Updated- Christmas was spent at my parents’ new home. They moved in about a month ago.  It was my first trip to their new digs and I really like the house. Everything is all on one level and very bright/open.

I had a really good holiday, I think I drank one cocktail too many (I was feeling a little bit “delicate” this morning).  My dad is NOT light-handed when it comes to pouring the vodka into cocktails... plus, I don’t normally have mixed-drinks and wine, but heck, it WAS Christmas!

Ugh, I really did feel crappy this morning.  We had quite a nice little party though, I believe a good time was had by all.  My uncle made a surprise appearance during my trip, so everyone was jazzed to see him.  Too bad he left in the middle of the night without saying anything! He drove-up, which means he had a 9 hour trip back home, so I don’t fault him for bailing.

The weather started out really cold and snowy when I arrived, but then it warmed-up to the 50’s, so it got to be really nice. Btw- if you ever see a restaurant chain called “Steak Shake” (I think), go in and get a double dark chocolate shake, they’re amazing! I’m not even a fan of shakes!! My dad made a point to ask for them to be extra chocolatey, and they were!  They kind of reminded me of the shakes we used to get at “Bob’s Big Boy” when I was a kid, more like ice cream than a drink. So good!

This is the longest number of days I’ve been away without someone checking-in on my cat, so I’m looking forward to heading home.  Plus, I got a sweet countertop Kitchen Aid convection oven for Christmas and I’m excited to get home to try and use it. 😝

I guess that’s it for now, I’ll try to add more later.

Okay, adding more!

Apparently, I asked my mom’s friend for a recipe on Christmas. I got an email from her and mentioned it to my mom that I wasn’t sure why. She replied “you asked her for it”. I said “really? Weird. I was drunk, so I don’t remember. What else did I ask for?”.  I also drunk texted CBLMW a Merry Christmas, but I knew I was doing that.  It was at cocktail number 3 when I wrote to him, lol.  Did he text me back? No, but that’s okay.

It’s weird to me that I drank that much, it’s been forever since I’ve been drunk. At. All.   I don’t plan on doing THAT again for a while.

I finally got a piece of pie from Christmas last night, yay! Delicious lemon meringue pie (that I peeled the meringue off of). I was too busy doing dishes on Christmas to have any (plus, I was really full!).

Going through the airport this morning (the departure part), I’d decided to check my bag and only take a small carry on. Smooth sailing, right? Not totally.  I got pulled aside at security because, apparently, the x-ray machines can’t see through delicious Trader Joe’s Trail Mix.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy they’re checking stuff, but it makes me laugh that it was trail mix that triggered my extra exam. Luckily, I got there a little before 6:30am for my 8am flight, so I had time to wait while security went through the backlog of waiting bags.

I got home a few hours ago and I’m glad to be back in my own place, albeit with an angry cat.  I took a hotel shuttle from the airport and then booked my first ever Lyft home. I got a really good fare, so I’m happy. It’s kinda far from the airport to my house, so I expected to pay more.

Now it’s time to relax. I have work tomorrow, but it will hopefully be quiet. Fingers-crossed!  I have lunch with my supervisor and Samantha scheduled, so I’m looking forward to that!

Now, what should I cook for dinner? All I’ve had today is super-safe TSA checked trail mix...

Wow, we're nearing the end of the year already!

Things have been busy, in a good way though. I'm forcing myself to keep busy!

Thanksgiving was okay. I went down to Orange County but got home early (work the next day). My boss was cool again this year and gave me a ham (instead of a turkey like everyone else). I love ham, but turkey, not so much. It's nice he remembers that stuff.

I bit the bullet and bought a 7-foot pre-lit Christmas tree a couple of weeks ago. It's going to be the first time I've had a tree this big in my place. I want to set it up this weekend (even though the weather is supposed to be in the 80's), the trick will be finding a good place for it. I wonder if Gotham is going to try and climb it?

My Christmas "To Do" list is still as long as ever! Hopefully, I'll get a chunk of it taken care of this weekend. I need to form a game plan though.....

Our work Christmas party is next week, I still don't know what to wear or how long I'm going to stay. I carpool in each day, so that complicates things. My friend may want to stay longer than I do. I guess she can catch the train if I decide to bail early. That's what we do with our normal days. I pick her up each morning at the train station (they have free parking) and drop her off there in the afternoon, unless one of us has to leave early, then she takes the train home. Hey, it works for us.

It really doesn't feel like the holidays yet.

There are some crazy fires out there right now. If you live in their vicinity, let me know you're okay.

I had something come-up yesterday, so I couldn’t make it to the Thrilling Adventure Hour. I’m sad I missed it, but it couldn’t be helped. I hope my friend enjoyed the show though.

I’m still dealing with my friend who is making poor choices, but I’m staying neutral. It’s difficult avoiding certain situations, but I just don’t feel right pretending that something is right when it’s not.  So, avoidance is the word of the day(s).

Jeez, am I the only one I know who can tell the difference between right and wrong? I guess I’m a dinosaur. Maybe it’s me that should change? Food for thought.

Ricky Gervais was awesome this past Saturday. I laughed so much, my stomach hurt. I have to say, this show was better than the last one we went to (same place, I think 10 years ago... my memory kinda sucks now).  Even ill, he put on an amazing show!

I'm loving this weather! The forecast (if it's to be believed) says we're going to be in 60's for at least 9 days. Yaaaaaaaas!

Work was long today, so I'm happy to be home relaxing.  The day was so busy, it flew by!

Unless my parents decide to move this weekend, I'll be at the Thrilling Adventure Hour at Largo Saturday night. It's a benefit for the Anti-Defamation League, so it's for a great cause.  I'll be sparing a thought for Len Wein during the show, aside from that, I'm hoping it will be a good night with lots of laughs! I hope to see some of you guys there.

So, what do you do when you see one of your closest friends making HUGE life mistakes? They aren’t at a space to hear it, so you can’t say anything, yet you know it’s going to end REALLY badly.  Up to this point, I’ve dropped a few really strong hints, but I can already tell that I’ve probably pissed them off a little (although, not enough to get them to think about what they’re doing).

We’re still very goods friends, but I feel like it might be time to pull back a little. I dunno. <sigh>.

I just found out my friend Magnus in Atlanta passed away in late June. I’m heartbroken. I’m grateful I got to visit with him when I was back there in May for the Midnight Oil show.  I’d texted once him in July and once again in August and assumed he was just too busy being fabulous to text me back. He was only 50.

Magnus was a bright, shiny spot in my life.  We would lose touch and then easily reconnect. I’m a much better person for having had him as my friend.  Magnus, you remain the friendliest, nattiest, kindest, and most awesome friend ever. I will miss your generosity, your tittering laugh, our gossip sessions about the Real Housewives, our political discussions and your knack for making me laugh all the time. Your smile was infectious.

Again, I’m heartbroken.

Nick Offerman was amazing! If you get a chance to see him, I recommend you take in the show.

I just found out that I'm going to the Ricky Gervais show... I guess I forgot. I usually see him when he performs in-town, so I'm not sure how I forgot.  Looking forward to it though!

I hate to say it, but the Bill Maher show last night was a little bit of a let down. The content was good, but he went on 20 minutes late (8:20pm) and went off stage at 9:30pm. Seriously? A 70 minute show? My tickets weren't cheap, plus the bottle of water I bought was $4.50.  A lot of money went in to a night where driving there, finding parking and walking to the venue took longer than the show itself.

Like I said, the show was good, just very short. I feel like I could have stayed home and watched a bunch of Real Time monologues instead.

According to the email I got, the Nick Offerman show tonight is supposed to be at least 90 minutes. I'm confident it's going to be an amazing show. 😀

Man, I got flu shot this past Saturday and it SUCKED!!!  Getting the shot itself was okay, but I've been achy all week. The pharmacist said this might happen, darn it. I'm positive it's going to be over soon though, it has to!!!  I'm seeing Bill Maher and Nick Offerman shows this weekend, yay!   No achiness allowed!

The only other thing I have on the calendar is the special Thrilling Adventure Hour coming up, which is good!  I've finally started to get my apartment feeling like a home, but I'm not done.  Don't judge me! I need to do this stuff in my own time...It's not where I want it to be yet, but it's getting there.  I bought a ton of Command Strips and Command Hooks to hang my stuff on the walls and they're awesome! I used nails for the really heavy stuff, but I've been able to use the Command stuff on most pieces. I've still got things to hang, but I'm not sure about placement yet.

My quest for rugs and lamps continues, so my upcoming free weekends will hopefully be put to good use!

One more day of getting-up early, then it's the weekend!!!!

Today was a horrific day.  I woke to news of last nights mass shooting in Las Vegas and then heard that Tom Petty was basically brain dead and off life support.

Now, those are two totally different types of tragedies. One could have been avoided if we had reasonable and enforceable gun laws in this country and one is a loss that (reasonably) could not have been foreseen. I'm heartbroken and crushed by both.

I only hope that THIS TIME, our ELECTED officials will step up to the plate and do something to make future horrors similar to Las Vegas all but impossible. Just looking to recent events- Nothing was done after Sandy Hook, nothing was done after San Bernardino, nothing was done after the Pulse Nightclub shooting.... this has to stop.  Though, I have a feeling that in this topsy-turvy alternate universe, that the right-wing masses will rise-up and block any good that could come of this. We wouldn't want to take away anyone's assault rifles, now would we? They might be needed for hunting and completely obliterating a deer or something, making it completely inedible, but apparently still necessary. I will never understand........

Rest well Tom Petty.  As of now, you are still holding on.  If you can recover, I look forward to many more new songs and stories.  If you can't, I'll look forward to seeing you on the other side (if there is one).  You'll be missed.

So, sleeping-in this morning didn't happen. I was wide awake at 4:30am....FOR NO REASON!!!

I should have used that extra awake time constructively, but I didn't. I pretty much lazed around until I had to leave for my pedicure appointment. And I bought stuff on Ebay and Amazon. Boredom is dangerous!

It took forever to get home from LA, since I was a dumbass who didn't check the traffic reports.

It will probably be a good idea to run my errands early tomorrow.  I'll need a lot of time to clean... the apartment doesn't complete the weekly clean on it's own! Yes, I decided that I was going to clean each week and not just when I felt it needs it. It sucks because I HATE dusting and things like that, especially combined with doing/folding laundry.  Ick.

It's Friday!

I'm definitely looking forward to sleeping in this weekend.  I'll probably spend most of the next couple of days close to home. I don't have any definite plans, other than a pedicure. I'm going to lend the gal who does my hair the air fryer I bought, so I'll drop that off while I'm in LA.

The sleeping in part is what I'm really looking forward to though.

Fingers-crossed the weather stays mild. It's supposed to get hot this next week, but I'm hoping this weekend is cool and hopefully breezy.

I read that Len Wein passed away, which touches my cold, cold heart.

I encountered Mr. Wein a lot over the years. Sometimes it was at conventions with crowds of people and sometimes it was one on one at restaurants in and around Los Angeles or at The Thrilling Adventure Hour.  Sadly, I can't think of a single occasion where he remembered we'd met many, MANY times before (even though I saved him places in lines and let him go ahead of me, lol).

When I heard the news, I texted my friend:

"Len Wein died. 🙁 Do you think he remembers all those times he met me now?"

Her response was awesome:

"I'm sure he's looking down from heaven at you right now and saying to himself, "I'm gonna miss her".

Awe, that was a nice thing to say, right?

Rest easy Mr. Wein, this closet comic book fangirl will never forget the many times we met. I count myself fortunate to have been able to chat with you and get to know you a little bit. I'm sure if The Thrilling Adventure Hour was still performing at Largo, you'd get the biggest send-off ever from Sparks, Croach, Ginny, Frank, Sadie, Gummy, Captain Laserbeam, Amelia Earhart, the Algonquin Four and all the rest!!!  SNIKT!!!

I decided to go to my parents house again this year for the Labor Day weekend holiday. The difference this time is that I decided to bring my uncle along as a surprise for my dad.

Getting ready for the trip was a bit of a challenge. I needed to go into work for a little bit that Friday morning as it was a co-workers birthday. Part of his gift was a batch of gluten-free brownies, plus my redneck co-worker surprised everyone and got married in secret to his gluten-free girlfriend. I decided that, since I was already making GF brownies, I might as well make them a GF cake.

Now, apart from flourless chocolate cake, I've never made gluten-free baked goods. "I can do this! I'm a pretty decent baker, it's just a matter of following recipes!".  Thursday afternoon, I went to Trader Joe's after work and spent $100 on everything I thought I'd need. Yes, $100!!!!!! Argh!  I decided to make the romantic flourless chocolate cake first for the newlyweds. I don't know if it was the heat and humidity or what, but it didn't turn out right when it came to removing it from the pan. It fell apart.....so did the next TWO I made!!! CRAP!!!! Yes, I made THREE. Unfortunately, one ended-up on the floor, but I salvaged the other two. Ack! PLAN B!!! I'd printed a recipe for a lemon cake that's made with almond meal (I was going to make a vanilla cake, but neglected to buy xantham gum.....where the heck do I get THAT from?).

Time was clicking down and it was getting late and I still needed to finish packing. Looking at the thermostat, I saw that it was 96 in my apartment!!! I wanted to stop baking, but I couldn't. I had to boil the whole lemons and start on the brownies.  They both looked kinda gross by the time they were ready to go in the oven (the lemon cake looked like a cake pan full of grainy mustard). While they were baking, I made the lemon icing for the cake. Oddly, the cake seemed to be done 30 minutes early, but I left it in for another 10 minutes to be on the safe side.

When they were both done, I took them out of the oven and decided that, after three cakes falling apart, that I was going to try to keep them in their pans (I took off the spring form ring, but left the bottom tray). Once the cake had cooled a bit, I poked holes all over it (the recipe didn't call for it, but I was afraid it was going to be dry) and drenched it with the lemon icing and put both in the fridge.

An hour later I was packed and pretty much ready to go.

I went to work in the morning and everyone loved their baked goods/presents/surprises. I included a ripped-up flourless chocolate cake for the redneck and his new wife as an extra treat. Later he told me that both cakes were good. The lemon was a little dry, but the icing helped. I guess gluten-free cakes are usually kind of dry though, so they expected it.

I left work at 9am, went home, got the rental car and picked up my uncle about 10:30am. It then took us 45 minutes to get out of Pasadena. WTF??!!??  We had to go a different way than we'd planned as the hwy we were going to use was closed. There were accidents everywhere, so it ended up taking about 11 hours to get there. We were exhausted, but still in good spirits and getting along great, when we finally pulled up to my parents house.

The surprise, as I said, went well, so everyone was happy.

We spent Saturday hanging around the house and barbecuing. On Sunday, my mom had a great idea to get us tickets for a Civil War Reenactment train ride. We made time to go to a berry farm on the way so we could pick up berries and peaches to make jam. The train was a bit of a drive away in Virginia City, but we got there early and toured around.

Unfortunately, the train didn't leave on time, so we got kind of overheated waiting to board. There were folks dressed in period costumes on the train with us. It was nice in theory, but hoop skirts take up A LOT of room and the train seemed overbooked.  We FINALLY got going and it was.....kind of boring. We got the warning about loud noises from the guns and canons, so I put in the ear plugs I had in my purse from a recent concert. The train stopped and the battle began!!! Exciting!!! It went on for quite a while, which was cool. Canons, guns, everything! They were right, the explosions were super-loud!

As I was watching the battle, I noticed that a lot of Union soldiers were on the ground and all the Confederate guys were still standing. HUH??!!?? I asked my dad when the battle was going to turn around and he was just as confused as I was. Welllll, on this train, the Confederates won the battle. Yep, the South wins in Virginia City. Now, I know that they won a ton of battles during the war, but I don't go to reenactments to see the South win! It was so fucked-up, especially in the current political climate we're in.

We finally leave and get dinner on the way home. We were going to barbecue again, but everything was so behind schedule and we were so tired, it was easier to go to a restaurant.

We planned on leaving at 6am the next morning, so it was a fairly early night. I ended-up waking at my normal weekday time, so we were actually able to leave about 5:40am (after sitting around for a while). We got gas, then headed out. The drive was fine until I got a speeding ticket, my first since 1991!!!! I was ticketed for going 35 in a 25 and I swear I didn't see the stupid sign that said the speed limit was 25! He said I was actually 50, but was going to be nice and only give me a ticket for going 10 miles over. The slow-moving sheriff officer who gave me the ticket took forever, so leaving early was for nothing, PLUS now I had to watch my speed, which sucked ass.

The next trick will be trying to get them to let me go to NV traffic school online. Researching it, I've found conflicting information and I can't call the courthouse until 2 weeks after my ticket was issued. It's only one pount on my lucense, but stillllll.

We didn't stop for gas until we got to Lone Pine (I think). The lines were crazy! Wevwere behin a huge RV and it turned out that the guy wasn't even pumping gas. He'd walked away and I guess his credit card either maced out or was never approved.  After getting gas, we had to get into another line, so the delays kept stacking up. the next delay was when we found that one of the fwys we were taking was going to be closed due to fire. Fuck, we weren't ever going to get home!

Even with everything thrown in our way, we managed to make it home by a little before 2:30pm. I was so glad to stand up and walk around! Driving for that long is rough! I spent about 20 hours behind the wheel over the course of a few days!

My uncle made the trip awesome though! We're very well suited for traveling together.

I was craving almonds before the trip, so as one of the road snacks I picked up was smokehouse almods. OHMYGODTHEYRESOGOOD!!! I'm addicted!!

I'm probably not going to express this stuff very eloquently, but I'll try.

I don't mean to sound dramatic (for once), but I am truly worried about the state of affairs with the government, our tenuous grasp on the rights of ALL American citizens and the incomprehensible support hatred is gaining in this country.

I'm horrified that the racist, sexist, bigoted actions people are getting away with have somehow become acceptable and normal. It. Is. Not. Right.

Everything that has been fought for by our parents, grand parents and great-grandparents is slipping away. Is segregation going to come back? Will women and minorities lose the right to vote? Will the right to choose get tossed? Will gay marriage be repealed? A year ago, I would have scoffed and said "no way, never happen", but in a Trump world, I just don't know any more. Everything is topsy-turvy and ugly. Trans rights are being taken away as I type, minorities are too afraid to report crimes against them for fear of deportation. Who or what is going to be next? That is an all too real, frightening question!

I get so frustrated when I look at the results of simple poll questions on presumably liberal websites and the results are far too close, when they should be decisive on the side of (what I feel) is right. Questions similar to "do you feel the president is doing a good job responding to the events in Charlotte?" The results were something like "Yes - 47%, No - 43% I don't know 10%". WTF??!!!??

What can we do? What can "I" do? Is my country really filled with horrible people?

I choose to keep believing that it isn't, but it's getting harder each day to keep that belief in check.  This past weekend a bunch of us from work lent a hand to Habitat for Humanity to work on houses for deserving families. Seeing all of us working together for something good helps, but there are so many people out there who would gladly destroy all that good.... it's disheartening.

Plus, they didn't let me use a nail gun, can you believe that??!!?? Oh, yeah, probably a good idea, right?

Feeling very melancholic this afternoon.  All of a sudden I've started thinking about stuff I usually push to the back of my mind and ignore.

I've had great results with the migraine situation, the course of magnesium supplements I have been taking and having deleted all the prescriptions that made me crazy, mean and nasty out of my routine. I'm just heartbroken that my behavior while I was taking them was so bad that, last Fall, I alienated and lost someone who was so important to me.

It sucks to reconnect with someone from your past and have them not reconnect with the "real" you.  Does that make sense?  My intentions were good, my choices to be proactive, smart and safe made a lot of sense, but the results were disastrous.

I know I've apologized before and sound like a broken record, but this weighs heavily on my mind.  I try not to have regrets, but I have them.

If you're reading this, once again, I'm sorry. Maybe one day we'll be able to hit the reset button and try getting reacquainted again.

Crap, my Fit Bit just buzzed to harrass me into walking 250 steps. Gah!

My. Feet. Hurt.

I met some friends in Santa Monica yesterday morning and we went walking. And walking. And WALKING. It was fun, but my total miles walked for the day was 8.51.  Sure, we stopped at Shutters afterwards for a small (expensive) snack and a bellini....then went to the Kingshead after that for lunch and a Boddingtons. Then we elaxed for a while and had a great conversation about world politics with an Aussie expat.

By the time I got home though, I was spent.  I showered, changed and collapsed. I slept 10 solid hours!!!

Today (so far), I've done a couple of chores, gone out to LA for a pedicure and now I'm sitting in a waiting room for my contacts appointment. That was supposed to start (looking at my watch) 35 minutes ago. This place is slllloooooowwww.

I still have loads to do, but I'm not sure I'll get much done. I'd really like to have a nice salad for a late lunch/ early dinner and then lay around for the rest of the day.

I'm not used to this "active" stuff. I prefer being on the couch, lol.

Help, my Fit Bit is hassling me!!  I love it though.  I'm getting in loads of steps most days, which is awesome.  However, I have to say, I'm more than a little peeved that I didn't get "step" credit whenever I rowed (paddled? Stroked? Pulled?) the oar in the kayak I used this weekend. No fair! I worked that oar!!!

It was such a good idea, go down to Huntington Beach early this past Saturday with my friend Samantha, rent kayaks and explore the area. You get to exercise WHILE sitting down! Awesome, right?  The weather was cool and breezy and it was as easy kayaking as I remembered it to be, but not getting any steps logged, WTF??!!?? We were on the water for a couple of hours and had a great time though. Enough of a great time that we acted like the true midle-aged ladies we are and went down to Newport Beach to the Rusty Pelican bar for lunch and cocktails, lol! We couldn't be cougars though, we were the only ones in the bar, HA!!

I went to a new eye doctor and I've finally accepted the fact I have to get bifocals. I'M OLD!!!  I got the new fangled progressive lenses though. And transitions, so they get darker in the sun. I'm turning into my parents, aren't I?  Good news though, after almost wrecking my eyes the last time I had contacts, it appears all of the damage has been repaired and I'm back to being a candidate for them. I'm going in when I pick up my glasses to see about getting fitted for them (or whatever they call it).  Only bummer is that I'll still have to wear reading glasses with them if I want to read my phone (or a book). Luckily, I have about six pairs already, lol.

As per usual for this time of year, I'm on a media break. I just don't want to read/hear/see things about SDCC.  I guess I'm not as detached as I thought I was. I miss it.

Okay, so as you guys know, I started on this daily migraine prevention medication in late November of last year. Well, it worked really well for a while. No migraines, just headaches. Easy to live with and I wasn't a horrible, angry bitch anymore! Win-win for everyone!!!  Then, when I worked-up to the dosage my doctor wanted me to be on, I started noticing some really crummy side effects. They were tolerable, but shitty.

In the meantime, I went to new "lady" doctor as my normal doctor for that stuff retired last December (I miss him! I started going to him WAY back when I was 20). Anyway, this new doc was very much a "whole body wellness" driven kind of gal (first-ever woman doctor for me!).

As I briefly mentioned in an earlier post, when I went in for my appointment with her, we spent a LONG time going over the few prescriptions I take (two daily, two "as needed") and all the supplements I take (Niacin, Vitamin D, B-6, B-12, Fish Oil and Flaxseed Oil). She then asked about the things I was taking medication for, chiefly, the migraines. She was horrified that I was taking one of the daily Medes (not for migraines) and she took me off it pronto. The make-up of the pill, according to her, was way too high for someone with my type of migraines (I neglected to tell her that it was a recent "downgrade" to lower levels, as advised by my neurologist). Then she asked how I liked the daily preventative med. I told her I REALLY didn't care for the side effects, but they were super good to start and now the migraines were trying to creep back in, always in the middle of the night. This was tolerable as I usually woke up at the onset, took an "as needed" pill and went back to sleep.  She recommended that I research what I was taking and to think about going off it and replacing it with magnesium supplements. Turns out that you can't test someone's magnesium levels with normal blood tests, but people taken to the hospital for migraines routinely tested low in magnesium in their spinal fluid and their brain. The reason blood tests don't work is that we store it in different places that don't show-up on those tests. Women tested especially low.

I waited a while to do the research and make a decision. If you know me well, you know I don't like taking prescriptions ......The thing is, the main side effect of the preventative pill is weight gain (body and chest in both female AND males). If you know me, you know how I am with both those types of weight gain. I put on a solid 15-20lbs. Instead of quitting the script, right after my birthday I decided to keep taking it and just go back on my old Weight Watchers program to lose the extra weight. I can't weigh myself (I have issues!), so I was using a tight pair of pants as my gauge. Well, Weight Watchers has always been the ace up my sleeve, so I went back on program diligently. I waited 5 weeks and I went to put on those formerly tight pants, I expected to be able to fasten them up easily. NO. SUCH. LUCK. I couldn't even put them on!!! I GAINED weight on a restricted calorie plan! That sucked ass and, I'll be honest, I teared-up.

So I decided to stop going to the neurologist, phase out the script slowly and work the magnesium into my routine.  The magnesium takes about a month to six weeks to take effect, so by the time I'm done with the other stuff next week, I should be seeing a difference.

In the meantime, I'm still on program, plus I got a Fit Bit and a Pilates chair. I get buzzed at if I don't take enough steps in an hour, which is annoying. I'm not up to 10,000 steps a day (I just got it Sunday...today is Tuesday), but I'm averaging 1,000 steps more each day. I was over 8,000 today and should be at 10,000 tomorrow. Not bad for day 3 of having the thing, right.? I don't feel healthy at this size, I want to be back to a size four, maybe six.

Keep positive thoughts for me!!!

Well, I still have remnants of being sick, but I think I'm just about better. Yay!

It's been so warm lately, I took advantage of the fact that my folks were (sort of) in the area (not really) and drove up to visit them at their hotel in Oxnard. Surprisingly, it was 90 degrees there, which is kind of unusual. Still, it was 109 where I live, so it was a bit cooler. Plus, they had a/c in their suite AND took me to lunch.  The parents are doing well. I got to hang out with my dad for a few hours, which is always fun.

It was still warm when I got home, so I did something I've never done before....I took a towel, drenched it in water and wiped down the cat. He was NOT happy with me! I set him in front of a fan and he promptly got comfortable, so I think he kinda liked it.  Poor guy doesn't have a choice, he HAS to wear his fur coat every day, heat or no heat.

I have a nice, easy weekend ahead of me. Smog check (maybe), then lunch with a friend Saturday, followed by a visit to a numerologist (birthday gift) and on Sunday I may head out to the Kingshead in Santa Monica for lunch. Not sure about Sunday though. It all depends on if I'm driving or not. If not, it's Santa Monica for Bodington's on tap. If yes, then it's me walking to the local tavern for salad and red ale, lol. Heck, I may stay home, who knows? 😆

Things around here have been going okay. Nothing too exciting. I hope the numerologist has some pearls of wisdom for me.

Jeez, I'm sick again. Luckily, I had a doctor's appointment this week that I scheduled 2 months ago.  He prescribed a Z-pack, which I haven't had for a while, so I'm hoping it will get rid of this "upper respiratory infection" in short order.

To escape the heat, I went to the movies yesterday and saw "Wonder Woman"with my friend Sam. It was enjoyable and all the actors were great, but I would have liked to have gone with CBLMW though. I enjoyed the movie, but there is so much I would have liked to discuss with him. Stuff my "normal" friends who don't know much about comics aren't aware of. He would have been a great date to see it with.

I called my dad earlier since it is Father's Day. We had a good, if short, conversation. I can tell he's sad that their house sale falling out of escrow is really bothering him. They were supposed to buy another home, but when their buyer fell through, it ended the transaction. They could have still purchased the new home, but it wouldn't have been a smart thing to do. I feel bad for them.

My folks and I didn't get together this year for my birthday, so I feel like I haven't had it yet. Is that weird? I'm hoping I will see them soon.

I'm reading a book called "Murder Machine" and I highly recommend it if you are interested in mafia stories. It's disturbing, but very interesting. I should probably put on a comedy before I go to sleep tonight...

Well, I just had another birthday. I think I'm really starting to hate birthdays. I had fun though. Went out with some friends.  Being a year older sucks ass though.

I'm still really liking my new apartment. I thought it was going to feel like it's really far from things, but it's not. My commute or work is the same, if not shorter. Even getting back to my old Miracle Mile neighborhood doesn't take long (depending on the day/time). I had a pedicure appointment down the block from my old apartment a few weeks ago (on a Saturday morning) and it only took 20 minutes to get there.  I even got to the West Side pretty quickly! Probably because it's freeway travel and not jacked-up surface streets.  I'm going to a pub in Santa Monica tomorrow, I'll have to see how long it takes. Although, it will be my friend Sam driving....she drives kinda fast...so that may not be the best gauge of how long it takes, lol.

I'm slowly, but surely, getting the place to look how I want it to look.  I still need to get a bunch of area rugs and stuff, not to mention the need to hang up my pictures, but I'm not rushing it.  My last apartment had knick knacks all over the place and I'm trying to avoid that here.  This means that a lot of things are staying in the boxes I packed them up in (I'm not to the point where I can just get rid of them yet).  This place is so light and bright, I want to keep it that way. I can thank the medication my neurologist put me on for that. Because of the daily migraine stuff I'm on, for the first time in 22 years, I don't have blackout curtains on my windows!!!  In the living room I have really pretty white sheers with an almost embroidered detail hanging up with clean-looking taupe curtains. I have daylight in my apartment!!! You guys have no idea how big a deal that is for me!

Speaking of the migraines, I haven't had a full-blown migraine in MONTHS. It makes me want to cry tears of joy, typing that. Sure, I've had a lot of headaches, but I can deal with those rather easily. My friends have really noticed a difference and that makes me happy.

This is only my second weekend since I've moved in, that I really don't have anything on the agenda or have to be anywhere (apart from the pub tomorrow). I'm looking forward to an easy, breezy time.  If I get a call to go out and feel like going out, I'll go out. If not, I'll hang out here and read, go through cupboards or closets, clean a little, whatever.  Heck, I may just laze around and catch-up on Bosch and not get anything else done. 😀

On a sad note- Adam West passed away. I'm so sad. I know it seems dumb, but I am.

I had such grand plans for the past 5 days..... and then I got sick.

So the Midnight Oil show at the Wiltern Thursday kicked ass, just like I knew it would.  My butt and feet were sore from all the standing and sitting (on concrete), but it was SO worth it!!

The next show was in Oakland. I had a plane ticket that got me into Oakland at the same time as my friend, who was flying in from another city.  I was a little hesitant about flying as I started getting a sore throat the night before. At first I thought it was just sore from the show Thursday night, but it was quickly becoming apparent that I was getting sick.  I bought a small Chloraseptic (for $8!!!) at the Burbank airport and a large bag of Lifesavers (no throat lozenges to be found). The plane ride was good, apart from my ears starting to hurt. I hoped it would be temporary, due to the pressure changes.

I landed in Oakland, texted a bunch of folks I was supposed to catch-up with at the venue and proceeded to meet a friend in baggage claim. Luckily, they were familiar with the train system as it had been about 25 years since I'd taken it!  We got to the venue and there was one person in line. I recognized her from the LA show, so we chatted for a bit (while I went through a good portion of my Lifesavers). All our friends started to show-up, so it was a good time.  The show itself was great, totally different to the other two. We got out late and, very lucky for us, one of our friends who lives in Oakland, offerred to drives us totally out of her way and in to the City where we were staying with another friend.

We got to our friends place, then went down the street for a drink. I think I may have gotten to sleep around 4am. We had to get up around 6:30am because we had early flights out of Oakland. Since it was three of us, we decided to Uber it and split the fare instead of taking BART, which would have cost about the same, but taken longer. I was really feeling like crap, so I told my friends that I may not be able to make the Portland show, if I didn't start feeling better. My ears were REALLY starting to hurt at this point.

Turns out, I didn't start feeling better. I had to cancel my plane reservation and sell my ticket. I've been in bed since Sunday. It sucks using a vacation day being sick!

Everything was worth it though, even getting sick. The shows I went to were EPIC (Atlanta being best). I still have one more in August (hopefully, there will be more). I hope they add more!

I have to say, one thing I really dislike about shows where I have a great ticket (pit), but no assigned seat, is that it's gotten to the point where you have to arrive at the venue HOURS EARLY to stand in line in order to get a good spot. So here I am, sitting and standing  on Wilshire Blvd, for 2 1/2 hours before I get to stand for another 4 hours inside.  Luckily, the show is going to kick ass and will totally be worth it.

Okay, it's the first super-fucking-hot weekend at my new place. It's not too bad (so far) inside my place.  Windows are open and the three ceiling fans I have are on.  It's 6:30pm and still 90F here, but it's fairly nice in my apartment without having to put the A/C on.

This past week was okay. I had an annual drs appointment and saw a new doctor (my old one retired in December). She was really nice and very thorough. We talked about my current migraine treatment that my neurologist has me on and she had some really interesting insight. I hope her advice works out! She's the first female doctor I've been to in about 20 years! All my doctors are guys!

Work has been busy, but good. One gal I work with is ticked-off with me because I didn't jump on her bandwagon and start trashing another person I work with when she was ripping her to shreds.  When she made a really nasty comment,  I told her "That's really mean of you to say" (She was making mean comments about the woman's hearing). It was brutal and I wasn't comfortable with it.  I just want everyone to get along.

I'm excited to have some Midnight Oil concerts coming up over the next week and a half. A little bit of travel is involved, but at least it's in my same time zone this time!  Plus, everyone there is going to be in my age range, not too many young kids, thank goodness!!!

Fingers-crossed that tomorrow isn't so hot. I've got errands to run and boxes to unpack (don't judge me!).

Also, fingers-crossed that I can find the crushed garlic I like to cook with (Christopher Ranch from Gilroy) and the tea I use for my sun tea (China Mist Passion Fruit).  So far, I'm 0-3. Sigh.

Listening to "Ponzi Supernova" on my Echo. So good.

I've just had an amazing weekend.  Granted, it involved cramped airplanes, no sleep and weather I wasn't tottally prepared for, but it was still awesome.

I decided to take a break from all my unpacking and organizing (and all my procrastinating of unpacking and organizing) so I could fly to Atlanta to see Midnight Oil's first US tour date in about 15 years. Plus I got to see Magnus, a friend I met through another friend and I havent seen him in about 16 years.

Oh my gosh, the show was INFUCKINGCREDIBLE!!!!  Songs I've never heard live (nor did I ever expect to hear live) were played.  We had front row seats (not that we were seated at any point during the gig) that gave us a good view of the entire stage.  I'm too tired to write up a review of the show right now, but it truly ranks up there with one of the best concerts I have ever been to. Ever.

We took the Friday night red eye to Atlanta, touching down a little after 5am.  We hopped on MARTA and took the train directly to our hotel. The night manager was an angel who offered to check us in to our room right there and then, instead of just holding our bags (which is what we'd originally asked for) . It was 6:30am and check-in is normally 4pm!  We took him up on his kind offer, went up to the room, dumped off our stuff, then went and got a delicious breakfast. After that, we walked down to the Museum of Puppetry Arts. Yes, that's a thing!!!! I saw in online and just HAD to visit it. It's PUPPETS! I'm afraid of puppets, but it sounded so cool. They had puppets that were ancient, along with new puppets from Corpse Bride, Colraline, Labrynth, the Never Ending Story, Fraggle Rock & many more. Half of the building was dedicated to Jim Henson!  There were all sorts of muppets, props, videos and interactive things.  I think the only puppets I didn't see were Gonzo and Animal, but most others were there, even Dr. Teeth!

After the puppets, we explored the area on foot. What a nice area we were in! The Arts District is beautiful!  Finally, we went back to the hotel to change. We decided to get dinner before the show, so we found a pizza place to head to. The weather was turning cold,  dark and rainy, but it was still nice.  Unfortunately, when we got to the venue and stood at the back of the line, it started to get windy and rain! Gah! It took forever to get inside, then we saw the world's longest merch line ever to stand in.  I think we got to the front of the line about 10 minutes before the show started. We were razor-focused on what we needed, so (unlike everyone else) we listed what we wanted, paid and booked it to our seats with just enough time to put our stuff down a meet our REALLY drunk neighbors (we were sober, no alcohol at all).

The show was about 3 hours long and mind-blowingly good. We got back to the hotel late, but still made time to watch the videos my friend took and go through the pictures we snapped.  I think we eventually got to sleep at about 3:30am. The alarm was set for 8am so we wouldn't have to rush to pack and check-out. Total sleep since Thursday night: about 4 hours.

We were able to stow our bags at the hotel after checking-out, then we left to explore more of the city before brunch with Magnus. Piedmont Park is so pretty! Everyone was so nice and friendly to us. Strangers said hello!  We even got interviewed for a national radio show. Not sure we'll get used, but it was fun.

Brunch was so good!  I had the best southern bluberry pancakes! I don't even really like pancakes, but they looked so good, I couldn't say no. Instead of maple syrup, there was sorghum syrup, which I really enjoyed.  Along with our food, we had bottomless mimosas, dangerous for sure! We caught up with Magnus and got a driving tour of Atlanta and got to see his townhouse (which was VERY swanky). I think the mimosas started kicking in at about this point, because I don't really remember much after this, until we were getting ready to board the plane later. Being dropped off at the airport? No. Waiting in line? No. Going through security? Nope. Sitting down in the terminal? Yes! Our plane being delayed? Totally! Sitting on the tarmac for an hour? Of course! Yikes.

I finally got home a little before 1am, took a quick shower and hit the pillow at a little after that. 3 hours later, it was time to get up and go to work.

I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep, but I have no regrets. This trip was definitely worth it and I'd do it all over again. Twice.

I can't wait for the four other tour dates I've got tickets for!!!

Well, Easter is tomorrow and this time of year always makes me think of a special person I spent a lot of time with a few years ago, around Easter. I miss them a lot. It was the first and only time I've ever made an Easter "basket" for anyone. It was silly, but fun.

So, yeah. Um, I moved house two weeks ago. My new place is a lot bigger, brighter, CLEANER, AND has two parking spaces. I'm on a quieter street, in a smaller building (only 3 units). The owner has the bottom level and there are two apartments here on the top. I'm, as always, within walking distance of a Trader Joe's.  I can also walk to restaurants, Target, banks, etc.  Gotham seems to really like it, even though we're not unpacked yet.  Thankfully, stores are still open on Easter, because I need to get more brackets to hang curtains!  I have a sun room in this apartment and it gets really hot in there, so the sooner I can get curtains up, the better.

I've decided to try and keep this apartment light and airy, no more blackout curtains. Since I've been on this migraine medicine, I haven't needed them as often.  I need more rugs though, there is no carpet to be found here!  My last place was so dark and crowded, I want this place to be different.  It helps that it has an enourmous amount of uable storage space, lol!

Ah well, lot's to do tomorrow, so I'd better scoot. Happy Easter, if you celebrate it.  If not, Happy Sunday.

I can officially say I have never been more tired than I am now. 4 days of wearing the same clothes, running on 3.5 hours of sleep and doing physically demanding work. I'm exhausted, but the worst is over. I hope. Even my fingers are sore!!!

Happy Birthday CBLMW!

As I do every year about this time, I want to send good thoughts and wishes your way. I hope you have a wonderful day and that this upcoming year is amazing.  You are a talented, good person and a hard worker who deserves the best that life has to offer.

If you feel like it, give me a call, I've missed you. There isn't an expiration on this, just when it feels right for you.

Yikes! I have tinkered with this entry A LOT since I originally posted it. It could be argued that I only made it worse, but I couldn't help myself, LOL!

It turns out I was right in my last post when I mentioned my prediction for the Doctor Who convention I was attending this past weekend.  It was VERY bittersweet.  (How is THAT for a couple of poorly constructed sentences?). I have wonderful memories, (more than) a few regrets and a couple of wishes that I could go back and fix things.

It's not an easy thing to do, thinking about the things I said or the way I acted that were fucked-up, that I wish I could change, knowing I can't (hope springs eternal though!).  I'm not going to go into it here, as I have apologized for being unfair and rude to someone, but I truly, TRULY, deeply regret it. I'm normally not like that (I usually bake cookies for people I like!!!) and the circumstances were extenuating, but there is no excuse and I only have myself to blame.  I tried to be a grown-up, responsible adult and it blew up in my face. Horribly.  In a big way.  That will teach me!  Regret is tough to live with, that's for sure.  Trust me, I'm living with it every day.  Btw- it's no small feat to slap a smile on your face and pretend everything is amazing and great at a dull convention so that everyone else has a wonderful time, when you REALLY don't feel like it!!!

Back to the con - The entire convention itself was lacking in the "must attend" department that was evident at past conventions.  No John Barrowman, Freema Agyman or Mark Sheppard.  I mean I love me some Paul McGann, but they don't allow people to just sit and talk to him for the whole weekend (as they should!).  They also had Gary Russell, who I ADORE, but he was only at a few panels.  Subsequently, the schedule was fairly sedate, so I was "meh" about the whole thing.

As we were experiencing huge storms on Friday, I gave that day a miss and went to the office instead.  There wasn't much on the convention schedule to make me want to venture out of my safe, dry office / home to brave the elements, fucked-up traffic, floods and road closures. Instead, I went in to work and then got a HUGE new cell phone (that I have no idea how to use) on my way home, attempted to adjust the case I bought to my liking (cutting the back of my thumb in the process), fixed dinner and had a cocktail while I caught up on episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher. THAT'S a nice Friday night if you ask me!  Bloody mess and all, I'm glad I stayed home.

The schedule on Saturday was pretty much the same as Friday, but I felt obligated to go, so I grabbed an Uber down there. I almost gave Sunday a miss, but a friend of mine who was going said she was going to bring me a shredded beef burrito from Bakers and there's no way I'm going to miss out on such a delicacy!!!  My fat ass will never turn down a Bakers shredded beef burrito when it's offered to me!  It was a good day, but I left early.  I think I headed home around 4pm.

The weather was so neat that I had my Uber driver drop me off kind of far from my house so that I could walk the rest of the way and really enjoy it.  It was brisk, with dark and brooding clouds. It felt like it was about the rain, but it didn't.  The only thing that would have made it better would have been if the wind had kicked-up.

On Monday, I drove out to my friends house so we could sage her business and then her home.  I always forget how much I hate the smell of burning sage!  Then I help someone sage their place and I end-up stinking like stale weed for the rest of the day. It was nice to do it though, I'm really hoping it helps!

The only thing I managed to get done that I really needed to do this weekend was some (but not all of my) laundry.  Ah well, there's always this coming weekend to go grocery shopping.... bring on the shortened work week!!!

Happy Sunday!

I finally feel somewhat better. Don't get me wrong, I'm still fighting whatever it is that I have, but at least I'm not flat out in bed anymore. My doctor says I'm getting better, so fingers-crossed he's right!

I took my friend Samantha out to get a manicure and pedicure yesterday, so she took me out to The Kings Head for a late lunch / early dinner.....with beers. Now, I haven't had a cocktail since December 26th, so I wasn't used to drinking.  Plus, I almost never stand up to peer pressure and she just kept saying "another round" whenever our waitress came by.  Needless to say, I slept very well last night with a belly full of pub burger and fries and all that Boddington's sloshing around my system.  We had a really good time, even walked down the street to go watch the sun and the ocean for a bit....but we had to leave fairly quickly as I had to go to the bathroom (again, all that Boddington's in my system) for the zillionth time.

This week should be pretty uneventful. I do have a Sci-Fi type convention at the end of it, but I'm not staying the night at the hotel as I usually do. I'm gonna drive back and forth this year. The cost of the hotel has increased to the point that it is just too much to justify staying.

This convention holds a special place for me as that's where I met CBLMW (once upon a time long, long ago).  It's bittersweet. I always think about them when I go to this convention and remember when we met. I was a short-haired comic book nerd, wearing a not-so-flattering red, sparkly Flash t-shirt.  They were that years conventions presiding expert and superstar.  Confident and comfortable with the attention they got, in contrast to me, who was painfully shy, nervous and uncomfortable in those types of situations (I remember how bad I was shaking). It was so great that they talked with me after they were done with the panel.  I mean, people were lined-up to get their attention/autograph/photo!!!  They didn't do that (to the same extent) for the other MW...or PC (but then, PC was gross, arrogant and kept handling a disgusting snot filled tissue the entire panel).

What a great convention that was. I was indeed a lucky gal.

Flash-forward a few years: I've become a boring adult!! My comic book shirts are packed away in boxes in my closet waiting to be worn again, I wear glasses instead of contacts, I've grown my hair out a bit and I have no idea what's going on in the world of superheroes/science fiction.  I don't even watch much TV!!  I'm nerdy without the requisite nerd knowledge to back it up!

I'm being positive and am hopeful that the convention is gonna be great this year.  Although the convention hasn't been as much fun as it used to be and each year I say I'm not going again the next year, (yet, I always try to get tickets just in case I'm wrong and I end-up having fun). We'll see what happens this year. I'll keep repeating the mantra "it's gonna be awesome"!!!

Either way, I'll let you know.

So, yesterday (Thursday) I actually took a sick day from work. I can't remember the last time I did that! Has to be at least 4 years.  I was told to take today off as well, but I really had to go in today.  Too much on the calendar to take care of.  Coincidentally, my boss has been really sick too, so, as soon as the stock market closed, he left and as he passed by me, he told me to go home too.  Yassssss! There is nothing bad about leaving early on a Friday. No traffic!

You know, thinking about yesterday, staying home from work sucks. I was bored, sick and in the company of a cat who clearly didn't want me in "his" house when I should be at work.  Plus, I think I ate non-stop all day. Not. Good. Plus, I bought stuff online. I shouldn't be doing that!

I guess I should start thinking about starting my grocery list for this weekend. Yep, I'm living the dream at home with my cat on a Friday night.

It's Wednesday. I went in to work this morning and was told to go home and rest. "Why are you here anyway?" I said "I have some stuff pending and I wanted to make sure there were no emergencies overnight...plus, I don't like to call in sick, it's boring at home". Plus, I don't feel so bad that I can't sit at my desk.

So, I stayed about an hour and a half and then left for home.  I was right. It IS boring at home. Gotham just wants to lay around, half on my bed and half on my nightstand (he's a weirdo cat), which means he's encroaching on me.

Maybe I'll see if I can get laundry done today, instead of this weekend. Everyone should be at work, right?

It's 7:20am and I'm already bored.

Maybe Gotham and I will watch Deadpool. I bought it a long time ago, but never watched it.

Ugh, I'm home from work sick and I'm bored to bits.

I started feeling crummy yesterday morning, so I went home around 1pm, hoping that taking my doctors prescription for amoxicillin would knock this thing out quickly. I'm still hoping that. I went to work this morning as usual, but only made it until about 9:30am. I'm not coughing or anything (yet), which is good.

So now I'm home in bed, watching videos and listening to my cat chase a foil ball around the apartment.

It's WEIRD being home during the day.

I had a really good day today. It started out shaky when Gotham decided to use his litter box (which is in a storage closet in my bedroom) at 5:45am (on a Saturday morning! Jerk cat.) waking me up with the smell of cat crap. Then, I decided to actually toast the kick-ass Trader Joe's pop tarts (instead of eating them cold) and I burned my index finger on the molten sugar part of the topping  (no, I didn't read the heating instructions first that said to wait 1-2 minutes before handling thankyouverymuch). Now I have a burned index finger on my dominate hand. I thought "Jeez, I hope the day isn't going to be like this, I'm meeting-up with Sam!".

So I left to go up and meet Sam, but, as usual, I got up there early. That gave me extra time to see if the Trader Joe's in her area has my new favorite cookies (mine has been out of them for a week, the selfish bastards). They did!! Score!!! I bought 5 boxes (I gave 1 to Sam) and you can keep your judgement to yourself. I still had time to browse Sally Beauty Supply and Marshalls. Even found a couple of cool things.

The main plan with Sam was to go to Creative Woman (The Wizard of Bras!!!!), get properly measured and hopefully get bras that fit well. Because, come on, really, WHO DOESN'T want to go to a shop, get undressed to the waist and have a female stranger look at, measure and move their chest around? Am I right ladies?  What a joy that is!!!

So I get to Sam's shop, where we decided to meet, and we head over to CW. Dude! The line and waiting list to get measured and fitted is an hour long!!! The store is small and we were kinda hungry, so we went over to Chili's and got lunch. By the time we got back to CW, we were able to be on the top of the list when we got there. Yasssssssss!

Once we went to the back, where they do the measuring and the fittings, we each started a comical journey, where our holy grail is a well-fitting bra. I had a really good sales person and tried on, probably, 10 bras after she did the measurement/ size thing and ended-up with three I liked. Sam, on the other hand, had an older sales lady that didn't seem to understand when Sam told her she didn't want a heavy duty bra that makes her chest look like it has two conical missiles sitting on it. I kept hearing her laughing from down the way as I was in my fitting room asking questions and getting advice. She came to my room, with a pretty bra in-hand, but a non-plussed look on her face. I'd tried on the bra she had in her hand, but it didn't work for me....and I'm guessing it won't work for her and she will probably return it, which is too bad, because it was really pretty.

After we were done, we just wanted to hang out. The thought of returning to the grind of the day seemed like a bummer, so we found a coffe/tea place with outdoor seating and just sat outside and talked for a long time.

What a great way to spend a day. Talking with a good friend on a deep level.  Being there for them when they need you to listen.  Not just surface chit-chat, but really important stuff. The weather was perfect and the atmosphere was calming. We stayed at our table on the little patio until the sun went down, the iced tea glasses were drained and the cinnamon roll we shared was reduced to crumbs.

It was a shame to have to go home, but talking further at the shop or at her house wouldn't be the same. There are too many distractions and people who need a piece of Sam at those places. I hope we can do it again soon, she has so much on her plate.  I only wish today could have gone on longer.

Indeed, it was a good day.

So far 2017 has been pretty good!  Okay, we're only a little over 3 weeks into it, so I probably shouldn't make any assumptions yet!

This past Friday night, I went and saw an ICON perform.  I was lucky enough to have been able to purchase very good seats for my friend and I to attend "A Conversation with Mel Brooks" with a showing of "Blazing Saddles". I got the tickets as a birthday gift for a friend of mine. I was a little nervous as I'd purchased them way back in October and, well, Mel is 90 years-old, so scheduling stuff that far ahead..... I mean, the tickets were VERY expensive....

The show was amazing. Mel does NOT seem like he's 90 years-old!! For an hour after the movie screening he ran around the stage, told stories, jokes and made the world's best cat sounds. I'm so glad to have been able to go.  The guy still goes over to Carl Reiner's house and hangs out with him!  How cool is that?

On Sunday I went (with the same friend) to a live performance of "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist". Very good show as well! The patients that night were: Bob Saget (not as filthy as I expected him to be), Andy Kindler (who absolutely fucking killed it), Some Canadian guy who was very funny, but I can't remember his name, David Wain (also funny) and Maria Bamford (funny, filthy and silly). Laura Silverman was on stage as "Laura" for the entire show as well. Awesomely funny show.

So I had two fantastic comedy shows to brighten-up the otherwise dreary, rainy weekend (we had flash flood alerts for most of the weekend!). I walked over to get a pedicure on Sunday morning, got poured on and had my umbrella blown inside out!  (My toes look amazing though, so it was worth it!). I'm glad I went to the shows though, I'd been thinking about staying home and out of the rain, but I'm happy I forced myself to go out to a shitty part of downtown Los Angeles, face the elements and see some good comedy. I need to do that more often!  Well, maybe not the going to a shitty part of downtown Los Angeles bit.

After such a great weekend, I'm now kinda bummed.  I had a hair appointment scheduled for today, but it's been rescheduled. I was really looking forward to having someone else wash and dry my hair.... and to have my roots taken care of, but mainly having someone else wash and dry my hair for me. Ah well. I can wait a couple of days.

What else is going on? Not much, which is good!  Bring on the rest of the week! I hope this "good" trend continues!! 😀