I'm So Excited!

I just got an e-mail from the woman who is directing the show we're doing for the community theater group I belong to. I noticed that one of the other people who got the e-mail is a woman I used to work with. I'm so excited about that because she's one of the people I miss. We started working there within months of each other 10 years ago. (Ten years? Has it really been that long?) There are other people who I'm excited about working with on the play, too. This is going to be so much fun!

The only problem is that, because of rehearsals, I'll be missing BB6. Yikes! Well, Kaysar's gone anyway so I guess it really doesn't matter.

Karma

I'm a firm believer in Karma. In Buddhism, only intentional actions are karmic "acts of will." The "Law of Karma" refers to "cause and effect," but Karma literally means "action" - often indicating intent or cause. Simply stated, "What goes around comes around."

That's why I don't hold grudges or seek retribution. I just live my life, trying to be the best person I can be. If others wrong me, although it's difficult sometimes, I try to let it slide, knowing that those people will eventually get what's coming to them with no "help" from me.

It's probably wrong of me to laugh when I see that they have reaped what they've sown but, sometimes I just can't help it. But the laughing doesn't last long. I don't dwell on it. I just tell myself it was taken care of, just like I knew it would be.

Fair Animals

You can't go to the fair without visiting the animals, right?

This little brown calf was so cute!



This is not a two-headed horse. It's a mamma horse and her baby, Windy, who was born May 17.



Some very hungry little piggies and one very tired mamma pig.



This is Moose. Holy mackerl, he's one big pig! I don't know how much he weighs now but, the sign on his pen said he weighed 12 pounds when he was born in 2001.

More Fair Stuff

Yesterday was Red Hat Society Day at the fair. When I'm old enough, I want to be a Red Hat Lady. I think it would be cool to dress in purple and red and just have fun.



This is the kiddie carnival area. I thought it was really colorful, so that's why I took the picture.



This is the Ferris wheel I thought about riding but, I chickened out.




This is Nellie. I won her in one of those shoot-the-water-at-the-little-black-hole games.

Willie!

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome! Wow! Great concert! It would have to rank in the top 5 of all the concerts I've seen ... and I've seen some big name people in concert. Anyway, Uncle Crappy, he didn't sing any of the new reggae stuff during the show. But, before the show they played some stuff from that album and, let's just say I'll never trust a People magazine reviewer again. I really liked it and I wish he would have played some of that during the concert. But what he did sing was great! I couldn't get over the fact that I was hearing and seeing Willie Nelson, in person, singing "On the Road Again" and "Always on My Mind."





And this is him singing "Crazy." The picture isn't that great but, I didn't want to try to get a better one and miss the song.



Now, here's something that happened while we were in line waiting to get in.

Lady in Line #1: I love Willie Nelson! He's so cool! (add lots of Oh my Gods and He's so awesomes and lots of other similar phrases.)
Lady in Line #2: Yeah.
Lady in Line #1 (singing): ... down, down, down like a burning ring of fire.
Lady in Line #2: That's Johnny Cash.
LIL#1: Oh. (singing)... Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys ...
LIL#2: That's Waylon Jennings.
LIL#1: Oh. (singing) ... You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.
LIL#2: Kenny Rogers.
LIL#1: Oh.
My Friend: Is she serious?
Me: I don't know but, if she doesn't stop I'm going to have to sing "Achy Breaky Heart."

Apparently she heard me and was frightened by either the thought of my singing, or the song, or both, because she stopped. I guess that makes her smarter than she seemed.

And We're Off

We'll be leaving for the fair soon. Eleven hours 'til Willie. Thirty-something hours 'til my review for Uncle Crappy.

Before I go, let me leave you with this:

George: I was discombobulated.
Elaine: When were you ever bobulated?

Theater People

Did you ever notice how some groups of people, just because of their personalities and attitudes, can bring you down while other groups put you on a natural high? Well, I realized last night that "theater people" put me on a natural high. Actually, I knew that before but it really hit home last night because I've been so down lately.

I'm only going to be on the tech crew again because I'm not quite ready to try acting yet but, I'm still really excited. I'm hoping, though, that one of the shows this year will have a really, really, really small part ... like one line. Just something to get my feet wet.

Hints From Heloise

I only read this column in the newspaper for the humor factor. At least four times a week I find myself laughing and thinking "Did you think that up all by yourself?" I mean, I can't believe these people are lame enough to think their ideas are new, and that no one ever thought of them before. But then, the worst part is that "Heloise" and her people decided to print them! Here are a few examples:

1) If you live alone, instead of cutting a recipe for four people in fourths, cook the whole thing and freeze the other three portions for later. ... Brilliant!

2) Use old grocery bags to line your trash cans to save money on store-bought trash can liners. ... Genius!

And lest you think these hints come from 20-somethings who were pampered at home and learned these tips when they started living on their own, here's a gem from a grandmother who is now passing her expertise onto her grandchildren and other young adults who are heading off to college in the fall:

While you're getting ready to go away to college, make a list of everything you'll need. Use this list when you're packing so you don't forget anything.

Oh my God! Just think of all the college kids who, for hundreds of years, packed without using a list. Just think of all the headaches that could have been avoided if this woman had passed her tip along sooner. How dare she keep that secret to herself all these years!

Gross!

There's one grocery store in town where, because of a temporary display they have set up, "traffic" is one-lane until you get well into the store. Yesterday when I walked in, there was an older woman in front of me. I had to stand behind her while she got her shopping list out of her purse and read it, presumably deciding where to go first. Well, while she was deciding she let out this booming, messy-sounding fart. You know the kind I mean, right? You want to tell her she should go check her britches or something. I'm tellin' ya, this fart was so bad that even holding my breath couldn't keep the smell out of my nostrils. I literally had to leave the store and get some fresh air before I did my shopping. Even then, the smell lingered. Man, it was bad!

I Don't Know What This Means

Maybe it doesn't mean anything but, I've woken up at 6:11 three mornings in a row, without an alarm clock. Could be my body is just getting into a routine, I guess.

Anyway, I started feeling sick to my stomach yesterday. I haven't taken Tums in a long time but I was popping them like peanuts yesterday because the sick feeling just wouldn't go away. It's worse today. Then, I just heard on the radio that one of the morning show hosts got sick yesterday and is still sick today. I hope there's not something going around. I was just hoping I ate something that didn't agree with me. I have too much to do next week to be sick.