1) A man at the gym today had a monkey. "What do you mean he had a monkey?" HE HAD A MONKEY. It was on his shoulder, it was wearing a diaper, and no, the man wasn't doing any kind of physical activity, he was just there with the monkey, showing it off, probably trying to pick up chicks.
2) Franco, the man who is always at the gym when we are was not there today. Truly, no matter what time we choose to go, and we choose a different time every day, he is there. Tony says he was there yesterday, but having him absent today definitely affected my workout. I miss that mullet, that cut-off shirt and those toned 50-year-old arms.
3) Jess (perhaps my only California girl friend) skipped out on work today to come meet me at the beach. It was awesome. The beach was dead--apparently people have jobs?--but we caught up with each other on our respective weekends, so it was a perfect environment for that.
NOW enough about me.
I've been watching a few episodes of "Iconoclast" lately. Thankfully, my favorites have been on TV. "What's 'Iconoclast'?" Well, it's only the best show ever. It's on the Sundance channel and it's when two "icons" (if you will) hang out with each other and basically talk about why they are friends. My fave epis are: Laird Hamilton + Eddie Vedder--most of it takes place in Hawaii, and the scenery is beyond impressive; Sean Penn + Jon Krakauer--all of it is in Alaska, and again, the scenery is beautiful, plus they talk about "Into the Wild" and if you know me, you know I fucking love that book/movie; but my NEW fave is Robert Redford + Paul Newman. It was on today, obviously because Mr. Newman passed away this weekend (tears, Kate). But I happen to believe that the concept of two legends of a trade, no matter which trade it is (writing, surfing, film making, health healing, music, or even social activism), hanging out with each other and complimenting each other is possibly the best idea ever.
HIGHLIGHTS:::
1) Laird Hamilton + Eddie Vedder. There is a moment when Eddie is in Laird's house, looking out at the ocean and painting a picture based on a photo taken of Laird riding a wave. It's an incredible interpretation of the photo and Eddie is so cute talking about how impressed he is with Laird's ability to make a wave look grandiose simply by interacting with it. Oh, and it's a present for Laird which is fantastic. Imagine telling people, "Oh yeah, Eddie Vedder painted that OF me, FOR me."
2) Sean Penn + Jon Krakauer. Sean and Jon go into a liquor store in some random town in Alaska and buy Absolut and Kaluah for the White Russians they're going to be making in Chris McCandless's honor. Well, the woman recognizes Sean, asks him what he's doing in Alaska and then asks him for his ID, which he happens not to have on him. He says, "Seriously?" and she assures him that YES he does have to show ID like everyone else, famous or not. Perfect. Loves it.
3) Robert Redford + Paul Newman. They drop Robert Redford off at Paul Newman's house, and both men have camera's on them, but for some reason, they wander the estate for about 5 minutes looking for each other, unable to meet up. Robert says, "Where the hell is he?" Paul shouts, "JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE! I'll come find you!" Hilarious. Two old men, smokin' legends, completely unable to locate each other on an enormous Connecticut estate.
YOU CAN'T WRITE THIS SHIT PEOPLE!
Also, Robert Redford is the founder and owner of Sundance (channel, festival, ranch in Utah) and he does so many positive things for other people, for filmmakers and for the environment that I can't even be more impressed by a human being (except for Bono, of course).
Sidely Noted:
I wrote PerezHilton an email describing my encounter with Michael Phelps this weekend. Pretty useless shit, but I felt he needed to know that M. Phelps isn't that pleasant to his fans/fellow UofM students and alumni. Oh well, he had a super hot friend in his Entourage who actually DID talk to us, so not all was lost by any means.
Closing Statements:
I got kicked by a small child this week. He was throwing a tantrum, I attempted to calm him, he attempted to kill me, but I did make sure to assure him that I have four brothers and there is literally no physical harm that they have not already imposed on me in life. I can take it. That's the way to deal with the agedly-challenged, right? (oh I soooo made that phrase up).
Kate, please remember for the future that I am 1 hour BEHIND you. 8:40 am, while a fabulous time for normal people to wake up, is not generally lovely for me. But I did enjoy the chat. I love waking up to my friends on the phone. It's the perk of different time zones.
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