Saturday, May 27, 2006
Blackout!
Well, well ... lots going on.
The show started last weekend and continues through this weekend. The local critic for a small town newspaper gave us a really good write up. I wouldn't call it a review, but it was still very nice and had some very nice things to say about the cast.
The trip is looming and lots to be done, or so it feels. Actually most everything except some small things are all done, it just FEELS like I have a ton to do, or should. Why is that? I pack up Sunday after we strike the show, go to work on Monday (suffer through work on Monday with Carla having a short day) and then head to my parents to spend the night and off to Europe on Tuesday. Wow.
The kitties have tenative homes. Matilda has a definate place as soon as she is weaned. Horace would have a good home if he hadn't turned into Horror Kitty the first time I picked him up. I'm hoping he just wasn't feeling well and he does better the next time. My landlord and his wife (who love the cats) are taking care of them while I'm gone and hopefully they'll get better used to people loving on them. Wallace. Well, Wally has a possible home (two actually). If Carla and her two boys can't talk Dad into a new kitten, then another girl from work has expressed possible interest. We'll see.
Last night was a really bad storm. Bad storm. Luckily it was all over by the time I drove home from the theatre. Unfortunately, when I got home the place was dark. I had remembered that I had turned on my porch light and got nervous that maybe someone had broken in and was waiting for me (paranoid, who me?). But then realized it was probably the storm. Found the flashlight without any problem and lit some candles (then made sure the house was intruder free - it was). Now, I had to get to work by 7 am and was without an alarm clock. Fine, I'll use my cell phone - except it's charge is on LOW and I don't know if it will last. So I use what little power the phone still has to put in a wake up call with my Mom, not realizing if the cell phone dies - so does the call. Then I turned on the alarm on the phone and plugged it in to charge in case the power came back on.
Good news, the power was back on by 3 am and my alarm worked just fine. Which is good, because Mom failed me and called 47 minutes late. However, I was already up and ready to go by that time so all is good.
Funny story
Secret Pal 7 round on the Knitty web site. I go shopping for my new SP using the link to her Amazon Wish List. Hmmm, she likes a lot of what I like, how strange. I order, I receive, then I realize I had ordered from my OWN wish list rather than hers. Crud. Re-order for her and keep my stuff. Oh well, at least I get a few treats out of this debacle.
Have a great day, I know I will ... it's my BIRTHDAY and I have a big decorated cookie from my friends that I found waiting for me on my desk this morning.
Lola
The show started last weekend and continues through this weekend. The local critic for a small town newspaper gave us a really good write up. I wouldn't call it a review, but it was still very nice and had some very nice things to say about the cast.
The trip is looming and lots to be done, or so it feels. Actually most everything except some small things are all done, it just FEELS like I have a ton to do, or should. Why is that? I pack up Sunday after we strike the show, go to work on Monday (suffer through work on Monday with Carla having a short day) and then head to my parents to spend the night and off to Europe on Tuesday. Wow.
The kitties have tenative homes. Matilda has a definate place as soon as she is weaned. Horace would have a good home if he hadn't turned into Horror Kitty the first time I picked him up. I'm hoping he just wasn't feeling well and he does better the next time. My landlord and his wife (who love the cats) are taking care of them while I'm gone and hopefully they'll get better used to people loving on them. Wallace. Well, Wally has a possible home (two actually). If Carla and her two boys can't talk Dad into a new kitten, then another girl from work has expressed possible interest. We'll see.
Last night was a really bad storm. Bad storm. Luckily it was all over by the time I drove home from the theatre. Unfortunately, when I got home the place was dark. I had remembered that I had turned on my porch light and got nervous that maybe someone had broken in and was waiting for me (paranoid, who me?). But then realized it was probably the storm. Found the flashlight without any problem and lit some candles (then made sure the house was intruder free - it was). Now, I had to get to work by 7 am and was without an alarm clock. Fine, I'll use my cell phone - except it's charge is on LOW and I don't know if it will last. So I use what little power the phone still has to put in a wake up call with my Mom, not realizing if the cell phone dies - so does the call. Then I turned on the alarm on the phone and plugged it in to charge in case the power came back on.
Good news, the power was back on by 3 am and my alarm worked just fine. Which is good, because Mom failed me and called 47 minutes late. However, I was already up and ready to go by that time so all is good.
Funny story
Secret Pal 7 round on the Knitty web site. I go shopping for my new SP using the link to her Amazon Wish List. Hmmm, she likes a lot of what I like, how strange. I order, I receive, then I realize I had ordered from my OWN wish list rather than hers. Crud. Re-order for her and keep my stuff. Oh well, at least I get a few treats out of this debacle.
Have a great day, I know I will ... it's my BIRTHDAY and I have a big decorated cookie from my friends that I found waiting for me on my desk this morning.
Lola
Monday, May 22, 2006
Take Three
(Drumroll please) ... these pictures aren't spectacular, but here are the kittens!
Here are Wallace (on the left) and Horace.
and, here are all THREE! The orange kitten is Horace, the one in front is Wallace, and the scaredy-cat in back is Matilda.
Later!
Lola
p.s. - Did two crosswords yesterday, both had a clue about a girl's name in a KINKS song ... yep, "Lola". Hey, I've still got it!
Here are Wallace (on the left) and Horace.
and, here are all THREE! The orange kitten is Horace, the one in front is Wallace, and the scaredy-cat in back is Matilda.
Later!
Lola
p.s. - Did two crosswords yesterday, both had a clue about a girl's name in a KINKS song ... yep, "Lola". Hey, I've still got it!
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Hunting Big Game
Congrats to Chavela, she is the new mom to three kitties! Savor the moment, cuz it'll be the last before I have her spayed. Soooo ... I knew there were kittens, but I didn't know how many or where. The answers are three and under my house.
So, I'm hunting for homes for the three darlings and for pictures. While waiting to try and capture these cuties on digital "film", I took these in my yard just because:
and ...
and ...
and finally, a peek - if you look reeeeaaaallly close ...
and, finally, I had to leave and did not get pictures of all three kittens. Only this cutie felt brave enough to come out. I'd call this one Wallace for BRAVEHEART, but he came to a bad end and my friend Mary reminded me that calico cats are female. Any name suggestions? There is another calico and an orange kitten as well.
Ta for now, God Bless
Lola
So, I'm hunting for homes for the three darlings and for pictures. While waiting to try and capture these cuties on digital "film", I took these in my yard just because:
and ...
and ...
and finally, a peek - if you look reeeeaaaallly close ...
and, finally, I had to leave and did not get pictures of all three kittens. Only this cutie felt brave enough to come out. I'd call this one Wallace for BRAVEHEART, but he came to a bad end and my friend Mary reminded me that calico cats are female. Any name suggestions? There is another calico and an orange kitten as well.
Ta for now, God Bless
Lola
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Amy's Bad ....
My Secret Pal for round six was the wonderful, spectacular, and devious BAD AMY! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You really made this last round so much fun.
I just got my last package on Saturday afternoon just as I was leaving town and didn't have a chance to post. Got home last night after 11 p.m. and dove right into bed. So, here is your thank you!!!!!!!! Sorry it took so long.
My last box contained several different types of candy from the U.K. and I'd post a picture, but some of it is already devoured. Not simply eaten, devourrrrred! Also included was a 2006 Tourist guide to England/London. I've already been flipping through to some of the places I KNOW I want to visit and finding out new things on places I NOW know I want to visit.
Thank you Bad Amy, you're so bad you're wonderful!
Lola
I just got my last package on Saturday afternoon just as I was leaving town and didn't have a chance to post. Got home last night after 11 p.m. and dove right into bed. So, here is your thank you!!!!!!!! Sorry it took so long.
My last box contained several different types of candy from the U.K. and I'd post a picture, but some of it is already devoured. Not simply eaten, devourrrrred! Also included was a 2006 Tourist guide to England/London. I've already been flipping through to some of the places I KNOW I want to visit and finding out new things on places I NOW know I want to visit.
Thank you Bad Amy, you're so bad you're wonderful!
Lola
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Excellence in Television????
Is there such a thing? Well, there's some that's coming close!
Dr. Who
I loved this campy, campy series years ago. Especially with 4th (?) Dr. Who, Tom Baker. Silly fun. The new Dr. Who on the sci-fi channel... ROCKS. It has the charm and silliness of the previous incarnations and yet is smartly written and the production values are great. Witness the last of the Darleks. Coolness personified.
Veronica Mars
I'm a late comer to this series. I had been getting the Jeeves and Wooster series through Netflix with the excellence of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, but after the first two seasons, the situations are growing too predictable to me. The first two seasons were hilarious, but the first disc of season 3 just didn't cut it for me much. I may go back and finish, who knows. But see, I had heard about this VM series and heard all sorts of good things. I knew it starred a high school PI type of person and couldn't help thinking "Nancy Drew". So I'd never watched it. But the buzz had me wondering and the first season was out on DVD, so I added it to my Netflix list. LOVED the first disc. It had me from "this can't be good."
American Idol
Nope. Still dead to me.
Definately Dead
Okay, so this isn't a t.v. show, it's a book. But it's a darn good one in a series of darn good ones by Charlaine Harris. Sookie and Quinn. Well, I like Quinn alright so far, and the twist with Bill is great ... but ... but ... I want ERIC! *sniff* Oh, and finally some explanation on Claudine. Good on you, mate. And no, that's not a reference to an Australian connection, just a turn of phrase.
Later y'all and happy Mother's Day!
Lola
Dr. Who
I loved this campy, campy series years ago. Especially with 4th (?) Dr. Who, Tom Baker. Silly fun. The new Dr. Who on the sci-fi channel... ROCKS. It has the charm and silliness of the previous incarnations and yet is smartly written and the production values are great. Witness the last of the Darleks. Coolness personified.
Veronica Mars
I'm a late comer to this series. I had been getting the Jeeves and Wooster series through Netflix with the excellence of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, but after the first two seasons, the situations are growing too predictable to me. The first two seasons were hilarious, but the first disc of season 3 just didn't cut it for me much. I may go back and finish, who knows. But see, I had heard about this VM series and heard all sorts of good things. I knew it starred a high school PI type of person and couldn't help thinking "Nancy Drew". So I'd never watched it. But the buzz had me wondering and the first season was out on DVD, so I added it to my Netflix list. LOVED the first disc. It had me from "this can't be good."
American Idol
Nope. Still dead to me.
Definately Dead
Okay, so this isn't a t.v. show, it's a book. But it's a darn good one in a series of darn good ones by Charlaine Harris. Sookie and Quinn. Well, I like Quinn alright so far, and the twist with Bill is great ... but ... but ... I want ERIC! *sniff* Oh, and finally some explanation on Claudine. Good on you, mate. And no, that's not a reference to an Australian connection, just a turn of phrase.
Later y'all and happy Mother's Day!
Lola
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
I'm Done
American Idol is over. Fini. Dead to me.
Chris, I will buy your first CD with pleasure.
Lola
Chris, I will buy your first CD with pleasure.
Lola
Monday, May 08, 2006
Good News vs. Bad News
Ain't life strange ...
See, it was bad news last night when I was supposed to be heading for Raleigh to spend the night at my brother's place. I had a conference today at the Raleigh Airport Hilton. Well, the bad news was my brother was two hours away from his place helping my step-father with learning Quick Books. It took 6 hours longer than he thought! Okay. So, I have no key to my brother's apartment and don't want to drive and 1.5 hours to sit and wait for him, at night no less, in the rain. So, it gets later and later and I call him and tell him never mind. I'll stay an extra night with my friends and just get up extra early to make the long drive to Raleigh.
Well, the GOOD news (and bad as well) is that my car acted very, very badly this morning on the drive to Raleigh and I wasn't sure I was going to make it. Every exit I wondered if this would be the one I was stuck at on the side of the road. I prayed the whole way there and barely made it, the last hill up to the Hilton parking lot I wasn't sure I'd make it. And, I HAD TO be there this morning. I needed the education hours to renew my professional license, and I'd already paid for the seminar and trying to come up with another one by the deadline, OUCH. Why is this good news? Cuz if I'd tried to make the trip last night I most likely would have had a nervous breakdown. At night, in the pouring rain (storms!), on an unfamiliar highway, in the middle of nowhere. Yep, today was GOOD news.
And let me just say, I have to stop saying bad things about Paris Hilton for at least three months. The people at the Raleigh Airport Hilton (especially Shelton, Hugh, and Marshal) were sOOOOOOOO nice. I wasn't a guest, and they took care of me like you wouldn't believe. Even drove me to the rental place to get a car for no charge! Although, I did tip. Heck yeah I tipped.
Now, you can say they were just doing their jobs. But I gotta tell you, they all helped take away a lot of my stress. They were kind and considerate and went over and beyond (luggage, calls, wrecker service, shuttle service etc. etc.)
See, it was bad news last night when I was supposed to be heading for Raleigh to spend the night at my brother's place. I had a conference today at the Raleigh Airport Hilton. Well, the bad news was my brother was two hours away from his place helping my step-father with learning Quick Books. It took 6 hours longer than he thought! Okay. So, I have no key to my brother's apartment and don't want to drive and 1.5 hours to sit and wait for him, at night no less, in the rain. So, it gets later and later and I call him and tell him never mind. I'll stay an extra night with my friends and just get up extra early to make the long drive to Raleigh.
Well, the GOOD news (and bad as well) is that my car acted very, very badly this morning on the drive to Raleigh and I wasn't sure I was going to make it. Every exit I wondered if this would be the one I was stuck at on the side of the road. I prayed the whole way there and barely made it, the last hill up to the Hilton parking lot I wasn't sure I'd make it. And, I HAD TO be there this morning. I needed the education hours to renew my professional license, and I'd already paid for the seminar and trying to come up with another one by the deadline, OUCH. Why is this good news? Cuz if I'd tried to make the trip last night I most likely would have had a nervous breakdown. At night, in the pouring rain (storms!), on an unfamiliar highway, in the middle of nowhere. Yep, today was GOOD news.
And let me just say, I have to stop saying bad things about Paris Hilton for at least three months. The people at the Raleigh Airport Hilton (especially Shelton, Hugh, and Marshal) were sOOOOOOOO nice. I wasn't a guest, and they took care of me like you wouldn't believe. Even drove me to the rental place to get a car for no charge! Although, I did tip. Heck yeah I tipped.
Now, you can say they were just doing their jobs. But I gotta tell you, they all helped take away a lot of my stress. They were kind and considerate and went over and beyond (luggage, calls, wrecker service, shuttle service etc. etc.)
Sunday, May 07, 2006
IronHide Tom
Well, yesterday for those not in-the-know was Free Comic Book Day. I went to my friend's shop and hung out, picked up my usual titles, and looked through the free books. I never find too much in the freebies. But there was this one ...
"The Preposterous Voyages of IronHide Tom" by Joel Priddy.
Subversive and quite, quite odd. I love it. If you collect, try to find this small gem. It's good stuff.
I also picked up some manga on the sale side of things, nothing extraordinary I don't think. We'll see and I'll let you know.
Just watched Squaresoft's Advent Children. EXCELLENT! Sephiroth! Cloud! Tifa! And Vincent. I adore ol vampire vince. I hear he's getting his own game soon. Sign me up now! This was watched at my friend's home, but I will have to pick up my own copy soon. Although, I've got to add ... does anyone else who has seen Advent Children think Cloud bears a resemblence to the actor Barry Pepper, especially the nose, chin and mouth???? Wild. Good thing I like the resemblence, otherwise it might have been annoying. Like if he'd borne a resemblence to say, Tom Cruise. Yikes!
Later all!
Lola
"The Preposterous Voyages of IronHide Tom" by Joel Priddy.
Subversive and quite, quite odd. I love it. If you collect, try to find this small gem. It's good stuff.
I also picked up some manga on the sale side of things, nothing extraordinary I don't think. We'll see and I'll let you know.
Just watched Squaresoft's Advent Children. EXCELLENT! Sephiroth! Cloud! Tifa! And Vincent. I adore ol vampire vince. I hear he's getting his own game soon. Sign me up now! This was watched at my friend's home, but I will have to pick up my own copy soon. Although, I've got to add ... does anyone else who has seen Advent Children think Cloud bears a resemblence to the actor Barry Pepper, especially the nose, chin and mouth???? Wild. Good thing I like the resemblence, otherwise it might have been annoying. Like if he'd borne a resemblence to say, Tom Cruise. Yikes!
Later all!
Lola
Monday, May 01, 2006
Bamfoozled!
Okay, fine ... get this: My Secret Pal (6) has been sending me things from Toledo, Ohio. Today, I got a card from (drumroll) London, England. Now, this could mean she mailed it to a friend in the UK to mail to me, as I have done for other friends to their SP's. It could mean she's travelling. It could mean the wool (mmmm Merino!) has been completely pulled over my eyes. Who knows???? Well, she does and I DON'T!!!!!!!! She said there were "clues" on the envelope. There was a "c'est moi", the word Amelia in the address, and ... and ... I feel like I'm trying to figure out the plot of LOST.
She has bewilderized, bamfoozled, confoundled, spanoodled, and otherwise confuzzled me. I NEED TO KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i love it)
Okay, my sister (HEY Suzanne!) has berated me a bit for not keeping up with movies and books I might be enjoying.
Well, I read the murder mystery my SP sent me and it was a lot of fun. NEEDLED TO DEATH by Maggie Sefton.
Am re-reading the Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop from which this Blog gets it's title.
Am reading THE SHINING by King for the first time. Yep, that's the first time. I've seen the movie and the mini-series and having loved THE STAND, but not read anything else by him, am trying it. I only read it during lunch, so it's slow going, but I am NOT reading this before going to bed at night. Nope.
Movies:
CAPOTE - Excellent. Hoffman (PS not D) was superb and well deserving of all the accolades. Never once looked at his performance and saw anything but Truman Capote. Nice writing too, didn't condone his actions, just showed them. It tells me a lot about why he was the way he was on the talk show circuit later in life.
MONSTER - Okay, this one I had trouble with. However Charlize Theron also deserved her merits for this film. Sad but good. Harsh to watch at times. Good film, won't be seeing it again for a while.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - The Miniseries. Okay people. I am a fan of the original and Dirk Benedict, well ... (sighing happily). I hated this when it first came out. Starbuck as a girl? Boomer as a Cylon? Cylons looking human? Come on! Bah. But the series has been getting great reviews and my brother bought season 1 and brought it to me to share. Well, I watched the miniseries again, this time without prejudgement, since I already hated it once right? It was ... decent. It was actually kinda good. Okay. I'll watch the rest of the discs. Okay, I'm looking forward to it actually. Never make me say it again. However, Dirk Benedict still rocks as Starbuck.
Now, for pictures:
The brother who lent me Battlestar Gallactica I've already put a picture up of him in an earlier post (Thanksgiving I think). But he had his face covered, so this is a better pix:
And here is a picture of a wool and mohair mixture (pre-felting) that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with yet. It's a swatch to practice felting with, but it's not speaking to me. I love the colors though.
She has bewilderized, bamfoozled, confoundled, spanoodled, and otherwise confuzzled me. I NEED TO KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i love it)
Okay, my sister (HEY Suzanne!) has berated me a bit for not keeping up with movies and books I might be enjoying.
Well, I read the murder mystery my SP sent me and it was a lot of fun. NEEDLED TO DEATH by Maggie Sefton.
Am re-reading the Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop from which this Blog gets it's title.
Am reading THE SHINING by King for the first time. Yep, that's the first time. I've seen the movie and the mini-series and having loved THE STAND, but not read anything else by him, am trying it. I only read it during lunch, so it's slow going, but I am NOT reading this before going to bed at night. Nope.
Movies:
CAPOTE - Excellent. Hoffman (PS not D) was superb and well deserving of all the accolades. Never once looked at his performance and saw anything but Truman Capote. Nice writing too, didn't condone his actions, just showed them. It tells me a lot about why he was the way he was on the talk show circuit later in life.
MONSTER - Okay, this one I had trouble with. However Charlize Theron also deserved her merits for this film. Sad but good. Harsh to watch at times. Good film, won't be seeing it again for a while.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - The Miniseries. Okay people. I am a fan of the original and Dirk Benedict, well ... (sighing happily). I hated this when it first came out. Starbuck as a girl? Boomer as a Cylon? Cylons looking human? Come on! Bah. But the series has been getting great reviews and my brother bought season 1 and brought it to me to share. Well, I watched the miniseries again, this time without prejudgement, since I already hated it once right? It was ... decent. It was actually kinda good. Okay. I'll watch the rest of the discs. Okay, I'm looking forward to it actually. Never make me say it again. However, Dirk Benedict still rocks as Starbuck.
Now, for pictures:
The brother who lent me Battlestar Gallactica I've already put a picture up of him in an earlier post (Thanksgiving I think). But he had his face covered, so this is a better pix:
And here is a picture of a wool and mohair mixture (pre-felting) that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with yet. It's a swatch to practice felting with, but it's not speaking to me. I love the colors though.
