Take 2

Recital First Take

Okay, Oprah is gay.  She doesn’t want to steal Ellen’s thunder by being another gay woman on a talk show - Ellen’s got that.  Oprah did the black woman thing.  She already owns that one. Now that she is the richest woman in the world and probably the richest African American...ever, she’s changing gears.  She’s going off air to live her life a little more discretely, but still keep doing all the stuff she has grown into as a philanthropist.  Just ‘cause she’s gay doesn’t mean her heart is going to change.  She’s going to keep building schools, encouraging writers, publishing now, probably produce a movie or two.  Go Oprah with your gay self.

A lot of catching up to do after 3 days of no writing -Doubles through Wednesday.

Like the free apps from macheist.com. Hordes of Orcs license doesn't work, though. Too bad. That was actually fun.

350 words short on day 1 of NaNoWriMo. Shucks.

I have eaten my annual one- too-many pieces of candy corn.

Awesome Note is my new buddy. It's worth the 4 bucks. Priciest iPhone app I've ever purchased.

First day for the fireplace.

It's raining and snowing. Still room for hail and sleet.

Iron Goddess, Iron Goddess, Iron Goddess of Mercy! I have so missed you.

Props to Cups n' Scoops for making a great cup of decaf AND giving me the discount even though I missed the 9:30 cut off.

Who switches all the stinkin stoplights to 'Michele's late getting kids off to school'?

It's the doing that gets things done. Go figure.

I just feel good when qubo is ON the tv - I don't actually have to be watching it to have an effect.

Surprise Pocky from Japan; children acting out Doctor Who episodes; still kind of in pajamas - what a weird and wonderful Saturday.

High from sushi and green tea. Can't do this too often.

I thought we were the only people of color at the Thomas the Train ride until...no, still the only people of color.

Editing, I love. Making sense of text translated from another language that's grammatically correct but makes no sense - not so much.

Whew. I got qubo back.

YouTube - Gates Home Security

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The Doctor

Carlos Wilcox's funeral was one of the largest and most respectful I've ever attended. So respectful and large that it was a little eerie. The military element wasn't the eerie part: they were pillars of respect, strength, and normalcy. The civilians attending lined up and assembled like cats en masse to pay their respects. Encircling cars in the parking lot, flowing to and from the entry to Light The Way Church. From above, the event might look like a huge mind map with the church at the center, sprouting tendrils of concern, support, admiration, and love. Each line lending meaning to a different area of this man's life: the military, friends, family, friends of family, even aquaintances.

Carlos Wilcox's funeral was one of the largest and most respectful
I've ever attended. So respectful and large that it was a little
eerie. The military element wasn't the eerie part: they were pillars
of respect, strength, and normalcy. The civilians attending lined up
and assembled like cats en masse to pay their respects. Encircling
cars in the parking lot, flowing to and from the entry to Light The
Way Church. From above, the event might look like a huge mind map with
the church at the center, sprouting tendrils of concern, support,
admiration, and love. Each line lending meaning to a different area of
this man's life: the military, friends, family, friends of family,
even aquaintances.

The purpose of everyone there seemed to be...just to be there. Just to
be there standing in the rain if necessary. To say we thought so much
of this young man and his family, and the fact that he is no longer
here on earth touches us so deeply that we're just going to stand here
for as long as we have to.

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First time on the golf course in years. Took me 11 holes to figure out what I was doing.

Rumpelstiltskin had to do the laundry today. I'll have to fix him up later.

Took the children to choir rehearsal earlier, now sitting in on mother's. Haven't seen her sing in a while. Very comforting.

ST is pretty good. Where will Abrams go from here?

Wow. Again wow. I'm going to be watching the "Remember the Time" video with my kids in the near future(cause it's their only music video) and it will hit me again that MJ is gone.

Oh my gosh- two in the same day. They go in threes. Hate to think it, but who's next?

Just read Lawrence Hill's "Someone Knows My Name" again, and again I feel like...aaah. That is a complete mu$&?!fu?!$n journey.

Looking forward to giving the writing life a serious go this summer. Gearing up now.

Swapped 6-yr-old b-day party for 6-yr-old picnic.Big fun, no mess, worn out children. And the child was grateful! I'll remember this one.

It has just struck me that I haven't quite figured out the subtleties of the wink. What does a wink do that a smile doesn't? Any seasoned winkers out there who could share their insights?

One child finished with a series of dental visits. Two more to go. One didn't actually have cavities.

Attended memorial for 5 mo. old baby. Prayers for comfort and restoration for the family.

You know you've had too much Doctor Who when you dream of a spider that can spin so fast it propels itself up and onto people. It's dime-sized body extending generously proportioned limbs with talons on the end. And no matter what your husband picks up to hit it, he misses.

Best writing morning in a long time. I feel right again.

Wish I could read in my sleep.

On a Saturday morning social networking app binge - Facebook, Netflix, ping.fm, Twitter, aim and gmail. Might even rev up boxee!

Cartoons with the kids. It's been a long time. So long that we're watching them from one of my iTunes libraries.

Sitting/lying down for the first time today. Hope I can stay awake on "Sag Harbor."

At the park with "the baby." no other children here. A beautiful day in Zamunda.

Boxee iPhone app is not really up to snuff. Some functions not supported - like "play."

Scratching the hip hop itch before I get the kids from school. Yes.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers... and the muthas!

Watching qubo on my iPhone and the TV. I need help.

Garage sale day in Woodbury. A wrong turn could jack up your afternoon.

Making a (prescription) drug run.

Sigh of relief that Mom is home. I'm getting some serious training running up stairs, but I love it - reminds me of by track days.

So glad Mom's coming home tomorrow. She kicked butt in therapy!

Watching The Aristocats and Mom's pulse-ox. It's amazing how much time can pass watching digits change on a machine.

Mom's hospital room is posh! She's got a couch.

The chairs in the waiting room just need a little foot rest. Everyone in here realizes now what time they woke up.

Day of Mom's surgery. Waiting room is loud so early in the morning.

My daughter says the swineflu pig slaughter in Egypt is exactly like X-Men: people were afraid of disease and were ready to kill all mutants

Listening to my first audiobook. I feel like I should be holding something.

Waiting for the choir/orchestra concert to begin. My mom is a trip. Shocking tales.

Feels really good to have found Rabbit Ears Radio again.

Plyometrics has once again defeated my bladder.

Can't watch "The Secret Life of Bees." Doctor Who has never disappointed.

At the Ordway with Cadence. Dawn Upshaw was superb. So glad I brought my budding artist along.

Pat Benatar gets the day started right. "Hit me with your best shot."

New Bike

I just saw an eagle soaring above the intersection at Valley Creek and Wier Drive!

Survived another preschool trip to the farm. The urine and feces in the barn was overwhelming this visit. I can't see ever going to the State Fair.

Had to shuush my mother several times during the Easter play. Maybe she'll get her giggles out during intermission.

Cooling out with qubo after a night out with my other half. Never got to the movie, but the sushi more than made up for that. Plus a visit to the Apple store and a pair of jeans that fit. Just like old times.

My four year old is THUMPING the Thomas the Train song.

Feels like I should be wearing a seatbelt.

Just got home on deadline. I feel like a trucker.

Well rested and leaving Effingham, IL. Racing to make Mattie's music lesson by 5 PM.

Finally in Paducah. Learned of an accident in our vicinity. Very sobering.

Just parked on I-24. Don't know what the problem is. Lots of brake lights.

Making my way back to the land if the Vikings.

Arrived in Tampa.

Atlanta.

Nashville.

Leaving Kentucky.

All fixed up and ready to go. Too much oil and a bad sensor.

If Ed ever tries facebook again, he wants this for his profile

 

Why we had to wait.

Waiting for the omnitheater showing.

Glad I shoved those pretzel sticks in my bag.

The reason we went to the museum. Uncle had a table in the African Americans in Science Exhibit.

Entering the water exhibit.

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This is why they don't let you in early at the omnitheater.

Snacks.

The reason we went to the museum. Uncle had a table in the African Americans in Science display.

Just for nostalgia.

Science Museum

Entering the water exhibit.

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Tea for two. http://ping.fm/uCYlB

We actually made it to the museum

"Don't Be Afraid"

"Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid, for the battle is not yours but it's God's." The children sang this on Sunday (in their pajamas).

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introducing the Tubaloo

This was a really big moon but teeny tiny lens

still fun

play-doh still fun. second only to Leapster as spelling aid.

Tie by Wisdom

He has to wear it to work.

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Trying to find time to write is a mutha.

Billy Joel Number

Been listening to a lot of Billy Joel lately. "Only the Good Die
Young" has been on my mind. The thing I've been thinking about is how
that song haunted me growing up. I really thought I was going to die
because I was a good kid. and then that howling bit at the end. I
thought I was done for.

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