Go see GYPSY@CityCenter in NYC

It has been weeks since I posted anything here.  I just haven’t felt much like writing.  Things with the siblings are pretty much status quo, though my sister sent me some pics of the kids and I sent an email thanking her and telling her when classes are over in a few weeks maybe we can talk.  We’ll see what happens.  I do not feel like getting into anything with her right now.

I have been a little lazy today, not accomplishing half of the things I intended.  But don’t we all have those days?

Go see Gypsy at the City Center in NYC this month if you can.  Patti LuPone is turning in fierce performance.  She really is the embodiment of old Broadway star quality.  And, trust me, the rest of the cast is great, too.  Run, don’t walk, because it closes July 29th.

Mental Health Day with Barbara Walters, UGH!

Today was a mental health day.  I haven’t felt well in over a week now and decided this morning to just sleep in and then laze around all afternoon.  It felt so good.  I have been working like a fiend between classes and work.  One would assume that last week spent at the beach would have helped but it didn’t.  I think I just needed some time at home, relaxing, and recuperating from the past few months’ insanity.  So what did I foolishly do?  I started to watch The View.  Without Rosie O’Donnell this show has just returned to its previous format with Barbara Walters leading a bunch of hens in a gabfest about nothing of importance.  At least with Rosie the conversations were about real issues.  Now Barbara Walters wants us to know about what she and Paris Hilton talked over the weekend. Who cares?  Barbara Walters needs to retire, go shopping, and spend time with her daughter.  She is past her prime and I think this past year between Star Jones and Rosie O’Donnell she has proven just how phoney-baloney she is.  Let’s pretend everything is fine as I stab you in the back.  I will publicly deny any contract negotiations or conversations with Donald Trump.  Blah!  Blah!  Blah!  I was never a fan of Barbara Walters’ and am even less of one now.  I think she is an attention-needy sychophant.  She latches on to key political and entertainment figures and tries to ensure that she is the first and only one to nab conversations with people.  Please!

And what is with the support of Alberto Gonzales?  I thought key Republicans were certain of this guy’s shady dealings.  I am afraid of what is happening in D.C.  I am seriously concerned about what is going to occur when the Bush tenure is over at the White House.  The secret deals and legislation won’t be unearthed for years.  The country is bankrupt and people don’t get it.  And where is the Democrat with a spine to lead the charge against this facist regime?

How do I go from relishing in my mental health day to bashing Barbara Walters to my concerns about the state of the country?  What a crazy train of thought.  Well, time to get some dinner and get ready to watch Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List.  I love that show!

a little purge

I got into an argument with my mother on the telephone last night.  By the time she had gotten back home from her all day excursion she was exhausted and nasty on the phone.  Of course, I was under the impression that everyone was coming to her so her behavior surprised me.  I had to find out from her that they had taken her out all day which had drained her completely.  Just another example of how completely selfish my sisters are.  It just never ceases to amaze me how self-righteous they are about what they are supposedly doing for my mother yet how they never consider the impact of anything on her, like spending two days in a row on the go in her condition.

I have no motivation to get any work done and I know I have to get something done soon. 

I am still annoyed with my sister and her husband and their actions at the party on Saturday.

unrelated and random thoughts

Whew!  This week has just whizzed by me with little time for reflection or posting.  I have been so busy trying to keep my head above water with school work.  Also, the tornado that my family creates has died down a little for now.  Although I know this is just the calm before the next storm which will probably occur within the next few weeks.

Completely unrelated and random thoughts:

Last night I went to see Justin Timberlake in concert.  Despite some minor imperfections with the show, I enjoyed myself.  It’s not hard to when you have such sweet eye candy to admire.

Spring has begun to tease us here with warmer days and lots of sunshine.  I am ready for it.  I can’t wait to go out and do some gardening.

So, I saw my Mom last weekend.  She looked good and seemed in good spirits.  More importantly, I saw the facility where my sisters moved her.  I have no idea what about the place made them wax poetic about it.  To me, it just seemed like another senior citizen residence.  I do not understand how my sister can be okay with leaving her there.  It boggles my mind.  It also frustrates me because I wish I was in a position to take her in myself.

I feel very scattered and unfocused which is probably not a good time to try and write but since it has been awhile I thought I should at least give it a whirl.  I suppose I hoped some great thought would pop into my head or I would experience some epiphany about which I could expound, but that hasn’t happened.