Business Cards

So today has been a pretty good day business card wise.

It all started when I asked my boss if we could do one of those fish bowl business cards you see sometimes at restaurants. He said yes! I was so excited. Hopefully I remember to bring a bowl.

He did ask me why I collect business cards, and I said, "Because I'm cheap."


Also, today I hit 1400 business cards. Meridian Self-Storage is the lucky one, which I stopped by on a whim. I actually had to turn around to get to the office. It was probably about 100 degrees in my sweatshirt. (And no -- I wasn't taking it off.) Other cards I got today were City Gym and three from PartEZon! because my first one went through the wash. :(

This was better than yesterday, when I went to 10 or 15 places and none of them had cards but the ones that were closed. Except Cash and Carry (or whatever it's called), but I was afraid I would walk out with a payday loan that I don't need.


But the most exciting! I have Carole Barrowman's card! John Barrowman's sister! I never exepected to get it when I asked, and even after she emailed me that she would send me one (I didn't tell anyone except Missy because what if it got lost in the mail?).

Her website is pretty cool. I especially like reading the essays. My favorite is "Shopping with Captain Jack" and not just because it has John in it. My second favorite is "Naked Truth" though the naked truth is that I didn't read the whole thing because I had to start working. But it was pretty funny.

So someday, if there's ever a book signing in Seattle or Vancouver, and she's there (and I'm there, but duh), I'll probably shout, "I have your business card!"

...which I only do every time I see someone or someplace that I have a card for.

Thank you, Carole. I love the card. It's a wonderful addition to my collection. I bet everyone at work gets tired of hearing about it.

Business Cards

Today I got a letter in the mail. It wasn't as thick as most of the non-junk mail I receive. Mostly it's people sending me cards from the IBCC. As a welcome gift. I have nearly 11 hundred cards cataloged and I still have a few more to do.

But anyway, I thought it was weird that it wasn't thick. So I looked to see where it was from. No return address. And then, all of a sudden, I realized my name and address were written in my own handwriting. (Why would you look to see who it was addressed to when you're the only one receiving mail?)

Saratoga responded to my request to send me some cards to add to my collection. I send them a letter earlier this week telling them I wanted to because I really like their name (blame John Barrowman, but I didn't tell them that.) They sent me doubles of each card. I called them and told them how great they are.

To You

Now this song will always make me think of you.

Think of me, think of me fondly
when we said goodbye
remember me every so often
promise me you'll try
on that day, that no so distant day
when you are far away and free
if you ever find a moment,
spare a thought for me

and though it's clear
though it was always clear
that this was never meant to be
if you happen to remember
stop and think of me

TMC's "Reflections From Broadway"

1 Invocation and Instructions to the Audience (The Frogs)
2 Summer Nights [Danny] (Grease)
3 Oh What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma!)
4 You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Annie)
5 There's a Fine, Fine Line (Avenue Q)
6 Where do I go? (Hair)
7 Jacob and Sons (Joesph)
8 Anything Goes (Anything Goes)
9 Everything That I Am (Tarzan)
10 High Flying Adored (Evita)
11Marry Me a Little (Company)
12 Why God Why (Miss Saigon)
13 Old Friends (Merrily we Roll Along)
14 If I can't Love Her (Beauty and the Beast)
15 Buddy's Blues (Follies)
16 Not Getting Married Today (Putting It Together)
17 I Am What I Am (La Cage Aux Follies)

John Barrowman!

John is coming out with a new CD in November. Actually, it comes out in the UK in November, but who cares. I was so excited that I started hopping around the living room. (This is why my neighbors underneath me think I have a kid.) I thought about preordering it to see if they would ship it, but I think I'll just ask for it for Christmas.

(Just for the record, I found out about it while doing research for my Nano. Really. I was thinking about whether I should base Jarrow on John or if I should base him on a song like "Rockstar.")

Every site I've seen about it quotes this: "Another Side" is a collection of songs that "John has long admired and wanted to reinterpret in his own distinctive way."

So I started thinking about what I would do if I did something like that. And just in case I ever do, here's what potentially would be on it.

1. Make Your Own Kind of Music (obviously, as this is "my song")
2. She Says (my favorite song in the world)
3. Meet Virginia (my other favorite song)
4. Best Thing you Never Had
5. Suspicious Minds
6. Fill my Little World (my "tough people" song)
7. Let Her Cry
8. Hero (the John Barrowman one, not sure who orignally sang it)
9. Alcohol
10. She Don't Know She's Beautiful (K's song!)
11. Rebbecca
12. He Mele No Lilo
13. Mission From God (no, I'm not kidding. Just because I wrote it ...)

John Barrowman, and the Sharp, Annoying Piano

Would you dance
if I asked you to dance?
Would you run
and never look back?
Would you cry
if you saw me cry?
And would you save my soul, tonight?

Would you tremble
if I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this.
Now would you die
for the one you loved?
Hold me in your arms, tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Would you swear
that you'll always be mine?
Or would you lie?
would you run and hide?
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care...
You're here tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Oh, I just want to hold you.
I just want to hold you.
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care...
You're here tonight.

I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by your forever.
You can take my breath away.

I can be your hero.
I can kiss away the pain.
And I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.

I can be your hero.