I feel like I should have just a gillion things to talk about. Life, work, cats, new movies, plans for June (since it’s already here), the play…but seriously folks. I’m dry dry dry. Random thoughts float in and out of the brain area and I think, blog that. Thoughts on politics, news bits, celebrity gossip…but it goes away. Gone. So…the onset of early Alzheimer’s has begun I guess. Or it was the weekend that did me in and I’m still recovering? Who knows.

Some good things this weekend:

I’ve got a busy day today thru Saturday, so that is a nice relief.

Movies: Knocked Up with Katherine Heigel. Looks fun-neeee to me. May catch that.
Next week though, HUZZUAH! June 8th! Then I have tickets to Wicked the next night, so that’s a fun weekend.

We’ve had catastrophe with rehearsals this week and have nothing until Sunday night. Ugh. I’m working on lines like a freak, but it’s all conversation and I really need that other voice. Hopefully I’ve made progress on this one.

I’m ready to get back to WW meeting on Monday. I feel a little lost without it these past 3 weeks. I’ll be anxious to see what’s happened w/o meetings and journaling…ewwwww.

I need some summer reads. Any thoughts?

I guess that is about it from here. Time to go make my food for the day and get clean. Huzzah and Happy Thursday! I love George Clooney. Duh. I wonder why Julia isn’t in 13? Anyone know?

Yes. I realize it’s Tuesday. I realize I should be posting a list of ten somethings. But I got nuthin. It was a long hard weekend, we got Mom and Burl moved into their new house. We did a quick run at Paseo Arts Fest and picked up some funky art. We put the new mattress pad and egg crate foam topper thingy on the bed. Did laundry. Drove to and Arkansas and back. I’m beat down. I have rehearsal tonight from 6-?? and frankly my dear, I’m just tired. Here’s a few pics to tide you over. The new rooster’s name is Cogburn. The flamingo we got a few years ago, her name is Francis. The new gardendeva stuff…the Water Deva goes along with the little kitty in the planter. I’ve had the dog Bingo and Bliss girl for awhile. It’s a nice little arraignment to look at. Wish we were all outside resting and relaxing with each other right now.

Oh. and the cats just brought in a bird. TO THE HOUSE!!! BLEAGH!!! Phil had to be the bird remover this morning.

So this woman in the show, that I play opposite of, is WEARING ME SMOOTH OUT!!! I feel I am in a tricky position here. She’s needing direction desperatly. Things like slow down. Don’t work so hard on line memorization right now. Don’t worry about the “bits” we’ll do until we get the gist of the scene. SLOW DOWN. There’s a difference between high energy and speed. There is a fine line between authentic and campy. . . draw that line and stay on the authentic side. These women are real. There is no wink wink nudge nudge going on.

But….it’s only three rehearsals into it and we’ve blocked act 1 and really no notes on anything at this point and that is fine by me. EXCEPT, most everyone in the cast has some experience, and she really doesn’t. I feel like she NEEDS that early information before she works herself into things that cannot be undone later.

Someone tell me to shut the eff up. That I’m not directing this gig. So just learn my lines and work the part and let that be that.

It’s not a power trip, or an ego thing. I swear it’s not. I just can see this woman getting all bunched up and freaked out over stuff because she’s just kind of going on her own…we all did that at one point before we were told what and how to work through it.

Ok. I feel better just having purged all of it. Other than that, the show is going fine. We really don’t have a lot of rehearsal time, and it may wind up being somewhat more Waiting for Guffman than Nederlander Productions but that’s fine. Fun Fun Fun.

In other news, Mom closes on her house at 3:00 tomorrow!!! Can I get a HUZZUH?!?!? We’re leaving around 4 or so tomorrow and coming home sometime on Sunday. Another quick trip but I want some downtime at the home. And I want to go to Paseo Arts Festival. It’s my favorite fest we have here. Great local art by fantastic artists. I always buy something from Garden Deva. LOVE THEM!! Go look at their site! I have several pieces already. This year I’m looking for a cat of some sort!

I don’t watch American Idol, but I guess that was a big deal last night. I mourn the end of t.v. Summer tv is all reality all the time and BLEAGH. Have any of you seen the commericals for the Ex-Wives Club? Shar Jackson, Marla Maples (where the hell has SHE been?) and Angie Everhardt are helping couples on the brink of breaking up…someone hand me a vomit bag. Bring on SEPTEMBER!! Not really, because I’m excited for summer, but you know what I’m saying.

Alli and her bfriend are coming over tonight for dinner and hair-doings. Chicken fajitas and grilled corn. YUM-OH!! Though her hair is ridiculously thick and takes me foreveah to do, it’ll be a decent evening.

What are your plans for this weekend? It’s the kickoff to summer! I’ll be back when I can, and when I do it will be a mere few days until OCEAN’S THIRTEEN!!!
Huzzah and Happy Thursday! I really do love George Clooney. He’s lost some weight lately. Maybe he needs a chicken fajita….

Talked to Dion last night! Things are good good good for him! Still doing Full Monty, I think that moves right into King and I then he’s back in Chicago for a bit until the next few things pan out. It was fantastic to hear his voice, he’s soo good! We can breathe easy for a bit!

I have other stuff but I’m just tired this morning, so it’s going to have to wait.
Huzzuah and Happy Wednesday.
I love George Clooney.

The Dances! The Costumes! The Glitter! The Music!
The new God Of The Dance!

I cannot belive I have watched this show for the last ten weeks of my life

The busy season is upon us. Or at least it’s upon me. Here are a few things I’m excited about:

1.) Being back on the stage. We’ve had two rehersals thus far, I think the setting/outdoor venu will be a titch sparse, and who knows what it will add to the show, but the cast is pretty funny. It’s early yet, but we’re starting to mesh.

2.) Hairspray the movie. Just watched my DVR’d ep of Oprah with the entire cast on it. Michelle Pfiffer is still just the most fabulous. John Travolta in drag. tee hee hee.

3.) Summer. I’m ready for laying out in the sunshine and having club specials at the bar. slurp.

4.) Wicked. My tickets are for June 9th. I’ll be excited to see some live theatre.

5.) My mom’s house being finished. She’s worked and longed for this event for over a year now. We are crossing our fingers that they close at the end of this week.

6.) My impending trip to NYC for fun and education. I’m ready ready ready.

7.) Wonderboy’s summertime visit. I have muy events planned for us and can’t wait to hang out!

8.) June 8th. Ocean’s 13.

9.) Summer concerts at the zoo that I’ll get to see. Heart. 38 Special. Stevie Miller. Lyle Lovett. The Pretenders. Def Leppard. KISS. Bring. It. On.

10.) ROAD TRIP!!!! Somewhere. Sometime. It’s gonna happen.

and I love George Clooney.

I miss him. I got a text from him last night or well, this morning about 3 a.m. Crazy boy. I have not talked to him in forever. FOREVER people…but the thing is…he’s in my heart. I talk to him every day. I laugh at things he’d laugh at, I tuck little jokes away in the DeDe File in my brain because I know he’d enjoy that tidbit, I watch tv or movies thinking about him. He’s with me.

But in doing that, I fail to email, or text, or call, or make ANY human contact. I suck.

He’s my soul. truly madly deeply. Has been since I met him. Funny that. I know he’s busy and movin’ and shakin’ and possibly showing his thang on stage. And busy we both are.

So this is an A.P.B. for that man. I love you!! I miss you!! and even though we suck at the communicating, you are still my soul and I know you’re not too far away…

For anyone that has been away from home with work or anything else, you know how lonely it can be. Stop by my comments, give the boy a shout out…I’ll send him the link.

LOVELOVELOVE

Just got a few more stories starring Wonderboy…that child is diabolical I tell you!

Mom is mere mintues from closing on the brand new house they’ve been building for a year. There are a few details that she doesn’t like and needs fixed, and by that I mean things she’s been continiously bitching about to anyone who will listen. One being a plug in/outlet that the builder has stuck on the outside of the bar in the kitchen. It should be flush with the cabinet, but is not. It sticks out and is really ugly. Well, Mom comes in the other day and Wonderboy is beating the shit out of that outlet with a big ass rock. She freaks out and he calmly says, “But Mamo, if I break it they will have to take it away and you will be happy!”

I told you so. Diabolical.

The second story begins with a father/son outing to Lowes for supplies and cement. My sis and her hubby are the king and queen of outdoor projects. Wonderboy gets to ride along and feels quite grown up in doing so. They start to load the 80lb bags of cement into the FJ and he wants to help. His dad says, “Wonderboy, these bags are way too heavy for you.” To which he responds, “Dad, I think you underestimate my strength.”

I’m not even kidding.

TLC has a new reality show on the air titled Making the Cut. It’s filmed at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in LA where I studied this past January! It’s all so very cool to see our teachers and people I worked with on the show. This show follows the students from freshman class to seniors about to graduate…it’s pretty interesting to me. They haven’t done ANY publicity on this that I’ve seen, can find not much online on it so who knows.

Check your local listings, it’s on TLC on Fridays I believe. Set those DVR’s…

Remember my posts when I said there were a few I’d drink the red Kool-aid for? Tina is that teacher. She’s got the crazy red hair, you can’t miss her! John is the big guy with no hair, he’s the instructor in charge of me getting all my hair cut off that day!!!

So…I’m tired and it’s not going to get much better. Heading for coffee then to work. Enjoy your weekend people!

My schedule has blown up. Seriously blown smooth up. It’s been awhile since I’ve had such boundaries on my time…and why it’s overwhelming me, I don’t really know. It’s not as if I DO anything. Just knowing I’m bound to a schedule is freaking me out a little…

We have our first read through for the play on Sunday. I have a color class and rehearsal on Monday. I’m such a creature of habit, my Mondays are mostly sacred. So this is an exercise for shaking me up a little, getting out of the box so to speak. Right. I can do that.

I went to work yesterday and tried to move all my Wednesday night appointments to Thursday night so I can rehearse. Kind of frazzling. Now I need to check more dates throughout the summer as I have an opportunity to see a bunch of concerts at the Zoo Amphitheatre for FREE!!! I just have to be there 2 hours before doors open to watch the beer/liquor. Yup. You read that right! Just sit, make sure nothing walks off. . . then watch the concert for free. Now, this may very well be underwhelming most of you but GO check out the line up for the summer….and ps there are two that aren’t even listed. Stevie Miller and a surprise concert by KISS. The real deal. They are using it as a “rehearsal” before kicking off their big ass concert. Gene Simmons. Are you freakin kidding me??? So I have to go check my work schedule and kind of block out accordingly. PS…Gert and Joe, there may be shows that my contact doesn’t have stocked with workers if either of you are interested…

I have so much t.v. that I’ve DVR’d and have yet to watch. I guess I’ll watch Heros from this week, next week since it was a two part season finale. I am still mourning the end of Gilmore. Just watched last weeks Ugly Betty. I love that show, but that ep…not overly whelmed. Maybe it was because I was watching it way past my bedtime…

Okie doke. I need to go make my lunch. I’ve kind of fallen off the wagon food-wise this last week. I don’t think I’ve been really bad, but since I didn’t make my meeting on Monday, I feel a little loosey goosey with all of it. Ugh. When did I become such a creature of structure????

Oh. another thing. Kizz, Chrome, methinks that seeing a show would best fit the NYC schedule Saturday the 8th. We get in around 2 at La Guardia. Do either of you wanna join us? Let me know on that one.

That’s it. I’m outta here. I love George Clooney. not in a stalking kind of way, just in a let’s have about forty beers and hang out kind of way….anyone buy that? Anyone?