ALWAYS A PROM QUEEN:

GOING OUT WITHOUT MY UMBRELLA. . .

. . .less than an hour after I posted about the rain, the sun finally broke through. I guess the tv in the taxi was right. . .and I'm going to the bakery around the block for a treat!

October 28, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2 DAYS. . .

. . .of rain, and no end in sight. It's more rain than I have seen in San Diego in a YEAR! It's the end of October and I'm usually still in a sundress, but today I was bundled up like it was February at home. Winter coat, boots, umbrella, and even a wool cap.Earlier today I was in a taxi cab watching tv and the weather report came on. It said today is supposed to be cloudy with a little sun. I started laughing as looked out the window and saw big pelts of rain falling. The weather is a big deal on the East coast as opposed to the West coast. There's always something to talk about in New York because rarely does the weather stay the same, while at home the weatherman could be on rewind most of the year.

So I'm going to go back to the front windows of Brandon's loft and do some more people watching, and wait to see if the the rain stops, and the sun takes a peek before night falls.

October 28, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

JUST A LITTLE EARLY. . .

October 27, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

WHIP IT. . .

. . .went to see the movie this evening, and enjoyed the thrill of roller derby!

October 22, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

SILLY LITTLE QUESTIONS. . .

. . .take the test and see how many of the 25 questions you get right. The average person only gets 7 right according to the website. The quiz only proves how little we actually notice. I guessed at a few, looked down at my shirt for one, and got 19 correct. OK, so I cheated a little, but the quiz isn't life or death.

http://www.oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm

October 19, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

THE WEATHER HAS CHANGED FOR ME. . .

^{. . .I arrived in Washington, D.C. last night and it was raining cats and dogs. No rain today but the weather was much colder than I'm used to. It was in the 90's on Friday in San Diego, and the weather tomorrow is supposed to be in the 30's, with frost. That's almost a 50 degree difference! I'm not prepared for this drastic of a change. I brought an umbrella and my winter coat, but a California winter coat is not warm enough for the East coast. I forgot to bring a wool scarf or mittens, so I'm definitely screwed. Guess I will have to go shopping and buy a few things.}

October 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE. . .THIS IS IT. . .

. . .I didn't buy tickets to see THIS IS IT, only because I knew that I would be on vacation, but I'm now wishing that I had postponed my trip and stayed home to see Michael Jackson. The trailer looks awesome, and reposrt say that gross earnings from just the first 5 days of the movie will be $250 million, greater than Harry Potter, which is no surprise to me.

The movie will only be shown for two weeks, and then it will be out in DVD. I can't even imagine how much money will be made from DVD sales. So much talk at the time of Michael's death involved how much in debt he was, but that's history with new sales of CD's, memorabilia, books, the movie, and the anticipation of new never-heard-before songs that will be released soon.

Michael, I always knew you would have a come-back, but I never thought it would be after your death.

October 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

PREPARED, BUT NOT READY. . .

. . .I'm leaving for almost a month, and although I'm very excited to go on vacation, I hate to pack, especially because the weather is changing and I'm not sure what to take, and what to leave behind. So where am I going????

I'm visiting Andrea for a week in Washington, D.C., then she and I are going to spend a weekend in Boston, where we are staying in a hotel on the Freedom Trail (more information to come later). Then Andrea returns home and I take the train to the Big Apple where I will spend three days running around and enjoying the sights. I'm going to spend a day with Katherine Humphus, one of my past students who is now interning in a posh restaurant and improving her skills as a chef. Katherine recently graduated from the FAMOUS cooking school in Paris, Le Cardon Bleu. Way to go, Katherine!

On Thursday, October 29, Brandon and I are going to Istanbul, Turkey where we will get on a cruise ship, Vision of the Seas, and see the Holy Lands. Stops on the cruise are Kusadasi, Turkey; Port Said and Cairo, Egypt; Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel; Rhodes, Greece; and the final destination is Athens, Greece.Since I should be packing, all I'm going to say at this point is that I'm prepared, meaning that I have had my required shots. I called the Travel Advisory at Kaiser and they were very helpful. Between my doctor recommending flu and pneumonia shots, and the Advisory suggesting Hepatitus A and Tetnus, and pills for diarrhea, I'm ready for for just about anything problem.

As for truly ready, that should happen by 6 am on Saturday morning, when my ride comes to pick me up for the airport.

Ciao!

October 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

TINKERBELL. . .

. . .The fairy was originally created by J.M. Barrie, who wrote Peter Pan as a play in 1904, and then wrote a novel, Peter and Wendy, in 1911. Tinkerbell has gone through a number of changes since Disney added her to its stable of characters.