later that same day

I was just thinking about what my husband and I are going to get up to this long weekend. Hooray for Canada Day falling on a Friday! We have absolutely nothing planned and will probably end up at the movies ...

but then I remembered that really the only thing I'd want to see is War of the Worlds and I am boycotting Tom Cruise. His need to publicize his views on psychiatry and depression is inappropriate and irresponsible. I am all for free speech, differing opinions and alternative therapy but I believe that someone who has such a public persona should really be responsible about what they say and think of who their audience is and who might be affected by their comments. I have no doubt that there are probably people who need help that will not now seek out someone to who can provide support. Everyone should be responsible for themselves and do the necessary research and find what works for them be it therapy, medication or simply some soul searching.

To make a long story short, if anyone wants a VHS copy of Top Gun, you're free to have mine.

letting my inner geek shine

Two nights ago I did something a little nerdy, well really nerdy. I went to see the Symphony perform music from all 6 Star Wars movies. Wait, it does get geekier, I sat in the 3rd row. Making the whole experience a little surreal was the fact that the show was written and narrated by Anthony Daniels - for those who may live on another planet, he's C3PO. Please note that neither I, nor my escort, were dressed up - unlike the surprisingly large number of people who decided it was appropriate to attend in their best StormTrooper ensembles.

I had a really great time and really enjoyed the power of the music to evoke the feelings and memories I have associated with seeing the films.

The most surprising thing that happened was what I realized:

I hate encores. yup. hate them. At the end of a concert, I'm tired, my butt is usually asleep and the musicians have been working very hard, let's all go home. If you had a song that you wanted to play, don't save it up, just play it. What if you don't get the encore and you saved your best stuff for last? No one would ever know how great you could be.

and now for something completely different

So here I am. I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while and it just seemed like the right time. I'm not planning on getting really deep, just posting random stuff that comes to me during the day. I work at home and can get pretty punchy at times from lack of human contact.

Some thoughts that have occurred to me in the last couple of days:

The most philosophical muppets are green. Kermit, Yoda, Oscar ....

Other people's weddings are always less convenient than yours was.

They are roofing my building and everytime they climb up the ladder right outside my window I'm scratching something embarrassing.

No matter what they are, leftovers always suck.