Yesterday Jane had the flu and was stuck on the couch. I had the day off and was planning to rip up some flooring but it is rather loud and dirty and probably isn't a good thing to do when one is convalescing in close proximity, so I took Nant (Jane's sweet sweet dog) and we went up to Windy Gap to play and see some people. That dog ran herself HARD. We played lots of fetch, lots of tennis balls into the pond, lots of swimming (which I believe is life-giving to the heart of most lab-mixes). It was a joy just to see her so joyful. I needed something really simple and clearly exuberant to experience and it filled that. She was sound asleep in the car on the way home and had to be given some baby aspirin for her creaky old bones, but I still think she had a time.
I talked to my dad for a half hour last week and it was so much fun and positive and hilarious...he sounded like my dad again. I have missed him sounding like that. Dearly.
Tonight: Kathleen Edwards at The Grey Eagle. I'm pumped. I'm getting some Twin Cousins Alligator Balls (seriously) and a Pisgah Pale and I'm going to sit on my little butt and enjoy some good tunage.
On a completely separate note, I got disc one of "My So-Called Life" which is the first three episodes and here's my confessions:
* I now identify so much more with Angela's mother and her teachers than I do with her. Wow, age. I think, "Angela! Listen to your mom!"
* I now also think that Angela would do better to stick with Brian Krakow rather than Jordan Catalano, because Brian will probably develop good personal skills in college and go on to be very stable, successful and loyal while Jordan will barely graduate from high school and probably won't do anything with himself. And that, ladies and gentlemen, means I may be too old to be watching this show in the same light that I recall it in.
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crap. now i must borrow that dvd and be miserable watching it. thanks, thanks a lot
Talk about countdown to a letdown with MSCL... but you can remedy that by eating some of the effing amazing fried catfish at the Grey Eagle!
i got MSCL for xmas, and i did nothing but watch it all. in less then 2 days. its addicting. and funny to watch it. since it came out when i was in the 9th grade. meaning i was totally angela (well more like Rayanne) and now...not so much.
Murphy, you're like what would happen if Rayanne started making really good decisions and got more awesome.
Don't get me wrong, I love MSCL, just don't look at it the same way as I did when I was 13 and it came out and I'd go watch it at Jessica Cannon's house.
i think that jordan catalano barely graduated from high school, tried to be an actor, started a "punk band," wore horrible eye makeup while singing in said band and hooked up with gross random groupies while on tour. oh wait....
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