I'm stopping for the Starbucks

I thought this from Roger Cohen of The New York Times was interesting. What did I learn? It's OK to stop for the frappaccino on the way home.

We're gearing up for VBS at church again. I remember writing about it here last year. Time goes by so fast.

Still interviewing crawl space companies. This is going to be expensive.

GAAAA!

Hamlet tickets could cost up to $625! I need to get them fast.

I'm having three companies come in to inspect my crawl space in the next few weeks. My pipes froze twice last winter and I had a mouse inside again. Got to do something. It's not cheap though. I guess it's a good investment.

I've been pondering a screenplay idea. That happens a lot. I rarely get it on paper. We'll see what happens with this one.

Blueberry pound cake for the snack this week. Mmmmmm.

Surfing

I've found a few things that were interesting online today. First there was this from Stanley Fish in The New York Times. I think I agree with parts of it. These are human beings who are up against things they never thought about, but on the other hand, they aren't just walking away and saying "leave me alone."

Then there's this about carry-on luggage. It sure sounds like a good idea, but I'm very afraid of being behind someone in line at security who doesn't know about the rule and is holding us up by arguing. It reminds me of when I used to fly the Delta Shuttle between NY and Boston. It was all business travelers. We got on, sat down, and we left the gate early a lot of the time. I loved it.

This is amazing. Can you imagine living there? I wonder how cold it gets and if there is a furnace or what. I'd love to see it in person.

The snack today is the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmm.

Whoo Hoo!

Yay! Jude Law is coming to New York as Hamlet. I am so there. I've already invited myself to stay with my cousin. I looked, and I couldn't find tickets for sale yet. Hopefully, I can get my cousin on that too.

I am going to audition for SRO's Hamlet later this month. I will read for Ophelia, but I will take whatever. I love Shakespeare.

Ick!

The snack this week is fruit pizza. I thought I was getting ahead of the game by baking the cookie bottom yesterday. I wrapped it up last night before going to bed and left it on the counter. This morning when I got up I found the plastic wrap had been pulled back and a whole corner eaten. Ugh! I've had mice in my house before. I got one in a mousetrap. So, I set the traps out again, but the whole thing icks me out. I may come home to a dead mouse, but even if I don't I need to bleach everything. I hope it didn't get into anything else.

Other than that the weekend was just about perfect. We did a bit of work on [super secret] and yesterday I sat at the pool at Dee's house. I also went to the first playreading committee meeting for the 2010-2011 season for The Farmington Players. This will be fun. There are a whole lot of plays out there!

I did spend some time watching Michael Jackson videos too. It took me back. Thriller came out when I was in high school, so Michael is part of my soundtrack.

But probably more devastating is this story. From what I've read, this man spent his time investing in boys to help them grow to young men. We all lose when guys like him are gone.

Hot hot hot in the big city

Farrah Fawcett died today. I remember really really really wanting to watch Charlie's Angels back in the day, but my mom wouldn't let me. It was on too late and she didn't like how it portrayed women. I see her point, but I think it opened some doors for women too.

Jude Law is playing Hamlet in London. I want to see that in the worst way. I suppose tickets are impossible to get, even if I could get over there.

I auditioned for BoxFest Detroit last night. I'd love to get cast in something. It would be fun I think. We'll see what happens.

Still want to get started on that screenplay that's in my head. I need to quit watching What Not to Wear reruns. Or, the other one is So You Think You Can Dance. Love it!

The Proposal

I just saw The Proposal, the new movie with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It was pretty good. I have to say I laughed out loud. It's not going to change anyone's life, but it's a good night out.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. Stuff to do at church, and [super secret] on Sunday. I'm so glad I have things to do and people to do them with. God is so good to me.

It's raining now. I love listening to the rain. And, I don't have anywhere I have to be tomorrow a.m., so I can lie awake and then sleep as late as I can. Nice summer weekend. I hope it's sunny on Sunday, the longest day of the year.

Have a good weekend everyone.