulous428]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6847

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:24pm

I can only imagine how amazing it is. I've read tons of interviews and reread the Rent bible over and over again. I've heard it said tons of times, but I keep reading it again, even though I know whats gonna happen. And throw Anthony's writing into the mix? Gah...I'm in love with the book already and I havn't even read it.

I recognize the addiction to being alive.

[luvtheEmcee]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6848

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:30pm

I think it's just because it's so intensely personal. Obviously, his goal is trying to keep it as narrative-like as possible, but it's so raw and emotional, because of the events it covers. Certainly autobiography tends to be deeply personal and all, but as fascinated as I am by say, Boy George, I can't say I care as much for him, or have ever felt this sort of love for Karma Chameleon, you know? It's intense personal narrative coming from someone who is very real to me -- not some mega superstar. Maybe "cathartic" is a good word for it. I'm not sure yet. I just sort of want to hug somebody.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 11/30/05 at 01:30 PM

[LariTheLoud]

The Rent Blog is my Lover#6849

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:57pm

I'd give you a hug, Emcee! But now, at least, someone else understands when I say it's so ... PERSONAL.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm