“Jungle Red” gets repainted by Hollywood circa 2008 . . . September 4, 2008

and I am not sure I am happy about this.

For those of you who are fans, you already know I am talking about “The Woman.”  This is one of my all time favorite movies.  A classic Hollywood black and white full of big-shouldered broads and no men.  The original movie “The Women” was made in 1939 and starred Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, and Joan Crawford as the tramp who stole Mary’s husband.  You could get the scoop on Mary’s business from the manicurist at the salon while she painted your nails “jungle red.”  LOL!   I love everything about it, the clothes, the cast, the dialogue that moves at a pace so rapid, you have no choice but to watch it twice just to understand them.  And of course the catty friends stirring up mess the whole time.

Several years ago a stage version that stuck true to the original, right down to the time period was done starring Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Tilly and the grand dame of Jennifer’s -  Jennifer Coolidge.  It was awesome. 

But this, I am just not sure.  They modernized it, they changed it to “fit the times.”  I am going to go see it because I just love the original, but I am not happy about it dammit!

Ignorant Clients and Bad Jail Love August 15, 2008

WARNING!!!  If you have delicate ears, this may not be for you.  LOL!

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I am desperately friggin’ angry because . . . August 6, 2008

A radio show I enjoy on Sirius was doing this tonight.  This is my list.  What’s yours?

A family member has a new foster child who was nearly starved to death by his mother.  I want to get a hold of her azz for 5 minutes, just 5.

You worked so hard to give everyone everything, now we don’t have you.

My peanut isn’t here.

My weeds are out of dang control.

Sharon Osbourne is hosting the next Charm School.  (Who am I kidding?  You know I am gonna watch anyway.)

Nick has gotten yet another Logan sister pregnant on the Bold and the Beautiful.

My belly is jelly.

I’m baaaacck . . . and sad July 29, 2008

Thanks to those who were holding down a sista’s blog while she was gone.  : )

I was away last week and couldn’t get my computer to work right.  I missed my blog-peoples.  Unfortunately I came back to a horrible situation.  A wonderful friend went intot he hospital suddenly while I was gone and within barely 72 hours of being called that she was there, I recieved a call telling me she had died.  I still can’t believe it, no one can.  Health issues aside, you just don’t wanna see that coming.  There is a husband, children, family, friends, collegues.  Just legions of folks who loved her and now she is gone.

Call someone and tell them you love them today.

I will miss you Tee.  Kiss my angel for me.

Its foul as he!!, but I almost wish I had thought of it. . . July 18, 2008

There is a site that I have heard advertised on satelite radio for a while now but until yesterday hadn’t checked out, that will help married/ “committed” people find others to hook up with!  It is a full-out “legit” pay for play service.  This mess is straight foul, but right about now a sista could use a potential big idea to make some extra $$.  These idiots (not just cause they are cheating but because they are paying $$ to find someone to do it with) are gonna do it whether I like it or not.  Now, once again, someone has scooped me on making money off of somethign people do every day but are willing to pay for the convenience of cutting out the leg work.  Once again, its foul as he!!, but I kinda wish I’d thought of it.

I never thought I would pay for this . . . January 30, 2008

Play therapy.  A whole lot of money per hour for “play therapy”.  Okay, up the up side, staple boy thought it was awesome (his words) and maybe it will help with some of the struggles we have been having – school, home, etc.  On the down side, I am paying a whole lot of money for him to play video games and stuff to talk to someone most likely about how I screwed him up.   Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of therapy, I’m no Tom Cruise.  LOL!  But geeesh. 

Play therapy . . . lawdhamercy. 

This is for the Old TV Heads . . . January 24, 2008

Angie and Jessie are back on All My Children?!!

Angie, ok I get it.  She never died or anything, she just kind of randomly shows up every 10 or 15 years.  But Jessie, didn’t we see him die twice!  Didn’t they bury his azz?!

Ok, all that said . . .  You know I am gonna watch it and I had pretty much given up on AMC.  I always have a relative idea of what’s going on, but its not on my must list.  I just kinda feel obligated to keep up because I was “boan and raized” on it.  I remember being like 5 or 6 and watching all of them just sitting around at the table drinking coffee.  That is pretty much all that happened.  They drank coffee, ate, someone slept with someone, Erica would do a photo shoot, someone would hate on her, the end. 

Is it a male thing, a kid thing, a bad mommy thing. . . January 18, 2008

My son just won’t stop it with the lying about well, pretty much anything.  I mean for the entire first semester he had his teacher convinced he was born in Germany.  Why?  No reason, just cuz.   When asked about his staples by his teacher, he told er aniron fell on it, and when she asked him how it happened, he said, “It happens all the time.”  WTH?!  I am surprised the authorities didn’t come to my house.  He wasn’t even at home when it happened.  A year or so ago when discussing careers in his class, he told them I worked at Giant.  And the list goes on.

Now one issue that I am sure contributed to it early on is that he and his dad basically have had this us against her thing since before he can remember.  So, things like letting him sneak out of bed, going to fast food restuarants before dinner, and one of the toppers – getting dressed for church, not going and coming home and lying about it right down to my 5 year old telling me who he saw there.   And the list goes on . . .     Mentioning time and time again that this teaches him that lying is ok because among other things if you lie to your momma all the time who can’t you lie to, daddy does it and is often your co-conspiratior, and kids don’t have the discerment to distinguish between “little white lies” and the “big ones”; falls on deaf ears and I am just “over reacting”. 

I am struggling getting little Mr. Creative through grammar school, meanwhile he is earning a PH.D. in Linguistic Duplicity. 

Losing the Wind in your sail . . . January 16, 2008

A little over a week ago, I made a major life changing decision regarding my career.  I was feeling the full rush of emotions you always feel when doing that, like excitement combined with wanting to throw up.  LOL!   But alas, being a wife and mother doesn’t allow you to rest on your haunches for a few moments to savor the moment and once again you feel literally punched in the gut and the wind completely knocked out of you with the latest crisis.  Now, I feel so deflated that I can hardly muster up the energy, let alone the excitement to continue to move forward with my venture despite making a couple of calculated moves (that cost money as well).  I am doing it, but not with the same ferver, the same zeal, and well . . . the same wind in my sail.