The first time I got drunk was at a party my sister invited me to. I was not underage (drinking age in Michigan was 18), but I had never been drunk. I decided that I wanted (nay, needed) to get drunk because I had played Vera Charles in Mame, and was about to do so…
The people I admire most in my personal world are those who are truly and graciously giving of themselves. I wish I had that kind of big heart, but I must admit I don’t. Yes, I can be kind and thoughtful, but there is a limit. I am protective of myself, my time and…
Been seeing lots of ads for the movie The Edge of Tomorrow. So let me get this straight – it’s Groundhog Day with guns? I’ll pass. I love Groundhog Day because it’s a clever idea, and I love Bill Murray. Groundhog Day doesn’t need guns. Unless it’s to get rid of Andie McDowell (one of…
My dear husband came down with a cold just as we got to the science fiction con (BayCon). Spending a long weekend in a hotel room with someone with a cold pretty much will guaranty that you will, too, end up with a cold. I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to catch it. That…
You know that dry skin you get around your heel? Here’s a piece of advice. Don’t fuck with it. I was bored and peeled some off. It started to bleed. I went wandering around a science fiction convention wearing sandals. My heel now hurts like a bitch and God only knows what crawled into it…
Weird, weird, dream. I was at work. A mix of the offices I worked at in LA and the old/new offices of the firm I currently work for. The offices were being redecorated. Everything was a mess, I couldn’t find where they were hiding files. But the most amazing part was the offices of the…
So I finish work at about 5:00 p.m. Whew. Except I have an audition at 7:00 p.m. – and the theater is about ½ hour away. So I have 1 ½ hours to: Make dinner for me and husband Eat dinner Figure out what to do with my hair Do makeup Figure out what to…
The attorneys all arose from their weekend with a frenzy of work they all needed done NOW. First up, a partner, who had sent me a scan after closing on Friday of a huge flipping lease – 22 sheets, but it’s double-sided so it is 44 pages of work. No problem. Only, the partner decided…
This day was so crappy – not awful – just crappy, that it will take me three days to get it out of my system. First, the day actually started out okay. After my shower, my darling husband brought me a delicious cup of coffee just the way I like it; and his cat, Leo,…
That is the question. I went gray fairly early, which makes sense, my Dad did (although he fought it briefly with Grecian Formula – holy crap – the head full of shoe polish look); and my Mom probably did (she dyed her hair into her 60s, but her younger brother had pure white hair before…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 