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.