Life On Mars

I really like the show Life On Mars. The writing is great, and I love hearing the music that was popular when I was in high school (waaaay back in the '70s). So much writing is about the outsider, the person put in unusual situations, who has to figure a way to either get back or survive (and maybe thrive) in the condition they find themselves in.

I loved Pushing Daisies, and I'm so sad that only a few more episodes will be aired. I also love Christin Chenoweth, who played a great role in Daisies. It's such a shame that good writing seldom lasts on TV. Reality shows are cheap to make, and I've watched my share of them, but I long for thoughtful scripts. The Visitor was a great one for Star Trek:DSN. The Desperate Housewives episode with Beau Bridges actually brought me to tears. Perfection.

Here's music from the latest Mars:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K740wD2LZ5Y&feature=related
The dancing ain't that great, but it looks like she was having fun, so that's what counts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueUOTImKp0k

Better Now

Last week was a rough one, but things are improving. Talked it out, took lots of naps, and movin' on. I'm on the verge of catching a cold, but I'm gonna treat myself real well with rest and meds, and hope next week is better.

Hope everyone else is doin' well, too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13mYOXESv18

Lousy Day

It's one of those days when I need lots of sugar to go with the lemons that keep piling up. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Giselle

Two posts on the same day?!?! (Gasp).

I have recently gotten interested in drawing again (thanks, CLO). Back in the '80s I had a goldfish named Giselle. I chose that name because she (I don't know if it was really female) had beautiful fins and tail that flowed like a ballerina's skirt.

She was so pretty that I drew her, one from the side and one from a top view. I was very pleased with them. I even scanned them and sent them to another friend several years ago. I thought I had kept them in the computer, but when I went to look for them this week, I remembered that I had deleted them to keep the computer files from becoming too clogged.

"No problem," I thought because I still had the originals. Well, tonight I went to the drawer where I kept them, and they weren't there. After much digging, my brain finally kicked in and I remembered that I had cleaned out the other pictures I had drawn for my friend, and I think I may have recycled Giselle's portraits, too. Damn!

Several years ago, I did the same thing with a short story I had written. I thought I had a copy in the computer, and I also thought I had other hard copies, so I cleaned up and recycled them.
I think that's why I like jigsaw puzzles so much - I like to bring order out of chaos. I proof read to get things the way they should be (although if you look at the dishes stacked in the kitchen sink right now, that would be hard to believe). Even as I was looking through my drawer, I was throwing out paint sample sheets. I did keep the ones that had a sample we actually used to paint a wall. We've done a lot of painting in the 22 years we've lived here. It's hard to believe we've been here so long. My daughter's friends can't believe she's never moved - ever.

So, my lesson to myself is, yes, I need to keep the house organized, but don't be too quick to throw things out.

And I miss Giselle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2o5T3m6hto

Cold!

Today the weather wasn't too bad, but an arctic front is headed our way, and I ain't pleased. I would rather put up with mountain cedar in warm weather than freezing my *** off in the cold. That's why I don't live in the northern states. Brrrr! Some states had below zero temperatures as highs today.

Yesterday on Facebook I rode a virtual ski lift with a friend. That's the only kind of ski lift I want to ride. I have never been interested in snow skiing, and if I went to a ski lodge, I would just sit by the fire, reading a book and sipping my hot chocolate with a dash of amaretto.

In short, I hate cold!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQaCy2lgb0I

Feng Shui

Ah, my son figured out why he has a cold and possible ear infection. The government made us rearrange our living room, and he usually gets sick when we make a change in furniture. I have a science background, but there are things that happen that science can't explain.

Our old TV was not HD ready, so we bought a new one (it's soooo purty). The new height/width ratio means we had to reshuffle the furniture. Since we were moving things around, I decided we needed to shampoo the carpet as well. So it's all the government's fault! :)

I have started putting things back into the room, now that the carpet is dry. I love my books, CDs and mice, except when I have to move them all. We have three tall bookcases (they don't all have books on them) two waist-high bookshelves, an entertainment center, a buffet, a video cabinet, the couch and a chair. That's a lot to move around. It was good to get it all dusted off, and we even found a Skipbo card back behind the entertainment center, but I don't want to do it again any time soon.

I had never heard of this song before. I Googled to find it. I like the song, but I couldn't find the lyrics, so I hope there's nothing risque in it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKUDMEsp7Kk

Here 'Tis

LOL! I was so pleased to find others on the Different Strokes site thought the dome looked like a UFO. Please visit the site!


Here's my version.

Just Because

I was brave again today! There is a wonderful Website that a friend told me about, http://www.differentstrokesfromdifferentfolks.blogspot.com/, in which a photo is posted and artists create their own interpretation of that photo. I really liked the current one, an evening shot of the Jefferson Memorial, and I sketched it.

I am in no way an artist. My drawing style has been called childish (it was meant as a compliment). I can't really do perspective and dimensions, just very simple lines. So it took a lot of courage to send it, but I'm happy that I did. My son helped me scan and post it. We shall see if it is actually posted on her site.

And thanks to CLO for telling me about the site.

:)

I Like To Move It

Oh, I had a good day at dance lessons. Many of my classmates have moved on with the same schedule, and there are several ladies staying in that I have seen before. It was nice to stretch and move, and work off those holiday calories.

I also wore my purple handkerchief hem skirt that I made yesterday. It looks so pretty! There are several projects that I have the material for, just haven't had a chance to make them yet. But I had fun today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH5dyAgTig0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhvWf7OeEE

Bungle in the Jungle

I had a good time yesterday, once I got over my wimpyness. There was freezing rain yesterday, and I am such a chicken about driving anywhere if the roads are icy. I listened to news and weather, and it sounded like the ice was mainly on the trees and guard rails, not the roads themselves. So the kids and I headed out to the mall.

We had dessert at the Rainforest Cafe. Yum! It is our traditional holiday treat. We found a new hoodie for my daughter, because her old one was falling apart. All in all, it was a fun afternoon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhAyg2LTEk

Ah-chooo!

The weather was beautiful yesterday, but I was miserable. That cursed mountain cedar was in the air, and I spend the day sneezing my head off. It didn't help that I was doing a major clearing and cleaning of the living room. Those dust bunnies are killers. :) At least I was sneezing for pollen and dust on the same day, instead of having an allergy day plus a dust day. I'm almost finished clearing the room so we can shampoo the carpets.

It's all the government's fault! If TVs were not being forced to switch, I would be content with our old TV, such as it is. At least our current TV makes me get up off my lazy *** to adjust the volume. I'm sure I will enjoy the new one, but I'm a creature of habit, and usually don't change unless I'm forced to.

As for those dust bunnies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg

One, two, three...

...four, a gazillion pine needles on the floor, so that's what I'll be doing later today. I still love the scent of a fresh tree.

Not much exciting happening today, just cleaning up and coming down from the holiday high.

I did download this song recently, which makes me happy, and doesn't give me the blues. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjIK-rPRHI

Happy New Year!

Well, it's been a great year so far! We had fun at a party, where we spend almost every New Year's Eve. It's good to see friends we (sadly) only see once a year. Saw a friend and former classmate that I had not seen in 30 years. I would not have recognized him if he hadn't been introduced. My, how time flies.

I wore my black ruffled skirt and new black boots. I love them, and I always feel great and get lots of compliments when I wear my skirt. I even get compliments from the lady whose shop I bought it in. A great outfit to start the new year.

I usually dont' make New Year's resolutions, and I ain't a'gonna now, but I will try to post more often. Time is short today because I need to take down the Christmas tree. It's always so sad, and painful, because no matter how much we water the tree, those needles get dried and are sharp. But I don't like artificial ones very much, so we'll keep getting real ones. I actually would like to someday get an aluminum one, because that's what we had when my sister and I were growing up, color wheel and all.

S'agapo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W-RrFIHVx4